IACR News item: 18 July 2022
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Job Posting
We are looking for bright and motivated PhD students to work in the topics of information security and cryptography. The students will join the Cybersecurity and applied Cryptography group led by Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa (https://cybersecurity.unisg.ch/).
The students are expected to work on topics that include security and privacy issues for resource-constrained devices (e.g., sensors) that rely on external untrusted servers in order to perform computations. More precisely, the student shall be working on investigating efficient authentication and verifiable delegation of computation mechanisms that provide: i) provable security guarantees, and ii) rigorous privacy guarantees. The positions are funded with a competitive salary and the workplace is in beautiful St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Research areas: Research areas include but are not limited to:
Starting date: By mutual agreement
Apply online: Send your cv, transcripts, motivation letter and research statement by email to Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa
Research areas: Research areas include but are not limited to:
- Verifiable computation
- Secure Multi Party Computation
- Privacy-preserving authentication
- Cryptographic primitives
- Privacy-preserving biometric authentication
- A MSc degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a relevant field;
- Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background;
- Excellent programming skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Starting date: By mutual agreement
Apply online: Send your cv, transcripts, motivation letter and research statement by email to Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Katerina Mitrokotsa
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