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September 10, 2025

**Job Description**
This 3-year Ph.D. position at DTU Compute focuses on secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Proofs. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team of cryptographers and contribute to advancing the theory and practice of MPC and ZK Proofs, including their formal design, security analysis, efficiency, and post-quantum security, bridging theoretical advances with practical applications. The role includes an opportunity for a secondment at Chalmers University of Technology.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong analytical skills
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for cryptographic research
• Solid background in theoretical computer science, mathematics, or a related field (considered an asset)
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work in collaboration with colleagues in a dynamic and international research environment

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Theoretical Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Related field
• Two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master’s degree.

**Experience**
Other:
• Applicants may apply prior to obtaining their master’s degree but cannot begin before having received it.

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Experience
Other: • Applicants may apply prior to obtaining their master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Union Affiliation: Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (allowance to be agreed with relevant union) Benefits: Rewarding and challenging international environment; support for moving to Denmark for international applicants (including monthly seminars); collegial respect and academic freedom; flexible work-life balance.
Valid Until
October 16, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 3 years Remote Work: No Location Requirement: Relocation required for international applicants to Copenhagen region, Denmark Campus-based with international secondment
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Cryptography Group • Cybersecurity Engineering Section • DTU Compute • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Supervisor(s)
Luisa Siniscalchi Elena Pagnin
Supervisor Email
luisin@dtu.dk
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
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