Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Reasoning and Planing with Visual and Linguistic Inputs

The Department of Computer Science at National University of Singapore is seeking a research fellow (RF) to work on machine learning for reasoning and planning with visual and linguistic inputs. The project aims to develop methods to interact in the world through language and vision in the presence of constraints and goals.

Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background in some of the following areas: machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, planning and reinforcement learning. Knowledge of probabilistic graphical models, graph neural networks, and large language or visual language models will be helpful.

Applicants will be selected based on their research ability as well as their prior experience in the relevant topics.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Completed all requirements for a PhD degree.
2. Strong publication record and research experience in the relevant topics.
3. Committed to full-time employment at NUS, Singapore.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants should send their CV and research statement to LEE Wee Sun at leews@comp.nus.edu.sg.

The appointment will be for 1 year, extensible for 1 more year, upon review of satisfactory performance. The selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits.

NUS is a reputed world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Singapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Job Description

Highly motivated and creative postdoctoral candidates are sought to work at the Yang Zhang Lab, Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore.

Candidates, who are interested in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep machine learning, protein folding and structure prediction, protein and peptide design and engineering, and/or protein-ligand docking and drug screening, are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in the development of new AI-based approaches to cancer therapeutics. Skill in computational coding and creativity in scientific method design, together with high interest in computational cancer medicine, are critical to the position. More details on our projects can be found at https://zhanggroup.org, and https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/cs/people/zhangy.

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV, a brief description of your research interest and plan, and contact information of three professional referees to Prof Yang Zhang (Email: zhang@nus.edu.sg).

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Description:

The Computer Science Department at National University of Singapore is seeking a research fellow (RF) or senior research fellow (SRF) with expertise in distributed systems security and security of language runtimes. The position is for a 2 year project that aims to develop new mechanisms for building scalable decentralized systems that tolerate fault sub-systems.

The project aims to combine knowledge of advanced distributed systems techniques, consensus algorithms, peer-to-peer networking, blockchains, privacy-preserving techniques, and language runtimes. Applicants will be selected based on their research ability and prior expertise in computer security related work. Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background in one of the topics mentioned above during their PhD work.

The cybersecurity group at NUS offers a vibrant and collaborative environment. Candidates should be prepared to collaborate with the strong research team working in a wide range of topics in cyber-security. A keen interest in system-building or developing theoretical foundations is beneficial.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed all requirements for a PhD degree.

• The candidate's track record in publication, and strengths as an independent researcher are valued.

• Expertise in decentralized systems, cryptography, or language / hardware runtimes is strongly preferred. If the candidate has past system-building, security or applied cryptography research work to demonstrate, this will be considered favorable.

• Committed to full-time employment at NUS, Singapore.

• Preference to candidates with strong research background relevant for the project, determined via interviews.

HOW TO APPLY :

If interested, please send your resume to Prateek Saxena (prateeks@comp.nus.edu.sg) including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of your work undertaken in previous work. The initial term of appointment will be 1 year extensible to 1 more year, upon review of satisfactory performance. The selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits.

NUS is a reputed world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Its School of Computing is highly ranked (within the top 15) among the computing departments of the world.

Singapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Research Assistants

DESCRIPTION:

The School of Computing at the National University of Singapore invites applications for several research assistant positions at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the area of Automated Program Repair.

These positions will be part of a Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 3, multi-year research program named "Automated Program Repair" which has been funded from 2022 to 2027. This is a large research program involving several research projects in analysis, verification, test generation and applications related to program repair.

To learn about the work done on program repair at NUS, please visit https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~abhik/projects/Repair/

In the new program, we will take this work forward further. The vision of our research program is to retain the workflows of software construction as they exist today in the form of Continuous Integration (CI) systems, and yet support automated software evolution with formal correctness guarantees, thereby engendering trust in automatically generated code. Our research program can help achieve such a vision via analysis, verification, and test generation. Applications of repair studied in the program will include security vulnerability repair, patch transplantation across versions of major software systems such as Linux, as well as the use of repair in intelligent tutoring system that we have developed at NUS, for teaching programming.

