The European Commission (Euraxess) in France:
The European Commission (Euraxess) consists of a network of countries in Europe that provides funding to professionals and researchers who want to work abroad in Europe for research or practice. The European Union Funding Program in France is a program that provides funding for projects and initiatives related to the European Union that are implemented in France.
In France, the EU Funding program is a program designed to provide funds for projects and initiatives related to the European Union that are implemented in the country. The program is open to both French and non-French citizens.
Available EU Funding for Master, Ph.D., and Academic Projects in France:
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Below is a list of available EU funding for Ph.D. and academic projects in France, along with details and deadlines.
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1# Ph.D. scholarship in Computer Science in Paris: Model Checking for Malware (Virus) Detection (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: LIPN – University Sorbonne Paris Nord
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding
DEADLINE DATE: 31.12.2025
RESEARCH FIELD: Formal sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
Description
Model Checking for Malware (Virus) Detection:
The number of malware that caused incidents in 2010 is more than 1.5 billion. Malware can cause serious damage, for example, the MyDoom worm slowed global Internet access by ten percent in 2004. Authorities investigating the 2008 crash of Spanair Flight 5022 discovered that a central computer system used to monitor technical problems on the plane was infected with malware. . Therefore, it is crucial to have effective and up-to-date virus detectors. Existing antivirus systems use various detection techniques to identify viruses, such as (1) code emulation, where a virus is run in a virtual environment to be detected; or (2) signature detection, where the signature is a pattern of program code that characterizes the virus. A file is declared a virus if it contains a sequence of binary code instructions that matches one of the known signatures. Each variant of the virus has its corresponding signature. These techniques have certain limitations. Emulation-based techniques can only really control the program’s behavior over a limited time interval. They cannot check what happens after the time limit expires. So they can overlook the behavior of the virus if it occurs after this time interval. As for signature-based systems, it is very easy for virus developers to circumvent them. To change the structure of the code while maintaining the same functionality, just use obfuscation techniques so that the new version does not match the known signatures. Obfuscation techniques may consist of injecting dead code, replacing instructions with equivalent ones, etc. Virus writers often update their viruses to make them invulnerable to these anti-virus systems.
To avoid these limitations, instead of running the program or performing syntax checking, virus detectors must use analysis techniques that check the behavior (not the syntax) of the program in a static way, i.e. without running it. For this purpose, we suggest using model-checking for virus detection.
Model-checking is a mathematical formalism that can check whether a system satisfies a given property. It consists in representing the system using a mathematical model M, properties using a formula F in the given logic, and then checking whether the model M satisfies the formula F. Model-checking has already been used for malware detection. However, existing works have some limitations.
The specification languages they use were actually only used to specify and detect a particular set of malicious behaviors. They cannot be used to detect the behavior of all viruses. Thus, one of the main challenges in malware detection is to come up with specification formalisms and detection techniques that are able to specify and detect a larger set of viruses.
Therefore, the purpose of this work is:
1- Define expressive logic that can be used to compactly represent malicious behavior. Our goal is to be able to – express a large set of previously unanticipated malicious behavior.
2- Define efficient model-checking algorithms for these logics.
3- Reduce the malware detection problem to the model checking problem of these logics.
4- Implement these techniques in a malware detection tool and use this tool to detect multiple malware.
The ultimate goal is to create a malware detector that is more accurate than existing commercially known antiviruses.
What is funded:
Ph.D. in computer science
Duration:
3 years
Eligibility:
A student with a master’s degree in computer science.
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2# EuReCa Ph.D. Program – 8 Ph.D. positions in September 2023 at Institut Curie (COFUND) (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: Institut Curie
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding
DEADLINE DATE: 09.01.2023
RESEARCH FIELD: Natural sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
Description:
The Curie Institute is accepting 8 Ph.D. students through its international program called EureCa (Europe, Research & Care).
Part-funded by the European Commission’s MSCA COFUND program, this program provides Ph.D. students with a three-year Ph.D. contract, a cross-disciplinary, cross-industry, and international training, and training with personalized career development plans, internships, and mentoring.
