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