This year marks the fifth and final year of ISSNet. The last official event was held at the University of Calgary in July. We had presentations and discussions from academic, industry, and government representatives. It's been a great 5 years that provided many opportunities for networking and collaboration that would not have been possible otherwise. … [Read more...] about ISSNet final event
Usable security grad course – September 2013
I will be offering a graduate course in usable security in September 2013 (COMP5900-G Computer Security and Usability) . It will be a seminar, research-based course held 2:30-5:30 Wednesday afternoons. Email me if you have any questions about the course offering. … [Read more...] about Usable security grad course – September 2013
GRAND Annual Conference
Several members of our lab attended the GRAND Annual Conference in Toronto this year. We met with our DIGLT and PRIVNM colleagues working on digital games for learning and security in new media. Leah Zhang presented a research talk and a poster of her current research on interactive visualizations. … [Read more...] about GRAND Annual Conference
PST 2013 paper accepted
Vanessa Boothroyd's paper entitled "Writing down passwords: does it help?" has been accepted at PST 2013. She will be presenting her work at the conference in July in Tarragona, Catalonia. … [Read more...] about PST 2013 paper accepted
SECRYPT paper accepted
Gerardo Reynaga's paper, The Usability of Captchas on Smartphones, has been accepted at SECRYPT 2013. Gerardo will present his work in Reykjavik, Iceland at the end of July. … [Read more...] about SECRYPT paper accepted
U-PriSM 2 deadline extended
The submission deadline for U-PriSM 2 has been extended to May 20, 2013. If you are working in the usable security and privacy of mobile devices, consider submitting a paper. … [Read more...] about U-PriSM 2 deadline extended
Gerardo successfully defends his PhD Proposal
Congratulations to Gerardo Reynaga who successfully defended his PhD thesis proposal: The usability and security of captchas on mobile devices. … [Read more...] about Gerardo successfully defends his PhD Proposal
Awarded OPC Research Grant
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
Mobile HCI paper accepted
We are happy to announce that Hsin-Yi Chiang's paper entitled Improving user authentication on mobile devices: A Touchscreen Graphical Password was just accepted at MobileHCI, held in Munich Germany August 27-30, 2013. … [Read more...] about Mobile HCI paper accepted
U-PriSM 2 – cfp available, due May 10
We will be holding the 2nd Usable Privacy and Security for Mobile Devices (U-PriSM) workshop co-located with MobileHCI this year. The Call for Participation is available and submissions are due May 10, 2013. If you're interested in this area, come join us Munich! … [Read more...] about U-PriSM 2 – cfp available, due May 10