On Aug 30, 2017, SERENE-RISC held its 3rd annual Cybercrime workshop, focusing this year on SMEs. It was held in Montreal, co-located with the GoSec Conference. … [Read more...] about SERENE-RISC Cybercrime and SME workshop
Outreach
Presenting an About the User lecture
Sonia will be presenting Eyetracking: insight into user behaviour as part of the 1125@Carleton About the User lecture series on March 15 … [Read more...] about Presenting an About the User lecture
Sonia presents at Science Cafe
On January 11, Sonia presented to the general public at the Carleton Science Cafe held at the Sunnyside Public Library. Her presentation was about: Staying safe online: exploring cyber threats and protection strategies Why do users behave insecurely even though most will readily state that security and privacy are important? We will cover some of our recent research exploring reasons why users' actions do not necessarily reflect their desire for security and how the configuration of security … [Read more...] about Sonia presents at Science Cafe
Canadian Civil Liberties Association presentation
Sonia and Leah gave a talk at the CCLA in Toronto on Nov 19. They spoke about usable privacy/security and digital literacy for children to a group of high school students involved in the Peer Privacy Protector program. These teens will take the information they learned through a series of presentations and develop educational materials for their peers. … [Read more...] about Canadian Civil Liberties Association presentation
SHAD activities
The SHAD high school students are on campus for the month of July again this year. The CHORUS and HOTSOFT labs hosted a group of students for a 3-hour hands-on workshop about HCI and usable security. Students tried out different technologies and had a chance to talk with grad students about their research. I also gave a one-hour lecture and Q&A session to all of the SHADs about online security and privacy. We talked about malware, passwords, protecting one's privacy, and mobile … [Read more...] about SHAD activities
Faculty of Science Alumni Panel
On Oct 16, the Faculty of Science held its annual Alumni Panel. The event features Carleton Alumni and provides a forum for current students to ask questions and hear about the experiences and career paths of some alumni. Sonia was one of the three invited panelist for this year's event. … [Read more...] about Faculty of Science Alumni Panel
Shad Valley Workshop
We hosted a group of 18 Shad Valley students for a half-day workshop on July 18. Our graduate students lead interactive hands-on sessions using technologies like our large multi-touch displays, a 3D haptic feedback device, and eye tracker. The Shads also learned about HCI and Usable Security research. … [Read more...] about Shad Valley Workshop
Carleton’s All Things Digital showcase
Carleton hosted the "All Things Digital" showcase, with more than 120 industry and government visitors. The event was held in the HCI and VSIM buildings, so we demo'ed our HCI and usable security research in the Hotsoft Lab. … [Read more...] about Carleton’s All Things Digital showcase
Shad Valley workshop
On Thursday afternoon, our lab hosted a group of high school students who were taking part in Shad Valley on campus. Shad Valley is a month-long enrichment summer camp for for highly motivated and successful high school students. Through presentations and hands-on activities in the workshop, students learned about multitouch, eye-tracking, and haptic technologies and were introduced to research in usable security. … [Read more...] about Shad Valley workshop
Hands-on session on user interaction technologies
On May 6, we hosted grade 8-9 students from Ottawa in our lab for a session on user interaction technologies as part of Carleton's Enrichment Mini-Courses. Students learned about the technologies and got hands-on experience with multitouch tables, a haptic device, an eye tracker, a head-mounted display, and a digital pen. … [Read more...] about Hands-on session on user interaction technologies