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Career

· Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh2023–
· Associate Professor, University of Waterloo2023–
· Reader (Associate Professor) of Cyber Security and Privacy, University of Edinburgh2015–2023
· Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington2014–2015
· Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University2012–
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Michigan State University2012–2014
· Intern, Microsoft2010–2010
· Intern, IBM2007–2007
· PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University2005–2012
· Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Oregon State University2005–
· Research Assistant, Oregon State University2002–2005

Publications (80)

Questionnaires
Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics · 2019
307
cited
Access Control for Home Data Sharing: Attitudes, Needs and Practices
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2010
162
cited
Betrayed by updates: how negative experiences affect future security
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2014
120
cited
Tales of Software Updates: The process of updating software
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2016
105
cited
Understanding Privacy-Related Questions on Stack Overflow
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2020
102
cited
Real life challenges in access-control management
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2009
95
cited
A Survey on Developer-Centred Security
2019 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW) · 2019
92
cited
Privacy Champions in Software Teams: Understanding Their Motivations, Strategies, and Challenges
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2021
91
cited
Fast and Secure Authentication in Virtual Reality Using Coordinated 3D Manipulation and Pointing
ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact. · 2021
84
cited
Out of the Loop: How Automated Software Updates Cause Unintended Security Consequences
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2014
82
cited
More than skin deep: measuring effects of the underlying model on access-control system usability
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2011
70
cited
A user study of policy creation in a flexible access-control system
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2008
64
cited
Lessons learned from the deployment of a smartphone-based access-control system
Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security · 2007
64
cited
RubikAuth: Fast and Secure Authentication in Virtual Reality
CHI Extended Abstracts · 2020
64
cited
What is this URL's Destination? Empirical Evaluation of Users' URL Reading
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2020
55
cited
Recruiting Participants With Programming Skills: A Comparison of Four Crowdsourcing Platforms and a CS Student Mailing List
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2022
54
cited
Was my message read?: Privacy and Signaling on Facebook Messenger
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2017
52
cited
Debunking Security-Usability Tradeoff Myths
IEEE Security and Privacy · 2016
50
cited
RepliCueAuth: Validating the Use of a Lab-Based Virtual Reality Setup for Evaluating Authentication Systems
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2021
50
cited
I Don’t Need an Expert! Making URL Phishing Features Human Comprehensible
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2021
49
cited
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