Max and Sebastian attended this fall's convocation. Max received his MCS(HCI) degree and Sebastian received his BCS degree. Congratulations! … [Read more...] about Fall 2023 convocation
EuroUSEC 2023 presentations
Khadija and Kazma each presented their Master's thesis research at EuroUSEC 2023 in Copenhagen. Khadija discussed her work on privacy perceptions of DNA testing --- A comparison of users’ and non-users’ perceptions of health and ancestry at-home DNA testing by Khadija Baig, Daniela Napoli, and Sonia Chiasson. Kazma discussed her work on instructors' privacy perceptions of e-proctoring --- “It’s not that I want to see the student’s bedroom…”: Instructor Perceptions of e-Proctoring Software by … [Read more...] about EuroUSEC 2023 presentations
Daniela presents PhD work
Daniela presented part of her on-going PhD research at the Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity in Toronto, where she discussed her work in privacy and remote healthcare. … [Read more...] about Daniela presents PhD work
New students join lab
Two new Master's of HCI students, Charlotte Carr and Zaid Arif, have joined CHORUS this fall. Max Keleher is continuing his studies by starting a PhD in Computer Science. … [Read more...] about New students join lab
Anna presents at INTERACT 2023
PhD student and CHORUS collaborator Anna-Lena Theus presented our joint paper on privacy and smart streetlights in York, UK at the INTERACT 2023 conference. The paper is “A solution to a problem that didn’t exist?”: Exploring Attitudes Towards Smart Streetlighting Systems by Anna-Lena Theus and Sonia Chiasson. … [Read more...] about Anna presents at INTERACT 2023
PST 2023 presentation
Paulina presented research on mental health chatbots at PST 2023. This work was done during her honours thesis. The paper is Security and Privacy perceptions of mental health chatbots by Paulina Chametka, Sana Maqsood, and Sonia Chiasson. … [Read more...] about PST 2023 presentation
Daniela defends her PhD Proposal
This week, Daniela Napoli successfully defended her PhD Proposal relating to security and privacy in remote healthcare for adults 50+. Congratulations Daniela! … [Read more...] about Daniela defends her PhD Proposal
Two EuroUSEC 2023 papers accepted
We will be presenting two papers at EuroUSEC 2023: Kazma Chaudhry, Anna-Lena Theus, Hala Assal, and Sonia Chiasson. “It’s not that I want to see the student’s bedroom…”: Instructor Perceptions of e-Proctoring Software. Khadija Baig, Daniela Napoli, and Sonia Chiasson. A comparison of users’ and non-users’ perceptions of health and ancestry at-home DNA testing. … [Read more...] about Two EuroUSEC 2023 papers accepted
Students attend HC2P Summer School
Daniela, Charlotte, and Sami all attended this year's Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership (HC2P) Summer School held in Ottawa and Montreal, where they spent two weeks learning and researching on the topic of ransomeware. With their colleagues, they produced this year's summer report on Decrypting Ransomware: analyzing and addressing the threat in the Canadian Context. … [Read more...] about Students attend HC2P Summer School
Max defends his MHCI thesis
Max Keleher has successfully defended his MHCI thesis entitled: Exploring Privacy Implications of Devices as Social Actors. Congratulations Max! … [Read more...] about Max defends his MHCI thesis