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Job description
The IMDEA Networks Institute offers one partially funded PhD position in the area of Smartphone Baseband Security Analysis and Mitigation. The research associate will contribute to the newly established Secure Mobile Systems Group. The main focus of the work will be the resilience and security of smartphone basebands with direct satellite connectivity. This involves investigating and optimizing the wireless baseband chips, their firmware, the smartphone operating systems, the associated smartphone ICT ecosystem, and the related mobile and satellite systems. Employed methods include reverse engineering to understand black-box behavior, as well as the design, implementation, and experimental evaluation of solutions to increase the resilience, security, and performance of these systems. The research associate will contribute to building up the newly founded Secure Mobile Systems Group.
Requirements
Research Field Computer science » Other
Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
The position requires:
- an MSc degree in Computer Science, with excellent academic record
- excellent knowledge of the latest generation of 5G wireless baseband chips
- expertise in system-level programming within the Apple ecosystem (iOS, macOS)
- comprehensive knowledge in the field of cybersecurity
- expert knowledge of reverse engineering mobile devices/smartphones
- documented experience in developing mobile applications for iOS
- fluency in written and spoken English, fluency in written and spoken German
- enthusiasm for research of complex real-world ICT ecosystems
Languages ENGLISH
Benefits & conditions
International collaboration:
- the position constitutes a collaboration between IMDEA Networks, Spain and Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. Both organizations fund parts of the position. Special conditions apply.
The position offers:
- a unique opportunity to investigate state-of-the-art mobile systems
- the prospect to publish at top-tier venues in mobile systems
- a vibrant, collaborative, multi-cultural and English-speaking environment
- a strong international component with a German collaboration partner
- the high quality of life of the region of Madrid, Spain, as well as the Rhine-Main region in Germany where the partner labs is based
Selection process
Equal Employment Opportunity
