Ph.D. Topic: TANSIVTx: Time-Accurate Network Simulation Interconnecting VMs with Hardware Virtualization towards stealth analysis
# Topic description
This project aims at confining malware samples for analysis in a secure environment while ensuring that these samples do not evade the analysis by detecting the environment. The specific challenge to address in this project is to support the analysis of malware samples that check the verisimilitude of network performances to detect analysis environments. To this end, the project combines experiences from the Inria/Myriads team on simulation-based studies of distributed systems and from the DGA in cybersecurity and virtualization.
Detailed description:
http://people.irisa.fr/Martin.Quinson/Research/Students/2021-PhD-TANSIVTx.pdf# Administrative information
Laboratory: IRISA, Rennes, France
Team: Myriads --
https://team.inria.fr/myriadsAdvisors: Martin Quinson (ENS Rennes), Louis Rilling (DGA-MI), and Matthieu Simonin (Inria)
Start date: October 2021
Funding: position funded for 3 years (the typical duration of a Ph.D. thesis in France)
Requirements:
- Master of Computer Science degree or equivalent diploma
- Fluent in English (French-speaking not necessary)
- Strong team-working abilities
Application file (to be sent to the two advisors in a single pdf file):
- Cover letter
- Detailed curriculum vitae
- Two reference persons including the Master internship advisor (please provide their email addresses)
- Transcripts for Bachelor and Master studies
- Links to master’s and internship’s thesis/reports, and publications if applicable
Contact: advisors (firstname.lastname@irisa.fr)
