About
I'm a Ph.D. candidate at the Ruhr University Bochum and member of the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security. Currently, I'm working as a research assistant at the Usable Security and Privacy Section of the Leibniz University Hannover. I'm also part of the Usable Security and Privacy Lab at the George Washington University. My advisor is Prof. Dr. Markus Dürmuth. My research interests lie in the intersection of information security, human-computer interaction (HCI), and privacy with an emphasis on authentication methods and privacy enhancing technology.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate
M.Sc. in IT Security / Information Engineering
B.Sc. in Computer Science
Experience
Research Assitant
Visiting Researcher
Research Assistant
Publications
2022
Exploring User Authentication with Windows Hello in a Small Business Environment
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS ’22)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA · August 7–9, 2022 · Acceptance: 27.8 %
@inproceedings{farke-22-windows,
author = {Farke, Florian M. and Lassak, Leona and Pinter, Jannis and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{Exploring User Authentication with Windows Hello in a Small Business Environment}},
booktitle = {Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security},
year = {2022},
series = {SOUPS~'22},
pages = {523--540},
address = {Boston, MA, USA},
month = aug,
publisher = {USENIX}
}
POSTER: Apps Against the Spread: Privacy Implications and User Acceptance of COVID-19-Related Smartphone Apps on Three Continents
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS ’22)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA · August 7–9, 2022
@inproceedings{utz-22-poster-corona-apps,
author = {Utz, Christine and Becker, Steffen and Schnitzler, Theodor and Farke, Florian M. and Herbert, Franziska and Schaewitz, Leonie and Degeling, Martin and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{POSTER: Apps Against the Spread: Privacy Implications and User Acceptance of COVID-19-Related Smartphone Apps on Three Continents}},
booktitle = {Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security},
year = {2022},
series = {SOUPS~'22},
pages = {},
address = {Boston, MA, USA},
month = aug,
publisher = {USENIX}
}
Die Nutzung von Smartphone-Apps zur Eindämmung von COVID-19 in Deutschland
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS ’22)
Dennis Krämer, Joschka Haltaufderheide, Jochen Vollmann (Hg.) · Transcript Verlag · July 4, 2022
@incollection{degeling-22-smartphone-apps,
author = {Degeling, Martin and Utz, Christine and Farke, Florian M. and Herbert, Franziska and Schaewitz, Leonie and Kowalewski, Marvin and Becker, Steffen and Schnitzler, Theodor and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{Die Nutzung von Smartphone-Apps zur Eind\"ammung von COVID-19 in Deutschland}},
booktitle = {Technologien der Krise},
year = {2022},
volume = {},
date = {2022-07},
number = {},
pages = {133-154},
month = jul,
publisher = {transcript Verlag}
}
2021
Vision: Developing a Broad Usable Security & Privacy Questionnaire
European Workshop on Usable Security (EuroUSEC ’21)
Virtual Conference · October 11–12, 2021
@inproceedings{herbert-21-questionnaire,
author = {Herbert, Franziska and Farke, Florian M. and Kowalewski, Marvin and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{Vision: Developing a Broad Usable Security \& Privacy Questionnaire}},
booktitle = {European Workshop on Usable Security},
year = {2021},
series = {EuroUSEC~'21},
pages = {76--82},
address = {Karlsruhe, Germany},
month = oct,
publisher = {ACM}
}
Are Privacy Dashboards Good for End Users? Evaluating User Perceptions and Reactions to Google’s My Activity
USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Sec. ’21)
Virtual Conference · August 11–13, 2021 · Acceptance: 18.7 %
Paper Cite Talk Slides Website
@inproceedings{farke-21-privacy-dashboads,
author = {Farke, Florian M. and Balash, David G. and Golla, Maximilian and D\"urmuth, Markus and Aviv, Adam J.},
title = {{Are Privacy Dashboards Good for End Users? Evaluating User Perceptions and Reactions to Google’s My Activity}},
