International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Cryptanalysis Taskforce at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore led by Prof. Jian Guo is seeking for candidates to fill 3 postdoctoral research fellow positions on symmetric-key cryptography, including but not limited to the following sub-areas:

• tool aided cryptanalysis, such as MILP, CP, STP, and SAT
• machine learning aided cryptanalysis and designs
• privacy-preserving friendly symmetric-key designs
• quantum cryptanalysis
• cryptanalysis against SHA-3 and AES

Established in 2014, the Cryptanalysis Taskforce is a group dedicated for research in symmetric-key cryptography. Since then, the team has been active in both publications in and services for IACR. It has done quite some cryptanalysis work on targets such as SHA-3, and is expanding its interests to the areas mentioned above, with strong funding support from the university and government agencies in Singapore. We offer competitive salary package with extremely low tax, as well as excellent environment dedicating for research in Singapore. The contract will be initially for 2 years, and has the possibility to be extended. Candidates are expected to have proven record of publications in IACR conferences. Interested candidates are to send their CV and 2 reference letters to Jian Guo. Review of applicants will start immediately until the positions are filled. More information about the Cryptanalysis Taskforce research group can be found via http://team.crypto.sg

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Asst Prof. Jian Guo, [email protected]

More information: http://team.crypto.sg

Juan de la Cierva Grants 2019 for Young Doctors – Call for Expression of Interest The Research group on Cryptology and Information Security (GiCSI) of the Spanish National Research Council is seeking highly motivated professionals in conducting research in the area of blockchain-based protocols, security protocols, cryptographic privacy-enhancing technologies, data curation protocols and fake news detection. There are two types of Juan de la Cierva grants: Juan de la Cierva Training Grants (Juan de la Cierva-Formación) are aimed at candidates that have been awarded their PhD between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2019. These grants are aimed to complete their postdoctoral research training in Spanish R&D centers other than those in which they carried out their predoctoral training. Juan de la Cierva Incorporation Grants (Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación) are aimed at those who were awarded their PhD between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2017. These grants are intended to strengthen the grantee’s acquired skills during a first stage of postdoctoral training. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us as soon as possible. Deadline: 18/12/2019-15/01/2020 Contact: David Arroyo, david.arroyo (at) cscic.es

Closing date for applications:

Contact: David Arroyo Guardeño, email: david.arroyo (at) csic.es

More information: http://www.ciencia.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.791459a43fdf738d70fd325001432ea0/?vgnextoid=909662ecfa1de610VgnVCM

Multiple Post-Docs in Post-Quantum Cryptography Academia Sinica, at the very edge of Taipei, is the national research institute of Taiwan. Here we have an active group of cryptography researchers, including Dr. Bo-Yin Yang, Dr. Kai-Min Chung, and Dr. Tung Chou (joining soon), covering wide research topics in cryptography and actively collaborating with researchers from related research areas such as program verification. We are looking for Post-Docs in PQC (Post-Quantum Cryptography). Here PQC is broadly defined. Starting date is early 2020, for terms of 1 year, renewable. Potential PQC research topics include cryptanalysis, implementation, and theory. Bo-Yin is in particular interested in people who have hands on experience with the design, implementation and/or analysis of cryptosystems submitted to NIST\'s post-quantum standardization project, and Kai-Min is looking for people interested in theoretical aspects of Post-Quantum Cryptography, such as security in the QROM model and novel (post-)quantum primitives and protocols. We are also particularly interested in people with diverse background to facilitate collaboration among our group members. Requires background in mathematics, computer science and cryptography. We desire a research track record in some aspects of post-quantum cryptography, but are especially looking for researchers with a broad research spectrum going from mathematical aspects to the practical side such as implementation aspects. We offer about 2200 USD (~2000 EUR) per month (commensurate with what a starting assistant professor makes locally) in salary and include a 5000 USD per year personal academic travel budget.

