Post-doctoral Fellow in Cryptography and Privacy

at  Universit du Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) at the University of Luxembourg contributes multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences and Medicine.
Through its dual mission of teaching and research, the FSTM seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge and train new generations of responsible citizens in order to better understand, explain and advance society and environment we live in.
The University of Luxembourg (UL) is seeking to hire a Post-doctoral fellow within the CryptoLux Group of the University of Luxembourg led by Prof. Alex Biryukov.
The cryptography group led by Prof.Alex Biryukov works on symmetric cryptography, cryptography for blockchain/FinTech and privacy applications.

The main application domains are:

• Lightweight/Ultra-lightweight cryptography
• Algebraic and Arithmetization-friendly cryptography for ZK and MPC applications
• Privacy enchancing technologies
• Post-quantum cryptography

We are seeking a highly-motivated Postdoctoral Fellow in Cryptography and Privacy.

To this end, one postdoctoral fellow will be hired on the project to conduct the following tasks:

• Lead high-impact research in the fields of Cryptography and Privacy
• Perform teaching activities in fields of expertise at bachelor, master and PhD levels (max 90 hours/year)
• Help with daily supervision of Ph.D and M.Sc. students
• Participate to the writing of research funding proposals

The postdoctoral fellow will report to the group head, Prof. Dr. Alex Biryukov.
For further information, please contact alex.biryukov@uni.lu