The faculty members involved in this research program are Wei-Ngan Chin, Abhik Roychoudhury (Lead PI) and Ilya Sergey, all from NUS Computer Science. The research assistant will be located in the Department of Computer Science at NUS Computing, which enjoys a high degree of academic reputation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Interested applicants will need to have a bachelor's degree. The program will start latest by September 2022, and we request interested applicants to reach out to us early with the following information. 

• CV, including relevant courses taken and unofficial transcripts
• Project or research experience
• Names of two referees

HOW TO APPLY:

Emails by interested applicants may be directed to Abhik Roychoudhury, at abhik@comp.nus.edu.sg

Research Assistant

Description:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in IoT security area under NUS-Singtel Corporate Lab Cybersecurity program at the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing.

The number of IoT (Internet of Things) devices is expected to grow to a few billions in the next five years. This poses a number of challenges, one of them being security. IoT devices are vulnerable to exploits, and at the project scale of the market, can lead to attacks on unprecedented scale and frequency. Therefore, it is inevitable to look into different kinds of approaches to develop solutions for securing IoT devices. In this research, we plan to take a network-centric approach towards securing IoT devices and handling attacks originating from IoT devices. The research will look into the problems of detection of attacks and anomalies on and due to IoT devices, as well as into real-time attack mitigation. This will involve analysis of traffic at different levels, and development of statistical models for analysis and decision making. We will explore the use of emerging paradigms such as NFV (network function virtualization) and SDN (software defined networking), etc. to develop the solutions. The scope of the work for the Research Assistant position requires working with real IoT devices, development/ implementation/testing/performance study of the security techniques and prototype.

Qualification and Application Details:

Interested candidates who are passionate for research and development with strong academic record and Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication Engineering and other related disciplines are eligible for this position. The research assistant should have programming skill and knowledge/interest/experience in one or more of the following areas.

• Computer Networks
• AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning
• Security
• Internet of Things
• Network Function Virtualization
• Software Defined Networking

Interested candidates can send their CV to Associate Professor Mohan Gurusamy (elegm@nus.edu.sg), Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, National University of Singapore.

Dr. Mohan Gurusamy

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

National University of Singapore Singapore 117583 Phone: (65) 6516 4688

Email: elegm@nus.edu.sg

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Description:

The Computer Science Department at National University of Singapore is seeking a research fellow (RF) or senior research fellow (SRF) with expertise in distributed systems security and security of language runtimes. The position is for a 2 year project that aims to develop new mechanisms for building scalable decentralized systems that tolerate fault sub-systems.

The project aims to combine knowledge of advanced distributed systems techniques, consensus algorithms, peer-to-peer networking, blockchains, privacy-preserving techniques, and language runtimes. Applicants will be selected based on their research ability and prior expertise in computer security related work. Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background in one of the topics mentioned above during their PhD work.

The cybersecurity group at NUS offers a vibrant and collaborative environment. Candidates should be prepared to collaborate with the strong research team working in a wide range of topics in cyber-security. A keen interest in system-building or developing theoretical foundations is beneficial.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed all requirements for a PhD degree.

• The candidate's track record in publication, and strengths as an independent researcher are valued.

• Expertise in decentralized systems, cryptography, or language / hardware runtimes is strongly preferred. If the candidate has past system-building, security or applied cryptography research work to demonstrate, this will be considered favorable.

• Committed to full-time employment at NUS, Singapore.

• Preference to candidates with strong research background relevant for the project, determined via interviews.

HOW TO APPLY :

If interested, please send your resume to Prateek Saxena (prateeks@comp.nus.edu.sg) and Phan Ying Ling (yingling@nus.edu.sg) including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of your work undertaken in previous work. The initial term of appointment will be 1 year extensible to 1 more year, upon review of satisfactory performance. The selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits.

