Biomedical, Electrical and System Engineering

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Academic year 2023/2024
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
EQF level: 8
39° cicle
Field of study: engineering and engineering trades natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Place of teaching
bologna (BO), italy
Attendance methods
Full time
Teaching
Classroom-based
Languages in which the course is held
English, Italian
Cost
157,04
Duration of the course
Nov 2023 - Oct 2026
Scholarships
20 

Course contents

Curricula and Research topics
Curriculum 1: Automatic Control and Operational Research
The scientific areas involved in this Curriculum are Automatic Control (ING-INF/04) and Operational Research (MAT/09). These are fundamental subjects for the Master Courses in Management and Information (Electronics, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Biomedical, Automation) Engineering. Moreover, they are also present in most other Master Courses in Engineering and (as far as MAT/09 is concerned) also in Business Administration and Science. The unifying methodological aspect is the System Approach, which provides a very powerful viewpoint to face most problems in modern engineering as well as in many other applied sectors. The basic subjects (system theory, control theory, mathematical optimization, estimation methods, filtering and identification, simulation) provide very useful tools to deal with and solve in a formal and general way complex problems that are often faced with special-purpose procedures, sometimes of empirical type.
- System and control theory
- Nonlinear control
- Geometric approach to control
- Robotics
- Motion control
- Diagnosis of dynamic systems
- Identification of dynamic systems
- Aerial traffic control
- Electric drives
- Combinatorial optimization
- Graph theory
- Transportation and distribution (logistics) problems
- Network optimization problems
- Cutting and loading problems
- Integration between predictive and prescriptive analytics.

The methodologies of many of these topics are of interest to students in other curricula of the doctorate. For this reason, common events and activities will be organized among the three curricula to encourage interaction among students and the sharing of methodologies, cultural exchange and multidisciplinary education.

Curriculum 2: Bioengineering
The Bioengineering curriculum promotes the acquisition of advanced skills of highly interdisciplinary character (from engineering to medical and biological sciences, from mathematics and physics to computer science) to face – by means of innovative tools and solutions - complex problems in the field of the life sciences. The curriculum offers a wide spectrum of research themes, involving electronic, information and industrial aspects of bioengineering:
- Biomedical Imaging
- Biomedical Signals and Data Processing
- Biomechanics and Motor Function Control
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Biomedical Instrumentation and Artificial Organs
- Models of Physiological and Biological Systems
- Computational Neuroscience
- Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering.

Strong connections exist between the various themes; frequently, the training and research activities are placed at the intersection of several themes. Each research project will pursue a specific objective: improvement of physiopathological knowledge, progress in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, advancement in assistive and rehabilitation technologies, optimization of health-care management. The interaction with the other two curricula - thanks also to common courses and seminars with special emphasis on electrotechnics, control and optimization - certainly stimulates the sharing of methodologies, the cultural exchange and the multidisciplinary training necessary for an effective approach to bioengineering problems.

Curriculum 3: Electrical Engineering
The Electrical Engineering curriculum provides a wide scientific and technical-professional training in electrical engineering, with good base knowledge, capacity for technological and design innovation, and specific electrical knowledge. The PhD student must be able to apply the analytical tools and the knowledge concerning the advanced technologies typical of electrical/electromechanical sector also to other engineering leading sectors. The scientific areas involved in this Curriculum are: Electrotechnics (ING-IND/31), Converters, electrical machines and drives (ING-IND/32), Electrical energy systems (ING-IND/33) and Electrical and electronic measurements (ING-INF/07). In particular, the Curriculum in Electrical Engineering aims to develop modern electrical dfccompetencies and technologies such as:
- power electronics
- electric drives for automation, robotics, and traction
- unconventional electric machines
- methods of analysis, management and design of the electric power systems
- electricity market
- innovative architectures for the electric distribution
- computer-aided design of electric power systems and components
rational use of energy and renewable sources
- electromagnetic compatibility
- interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems
- electromagnetic characterization of materials
- applied superconductivity
- applied magneto hydrodynamics
- plasma engineering
- magnetic system engineering.
The activities of the course are customized to each student.
Page of the course on the University's website

Teaching

Place of teaching
bologna (BO), italy
Duration of the course
Nov 2023 - Oct 2026
Attendance methods
Full time
Compulsory attendance
Teaching
Classroom-based
Languages in which the course is held
English, Italian

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
engineering and engineering trades, natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics

Admission

Available places
21
Admission
Admission selection
Qualifications and research project evaluation; Oral examination
Cost
157,04 €
Scholarships
20
1 posizioni con assegno di ricerca, 14 borse finanziate dall’Unione Europea - NextGenerationEU a valere sul PNRR

Employment opportunities

At the end of the PhD course, students will have developed the ability to deal with problems of high conceptual and technological complexity by means of a rigorous and strongly multidisciplinary approach, will be able to manage innovative projects working both individually and within a group, will be able to evaluate the impact of new technological and methodological solutions in the development of systems, devices and services, as well as in management of plants and processes. Therefore, the skills obtained in the doctoral course can be spent with profit for:
- research positions in national and international academic institutions,
- research positions within private or public research bodies,
- innovation and technology transfer projects, which are particularly encouraged at regional and national level,
- positions of responsibility in R&D departments of companies within the fields involved in the PhD Course.
Thanks to the wide network of cooperation established by the members of the PhD Committee with external institutions, during the PhD course students have the opportunity to get in contact with companies and research centers and to approach real problems related to production of devices and services.

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