Khadija and Kazma each presented their Master's thesis research at EuroUSEC 2023 in Copenhagen. Khadija discussed her work on privacy perceptions of DNA testing --- A comparison of users’ and non-users’ perceptions of health and ancestry at-home DNA testing by Khadija Baig, Daniela Napoli, and Sonia Chiasson. Kazma discussed her work on instructors' privacy perceptions of e-proctoring --- “It’s not that I want to see the student’s bedroom…”: Instructor Perceptions of e-Proctoring Software by … [Read more...] about EuroUSEC 2023 presentations
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Daniela presents PhD work
Daniela presented part of her on-going PhD research at the Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity in Toronto, where she discussed her work in privacy and remote healthcare. … [Read more...] about Daniela presents PhD work
New students join lab
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
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
Sveta defends Master’s thesis
Svetlana Dobrynina successfully defended her MA(HCI) thesis, Understanding mental models of password managers. Congratulations Sveta! … [Read more...] about Sveta defends Master’s thesis
Ashi defends Master’s thesis
Masters of HCI student Ashi Mann succesfully defended her thesis entitled "Investigating factors relating to FUD in end-user cryptocurrency behaviours". Congratulations Ashi! … [Read more...] about Ashi defends Master’s thesis
Khadija completes MCS
This week, Khadija Baig successfully defended her Master's thesis, entitled Privacy, biological relatives, and at-home DNA testing. Congratulations Khadija! … [Read more...] about Khadija completes MCS
Sonia promoted to Full Professor
As of July 1, 2022, Sonia has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor in the School of Computer Science. … [Read more...] about Sonia promoted to Full Professor
Vathsan defends PhD Proposal
This week, Vathsan successfully defended his PhD proposal. His research explores end-user privacy in popular implementations of OAuth single sign-on protocols. Congratulations Vathsan! … [Read more...] about Vathsan defends PhD Proposal
New lab members
We have recently added three new members to CHORUS. Sveta Dobrynina is a 2nd year Masters of HCI student and both Max Keleher and Kazma Chaudhry are first year Masters of HCI students. Welcome to the group! … [Read more...] about New lab members