NUS is a reputed world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Its School of Computing is highly ranked (within the top 15) among the computing departments of the world.

Singapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Research Fellow

Description:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Fellow in IoT security area under NUS-Singtel Corporate Lab Cybersecurity program at the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing.

The number of IoT (Internet of Things) devices is expected to grow to a few billions in the next five years. This poses a number of challenges, one of them being security. IoT devices are vulnerable to exploits, and at the project scale of the market, can lead to attacks on unprecedented scale and frequency. Therefore, it is inevitable to look into different kinds of approaches to develop solutions for securing IoT devices. Compromised IoT devices could become the source of attacks such as DDoS. In this project, we take a network-centric approach towards securing IoT devices and handling attacks originating from IoT devices. The research will look into the problems of detection of attacks and anomalies on and due to IoT devices, as well as into real-time attack mitigation. This will involve analysis of traffic at different levels, and development of statistical models for analysis and decision making. We will use the emerging paradigms such as NFV (network function virtualization) and SDN (software defined networking), etc. to develop the solutions. The scope of the work for the Research Fellow position requires development of IoT security techniques, analysis, and contribution to prototype development.

Qualification and Application Details:

Interested candidates who are passionate for research and development with strong academic record and P.h.D.  degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication Engineering and other related disciplines are eligible for this position. The research Fellow should have knowledge/interest/experience in one or more of the following areas.

• Security
• AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning
• Computer Networks
• Internet of Things
• Network Function Virtualization
• Software Defined Networking

Interested candidates can send their CV to Associate Professor Mohan Gurusamy (elegm@nus.edu.sg), Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, National University of Singapore.

Dr. Mohan Gurusamy

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

National University of Singapore Singapore 117583 Phone: (65) 6516 4688

Email: elegm@nus.edu.sg

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The Computer Science Department at National University of Singapore is seeking two motivated postdoctoral researchers with expertise in deep learning and robotics, starting immediately. The position is for a 2.5 year project to develop new deep learning techniques for fast, efficient perception with next-generation artificial skin. We will be working with state-of-the-art robotics systems learning to interact with differenet objects in the world using tactile perception.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed all requirements for a PhD degree. A solid track record of publications at major AI, ML and robotics conference is preferred.
• Expertise in deep learning and machine learning is strongly preferred.
• Experience in robotics, human-robot interaction or tactile learning, is a plus.
• Committed to full-time employment at NUS,Singapore

HOW TO APPLY :

To apply for this position, please send your CV to Harold Soh at harold@comp.nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests. The initial term of appointment will be 1 year extensible for another year, upon review of satisfactory performance.  

The selected candidate will be offered competitve salaries and benefits.

NUS is a world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Its School of Compuitng is highly ranked within the top 10) among the computer science departments in the world. SIngapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Research Assistant/Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant/Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well-being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The main job scope includes:

• processing and analysis of single-cell omics data (include single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics),
• reference-free batch-effect normalization, and
• reference-based batch-effect normalization.

The applicant must possess the following qualifications:

• PhD (for the Research Fellow) or Bachelor/Master (for the Research Assistant) degree in computational biology or related discipline,  
• exceptional programming skill,
• expertise in relevant computational biology (in particular transcriptomics and/or proteomics), and
• expertise in deep-learning technologies.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please submit detailed resume and 2 letters of reference to Professor Wong Limsoon (Email: wongls@comp.nus.edu.sg). Only short listed candidates will be notified.

