International Association
for Cryptologic Research

We are hiring two junior postdocs, each for two or three years, to work on blue-sky research, real world crypto, cryptanalysis, side channels, or interdisciplinary studies of crypto-system failures. Positions available immediately with internationally competitive salaries and research support, but start dates are negotiable.

Our track records include award-winning papers at Usenix Security, ACM CCS, ACSAC and SOUPS, making a finalist for the Pwnie Award for most innovative research, as well as trailblazing a number of areas e.g. usable security and differential imaging forensics.

Our research philosophy: have fun; write papers that matter; and make an impact.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof Jeff.Yan@liu.se

The Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS) at the University of Kent is a UK government recognised ACE-CSR (Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research). The soon-to-be-established Institute of Advanced Studies in Cyber Security and Conflict (SoCyETAL) will further extend the excellent research in cyber security at KirCCS to more inter-disciplinary areas.

KirCCS is calling for applications for three batches of PhD studentships (2+3+20). Five of these studentships for KirCCS academics will be funded by the University of Kent. There are up to 20 more studentships for all academics of the University of Kent, to be funded jointly by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Kent.

The 5 University of Kent funded studentships provide full funding for 3 years with an annual stipend at the EPSRC rate (£15,009 p.a. for 2019-20), and a waiver of the home student fees (£4,327 p.a. for 2019-20), totaling £19,336 p.a. (based on 2019-20 figures). The full funding is for "home" students only (eligibility and detailed fees regulations in the UK can be found at https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-and-Money/England-fee-status). Candidates who do not meet the "home student" criteria are still eligible to apply, but will need to bring additional funding to cover the difference between the overseas fees (£19,000 p.a. for 2019-20) and the home fees.

The 20 CSC funded studentships provide full funding for (Chinese) applicants who are eligible for PhD studentships from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) only. The full funding for CSC funded (Chinese) students include a stipend of £1,200 per month (£14,400 p.a. for 2019-20) provided by CSC and a waiver of full overseas fees (£19,000 p.a. for 2019-20) by the University of Kent, totaling £33,400 p.a. (based on 2019-20 figures). The CSC will also cover a return flight ticket from China to the UK, medical insurance, and one-off UK visa costs.

All successful candidates are expected to start in September 2020.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: For academic queries (like identifying research topics or supervisors) please contact Prof Shujun Li (s.j.li@kent.ac.uk). For queries on the admission procedure, please contact Dr Laura Bocchi, L.Bocchi@kent.ac.uk).

More information: https://cyber.kent.ac.uk/calls.html#PhDs

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G, ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities.

In this position you will join the team responsible for the security architecture of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The team works at a system level spanning across hardware, software and infrastructure while striving for industry-leading solutions.

In this position you will perform tasks like these:

• Architecture of Security and Cryptographic HW/SW IP blocks that contribute to the overall SoC Security Architecture
• Design of countermeasures to state of the art physical attacks
• Competitive analysis of security systems and features

Minimum Qualifications:

MS degree preferred with 5+ years industry experience required in one or more of the following areas

• Design of HW/SW security blocks and modules such as HW cryptographic engines
• HW/SW threat analysis, security analysis, risk analysis
• Cryptography and protocols using cryptography
• Smart Card HW/SW Security Technologies

Preferred Qualifications Additional skills in the following areas are a plus:

• Security Certification Process and Requirements
• Research background (Publications, Conference)
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills required
• Leadership & management background is required

 

Education Requirements Required: Bachelor's, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Preferred: Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Aymeric Vial

More information: https://jobs.qualcomm.com/public/jobDetails.xhtml?requisitionId=1975590

Competition funded PhD studentship at the University of York.

Working with Prof. Kahrobaei (the Director of York Interdisciplinary Centre for Cyber Security) and Prof. Wade (the Director of the Centre for Future Health).

Topic: Fully Homomorphic Encryption for Secure Processing of Sensitive Video Game Data by Artificial Intelligence Systems". Application deadline: January 31, 2020.

Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) promises to revolutionise the way we deal with data. It enables researchers to analyze encrypted datasets and obtain useful outputs - safeguarding the privacy of the data providers and broadening the scope of available datasets at the same time. One of the most promising targets for FHE is video game telemetry - a form of data that has vast commercial and health-related potential but which is often hard to share because of issues relating to privacy, security and consent.

This competitively funded PhD studentship is advertised under the IGGI programme (http://www.iggi.org.uk/) - the largest doctoral training programme in advanced video game technology in the world. The student would focus on the theoretical and practical issues involved in implementing a fast and secure next-generation FHE analysis framework based on recent work from PI Delaram Kahrobaei (https://www.cs.york.ac.uk/research/cyber-security/people/). We will iterate development using test datasets from video games in close collaboration with our partners in the video game industry and focus on the secure, private extraction of data relating to worldwide cognitive health.

