{"data":{"id":184624,"slug":"doktorand-inom-fjarrfelattacker-pa-kryptografiska-algoritmer","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Remote Fault Attacks on Cryptographic Algorithms","description":"Project Description\nResearch Education Subject: Information and Communication Technology\n\nCurrently, there are no effective methods to protect implementations of cryptographic algorithms against fault attacks, where an attacker intentionally injects faults into cryptographic computations to extract sensitive information. This project aims to address this important open problem, with particular focus on remote attacks. We intend to study how fault attacks affect the security of cryptographic implementations from both an offensive and defensive perspective. By considering mathematical and electrical engineering problems in a unified context, the project is expected to contribute to the development of cryptographic implementations where resilience to fault attacks is built in at the design stage, rather than handled retroactively when a vulnerability is discovered.\n\nSelected candidates are expected to investigate how advanced machine learning techniques can be used to improve both the analysis and mitigation of fault attacks. The insights obtained will be used to develop new methods for vulnerability assessment and design countermeasures against fault attacks, together with supporting tools.\n\nThe work will be carried out in the Hardware Security Group at KTH, which currently includes five PhD students.\n\nThe project is funded by the Swedish Research Council.\n\nSupervision: Prof. Elena Dubrova and Prof. Carl-Mikael Zetterling\n\nEligibility for Admission\nTo be admitted to doctoral education (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance), basic eligibility is required:\n- a degree at advanced level, or\n- completion of course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or\n- acquisition in some other way within or outside the country of essentially equivalent knowledge.\n\nSpecial eligibility requirements include knowledge of cryptographic algorithms, expertise in fault attacks and side-channel attacks, experience with embedded systems, and practical skills in machine learning, including knowledge of fundamental tools and platforms such as TensorFlow and others.\n\nIn addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement of English equivalent to English B\/6.\n\nSelection\nTo succeed in your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. The selection assesses the ability to:\n- independently advance your work,\n- collaborate with others,\n- maintain a professional approach,\n- analyze and work with complex issues, and\n- communicate research results effectively in writing and through presentations.\n\nApplicants who have completed a course in hardware security as part of their academic curriculum will be prioritized.\nApplicants whose bachelor's\/master's thesis was conducted in the field of hardware security will be prioritized.\nApplicants with published articles in top-ranked hardware security journals, conferences, or workshops will be prioritized.\nAfter the eligibility requirements, considerable weight will be placed on personal qualities.\n\nTarget Degree: Doctor's Degree\n\nInformation on Admission and Employment\nOnly those admitted to doctoral education may be employed as PhD students. The total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral education over four years. An employed PhD student may, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within, for example, education and administration. A new employment as a PhD student is valid for a maximum of one year; the employment may thereafter be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.\n\nAs a PhD student, you will receive KTH's employment benefits and have a monthly salary according to KTH's agreement for PhD student salaries. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.\n\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nDoctoral Student Section (Royal Institute of Technology Student Union)\nContact information for the doctoral student section.\n\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have the main responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\n\nThe application should contain\n- Copies of diplomas and transcripts from previous university studies and proof of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified.