PhD: Trustworthy Multi-Agent AI Security & Privacy

Research Institutes of Sweden; Kista; On-site; SEK 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB in Stockholm (Kista) invites applications for a doctoral student position focusing on trustworthy multi-agent AI systems and secure, privacy-preserving collaboration.

The project sits at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, funded by SSF, and involves enrolling at a Swedish university while based in RISE's Cybersecurity unit in the Computer Science department.

Qualifications

• Completed master’s degree in computer science or related field as of employment
• Strong programming skills demonstrated in projects or publications
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Passion for agentic AI and cybersecurity
• Interest in technical challenges and delivering high-quality results

Responsibilities

• Evaluate robustness of multi-agent AI systems under adversarial manipulation
• Design secure and privacy-preserving multi-agent collaboration mechanisms
• Explore verifiable decision-making under uncertainty and adversarial influence

Skills

Strong programming skills

Good command of English

Education

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, information security, mathematics, or an equivalent field

Job description

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB in Stockholm (Kista) invites applications for a doctoral student position focusing on trustworthy multi-agent AI systems and secure, privacy-preserving collaboration.

The project sits at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, funded by SSF, and involves enrolling at a Swedish university while based in RISE's Cybersecurity unit in the Computer Science department.