Hala Assal successfully defended her PhD thesis this week. Her thesis was entitled The Human Dimension of Software Security and Factors Affecting Security Processes. Congratulations Dr. Hala! … [Read more...] about Dr. Hala
Prof. Eddie Melcer gives talk
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
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
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
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
USENIX Security 2018 paper
We are happy to announce that our paper, The aftermath of a crypto-ransomware attack at a large academic institution, will be published at USENIX Security 2018. We will be presenting the work at the conference in Baltimore Aug 15-17. … [Read more...] about USENIX Security 2018 paper
Sumbal graduates
Sumbal received their Masters of Computer Science (HCI) degree at today's convocation. Congratulations! … [Read more...] about Sumbal graduates
Daniela graduates
Daniela received her Masters of Arts (HCI) degree at today's convocation. Congratulations! … [Read more...] about Daniela graduates
Hala to present at WSIW 2018
PhD student Hala Assal will be presenting her paper, Motivations and Amotivations for Software Security: Preliminary Results, at the Workshop on Security Information Workers (WSIW). The workshop is co-located with SOUPS 2018 in Baltimore on August 12. … [Read more...] about Hala to present at WSIW 2018
Prof Briggs to give talk on June 6
Pam Briggs is visiting from Northumbria University. She will be giving a research talk at Carleton on Wednesday June 6, where she will be presenting her work on Using psychological models to inform human-centred cybersecurity. For more details, please visit this Event page. … [Read more...] about Prof Briggs to give talk on June 6