[DFSci] Two Funded PhD Positions in Digital Forensics

Mark Scanlon mark.scanlon at ucd.ie
Tue Oct 25 00:45:29 PDT 2016


*Apologies for cross-posting*
Please forward to those you feel might be interested.

The School of Computer Science, University College Dublin, Ireland is
seeking applicants for two full-time, funded PhD research positions in the
area of Digital Forensics and Cybercrime Investigation. The 4 year PhD
scholarship covers student registration fees, a tax-free stipend of €16,000
per annum, and provides funding for project equipment and conference travel.

The UCD School of Computer Science is Ireland’s leading computer science
school in terms of teaching and research. It offers teaching programmes at
BSc and Masters level that attract top students from Ireland and overseas.
The school is home to the UCD Centre for Cybersecurity & Cybercrime
Investigation, Europe's leading centre for research and education in
cybersecurity, cybercrime investigation, and digital forensics.

The research projects will surround the area(s) of:
 • Forensics of Cloud Services
 • Digital Forensics as a Service (DFaaS)
 • Big Data Forensics
 • Internet of Things (IoT) Forensics


Mandatory Criteria:
 • Undergraduate Computer Science (or related) degree with a GPA >=3.68
(1:1) or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Digital Forensics (or related)
with a GPA >=3.68 (1:1).
 • Strong programming ability.
 • Strong general computing knowledge.
 • Excellent command of spoken and written English.
 • Clear understanding of the commitment requirements for PhD research.


Desirable Criteria:
 • Experience of Digital Forensics.
 • Experience of Cloud Services.
 • Experience of Python programming.
 • Proven academic writing skills.
 • Existing international, peer-reviewed journal/conference publication
record.


If you feel that you meet the above criteria and would to apply for a
funded PhD position, please send an email to Dr Mark Scanlon (
mark.scanlon at ucd.ie) and Dr Nhien-An Le-Khac (an.lekhac at ucd.ie), which
includes your CV, an indication of your research interests, and an example
of your writing (e.g., publication, thesis, report, dissertation, etc.).
The ideal start date for these positions would be January 2017. The
deadline for expression of interest is Friday 11th November 2016 5pm GMT.

Regards,
~Mark

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Dr. Mark Scanlon,
BA, MSc, PhD, PDip UTL,
Lecturer,
UCD School of Computer Science,
University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 716 2930
@mrkscn <https://twitter.com/mrkscn>


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