Research Assistants

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Data/Security Analytics
• Network Security
• Anomaly and Threat Detection
• IoT Security
• Cloud and Data security
• Software Vulnerability Analysis
• Applied Cryptography

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• A Bachelor/Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Experience working in the Unix/Linux environment
• Development experience in Python, Java, C/C++
• Experience in development of open-source tools/platforms and/or development of enterprise security products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated, independent and resourceful team player
• Strong analytical thinking, interpersonal and problem solving skills

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested applicants should send your CV to Lim Hoon Wei comlihw@nus.edu.sg  with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The Computer Science Department at National University of Singapore is seeking two motivated postdoctoral researchers with expertise in deep learning and robotics, starting immediately. The position is for a 2.5 year project to develop new deep learning techniques for fast, efficient perception with next-generation artificial skin. We will be working with state-of-the-art robotics systems learning to interact with differenet objects in the world using tactile perception.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed all requirements for a PhD degree. A solid track record of publications at major AI, ML and robotics conference is preferred.
• Expertise in deep learning and machine learning is strongly preferred.
• Experience in robotics, human-robot interaction or tactile learning, is a plus.
• Committed to full-time employment at NUS,Singapore

HOW TO APPLY :

To apply for this position, please send your CV to Harold Soh at harold@comp.nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests. The initial term of appointment will be 1 year extensible for another year, upon review of satisfactory performance.  

The selected candidate will be offered competitve salaries and benefits.

NUS is a world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Its School of Compuitng is highly ranked within the top 10) among the computer science departments in the world. SIngapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

A postodoctoral fellow position is currently available in the Computational Biology Laboratory, School of Computing, National University of Singapore.

You will be joinining a team of dynamic bioinformaticians, bio-data scientists and biologists in tackling some difficult but meaningful analytical problems in biological big data. In this instance, the focus is to work on missing protein problems in proteomics data.

The project is a joint venture with Dr Wilson Goh, Bio-Data Science and Education Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University

You should hav a PhD in Computational Biology, Data Science, Computer Science, or Bioinformatics. Other relevant degrees may also be considered. You should preferably have experience working with mass spectrometry data and/or have experience working with network models

Qualified applicants should send their CV, statement of research interests, and at least two letters of recommendation to:

Professor Limsoon Wong

School of Computing

National University of Singapore

Level 3, Building COM1

13 Computing Drive

Singapore 117417

wongls@comp.nus.edu.sg

Only short-listed candidates will be notified. 

Research Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Fellow will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects. He/she will devise, implement and evaluate (both analytically and empirically) algorithms for privacy risk evaluation and privacy preservation. He/she should possess experience or interest in both theory and applications in the following areas:

• Privacy (statistical disclosure, anonymity and anonymization, differential privacy)
• Statistical machine learning

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

For Research Fellow Position

• A PhD degree in a relevant area (computer science or mathematics);
• Good publication record; and
• Experience in research;

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested applicants should send your CV to steph@comp.nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests.

Research Fellow

Job Description:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the positions of Research Fellow/Research Assistant in the School of Computing (SoC). The Research Fellows/Assistants will work closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on research projects, and/or assist in enhancement of cybersecurity curriculum. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Program/Malware analysis
• Embedded system/OS kernel development
• IoT/CPS security

Requirements:  

For Research Fellow Position:

• A PhD degree in a relevant area;
• Good publication record; and
• Experience in research.

Application Process:

Interested applicants should send your CV to Prof Liang Zhenkai (liangzk@comp.nus.edu.sg) with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests.

Research Assistant

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well-being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the followin research areas:

• Systems and Networking
• Database
• Programming Languages & Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor's degree with Honours in a relevant area.
• Familar with Java programming.
• Working knowledge of data processing/analytics using Python.
• Experience in open-source software developments.
• Experience in system and networking research.

HOW TO APPLY :

To apply for this position, please send your CV to Richard Ma Tianbai at tbma@comp.nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests. 

Research Assistant

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects. He/she will devise, implement and evaluate hydrological models and numerical simulations for watershed, rainfall, floods and possibly, water quality. He/she should possess experience or interest in both theory and applications in the following research areas hydraulic engineeing and water resources management and the implementation of the necessary computing tools including numerical simulations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• A Master degree in a relevant area (computer science or hydraulic engineering and water resources management);
• Good publication record; and
• Experience in research;

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested applicants should send your CV to steph@comp.nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests.

