Fully-funded PhD Studentship on Blockchain Technologies

A fully funded PhD studentship on Blockchain Technologies and Applications is available at the Computing Science and Mathematics division of the University of Stirling, UK.

The studentship will cover tuition fees at Home/EU rate, and a standard stipend at RCUK rates (from about 14,000GBP), for three years, with 1st Oct 2017 as envisaged start date.

Applications will be considered from 15th June 2017.

The project aims to develop a suitable framework to support the development of reliable and trustable blockchain-based decentralised applications - which currently presentinteresting and challenging research questions, including aspects of distributed consensus, proof-of-Xs and the "crypto-economics" of incentives, security and privacy. The project can be adapted to the latest developments in the technology, as well as specific interests or expertise of the student.

The project will be carried out under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Bracciali, within an international network withexpertise including verification, game theory, and cryptography.Partner companies will provide industrial use cases of interest. The project also will benefit from the thriving fintech Scottish sector which has a strong interest in blockchain technologies, and could particularly contribute to the career development of the student.

Students with a background in, or across, computer science, economics, mathematics __non-exclusive list!__, and interested in a scientific approach to breakthrough technologies are encouraged to apply.

Details on how to apply can be found at http://cs.stir.ac.uk/vacancies/div-phd-studentship.html

Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr. Bracciali

abb@cs.stir.ac.uk
+44 (0)1786 467446

should they wish to further discuss the project or any detail of the fellowship, PhD studies and life in Scotland.