Want to do a PhD?

I assume you have a research experience either at Bachelor's level or at Master's level. Discussing about your research career with your undergrad or grad supervisor is always an indispensable way for deciding your research career. However, here are few resources that will help clearing your head before applying for a PhD.

• Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science

• HOWTO: Get into grad school for science, engineering, math and computer science

• Getting a Computer Science PhD in the USA.

• How to pick a grad school for a PhD in Computer Science

• Advice for researchers and students Cover Letter for PhD application

If you wish to do a PhD and not sure on how to short list universities based on your research interest, csrankings.org can be of great help. You may also get many opportunities in crypto from iacr jobs portal especially in European region.

New to research?

If you are new to research and finding difficulty in going through a lot of research papers, I strongly recommend you to go through this paper on "how to read research paper". I know it sounds like recursion but it's really good:)