PhD in Computer Science - Digital Identity & Payments

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The is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.

We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as : Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.

We're looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place!

About the role...

The Ph.D. candidate will focus on information systems within computer science and engineering while collaborating with Luxembourg's Ministry for Digitalisation. The project examines the interplay between the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) under eIDAS2 and digital financial services, considering EU regulations on AML / CFT, open finance, and the digital euro. It will analyze how digital finance evolves alongside EUDIW features, assessing its impact on functionalities and user control over financial and payment data.

The candidate will perform the following tasks :

• Carry out interdisciplinary research in digital identity (wallets) and digital finance and payments : electronic attestations of attributescertification processes and security measures in digital walletsusing privacy-enhancing technologies to ensure end-user privacy while mitigating risks of financial crimeopen banking and open financedigital euro and central bank digital currencies, online and offline paymentseconomic impact and / or usability-related aspects of combining identification and payments in a single app
• Advise Luxembourg's Ministry for Digitalisation on related activities
• Publish in top outlets on information systems, tech policy, and computer science
• Support research proposals to secure industry partnerships and grants
• Conduct research and deliver outcomes with academic and public partne