Research Assistant/Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant/Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strontly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimential systems and imrproving the well being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Informaiton Systems.

The Research Assistant/Fellow will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members in one or more research projects. He/she should possess experience or interet in Database.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

For Research Fellow Position:

• A PhD degree in computer science;
• At least five years' of research experience in database.
• Good publication record with at least three papers in SIGMOD, VLDB< ICDE, TODS, VLDBJ, or TKDE.

For Research Assistant Position:

• A Bachelor's degree with Honours or a Master's degree in Computer Science or in a relevant area; and
• Experience in research.

HOW TO APPLY :

To apply for this position, please send your CV to Xiao Xiaokui  at xiaoxk@comp.nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Fellow in the  Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC) to work on the next generation constrained counting techniques, starting in March-April (start date is flexible).

The initial contract will be for one year and is renewable subject to performance. Successful applications will devise techniques for development of constrained counters that can scale to real world practical applications. An ideal candidate will have experience in the design of combinatorial solvers, such as SAT solvers and a strong mathematical background.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A PhD degree, preferably in the field of constraint programming or artificial intelligence.
• Prior software engineering experience.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter to meel@comp.nus.edu.sgg

Research Assistants

DESCRIPTION:

The Computer Science Department at the National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks Research Assistants in the area of system security.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The project aims to create automated solutions for malware source attribution, as it has become increasingly challenging for human analysts to analyse malware and identify its evolving trend and developers. This will help malware analysts and security response teams to understand the similarities in malware used across cyber-attacks more efficiently, and identify the attacker quickly. This project is a collaboration between Kaspersky Lab SIngapore Pte Ltd, the Singapore laboratory of Russia-headquartered cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, Kaspersky Lab, and the National University of Singapore.

JOB REQUIREMENT:

Applicants should have relevant experience in related areas, such as in binary analysis, attack response, or learning techniques.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If interested, please send your application including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of prior research to A/Prof Liang Zhenkai (liangzk@comp.nus.edu.sg). The initial term of appointment will be one year, extensible to longer terms upon satisfactory performance and availability of funding. Selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits.

Research Assistant/Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant/Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the wellbeing of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Assistant/Fellow will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members on one or more research projects. He/she should possess experience or interest in at least one of the following research areas:

• Data collection, publication, and analysis with differential privacy
• Large scale Spatio-Temporal Data Mining
• Develop the novel Information Visualization and Visual Analytics techniques for the analysis of urban data
• Deep machine learning on real-time localization data
• Energy efficient algorithms on mobile sensing platforms

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• A PhD degree in a relevant area (for Research Fellow);
• Good publication record;
• Experience in research; and
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested applicants should send your CV to dcsacz@nus.edu.sg with a cover letter and a brief statement of previous work and research interests.

Research Fellows

DESCRIPTION:

The Computer Science Department at the National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks Research Fellows in the area of system security.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The project aims to create automated solutions for malware source attribution, as it has become increasingly challenging for human analysts to analyse malware and identify its evolving trend and developers. This will help malware analysts and security response teams to understand the similarities in malware used across cyber-attacks more efficiently, and identify the attacker quickly. This project is a collaboration between Kaspersky Lab SIngapore Pte Ltd,  the Singapore laboratory of Russia-headquartered cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, Kaspersky Lab, and the National University of Singapore.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants should have a demonstrated successful track-record of prior research work in related areas, such as in binary analysis, attack response, as well as learning techniques. Research Fellows (RFs) must hold a PhD in a relevant area.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If interested, please send your application including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of prior research to A/Prof Liang Zhenkai (liangzk@comp.nus.edu.sg). The initial term of appointment will be one year, extensible to longer terms upon satisfactory performance and availability of funding. Selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits, with suport to travel to conferences for dissemination of research results, and substantial freedom to build up a strong research profile of their own.

