PhD Position : Geometric optimal control for generative models of physical systems – AI4I

Deadline

December 17th 2025 at 12 (noon – CET)

Curriculum

Autonomous Systems(CODE 11658), Topic number 2

Hosting Institution

AI4I – The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence

Department

PHI Lab

Supervisor

Leonel Rozo

Funding Scheme

This doctorate grant is fully funded by The Italian institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I) in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Genova

Scholarship Amount

Fascia 4 : 19,500 € / year

Position Description

Requirements

Must have skills :

• Excellent Master’s degree in computer science, physics, mathematics, electrical or mechatronics engineering,or a related field
• Strong background in machine learning and robotics
• Good programming skills in Python
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• A team player, but also can work autonomously
• Experience with scientific writing

Good to have skills :

• Background on (applied) differential geometry
• Publication of peer-reviewed research papers

References

• H. Ziesche and L. Rozo, “Wasserstein Gradient Flows for Optimizing Gaussian Mixture Policies”, NeurIPS, 2023.
• A. Testa et al. “Geometric