Closing date for applications:

Contact:

Bo-Yin Yang by at crypto dot tw

Kai-Min Chung at kmchung at iis dot sinica dot edu dot tw

We are seeking research scientists and post-doctoral fellows with high impact journal publications. Research scientists are required to have been awarded a doctoral degree for more than five years and work in Korea for 6 months - 3 years. Post-doctoral fellows are required to have been awarded a doctoral degree within the past five years as of May 31, 2020 and work in Korea for 3-5 years. Please email with subject ‘Research fellow position’ statement of research and CV with publication list to Prof. Hwang.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Prof. Seong Oun Hwang ([email protected])

More information: http://shinan.hongik.ac.kr/~sohwang/index_e.htm

The Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2) as a part of the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) is seeking a Lecturer with expertise in cyber security. The primary task of this position is to support the newly developed online course in Master of Cyber Security. Experience with delivering online course in cyber security is highly desirable.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Willy Susilo

More information: https://uowjobs.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=191851&tz=GMT%2B11%3A00&tzname=Australia%2FSydney

The Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2) as a part of The School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) is looking to recruit two new staff members (Level B) to start ideally to be ready to teach in Spring 2020 predominately to meet the teaching requirements by UOW's SWS undertaking. SCIT aims to be a world class Research School and this position is expected to contribute towards that aim. One important part of the degrees offered by SCIT is the Bachelor of Computer Science (majoring cybersecurity) and Master of Computer Science (with major in Information Security).

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Professor Willy Susilo

More information: https://uowjobs.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=191859&tz=GMT%2B11%3A00&tzname=Australia%2FSydney

The Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2) as a part of the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) is seeking a full-time continuing Associate Professor with expertise in cyber security. The position will act as the Academic Program Director for delivering a new degree for the Master in Cyber Security.

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Willy Susilo

More information: https://uowjobs.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=191858&tz=GMT%2B11%3A00&tzname=Australia%2FSydney

The "Intelligent System Security" research group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is seeking to fill the position of

Two PhD Students/ Research Assistants (f/m/d)
in the field of Computer Security and Artificial Intelligence

Both positions are fully funded with the German salary level TV-L 13 (100%) and should be filled at the soonest possible date. In the beginning, the positions are limited to two years, but they offer the possibility of funding the entire duration of the PhD.

Research

Our research group works on the application of machine learning for computer security. In particular, we develop methods in the area of application security and system security, for instance, approaches for attack detection or vulnerability discovery in software and embedded devices. Also, the robustness, security, and interpretability of machine learning methods are central to our research.

Your Profile

We are looking for talented candidates that fulfill the following criteria and intend to pursue a PhD in computer science:

• Diploma or Master's degree in computer science or any related field
• Very good knowledge of computer security and/or machine learning
• Enthusiasm for conducting research on computer security

Field of Work

Possible research topics include, but are not limited to:

• The analysis of attacks and malware using machine learning
• Assisted discovery of vulnerabilities
• Fuzz Testing (Fuzzing) using machine learning
• Attacks against learning-based systems
• Explainability of machine learning in computer security

Application

Please send your application including a cover letter, your CV, and certificates/references to [email protected]. Make sure to point out why you are a good fit for us and research in computer security.

Application Deadline

12. January 2020

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Christian Wressnegger, https://intellisec.org/chris

More information: https://intellisec.de/jobs/phd-2020-en.html

DTU Compute’s Section for Cyber Security invites applications for an appointment as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor within cryptology. The position is available from 1 April 2020 or according to mutual agreement. Deadline January 15, 2020

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Further information may be obtained Head of the Cyber Security Section Christian Damsgaard Jensen, mail: [email protected] or Professor of Cryptology Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, mail: [email protected].

More information: https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/vacant-positions/job?id=7b31b1b3-fb26-41cc-9852-59134bb47a9d

The University of Birmingham is expecting to receive applications for 1 Post-Doc and 1 PhD who will be performing research in cryptographic engineering. These positions are likely to start in early 2020.

We expect the candidates to have skills in digital circuit design (ASIC or FPGA), hardware/software implementation of algorithms, programming etc.

The Post-Doc and PhD will be working with Dr. Sujoy Sinha Roy and will be based at the Security and Privacy group of the University of Birmingham's School of Computer Science. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) jointly recognise the research group as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR).

If you are interested in the Post-Doc or PhD position, please contact Dr. Sujoy Sinha Roy with a CV. For more information, please visit https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~sinharos/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Dr. Sujoy Sinha Roy ([email protected])

More information: https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~sinharos/

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 [email protected]

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 ([email protected]). For queries on the admission procedure, please contact Dr Laura Bocchi, [email protected]).

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 ([email protected]) Professor Alex Wade ([email protected]) Application enquiries: [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 ([email protected])

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