Research Assistant

DESCRIPTION:

The Computer Science Department at National University of Singapore is seeking a research assistant (RA) with expertise in deep learning and security, starting immediately. The position is for a 3 year project that aims to develop new mechanisms for analyzing deep learning models, and develop new ones for binary reverse engineering.

The project aims to develop a robust platform for using deep learning, as well as traditional program analysis techniques, for the task of machine code (binary) analysis. The project aims to establish experimental benchmarks to compare existing techniques. The end deliverable may include robust binary analysis infrastructure with a mix of deep learning and classical program analysis techniques. The investigator is Assoc. Prof. Prateek Saxena.

Applicants will be selected based on their research ability and prior expertise in security / deep learning related work. Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background in deep learning or binary analysis, and preference is given to candidates in both.

The cyber-security group at NUS offers a vibrant and collaborative environment. Candidates should be prepared to collaborate with the strong research team comprising of over 20 graduate students and staff working in a wide range of topics in cyber-security. A keen interest in system-building or developing theoretical foundations is beneficial.

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• Having completed all requirements for a bachelors in computer science (CS), math / statistics, computer engineering or allied fields, with a strong academic record from a rigorous undergraduate program. Preference will be given to holders of Masters Degree in computer science with good technical work and experience of research demonstrated.
• Expertise in deep learning or binary analysis is strongly preferred. If the candidate has past systembuilding, security or applied cryptography research work to demonstrate, this will be considered favorable.
• Strong research aptitude relevant for the project is a must, and will be determined via interviews. Prior industry experience is not relevant. Capability to write research / academic articles is preferred.
• Committed to full-time employment at NUS, Singapore.

PROCEDURE :

If interested, please send your resume to Prateek Saxena (prateeks@comp.nus.edu.sg) and Thiba D/O Ahwahday (comta@comp.nus.edu.sg) including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of your work undertaken in previous work. The initial term of appointment will be 1 year extensible to 2 years, upon review of satisfactory performance. The selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits.

NUS is a reputed world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Its School of Computing is highly ranked (within the top 15) among the computing departments of the world.

Singapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Post-Doc (Research Fellow)

DESCRIPTION:

The Computer Science Department at National University of Singapore is seeking a research fellow  (RF) or senior research fellow (SRF) with expertise in deep learning and security, starting immediately. The position is for a 3 year project that aims to develop new mechanisms for analyzing deep learning models, and develop new ones for binary reverse engineering.

The project aims to develop a robust platform for using deep learning, as well as traditional program analysis techniques, for the task of machine code (binary) analysis. The project aims to establish experimental benchmarks to compare existing techniques. The end deliverable may include robust binary analysis infrastructure with a mix of deep learning and classical program analysis techniques. The investigator is Assoc. Prof. Prateek Saxena.

Applicants will be selected based on their research ability and prior expertise in security / deep learning related work. Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background in deep learning or binary analysis, and preference is given to candidates in both.

The cyber-security group at NUS offers a vibrant and collaborative environment. Candidates should be prepared to collaborate with the strong research team comprising of over 20 graduate students and staff working in a wide range of topics in cyber-security. A keen interest in system-building or developing theoretical foundations is beneficial.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Having completed all requirements for a PhD degree. The candidates track record in publication, and strengths as an independent researcher are valued.
• Expertise in deep learning or binary analysis is strongly preferred. If the candidate has past systembuilding, security or applied cryptography research work to demonstrate, this will be considered favorable.
• Committed to full-time employment at NUS, Singapore.
• Preference to candidates with strong research background relevant for the project, determined via interviews.

 PROCEDURE :

If interested, please send your resume to Prateek Saxena (prateeks@comp.nus.edu.sg) and Thiba D/O Ahwahday (comta@comp.nus.edu.sg) including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of your work undertaken in previous work. The initial term of appointment will be 1 year extensible to 2 years, upon review of satisfactory performance. The selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits.

