Master’s Thesis: ML & AI for Cyber Security

AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH; Wien; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Supervision of final theses

Job summary

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology invites applications for a Master’s Thesis in Cyber Security at our Vienna location. You will work with senior researchers for 6–8 months, focusing on machine learning and NLP for cyber security, log-data analysis, and threat intelligence processing.

You will gain hands-on experience with open-source solutions, dynamic IT provisioning, and collaboration with industry partners, while contributing to research publications and code bases.

Qualifications

• Master's student at an Austrian university in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of cyber security technologies and methods.
• Independent, reliable, and motivated with good English and German skills.
• Prototype development experience: Python, C, Linux, Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior researchers to develop and enhance open-source solutions for log-data analysis and intrusion detection.
• Apply data-driven methods to process, analyze, and interpret log data for cyber threats.
• Explore NLP techniques and large language models for cyber threat intelligence processing.
• Contribute to projects, academic publications, and open-source code bases.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Machine learning

Linux

C programming

LLMs in security

English & German

Education

Master's student in Computer Science / Data Science / Engineering

Tools

Kernel internals

Ansible

Log data analytics

Data visualization

Job description

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology invites applications for a Master’s Thesis in Cyber Security at our Vienna location. You will work with senior researchers for 6–8 months, focusing on machine learning and NLP for cyber security, log-data analysis, and threat intelligence processing.

You will gain hands-on experience with open-source solutions, dynamic IT provisioning, and collaboration with industry partners, while contributing to research publications and code bases.