MSCA Doctoral Candidate PhD Position in Critical Infrastructure Resilience

The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus invites applications for a full-time Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Candidate (PhD) position. Part of the international SPRING network, the research focuses on developing advanced digital twin frameworks, formal methods, and explainable AI to secure interconnected critical infrastructures like energy, water, and transport systems. The successful candidate will enrol in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Cyprus and participate in international secondments and training. Applicants are expected to hold a relevant bachelor's or equivalent degree and demonstrate strong academic and research potential.

• Conduct doctoral research on advancing digital twin technology to enhance the resilience of interconnected critical infrastructures.
• Develop scalable frameworks combining formal methods, modeling and simulation, and adaptive AI for complex cyber-physical systems.
• Investigate anticipatory self-adaptation, explainable AI, and real-time risk-aware incident response mechanisms.
• Contribute to a reusable library of intelligent software agents providing resilience-as-a-service across energy, water, and transportation sectors.
• Participate in international mobility, secondments, specialized training activities, and validation studies with network partners.
• Prepare research results for publication in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences.