[Security-meetings] Fwd: 2020 NortonLifeLock Graduate Fellowship

[Chengyu Song]

FYI.

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> From: Amelia Nash <Amelia_nash at symantec.com>
> Subject: 2020 NortonLifeLock Graduate Fellowship
> Date: November 26, 2019 at 2:48:11 PM PST
> To: "csong at cs.ucr.edu" <csong at cs.ucr.edu>
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> Dear Professor Song,
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> We would like to remind you that the December 4th, 2020 fellowship application deadline is rapidly approaching.  We would also like to take this time to announce that our company has adopted NortonLifeLock as our new name.  The fellowship is now called the NortonLifeLock Graduate Fellowship and our group is the NortonLifeLock Research Group (NRG).  We will still accept applications that contain references to Symantec and the Symantec Graduate Fellowship so please don’t feel compelled to resubmit.
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> Our program aims to fund innovative research that has real-world value and aligns well with our business areas. The most relevant research areas are the following: 
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> * Privacy and Identity: Applied and novel techniques for privacy and identity-protection objectives such as authentication, authorization, verifiable claims, trust, anonymity, ubiquitous and usable encryption, and privacy-preserving analytics.
> * Security: Achieve security objectives in consumer-related contexts including operating systems, web, mobile devices, internet of things, and cloud-based services through such mechanisms as trusted hardware, secure programming languages, security by design, threat and malware characterization, and auditing and deception techniques.
> * Machine learning and data mining: Machine-learning systems robustness, interpretability, security, privacy, and accountability. Also, scalable ML methods, such as graph and time-series analyses, anomaly detection, natural language processing, online learning, and distributed model training, in support of the privacy/identity and security areas mentioned above. 
> * Human Factors: Applications of psychology, sociology, anthropology, behavioral economics, human-computer interaction, linguistics, and other human sciences to security and privacy. These include usable security, use of technology for social good, effective privacy, security, and identity theft notifications, and both human-assisted AI and AI-assisted humans.
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> Details can be found below and also found here: https://www.nortonlifelock.com/about/careers/graduate-fellowship <https://www.nortonlifelock.com/about/careers/graduate-fellowship>
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> PROVISIONS OF THE AWARD
> The NRG Graduate Fellowship provides up to $20,000 USD that may be used to cover one year of the student’s tuition fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the student during research collaboration with NRG. Common examples of expenses are, but not limited to, conference registration fees, travel expenses, hardware, etc. If the recipient’s intended use of the endowment is to cover tuition, this portion of the award will be made available through the university.
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> Most importantly, each award includes a salaried internship with NortonLifeLock Research Group. In most cases, interns will collaborate with NortonLifeLock Research Group at one of our locations (Culver City, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Sophia-Antipolis, France). Please note that all fellowship applicants shall be considered for internships and full-time employment with NortonLifeLock and may be encouraged to apply for open positions.
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> ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
> * Applying students must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program.
> * Preference will be given to students who desire to work in an industrial research lab and to those working on innovative research projects in areas related to NortonLifeLock’s businesses and interests.
> * Recipients will also be selected based on their overall potential for research excellence and their academic progress to date as evidenced by publications. Typically, award recipients have produced multiple relevant publications at top-tier conferences. 
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> REQUIRED APPLICATION INFORMATION
> Application materials must include the following:
> * Resume or C.V. (Please use the following naming convention for the file: cv_<lastname>_<firstname>*)
> * Personal statement of research interests may not exceed 750 words, excluding references. Applicants are strongly encouraged to articulate the value and novelty of their past and current research, and to describe their future research plans and interests (Please use the following naming convention for the file: research_stmt_<lastname>_<firstname>*)
> * Two letters of recommendation from professors or industry researchers who can evaluate the applicant's scientific aptitude and potential for research. In order to preserve confidentiality, authors may send letters of recommendation directly to NortonLifeLock (Please use the following naming convention for the file: recommendation_letter_<applicant_lastname>_<applicant_firstname>_<recommender_lastname>*).
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> All fellowship application materials will be handled in accordance with NortonLifeLock’s privacy policy for job applicants, which can be found at:https://www.nortonlifelock.com/content/nortonlifelock/benefits/home/privacy <https://www.nortonlifelock.com/content/nortonlifelock/benefits/home/privacy>
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> APPLICATION DATES AND PROCESS FOR 2020 FELLOWSHIP
> * Fellowship applications, including resumes or C.V.’s, personal statements of research, and letters of recommendation, must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Dec 4th, 2019, Pacific Time Zone. Please note that this deadline is firm and will not be extended. 
> * As part of the application process, some candidates may be contacted for telephone interviews.
> * Final award decisions will be announced in January 2020.
> * Applications and letters of recommendation can be sent to us via email:
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> Email to: SRLFellowship at Symantec.com <mailto:SRLFellowship at Symantec.com>
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> Best Regards,
>   Amelia Nash

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