International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Through the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) we now offer two new doctoral student positions in the area of Cybersecurity and Privacy. The research is devoted to the broader area of privacy-preserving communication and computation outsourcing. Communication over the internet is susceptible to surveillance and censorship. Privacy preserving communication techniques (e.g., Tor, Nym, Snowflake) allow users to circumvent such surveillance and censorship. The research scope would include designing, analyzing and implementing such systems; additionally, studying different attacks and countermeasures are expected to be part of the research method. Privacy-preserving computation outsourcing allows users to outsource computation tasks to a cloud server without revealing to the server anything about the user data or even what kind of computations the user is performing. There are different techniques for such privacy-preserving computation outsourcing such as Trusted Execution Environment (e.g., Intel SGX) and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (TFHE, BGV). The research method will be a combination of system studies, design, and experimental research.

How to apply:
Applications shall be written in English and include:

• CV and a cover letter stating the reasons why you are interested in the doctoral programme/employment and in what way the research project corresponds to your interests and educational background.
• Copies of issued study certificates and/or awarded degree certificates.
• Other documents you wish to be considered (grade transcripts, contact information for your references, letters of recommendation, etc.)