NUS is a reputed world-class university that provides an outstanding and supportive research environment. Its School of Computing is highly ranked (within the top 15) among the computing departments of the world.

Singapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and research hub in Asia.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

The Department of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS) invites a highly talented and motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on a project to develop user-centric data analytics and visualizations to understand urban big data. The post-doctoral research fellow will investigate and develop Machine Learning algorithms and Visualization interfaces for urban planners and residents.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related disciplines
• Expertise in ubiquitous computing, human-computer interaction, machine learning and data visualization is highly desirable
• Experience in developing algorithms for data mining and visualizations
• Interest and experience in working with Big Data and Urban Computing
• Competency in developing and implement algorithms, and programming
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently (50%) and team projects (50%) 

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply, please send your research statement, CV and names of 3 referees (Name, institution, email) to Dr Brian Lim (brianlim@comp.nus.edu.sg). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Research Assistant

DESCRIPTION:

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for working closely with the Principal Investigator and lab members one or more research projects. He/she will work on the modelling and analysis of network protocols and applications, as well as implementing tools.

BENEFITS:

In this project, the Research Assistant will

• learn how to formally analyse a system and how to perform security analysis of system implementation,
• learn up-to-date network attacks and their influences on network and network based systems,
• gain experience on real-world network (SingTel) analysis, and
• gain experience in using model checker PAT.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor’s degree with Honours in a relevant area;
• Background or strong interests in formal analysis, security and networks;

• Sophisticated programming skills.

 CONTACT:

• Prof. DONG Jin Song at dcsdjs@nus.edu.sg

Research Fellow

The National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for the position of  Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well-being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Fellow will be part of the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Research Laboratory, working on a project related to providing privacy as a service. The project will involve designing and analyzing algorithms for privatizing data, as well as evaluating the privacy leakage from published datasets. An ideal candidate will have experience with anonymization algorithms, including standard concepts of privacy, such as k-anonymity and differential privacy.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• a PhD degree, preferably on a topic related to privacy and algorithm design;
• good publication record at top tier conferences; and
• experience in privacy research.

We will also also consider candidates with strong mathematical or theoretical computer science backgrounds and an interest in privacy (but without specific experience in privacy).

(Note: to be considered for this job, the PhD thesis must already have been submitted to the department, even if the degree has not yet been conferred.)

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this position, e-mail a cover letter  and CV to: privacy.as.a.service.NUS@gmail.com

Research Positions

The National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks Research Fellows and Research Assistants in cyber security.

The researchers will be working as part of the new NUS-SIngtel Cyber Security Research Laboratory that was established at the end of June 2016 with funding from the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF), NUS and SIngtel.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

Singtel and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are partnering in a corporate research lab hosted at NUS and focusing broadly on cyber security.

Singtel is the leading provider of infocomm products and services in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region, and cyber security problems pervade every aspect of its business, including its acquisition and use of customer and partner data, the design of its hardware and software platforms, and its development of innovative consumer and business products and services. Singtel's recent acquisition of Trustwave makes it one of the major providers of cyber security solutions in the world.

The National University of Singapore is a leading global university generally recognized as the top university in Asia. It has existing peaks of strength in several areas relevant to cyber security within its School of Computing (SoC), Faculty of Engineering (FOE) and Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) and it has identified cyber security as a strategic growth area for research impact, technology translation, and interaction with industry.

The lab is bringing together these two leading organizations in Singapore with complimentary capabilities in cyber security to address a broad array of the most critifical challenges in cyber security for SIngaore industry and society. The lab will be directed by Prof David S. Rosenblum from NUS along with Mr Ho Pun from Singtel. The research activities of the lab will be supervised by two dozen PIs from SoC, FOE and CQT, in collaboration with engineers and researchers from SIngtel. The result will be the creation and commercialization of a significant and diverse body of new technologies in cyber security, along with the training of significant numbers of new PhDs, researchers and engineers in cyber secuirty.

