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Texas A&M University - Central Texas invites nominations and applications for a research assistant I research associate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity.
 

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, creative, and team-oriented with a strong background and/or research interests in cybersecurity, data analytics and AI. As the successful candidate, you will join the research and development (R&D) team of the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation of the Texas A&M University- Central Texas led by Dr. Anitha Chennamaneni. The R&D team of the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation carries out research activities in cybersecurity and AI and is currently expanding its research activities to explore several emerging use cases of next-generation AI and deep learning algorithms, privacy preservation techniques and architectures for cyber-threat detection and mitigation.
 

The candidate will work on a project supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. In this project, the candidate will build practical AI techniques for cybersecurity anomalies detection. Among many tasks, the candidate will conduct experiments examining the performance of AI techniques in real-world cybersecurity-related settings. The project will also investigate cutting ­edge techniques for privacy preservation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contributing to designing, implementing, and evaluating cybersecurity and AI techniques and architectures for cyber-threat detection and mitigation
• Work on research tasks in collaboration with or under the direction of a faculty or postdoctoral researcher
• Publishing research contributions in peer-reviewed journals and conferences

The results and the findings will serve as empirical data and benchmarks for researchers and practitioners in cybersecurity

We welcome applications from recent PhDs and individuals seeking additional postdoctoral training.
 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• The candidate should possess a Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a closely related area.
• The candidate should have strong programming skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years experience in Cybersecurity and or AI.
• Familiarity with AI frameworks such as Jupyter, PyTorch, etc., and libraries such as TensorFlow, Keras, etc.

Salary: Commensurate

About the University

Texas A&M University-Central Texas (A&M-Central Texas) was established in 2009 as an upper-­level undergraduate and graduate institution within the Texas A&M University System. In 2010, the U.S. Army donated 600+ acres of land for our campus.
 

A&M-Central Texas is located on the northern edge of the beautiful Texas Hill Country in Killeen, Texas, a city of about 120,000 (not including the 50,000+ on Fort Hood, which is the largest Army installation in the world). Killeen is approximately an hour north of Austin, and is situated within the 1-35 corridor, one of the fastest trans-metropolitan regions in North America. This area is known for its low cost of living, friendly people, cultural diversity, and its well-developed infrastructure.