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
SERENE workshop
The 2nd SERENE workshop, entitled "Cybersecurity metrics for better decision-making: a Canadian perspective", was held at the Ottawa Convention Centre Oct 21-22. The event was sold out and attracted participants from several government departments, police forces, industry, and academics. The workshop featured several high-profile Canadian and International speakers that led to in-depth discussion by all involved. The full program is now available on the SERENE website. … [Read more...] about SERENE workshop
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
Hala presents at Surfnet
Hala attended the Annual Surfnet Workshop in Calgary this month. She gave a brief presentation of her preliminary work on collaborative security code reviews. … [Read more...] about Hala presents at Surfnet
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
CHORUS lab highlighted in Eureka! magazine
The annual Carleton Faculty of Science's Eureka! magazine was released this month. It includes an article about the CHORUS lab and its recent activities. … [Read more...] about CHORUS lab highlighted in Eureka! magazine
SERENE October workshop
Our next SERENE cybersecurity workshop will be held next month: Cybersecurity metrics for better decision-making: a Canadian perspective Tuesday, Oct 21 – Wednesday, Oct 22 Ottawa We have a number of Canadian and International speakers scheduled. This two-day workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of current measurement efforts in cybersecurity. Their value (but also their limitations) will be discussed, with a particular emphasis on how statistics can empower cybersecurity … [Read more...] about SERENE October workshop
comp5900G – Computer security and usability
I am offering the Computer Security and Usability graduate level class this semester. It is a seminar and project-based class covering a range of usable security topics. The class started yesterday and it is currently completely full. … [Read more...] about comp5900G – Computer security and usability
SOUPS 2015 at Carleton
Mark your calendars - SOUPS, the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, will be held at Carleton University July 22-24, 2015! This will be the first time that the event is hosted in Canada and we are very excited to welcome everyone to Ottawa next year. More details will be posted over the next few months as we sort out the details. … [Read more...] about SOUPS 2015 at Carleton
SOUPS 2014
We've just returned from another great SOUPS conference. SOUPS 2014 marked the 10th year for the conference, which was held at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park this year. Shuja's master's work on gesture passwords for mobile devices was presented by Robert in the WAY workshop. Hala presented a poster on the usability of mobile apps for TOR. We are happy to announce that her poster, "Will this onion make you cry? A usability study of Tor-enabled mobile apps" won a Distinguished Poster … [Read more...] about SOUPS 2014