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Group 62 Information Systems Technology
The Information Systems Technology Group is engaged in a wide range of information processing related projects focusing on speech and language processing and information operations. This group's speech and language processing R&D efforts include speech recognition, speaker recognition (identification, verification, and authentication), language and dialect identification, word spotting, speech coding, speech and audio signal enhancement, and machine translation. The group's information operations R&D efforts focus on techniques for protecting from, and detecting and reacting to, intrusions into networked information systems and for preventing software faults and understanding malicious code that exploits those faults. The group is involved in testing and evaluating the security of U.S. Government systems and networks and in identifying and demonstrating vulnerabilities in such systems. The group is also initiating new R&D in analysis of social networks based on speech, text, and network communications and activities. In each of this group's R&D areas, emphasis is placed on realistic data and experimental evaluation of techniques in test beds.

Will work with a team to conduct research and development in the areas of architectures for cyber operations and analysis of computer network defenses, computer network exploitation, and computer network attack tools and systems. Will analyze current DoD cyber systems, identify gaps and weaknesses, develop unifying architecture, develop & evaluate qualitative metrics of mission performance, and lead prototyping of key architectural components.

Requirements:
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science. In lieu of a PhD, an MS with with 3-5 years of experience in software engineering will be considered. Must be able to design, implement, test, and debug net-centric software and contribute to the formulation of overall architectures and approaches for the creation of cyber command and control systems for the DoD. Must be able to propose and explore new techniques and technologies and be able to design, develop, test and validate these new capabilities. Familiarity with NCES and related initiatives is useful. Strong communication skills with sponsors and other research sites are essential.

Desired Skills:
Knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python, and Perl is highly desired. Experience with any combination of the following is desired: system-level software, operating system internals, distributed systems, network protocols, automation techniques, virtualization, visualization, computer security, vulnerability assessment, machine learning, pattern classification, statistical models, markov models, and regression analysis.

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