PhD, Postdoc, Visiting Positions in Security & Networking at Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab (CSL) at FIU  

Applications are invited for two PhD student and one Postdoctoral researcher positions, available in the Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab (CSL) (http://csl.fiu.edu) within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, USA. The positions are available immediately.

The candidates are expected to work under the supervision of Professor A. Selcuk Uluagac on exciting and novel research problems at the intersection of networking and security fields with a particular emphasis on their practical and applied aspects as a member of the Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab. Several research areas are of great interest: Security of Internet of Things, security of Cyber-Physical Systems, security of critical Infrastructure networks (e.g., smart-grid), big data security, and security of wireless and mobile devices. Some of the equipment (e.g., Google smart thermostat, smart watches, health/fitness trackers, Google glass, MS Kinect, iRobot, drones) available to the students for their research activities are shown below. For a description of research activities carried out by Professor Uluagac, please visit: http://web.eng.fiu.edu/selcuk.

Applicants who have a bachelors or masters degrees in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or closely related field with an emphasis on security and computer networks are strongly encouraged to contact Prof. Uluagac at suluagac@fiu.edu. Interested candidates should be passionate individuals with motivation to learn quickly and work effectively on challenging research problems in security and networking. Please note that GRE and TOEFL (for international applicants) exam scores are required for the university application.

Applicants should e-mail their CV (including the contact information for at least two professional references), undergraduate/graduate level transcripts, and PDF copies of their papers (if any) to suluagac@fiu.edu. Please include "PhD|Postdoc in Security & Networking at FIU" in the subject heading of your email and describe briefly your background and research interests in the e-mail. Exchange or visiting positions may also be arranged depending on the interest. For this, please also send an email to suluagac@fiu.edu describing briefly your background and research interests.

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