Research assistance (praedoc) (m/f/d) am Institut für Informatik UltraSec

The Cybersecurity and AI Group (former Heisenberg Communications and Information Theory Group) at Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, is directed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gerhard Wunder and supported by Bundesdruckerei GmbH. Main working areas are AI, deep learning and information theory for security, privacy and identity with application in IoT, 6G, block chains, post-quantum codes, deep fake detection, data base compression and many more. You can find further details at: www.mi.fu-berlin.de/en/inf/groups/ag-comm/index.html.
The Information Security group at Freie Universität Berlin, directed by Prof. Dr. Marian Margraf, deals with the design, creation and evaluation of usable and secure software and IT systems. The main areas of focus of the working group are: cryptoanalysis, applied cryptography, Usable Privacy and Security, Privacy preserving machine learning, Secure Systems Engineering and IT security management. For further details see: https://www.mi.fu-berlin.de/inf/groups/ag-idm/index.html

Job description:

UltraSec is a research project focusing on the immensely potential Ultra Wide Band (UWB) wireless technology. The collaborative project consists of partners from leading academia, IoT and security centric startup, research institute, and industry. The group is seeking two PhD candidates in the field of 1) AI-based anomaly (threat) detection and attacker identification, and 2) Crypto concept development and PQC security primitives. The PhD candidates contribute to the theoretical foundations, design, and implementation of security architecture for UWB based IoT-development platform thereby closely collaborating with the partners in the consortium. Candidates are expected to co-author articles published in high-quality academic venues such as IEEE/ACM conferences and journals. Within the framework of the externally funded research project, the opportunity for writing a doctoral-thesis is granted.

Requirements:

• Applicants must possess a completed scientific degree (master or equivalent) in computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering or similar.

Desirable:

• Profound theoretical knowledge in AI, deep learning, threat modelling, and good coding skills in either Python, TensorFlow (or PyTorch). General understanding of coding quality and solid practice of source code and project management tools (Git, Travis-CI etc.) is a plus. Ability and willingness to work and cooperate with the members of group and the project consortium.
• Solid mathematical background in classical cryptography and post-quantum cryptography. Ability and willingness to work and cooperate with the members of group and the project consortium.

Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents, indicating the reference code, in PDF format (preferably as one document) no later than March 27th, 2023 to g.wunder@fu-berlin.de  (cc: stefanie.bahe@fu-berlin.de ) or postal to. Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik
Institut für Informatik
UltraSec - Profes. Wunder, Margraf
Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Wunder
Takustr. 9
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