Phd Position - Software Security For Iot @ Rise Sics And Uppsala
Rise / Datajobb / Stockholm
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The computer science part of RISE, RISE SICS, is at the forefront of ICT research and development. RISE SICS performs applied ICT research, knowledge creation and innovation through the deployment of new services and products. The student will be placed in the RISE SICS Security Lab that is among the largest public-sector cybersecurity research group in Sweden. Our core areas of expertise are: IoT Security, Cloud Security, Communication Security, Access Control, Privacy (technical and social aspects), and Secure Virtualization and Trusted Computing. RISE Security Lab is the European leader in IoT security research & development. The lab is working on IoT security since 2009 and is currently running ten (10) IoT security projects.
Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our mission is to pursue top-quality research and education and to interact constructively with society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden's most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has 42,000 students, 7,000 employees and a turnover of SEK 6.7 billion.
Project Description: Because of size, cost, and energy constraints, IoT systems rarely provide advanced functionality to ensure the dependable operation of software components. Example of these are hardware Memory Management Units (MMUs, available on computer CPUs) or Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), designed for dynamic loading, in systems with MMUs. IoT OSes, therefore, provide no means to isolate and protect different software components from intrusion attempts. Malicious software components may, for example, deliberately corrupt a node's memory to gain control on a device. Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) now equip low-power, MMU-less platforms (e.g., ARM TrustZone on the Cortex-M23), and provide hardware isolation of resources, including memory and bus transactions, interrupts and peripherals.
In order to protect against both network attacks and malicious code, the aim of this project is to design solutions for control, monitoring, and analysis, with minimal effect on performance and stability. An example of a control component is IoT firewall technology adaptable to the context of resource-constrained devices and to new security situations. Thoroughly monitoring the activities on devices and network can be prohibitively expensive for constrained units. With efficiency being the main challenge, we plan to replace continuous scanning by trapping on exceptions whenever meaningfully possible. The analysis of monitored data needs to keep both communication and on-node computation costs low. Exploiting TEE, the project aims to tackle the challenge of achieving fine-grained, yet efficient protection by building tools that infer properties on memory access patterns of different modules, and optimize memory assignment to the MPU's (sub-)regions.
Requirements: The candidate must have (at the time of the start of the project) a Master of Science degree in computer science or related areas relevant to the PhD project topics. Expertise and experience in cybersecurity, formal methods, and embedded systems will be significant part of the selection process. Excellent study results, in particular in mathematics subjects, good programming skills, good communication skills, good command of both spoken and written English, are required.
The position is for four years but may be extended by department duties (at most 20%). The PhD education also includes participation in relevant courses.
Working in Sweden: Sweden is a fantastic place for living and working. Swedes are friendly and speak excellent English. The quality of life is high, with a strong emphasis on outdoor activities. The Swedish working climate emphasizes an open atmosphere, with active discussions involving both junior and senior staff. All PhD students and Postdocs are full employees, with standard salaries and five weeks of paid holiday. The starting salary of PhD student is currently 27400SEK/month (around 2700Euro/month). Spouses of employees are entitled to work permits, and, after being awarded a PhD degree, non-EU-citizens are eligible for permanent work permits. Healthcare is free after a small co-pay and RISE provides additional occupational health services and subsidizes athletic costs, such as a gym membership. The parental benefits in Sweden are among the best in the world, including extensive parental leave (for both parents), paid time off to care for sick children, and affordable daycare.
Application: The application should include a description of yourself, your research interests, reasons for applying for this particular PhD position and past experience (max. 3 pages), and a CV. We would also like to know your earliest possible date for starting. Candidates may later also be asked to send in copies of relevant university degrees and transcripts, relevant publications, a copy of your MSc thesis and other relevant documents. Candidates may also be encouraged to provide contact information to up to 3 reference persons. Last application date: July 17. Starting date: September 03.
Contact: Dr. Shahid Raza, +49768831797
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Heltid Temporary
Publiceringsdatum2018-07-04ErsättningEj angivet
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