Thanks to the coordinated horizontal/vertical structure of five federated Ph.D. programs, the National Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence will train researchers, innovators, and professionals who ensure an integrated and "complex" view of the AI technology and solution ecosystem. They will tackle problems with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. This new generation, permeating the research and innovation system, both in industry and the public sector, is necessary to accompany an effective and sustainable digital transformation of society.
All major observers, both public and industrial, especially at the European level, highlight a significant shortage of "AI talents," specialists in AI who can innovate both in terms of AI technologies and their adoption in specific domains.
Regarding the "Industry" area addressed by this Ph.D. program, focused on technologies that will drive the future production fabric and have received a strong boost from AI and Data Science methods, the demand for skills is significant in all productive sectors.
The launch of the National Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence aims to address this shortage of AI specialists, particularly in the European job market. The research results conducted by the students will lead to the development of prototypes, patents, and startups with products usable by the Italian manufacturing industry.
The Ph.D. program will maintain a strong dialogue with the country's major companies and numerous SMEs moving in this direction, aiming to combine academic excellence with the constraints and innovation needs of the Italian productive fabric.