12/08/2026
30 funded PhD positions in Cybersecurity: applications open!
🫵🏽 Would you like to conduct research on some of today’s most urgent cybersecurity challenges? The 2026/2027 National PhD Programme in Cybersecurity, coordinated by the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, offers 30 project-based funded scholarships across a nationwide network of universities, research centres and industrial partners.
💻 Research topics include AI and LLM security, post-quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge protocols, deepfake detection, privacy and data governance, malware and IoT security, critical infrastructure, 5G/6G networks, cybercrime and cybersecurity regulation.
Four specialisation tracks:
🔹 Foundational Aspects of Cybersecurity
🔹 Software, System and Infrastructure Security
🔹 Data Governance & Protection
🔹 Human, Economic and Legal Aspects of Cybersecurity
Applications are welcome from candidates with backgrounds including computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, law, economics and the social sciences. Candidates completing their qualifying degree by 31 October 2026 may also apply.
⏳ Duration: 3 years
🌍 Official language: English
💶 Scholarship: € 16,243 gross per year; tuition fees waived
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026, 1:00 p.m. CEST. Programme start: 1 December 2026
Candidates may indicate up to four preferred research projects and must provide a research statement and two academic references.
👩🏾💻Explore the research projects: https://lnkd.in/dQ4s42fB
📩 Submit your application: https://lnkd.in/dbd8GNuY