PhD Candidate on Software Security for IoT

The Digital Security research group has a PhD position on software engineering techniques to improve the security of IoT (Internet-of-Things) devices. The goal of the PhD project is to look into possibilities for the generation of secure code from formal specifications and the wider questions of security evaluation and certification of the software in IoT devices.

You will join the Digital Security group of the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS) at the Faculty of Science, under the supervision of Dr Erik Poll . The Digital Security Group is one of the leading groups in computer security in the Netherlands and Europe. You will have the opportunity to pursue your PhD in a vibrant international research environment with renowned professors and researchers in various aspects of security and privacy.

This PhD position is part of INTERSECT , a large national project into security for the Internet of Things (IoT). INTERSECT involves six universities in the Netherlands and over 20 non-academic partners from the public and private sectors, including security evaluation companies, IT vendors, and some government and non-profit organisations. As participant in this project you will have opportunities to collaborate with researchers (incl. fellow PhD candidates) at the other universities and to interact with the partners, to try out your research ideas in practice or to inspire new research directions.

iCIS values a diverse workforce, female candidates are therefore particularly encouraged to apply.

PhD candidates in the Netherlands have a professional researcher status, they are university employees rather than students. For other details, see this brochure on pursuing a PhD at Radboud University.