PhD Positions in Computer Vision and Image Processing at Italian Institute of Technology

There are 6 PhD positions in Italian Institute of technology, IIT, Italy

This scholarship is shared by two Institutes in Genova city of Italy, one is University of Genova and other is Italian Institute of Technology, IIT at School of Life and Humanoid Technologies.

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a research institution in Italy that is currently in an advanced startup phase. The fellowships assigned by IIT to the University of Genova are part of the start-up strategy of the Institute and have the specific goal of forming the first generation of IIT's research fellows.

Following the start of the Research Labs in the IIT's Headquarters in Genova Morego the PhD program supported by IIT is organized in a Doctoral School on Life and Humanoid Technologies" articulated in 4 courses. Each Course offers research topics proposed by the Research Directors and their senior collaborators. The candidates are asked to prepare a research project of their choice with explicit reference to the Theme proposed. The soundness of the project will be part of the evaluation process and will be considered preferential for the choice of the individual scientific theme that will be made jointly by the tutor and the candidate.

Computer Vision

Research programs are focused on computational vision, Geometrical approach to 4D scene reconstruction, Sensors, Video surveillance (including tracking activity and behavioural analysis), Machine learning focused to image analysis and video sequences, Embedded Computer Vision.

 http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Allegato%20A2%20Nanosciences_0.pdf

1)      : Computer vision for behavioral analysis and activity recognition

2)      Part-based human body modeling

3)      Crowd behavioral analysis and event recognition 

4)      Multi-sensory surveillance

5)      Re-identification using soft biometric cues

6)      Structure from Motion in the wild

7)      : Statistical pattern recognition for social computing

8)      Compressive Sensing in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

9)      Social augmentation for robotic platforms using Computer Vision and Machine

Learning

10)   Biomedical image analysis 

11)   Computer Vision for Nanophysics

Each application must make specific reference to one of the research themes proposed.

Scholarship Amount

The scholarship amount is normally about 1300 Euros per month, it can be increased, but not sure yet.

Tuition fee and registration fee are exempted.

Last Date to Apply: 21 September, 2012.

Requirements:

The main requirements can be read at this web address:

http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Allegato%20A1%20Drug%20Discovery_0.doc

But main thing is that, there is no specific requirement of IELETS, the English proficiency certificate from previous university can work.

How to apply: How to apply can be found out on this web link :

http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/IIT%20PUBLIC%20NOTICE%2028_English%20def.pdf

Where to apply: Online application: http://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/post-laurea/dottorato

Also check this link: http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/xxviiiciclo/IITen

Research Themes

Web address: http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Allegato%20A2%20Nanosciences_0.pdf

For more details

Main page: http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/xxviiiciclo/IITen

The project pages and online applying pages are on the webpages given above

 With Best Regards

Waqar

waqarbaig85@gmail.com

Several PhD Positions/Grants in almost every field of Engineering and Sciences and Medical at University of Genova, Italy

There are several research grants positions available at numerous fields of Engineering and Sciences and Medical.

The document comprises of 71 pages, so I cannot mention each and every grants names, you can see yourself the document and find the grant related to yours field of research.

http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Appendix_A.doc

The scholarships are available for not only engineering but also for medical fields such as surgery, internal medicine, etc.

How to look into the Document

See each doctoral school; you can search by using keywords such as electronics, power, materials, medical etc. after doing so, to narrow down your research, you can further see,

Then in places, you can see the specific number of grants written, you can then see the grants offered in there.

In case of any questions about specific major mentioned there, you can contact its information person, whose contact has been given in that major

You do not require any IELETS or TOEFL scores, in most of cases.

For Requirements of admissions, you can check here.

http://www.studenti.unige.it/sites/www.studenti.unige.it/files/Bando_XXVIII_English%20def.pdf

The scholarship amount is 1136 Euros per month.

The last date to apply online is 21 September, 2012

You can get the further information here

http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/xxviiiciclo/bandogeneraleEN

With Best Regards

Waqar

waqarbaig85@gmail.com

Genetic clues for type 2 diabetes

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Share on print Busselton residents and researchers from The University of Western Australia have contributed to a worldwide scientific collaboration that has identified new genetic links in the quest to map the biological pathways that cause diabetes.  In two papers published online today in Nature Genetics the researchers have identified a substantial number of new loci (the specific place on a chromosome where a gene is located) linked with glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes (T2D) that have not been described in previous research. Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose, a type of sugar, in the blood.  Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes affecting some 90 per cent of all people with diabetes. It is sometimes described as a ‘lifestyle disease' strongly associated with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity. In the study ‘Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes' researchers extended the discovery and characterisation of variants influencing susceptibility to T2D. The study expanded T2D association analysis to almost 150,000 individuals and in so doing added another 10 loci to the list of confirmed variant signals. It also concluded that genetic profiling had the potential to provide a useful risk assessment for developing T2D. The second paper titled "Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways" discovered another 38 new loci with glycemic traits not described in previous research, taking the total number of signals influencing glycemic traits to 53. "This research will provide a better understanding of the genes associated with glycemic control that may interact with environmental factors and trigger diabetes," co-author Dr Jennie Hui from the UWA Schools of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Population Health said. The research collaborations also included scientists from The University of Western Australia's Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the UWA School of Medicine and Pharmacology in conjunction with the Busselton Population Medical Research Institute.  The Busselton Health Study (BHS) is one of the world's longest running epidemiological research programs. Since 1966, it has contributed to an understanding of many common diseases and health conditions.  The unique BHS database is compiled and managed by UWA's School of Population Health. Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.