Mathematics

Purpose of the PhD Course

The aim of the PhD Course in Mathematical Analysis, Modelling, and Applications is to educate graduate students in the fields of mathematical analysis and mathematical modelling, and in the applications of mathematical and numerical analysis to science and technology. The goal is to enable PhDs to work as high level researchers in these fields in universities, research institutes, and private companies.

This PhD Course continues in a unified way the PhD Courses in Mathematical Analysis and in Applied Mathematics, active until the academic year 2012-2013.

Research Topics

The activity in mathematical analysis is mainly focused on Dynamical Systems and PDEs, on the Calculus of Variations, on Hyperbolic Conservation Laws and Transport Problems, on Geometric Analysis and on Geometry and Control theory. Connections of these topics with differential geometry and reduced order modelling are also developed.

The activity in mathematical modelling is oriented to subjects for which the main technical tools come from mathematical analysis. The present themes are multiscale analysis, mechanics of materials, micromagnetics, modelling of biological systems, computational fluid and solid dynamics, numerical analysis and scientific computing, and problems related to control theory.

The applications of mathematics developed in this course are related to the numerical analysis of partial differential equations and of control problems. This activity is developed in collaboration with MathLab  for the study of problems coming from the real world, industrial and medical applications, and complex systems.

 

Admission to PhD Program

• Number of available PhD positions: 7 fellowships financed by SISSA and 4 fellowships financed by FSE+. The research activities of candidates applying and selected for the FSE+ fellowships will be in the field of applied mathematics, including numerical analysis, scientific computing, continuum mechanics and mathematical modelling.

Students are selected yearly by means of an entrance examination; there are two admission sessions: spring and autumn. The latter will be activated only if there should still be places available after the former.
PhD announcements are available here.
Click here to apply for the PhD in Mathematical Analysis, Modelling, and Applications.

The entrance examination procedure will be based on:

• Evaluation of academic and scientific qualifications
• Written exam: in presence*
• Oral exam: in presence*

* Upon Committee discretion: i) candidates domiciled beyond 200 km from Trieste may be allowed to attend remotely contemporaneously to the other candidates and ii) travel and accommodation expenses may be covered to allow for the participation to the exams in presence.

Important Dates and Info: Entrance Sessions

Spring entrance session:

• Deadline for application: 25.01.2026
• Exams: 02 and 03.03.2026

Autumn entrance session :

• Deadline for application: 27.08.2026
• Exams: 10 and 11.09.2026

Important Dates and Info: Progress Exams

Progress exam from 1st to 2nd and from 2nd to 3rd year:

• Date: 15 September 2026
• Exam commission: Profs. L. Rizzi (Chair), A. Maspero, A. Cangiani (Secretary), Dr. R. Grande Izquierdo, Dr. D. Riccobelli and Dr. A. Colanera.

Progress exam from 3rd to 4th year:

• Date: 15 September 2026
• Exam commission: Profs. S. Bianchini (Chair), G. Rozza, I. Chevyrev, G. Noselli (Secretary), Dr. B. Langella, and Dr. F. Pichi.

Final AMMA PhD exams:

• Date: 24 and 25 September 2026

Should you have any queries or require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us by email: phd@sissa.it

 

Faculty

Visiting Professors

Former Faculty Members

Former Professors

External Collaborators

Temporary Scientific Staff

Support Staff

PhD Students

Fourth Year Students

Third Year Students

Second Year Students

First Year Students

 

Previous PhD Theses

Click here to see the previous PhD Theses.

 

Regulation

Click here to see the regulation of this PhD course (in Italian).