[ros-users] [jobs] Job opening: 2 PhD positions at Dynamic Legged Systems lab of IIT Genova

[Claudio Semini]

The Dynamic Legged Systems Lab (DLS Lab) at Istituto Italiano di 
Tecnologia (IIT), an English language Institute, 
http://www.iit.it/en/advr-labs/dynamic-legged-systems.html
has 2 open

PHD positions (application deadline June 10th, 12:00 noon CEST, strict)

The DLS Lab is known for cutting-edge research in the area of 
high-performance legged robots. The Lab's main research platform is the 
hydraulic robot HyQ and its successor HyQ2Max, two unique research 
platforms. Both are fully torque controlled hydraulic quadruped robots 
equipped with inertial measurement units, laser range finders and stereo 
cameras. Since 2011 HyQ has demonstrated a wide range of static and 
dynamic motions such as a crawl gait, walking trot over flat, inclined 
and rough terrain (indoors and outdoors), squat jumps, rearing, 
balancing under disturbances and step reflexes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHvCGrnr2g
-HyQ2Max report on Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-hyq2max-idUSKBN0UC10P20151229
-For more information and other videos, visit
http://www.iit.it/hyq

open PhD themes:

*Theme 24:* Reactive modulation for fast and robust locomotion on flat 
and challenging terrains
Tutors: Victor Barasuol, Andreea Redulescu, Claudio Semini

*Theme 25:* Locomotion planning for multi-legged robotic platforms for 
traversing unstructured terrains
Tutors: Andreea Radulescu, Claudio Semini


For a detailed description of the themes and instructions on how to 
apply, visit:
https://old.iit.it/advr-dls-open-positions.html

The application deadline is strictly June 10th, 2016 (noon, CEST Italian 
time).

Best regards,
Claudio

-- 
Claudio Semini, PhD
Head of Dynamic Legged Systems Lab
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
Advanced Robotics Department
Via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
phone: +39 010 71781 912
email: claudio.semini at iit.it
web: www.semini.ch or
www.iit.it/people/claudio-semini.html