PhD Position, open topic - Software quality and verification, coding and AI, software security

The lab headed by Prof. Salvaneschi at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is seeking candidates for PhD positions. In this position you will conduct research with substantial freedom to develop an individual research direction, choosing from and combining different topics in a way that aligns with the group's broader research interests. The student responsibilities include: Develop an individual PhD research topic by selecting and, where appropriate, combining research directions in software engineering, security, verification, and AI. Possible topics include software verification, e-graphs and equality saturation, Infrastructure as Code, AI-assisted code generation and software development, software testing, local-first software, distributed systems, and CRDTs. The precise research direction will be defined together with the candidate based on their interests and background and on the ongoing research activities of the research environment.

As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 10'000 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3'800 researchers, educators and professional staff.

• Excellent Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field.

• Strong interest in research in one or more of the areas of software engineering, programming languages, software security, formal methods, software verification, distributed systems, or artificial intelligence.

• Strong programming and software development skills. Interest in both conceptual research and the implementation and experimental evaluation of research prototypes.

• Previous basic knowledge of topics such as formal methods, program analysis, software testing, security, distributed systems, machine learning.

• Ability to work independently and develop original research ideas.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

• Curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm for working in an international research environment.