AdresseDistriNet is an international research group with extensive expertise in secure & distributed software. Embedded in the Department of Computer Science of KU Leuven, DistriNet brings together a substantial critical mass of over 100 researchers, including 15 full-time professors, 10 permanent research staff members, 15 postdoctoral researchers, and about 80 PhD researchers. The conducted research is systems-centric, always application-driven and often performed in close collaboration with industry. The know-how of DistriNet formed the basis of multiple spin-off companies (https://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be/spinoffs/). The dominant expertise of DistriNet focuses on Secure Software and Systems, covering applications, services, middleware and systems, infrastructures, methods and tools.
Within DistriNet, a growing subgroup – task force - of researchers is focusing on Security Analytics. They actively work on challenges related to Security Analytics, machine learning for cybersecurity and the corresponding data collection and data management activities and know how. Our findings are applied in case studies in innovative and challenging application domains, including e-health, industry 4.0, e-finance, e-media and e-government.
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Responsibilities
The Research Expert on Security Analytics will further extend DistriNet’s research at an international level. This includes the following responsibilities:
- You initiate, attain and coordinate research project ideas. This includes knowledge acquisition of relevant national and international research programs, participation in project idea initiatives, negotiations with partners and defining project plans.
- By attending and organizing workshops and stakeholder meetings you expand the DistriNet national and international network in research, industry and government.
- You follow and assess relevant internal and external developments within the research domain of Security Analytics; you cover a broad range of research topics directly coupled to machine learning for cybersecurity.
- You compare internal research results with those of other research centers.
- You stimulate and drive the creation and enhancement of security solutions through the use of advanced Security Analytics.
- You contribute to the development of the research strategy related to cybersecurity within the DistriNet research group.
Profile
- Ph.D. in Computer Science (Doctor in Engineering or in Sciences: Informatics, Computer Science), or equivalent based on experience.
- Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following research subdomains related to cybersecurity;
(1) Specific cybersecurity solutions, e.g. in DDoS, Authorization, intrusion detection, etc.
(2) Data collection and data engineering
(3) Effective approaches to anonymize or de-identify data
(4) Deep learning and other essential trends in machine learning, applied to cybersecurity (security and privacy)
(5) Robustness of ML in the context of cybersecurity
(6) Protection of ML systems in the context of strong adversaries
- Experience in the management of research projects. Experience in the definition and coordination of research proposals.
- Affinity with the national and international research community.
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a research organization.
- The ability to coach people.
- Fluent in English, both written and oral.
Offer
We offer a permanent position as Research Expert at KU Leuven in a very dynamic and internationally oriented research group at one of the best universities in Europe.
Interested?
For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Wouter Joosen, tel.: +32 16 32 76 53, mail: wouter.joosen@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. ir. Frank Piessens, tel.: +32 16 32 76 03, mail: frank.piessens@kuleuven.be.
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