Expression-of-Interest Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Autonomic Cyber Resilience 2 PhD Scholarships in Autonomic Cyber Resilience
Swinburne University of Technology March 2018 Expressions of interest are sought from prospective candidates for Postdoctoral Research Fellow and 2 PhD Scholarships in Autonomic Cyber Resilience at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. The positions are being created within in a dynamic research team working on a significant collaborative research project "Autonomic Computing for Resilient Cyber Operations in Contested Environments" between the Swinburne University of Technology, Data61 of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group. The project aims to research and develop a comprehensive solution for distributed autonomic computing for autonomous cyber defence based on autonomous agents and distributed constraint satisfaction/optimisation (DisCSP/DisCOP) techniques, focusing specifically on autonomic self-* properties pertaining to system deployment, configuration and reliability. It involves addressing critical problems of decentralized coordination, synchronization and goal-sensitive decision-making via negotiation protocols, policy-based frameworks and formal languages, higher-order optimality taking into account a variety of whole-of-system goals and strategies, and evaluation/self-evaluation techniques based on the modelling and quantification of cyber resilience. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow position will require a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other relevant field, and demonstrated knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: Autonomic Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Agent Technology, Distributed Constraint Optimisation and/or Distributed Computing. It will also require proven ability to carry out innovative research, manage research activities and effectively collaborate with other researchers and software engineers in a multi-organisation R&D team environment. The willingness and ability to learn new technical domains, and excellent communication, technical reporting and scientific writing skills are also required for this position. The PhD candidates will need to have at least the equivalent attainment to Bachelor with first class honours in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other relevant field. Knowledge and research interests related to Autonomic Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Agent Technology, Distributed Constraint Optimisation and/or Distributed Computing are desirable. The willingness and ability to learn new technical domains, excellent communication skills, and technical reporting and scientific writing abilities are expected from the PhD candidates. Australian citizens are highly encouraged for PhD positions. The prospective candidates for Postdoctoral Research Fellow position and PhD Scholarships are encouraged to express their interest immediately as they are expected to be available from April 2018 (Postdoctoral Research Fellow for 1 year with possible extension to 2 years, and PhD Scholarships for 3 years with possible extension for further 6 months). The interested candidates are invited to send enquires and register their interest by submitting a short CV, transcripts and motivation letter summarising their relevant experience and interests to Prof. Ryszard Kowalczyk ([email protected]). Prof. Dr Ryszard Kowalczyk Professor of Intelligent Systems Director, Swinburne Key Lab for Intelligent Software Systems Head, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents Technology Research Group School of Software and Electrical Engineering Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia
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