International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Biometric authentication (1 to 1 matching) and identification (1 to many) are becoming increasingly popular. To speed-up these operations, we wish to explore the design of dedicated hardware accelerators for fingerprint matching. We propose, in collaboration with an industrial partner, a funded PhD thesis on this topic. The student will be based in the south of France (Aix en Provence area) and will benefit from an academic R&D environment in which several PhD students work already.

The candidate should have good knowledge of HDL design and a creative mindset. Good mastery of mathematics in general and of signal processing in particular is a plus.

The successful candidate should have a Master’s degree in hardware design or in microelectronics or a related field. Knowledge of cryptography and hardware security is an asset. Knowledge of French is not required.