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PhD Studies

PhD Studies at IIIA

The IIIA belongs to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), which is not a higher-educational institution. As such, we do not grant PhD degrees. Our doctoral students get their degree by enrolling in a PhD programme of some university, but they get hosted at IIIA and supervised by our researchers. Concerning which university to choose, we are relatively neutral regarding the PhD programme our students decide to register to, provided the university allows that the supervision and research is carried out at IIIA. Most of our students have obtained their PhD degree form the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), since our institute is located on UAB's main campus and our staff is listed as academic tutors and PhD supervisors of its PhD programme in Computer Science.

For questions about our PhD studies or the application process, please get in touch with:  

Marco Schorlemmer

In addition to the topics below, please feel free to check the research areas we are active in. 

Remember that you can always register with the prospective students database to be considered for both current and future open positions.

 

PhD topics of interest, with no funding:

  • Theory and computation of the embodied conceptualisation of musical concepts

 

Open PhD Positions:

There are no open positions at the moment.

IIIA mainly funds its PhD students through its research projects. In such cases, open positions are advertised based upon the availability of funding. To check those out, please take a look at the funded PhD topics. 

Students, however, can also apply for scholarships and grants. We list some of these possible funding opportunities below.

Grants from AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya:

■ Ajuts per a la contractació de personal investigador novell (FI)
■ Ajuts a Doctorats Industrials (DI)

Grants from Gobierno de España:

■ Programa de Formación de Profesorado Universitario (FPU)
■ Ayudas para contratos para la formación de investigadores en empresas (Doctorados Industriales)
■ Ayuda para contratos predoctorales para la formación de doctores

Grants from private entities:

■ INPhINIT, Obra Social de “La Caixa”
■ 'Vicente López', Eurecat

Nieves
Nieves
 
Montes
Montes

(

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

,

2024
2024

),


Athina
Athina
 
Georgara
Georgara

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2023
2023

),


Núria
Núria
 
Correa Mañas
Correa Mañas

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2023
2023

),


Manel
Manel
 
Rodríguez-Soto
Rodríguez-Soto

(

University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona

,

2023
2023

),


Jianglin
Jianglin
 
Qiao
Qiao

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / University Western Sidney
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / University Western Sidney

,

2023
2023

),

Postdoc, University of South Australia, Adelaide.

Postdoc, University of South Australia, Adelaide.


Borja
Borja
 
Sánchez-López
Sánchez-López

(

University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona

,

2022
2022

),

Data Scientist, Citibeats

Data Scientist, Citibeats


Jordi
Jordi
 
Ganzer Ripoll
Ganzer Ripoll

(

King's College London
King's College London

,

2022
2022

),


Teddy
Teddy
 
Nurcahyadi
Nurcahyadi

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2022
2022

),


Marc
Marc
 
Serramia
Serramia

(

University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona

,

2021
2021

),


Matthias
Matthias
 
Horn
Horn

(

Technical University of Vienna
Technical University of Vienna

,

2021
2021

),


Marko
Marko
 
Djukanovic
Djukanovic

(

Technical University of Vienna
Technical University of Vienna

,

2021
2021

),

University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina


Joan Ramon
Joan Ramon
 
Soler Cabrejas
Soler Cabrejas

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2021
2021

),


Antonio
Antonio
 
Perelló Moragues
Perelló Moragues

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2020
2020

),


David
David
 
Sánchez-Pinsach
Sánchez-Pinsach

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2020
2020

),

Institut Guttmann, Hospital de Neurorehabilitacó

Institut Guttmann, Hospital de Neurorehabilitacó


Mehmet Oguz
Mehmet Oguz
 
Mulayim
Mulayim

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2020
2020

),


Kemo
Kemo
 
Adrian
Adrian

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2020
2020

),

Consultant Developer at Estafet, Sofia

Consultant Developer at Estafet, Sofia


Joan
Joan
 
Capdevila
Capdevila

(

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

,

2019
2019

),

Machine Learning Engineer at ZOE, London

Machine Learning Engineer at ZOE, London


Ewa
Ewa
 
Andrejczuk
Andrejczuk

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2018
2018

),

AI Resident, Google, Zurich

AI Resident, Google, Zurich


Paula
Paula
 
Chocrón
Chocrón

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2018
2018

),

Machine Learning – NLP Researcher at IOMED Medical Solutions, Barcelona

Machine Learning – NLP Researcher at IOMED Medical Solutions, Barcelona


Francisco
Francisco
 
Cruz
Cruz

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2018
2018

),

CTO at Interficie Internet Services & Chief Administrator at IJCAI

CTO at Interficie Internet Services & Chief Administrator at IJCAI


Francisco
Francisco
 
Salas Molina
Salas Molina

(

Universitat Politècnica de València
Universitat Politècnica de València

,

2017
2017

),

Associate Professor at Universitat de Valencia

Associate Professor at Universitat de Valencia


Pedro
Pedro
 
Pinacho Davidson
Pinacho Davidson

(

Universidad del Pais Vasco
Universidad del Pais Vasco

,

2017
2017

),

Assistant Professor at Universidad de Concepción

Assistant Professor at Universidad de Concepción


Xavier
Xavier
 
Ferrer Aran
Ferrer Aran

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2017
2017

),

Research Associate en King's College London

Research Associate en King's College London


Jesús
Jesús
 
Giráldez-Crú
Giráldez-Crú

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2016
2016

),

Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad de Granada

Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad de Granada


Javier
Javier
 
Morales
Morales

(

Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona

,

2016
2016

),

Marie Curie Research Fellow at University of Oxford

Marie Curie Research Fellow at University of Oxford


Daniel
Daniel
 
Abril
Abril

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2015
2015

),

Senior Data Scientist at CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH, Munich

Senior Data Scientist at CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH, Munich


Dave
Dave
 
de Jonge
de Jonge

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2015
2015

),

Postdoctoral Researcher at IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona

Postdoctoral Researcher at IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona


Arturo
Arturo
 
Ribes
Ribes

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2015
2015

),

CEO/CTO, WeAR Technologies, Barcelona

CEO/CTO, WeAR Technologies, Barcelona


Laia
Laia
 
Subirats
Subirats

(

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

,

2015
2015

),

Researcher at Eurecat, Barcelona

Researcher at Eurecat, Barcelona


Amanda
Amanda
 
Vidal
Vidal

(

Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona

,

2015
2015

),

Postdoctoral Fellow at Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague

Postdoctoral Fellow at Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague


To be considered for both current and future PhD positions at IIIA, please apply by registering with our Prospective Students database.