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🌎 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry (AI4I) is expanding its core scientific structure with new Research & Development Labs at the heart of Europe’s industrial AI ecosystem. We are looking for visionary scientists to lead them. 🗓️ Application deadline: October 15, 2025 🔹General Call Open to a broad range of AI domains and methodologies: Perceptive AI ( 👁️sensing & perception), Generative AI (🖌️data-driven creation & simulation), Agentic AI ( 🤖 autonomous decision-making), and Physical AI ( 🏭 embodied intelligence in robotics & manufacturing). 
📑 Details & applications 🔹Four Thematic Calls – in high-impact areas: 📷 Computer Vision – advancing image & video understanding for industrial, scientific, and societal applications. 🏗️ Generative AI for Manufacturing – data-riven design, optimisation, and simulation for production. 🧠 Agentic AI for Intelligent Decisions – adaptive, reasoning AI agents in dynamic environments. 🛡️AI for Cybersecurity – anticipating, detecting, and countering advanced threats. 📑Details & applications 🔹Two Joint Labs with Leonardo Company – ✈️ Next-Generation Pilot Training for Multi-Domain Operations – AI-driven simulation and training optimisation. 💻 AI for the Software Development Life Cycle – intelligent automation for software design, testing, and maintenance. 📑Details & applications 💼 What we offer 💰Internationally competitive salary + starting grant comparable to an ERC Starting Grant. 📉Up to 90% income tax exemption for researchers relocating to Italy. 🏡 Full relocation support, including assistance with settling in, schooling, and family needs. 🌍 Why Turin A vibrant, globally connected city with a growing innovation economy. AI4I is based at the OGR Tech Campus  🏢 – a major European innovation hub – thanks to Fondazione CRT. 🔬Our ecosystem ⚙️ AI Foundry – full AI development pipeline with cutting-edge computing (80 NVIDIA B200 GPUs, 68 H200 GPUs, >6PB storage). 🔗 System for User Knowledge (SUK) – matching labs with industrial producers & end-users for co-designed projects. 🤝 Partnerships with IIT, Politecnico di Torino, IMT Lucca, CINECA. 🎓 Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) – funded by Compagnia di San Paolo, bringing top scholars to AI4I. With the leadership of world-class scientists – including Marco Pavone, Professor at Stanford University, Director of Autonomous Vehicle Research at NVIDIA, and Chair of AI4I’s Scientific Advisory Board – the Institute offers an unparalleled environment for research excellence and industrial impact. --- 🌐 Beyond R&D Labs, AI4I is also recruiting for several other positions in science and governance, strengthening its mission to build a cutting-edge, international AI community. Explore all open opportunities here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPGs9Ecg

🔬 AI4I – 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 (𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃) 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚀 The newly established AMED Lab, led by Dr. Marco Maurizi, is opening two postdoctoral researcher positions. This new call reflects AI4I’s mission to strengthen its R&D Labs with highly selective profiles, driving foundational research at the intersection of AI, physics-based modelling, and metamaterials design.  🔹 Position 1: Physics-Informed Generative AI for Architected Materials  🔹Position 2: Machine Learning-Guided Design of Programmable Intelligent Metamaterials Both projects offer candidates the opportunity to shape cutting-edge research, collaborate with international partners including UC Berkeley and the Polytechnic of Milan, and contribute to AI4I’s interdisciplinary ecosystem. 📌 Deadline for applications: September 30, 2025 👉🏻 Full details and how to apply  https://lnkd.in/dKKSQe8q #AI4I #AI #Research #MaterialsScience #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈4𝐈–𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐛. We are looking for two bold and visionary leaders to head our strategic R&D Units: - 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 & 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 The Joint Lab represents a high-impact partnership model that bridges cutting-edge research with real-world industrial challenges, integrating AI4I’s expertise in AI innovation with Leonardo’s leadership in advanced industrial applications and solutions. 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Turin, OGR Tech Hub ⏳ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: October 15, 2025, 11:59 PM CEST Full details:  https://lnkd.in/dN_dT9qN #AI4I #Leonardo #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Aerospace #Defence #Security #Research #R&D #Leadership

Marco Maurizi’s study featured on the cover of Nature Machine Intelligence Only a few days after being appointed 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 – 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢 (b. 1993) is among the authors of the study selected for the cover of one of the most prestigious AI journals. The paper, “Designing metamaterials with programmable nonlinear responses and geometric constraints in graph space”, stems from his postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley, in collaboration with UCLA and Penn State University. AI4I congratulates Marco and the entire research team on this outstanding recognition.  Read the article:  https://lnkd.in/d_J-XkFW (free-access: https://lnkd.in/dcbQTXK9)  #AI4I #NatureMachineIntelligence #AIResearch #ScientificExcellence #AIForIndustry

🌐 𝐀𝐈4𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐑&𝐃 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐳𝐨 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐇𝐈 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 – 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 AI4I welcomes Leonel Rozo (Bogotá, 1983) as director of the PHI Lab, focused on safe and explainable AI for smart industries. Rozo earned his MSc and PhD in Robotics & AI from UPC. His career spans the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), where he rose to team leader, and over seven years at the Bosch Center for AI in Germany, where he also led a Bosch Industry-on-Campus Lab with the University of Tübingen.  📌 PHI’s mission: Build trustworthy AI grounded in physics, control theory, and differential geometry Ensure robust safety guarantees and explainable decisions Drive transformative industrial applications in robotics, manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace  🏗️ With Rozo’s appointment, AI4I’s R&D Labs are now fully operational, advancing frontier research at the intersection of theory and industry. #AI4I #RDLabs #ExplainableAI #TrustworthyAI #SmartIndustries #IndustrialAI #Innovation #GlobalTalent

