Research

Journal Papers

Cobigo, V., Czechowski, K., Chalghoumi, H., Gauthier-Beaupré, A., Assal, H., Jutai, J., Kobayashi, K., Grenier, A., Bah, F. (2020) Protecting the Privacy of Technology Users Who Have Cognitive Disabilities: Identifying Areas for Improvement and Targets for Change. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering (RATE).

Assal, H., Imran, A., Chiasson, S. (2018) An Exploration of Graphical Password Authentication for Children. Elsevier International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction (IJCCI).

Conference and Workshop Publications

Bondar, T., Assal, H., Abdou, A. (2023) Why do Internet-Connected Devices Remain Vulnerable? A Survey with System Administrators. NDSS Workshop on Measurements, Attacks, and Defenses for the Web (MADWeb).

Ulqinaku, E., Assal, H., Abdou, A., Chiasson, S., Čapkun, S. (2021) Is Real-time Phishing Eliminated with FIDO? Social Engineering Downgrade Attacks against FIDO Protocols. USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX).

Lutaaya, M., Assal, H., Baig, K., Maqsood, S., Chiasson, S. (2021) "Lose Your Phone, Lose Your Identity": Exploring Users' Perceptions and Expectations of a Digital Identity Service. Workshop on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC).

Assal, H., Chiasson, S. (2019) "Think secure from the beginning": A Survey with Software Developers. The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Best Paper Award

Assal, H., Chiasson, S. (2018) Security in the Software Development Lifecycle. USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS).

Zhang-Kennedy, L., Assal, H., Rocheleau, J., Mohamed, R., Baig, K., Chiasson, S. (2018) The Aftermath of a Crypto-ransomware Attack at a Large Academic Institution. USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX).

Assal, H., Chiasson, S. (2018) Motivations and Amotivations for Software Security. Workshop on Security Information Workers (WSIW) co-located with USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS).

Cooper, R., Assal, H., Chiasson, S. (2017) Cross-national Privacy Concerns on Data Collection by Government Agencies. International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST).

Assal, H., Chiasson, S., Biddle, R. (2016) Cesar: Visual Representation of Source Code Vulnerabilities. IEEE Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec).

Assal, H., Hurtado, S., Imran, A., Chiasson, S. (2015) What's The Deal With Privacy Apps? A Comprehensive Exploration of User Perception and Usability. International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM).

Assal, H., Chiasson, S. (2014) Tor for All: A Usability Study of Tor-enabled Mobile Apps. Graphics, Animation and New Media Network of Centres of Excellence (GRAND NCE) Annual Conference.

Refereed Posters

Chaudhry, K., Mann, A., Assal, H. and Chiasson, S. (2022) "I didn't even want to turn my head because I was so scared of the prof.": Student Perceptions of e-Proctoring Software. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS). Best Poster Award

Karanassios, C. and Assal, H. (2022) Pilot Study on the Opinions on and Acceptance of Obscure Biometrics: Odor, Gait and Ear Shape. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS).

Assal, H., Wilson, J., Chiasson, S., Biddle, R. (2015) Collaborative Security Code Review: Towards Aiding Developers Ensure Software-Security. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS).

Assal, H., Chiasson, S. (2014) Will This Onion Make You Cry? A Usability Study of Tor-enabled Mobile Apps. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS).

Posters and Talks

Assal, H. (2017) Software Security: A human factors perspective. Carleton Computer Security Lab (CCSL) Workshop.

Assal, H. (2016) What's the deal with privacy apps? CAPCHI Student Showcase. Computer Human Interaction in the National Capital of Canada.

Assal, H., Chiasson, S., Biddle, R. (2016) Security Code Review: Enhancing Software Security. CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop.

Maqsood, S., Assal, H., Mohamed, R. (2016) Usable Security. ACM Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing (CAN-CWiC).

Assal, H. (2016) Collaborative Security Code-Review. ACM Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing (CAN-CWiC).

Assal, H. (2015) Collaborative Security Code Review. International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM).