Posted: 7 November 2026 - Linkoping, Sweden
Linköping University seeks a PhD student to conduct research on cybersecurity and privacy in next-generation immersive and networked systems as part of the SENSE-VR international collaboration. The role involves developing and evaluating novel privacy-enhancing mechanisms for multi-user VR systems, addressing risks from sensitive user data such as head movements, eye gaze, and hand gestures. Research directions include client-side defenses, traffic analysis, encrypted processing, and privacy-aware resource optimization. The position combines theoretical analysis with practical implementation and experimental evaluation, with opportunities to publish at leading conferences and collaborate internationally. The PhD student will also contribute to teaching duties up to 20% of full-time.