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
PST 2023 paper accepted
Paulina Chametka will be presenting work from her undergraduate thesis at Privacy, Security, and Trust conference in August. Her paper is: Paulina Chametka, Sana Maqsood, and Sonia Chiasson. Security and Privacy perceptions of mental health chatbots. … [Read more...] about PST 2023 paper accepted
Sami defends Master’s thesis
Sami Ortiz Huayhua successfully defended her MASc(HCI) thesis, TikTok, Privacy, and Young Adults. Congratulations Sami! … [Read more...] about Sami defends Master’s thesis
Sebastian earns Provost Award
Sebastian Navas Chaparro has been awarded a 2023 Provost Award. These awards are given to 10 outstanding undergraduates in recognition of excellence in academic, research, and outreach. See the Carleton announcement for a write-up of his achievements. Congratulations Sebastian! … [Read more...] about Sebastian earns Provost Award