Program Overview

Doctoral Education Pilot Projects

The doctoral education pilot projects are a series of initiatives aimed at promoting academic-industry collaboration and investing in doctoral education in various fields.

Software Doctoral Pilot in Software Engineering

Software engineering is a discipline and research field that entails designing, developing, maintaining, and managing software systems. Its role is essential in most areas of business and society, and a high level of software engineering knowledge and expertise is needed for success. The Software Pilot invests in doctoral education in software engineering, aligns it with real-world industry needs, and promotes academic-industry collaboration.

Research Areas

• Software Engineering

Application Period

The call was open from 20.3.-15.4.2024. The Software pilot selected five doctoral researchers to start their studies on 1 January 2025 at the latest.

University of Turku

The University of Turku offers five doctoral researcher positions in this pilot. The positions are in the Software Engineering research group in the Department of Computing.

Coordination

The Software doctoral pilot is coordinated by Ċbo Akademi University.

Other Doctoral Education Pilot Projects

• CIMANET FinnCERES
• DIWA Digital Waters Flagship
• EDUCA-Doc Education for the Future
• FCAI Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence AI-DOC
• Finnish Quantum Flagship
• iCANDOC Doctoral education pilot in precision cancer medicine
• ImmuDocs National Doctoral Education Pilot Based on the Immune System
• IWM Intelligent Work Machines
• PREIN Flagship on Photonics Research and Innovation
• Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot