16 Oct
Nyu Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Description
The Cyber Security & Privacy lab (CSP-laboratory) of Dr. Christina Pöpper, part of the Center for Cyber Security at New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Associate to work on the seminal topic of Cellular and Wireless Network Security : security & privacy in and for current and future mobile / cellular networks (5G), including nextG systems, terrestrial, and satellite-based systems.
Although a postdoctoral candidate will be preferred, this position may also be filled by a research engineer or research assistant in well justified cases.
The CSP-laboratory conducts cutting-edge research in communication and cyber security and privacy, in particular on
- Security and privacy in mobile telephony networks (5G, 6G, ORAN)
- Security in satellite-based and airborne communication
- Security and privacy in wireless systems
- Anonymous or privacy-preserving communication
The successful applicant will drive a fascinating project on the topic of security and privacy in 5G and next generation wireless / cellular networks.
Our research group has made and contributed to important security investigations and offensive work on the specification, implementation, and deployment side of cellular networks.
This includes the identification of security weaknesses and vulnerabilities in 4G and 5G networks with a focus on the traffic between user equipment and base stations on multiple layers of the protocol stack and the development of automated security testing frameworks.
The successful applicant is expected to build upon previous work and extend it in novel directions, , focusing on location privacy aspects, the defensive side, or other aspects in the overall 5G / nextG ecosystem,
which may include but are not limited to physical-layer communication, rich communication services, signaling communication, authentication, end-to-end encryption, RAN intelligent controllers, etc.
Conceptual and practical work on the topic is expected to be made. Research methodologies will include experimental work with existing 5G equipment in our lab;
additional expertise in software development, NLP or ML / AI will be beneficial. The candidate will work in an international and diverse environment consisting of PhD-level scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join ongoing international collaborations.
Applicants for the postdoctoral position must have a PhD in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, Cyber Security or closely related fields.
Excellent experimental skills relevant to the project are required.
The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children.
▶️ Post-Doctoral Associate in the Division of Science [Computer Science] - Dr. Christina Pöpper
🖊️ Nyu Abu Dhabi
📍 Abu Dhabi