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Project description
Third-cycle subject: Computer Science
Modern computing systems are built with a large number of components, often run on different platforms, written in multiple programming languages, and protected by different defensive mechanisms. At the heart of these systems often lie a database component and an application component. The database component stores data from different sources, and regulates the access to the data via Database Access Control. The application component consists of software programs that interact with the database to perform useful computation. A major roadblock in the path of securing database-backed application is heterogeneity. Attacks across component boundaries like code injection and sensitive data exposure exploit such heterogeneity to compromise sensitive information.
In the face of complexity and heterogeneity of today’s systems, the JointForce project, financed by the Swedish Research Council (VR), seeks to develop new theories, defensive mechanisms, tools, and benchmarks for securing systems across component boundaries. The doctoral student is aimed at contributing to research in the area of application and database security. The overall purpose of JointForce is to develop a common foundation for database and application security, and to enable the cross-pollination of methods and tools from these two areas. The ideal candidate should have strong interest and good knowledge in formal aspects of programming languages, security, and verification.
The position will be supervised by Dr Musard Balliu (http://www.csc.kth.se/~musard/) and Prof Dilian Gurov (http://www.csc.kth.se/~dilian/). Musard's web page contains information about related research and recent tools.
What we offer
Eligibility
To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:
Selection
In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. In the selection of the applicants, the following will be assessed:
After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.
Target degree: Doctoral degree
Information regarding admission and employment
Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle studies may be employed as a doctoral student. The term of the initial contract may not exceed one year and may thereafter be extended. Doctoral students may engage in teaching, research, and administration corresponding to a maximum of 20 % of a full-time position.
Union representatives
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Doctoral section (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
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Application
Apply for the position and admission through KTH’s recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.
Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).
Applications must include the following elements:
Other information
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | Acording to agreement |
Salary | Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | J-2019-1542 |
Contact |
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Published | 13.Jun.2019 |
Last application date | 14.Jul.2019 11:59 PM CEST |