International Association
for Cryptologic Research

We are seeking two PhD candidates interested in interdisciplinary research on the development, efficient implementation (hardware and software), use, orchestration, and improvement of privacy-preserving and data anonymization techniques.

What are you going to do?

• Carry out original research in the field of implementation and applications of privacy preserving technologies for data analytics in healthcare
• Be active in the fundamental and/or applied research area, publishing in high level international journals and presenting at leading conferences
• Take part in ongoing educational activities, such as assisting in a course and guiding student thesis projects, at the BSc or MSc level
• Collaborate with other groups, institutes and/or companies by contributing expertise to joint research projects
• Contribute to activities and deliverables of the SECURED Horizon Europe Project

What do you have to offer?

• An MSc degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (or a related discipline)
• Strong analytical and technical skills; Good problem-solving skills
• An interdisciplinary mindset and an open and proactive personality in interacting with researchers from different disciplines
• A strong scientific interest in security and privacy, in particular in at least one of the following two fields:
• efficient implementation of cryptographic and privacy preserving primitives, both in hardware and in software
• application, orchestration, and improvement of privacy-preserving techniques to achieve given data protection objectives
• The willingness to work in a highly international research team;
• Fluency in oral and written English and good presentation skills
• Ability to assess practical implementation of privacy preserving techniques

More information and application form:

https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Two-PhD-Positions-on-Efficient-Privacy-preserving-Techniques-for-Data-Analysis-and-Machine/760571702/

Closing date for applications:

Contact: Francesco Regazzoni

More information: https://tinyurl.com/4s4kzwn6