Empirical Software Engineering

Prof. Dr. Yasemin Acar

We work towards empowering society to protect people from digital harms. 

We strive to improve security, privacy, equity, and accessibility through our research, teaching, and beyond. 

We address social challenges that may be exacerbated by technology, and leverage empirical research methods with end users and non-users of technology, developers, administrators, educators and other decision makers to make it easier to safely develop and use technology devoid of social harm. 

We use qualitative and quantitative human computer interaction methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups), large scale measurements, and mixed-methods approaches.

Our goal and approaches are inclusive, and we love collaborating with cryptographers, open source developers, corporate software developers, system administrators, users and non-users of software. 

Re­sea­rch

We use qualitative and quantitative human computer interaction methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups), large scale measurements, and mixed-methods approaches.

Our goal and approaches are inclusive, and we love collaborating with cryptographers, open source developers, corporate software developers, system administrators, users and non-users of software.

About us

Team

We're a multi-disciplinary team & always excited to meet new collaborators.

Te­a­ching

We strive for inclusive teaching, and aim to involve students in the research experience.

Re­sea­rch

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14.02.2025

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09.05.2024

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10.10.2023

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23.08.2023

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