------ Forwarded Message > From: Eric Paulos > > PhD studentship at the University of Bath and HP Labs Bristol > > Applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the > Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of > the Cityware project. > > This is a major collaborative project investigating mobile and > pervasive systems and urban design. Project partners include the > University of Bath, Imperial College London, The Bartlett Faculty of > the Built Environment at UCL, HP Labs, Vodafone, Nokia, IBM, Node and > Bath & North-East Somerset Council. > > The PhD student will be based at the University of Bath and at HP > Labs Bristol. The PhD research will focus on trust as a major > concern of the users of mobile and pervasive systems in urban > environments. The work will first deepen our understanding of trust- > and risk-related issues in urban social and public spaces, and > investigate user requirements, perceptions and reasoning about trust > involving both peer-to-peer interactions and interactions with > networked services. This study will draw on and add to what is known > in psychology, sociology, and urban design and architecture. The > analysis will consider how trust relates, for different types of > user, to factors such as social acceptability and convenience. > > This trust analysis, combined with a threat analysis developed by a > collaborating researcher, will lead into the development of > techniques for securing users of mobile and pervasive systems against > attacks on security and privacy. This will lead to design > implications for spaces, architectural features, devices, and > services and to new security protocols for mobile and pervasive > systems. These developments will be tested in a range of > applications developed with the project partners. > > The student will be jointly supervised by Dr Eamonn O'Neill (Computer > Science) and Dr Danae Stanton Fraser (Psychology) from the University > of Bath and by Dr Tim Kindberg from HP Labs. The student will divide > his/her time between the University and HP Labs. The student will > work closely with a post-doctoral Research Associate who will also > spend time at both sites. > > In addition, there will be significant interaction and collaboration > with the other project partners, both academic and industrial. The > ideal candidate will have a good first degree or MSc in a relevant > subject (e.g. Psychology, Computer Science, Economics, Sociology or a > Design discipline) and a strong interest in Human-Computer > Interaction (HCI) with mobile and pervasive systems. > > Applications should be made by 20 March 2006. The PhD will start as > soon as possible, ideally immediately. Potential applicants are > welcome to > contact Eamonn O'Neill for informal discussions or enquiries, either > by phone (01225 383216) or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). The > Cityware website is at http://www.cityware.org.uk/. General > information about studying for a > PhD at Bath, including an application form, is available at: http:// > www.bath.ac.uk/grad-office/ > >
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