About the SnT
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
TheInterdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent.Welook forresearchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as: Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.
Your role
The position is linked to the Interdisciplinary Research Group in Socio-technical Cybersecurity (IRiSC-https://irisc-lab.uni.lu/).
Funded by the Luxembourg Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, the project PSYBER - Assessing Cybersecurity Preparedness will be executed closely with Prof. Marcus Vlp (Robustness and Resilience in Computing), Prof. Pedro Cardoso-Leite (Faculty of Social Science, Cognitive Science and Assessment), the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity, the National Cybersecurity Agency. The three groups have established an exciting interdisciplinary environment.
Cybersecurity is vital for democracy, for people''s safety and the proper functioning of public (e.g., hospitals) and private institutions (e.g., banks). Effective cybersecurity requires expertise both in social and in technical domains as cyberattacks target not only computers (e.g., malware) but also people (e.g., phishing). Furthermore, cybersecurity in organizations involves a team of experts who need to coordinate to effectively prevent, protect and respond to cyberattacks. The goal of this interdisciplinary project is to study, measure and improve cybersecurity teams'' preparedness and resilience to different forms of cyberattacks. The project will develop and scientifically test cyber range and cyber war exercises for teams, develop metrics to objectively quantify cybersecurity preparedness levels, and explore innovative way to improve preparedness (e.g., via game-based training interventions using AR/VR).
The candidate will have the opportunity to develop their research project and to engage in interdisciplinary scientific work with the community of researchers of the University.
The successful person is expected to participate in the following activities:
For further information, please contact Prof. Gabriele LENZINI at info- and Prof. Pedro CARDOSO-LEITE
Your profile
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in socio-technical threats and attacks, deception and social engineering, and security and cybersecurity metrics analysis (qualitative and quantitative). With a high interest in user-centered security, human factors in security, human computer-interaction or UX.
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