Lecture by Shaik Dasas at Carnegie Mellon University

Introduction

• Speaker: Shaik Dasas, Assistant Professor at the Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Affiliated with CMU's Syop.
• Leads the Security, Privacy, Usability, and Design Lab (Spud Lab).

Research Focus

• Main Goal: Design systems to empower users with greater control over personal data and online experiences.
• Research Thrusts:
  1. Human Factor Research Thrust:
     • Aim: Simplify systems for users to adopt expert-recommended security and privacy practices.
  2. Power Thrust:
     • Aim: Design systems that return control over personal data to end users, reducing control by large institutions.
  3. Design Thrust:
     • Aim: Aid industry practitioners in integrating privacy and security into consumer technology design, often hindered by lack of resources or incentives.

Conference Involvement

• Kai Conference:
  • Organized by ACM, focused on computer human interaction.
  • Premier international conference in the field.
  • Venue for sharing work, collaboration, and developing new research ideas among experts focused on the societal impacts of computing technologies.