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PhD Studentship, Trustworthy AI
University of SheffieldSheffield, UK
Sheffield, UK
Yesterday
Deadline
2026-08-26
Salary
£25,000
Routes to impact
Skill-building & building career capital
Learning about important cause areas
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Conduct PhD research on quantum-resilient cryptography and verifiable, privacy-preserving AI systems.
- Design efficient post-quantum zero-knowledge proof systems
- Explore proofs for model integrity, fairness, and sensitive data protection
- Develop scalable constructions for federated and decentralised AI
- Formally analyse protocol security in real-world AI deployments
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