Development of AI-Based Techniques for Visuo-Tactile Perception in Robotics

Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II\"; Italia; On-site; EUR 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II" Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (DIETI) cerca un First Stage Researcher (R1) per posizioni PhD. Il progetto si concentra su metodologie basate su Intelligenza Artificiale per l’elaborazione e l’integrazione di informazioni visive e tattili in sistemi robotici, con enfasi su manipolazione e interazione in scenari complessi.

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Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II" Department Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (DIETI) Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 7 Dec 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome) Country Italy Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number RIF. DIETI 13/2026 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research activity will focus on the development of Artificial Intelligence-based methodologies for the processing and integration of visual and tactile information in robotic systems. Multimodal perception techniques will be investigated for environment and object recognition, as well as for understanding physical robot-environment interactions, with particular emphasis on manipulation and interaction tasks in complex and unstructured scenarios.

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