Research Fellow in Cyber Security and Privacy
Investigate the privacy-explainability tradeoff in AI-driven cyber crime investigations within an EU project.
Best for:Best for postdoctoral researchers in computer science with expertise in explainable AI and privacy-enhancing technologies.
Overview
The University of Greenwich is seeking a Research Fellow to join the Faculty of Engineering & Science and contribute to the EU-funded project GANNDALF. Working within the Centre for Sustainable Cyber Security, the role focuses on examining and resolving the privacy-explainability tradeoff in explainable AI applications for modern cyber crime investigations. The successful candidate will advance methodologies for optimizing explainability strength while safeguarding privacy, and lead corresponding pilot implementations and evaluations. This fixed-term appointment runs until September 2027 with potential for extension.
What you'll do
- Advance existing research on optimizing explainability strength in cyber crime investigations while maintaining data privacy.
- Design and execute pilot implementations and evaluations for the GANNDALF project framework.
- Collaborate with project partners on agency-to-agency data sharing mechanisms and decision-support toolboxes.
- Contribute to the academic outputs of the Centre for Sustainable Cyber Security through high-quality research publications.
Requirements
Degree required: PhD in computer science or equivalent
Language: English
Instruction: English
Publications: Strong publication record in privacy-enhancing technologies or explainable AI
- Strong publication record in privacy-enhancing technologies or explainable AI
- Research experience in cyber security or privacy domains
- Ability to design, implement, and evaluate technical pilot systems
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-11-02
To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the required supporting statements. Note that attached CVs and personal statements will not be reviewed by the recruitment panel at the initial application stage.
- Supporting statements
Contact
Georgios Loukas· Professor
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