We are happy to have two new students joining us in the lab over the summer. Michael Kuang is a Computer Science undergrad who has been awarded a Dean's Summer Research Internship. He will be working on research relating to mobile user authentication. Khadija Baig is a Computer Science undergraduate student who recently completed her first year and will be working on research relating to secure software development. … [Read more...] about Summer RAs
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CLUE internships
Two CHORUS lab members will be completing CLUE internships this summer. The internships provide hands-on industry experience in the area of human-computer interaction. Christine Mekhail, a Masters student in HCI, will be working at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Reham Ebada, a PhD student in Computer Science, will be working at TrendMicro. … [Read more...] about CLUE internships
CAN-CWiC participation
Several lab members had the opportunity to participate in the ACM Canadian Women in Computing conference, held in Ottawa Jan 22-23. Hala, Sana, and Reham gave a well-attended tutorial on Usable Security. Kalpana, Christine, Sana, and Hala each presented posters with some of their research. Sana won 3rd place overall in the poster competition! … [Read more...] about CAN-CWiC participation
Derek defends his Masters in HCI thesis
This morning, Derek Wueppelman successfully completed his Masters of HCI degree. His thesis was on PGP Auth: Using public key encryption for authentication on the web. Congratulations Derek! … [Read more...] about Derek defends his Masters in HCI thesis
Stephanie defends her MCS thesis
Stephanie Hurtado successfully defended her thesis this afternoon. Her research consisted of eye-tracking studies exploring driver distraction when faced with unfamiliar road signs. Congratulations Stephanie! … [Read more...] about Stephanie defends her MCS thesis
Vikas completes his Masters
Vikas Nagaraj has successfully completed his Masters in Infrastructure Protection and International Security (MIPIS). His final project focused on visualizations for detecting potential security threats during log analysis. Congratulations Vikas! … [Read more...] about Vikas completes his Masters
New lab members
Two new PhD students have joined CHORUS this fall: Sana Maqsood has returned after a year of industry work after her Masters. Sana was awarded a MITACS PhD Fellowship to work on a long-term research project with MediaSmarts. Reham M. Ebada has started at Carleton for the first time and has been awarded an Ontario Trillium Scholarship for international students demonstrating exceptionally high academic achievement. … [Read more...] about New lab members
Ahsan defends his MCS thesis
This afternoon, Ahsan Imran successfully defended his MCS thesis entitled A Comparison of Password Authentication between Children and Adults Congratulations Ahsan! … [Read more...] about Ahsan defends his MCS thesis
Teaching Award
The Carleton Graduate Student Association's Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching was established by the GSA in 1990 in order to recognize faculty members who have, in the estimation of their graduate students, provided an outstanding contribution to university teaching at the graduate level. The 2014 winner is Dr. Sonia Chiasson in the School of Computer Science. … [Read more...] about Teaching Award
Ben Daniel visits from the University of Otago
Dr. Ben Daniel from the University of Otago in New Zealand visited the lab on October 1. Ben is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, and heads the Educational Technology Group. His current research is focused on understanding the value of Big Data and learning analytics in higher education. While at Carleton, he gave an invited talk and met with graduate students. … [Read more...] about Ben Daniel visits from the University of Otago