Cross-Layer Security Orchestration for 6G IoT & AVs

ScholarLink Inc.; Reading; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Reading seeks a PhD candidate to design a lightweight cross-layer security orchestration framework for 6G IoT and autonomous vehicle networks. You will explore SDN/NFV-based dynamic control, resource-aware security, and adaptive policy enforcement across device, network, and application layers.

The project emphasizes scalability, interoperability, and real-time enforcement with experimental validation on 5G/6G testbeds.

Qualifications

• Applicants should have a good bachelor’s degree (2:1) or master’s in Computer Science or related field.
• English language requirements for international applicants are met through pre-sessional courses if needed.

Responsibilities

• Design a lightweight cross-layer security orchestration framework.
• Validate the framework through experimental evaluation on 5G/6G testbeds.
• Publish findings and contribute to the University’s research outputs.

Skills

SDN/NFV control

Cross-layer security

Policy enforcement

Threat intelligence

IoT security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in CS or related field

Job description

University of Reading seeks a PhD candidate to design a lightweight cross-layer security orchestration framework for 6G IoT and autonomous vehicle networks. You will explore SDN/NFV-based dynamic control, resource-aware security, and adaptive policy enforcement across device, network, and application layers.

The project emphasizes scalability, interoperability, and real-time enforcement with experimental validation on 5G/6G testbeds.