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Research position at UCL, London:
Research Fellow in Programming Principles, Logic, and Verification: Systems
Security Modelling
The PPLV group conducts world-leading research in logical and algebraic methods
and their applications to program and systems modelling and verification. The
Interface Reasoning for Interacting Systems (IRIS) project, led by Professor
David Pym, uses logical and algebraic methods to understand the compositional
structure of systems and their communications, seeking to develop analyses at
all scales, from code through distributed systems to organizational structure,
generically and uniformly.
Applicants must hold, or be about to receive, a PhD in rigorous computer
science, or a closely related area. The post holder will demonstrate the
following criteria:
- actively contribute to both the theory and implementation of interfaces and
composition in a distributed systems modelling context, construction of models
- possess a solid grounding and understanding of process algebras and modal
logics coupled with a strong programming background, including experience with
or the ability to learn the Julia language
- demonstrable experience or ability to work with industrial partners (from HP
labs and BT) and academic partners from UCL and other institutions as
part of the project is essential.
In addition the knowledge of or interest in learning about computer security,
networks, and information systems management will be essential to succeeding in
this post.
This post will contribute to the EPSRC-funded IRIS project: Interface Reasoning
for Interacting Systems. Part of the IRIS project is concerned with looking at
organizational policy decisions and how they affect the performance of the
organization in different dimensions, such as efficiency and security.
Modelling tools can be used to help decision makers understand the behaviour of
a system and how it will behave given different policy decisions.
Organizations are complex systems, with technical, structural, human, and
policy components that interact in complex ways. To deal with this complexity,
compositional approaches are needed, where parts of the system can be modelled
independently and combined together according to rigorously specified
interfaces.
The purpose of this job is to develop and apply the methodology and tools
required to construct models that capture the structure, dynamics, and policy
of organizations. This will involve working with companies, including BT and
HP Labs, to create models to help them make decisions about their real-world
challenges.
Enquiries: David Pym ([email protected], http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/D.Pym/) or
Tristan Caulfield ([email protected], https://www.tristancaulfield.com)
Closing date: 18 April 2021
UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk
UCL CS: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/computer-science/
PPLV: http://pplv.cs.ucl.ac.uk/welcome/
Information Security: http://sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk/home/
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