PROJECT DETAILS:

The lab will conduct research in four broad areas of cyber security having strategic relevance to Singtel's business: (1) Predictive Security Analytics; (2) Network, Data and Cloud Security; Internet-of-Things and Industrial Control Systems; and (4) Future-Ready Cyber Security Systems. In addition, the lab will opportunistically expand its research to cover other emerging important problem areas and Singtel business objectives as appropriate.

REQUESTED BACKGROUND:

Applicants should have a demonstrated successful track-record of prior research work, and have a keen interest in participating in high-impact research within a large, multi-disciplinary corporate lab, and expertise in at least one of the research areas of the lab mentioned above. A keen interest in experimentation and system-building is beneficial, as is specific expertise in security and privacy, mobile computing, cloud computing technologies, networked and distributed systems, the Internet of Things, industrial control systems, and/or quantum technology. Research Fellows (RFs) must hold a PhD in a relevant area, and Research Assistants (RAs) should have completed their first degree or ideally a Masters degree in a relevant area.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If interested, please send your application including a cover letter, CV and a brief statement of prior research. The initial term of appointment will be one year, extensible to more years upon satisfactory performance and availability of funding. Selected candidates will be offered competitive salaries and benefits, with support to travel to conferences for dissemination of research results. Singapore is a vibrant, well-connected city with low taxes and is a global research hub centre in Asia. NUS is a world-class university that provides an outstanding, supportive research environment.

TO APPLY:

E-mail your materials to nus-singtel@comp.nus.edu.sg. Informal inquiries about the position may be directed to that address.

Research Fellows/Research Assistants

DESCRIPTION:

The School of Computing at the National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Fellow/Research Assistant in the recently established National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL). NCL is a national shared infrastructure that provides computing resources, repeatable and controllable experimentation environments, as well as applications services for the cybersecurity R&D community (see http://ncl.sg/). The infrastructure includes a cluster of 300 nodes that provides a wide range of provisioning mechanisms, security data as well as security environments/scenarios. The in-house R&D team conducts research in cybersecurity experimentation technology involving topics in:

• Malware analysis & Virtualization techniques
• Multi-agents systems and human behaviour analysis
• Software Defined Network and Network Security
• Automated traffic generation & cyber-range
  REQUIREMENTS:

For Research Fellow Position:

• A PhD degree in a relevant area;
• Good publication record; and
• Experience in research.

For Research Assistant Position:

• A Bachelor's degree with Honours in a relevant area;
• Experience/keen interest in research .

TO APPLY:

Please e-mail your application material to A/Prof Chang Ee-Chien (changec@comp.nus.edu.sg). Informal enquiry about the positions can be directed to either A/Prof Chang Ee-Chien or A/Prof Liang Zhenkai (liangzk@comp.nus.edu.sg). 

Research Fellow

DESCRIPTION:

A post-doctoral research fellow (RF) position in the area of constraints is available at the School of Computing (http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg), National University of Singapore, Singapore.

The position involves conducting research in a new project focusing on higher order consistencies in CP to complement and also as a replacement of generalised arc consistency. We will investigate various approaches such as transformational, novel algorithms, fundamental theory, etc. We are also interested in exploiting structured representations such as Multivalued Decision Diagrams (MDDs) together with global constraints. The position will be for 1-2 years starting from January 2016 or later.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A PhD in Computer Science, focusing on Constraints.
• Research experience in implementing solvers, modelling problems and applying CP techniques.
• Good programming skills, e.g. C/C++/Java.

HOW TO APPLY :

Interested candidates should send their resume and statement about their research to Roland Yap (ryap@comp.nus.edu.sg). Please also include a plan of research. While there can be some flexibility in research direction, the research should also connect to higher consistencies.