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Department of Computer Science

Research Group Humans, Security and Privacy

Our research focuses on understanding human experiences of security, privacy and manipulation when interacting with technology.

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Building a resilient future

Our multidisciplinary research bridges the gap between social sciences and computer science to bring a nuanced understanding of human experiences with technology. Our objective is to foster human autonomy and control in human-technology interactions. 

Our research interests are: 

  • Human experiences of technology, especially relating to security and privacy
  • Manipulative and deceptive interactions with technology (e.g., social engineering, misinformation)
  • Increasing the diversity of experiences represented in human-centered security and privacy (inclusive security) 

Professorship Distler Group

Juho Alin

Master thesis researcher
Co-supervision with Sanna Suoranta; Misinformation

Vitor Horodynski

Master thesis researcher
Misinformation

Ira Laihanen

Master thesis researcher
Cybersecurity education
 Xiaowei Chen

Xiaowei Chen

External Doctoral Researcher (Co-Supervision)
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Work with us

Currently hiring a postdoctoral researcher!  

If you are interested to write a Master thesis (Aalto students) with us, join us for a research visit, or would like to ask about PhD or postdoc opportunities, please reach out to Assistant Professor Verena Distler with the following information. Only requests including this information can be answered. 

  1. Your study transcript incl. grades and scale; 

  2. CV

  3. Short motivation incl. the research questions that interest you, and how they connect with the group's work specifically (see publications below). 


     

Latest publications

More information on our research in the Aalto research portal.
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