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Career

· Associate Professor of the Practice, Carnegie Mellon University2020–
· Innovation Lead and Corporate Entrepreneur, Infineon Technologies2018–2020
· Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Vibrado Technologies2012–2018
· Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University2009–2012
· Senior Research Scientist, Nokia Research Center2008–2012
· M.S. in Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University2003–2006
· Ph.D. in Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University2003–2008
· B.S. in Symbolic Systems, Stanford University1996–2000
· Designed Google Safe Browsing, Google
· Led User Experience, Red Giant

Publications (22)

Human selection of mnemonic phrase-based passwords
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2006
254
cited
Phoolproof Phishing Prevention
Financial Cryptography · 2006
224
cited
Know your enemy: the risk of unauthorized access in smartphones by insiders
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services · 2013
102
cited
Message-in-a-bottle: user-friendly and secure key deployment for sensor nodes
ACM International Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems · 2007
99
cited
GAnGS: gather, authenticate 'n group securely
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking · 2008
87
cited
Understanding Users' Requirements for Data Protection in Smartphones
2012 IEEE 28th International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops · 2012
87
cited
Low-Cost Manufacturing, Usability, and Security: An Analysis of Bluetooth Simple Pairing and Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Financial Cryptography · 2007
44
cited
Short paper: smartphones: not smart enough?
Security and Privacy in Smartphones and Mobile Devices · 2012
21
cited
Towards designing better map interfaces for the mobile: experiences from example
International Conference and Exhibition on Computing for Geospatial Research & Application · 2010
19
cited
Designing an evaluation method for security user interfaces: lessons from studying secure wireless network configuration
INTR · 2006
18
cited
Designing user studies for security applications: a case study with wireless network configuration
Int. J. Secur. Networks · 2009
11
cited
Mind your manners: socially appropriate wireless key establishment for groups
Wireless Network Security · 2008
11
cited
Reduction of end user errors in the design of scalable, secure communication
2008
9
cited
Usable Mobile Security
International Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology · 2012
7
cited
Security Configuration for Non-Experts: A Case Study in Wireless Network Configuration
2009
6
cited
Empowering Ordinary Consumers to Securely Configure their Mobile Devices and Wireless Networks
2005
3
cited
Reduction of Password Guessing Attacks using Click Point
2014
2
cited
An Approach to Address Physical Threats to Smartphones
2012
1
cited
Design and Evaluation Method for Secure 802 . 11 Network Configuration
2005
1
cited
1 Browser Enhancements for Preventing Phishing Attacks
2006
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