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
Conference
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
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
Daniela presents at Accessibility Conference
On May 30, Daniela gave a talk on Design Tips to Help Non-Visual Visitors Stay Safe Online at the 10th annual Accessibility Conference held at the University of Guelph. This work was funded by an eCampus Ontario Digital Inclusion grant for 2017-18. Daniela will be continuing her research as she starts a PhD in the fall. … [Read more...] about Daniela presents at Accessibility Conference
CLUE Symposium
The first CLUE Symposium was held on May 17. It provided an opportunity for students, industry partners, and faculty members to network, hear about each others' work, and share their experiences with the CLUE internship program. Several CHORUS students presented their work. Yomna and her teammates presented a poster describing their research project on a wearable safety system for cyclists. Sana presented a poster on the digital literacy educational game for tweens, A Day in the Life … [Read more...] about CLUE Symposium
SOUPS 2018 papers
We will be presenting two papers at SOUPS 2018 in Baltimore, Aug 12-14. Reham will be presenting her work on Online Privacy and Aging of Digital Artifacts. Hala will be presenting her work on Security in the Software Development Lifecycle. … [Read more...] about SOUPS 2018 papers
CHORUS goes to CHI2018
Eight students from the lab attended CHI 2018 in Montreal. Jessica, Michael, Daniela, and Rebecca participated in Game Jam over the weekend, Reham presented in the Networked Privacy workshop, Daniela had a Late-Breaking-Work poster, and Sana, Michael, and Daniela participated in the Student Research Competition. … [Read more...] about CHORUS goes to CHI2018
CHI 2018 – SRC
Daniela, Sana, and Michael all presented their work at the CHI 2018 Student Research Competition. Michael made it into the finale and also presented a 5-minute talk. … [Read more...] about CHI 2018 – SRC
IDC 2018 paper accepted
Our paper, entitled A Day in the Life of Jos: A Web-based Game to Increase Children's Digital Literacy, by Sana Maqsood, Christine Mekhail, and Sonia Chiasson, has been accepted at the 2018 Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference. Sana will be presenting the work in Norway in June. … [Read more...] about IDC 2018 paper accepted