e-Crime
School of Computing/Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Applications are invited for one fully funded three-year PhD studentship between the School of Computing and the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The main focus of the work is in the investigation of novel methods which will reduce the risks related to e-Crime.
The studentship will cover tuition fees to home/EU level, and will provide a standard living allowance (stipend), currently £12,600 per annum for 2007/8. Overseas students are eligible to apply, but will be liable to pay the difference between home/EU and overseas fees. Note that fees are subject to change annually throughout programme of study.
The studentship is expected to start in September 2008.
e-Crime is an increasing worry to both consumers and organisations. This three-year PhD studentship will be based in the Centre for Distributed Computing and Security and builds on current work on security and digital forensic systems in the School of Computing. It is co-funded and co-supervised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA - http://www.fsa.gov.uk/) and aims to investigate enhanced methods for assessing the risks involved in e-Commerce, especially in analysing new methods, and in generating detection signatures.
Applicants must be highly motivated and must normally hold at least a first or second class honours degree or Masters degree in a Computing/Engineering related discipline, with a bias toward software development. Recent exposure to Microsoft .NET development tools would also be an advantage, and project work related to the area would be useful. Candidates whose first language is not English must meet the University's English language requirements.
Details of the School of Computing can be found at: www.soc.napier.ac.uk and on the Centre for Distributed Computing and Security at: http://www.cdcs.soc.napier.ac.uk/.
An application form (FP1 form) and more general details on research can be found at http://www.napier.ac.uk/randkt/prospectiveresearchstudents/Pages/Applications%20and%20studentships.aspx
Please send all formal applications, a CV and a completed "Supplementary Personal Information Form" and "Tuition Fee Classification Questionnaire" by 08 August 2008 to:
Caroline Graham, Graduate School, Napier University, Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT
Email: c.graham@napier.ac.uk
Phone: 0131 455 2305
Informal enquiries can be made by e-mail to Prof William Buchanan, w.buchanan@napier.ac.uk
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