Pica Code IPD-2026-060 Multimodal Foundation Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation

The candidate will contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of multimodal foundation models and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures within the IT4LIA project. Specifically, the candidate will develop and optimize pre-training and fine-tuning strategies for multimodal foundation models capable of integrating textual, visual, and document-based information in Italian and multilingual settings. (omissis)