Physics and Astrophysics - 2021-2022
Description of the course
The main goal of the Graduate School is the development of critical thinking applied to fundamental and applied research in Physics. The experimental and theoretical activities are hosted by the Department of Science and High Technology and are well recognized at international level, with a number of collaborations with leading institutions and key scientists.
Basic Research goes together with collaborative innovation oriented activities with industry, offering Ph.D. candidates the opportunity to grow in a stimulating and challenging environment.
Admission requirements
Master’s degree
Frequency and teaching program
The educational activities (compulsory and optional) are defined annually by the Teaching Board.
Training activity
The following courses will be activated:
1) Intellectual Property Rights and Exploitation of Results
2) Developing Scientific Communication Skills
3) Introduction to random walks
4) Gravitational waves
5) Quantum field theory
6) Feynman path integral
7) Quantum technologies
8) Machine learning
Educational seminars will also be offered on:
1) Quantum computers and quantum simulators
2) Stochastic thermodynamics
3) Quantum thermodynamics
4) Quantum machine learning
5) Big data in astrophysics
6) Artificial intelligence
Contacts
Dipartimento di Scienza e alta tecnologia – DISAT
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
via Valleggio, 11 - 22100 Como
Coordinator: Prof. Giuliano Benenti
E-mail: giuliano.benenti@uninsubria.it
Enroll
You can enroll after a public competition for qualifications and examinations.
Number of Scholarships: 7 to which is added 1 financed by INAF
Positions without scholarship: 2
Please see:
call for admissions (PDF)
Online application
Online application to PhD Programs guide (PDF)
For all information, please see also:
italian call for admissions