PhD-TA on Evaluation of Threat Assessment using AI
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology is an internationally top-ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.With over 110 (assistant, associate and full) professors, almost 300 PhD and EngD students, about 1500 Bachelor students and 1000 Master students, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (M&CS) is the largest department of the TU/e. By performing top-level fundamental and applied research, and maintaining strong ties with industry, M&CS aims to contribute to science and innovation in and beyond the region.IntroductionAre you passionate about finding out how well the security techniques using AI really work?Then, the cluster at TU/e has a vacancy for a PhD project to study how to automate threat assessment with AI and how to empirically evaluate it as a complex system with social aspects.Job DescriptionThreat analysis and risk assessment are routinely performed in organizations to identify and mitigate security risks to software. In a bid to scale such assessments, experts are using multi-agent systems based on LLMs. In this new context, there are also social aspects at play, such as the influence of ethical values or cognitive biases on the perception of security risks. The goal of this project is to improve these techniques by finding more reliable ways of evaluating and validating them. As a PhD student in this topic, you will:
Throughout the project you will gain a good understanding of security risks on the design level, and code-level vulnerabilities and attacks. This birds-eye perspective is invaluable to industry. By investigating this topic, you will have the opportunity to engage with researchers and practitioners from different disciplines, and a chance to impact the state of practice.The interesting aspect of this project is its interdisciplinary flavor: Security & AI, risk analysis, and empirical software engineering. The quest for novel evaluation methods will be the narrative backbone of your research.The position is located within the Social Software Engineering Group, where the candidate will be supervised by Dr. Katja Tuma and Prof. Dr. Alexander Serebrenik. You will be joining the team as PhD-TA, which means up to 25% of your time will be dedicated to teaching. Specifically, you will contribute to a master-level course on threat assessment, support bachelor-level Computer Science courses, and supervise Bachelor and Master level students.Job Requirements
Conditions of EmploymentA meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
. * An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children’s day care and sports facilities.
and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.InformationDo you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager Katja Tuma, Assistant Professor ( ).Visit our website for more information about the or the . You can also contact .Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit ourApplicationWe invite you to submit a complete application by using the apply button. The application should include a:
We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.Type of employment: temporary position | Contract type: full time | Number of positions: 1 | Full-time equivalent: 1.0 FTE | City: Eindhoven | County: Noord-Brabant | Country: Netherlands | Reference number: 2025/262 | Published: 2025-06-11 | Last application date: 2025-07-20
€2901 – 3707 per month
Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:21:42 GMT
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