\n- CV with relevant professional experience and knowledge.\n- Application letter with a brief account of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Max 2 pages)\n- Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please include a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.\n\nThe application must be received by KTH no later than the last application deadline at midnight, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\n\nOther\nFor information on the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment.\n\nIt may be that an employment at KTH is placed in a security classification. If so for this particular employment, a security check of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) after consent. In these cases, a requirement for employment is that the applicant is approved after security checking.\n\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as job advertisement vendors.\n\nBecome Part of KTH\nKTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and participating in the transition to a sustainable society. Here you have the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal conditions are a quality issue and a natural part of KTH's values as a university and state authority.\n\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand inom Fj\u00e4rrfelattacker p\u00e5 kryptografiska algoritmer","description_original":"Projektbeskrivning\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne: Information and Communication Technology\nF\u00f6r n\u00e4rvarande finns det inga effektiva metoder f\u00f6r att skydda implementationer av kryptografiska algoritmer mot felattacker, d\u00e4r en angripare medvetet injicerar fel i kryptografiska ber\u00e4kningar f\u00f6r att extrahera k\u00e4nslig information. Projektet syftar till att angripa detta viktiga \u00f6ppna problem, med s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 fj\u00e4rrattacker. Vi avser att studera hur felattacker p\u00e5verkar s\u00e4kerheten hos kryptografiska implementationer ur b\u00e5de ett offensivt och ett defensivt perspektiv. Genom att beakta matematiska och elektrotekniska problem i ett sammanhang f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas projektet bidra till utvecklingen av kryptografiska implementationer d\u00e4r motst\u00e5ndskraft mot felattacker byggs in redan p\u00e5 designstadiet, snarare \u00e4n hanteras i efterhand n\u00e4r en s\u00e5rbarhet har uppt\u00e4ckts.\nDe utvalda kandidaterna f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas unders\u00f6ka hur avancerade maskininl\u00e4rningstekniker kan anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra b\u00e5de analysen och begr\u00e4nsningen av felattacker. De insikter som erh\u00e5lls kommer att anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r att utveckla nya metoder f\u00f6r s\u00e5rbarhetsbed\u00f6mning och utforma mot\u00e5tg\u00e4rder mot felattacker, tillsammans med tillh\u00f6rande st\u00f6dverktyg.\nArbetet kommer att utf\u00f6ras i h\u00e5rdvarus\u00e4kerhetsgrupp vid KTH, som f\u00f6r n\u00e4rvarande inkluderar fem doktorander.\nProjektet \u00e4r finansierat av Vetenskapsr\u00e5det.\nHandledning: Prof. Elena Dubrova och Prof. Carl-Mikael Zetterling\nBeh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r antagning\nF\u00f6r att bli antagen till forskarutbildning (kap 7 39 \u00a7 h\u00f6gskolef\u00f6rordningen) kr\u00e4vs grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righet:\navlagt en examen p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\nfullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng, varav minst 60 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\np\u00e5 n\u00e5got annat s\u00e4tt inom eller utom landet f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper.\n\nDe s\u00e4rskilda beh\u00f6righetskraven inkluderar kunskap om kryptografiska algoritmer, expertis inom felattacker och sidokanalsattacker, erfarenhet av inb\u00e4ddade system, samt praktiska f\u00e4rdigheter inom maskininl\u00e4rning, inklusive kunskap om grundl\u00e4ggande verktyg och plattformar s\u00e5som TensorFlow med flera.\nUt\u00f6ver ovanst\u00e5ende\u00a0 finns ocks\u00e5 ett obligatoriskt krav p\u00e5 engelska motsvarande Engelska B\/6.