International Association
for Cryptologic Research

We are looking for outstanding candidates for a fully funded PhD studentship in cryptography. The PhD studentship is funded by an ERC Starting Grant on Efficient Cryptographic Arguments and Proofs. The studentship will provide a tax-free annual stipend of £21,000, however, ERC funding does not cover student fees (currently £4,400 for UK/EU students and £20,250 for Overseas students).

The goal of the PhD studentship under the supervision of Dr Jens Groth is to develop new and efficient zero-knowledge techniques. Zero-knowledge proofs enable a prover to convince a verifier that a statement is true without revealing any other information and are widely used in cryptographic protocols.

University College London has been recognized by the EPSRC and GCHQ as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and is one of the highest ranked universities in Europe. The Computer Science Department is one of the largest in the UK and is located at UCL\\\'s main campus in the centre of London.