Principal Research Engineer (contract till 31 December 2026), SMC - Geylang
Singapore Management University Geylang Temporary
The candidate will be responsible for conducting research on automatically simulating user inputs to Android applications, and interacting with Android AOSP, Android kernel, and existing Android app analyzers. Successful candidate will be part of an active research team led by Profs Gao Debin, David Lo, and Pang Guansong from School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University.
Candidate's core responsibilities are:
- To design, implement, and evaluate a system that simulated user inputs to Android applications automatically.
- To modify and improve existing systems that perform analysis on Android applications.
- To modify Android AOSP and kernel to introduce new security mechanism.
- To write research reports and papers on the results.
- To collaborate with other team members on related tasks.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems, or closely related disciplines from a reputable institution of higher learning
- Good communication skills in English•Past research experience in computer security and software engineering is a plus
- Advanced level of programming and software implementation, especially in C/C++ and Java.
- Good understanding of Android architecture and Android executables.
- Good analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledgeable in software security problems and solutions
- Applicants with research publications in security area will be advantageous
- Self-motivated individual who can work independently and also collaboratively with team members
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