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From: ELAHI Tariq <t.elahi () ed ! ac ! uk>
Date: 2020-12-24 0:58:38
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Hello all,
I am looking for two post-docs to join two projects in the theme of Meta-da=
ta Privacy Systems and Networks. The post-docs are homed in the School of I=
nformatics, University of Edinburgh where, under my supervision, we will in=
vestigate meta-data and data privacy techniques as building blocks/primitiv=
es to realize an =93engineered privacy layer=94 that can be embedded into t=
he Internet and communications networks in general.
The post-docs will be a part of---and have the opportunity to interact and =
potentially collaborate with---the Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust group =
with over 15 core faculty members and 40+ Post-docs, PhD students, and affi=
liated faculty spanning a broad range of theoretical and applied topics in =
security, privacy, and trust. For more about the group please see: edin.ac/=
3mIDdqN.
If you would like to have a casual chat to find out more before applying or=
have any questions please get in touch with me (t.elahi@ed.ac.uk).
To learn more about my research interests please see: edin.ac/2KUmT93.
Early applications will be considered as they arrive. The deadline for both=
positions is 15/1/2021 17:00 GMT.
Some brief information about the two projects with links to further details=
follow:
1) "Integrating Meta-data Privacy into Networked Applications through =91Ad=
d-On=92 Anonymous Communication Networks"
The aim of this project is to investigate how effectively and efficiently a=
nonymous communication networks (ACN) primitives (at the network and applic=
ations layers) can act as =93add-ons=94 between applications that do not ha=
ve privacy built-in by design (non-PbD apps) and the Internet at large.
This project will rigorously develop and extend on the current folk wisdom =
that to add anonymity or privacy properties to a non-PbD system, the additi=
on of sending all traffic through an ACN is sufficient. It will provide a n=
uanced and technical approach to integrating anonymous networks, and the pr=
imitives they are built on, to systems that are not originally privacy-awar=
e. The approach will be to investigate and extend privacy primitives that e=
nable routing, path selection, and traffic shaping and compose the result i=
nto an =93engineered privacy-layer=94.
Duration: 18 Months
Start: March 1st, 2021 (flexible)
More Information: edin.ac/3rnDdAb (apply by 15/1/2021)
2) "Well-behaved Anonymous Communication Networks"
Mass surveillance of email and web browsing traffic is a critical and growi=
ng threat to individual and at-risk groups' online security and privacy. In=
response, Anonymous Communication Networks (ACNs) like Tor and Mix network=
s secure communications on the Internet against even the most sophisticated=
and powerful adversaries.
However, it is a challenge to optimally tune ACNs by the security non-exper=
t system administrator in real world settings. Misconfiguration may lead to=
catastrophic failures of privacy and performance degradation that will ero=
de trust in ACNs and hamper their adoption.
This project will investigate novel approaches combining engineering princi=
ples and PETS techniques to designing, tuning, and operating ACNs at scale.=
The resulting systems and techniques will contribute towards our =93engine=
ered privacy-layer=94 vision.
Duration 24 Months
Start: March 1st (flexible)
More Information: edin.ac/34AKDpZ (apply by 15/1/2021)
Stay safe and be healthy,
Tariq Elahi
Assistant Professor
School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh
UK
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, w=
ith registration number SC005336.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
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style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">I am looking for two post-docs to join two projects in the \
theme of Meta-data Privacy Systems and Networks. The post-docs are homed in the \
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh where, under my supervision, we will \
investigate meta-data and data privacy techniques as building blocks/primitives to \
realize an “engineered privacy layer” that can be embedded into the Internet and \
communications networks in general.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">The post-docs will be a part of---and have the opportunity \
to interact and potentially collaborate with---the Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust \
group with over 15 core faculty members and 40+ Post-docs, PhD students, and \
affiliated faculty spanning a broad range of theoretical and applied topics in \
security, privacy, and trust. For more about the group please see: \
edin.ac/3mIDdqN.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">If you would like to have a casual chat to find out more \
before applying or have any questions please get in touch with me \
(t.elahi@ed.ac.uk).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To learn more about my \
research interests please see: edin.ac/2KUmT93.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Early applications will be considered as they arrive. The \
deadline for both positions is 15/1/2021 17:00 GMT.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Some brief information about the two projects with links to \
further details follow:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">1) "Integrating Meta-data Privacy into Networked \
Applications through ‘Add-On’ Anonymous Communication \
Networks"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The aim of this project \
is to investigate how effectively and efficiently anonymous communication networks \
(ACN) primitives (at the network and applications layers) can act as “add-ons” \
between applications that do not have privacy built-in by design (non-PbD apps) and \
the Internet at large.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This project will \
rigorously develop and extend on the current folk wisdom that to add anonymity or \
privacy properties to a non-PbD system, the addition of sending all traffic through \
an ACN is sufficient. It will provide a nuanced and technical approach to integrating \
anonymous networks, and the primitives they are built on, to systems that are not \
originally privacy-aware. The approach will be to investigate and extend privacy \
primitives that enable routing, path selection, and traffic shaping and compose the \
result into an “engineered privacy-layer”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Duration: 18 Months <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Start: March 1st, 2021 \
(flexible)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">More Information: \
edin.ac/3rnDdAb (apply by 15/1/2021)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">2) "Well-behaved Anonymous Communication \
Networks"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mass surveillance of \
email and web browsing traffic is a critical and growing threat to individual and \
at-risk groups' online security and privacy. In response, Anonymous Communication \
Networks (ACNs) like Tor and Mix networks secure communications on the Internet \
against even the most sophisticated and powerful \
adversaries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">However, it is a challenge to optimally tune ACNs by the \
security non-expert system administrator in real world settings. Misconfiguration may \
lead to catastrophic failures of privacy and performance degradation that will erode \
trust in ACNs and hamper their adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">This project will investigate novel approaches combining \
engineering principles and PETS techniques to designing, tuning, and operating ACNs \
at scale. The resulting systems and techniques will contribute towards our \
“engineered privacy-layer” vision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Duration 24 Months <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Start: March 1st (flexible)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">More Information: edin.ac/34AKDpZ (apply by \
15/1/2021)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Stay safe and be healthy,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Tariq Elahi<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">School of Informatics<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">University of Edinburgh<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">UK<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div>
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with \
registration number SC005336. </body>
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