Side Channel and Transient Execution Security on RISC V (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Side Channel and Transient Execution Security on RISC V (Cybersecurity): Conducting doctoral research on timing side-channel attacks and transient execution vulnerabilities on RISC-V hardware with an accent on hardware-level security testing and partitioning kernels. Focus on experimentally validating the absence of vulnerabilities and validating hardware assumptions for WCET analyses of safety-critical software.

Location: Onsite in Paris/Saclay, France

Company

hirify.global is a leading defense and security company that develops advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, and underwater systems.

What you will do

• Conduct doctoral research in IP Paris top research groups in close collaboration with hirify.global experts.
• Discover and experimentally validate timing side-channel attacks and transient execution vulnerabilities on RISC-V hardware.
• Analyze scenarios where workloads are isolated using partitioning kernels such as seL4 or S3K.
• Perform hardware-level security testing and analysis of modern open CPU architectures.
• Experimentally validate hardware assumptions crucial for WCET analyses of safety-critical software.
• Participate in hirify.global’s internal product development projects.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Computer Science or equivalent, or several years of industry experience.
• Strong expertise in networking, computer science, and low-level cybersecurity/micro-architectural design.
• Fluent French and English skills (required daily).
• Must pass a security vetting based on current regulations.
• Willingness to travel as needed within France, Sweden, and internationally.
• Academic performance strong enough to gain admission to doctoral studies at IP Paris.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment by hirify.global combined with academic research at IP Paris (CIEDS).
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of industrial application and high-level academic research.
• Collaboration with a worldwide team of talented employees in a leading defense company.
• Engagement in cutting-edge technological innovations and breakthroughs in hardware security.