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\nPhD Program in Bioengineering and Robotics
\nCall for PhD students for 2014<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kormushev.com\/wordpress\/..\/uploads\/iit_advr.png\" "\\"IIT")
\nPhD positions with scholarships<\/strong> are available at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
\nLocation: Genoa, Italy
\nStarting date: January 2014
\nApplication deadline: September 20, 2013 <\/strong>at 12.00 noon (Italian time)<\/p>\n
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\nTutors: Dr. Petar Kormushev, Prof. Darwin G. Caldwell<\/p>\n
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\nrobots. Therefore, new solutions should be sought to address the challenge of compliant humanoid robot control. And developmental robotics offers one promising alternative for achieving this.<\/p>\n
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\nTutors: Dr. Petar Kormushev,\u00a0Prof. Nikos Tsagarakis<\/p>\n
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