booktitle = {USENIX Security Symposium},
year = {2021},
series = {USENIX Sec.~'21},
pages = {483--500},
address = {Virtual Conference},
month = aug,
publisher = {USENIX}
}
Apps Against the Spread: Privacy Implications and User Acceptance of COVID-19-Related Smartphone Apps on Three Continents
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21)
Virtual Conference · May 8–13, 2021 · Acceptance: 26.3 %
@inproceedings{utz-21-corona-apps,
author = {Utz, Christine and Becker, Steffen and Schnitzler, Theodor and Farke, Florian M. and Herbert, Franziska and Schaewitz, Leonie and Degeling, Martin and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{Apps Against the Spread: Privacy Implications and User Acceptance of COVID-19-Related Smartphone Apps on Three Continents}},
booktitle = {ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
year = {2021},
series = {CHI~'21},
pages = {1--22},
address = {Virtual Conference},
month = may,
publisher = {ACM}
}
2020
“You still use the password after all” – Exploring FIDO2 Security Keys in a Small Company
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS ’20)
Virtual Conference · August 7–11, 2020 · Acceptance: 19.8 %
@inproceedings{farke-20-fido2,
author = {Farke, Florian M. and Lorenz, Lennart and Schnitzler, Theodor and Markert, Philipp and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{``You still use the password after all'' -- Exploring FIDO2 Security Keys in a Small Company}},
booktitle = {Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security},
year = {2020},
series = {SOUPS~'20},
pages = {19--35},
address = {Virtual Conference},
month = aug,
publisher = {USENIX}
}
Exploring User Perceptions of Deletion in Mobile Instant Messaging Applications
Journal of Cybersecurity
Volume 6, Issue 1 · January 30, 2020
@article{schnitzler-20-instant-messagers,
author = {Schnitzler, Theodor and Utz, Christine and Farke, Florian M. and P\"opper, Christina and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{Exploring User Perceptions of Deletion in Mobile Instant Messaging Applications}},
journal = {Journal of Cybersecurity},
year = {2020},
volume = {6},
date = {2020-03},
number = {1},
pages = {},
month = mar,
publisher = {Oxford University Press}
}
2019
Work in Progress: The European “Right To be Forgotten” – Legal and Technical Challenges of Search Engines Complying With The Right to Erasure
AoIR Annual Conference (AoIR ’19)
Brisbane, Australia · October 2-5, 2019
@inproceedings{rensinghoff-19-wip,
author = {Rensinghoff, Jan and Farke, Florian M. and D\"urmuth, Markus and Gostomzyk, Tobias},
title = {{Work in Progress: The European ``Right To be Forgotten'' -- Legal and Technical Challenges of Search Engines Complying With The Right to Erasure}},
booktitle = {AoIR Annual Conference},
year = {2019},
series = {AoIR~'19},
pages = {1--4},
address = {Brisbane, Australia},
month = oct,
publisher = {AOIR}
}
Recht auf Vergessen
Datenschutz und Datensicherheit (DuD)
Volume 43, Issue 11 · November 11, 2019
@article{farke-19-recht-vergessen,
author = {Farke, Florian M. and Rensinghoff, Jan and D\"urmuth, Markus and Gostomzyk, Tobias},
title = {{Recht auf Vergessen}},
journal = {Datenschutz und Datensicherheit},
year = {2019},
volume = {43},
date = {2019-11},
number = {11},
pages = {681-–685},
month = nov,
publisher = {Springer}
}
View The Email to Get Hacked: Attacking SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication
Who Are You?! Adventures in Authentication Workshop (WAY ’19)
Santa Clara, California, USA · August 11, 2019
@inproceedings{makert-19-attacking-two-factor,
author = {Markert, Philipp and Farke, Florian M. and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{View The Email to Get Hacked: Attacking SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication}},
booktitle = {Who Are You?! Adventures in Authentication Workshop},
year = {2019},
series = {WAY~'19},
pages = {1--6},
address = {Virtual Conference},
month = aug,
publisher = {}
}
2018
POSTER: User Perception and Expectations on Deleting Instant Messages—or—“What Happens If I Press This Button?”
