International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on cybersecurity, in particular, Internet of Things (IoT) security, at the School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, UK. This studentship involves close collaboration with I2R, Singapore, and includes annual return air tickets to Singapore during the 4 years study. Any nationality can apply.

The successful applicant will join a vibrant and growing Secure and Resilient Systems (SRS) research group at the School of computing Science, Newcastle University. So far research works in the group have been largely driven by tackling real-world security problems, with some of the research outcomes adopted by international standards and deployed in large-scale commercial applications.

About us: The School of Computing Science at Newcastle University is recognised as one of the fourteen Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR) in the UK. In the latest 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment which included all UK universities, Newcastle University CS was ranked the 1st in the UK for its Research Impact.

How to apply: follow the online application link below (Look for project title: Secure IoT Platform for A Smart Nation, School: Computing Science, Ref: NSS16). To help speed up the process, please also send your CV and a brief cover letter to feng.hao (at) ncl.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications: 26 February 2016

Contact: feng.hao (at) ncl.ac.uk

More information: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sage/study/postgrad/singapore/index.htm