Sicco Verwer

The Department of Intelligent Systems at Tilburg University is offering a six-year PhD-researcher and lecturer position focused on artificial intelligence for cybersecurity . The project is aimed at developing AI methods that support human analysts in making better decisions, with applications including intrusion and vulnerability detection and root-cause analysis . The successful candidate will split time between research and teaching, spending 60% of the appointment as a PhD student and 40% as a lecturer. Teaching duties include leading practical sessions, grading assignments and exams, and later supervising thesis students. The research is situated in the Research Center for Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence within the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences. The center brings together researchers from Intelligent Systems and Computational Cognitive Science and is responsible for the Bachelor and Master programme in Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence , including the master track in AI & Cybersecurity . It is also co-responsible for the university-wide Data Science & Society programme and is affiliated with the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science . Researchers in the center have access to computer clusters, experimental lab facilities, and the DAF Technology Lab with virtual and mixed reality sensing technologies. The group also contributes to Mind Labs , which fosters collaboration between knowledge institutions and corporations in interactive technologies and behavior. The PhD project will be determined jointly by the successful applicant and the supervision team, and the advert points applicants to the homepage of Prof. Sicco Verwer for more information on possible research topics.