\nUrval\nF\u00f6r att lyckas med dina doktorandstudier p\u00e5 KTH beh\u00f6ver du vara m\u00e5linriktad och ih\u00e4rdig i ditt arbete. Vid urval bed\u00f6ms f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att:\nsj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt driva sitt arbete fram\u00e5t,\nkunna samarbeta med andra,\nha ett professionellt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt,\u00a0\nanalysera och arbeta med komplexa fr\u00e5gor samt\nkommunicera forskningsresultat p\u00e5 ett effektivt s\u00e4tt i skrift och genom presentationer.\u00a0\n\nS\u00f6kande som har genomf\u00f6rt en kurs i h\u00e5rdvarus\u00e4kerhet som en del av sin akademiska l\u00e4roplan kommer att prioriteras.\nS\u00f6kande vars kandidat-\/masteruppsats utf\u00f6rdes inom omr\u00e5det h\u00e5rdvarus\u00e4kerhet kommer att prioriteras.\nS\u00f6kande med publicerade artiklar i topprankade h\u00e5rdvarus\u00e4kerhetstidskrifter, konferenser eller workshops kommer att prioriteras.\nEfter beh\u00f6righetskraven kommer stor vikt l\u00e4ggas vid personliga egenskaper.\nM\u00e5lexamen:\u00a0 Doktorsexamen\nInformation om antagning och anst\u00e4llning\u00a0\nEndast den som antagits till forskarutbildning f\u00e5r anst\u00e4llas som doktorand. Den sammanlagda anst\u00e4llningstiden f\u00e5r inte vara l\u00e4ngre \u00e4n vad som motsvarar utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 p\u00e5 heltid under fyra \u00e5r. En anst\u00e4lld doktorand kan i begr\u00e4nsad omfattning (h\u00f6gst 20 %) utf\u00f6ra vissa arbetsuppgifter inom t.ex. utbildning och administration. En ny anst\u00e4llning som doktorand g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r h\u00f6gst ett \u00e5r, anst\u00e4llningen f\u00e5r d\u00e4refter f\u00f6rnyas med h\u00f6gst tv\u00e5 \u00e5r i taget.\u00a0\nSom doktorand f\u00e5r du del av KTH:s anst\u00e4llningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och har en m\u00e5nadsl\u00f6n enligt KTH:s avtal f\u00f6r doktorandl\u00f6ner. L\u00e4s mer om Forskarstudier vid KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nFackliga representanter\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0fackliga representanter.\nDoktorandsektionen (Tekniska h\u00f6gskolans studentk\u00e5r)\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0doktorandsektionen.\nAns\u00f6kan\u00a0\nDu ans\u00f6ker via KTH:s rekryteringssystem. Du som s\u00f6kande har huvudansvaret f\u00f6r att din ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett n\u00e4r den skickas in.\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla\nKopior av examensbevis och betyg fr\u00e5n tidigare universitetsstudier och intyg p\u00e5 uppfyllda spr\u00e5kkrav (se ovan). \u00d6vers\u00e4ttningar till engelska eller svenska om originaldokumentet inte \u00e4r utf\u00e4rdade p\u00e5 ett av dessa spr\u00e5k. Kopior av original ska vidimeras\u00a0\nCV med relevanta professionella erfarenheter och kunskaper.\nAns\u00f6kningsbrev med en kortfattad redog\u00f6relse om varf\u00f6r du vill bedriva forskarstudier, om dina akademiska intressen och hur de relaterar till dina tidigare studier och framtida m\u00e5l. (Max 2 sidor)\nRepresentativa publikationer eller tekniska rapporter. F\u00f6r l\u00e4ngre dokument, bifoga g\u00e4rna en sammanfattning (abstract) och en webbl\u00e4nk till den fullst\u00e4ndiga texten.\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara KTH tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen vid midnatt, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\u00a0\n\u00d6vrigt\nF\u00f6r information om behandling av personuppgifter i samband med rekrytering.\nDet kan f\u00f6rekomma att en anst\u00e4llning hos KTH \u00e4r placerad i s\u00e4kerhetsklass. Om s\u00e5 \u00e4r fallet f\u00f6r just denna anst\u00e4llning g\u00f6rs en s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning av s\u00f6kande i enlighet med s\u00e4kerhetsskyddslagen (2018:585) efter samtycke. I dessa fall \u00e4r en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning att s\u00f6kande blir godk\u00e4nd efter s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning.\nVi undanber oss direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av platsannonser.\nBli en del av KTH \u00a0\nKTH formar framtiden genom utbildning, forskning och innovation. Som ett ledande internationellt tekniskt universitet spelar vi en aktiv roll i att driva och medverka i omst\u00e4llningen till ett h\u00e5llbart samh\u00e4lle. H\u00e4r erbjuds du m\u00f6jligheten att v\u00e4xa och utvecklas p\u00e5 en kreativ och dynamisk arbetsplats med goda arbetsvillkor och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner. 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