PhD Position in Internet-of-Things for Smart Cities at Mid Sweden University

PhD Position in Internet-of-Things for Smart Cities (MIUN 2015/2101): By embracing vast quantities of wireless sensors and actuators, the Future Internet will reach into the real world and provide online access to the state of things and places. The resulting Internet of Things (IoT) is deemed to enable applications of utmost societal value including smart cities, smart grids, and smart healthcare. However, most of these applications pose strict dependability requirements on IoT performance: sensor data and actuation commands must be delivered reliably, securely and timely while batteries powering devices must last for a given time in the order of years. Failure to meet these requirements may result in risks for humans and infrastructures, insufficient user satisfaction, and high costs. The research focus for this position is reliable and secure IoT communications .The right candidate is expected to have a strong background in the areas of security, distributed systems, mathematics, and programming of networked embedded systems.
For more information contact Prof. Mikael Gidlund (Mikael.Gidlund-AT-miun.se)