We are looking for a skillful and hard working candidate with high academic credentials/results for a PhD student position within the area of mobile and wireless ad hoc networks at DABNEL (Distributed Applications and Broadband NEtworks Laboratory) research group, at the Department of Computer Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada:
URL: http://www.scs.ryerson.ca/iwoungan
The PhD position is targeted at the following specific research topic: "Collaborative Attacks in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks"
And is concerned with the following research description:
In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs), identifying malicious activity is very hard when one node misbehaves in route formation. If multiple nodes cooperate maliciously, simultaneously, or alternately, the schemes to deal with them become slow at most nodes. The general objective of this PhD research work is targeted towards addressing issues of characterizing, modeling, and defense against coordinated/collaborative attacks for MANETs, by investigating detection and prevention mechanisms for various types of attacks, and conducting various experiments and simulations to assess the associated derived attack models. This research project is expected to significantly contribute the advancement of knowledge in security in multihop wireless networks.
The chosen PhD candidate is expected to be enrolled in the 4-year PhD-program of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University with the possible start date in Winter 2010 . The PhD degree will be awarded by Ryerson University. Information on the application can be found at:
http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/admissions/
PREREQUISITES:
- Good Master's degree in the area of computer and network security or
closely related areas.
- Good mathematical and problem solving skills
- Strong experience with network related simulation tools
- Quick learner and excellent communication skills
- Good knowledge of English (both writing and speaking)
- Critical analysis and independent research are also expected
APPLICATIONS:
Interested candidates should first send **by email only**, preferably by Dec, 15, 2009:
- An application letter, justifying their interest in this position
- A detailed CV, including a list of courses completed and marks received (copy of transcripts required)
- An electronic copy of any relevant material (such as recommendation letters, etc)
- A copy of publications in the relevant area if any.
Please send them to the attention of: Dr. Isaac Woungang
Email: iwoungan@scs.ryerson.ca
Subject of the email: Application to PhD
*** Few words about DABNEL ***
The DABNEL Research Group is hosted in the George Vari Engineering & Computing Centre (2nd floor - Room ENG230) of the Ryerson University's Campus. It comprises more than 10 faculty members and collaborators and more than 30 graduate students.
Our main research interests with respect to the topic relevant to this call, consist of defining and implementing algorithms and software development frameworks for Wireless networks, Computer communication networks, and Mobile communication systems. Sample representative targeted areas are:
- Attacks in Wireless Networks
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Wireless Network Design and Management
- Computational Intelligence Applications in Telecommunications
- Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- Performance Evaluation of Mobile Wireless Networks
- Mobile Telecommunication Infrastructure
- Mobile Computing Protocols
- Pervasive Computing/Networking
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Ad Hoc Mesh Networks
- Wireless Mesh Sensor Networks
- Mobile and Wireless Mesh Networks
- Opportunistic Networks, in particular, Delay Tolerant Networks
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