CHORUS Lab

Carleton's Human Oriented Research in Usable Security Lab

 

Sonia Chiasson

SOUPS 2018 presentations

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Hala, Reham, and Sonia attended SOUPS 2018 in Baltimore this week.  Both presented work from their PhD theses.  Hala talked about how software developers include security in the software development lifecycle. Reham talked about the concept of digital aging and ways to represent this on social media.  Both papers are available on the USENIX website.  Hala also presented her work on the motivators and deterrents to software security in the co-located WSIM workshop. … [Read more...] about SOUPS 2018 presentations

Prof. Eddie Melcer gives talk

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Prof. Eddie Melcer visited the Carleton and the CHORUS lab this week.  On Wednesday, he helped out with the SHAD workshop.  His game demo was a hit with students.  On Thursday, he gave a talk to the CLUE  and HCI students about ALT-CTRL: Bringing Embodied Physical Interactions into the Design of Games and Learning, where he talked about his research into using alternative input devices and physical interaction in learning games.  Eddie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational … [Read more...] about Prof. Eddie Melcer gives talk

SHAD 2018

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The CHORUS lab once again participated in the SHAD program for high school students at Carleton by hosting two events.  On July 18, Sonia gave a one-hour talk about Exploring cyber threats and protection strategies.   And on July 25, we hosted a half-day workshop about HCI.  Current and former CHORUS grad students, grad students from the Hotsoft and CIL labs, and visiting Prof. Melcer led hands-on demos for the SHAD students.  Students visited 9 different … [Read more...] about SHAD 2018

IJCCI paper accepted

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Our paper entitled An Exploration of Graphical Password Authentication for Children has recently been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.  Former student Ahsan Imran conducted the study as part of his Master's, and PhD student Hala Assal conducted more in-depth analysis and prepared the work for publication. … [Read more...] about IJCCI paper accepted

Sana presents at IDC 2018

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We have just returned from Norway, where PhD student Sana Maqsood presented our work on the educational game A Day in the Life of the Jos.  She discussed the design, development, and evaluation of the game.  The paper is available on our publications page. Sana also presented a poster showcasing Sumbal Maqsood's research on password policies and children.   … [Read more...] about Sana presents at IDC 2018