Universidad de Deusto - Investigación

Job description

Purpose of the position

This position is oriented towards a three-year doctoral thesis on Quantum Machine Learning for Cybersecurity, structured across three progressively advanced research stages. In an initial stage, the candidate will work on quantum software engineering methods applied to the protection of critical systems, within an international research consortium, building foundational competences in secure quantum computing architectures and threat modelling. In a second stage, starting approximately one year into the contract, the research will extend into an international project applying quantum computing to critical infrastructure operations, with the candidate's contribution specifically targeting the cybersecurity dimension: quantum-enhanced techniques for anomaly detection, secure communications, and resilience against cyber threats. In a third and most advanced stage, in collaboration with an industrial technology partner,



the thesis will apply tensor-network-based quantum-inspired machine learning to large-scale threat detection and cybersecurity analytics, transferring and scaling the security-oriented methods developed in the earlier stages to industrial-grade adversarial and anomaly-detection problems. Across all three stages, the research is designed to build towards a single central question: how quantum and quantum-inspired machine learning can improve the detection, prevention and resilience of systems against cyber threats.

Title of the project to be incorporated

JANUS – JUMPSTARTING AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES WITH QUANTUM SOLUTIONS

PI and/or project manager

Prof. Juan José Gude Prego

Endowment of the contract

€28,612.65 gross per year for 3 years

Funding Entity

Programme: Horizon Europe – Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021–2027)
Funding entity: European Commission – SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (JU)

Contact information: [email protected]

Requirements

Qualif

📌 PhD in Quantum Machine Learning for Cybersecurity at DeustoTech at the University of Deusto (Bilbao)
🏢 UNIVERSIDAD DE DEUSTO
📍 Bilbao