International Association
for Cryptologic Research

The CableLabs Cryptographic Summer HARd Problems Program (C2SHARP) will bring in a small number of developing experts to consider cryptography and cryptanalysis as it relates to the cable industry. The goals will be to foster awareness of the cable industry’s cryptographic needs, to foster research and development for cryptographic algorithm and implementation improvements, and to better understand cryptographic vulnerabilities specific to our industry. Other topics of related to hard network or application security may be considered as well.

The program will run for two months in Louisville, Colorado. Researchers will be paid as consultants for the duration of their project and will receive relocation compensation for their extended stay. Researchers are to submit their CV or resume and a brief research proposal outlining the problem they want to research, their method and approach, and modest resource requirements to conduct the work. While the format and structure of proposals is left to the imagination of candidates, Dr. Karen Kelsky describes an excellent approach to compiling research proposals on her blog at http://theprofessorisin.com/2011/07/05/dr-karens-foolproof-grant-template/. The program will culminate with presentations to a panel at a special session at the CableLabs Summer Conference where findings will be presented.

Accepted proposals will be notified in early June. Participants will be given two to three weeks to arrive in Louisville and will be provided an orientation and experts to help you understand how your research applies to the cable industry. A mentor will support the researcher, but work must be conducted independently. All research will be novel; reworking previously conducted research is not acceptable.

Closing date for applications: 31 August 2016

Contact: Steve Goeringer

More information: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/CableLabs/92009588-software-cryptographic-researcher