Adversarial Research Scholarship

We are seeking an outstanding candidate to undertake research in the area of adversarial machine learning and its applications to communication systems. This research project aims to analyse adversarial attacks on AI-enabled wireless communication systems. A fully trainable AI-enabled radio can sense the operating environment and autonomously generate secure, high throughput and resilient tactical waveform to support mission-critical communications. The research project will analyse adversarial attacks and learn from them to develop robust and reliable AI techniques for building wireless communication systems.

The project has funding available and will be based at Flinders University, Adelaide.

Benefits

The scholarship includes:

Approximately AUD 40K per annum (top-up of AUD 10k + RTP stipend for eligible students) https://students.flinders.edu.au/my-course/hdr/resources/research-training-program-rules
A Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship covers tuition fees for Australian Citizens, NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award of this scholarship, a student must: -

Be an Australian citizen or New Zealand citizen; or have been granted permanent resident status; and
meet PhD admission requirements
be available to commence as a full-time PhD student at Flinders University in semester 1, 2023.
Eligible for Research Training program scholarship.

Application Information

ADMISSION to HDR

Those who apply for the scholarship opportunity but have not already applied for admission to a relevant HDR must also apply. Instructions on how to apply for admission can be found here: https://www.flinders.edu.au/study/apply/apply-research-degree/how-to-apply

By lodging this separate application, applicants acknowledge:

The ‘Supervisor confirmation’ must refer to the application for this scholarship
The application for PhD admission will only be assessed where:
The applicant is successful in being awarded the scholarship

APPLICATION

Prior to submitting applications, prospective applicants are advised to contact the project Lead Investigator, DR Saeed Rehman, via email at: saeed.rehman@flinders.edu.au

The application for admission and the scholarship will be separate processes; applications for admission are submitted electronically.

The successful candidate will ideally begin by March 2023, subject to negotiation (and not later than July 2023).

Application Form