Overview

The Artificial Intelligence for Society PhD degree from University of Pisa ensures an integrated and “complex” vision of the ecosystem of AI technologies and solutions, able to address societal challenges with a systemic, multi-disciplinary approach.

Key facts:

The study of society and the complexity of social and economic phenomena has received a strong boost in the last decade thanks to AI and Data Science methods, powered by the social microscope of big data analytics and social mining through inter-disciplinary hybridisation with social and economic sciences.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The combination of the model-driven and data-driven approaches of data mining, machine learning and network science is progressively increasing the ability to observe, measure, model and predict complex socio-economic phenomena, such as human mobility and the dynamics of cities, migration and its economic determinants, the wellbeing dimensions of communities, the formation and dynamics of opinions and online conversations, and the social impact of AI systems.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-11-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-18 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pisa, Italy

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data Artificial Intelligence View 12 other PhDs in Data Science & Big Data in Italy

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The candidate must be in possession of a Master's degree, or an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad. This diploma will be examined and verified by the examining boards or the PhD Council.

Candidates who possess a foreign academic degree equivalent in level, nature, contents and academic rights (access to further courses) to the Italian academic qualification required for admission to a PhD program may provide the consular documents of the academic degree (translation, legalization and declaration of value) with the sole aim to facilitate the evaluation of eligibility of the academic degree for admission to the PhD program.

The application for admission is in any case subject to the evaluation, by the examining board or the PhD Council, of the eligibility of the foreign academic degree for enrolment in the PhD program.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

Free

Additional Details

PhD students are exempt from paying university tuition fees and are only required to pay the regional tax, amounting to €140.00 per year.

Living costs

Pisa

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.