- Degree
- PhD
- Course location
- Potsdam
- In cooperation with
- The innovative PhD and postdoctoral programme is offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Digital Engineering, a faculty jointly founded by the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) and the University of Potsdam.
- Teaching language
- • German
• English
- Languages
- English is the main language of instruction in the PhD and postdoctoral programme.
- Programme duration
- 8 semesters
- Beginning
- Only for doctoral programmes: any time
- Application deadline
- Upon receipt of your complete application materials, the dean’s office in charge will review your application. If the admission decision is positive, you will receive the confirmed "Declaration of Intent to Undertake Doctoral Studies" and can apply for enrolment via the university's admissions portal.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Lately, low-cost sensor devices have gained significant computing capabilities. The way we process data produced by computational nodes is therefore constantly evolving. While historically, mainframes provided heavy lifting for dumb end user terminals, computing capabilities now surround users on increasingly capable mobile devices, on edge compute nodes, and even on network components that were traditionally not imagined as computational nodes.
To harness this opportunity, a research school on secure distributed computing (SeDiC) is proposed. SeDiC aims to tackle the challenges of exchanging and computing data across a network of interconnected systems. It addresses scalability, efficiency, dependability and security, combining expertise in network architectures, distributed systems and cybersecurity. SeDiC aims to develop innovative solutions that enhance secure communications, bolster resilience against cyber threats, and support the deployment of secure, scalable, and efficient distributed systems.