PhD in Trustworthy Generalist Robot Policies

The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I) in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino invites applications for a PhD position focused on Trustworthy Generalist Robot Policies.

The project investigates how generalist robotic systems leveraging Foundation Models can be equipped with explicit mechanisms to ensure trustworthy autonomy, enabling safe, reliable, and adaptable operation in real-world scenarios.

Qualifications

• Strong background in machine learning, robotics, computer vision, or control.
• Solid programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
• Knowledge of foundation models, vision-language-action models, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or world models is highly desirable.

Skills

Machine learning

Robotics

Computer vision

Control

Education

Master’s degree or Laurea Magistrale/Laurea Specialistica

Tools

Python

PyTorch

JAX

ROS 2

MuJoCo

Isaac Sim

Job description

The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I) in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino invites applications for a PhD position focused on Trustworthy Generalist Robot Policies.

The project investigates how generalist robotic systems leveraging Foundation Models can be equipped with explicit mechanisms to ensure trustworthy autonomy, enabling safe, reliable, and adaptable operation in real-world scenarios.