The High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) facility is a next-generation cosmic-ray detector proposed by China, Italy, Switzerland and Spain, foreseen to be installed in 2027 in the China Space Station and to be operational for at least 10 years. HERD’s main scientific goals are: the first direct measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum up to PeV energies; the search for signatures of dark matter particles; and the continuous, wide field-of-view monitoring of the high-energy gamma-ray sky above 100 MeV. IFAE is in charge of developing the trigger system that will allow HERD to detect low-energy gamma-rays and of assessing the potential of the detector as a gamma-ray telescope. The student will collaborate in the technical tests at IFAE to evaluate the performance of the gamma-ray trigger system and its impact on the HERD expected scientific output.