Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, KTH Elektro- och systemteknik
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Swedens technical research and engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH. Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of engineering and includes Architecture, Industrial Management and Urban Planning. There are a total of 12,400 full year students at first and second levels, almost 1,900 active (at least 50 per cent) research students and 5,100 employees.
KTH Elektro- och systemteknik bedriver forskning och utbildning inom elektroteknik, systemteknik, informations- och kommunikationsteori, rymd- och fusionsplasmafysik och elkraftteknik. I denna dynamiska miljö arbetar cirka 400 personer, varav hälften är doktorander, många med utländsk bakgrund. Våra forskningsprojekt bedrivs i nära samarbete med industripartners och med forskarkollegor i Sverige och utomlands. Skolan ansvarar för högskole- och civilingenjörsutbildningen i elektroteknik samt fem mastersprogram med högt söktryck och nära koppling till våra profilområden.
The Department of Industrial Information and Control Systems conducts research in the field of cyber security. The work is focused on model-based assessment and prediction of security of system-of-systems architectures. Attack graphs, which are automatically generated from models of corporate IT infrastructures, are subjected to probabilistic inference, thus producing estimates of the likelihood of unauthorized access to different assets in the enterprise architecture.
The department has a long history of working closely together with industry, in particular in the electric power sector. The ambition is to provide effective decision support for design and maintenance of secure information and control systems architectures. The department participates in a number of nationally and EU-funded projects.
More information is available at the department's website .
Job description
We expect the postdoctoral researcher to participate in and lead research projects mainly aimed at estimating probabilities of successful execution of various attacks. Research methods may include experiments, expert surveys and elicitation, meta-analysis and literature reviews. The position is time limited to 12 months with potential extension to 24 months.
Qualifications
The candidate must hold a PhD Degree in computer science or similar with a specialization in cyber security. Applicants must be strongly motivated for postdoctoral studies, possess the ability to work independently and perform critical analysis and also possess good levels of cooperative and communicative abilities. Furthermore, a strong publication record in international journals and conferences is required. The candidate should have excellent skills in spoken and written English.
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Application
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The application should include the following documents in PDF format:
- A cover letter, including statements of your research interests and suitability for the position
- CV and publication list
- Names and contact details of 2-3 reference persons
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Type of employment: Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours: Full time
Salary: Monthly salary
City: Stockholm
Reference number: E-2015-0303
Published: 2015-04-13
Last application date: 2015-05-04