CHORUS Lab

Carleton's Human Oriented Research in Usable Security Lab

 

Funding

eCampus Ontario grant

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We are happy to report that we recently received a 1-year eCampus Ontario Digital Inclusion Research grant to support Daniela Napoli's Master's research on usable security and privacy of users with visual impairments.   Her work explores the web-based barriers that screen-reader users face while identifying and managing digital threats. We will take a two-phase approach that includes an expert evaluation and a user study with visually impaired individuals. … [Read more...] about eCampus Ontario grant

new NSERC CREATE grant

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The HCI program has received a $1.6M NSERC CREATE grant over 6 years to fund internships for students to gain industry experience and HCI skills.  Lead by Professor Whitehead and other HCI researchers, the Collaborative Learning of Usability Experiences (CLUE) project will provide hands-on training and opportunities for students to experience the usability evaluation process on real projects. … [Read more...] about new NSERC CREATE grant

CIRA funding received

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We were very happy to be awarded a research grant from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)'s Community Investment Program to study user authentication for children.  The main purpose of this project is to explore which types of user authentication are most effective for children and make recommendations on the most appropriate configurations. … [Read more...] about CIRA funding received

OPC funding

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has announced the winners of the 2015-16 Contributions Program grants.  We were very happy to learn that our project on mobile privacy for children has been funded.  The main purpose of this research is to improve children's understanding of mobile online privacy, enable them to recognize potentially risky situations, and empower them to better protect themselves.  The official press release is here. … [Read more...] about OPC funding

$250,000 in CFI, ORF, and industry infrastructure funding

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Sonia Chiasson has been awarded $100,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)'s Leaders Opportunity Fund. This award will be matched by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation under the Ontario Research Fund and industry for a total grant of $250,000. These funds will be used to acquire research infrastructure for the CHORUS lab. CHORUS is a centre for multi-disciplinary research on improving computer security and privacy for end-users and for experts. This … [Read more...] about $250,000 in CFI, ORF, and industry infrastructure funding

Awarded OPC Research Grant

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We are happy to announce that  we have recently been awarded a $50,000 research grant from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to continue our work on devising infographics and interactive visualizations to improve young adults' understanding of online privacy and security. The press release is available here: http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2013/nr-c_130430_e.asp … [Read more...] about Awarded OPC Research Grant