Doctoral research projects in the life sciences cover the priority research topics of the Institut Curie:
Epigenetics, RNA, and genome dynamics
Cell biology and developmental biology
Biology and immunology of tumors
Radiobiology and molecular imaging
Physics of living systems and chemical biology
Computational and systems biology
The Institut Curie brings together a first-class multidisciplinary cancer research center and a model hospital group in and around Paris. Incorporating interdisciplinary approaches leads to the discovery of more effective treatments and leads to improved patient care.
Covid-19 Notice: Please note that the entire recruitment process will be online and all necessary precautions will be taken upon arrival according to the hygiene situation in September 2023.
Open positions:
Project 1
Histone variant H3.3 and cellular programs during development and cancer
Research Group: Chromatin Dynamics
Project 2
Single-chromosome optical mapping of DSB recombination repair events in normal and cancer cells
Research group: Chromosome dynamics and recombination
Project 3
Polymer modeling of local chromosome dynamics after gene induction
Research group: Genome function in space and time
Project 4
The role of mechanochemical cues in vertebrate axial patterning and somite formation
Research group: Dynamic control of signaling and gene expression
Project 5
Temperature scaling of gene regulatory networks for C. elegans larval development
Research Group: Quantitative Developmental Biology
Project 6
Investigating the role of Polycomb in epigenetic regulation and inheritance during mouse germline formation and embryogenesis: a study of a novel member of the PRC2 complex, EZHIP (Ezh2 Inhibitory Protein) using a transgenic model
Research group: Mechanisms of repression by polycomb proteins
Project 7
Deciphering the dynamics of gene co-expression at the single-cell level to understand patterning and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in development and cancer
Research group: Neural crest signaling and development
Project 8
Contribution of the roles of RNA species in the regulation of KU functions of the human NHEJ factor during DNA replication
Research group: DNA Recombination, replication, and genome stability
Eligibility Criteria:
Emerging Researchers (ESRs) must be in the first four years (the equivalent of full-time research experience) of their research career at the call deadline and have not obtained a Ph.D. Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date the researcher obtained the degree that would formally entitle him to start a Ph.D.
Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, study, etc.) in France for more than 12 months during the 3 years before 9 January 2023. Time spent under the procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention, compulsory military service, and/or short-term stays such as holidays is not taken into account.
Applicants must have a European Master’s degree or an equivalent Master’s degree that would formally qualify them to undertake doctoral studies.
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3# Masters Scholarships to study in Lille, France, within the framework of Graduate Programmes of excellence (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: Université de Lille
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding, Mobility Incoming
DEADLINE DATE: 15.03.2023 and 15.05.2023
RESEARCH FIELD: Formal sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, Professions, applied sciences, and Social sciences
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4# Ph.D. program (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: IFP Energies nouvelles (former Institut Français du Pétrole – IFP)
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding
DEADLINE DATE: Ph.D. positions remain open until filled
RESEARCH FIELD: Natural sciences and Professions and applied sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
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5# Ph.D. Program Engineering and Systems Sciences (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: Université Paris-Saclay
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding, Mobility Incoming
DEADLINE DATE: End of April, beginning of May, Mid-May
RESEARCH FIELD: Formal sciences, Professions, and applied sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
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6# Ph.D. Program in Earth, Climate, Environment and Planetary Sciences (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: Université Paris-Saclay
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding, Mobility Incoming
DEADLINE DATE: End of April, Mid-May
RESEARCH FIELD: Formal sciences and Natural sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
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7# 15 PhD positions in Quantum Science in a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: University of Strasbourg
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
FUNDING TYPE: Funding, Mobility Incoming
RESEARCH FIELD: Natural sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
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8# CIFRE Fellowships (EU-Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: ANRT
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
RESEARCH FIELD: Professions and applied sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)
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9# Projects for science (EU Funded France):
ORGANISATION NAME: ANR
ORGANISATION COUNTRY: France
RESEARCH FIELD: Formal sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences, Professions, applied sciences, and Social sciences
CAREER STAGE: First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of Ph.D.)Recognised Researcher (R2) (Ph.D. holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent)Established Researcher (R3) (Researchers who have developed a level of independence)Leading Researcher (R4) (Researchers leading their research area or field).
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