Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - UTK
About The Position
The research group of Dr. Suya in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to externally funded research in trustworthy AI, adversarial machine learning, and the security of physical/cyber-physical AI systems. The position is for one year in the first instance, with the possibility of extension contingent on performance and funding. The successful candidate will lead and contribute to research projects at the intersection of trustworthy AI, security and privacy of cyber-physical and IoT systems, and physical-layer adversarial attacks against AI-enabled sensing and recognition systems. The position offers significant autonomy in shaping research directions, opportunities to co-author publications at top venues (CCS, NDSS, USENIX Security, IEEE S&P), mentor graduate/undergraduate students, and participate in proposal development for federal funding agencies (NSF, DARPA, ARO, DoE).
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in trustworthy AI.
- Experience in adversarial machine learning.
- Experience in security of physical/cyber-physical AI systems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in security and privacy of cyber-physical and IoT systems.
- Experience in physical-layer adversarial attacks against AI-enabled sensing and recognition systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to research projects at the intersection of trustworthy AI, security and privacy of cyber-physical and IoT systems, and physical-layer adversarial attacks against AI-enabled sensing and recognition systems.
- Co-author publications at top venues (CCS, NDSS, USENIX Security, IEEE S&P).
- Mentor graduate/undergraduate students.
- Participate in proposal development for federal funding agencies (NSF, DARPA, ARO, DoE).
Benefits
- Career development and coaching
- Continued education
- Extensive list of development and training possibilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
