PhD positions at Identity lab based in Edinburgh - Come ask me about it.

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PhD Positions At Identity Lab Based In Edinburgh – Come Ask Me Anything

Thursday 18 Changpuh Park – China Garden

Convener: Will Abramson

Notes-taker(s): Will Abramson

Tags for the session - technology discussed/ideas considered:


Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:


I am 18 months into a PhD position at the Blockpass Identity Lab, Edinburgh Napier University researching privacy-preserving cryptography and identity. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and recommend a PhD to anyone who wishes to gain a deep understanding of a subject without the distraction of having to work on financially viable projects. You are accountable to yourself and you set the agenda and focus of your work, which can be tough at times but is also very empowering.

Our lab is new, opening it's doors in 2018. It is primarily a technology lab focused on developing privacy-preserving tools for a more trusted citizen-centric future. This includes privacy-preserving machine learning, cryptography, digital identity and distributed ledger technology. It is exciting to be a part of such a new lab because you get to help shape it's research agenda and future direction.

We currently have two fully-funded PhD positions and expect to get another 7 before October. If you are reading this and think it is something of interest or want to find out more please reach do reach out to me, we would love to have you.

Current proposals are:

If there is a project idea that you think would fit with our lab then I believe we are open to suggestions, certainly for the new places when they are announced.

Cheers, I hope to hear from some of you.

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