Cryptography and AI Security Lab

Cryptography and AI Security Lab

Join the lab

We welcome researchers interested in cryptographic protocols, privacy-preserving computation, verifiable computation and financial cryptography.

Fully funded PhD studentship

Privacy-Preserving AI for Assessing UK Data Centre Water Demand

This doctoral project will develop privacy-preserving AI methods for understanding and forecasting water demand from UK data centres. It combines confidential operational records with environmental measurements so organisations can contribute data without revealing sensitive information.

Closing date
5 January 2027, 12 noon GMT
Funding
Fully funded through the competitive IAPETUS studentship competition
Collaboration
Newcastle University and the University of Glasgow
Supervisors
Dr Aydin Abadi, Dr Thomas Zacharias and Professor Brian Barrett

General PhD enquiries

If no advertised studentship matches your circumstances, you may send a focused enquiry. Please include:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Academic transcript
  • A short statement of research interests
  • One paragraph explaining the fit with a named lab theme

A general enquiry is not an offer of admission or funding.

Postdoctoral and visiting researchers

Enquiries are welcome when there is a clear connection to the lab’s programme. Please identify the intended research question, likely funding route, proposed period and any existing outputs that establish the fit.

Send an enquiry

Research directions

Where your interests might connect

Prospective researchers should identify one or two areas that match their background and proposed research.

Privacy-preserving machine learningPrivate inferenceSecure multi-party computationPrivate set intersectionOblivious transferVerifiable computationPost-quantum cryptographySecure paymentsBlockchain securityFinancial fraud protection

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Prospective researcher enquiries

Read the relevant research area first, then send the requested materials in one concise message.