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Research Topic Description, including Problem Statement:

Adoption of digital engineering practices, e.g. design collaboration using cloud-based computer aided design (CAD) software has led to a dramatic increase in the volume of information and technical data shared between organizations. Alongside this there has been adoption of a culture of greater openness and sharing of organizations' information, e.g., adoption of policies such as presumed open. These developments potentially undermine good security practices by increasing the quantity and quality of data available to those conducting hostile reconnaissance or espionage.

This research seeks to explore the attitudes, awareness, and understanding of organizations and their managers regarding the risks inherent in data/information sharing. Aspects that could be investigated include: 

• a. Understanding by organizations and individuals of risks arising from sharing data and information with third parties,
• b. Understanding by organizations and individuals of data aggregation and its potential to magnify data sharing risks,
• c. How organizations and individuals assess the sensitivity of data and information,
• d. The identification, understanding, adoption and use of methods or techniques to establish information needs,
• e. The assessment of the provenance of data and information.

Example Approaches: 

Surveys and interviews of personnel employed in CNI sectors, e.g. water, energy, transport

Workshops to explore attendees understanding and use of security triage processes

Key Words: Data sharing, open data, data aggregation, data quality, provenance

Postdoc Eligibility

• U.S. citizens only
• Ph.D. in a relevant field must be completed before beginning the appointment and within five years of the appointment start date
• Proposal must be associated with an accredited U.S. university, college, or U.S. government laboratory
• Eligible candidates may only receive one award from the IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

Research Advisor Eligibility

• Must be an employee of an accredited U.S. university, college or U.S. government laboratory
• Are not required to be U.S. citizens

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
• Degree: Doctoral Degree.
• Discipline(s):
  • Chemistry and Materials Sciences (12 )
  • Communications and Graphics Design (3 )
  • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (17 )
  • Earth and Geosciences (21 )
  • Engineering (27 )
  • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (45 )
  • Mathematics and Statistics (11 )
  • Other Non-Science & Engineering (2 )
  • Physics (16 )
  • Science & Engineering-related (1 )
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (30 )