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS ’18)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA · August 12–14, 2018
@inproceedings{schnitzler-18-poster-instant-messagers,
author = {Schnitzler, Theodor and Utz, Christine and Farke, Florian M. and P\"opper, Christina and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{POSTER: User Perception and Expectations on Deleting Instant Messages---or---``What Happens If I Press This Button?''}},
booktitle = {Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security},
year = {2018},
series = {SOUPS~'18},
pages = {1--13},
address = {Baltimore, MD, USA},
month = aug,
publisher = {USENIX}
}
User Perception and Expectations on Deleting Instant Messages—or—“What Happens If I Press This Button?”
European Workshop on Usable Security (EuroUSEC ’18)
London, United Kingdom · April 23, 2018
@inproceedings{schnitzler-18-instant-messagers,
author = {Schnitzler, Theodor and Utz, Christine and Farke, Florian M. and P\"opper, Christina and D\"urmuth, Markus},
title = {{User Perception and Expectations on Deleting Instant Messages---or---``What Happens If I Press This Button?''}},
booktitle = {European Workshop on Usable Security},
year = {2018},
series = {EuroUSEC~'18},
pages = {1--13},
address = {London, England},
month = apr,
publisher = {IEEE}
}
Teaching
Supervised Theses
- Mona Albluwi, “User Perception And Adoption of COVID-19 Related Applications in Saudi Arabia,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2022
- Jannis Pinter, “Prospects and Challenges of Biometric Authentication with Windows Hello in a Small Business,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2022
- Jonas Speck, “Analysis of the Authentication Landscape for a Critical Infrastructure Company,” Bachelor's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2021
- Nils H. Völzke, “Instagram in Retrospect: A User Study on Digital Forgetting in an Online Social Network,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2021
- Leona Lassak, “Who wants WebAuthn? User Acceptance of Biometrics-Based FIDO2,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2021
- Jan Rutenkolk, “Implementierung Digitalen Vergessens am Beispiel Instagram,” Bachelor's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2020
- Daniel Theis, “Do I Want to Forget? On the Concept and Context of Digital Forgetting,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2019
- Lennart Lorenz, “Is It Actually Any Good in Practice?: Evaluating FIDO2 Security Keys in a Corporate Context,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2019
- Maria Kober, “Digital Oblivion in Online Social Networks: A Necessity or Just Nice to Have?,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2019
- Hosam Elkoulak, “Automating the “Right to Be Forgotten”: an Approach for Machine-Aided Reasoning on the Right to Erasure of the GDPR,” Master's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2019
- Julian Knorr, “Automatisierung von juristischen Entscheidungen im Datenschutzrecht am Beispiel des Rechts auf Vergessenwerden,” Bachelor's Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2018
Lectures
- Ruhr University Bochum · Usable Security & Privacy · Summer 2021 (Co-instructor; 34 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Usable Security & Privacy · Summer 2020 (Co-instructor; 48 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Introduction to Usable Security & Privacy · Winter 2019/20 (Co-instructor; 79 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Usable Security & Privacy · Summer 2019 (Co-instructor; 54 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Introduction to Usable Security & Privacy · Winter 2018/19 (Co-instructor; 53 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Usable Security & Privacy · Summer 2018 (Co-instructor; 49 Students)
Seminars
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Usable Security and Privacy Research · Winter 2021/22 (Advisor; 3 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Usable Security and Privacy Research · Summer 2021 (Advisor; 3 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Usable Security and Privacy Research · Winter 2020/21 (Advisor; 3 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Usable Security and Privacy Research · Summer 2020 (Advisor; 3 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Human Centered Security and Privacy · Winter 2019/20 (Advisor; 2 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Human Centered Security and Privacy · Summer 2019 (Advisor; 2 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Human Centered Security and Privacy · Summer 2018 (Advisor; 2 Students)
- Ruhr University Bochum · Seminar Human Centered Security and Privacy · Winter 2017/18 (Advisor; 2 Students)