Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | southampton University |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students, including Bursaries and Scholarships |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 15th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 31st August 2024 |
Supervisory Team: Professor Jeff Yan, Dr Ahmad Atamli, and Dr Aaron Zhao
Project Description:
In a side channel, sensitive information leaks accidentally via some medium or mechanism that was not designed or intended for communication. Exploiting a side channel, an adversary can compromise completely the security of a cryptographic scheme (which would otherwise be secure), or even an entire computer system. Side channels have been a major topic in cybersecurity, with growing interests in both academia and industry.
Working alongside Professor Jeff Yan and Dr Ahmad Atamli in the School of Electronics and Computer Science, and Dr Aaron Zhao (Imperial College), this project aims to discover novel side-channels and investigate their countermeasures. Depending on technical backgrounds and research interests, you may work on either cryptographical side-channels or non-cryptographical ones, with a focus on one or several of the following strands.
You will build on our award-winning research. In either strand, you will find machine learning may help detect complex pattern of attacks that may result in information exposure or performance reduction.
You will have opportunities for working with our collaborators in academia and industry, including Cambridge, Imperial, Microsoft, Nvidia, ARM, and Google DeepMind.
Industry Connections
Funding for this project is offered by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Complex Integrated Systems for Defence & Security (CISDnS), which will recruit motivated and inquisitive candidates across the themes of Digital, Physical and Biological systems to provide a diverse and interconnected cohort training environment. As well as carrying out research training in a world-leading research group, membership of CISDnS will provide the opportunity for you to be exposed and trained to handle the interdisciplinary challenges faced in the real-world via a Systems Thinking approach. You will learn about the wider challenges of research and innovation within the Defence & Security sector from both your peers and the numerous industry partners supporting the Centre.
This PhD studentship is open only to UK applicants. This project is suitable for applicants with [technical backgrounds in CS, EE, acoustics, maths or physics]. We welcome applicants onto the CDT from underrepresented groups.
Entry Requirements
A very good undergraduate degree (at least a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent).
Closing Date: 31 August 2024. Applications will be considered in the order that they are received, the position will be considered filled when a suitable candidate has been identified.
Funding: We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students, including Bursaries and Scholarships. For more information please visit PhD Scholarships | Doctoral College | University of Southampton Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered.
How To Apply
Apply online: HERE Select programme type (Research), 2024/25, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, next page select “PhD Integrated PhD in Complex Integrated Systems for Defence and Security (2024-25) (Full time)”. In Section 2 of the application form you should insert the name of the supervisor Jeff Yan.
Applications should include:
Research Proposal
Curriculum Vitae
Two reference letters
Degree Transcripts/Certificates to date
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