Summer Experience, Colloquium and Research in Information Technology at Stanford University and San Jose State University (SECuR-IT)
June 2 to August 8, 2008
The Summer Experience, Colloquium and Research in Information Technology (SECuR-IT). This is a ten-week residential program with paid internship co-located at Stanford University and San Jose State University.
SECuR-IT is a Graduate Student Academic Immersion with Internship Program
Program Structure:
In addition to working with an industry mentor over the ten-week program, scholars participate in the following programmatic components:
- Seminars conducted by faculty and industry experts that expose students to a wide range of information technology and computer security research instruction;
- Faculty participation from: Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and San Jose Sate University (SJSU);
- Informal social gatherings that provide a relaxed setting for students and faculty to exchange ideas and share experiences;
- Residential housing at San Jose State University;
- Ten week, paid 40-hour per week internship.
Graduate student internship opportunities available in:
Security Architecture, Security Awareness and Security Management, Host and OS Security, Application Security, Network Security, Secure Software Engineering, Risk Management, Policy and Legal Compliance
Participating Technology Companies:
eBay • Cisco Systems • Google • Sun Microsystems • SalesForce • Symantec
This is a 40-hour per week obligation to internship, research and learning activities, students who participate in SECUR-IT should view this program as a full-time summer experience. Students participating in this program are required to participate in SJSU residential cohort, attend courses, and be employed as an intern by a participating SECuR-IT industry partner. Internships are paid employment. Student housing at San Jose Sate University has been set-aside for this program, housing cost will be covered by the program.
San Jose State University On-Campus Housing
Housing will be available at San Jose State University (SJSU) San Jose, California. Housing cost will be covered by the programand. Meals will be the responsibility of program participants.
Application Process
SECuR-IT participation is open to graduate students (M.S. & Ph.D).
Participation is limited to 20 people and will be selected from a nationwide
pool of applicants, who have demonstrated, outstanding academic talent. Application deadline: January 31, 2008 at 5pm PDT
Women and historically underrepresented groups will
be given strong consideration although everyone is encouraged to apply.
Contact Information
Dr. Kristen Gates
Executive Director of Education Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST)
295 Hearst Memorial Mining Building University of California
Berkeley CA 94720
(510) 642-3737
kgates at eecs dot berkeley dot edu
Details about the securit workgroup
Membership in the securit workgroup is available to members of
our partner Universities, Corporations and Government Institutions.
If you meet the
membership criteria,
please feel free to request an account in the securit workgroup.
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