1 (one) Research Fellowship (BI) for Master Student

1. Scientific Area: Computer Science and Engineering, Computer and Information security
2. Admission requirements: BSc (Licenciatura) degree completed.
3. Additional optional skills and qualifications: Previous experience with containers and microservices orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), IoT or mobile devices, and network/communication security.
4. Contracting requirements: Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas, if applicable. Enrolment in Master’s degree.
5. Work plan: Investigation and development of approaches to optimize the energy efficiency of security mechanisms in a distributed environment of mobile and IoT devices: (1) Systematic review of Edge/IoT security, microservices orchestration, and energy efficiency; (2) Deployment of a heterogeneous edge testbed (IoT devices and smartphones) operating as a containerized microservices cluster, and definition of the benchmarking methodology; (3) Benchmarking of the energy consumption and computational overhead (CPU, memory) of different cryptographic protocols used in inter-node communication and distributed security tasks; (4) Development and integration of an energy-aware scheduler, based on multi-objective optimization algorithms (e.g., genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization), that dynamically distributes security workloads according to the battery levels and CPU capacities of the cluster nodes; (5) Experimental evaluation of the cluster's energy savings and security performance; (6) Analysis and interpretation of the results; (7) Writing of the preliminary report and the Master's dissertation.
6. Legislation framework: This call is governed by the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, approved by Law 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended; by the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, as currently in force, amended and republished by the Notice (Extract) No. 412/2026/2 (available at: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/aviso-extrato/412-2026-996320857 and https://www.fct.pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/); and by the FCiências.ID Regulation for Research Fellowships, approved on 12 May 2020 (available at Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica da FCiências.ID).
7. Place of work: The work will be developed at the LASIGE Computer Science and Engineering Research Centre, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, under the scientific supervision of Professor Wellington Oliveira.
8. Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 3 months due to start in October 2026. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for 3 months, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.
9. Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to 1090,98 €, according to table values of the fellowships awarded directly by the FCT, IP. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
   The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.
10. Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed by CV (100%), considering academic performance (80%) and previous participation in development projects (20%). Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 60 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.
11. Selection Committee:
    • President – José Cecílio;
    • 1st Effective member – Alcides Fonseca;
    • 2nd Effective member – Filipe Gouveia;
    • 1st Alternate member – Antónia Lopes;
    • 2nd Alternate member – Joana Santos.
12. Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e-mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.
13. Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 05/10/2026 to 19/10/2026 .
14. Application: Applications should be sent via e-mail to lasige-candidaturas@listas.di.ciencias.ulisboa.pt, indicating - otherwise they will not be considered eligible -in the Assunto/Subject: “Candidatura Ref. 1625.3 – 1 BI EM MOSA”, by attaching the following documents:
    a) Curriculum vitae;
    b) Certificate of completion of previous degree Note 1, 2.
15. Processing of personal data: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, as the controller under the General Data Protection Regulation, collects and processes the personal data requested in the context indicated in paragraph 14., under the legitimate interests in ensuring the award of the research fellowship to candidates with the indicated profile.
    The personal data will be kept for the period necessary for the execution of the purposes for which they are intended, being ensured the processing and protection in an appropriate and diligent way, the confidentiality and integrity of these data, through appropriate technical and organizational measures.
    Personal data may be transmitted to third parties, namely the entity funding the research project, solely for the purposes specifically established. In this sense, whenever the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union and/or international organizations is necessary, compliance with the applicable legal provisions is ensured.
    You have the right to request access, rectification, elimination, limitation of processing, the right to object and also data portability (if technically feasible), through the e-mail address: dpo@fciencias-id.pt. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
    For more information, we recommend consulting the Internal Rules of Data Protection of FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development of Sciences at https://fciencias-id.pt/.
16. Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates’ evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo. Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID (fciencias.id@fciencias-id.pt) within 15 business days after the notification date.

Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant (Minuta PT, Minute EN). Their delivery is mandatory for the fellowship contractualization.

Note 2: Please note that - higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions need to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 (August 16) and the Ministerial Order nr. 33/2019 (January 25). The presentation of the recognition certificate is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition.