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Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) - Federated Learning-based Intrusion Detection System for Intelligent Transportation Systems with Mixed Urban-Road Users

University of Reading - School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences

Location: Reading
Salary: £36,130 pro rata, per annum
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 3rd June 2025
Closes: 7th July 2025
Job Ref: SRF50540
 

Location: Whiteknights Reading UK

Hours Per Week: 20 hours per week maximum (0.25 FTE)

Employment Basis/Type: Fixed term (four years)

We are pleased to announce a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious computer scientist to join our Computer Science Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Programme!

How does it work?

You will study for a four year, full time funded PhD (3 quarters of your time) whilst working and receiving a salary to gain valuable teaching experience (1 quarter of your time). You will receive a salary and stipend package that exceeds the standard UKRI stipend for a full-time PhD. 

If you are a Home/RoI Student your PhD fees will be waived, if you are an International student you will receive a fee waiver equivalent to the Home/RoI fee and will be expected to fund the difference between the International fee and the Home/RoI fee. There will be a package of support to enable you to develop a research career in this exciting field.

PhD Topic: Federated Learning-based Intrusion Detection System for Intelligent Transportation Systems with Mixed Urban-Road Users

This research aims to develop a Federated Learning-based IDS to secure Intelligent Transportation Systems, addressing the unique challenges of mixed urban road users. By leveraging Federated Learning, the IDS ensures privacy-preserving, real-time detection of cyber threats in a multi-user environment. The system will integrate with the IDS tool to provide advanced intrusion detection capabilities, safeguarding connected transportation networks against evolving security threats. There are three main objectives:

  • Develop a Federated Learning-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) tailored to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) that can manage the diverse and dynamic environments of mixed urban-road users.
  • Enhance the security of Federated Learning models to protect the federated learning process from adversarial attacks, ensuring user data privacy.
  • Optimize the integration of heterogeneous data sources (e.g., vehicle telemetry, traffic cameras, sensors) within the Federated Learning framework to improve accuracy and scalability.

You will need to demonstrate you:

  • Meet the academic requirements for a PhD offer from the University of Reading.
  • Have a MSc degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
  • Are able to effectively organise your time and prioritise tasks to balance PhD studies with GTA responsibilities
  • Are able to demonstrate scholarship in developing a publication record in your area of specialist expertise and conduct high quality PhD research.
  • Are able to communicate scientific concepts clearly and with enthusiasm and in a way that engages students
  • Have good interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team

See candidate pack at the bottom of the page for further details.

How do I apply?

You must upload a combined CV and Proposal in pdf format (max size 1 MB) and complete the supporting statement.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Contact details for advert

Contact Name Dr Zahra Pooranian

Contact Job Title Lecturer in Computer Science

Contact Email address z.pooranian@reading.ac.uk

Closing date: 07/07/2025

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