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Research Fellow, Hardware Security and Trust Assurance

Employer
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Location
Singapore
Closing date
30 Sep 2020

Job Details

A Research Fellow position is available in the Centre for Integrated Circuits and Systems (CICS), School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

Job Responsibilities

  • Work on a project to conduct the research on exploring and analyzing the security weaknesses of deep learning models and their hardware accelerator implementation 
  • Develop attack vectors to poison or extract sensitive DNN parameters, propose and develop effective countermeasures against adversarial attacks on edge DNN implementation
  • The work requires expertise and good knowledge in hardware security, VLSI/FPGA implementation, DNN model and security leakage analyses for development of attacks and countermeasures
  • Implement, analyze and test hardware/software to evaluate effectiveness of DNN accelerator attacks and countermeasures
  • Present and report findings to funding agency and during progress review meeting
  • Publish research results in top-tier international conferences and journals

Job Requirements

  • PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field
  • At least 3 years of relevant research experience or thesis work related to hardware security, system security, machine learning, hardware implementation of deep learning model and adversarial attacks and defences 
  • Expertise in hardware security and security analyses
  • Experience in FPGA/IC design, and familiar with Synopsys and Cadence design tools   
  • Knowledge in deep learning model and digital image processing or computer vision preferred
  • Good publication track record in the above areas
  • Proficiency in basics of programming languages such as C, C++, Python and Matlab
  • Proficiency in popular machine learning frameworks such as Caffe, TensorFlow and PyTorch
  • Proficiency in Linux and Embedded development
  • Proficiency in English and technical communications

We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Company

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is placed 11th globally, and 1st among the world's top young universities for six consecutive years (QS university rankings). It is also ranked No.2 among the world's elite young universities (aged 50 and under) that have excelled in producing high-quality research (Nature Index Young Universities).


We invite you to be part of this world-class university through the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdocotoral Fellowship programme. 

About Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)

The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF) was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund. The Fellowship supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers to realise their full potential in the areas of Engineering, Science, Humanities, and Medicine.

The Fellowship will be awarded concurrently with the candidate's appointment as a research staff in NTU.

Please click here for the detailed list of research areas available in the respective Colleges/Schools/Research Centres.

Eligibility: 

• Excellent academic records and research potential.
• Recent PhD graduates, or with at most 1 postdoctoral training from a reputable university. 

Terms and Conditions: 
• The Fellowship will be tenable for a period of 3 years.  
• In addition to an attractive remuneration, the successful candidate will be awarded a research grant of S$180,000 for research consumables and research related expenditure. 

Application Procedure:

Please click here for more information.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 

Application Closing Date: 28 February 2020

Company info
Telephone
+(65)67911744
Location
50 NANYANG AVENUE
SINGAPORE
639 798
SG

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