PhD studentship at the University of Bath and HP Labs Bristol
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the Cityware project.
This is a major collaborative project investigating mobile and pervasive
systems and urban design. Project partners include the University of Bath,
Imperial College London, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at
UCL, HP Labs, Vodafone, Nokia, IBM, Node and Bath & North-East Somerset
Council.
The PhD student will be based at the University of Bath and at HP Labs
Bristol. The PhD research will focus on trust as a major concern of the
users of mobile and pervasive systems in urban environments. The work will
first deepen our understanding of trust- and risk-related issues in urban
social and public spaces, and investigate user requirements, perceptions and
reasoning about trust involving both peer-to-peer interactions and
interactions with networked services. This study will draw on and add to
what is known in psychology, sociology, and urban design and architecture.
The analysis will consider how trust relates, for different types of user,
to factors such as social acceptability and convenience.
This trust analysis, combined with a threat analysis developed by a
collaborating researcher, will lead into the development of techniques for
securing users of mobile and pervasive systems against attacks on security
and privacy. This will lead to design implications for spaces,
architectural features, devices, and services and to new security protocols
for mobile and pervasive systems. These developments will be tested in a
range of applications developed with the project partners.
The student will be jointly supervised by Dr Eamonn O’Neill (Computer
Science) and Dr Danae Stanton Fraser (Psychology) from the University of
Bath and by Dr Tim Kindberg from HP Labs. The student will divide his/her
time between the University and HP Labs. The student will work closely with
a post-doctoral Research Associate who will also spend time at both sites.
In addition, there will be significant interaction and collaboration with
the other project partners, both academic and industrial. The ideal
candidate will have a good first degree or MSc in a relevant subject (e.g.
Psychology, Computer Science, Economics, Sociology or a Design discipline)
and a strong interest in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with mobile and
pervasive systems.
Applications should be made by 20 March 2006. The PhD will start as soon as
possible, ideally immediately. Potential applicants are welcome to contact
Eamonn O’Neill for informal discussions or enquiries, either by phone (01225
383216) or email ([log in to unmask]). The Cityware website is at
http://www.cityware.org.uk/. General information about studying for a PhD
at Bath, including an application form, is available at:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/grad-office/
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Dr Eamonn O'Neill
Director of Postgraduate Research Studies
Department of Computer Science
University of Bath
Bath BA2 7AY
UK
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Ph: +44 (0)1225 383216
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