Research Associate: Drone Network Security & AI

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore is seeking a Research Associate to contribute to the design and implementation of simulation environments, intelligent testing and traffic analysis frameworks, automated security evaluation tools, experiments and documentation.

The role requires a Master’s degree in related fields and strong skills in Python/C/C++, Linux, networking, and security research. Collaboration in a multidisciplinary team with proactive communication is essential. On-site at NTU Main Campus, Singapore.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in software development, cybersecurity, network protocols, artificial intelligence or related research areas.
• Good programming skills in languages such as Python, C or C++.
• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments, software debugging and testing tools.
• Knowledge of network communication, protocol analysis, vulnerability assessment or traffic analysis.
• Experience with machine learning, large language models, automated testing or security research would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research team, with good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the simulation and testing environment for drone communication protocols.
• Design and implement intelligent frameworks for protocol fuzz testing and security evaluation.
• Develop traffic analysis methods for anomaly detection, behaviour classification and attack inference.
• Conduct experiments to assess protocol robustness, security and resilience under abnormal and adversarial conditions.
• Develop automated methods for validating identified vulnerabilities and evaluating potential attack scenarios.
• Analyse experimental results and contribute to the improvement of the developed frameworks and methodologies.
• Develop LLM-based agentic frameworks for generating intelligent and diverse fuzzing inputs.
• Prepare technical documentation, project reports, research publications and presentations, and work with the research team to achieve project milestones and deliverables.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Linux

Network protocols

Security research

Machine learning/LLMs

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Cybersecurity/AI

Job description

NTU Singapore is seeking a Research Associate to contribute to the design and implementation of simulation environments, intelligent testing and traffic analysis frameworks, automated security evaluation tools, experiments and documentation.

The role requires a Master’s degree in related fields and strong skills in Python/C/C++, Linux, networking, and security research. Collaboration in a multidisciplinary team with proactive communication is essential. On-site at NTU Main Campus, Singapore.