UMR CNRS 6279 Joint Research Unit in Sciences and Technologies for Risk Management Université de technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie – BP 2060 – 10 010 Troyes Cedex POST-DOCTORAL POSITION *Title: *Modelling and Simulation of Security for Mobile devices * * *Desired profile: *Doctorate in Computer Science/ Applied Mathematics *Skills: *graph theory, algorithms, mathematical modelling (probabilistic and statistical approaches, etc.),* *and information system security *Organisational assignment*: The postdoctoral fellow will work in the department HETIC (Man, Environment, Information Technology and Communications), and the CNRS Joint Research Unit in Sciences and Technologies for Risk Management (STMR). * * *Position availability*: starting in October 2012 *Type of contract*: 1 year (with renewal possible based on performance) *Type of funding*: *European Regional Development Fund* (*ERDF*), project CyNIC (Cybercrimes, Nomadism and eConomic Intelligence) *Monthly salary*: €2,190 gross * * *Context*: Security for Mobile devices For several years now, the use of mobile information devices has increased on a major scale at both the corporate and private level. The problem of information system security is a renewed concern. In fact, information system security has long been based on a perimeter defence, focused on a defined and controlled geographic area for a given information system. However, with the massive advent of mobile devices and systems (portable computers, mobile phones, smart phones, wireless networks and forthcoming broadband service for mobile devices), companies will see a large portion of their information system operations going beyond their physical borders. This loss of data perimeter control, combined with the massive advent of outsourcing systems such as cloud computing, virtualisation or green IT, is forcing us to rethink security as it is today. The CyNIC project funded by the Champagne-Ardenne region and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to provide innovative solutions to the problem of mobile devices security, and specifically for the new generation of mobile phones named smart phones. The topics for research involve preventing data leaks in the context of mobility, the design of monitoring and diagnostic applications and software. *Job responsibilities: * - Security for mobile terminals - State of the art for methods (statistics, fudging, probabilistic, etc.) to detect the hacking of mobile terminals - Modelling of the interactions between the on-board applications and the terminal, and between the applications themselves - Proposal of an approach to hacking detection - Tests and validations The approach to be proposed as part of this post-doc position will be integrated into an auditing and diagnostic application for mobile equipment systems. * * *Other tasks depending on experience:* - Participation in related research projects. *Contact: * * * Please send your application (detailed research CV and cover letter) by e-mail to: marc.lemercier@utt.fr <file://server2008/comun/TRAD/O-Z/Univtet/40271/Traduccio/marc.lemercier@utt.fr%20>and to rida.khatoun@utt.fr <file://server2008/comun/TRAD/O-Z/Univtet/40271/Traduccio/rida.khatoun@utt.fr%20> Interviews may be conducted via Skype or in person. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. For any information, please contact these address. Université de technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie – BP 2060 – 10 010 Troyes Cedex