[TYPES/announce] Post-doctoral position in Formal Verification at Portland State University

[Andrew Tolmach]

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Post-doctoral position in Formal Verification
Portland State University
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Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research position at
Portland State University in the area of formal verification and its
applications to network and systems software.

The hosting project, SOUND (Safety on Untrusted Network Devices), is a
new joint effort with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania
(UPenn) and BAE Systems, funded as part of the DARPA MRC
(Mission-Oriented Resilient Clouds) program.  The goal of SOUND is to
construct distributed systems that are highly resilient against
cyber-attack, using new ideas in protocols, authentication, and
auditing. SOUND is also closely integrated with the existing SAFE
(Semantically Aware Foundation Environment) project, hosted at UPenn,
Harvard, Northeastern, and BAE.  SAFE is designing a highly secure
host architecture, taking a completely clean-slate approach to the
processor, programming language, and operating system.  SAFE hosts
will be used as reliable components within SOUND networks.

At Portland State, we will apply formal verification at multiple
levels---specification, algorithms and protocols, and
implementation---to increase assurance of both SAFE and SOUND.  Our
initial efforts will build on our experience producing verified
implementations of runtime-system components using the Coq proof
assistant in the context of the HASP/HARTS project. This post-doc
position offers an opportunity to put formal methods to work to attack
critical problems in the security of our cyber-infrastructure, in
collaboration with leading researchers in secure systems and
languages, and within a highly visible program.

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Computer Science with
expertise in formal verification (for example, using Coq, Isabelle, or
similar tools) and in one or more of the following areas: security,
networking, and systems software.  This position initially runs
through September 2012 with the possibility of renewal for up to three
years total duration. Review of applications will begin immediately.
The position will remain open until finalists are identified.  Start
date is negotiable, but ideally within a few months. Starting salary
is $60,000 per year, plus generous health and vacation benefits.

Background on this research effort can be found at:
- On SOUND: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~apt/MRCprop_technical.pdf	
- On SAFE: http://www.crash-safe.org/papers
- On HASP/HARTS: http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~apt/icfp10.pdf

To apply, please send a CV together with a brief description of your
research accomplishments and interests, including the names of three
references, to sound-adm 'at' cs.pdx.edu. Please include the phrase
"SOUND Postdoc" in the subject line.  Questions about the position
may be sent directly to Andrew Tolmach (apt 'at' cs.pdx.edu).

Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
institution and welcomes applications from candidates who support
diversity.
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