Research Interests
Katharina’s research focused on usable security, more specific on
- understanding and changing user behavior,
- making cryptographic tools more user-friendly,
- privacy and security in the Internet of Things.
Bio
Katharina is currently tenure-track faculty member at CISPA and head of the Usable Security Group, Empirical and Behavioral Security Research Area.
Before that, she was senior researcher at SBA Research. She completed her PhD in November 2016 with distinction. She also received a master’s degree in Media Informatics from TU Wien in 2012.
Community Service:
- Conferences: CCS 2018, ACSAC 2018, SOUPS 2017, SOUPS 2018, WWW 2015
- Workshops: USEC 2018, EuroUSEC 2018, ConPro 2018, WSDF (2014-2017)
- External Reviewer for CCS 2016, CHI 2016, CHI 2017, CHI 2018