Qualifications for this position include an M.Sc. In computer engineering or computer science. Candidates with a background in water resources engineering or other related fields of environmental engineering and environmental sciences are also encouraged to apply. Strong numerical and computational skills are required, as well as English language skills both in oral and written communication.

The research will be carried out at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioenginering (DEIB), Politecnico di Milano. DEIB is one of the major ICT university departments in Europe, with over 1000 members. DEIB facilities several high-performance computing facilities on site (PoliCloud) and free access to national supercomputing cores, and scientific publications. A large warehouse of case studies, models and software tools for planning and management of water resources is available. Beside traditional ICT areas, DEIB has a strong international reputation in cross-disciplinary fields, including the application of Systems Analysis and Control Theory to the field of water resources modelling, management and decision making. The selected candidate will conduct research between the Information Systems Open Lab (ISOLab, Prof. Barbara Pernici, who will supervise the thesis work) and the Environmental Intelligence Lab (EI-Lab, Prof. Andrea Castelletti, who will be a co-advisor for the thesis). The ISOLab activities include research themes on Big Data, Industry 4.0, and IS infrastructures. ISOLab provides access to several Cloud platforms and specific softwares (e.G., scientific simulations, social media analysis tools, such as VisualCit). ISOLab participates in and coordinates several EU-funded projects, in particular in the sector of social media analysis and data management and governance. The EI-Lab’s mission is advancing environmental decision-analytics for supporting human decisions in complex engineering systems including multiple actors and exposed to evolving multisectoral demands and global change. EI-Lab participates in and coordinates several projects on topics relevant for the PhD programme in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.