🛡️ AI4I 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛: 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦-𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐈 The R&D Labs of AI4I expand into the crucial domain of AI Security with the appointment of Nicola Franco as head of the AIS – AI Security Unit. Currently a research scientist at Fraunhofer IKS in Munich, Franco specializes in adversarial robustness, formal verification, and quantum-enhanced security methods to ensure AI systems remain resilient against evolving threats. His work bridges AI safety, cybersecurity, and quantum machine learning, with collaborations across industry and government agencies. 🔬 The AIS Unit will: 🔹Design robust security frameworks 🔹Develop automated validation tools 🔹Build threat models and advanced defenses 🔹Explore applications of quantum-enhanced AI 🏗️ As AI4I’s lab infrastructure advances, directors are taking full charge of their research environments to launch the operational phase. #AI4I #ArtificialIntelligence #AIsecurity #QuantumAI #RDLabs #Cybersecurity #IndustrialAI #Innovation #GlobalTalent

🚀 𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 AI4I’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 The R&D Labs of AI4I are expanding with the appointment of Luca Laurenti, a 36-year-old scientist from Italy and tenure-track assistant professor at TU Delft, as head of the RIAS Lab. Laurenti, who earned his Ph.D. from Oxford University, develops data-driven autonomous systems that are provably robust to interactions with dynamic and uncertain environments. His expertise bridges stochastic systems, control theory, formal methods, and machine learning, enabling solutions that combine theoretical guarantees with practical impact. 🔬RIAS will focus on: 🔹Safe and Robust Machine Learning Methods 🔹 Control, Planning, and Uncertainty Propagation 🌍 Applications will range from autonomous driving to robotic systems and additive manufacturing. 🏗️ The infrastructure of AI4I’s R&D Labs continues to advance, and the directors are now taking full charge to begin their research activities. #AI4I #ArtificialIntelligence #RDLabs #AutonomousSystems #MachineLearning #Robotics #IndustrialAI #Innovation #GlobalTalent

🚀 AI4I 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 Marco Maurizi 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐑&𝐃 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry (AI4I) officially launches its Research & Development Units — the core of its mission to bridge cutting-edge AI research with industrial innovation. The first operational unit, AMED – AI for Advanced Materials & Engineering Design, will be led by Dr. Marco Maurizi, 32, originally from Italy and currently Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley. Maurizi is a rising star in #AIdrivenmaterialsscience, with research spanning metamaterials design, fracture-resistant lattices, and programmable piezoelectric materials. His work combines artificial intelligence, computational solid mechanics, and additive manufacturing to engineer architected materials with tailored functionalities. 🔬His #goal? To reduce materials discovery and development cycles from years to weeks, creating automated and scalable design pipelines ready for industrial deployment. 🌍 The #impact? Transformative solutions for #aerospace, #automotive, #biomedical, #robotics, #defense, and #consumerelectronics. 📢 AI4I’s second international call for R&D Unit leaders is now open. 👉🏻 Join us in shaping the future of AI for Industry www.ai4i.it 📲 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dnkhE6jd #AI4I #ArtificialIntelligence #RDUnits #AdvancedMaterials #IndustrialAI #Innovation #GlobalTalent #EngineeringDesign

📢 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 (AI4I) 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑&𝐃 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 🗓️ Deadline: October 15, 2025 AI4I has launched two new international Calls for Founding Heads of its Research & Development Labs, open to both early-career and established researchers working across Perceptive, Generative, Agentic, and Physical AI. The call includes a general application track and four thematic calls focused on high-impact areas: • Computer Vision • Generative AI for Manufacturing • Agentic AI for Intelligent Decisions • AI for Cybersecurity Selected Heads of Labs will receive internationally competitive salaries and manage starting grants comparable in scale to ERC Starting Grants. Researchers relocating to Italy may benefit from tax incentives covering up to 90% of their income. The new Labs will become part of AI4I’s scientific structure, alongside the initial five Labs and two Joint Labs developed with Leonardo Company. They will operate within a broader ecosystem including: • The AI Foundry (140+ NVIDIA GPUs, >6PB high-speed storage) • The System for User Knowledge (SUK) • The AI4I–CSP Institute for Advanced Study • Strategic partnerships with IIT, CINECA, Politecnico di Torino, IMT Lucca, and others 📍 Based at OGR Torino Tech Campus in Turin, supported by Fondazione CRT   🔗 General call:  https://lnkd.in/dDv8WmgB 🔗 Thematic calls:  https://lnkd.in/di-PWuS3 🔗 Work with us: https://lnkd.in/dPGs9Ecg #AI4I #ArtificialIntelligence #AIforIndustry #RDLabs #CallForApplications #AIResearch #ScientificLeadership #Innovation #ERC

🎥 The IAS Video Channel is now online! The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), the scientific programme of AI4I – Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry – opens its official video channel, with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The IAS promotes open-access knowledge at the intersection of AI and industry, targeting PhD students, early-career researchers, and professionals working on applied artificial intelligence. 🚀 The first lecture features Marco Pavone, newly appointed President of the AI4I Scientific Committee, Associate Professor at Stanford University and Senior Director, Autonomous Vehicle Research at NVIDIA. 🎙 Title: Foundation Models and Autonomous Vehicles Key topics include: • Building end-to-end simulations • Managing long-tail events • Embedding safety into AV decision-making 📍Recorded at OGR Tech – Turin, on 30 June 2025. ▶️ Watch the full video and explore what’s next for #AI and autonomous mobility: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dzvSS_qi #IAS #AI4I #ArtificialIntelligence #AutonomousVehicles #FoundationModels #Stanford #NVIDIA #OGRTech #CompagniaSanPaolo #AIResearch #AIandIndustry #OpenAccessScience