PhD in Moving Target Defense (Mtd)

Supervisor: Dr. Sourav Saha and Prof Jose M Alcaraz Calero/nProspective Start Date: 1 July 2026/nApplications are invited for a Postgraduate Research studentship, supported by College of Engineering and Physical Sciences to be undertaken within the Research Centre for Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust at Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. The successful applicant will join an established experimental group working on Adaptive Moving Target Defence for Securing Critical Service in 6G Networks./nFinancial Support: This studentship includes a bursary to cover the tuition fees rate, plus an annual maintenance allowance./nProject Aim: Design and develop the first of its-kind Moving Target Defence solution for 6G-enabled services and applications to proactively identify and mitigate potential threats, existing vulnerabilities, and cyber-attacks where both attacks and victim are continuously moving across the network.