Stillingstittel:
Ph.D. position in Computational Forensics: Detecting dynamic attack patterns in large and diverse data sources

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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Gjøvik  (NTNU, https://www.ntnu.edu/gjovik )  invites applications for four Ph.D. research fellows in digital and computational forensics. The positions are based at the Norwegian Information Security Laboratory (NISlab, www.nislab.no) and are also affiliated with the Center for Cyber and Information Security (CCIS, www.ccis.no).

 

The Ph.D. positions are funded by the Ars Forensica project on "Computational Forensics for Large-scale Fraud Detection, Crime Investigation and Prevention" under a grant by the Research Council of Norway (https://testimon.ccis.no/research/projects/arsforensica/)

The period of employment for the positions as a Ph.D. research fellow is initially for 3 years, which can be extended to four years by including a 25% position as special investigator at one of the digital forensics units that are partners in the research project. Working as a special investigator includes crime scene digital forensics, investigation of traditional crimes with digital evidence, as well as cyber crimes.

 

All successful candidates must be able to secure a residence and work permit in Norway. In the case of working as a special investigator, the candidate must be able to attain the necessary security clearance, must not have criminal record and must be a Norwegian citizen.

The university is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment practices, and we would particularly like to encourage female candidates to apply. Admission to a doctoral degree program is a requirement for employment as a Ph.D. research fellow.

The positions are briefly described below. For further details please refer to the detailed position descriptions that is published online (https://testimon.ccis.no/career/job/)

 

Position 1 Detecting dynamic attack patterns in large and diverse data sources.

Detecting attacks against complex information systems is becoming more and more difficult because of large quantities of data to be analyzed, steadily increasing speed of data generation and dynamic nature of data patterns that characterize the attacks. Therefore, we need new algorithms capable of dealing with these challenges. In particular, we are interested in detecting traces of attacks in large dynamic data sets captured from different sources at high data rates. This calls for approximate search, where tolerance has to be defined in advance. In addition, to cope with large quantities of data, data reduction is to be performed. To this end, various mapping/reducing techniques are to be studied, as well as different distributed computation models.

 

We are looking for a strong candidate possessing skills related to exact and approximate search, computer intrusion detection, data science, and automata theory, interested in solving problems of searching in large quantities of data.

 

For further information please see the detailed position description (https://testimon.ccis.no/career/job/), or contact Professor Slobodan Petrovic (slobodan.petrovic (at) ntnu.no).

 

 

Qualifications required for all the announced positions
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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 191 2802 GJØVIK

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oppland

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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Lønn periode: Pr. år