The student would engage with a full set of the training opportunities presented under the IGGI programme and would gain a broad understanding of the entire video game ecosystem - including design, analytics and applications. In addition, the work would require a deep understanding of the maths and computer science underlying FHE and the student would be supervised by world experts in the fields of both cryptography (PI Kahrobaei) and cognitive neuroscience and game analytics (PI Wade).

We expect candidate to have excellent mathematical skills and some experience in programming.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Project enquiries: Professor Delaram Kahrobaei (delaram.kahrobaei@york.ac.uk) Professor Alex Wade (alex.wade@york.ac.uk) Application enquiries: apply@iggi.org.uk

More information: http://iggi.org.uk/apply

Project/Job description

Cryptology forms the backbone of modern digital security. While in theory it is known how to make secure cryptosystems that are asymptotically secure, a considerable gap with practice is demonstrated time and again by breaks of practical, implemented cryptosystems, deployed as part of a larger security ecosystem. The project “concrete cryptology” aims to provide concrete and meaningful security guarantees from low-level implementation to high-level deployment.

The postdoc will have considerable freedom in selecting specific problems to work on within the larger scope of the project. One focus is the effect that side-channel attacks that do not result in full key recovery have on security, including provable security, higher up the chain. Another focus is the effect that large-scale deployment deviating from some abstract ideal has.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for interested candidates who have completed, or are about to complete, a PhD degree in cryptology or a suitably related relevant field. We expect an excellent academic track record and will be looking for publications in the relevant venues. Previous experience with the analysis of practical implementations or deployed cryptosystems is an advantage, but a lack of such experience may be compensated for by a demonstrated ability to learn advanced topics in related areas. We are looking for a curious and creative mind.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Martijn Stam

More information: https://www.simula.no/about/job/call-post-doctoral-fellow-concrete-cryptography

Closing Date: Sunday 5 January 2020 The Department of Computer Science at the University of Surrey, is looking for new faculty members at all academic career levels. I would appreciate your assistance in directing the information to truly outstanding candidates who might be interested in moving to Surrey. We are looking for people in the following areas: machine learning, distributed systems, cloud computing, programming-languages principles, robotics, and the intersection of security and AI, as well as the established areas of cyber security and AI research within the Department. The posts also provide an opportunity to expand our research in new directions including Dev Ops and human factors. The Department has an ambitious growth strategy and very strong student numbers. We are looking to attract talented individuals who will inspire, lead, and make a significant impact in their research and to student experience. The Department is part of a School with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The post also provides opportunities to create links with the research centres across the School and the wider University. With respect to the senior positions there is an opportunity for some of the lecturer/senior lecturer posts to support those appointments. We encourage candidates seeking senior positions to engage in discussions with the Department on their vision for leading research. The senior posts will also provide leadership in the Department.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Helen Treharne Head of Computer Science Department h.treharne@surrey.ac.uk

More information: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=091419

We currently have four open research fellow positions at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) in Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in the areas of hardware security and cryptography:

Research Fellow in Post-Quantum Cryptography (3 years) to conduct research into the design and implementation of practical, robust and physically secure post-quantum cryptographic architectures, as part of the UK Quantum Communications Hub project.

Research Fellow in Side Channel Analysis (3 years) to conduct research into physical side channel attacks and countermeasures of post-quantum cryptographic architectures as part of the UK Quantum Communications Hub project.

Research Fellow in Hardware Trojan Detection (30 months) to conduct research into the application of advanced machine learning techniques for use in hardware Trojan detection, as part of the EPSRC-funded DeepSecurity project.

Research Fellow in Physical Unclonable Function (30 months) to conduct research into software-based PUF designs for embedded microprocessors, as part of an international collaborative project, SIPP- Secure IoT Processor Platform with Remote Attestation.

These post-doctoral positions will be based at CSIT, which is recognised by NCSC as an Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Cyber Security Research, and is also host to the UK Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE).

The successful applicants will have a 2:1 Honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Science/Mathematics (or related discipline), and have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in a relevant subject, as well as at least 3 years recent relevant research experience in one, or more, of the following areas: side channel analysis, FPGA/ASIC/Embedded systems design, hardware design or hardware/software co-design.

For further information and to apply please check out the QUB job vacancies website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/ResearchJobs/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Ciara Rafferty (c.m.rafferty@qub.ac.uk)

More information: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/ResearchJobs/