Xiaowei CHEN

PhD Student (co-supervision), University of Luxembourg

Xiaowei is a doctoral researcher at the intersection of HCI and cybersecurity. He focuses on improving the user experience and effectiveness of commercial cybersecurity solutions deployed in organizations. Xiaowei explores user-oriented information security solutions for organizations. He examines whether group discussions and role-playing training can be effective anti-phishing approaches, what motivates and discourages employees from engaging with phishing interventions, and how users interact with emerging technologies. Xiaowei’s project is funded by funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Luxembourg.

Aleksandra ZELENA: Improving defenses against targeted phishing attacks

Bachelor student, LMU Munich

Aleksandra explores the question how to train people against targeted phishing attacks (“spear-phishing”).

CELINE Richstätter: encouraging cybersecurity behavior change

Bachelor student, LMU Munich

Celine explores the question of how to help people adopt password managers and investigates which user experience issues they might run into.