SAP and SAP Research

SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software solutions and the world's third-largest independent software supplier overall. SAP solutions help enterprises of all sizes around the world to improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services.

SAP Research is SAP’s worldwide organization responsible for identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and e-business solutions that may impact the future of SAP’s products. With a focus on applied research, SAP Research bridges the gap between open, collaborative research with external partners and exploitation into new or existing SAP product lines through SAP’s development groups.

Research Areas

Application Security, Secure Software Engineering, Secure Internet Programming

Application Areas

Dynamic Programming Languages, Mobile Business Applications, Enterprise Web Widgets & Mashups, Application-level Virtual Machines, SOA, Database Systems, Multi-Tenant Applications, and Software as a Service

Tasks

§ Contribute to security research projects

§ Prove feasibility of research results by implementing prototypes

§ Communicate results of research and development internally and externally

Requirements

§ Enrolled in BSc, MSc, or PhD program

§ Excellent knowledge in object-oriented programming and languages like Java

§ Strong Background in Software Security

§ Background in Scripting Languages like Ruby, Python would be an advantage

§ Ability to work in an international team of researchers

Duration of Internship

Temporary for 6-12 months

Location

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Contact Person:

Interested students are encouraged to submit a resume to SAP Labs HR Recruiting representative Ruth Embaie (ruth.embaie[at]sap.com and Yuecel Karabulut (Yuecel.karabulut[at]sap.com).