Postdoctoral Position on Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust, University of Uninsubria, Italy

Postdoctoral Position on Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust, University of Uninsubria, Italy

A 2 years postdoctoral position on **Security, Privacy and Trust for Social Networks** is available at the DataBase and Web Security group, head by Prof. Elena Ferrari starting in July/September 2011

Study Subject: Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust
Employer: University of Uninsubria
Level: Postdoctoral

The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region and a Google Research Award.

The research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of
next generation privacy-preserving technologies for Social Networks, with a particular focus on trust modelling and management.

The ideal candidate:
- holds Ph.D. in a relevant area of computer science or a closely related area. You may even apply if you have
not yet completed your PhD degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.
- has a solid background in data management, and knowledge of data security; knowledge about privacy-preserving
techniques and semantic web technologies is a plus;
- has good teamwork skills and experience;
- has creative thinking & proactive working style;
- is fluent in spoken and written English, knowledge of Italian is not mandatory.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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