International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham has agreed in principle to sponsor two PhD/Doctoral Studentships at Bristol University in the area of Cryptography.

The studentships are only open to UK nationals and the successful candidate will be required to spend in the region of 2 - 4 weeks per year at GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham. To be considered for this studentship, candidates must therefore be prepared to undergo GCHQ\\\'s security clearance procedures.

The two studentships will be in the following areas:

Title: Authentication, Ciphers, and Encryption

Supervisors: Dan Page and Martijn Stam

Title: Information Leakage aware Verification

Supervisors: Elisabeth Oswald and Kerstin Eder