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Colloquium Coordinator: Demetris Zeinalipour
Colloquium: Design for Usable or Secure Interactive Software Systems? A false dilemma, Dr. Christos Fidas (University of Cyprus, Cyprus), Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, 14:00-15:00 EET.
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus cordially invites you to the Colloquium entitled:
Design for Usable or Secure Interactive Software Systems? A false dilemma
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Speaker: Dr. Christos Fidas |
Abstract:
Computer human interaction is nowadays shifting from traditional desktop computers and standalone applications towards mobile computing devices and cloud-based oriented applications and services, mainly triggered by developments in network communication technologies. Within this realm, Security and Privacy issues of interactive systems are considered of paramount importance as it is known that the consequences of a security breach can harm the credibility and legal liability of an organization, leading to loss of users' trust and acceptance while it exponentially increases maintenance and support costs. This talk will provide a brief survey of the combined area of usable security based on state of the art research in this field. Among others, the relationship between usability and security will be investigated with concrete case studies in this area like (Authentication mechanisms, CAPTCHA challenges "Computer Automated Public Turing test to tell Computer and Humans Apart" etc.)
Short Bio:
Dr. Fidas received a Diploma and a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece (2000) and (2004) respectively. He has over 10 years of academic, research and teaching experience at the University of Patras, University of Ioannina, University of Western Greece and Technical Education Colleges. He is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus. His research interests include Software Technology, Human Computer Interaction, Analysis Design and Evaluation of Interactive Systems. He has published numerous articles in recognized scientific journals and conferences. More than one hundred citations are referencing his published papers (G-Index:10, H-Index:7). He is a member of the editorial board in the e-Minds International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (http://www.e-minds.com/) and reviewer in the ICALT - IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies.
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