1 PhD Research position in Networked Systems Security in Sweden | KTH - Royal Institute Of Technology

We invite applications for PhD positions with the Networked Systems Security (NSS) at EE/LCN. We are looking for highly motivated individuals to pursue a PhD in security and privacy. The position involves activities leading to original research and results in peer-reviewed publications. The research topics can relate with any of the areas the NSS group works on.

The NSS group designs and builds trustworthy networked systems. Our research agenda covers a gamut of security and privacy problems; a number of our results got significant attention by the research community. Our teaching efforts lead to a new security curriculum we introduced at KTH.

Candidates with experimental/systems or theoretical profiles and research interests in any aspect of security and privacy are welcome to apply.

Qualifications:

Applicants must hold or be about to receive an MSc degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, information and communication technologies, or a related area. Furthermore, the applicant must have:

• Strong academic credentials, written and spoken English proficiency, communication and team-work skills.
• Interest in several of the following: design, analysis, verification, implementation, or empirical evaluation of secure networked systems.
• Background in several of the following: computer security, mobile computing, networking, Internet security, wireless communications, distributed algorithms and systems, programming languages, performance analysis, operating systems, simulation techniques and tools, software engineering, system and network programming, applied cryptography, privacy preserving or enhancing technologies.
• Preparation and readiness to contribute to our research agenda and to work in an internationally oriented group.