International Association
for Cryptologic Research

ECRYPT-NET is a European research network that intends to develop advanced cryptographic techniques and implementations for the Internet of Things and the Cloud. The network is currently recruiting a group of 15 PhD students who will be trained in an international context that involves Summer Schools and internships in a company or research organization in a second country. We are looking for highly motivated candidates, ideally with background on cryptology and with proven research abilities.

Two of these PhD students will be based at NXP Semiconductors in Leuven, Belgium. One for research on cryptography for passively powered devices (details: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/33998837) and one for the design of lightweight privacy-preserving authentication mechanisms for the internet of things (details: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/33998833).

NXP Semiconductors is one of the market leaders in providing High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, PM, Interface, Security, Digital Processing and Manufacturing expertise. NXP’s strong drive for innovation ensures secure identification in a smart connected world. Headquartered in Europe, the company has about 23,000 employees working in more than 25 countries.

The PhD student will, in addition to a supervisor from NXP, be supervised by a member of the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography group (COSIC) at KU Leuven and closely collaborate with PhD students there; COSIC is within biking distance of the NXP site in Leuven. The research of COSIC has led to important cryptographic advances such as the Rijndael algorithm. The goal of the student is to receive a PhD from the KU Leuven after three years.

Please apply following the instructions in the detailed descriptions (links above).