Research Staff Hiring
(Research Scientists, Research Engineers and Post-Doctoral Fellows) Openings Immediately Available in the Living Analytics Research Programme
Other Openings Available in the following SIS Research Areas:
siscv@smu.edu.sg
School of Information Systems
Singapore Management University
80 Stamford Road
Singapore 178902
Please indicate “SIS Research Staff Application” in the e-mail subject and clearly indicate the research area interest & the supervisor's name in your email.
Research Area: This project will be in the intersection of data security, network security, and system security. In particular, it will involve developing a security framework for RFID-enabled supply chains with EPCglobal Network.
Requirements:
The candidate for PhD student should satisfy general admission requirement (see http://www.sis.smu.edu.sg/programme/PhD/index.asp). In addition, the candidate should have a strong background on Information Security.
The candidate for research engineer must be Singapore Citizen, or Singapore Permanent Resident of ASEAN origin (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).
The candidate should have a Master's degree in Information Security or closely related area.
SIS supervisor: Assistant Professor Yingjiu Li
Research Area: The research engineer will join a research project on static analysis of binary executables and malware analysis. He or she will assist in developing and evaluating research prototypes.
Requirements: The candidate must have at least a bachelor degree in computer science or related disciplines, and a master's degree is preferred. The candidate must have strong programming background in C/C++ or Ocaml. Those who have experiences in security research, operating systems programming, static analysis of binary files, and malware analysis are highly preferred.
The position have an initial contract of one year. Extension to a second year is conditioned on the successful review by the end of the first year.
SIS supervisor: Assistant Professor Debin Gao
Research Area: The candidate will join a research project on static analysis of binary executables and malware analysis. In addition to conduct leading edge research, he or she will also assist in developing and evaluating research prototypes.
Requirements: The candidate must have a PhD degree in computer science or related disciplines. The candidate must have passion for and experiences in information security research. Those who are proficient in operating systems programming, static analysis of binary files, and malware analysis are highly preferred.
The positions have an initial contract of one year. Extension to a second year is conditioned on the successful review by the end of the first year.
SIS supervisor: Assistant Professor Debin Gao

Research Area: The primary focus of the project is to build a scalable and flexible software platform for simulating commodity trading. This platform should produce highly realistic market dynamics and is expected to be used by both academics and professionals for training commodity traders.
Requirements: The candidate should hold a good Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. The candidate must be proficient with networking and multi-tier architecture, and should have prior experience to back it up. Proficiency in Java and algorithmic thinking is a must.
The positions have an initial contract of one year. Extension to a second year is conditioned on the successful review by the end of the first year.
SIS supervisor: Assistant Professor CHENG Shih-Fen
Research Area: This project is concerned with developing methodologies, algorithms and tools for decision making in distributed / multi-agent environments ranging from supply chain, emergency response and gaming.
Requirements: The candidate should hold a good Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Master of Science or PhD in Computer Science (for Post-Doctoral Fellow position) or related discipline. The candidate must be strong in programming skills (Java/C++). Candidate should also have interest and aptitude in Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
SIS supervisor: Associate Professor LAU Hoong Chuin 
The candidate for PhD student should satisfy general admission requirement.
(see http://www.sis.smu.edu.sg/programme/PhD/index.asp)
Research Area: This project is in the distributed systems and networking area and will involve building a research infrastructure for massively multiplayer games. In particular, it will research the consistency, latency, scalability, reliability, mobility, and ease of use requirements of such an infrastructure.
Requirements: The candidate should hold a good Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. The candidate must be proficient with distributed systems and networking and must be comfortable programming in C, C++, or Java.
SIS supervisor: Assistant Professor BALAN Rajesh Krishna

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