[Tccc] Postdoc Position in Software Security at the University of Arizona

Loukas Lazos loukaslazos
Mon Mar 5 19:27:51 EST 2012


A Postdoc position in the area of Software Security at the University of Arizona

**Call for applications**

Expected funding duration: 24 Months

Starting date: Immediate

**Project description**
This project aims to investigate innovative approaches to protecting
the integrity and confidentiality of a piece of software against an
attacker (the man-at-the-end, MATE) who has physical access to the
software and so is able to inspect, modify, and execute it. One
important goal of the project is to derive a fundamental basis of MATE
defense principles and metrics.

**Key tasks to be performed**
Develop MATE attack models that formally characterize the process of
device compromise. Design novel MATE defense algorithms. Provide
attack tools to allow easy testing of these defenses. Devise community
standards for defense evaluation. Investigate different approaches to
constructing and validating metrics for obfuscation, tamper-proofing,
and software watermarking.

**Applicant profile**
The applicant must have a PhD in Computer Science or other strongly
related field. A successful candidate should have a technical
background in one or more of computer security, cryptography, and
programming languages/compilers.

**Location**
The work will be carried out at the University of Arizona, under the
supervision of a team of researchers from the Computer Science and
Electrical and Computer Engineering departments.

Interested candidates should send a CV to: collberg at cs.arizona.edu and
llazos at ece.arizona.edu

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Loukas Lazos
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Arizona
1230 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ, 85721
Phone: +1(520) 626-0736
Fax:???? +1(520) 621-8076
Email: llazos at ece.arizona.edu
Web: www.ece.arizona.edu/~llazos




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