15 May 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Université de Rennes- Research Field
Engineering » Electronic engineering
Engineering
Engineering » Communication engineering- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)- Country
France- Application Deadline
30 May 2024 - 22:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Offer Starting Date
1 Oct 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Supervision
François Sarrazin: Junior Professor Chair at Université de Rennes
Philippe Besnier : Research Director at CNRS
Keywords: Electromagnetic compatibility/cybersecurity, Wave control, Fault-injection
PhD Context: Electromagnetic cybersecurity relates to the use of electromagnetic waves to compromise data. Keyboards are critical targets because they are widely used as a computer peripheral and keystroke retrieval may lead to sensitive information recovery. Various attacks have been proposed to remotely retrieve keystrokes by listening to electromagnetic emanations either in a passive [Vua09] or active [Kaj23] manner using backscattering measurement. However, the feasibility of denial-of-service attacks on computer keyboard remains an open challenge.
PhD Objectives and Work Plan: This PhD aims at developing beyond-state-of-the-art electromagnetic attacks to compromise keyboard availability (denial of service) and integrity (fault injection). To that end, we will take benefit of wavefront shaping techniques in a guided propagation medium such as power or communication cables, in order to enable non-line-of-sight attacks at an extended range. The thesis is organized as follows:
- Electromagnetic compatibility study of keyboards for both immunity and susceptibility
- Development of denialof-service and fault-injection attacks
- Attack range extension using spatial diversity [Yeo21]
- Proposals for countermeasures
PhD Working Environment: The PhD will take place at the IETR – UMR CNRS 6164 (www.ietr.fr ) on the Beaulieu campus of the Université de Rennes, France. The PhD student will join the eWAVES team (Electromagnetic cybersecurity theme) and will benefit from IETR’s world-class technological platforms including Complex Systems Oriented Quantification.
Applicant Profile
Education level: Master or equivalent degree
Background: electrical engineering, physics, or hardware cybersecurity
Language: French is not required
Practical Details and Application
Application deadline: May 31st 2024
Starting date: Around October 2024 for 36 months
How to apply: send a resume, cover letter and last academic transcripts
Bibliography
[Vua09] M. Vuagnoux and S. Pasini, “Compromising Electromagnetic Emanations of Wired and Wireless Keyboards,” Conference on USENIX Security Symposium, Berkeley, CA, USA, pp. 1–16, 2009.
[Kaj23] S. Kaji, D. Fujimoto, M. Kinugawa and Y. Hayashi, "Echo TEMPEST: EM Information Leakage Induced by IEMI for Electronic Devices," IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 655-666, June 2023, doi: 10.1109/TEMC.2023.3252636.
[Yeo21] K. B. Yeo, M. Davy and P. Besnier, “Non-invasive Optimal Coupling Upon Detection of a Local Change of Impedance in a Cable Network,” 2021 IEEE International Joint EMC/SI/PI and EMC Europe Symposium, Raleigh, NC, USA, 2021, pp. 528-532, doi: 10.1109/EMC/SI/PI/EMCEurope52599.2021.9559312.
Funding category: Contrat doctoral
1700€ net pr month
PHD Country: France
Requirements
Specific Requirements
Education level: Master of equivalent degree in electrical engineering or physics
Background: wave physics, electromagnetic compatibility, signal processing
Language: French is not required
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Université de Rennes
- Country
- France
- City
- Rennes
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.abg.asso.fr/fr/candidatOffres/show/id_offre/123853
Contact
- Website
http://www.ietr.fr
STATUS: EXPIRED