Student Assistant- CREST #738610177

Jimmy Jazz; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises is seeking Part-Time Undergraduate Research Student Assistants to support an NSF-funded project on lightweight mutual authentication for industrial IoT. The role involves reading recent research papers, proposing cybersecurity ideas, and performing vulnerability experiments on an IoT platform.

You will contribute to a multi-person research team and gain hands-on experience while balancing coursework.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Cal Poly Pomona STEM majors and have interest in cybersecurity for IoT.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to quickly read, understand, and synthesize theoretical conference and journal papers.

Responsibilities

• Read and analyze latest research papers.
• Propose ideas for research projects in cybersecurity for industrial IoT.
• Conduct vulnerability experiments on real-world industrial IoT platform.
• Implement a lightweight mutual authentication protocol based on hardware-based fingerprints.
• Collaborate with other subprojects.
• Dedicate 10 hours per week during academic semesters and summer for research.

Skills

Enrolled in CPP STEM majors

Communication skills

Independent & team work

Ability to read/ synthesize papers

Job description

• Location 3801 W TEMPLE AVE BLDG 55,FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATION,POMONA, CA, 91768-2557,United States
• Base Pay $17.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Student Assistant

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

SUMMARY: Dr. Mingyan Xiao is currently seeking Part-Time Undergraduate Research Student Assistants to work on the CREST Grant, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The research team, composed of both graduate and undergraduate researchers, is dedicated to developing a lightweight mutual authentication protocol for the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). We are looking for highly motivated undergraduate students who are eager to engage in cutting-edge research, learn new skills in IoT security and authentication, and collaborate with and mentor fellow team members. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable research experience while contributing to an NSF-funded project at the intersection of security and IoT.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety):

• Read and analyze the latest research papers from top Computer Science conferences and journals.
• Propose new ideas for research projects in Cybersecurity for industrial IoT.
• Conduct the vulnerability experiments on a real-world industrial IoT platform
• Implement a lightweight mutual authentication protocol based on hardware-based fingerprints
• Collaborate and create synergy with Other Subprojects
• Be available to dedicate 10 hours per week during academic semesters and summer for research.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Enrolled in Cal Poly Pomona STEM majors and have interest in Cybersecurity for industrial IoT.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, and deliver professional research presentations.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to quickly read, understand, and synthesize theoretical conference and journal papers.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

Hands-on experience with hardware components such as Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC), Floating-Point Unit (FPU), Real-Time Clock (RTC), Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM), etc.

ABOUT US

As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Enterprises offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Enterprises offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises strongly recommend faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to [e-mail] .

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.