The post holder will perform research in AI for Internet of Things (IoT) malware detection. This will involve gaining a deep understanding of how AI systems can be applied to design IoT malware detectors. The key requirements are to design deep neural network (DNN) malware detection solutions that generalise across multiple platforms and can run efficiently on low-resource embedded IoT hardware.
The post holder will also undertake high-quality and novel research in deep-learning-based Internet of Things (IoT) malware detection. This will involve developing deep-neural-network-based malware detectors that use multi-task learning for improved cross-platform robustness, then adapting these networks to run on low-resource IoT devices using novel pruning and distillation techniques.
About the person:
To be shortlisted for interview, candidates must demonstrate that they meet the following criteria:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
This post is available for 36 months. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
Candidate Information
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