Account sharing sheds light on social cybersecurity
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Security and Privacy
Pittsburgh researchers can’t stop tech giants or hackers from using your data. But they can try to protect your identity
Questions about the future of the multi-billion smart technology industry that tracks what we are doing are more than theoretical in Pittsburgh. Researchers at places like Carnegie Mellon University are studying the implications of all this data collection and working to find alternate ways to tap into the benefits without sacrificing each user’s personal information.
HCII Faculty Receive Facebook Research Award
Professor Jason Hong and Associate Professor Laura Dabbish have received an award from Facebook to research privacy on the social media platform.
Jin Receives 2020 UbiComp Outstanding Student Award
Haojian Jin, fifth year PhD student, received the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award on Thursday, September 17, 2020, during the virtual UbiComp 2020 awards ceremony.
This UbiComp (ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing) award is given to a graduate student who has made outstanding research and service contributions to the field of ubiquitous computing.
Perception of Privacy-Utility Tradeoffs in Contact-Tracing Apps Key to Widespread Adoption
CMU Researchers Find Users Prefer Centralized System
Contact-tracing could help curb the spread of COVID-19. While the process can be performed manually, researchers have suggested that digital contact tracing using cell phones could be a more accurate and scalable approach. But its effectiveness relies heavily on a large installation rate — and that may depend on how people weigh the app's utility versus its privacy risks.
CyLab Q&A with Jason Hong
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact countless aspects of everyday life, CyLab researchers are monitoring its effects on people’s cybersecurity and privacy.
Jason Hong, a professor in Carnegie Mellon’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute, thinks that right now, people need to be even more aware and cautious online.
Sharing accounts in the workplace is a mess
Last year, a team of CyLab researchers explored the account-sharing behaviors of romantic couples and found that some of their practices could compromise security. Building off that study, the team wanted to explore the account-sharing behaviors of another subset of people: employees within a company or organization.
HCI Students Present Research During MoM 2019
The Undergraduate Research Symposium, or the "Meeting of the Minds," (MoM) is a university-wide celebration of undergraduate research. More than 700 Carnegie Mellon University students, including several from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, presented their research on Wednesday, May 8, in the Cohon University Center.
Conducting research is a valuable experience for CMU undergraduates and advisors alike.
Kiesler Named University Professor
Sara Kiesler, Hillman Professor Emerita of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction, has been named a Carnegie Mellon University Professor. This is the highest distinction a faculty member can achieve at CMU.
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