International Association
for Cryptologic Research

FARCry (Foundations & Applications of Resource-Restricted Cryptography) is a joint research project by the University of Vienna, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), and TU Wien, funded by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) under grant ICT25-081

We invite applications for PhD positions in cryptography, privacy, and provable security. FARCry investigates cryptographic primitives and protocols whose security and privacy rest on bounded computational resources (work, time, space)—including verifiable delay functions (VDFs), proofs of space/work, memory‑hard functions, and privacy‑enhancing applications such as deniable communication and Sybil‑resistance.

Candidates with a strong background in theoretical computer science and/or mathematics are encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact the respective PI directly (with "FARCry [your name]" in the Subject).

The positions start from October 2026. For ISTA, applications go through the graduate school where the deadline is January 8th

Closing date for applications:

Contact:

• Ass.-Prof. Karen Azari, University of Vienna — karen.azari@univie.ac.at
• Prof. Krzysztof Pietrzak, ISTA — krzpie@gmail.com
  
• Prof. Dominique Schröder, TU Wien — dominique.schroeder@@tuwien.ac.at

More information: https://krzpie.github.io/FARCry/