Cognitive Science

Psychology

• Attention and executive function
• Behavior Analysis and Modification
• Development of psychometric models of cognitive functions
• Emotions and emotional regulation
• Epistemological foundations of cognitive science
• Gender and gender relations
• Judgment, decision-making and reasoning in law, economics and health
• Learned regulation of brain signals
• Parenting: biology and environmental factors
• Psychology and Clinical research methodology
• Psychology of Language, Linguistics and Neurolinguistics
• Social cognition and intergroup relations
• Statistical and psychometric techniques for complex data
• Typical and atypical development
• Work, organizational and personnel psychology

Cognitive Technologies

• Automatic analysis of human behavior
• (Automatic) Natural language processing
• Cognitive ergonomics and interaction with intelligent systems
• Interaction with Big Data and decision-making
• Technology for education

Education and training

• Inclusive processes in educational contexts
• Media, eLearning and Learning Communites online in educational processes
• Quality of education and training process

To apply for the PhD programme, you must have:

• a specialist or master's degree or a degree issued under the previous regulations;
• a second-level diploma awarded by higher-education institutions for the fine arts, music and dance (AFAM, Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale);
• an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad (master's degree) that allows admission to the PhD program in the education system or in the country of issue and that is considered suitable by the selection committee for the sole purpose of accessing the course.

Students who plan to graduate by 31 October 2024 are also eligible. 

The admission call indicates:

• admission requirements;
• deadlines;
• admission procedure;
• details of the funded positions;
• availability of scholarships.

For this doctoral course the following are available:  

• 11 scholarship;
• 1 additional position reserved for candidates who meet the requirements set forth in Article 18, paragraph 3, of the University Regulations on Doctoral Research.

The three-year scholarships are funded as follows:

• 6 scholarships funded by the University of Trento;
• 2 scholarships funded by the Bruno Kessler Foundation related to the following topics: 1. Fairness and bias in generative NLP 2. Artificial Intelligence for education and self-improvement;
• 1 scholarship funded by the MUR within the "Departments of Excellence" initiative (Law 232/2016), Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, CUP E73C23000020001;
• 1 scholarship funded by the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences within the "VIPPSTAR - Visually Impaired children and adolescents: bridging the gap with Personalized Prevention Strategies, Tools, Approaches, and Resources" project (CUP E73C240006100006), related to the following topic: Enhancing psychophysical well-being of visually impaired pre-adolescents and adolescents through technology-mediated rehabilitation and psycho-educational interventions;
• 1 scholarship co-funded by the Italian Buddhist Union - U.B.I. and the University of Trento, related to the topic: Non-dual consciousness and meditative states: neuroscientific and technological approaches.

For information on topic-specific scholarships visit the website of the PhD course.