International Association
for Cryptologic Research

For two NSF projects in the area of hardware Trojans we are looking for post-docs and Ph.D. students who are interested in research that bridge applied cryptography and modern hardware design. Both projects are very exciting and cutting-edge. We are looking for candidates which have previous experience in one of the two areas:

Topic Area 1) Applied cryptography, hardware security, implementation attacks

Topic Area 2) VLSI design, FPGA design, circuit design, embedded systems

Candidates for the post-doc position should have a strong publication record in the leading cryptography conferences (Topic Area 1) or leading computer engineering journals (Topic Area 2). Candidates for the Ph.D. position should have a BS&MS degree with excellent grades, relevant course work and some initial experience in one of the topic areas, either through MS-level research or industry.

The candidates should be open to work in an interdisciplinary fashion, i.e., to conduct high-quality research that bridges applied cryptography and modern hardware design. They will collaborate with Christof Paar (applied cryptography, on leave from the Univ. of Bochum) as well as Sandip Kundu and Russ Tessier (both computer engineering) at UMass Amherst. It is expected that the candidates also interact with researchers at the University of Bochum.

Sounds interesting? Please send your resume (CV, transcript of records) and names/email addresses of two people how can provide references.