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Ph.D. Position at University of Utah (Fall 2020)

Prof. Mu Zhang in the School of Computing at University of Utah is hiring multiple highly motivated Ph.D. students, who will be fully supported by research assistantships. The research areas include several aspects of security: systems and software security, IoT and mobile security and cyber-physical systems (CPS) security. Students who have a good understanding of operating systems (e.g., Linux, Windows, Android, iOS, etc.) or strong programming skills (e.g., C/C++, Java, etc.) are encouraged to apply. Security, IoT or CPS background and static or dynamic program analysis experiences are big pluses but not required. The candidate must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field. All applications need to be submitted through the official admission website. However, if you are really interested or have any questions, you can directly send me your CV and transcript (official or unofficial) at: muzhang@cs.utah.edu.

Prof. Mu Zhang’s bio:
Prof. Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at University of Utah. Previously, he was a postdoc at Cornell University for two years hosted by Prof. Elaine Shi. Prior to that, he was a research staff member at NEC Labs America from 2015 to 2017. Prof. Zhang obtained his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science and Engineering from Syracuse University in 2015, advised by Prof. Heng Yin. He received his B.E. and M.E. both from Southeast University, China. Zhang’s work has been extensively published in top-tier security and programming language conferences including IEEE S&P 2019, CCS 2014, 2015, 2018, NDSS 2014, 2016, 2018 and OOPSLA 2019. More information can be found at: https://www.cs.utah.edu/~muzhang/.

About the School of Computing at University of Utah:
The graduate program in Computer Science ranks 31st in U.S. and 49th worldwide in the authoritative csrankings.org, and ranks 43rd in U.S. News & World Report. The school was the pioneer of computer graphics research and was one of the original four nodes of ARPANET, the predecessor of Internet. Notable alumni and faculty members include Ivan Sutherland and Alan Kay (Turing Award Winners), John Warnock (founder of Adobe), Edwin Catmull (founder of Pixar Animation Studios), etc.

About Salt Lake City:
Salt Lake City hosted 2002 Winter Olympics. The city is ranked as one of the best places to live in U.S. due to its safety, abundant job opportunities, low cost of living and beautiful scenery. The city provides numerous venues for performing arts and professional sports teams such as Utah Jazz, and is close to multiple major national parks including Yellowstone and Arches.