Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for the position of Research Assistant / Engineer in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing (SoC). SoC is strongly committed to research excellence in all its dimensions: Searching for fundamental results and insights, developing novel computational solutions to a wide range of applications, building large-scale experimental systems and improving the well-being of society. We seek to play an active role both internationally and locally in the core and emerging areas of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for supporting the research team to contribute research deliverables, including designing and implementing efficient and robust systems and algorithms, towards the development of a research prototype of data security and privacy solutions. 

Job Requirements:
•    Demonstrate understanding of basic domain knowledge and applications of data science in cybersecurity 
•    Perform exploratory data analysis on large-volume cybersecurity-related data 
•    Assist in building interactive data visualisation dashboards 
•    Utilise coding skills and understand the methodology of different machine learning models and libraries 
•    Develop effective graph-based machine learning and deep learning algorithms on cybersecurity-related problems 
•    Design and write robust, readable, and reusable code components and applications to implement state-of-the-art research outcomes in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and big data;
•    Perform data engineering tasks including data cleansing and processing for analysis of real-world datasets;
•    Assist with the editing and preparation of manuscripts, reports and presentations;
•    Participate in presentations and demos to exhibit work at appropriate events;
•    Build strong teamwork and communication skills, and proactive working attitude

Qualifications

•    Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science 

•    Possess experience or interest in at least one of the research areas - Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, data security and privacy solutions for Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) test beds, Web Development, Software Engineering, Systems & Networking, Cyber Security 

Initial appointment is a contract for a year, subject to renewal.

Interested applicants should send their CV to Dr. Nay Oo (nay.oo@ncs.com.sg) and cc. Kee Kiat (keekiat@nus.edu.sg), with the email titled: Research Assistant Application – Apr 2025

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: School of Computing

Department : Department of Computer Science

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 28573