Welcome!

Welcome to the website of the HITS-research group!

We conduct research on human-centered IT Security. This entails the design of security technologies that are easy to use, inclusive, and privacy-friendly. Our vision is that people should be able to live a secure digital life without having deep technical knowledge. Towards this end, we conduct research on a variety of topics, including password security and usability, behavioral implicit authentication, behavioral data privacy, privacy awareness, and transparency enhancing technologies. Take a look at our teaching and research pages for more detailed information!

 

News

02.07.2025

Pa­per ac­cep­ted @ USENIX Se­cur­ity 2025!

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02.07.2025

Pa­per ac­cep­ted @ SOUPS 2025!

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19.05.2025

"Emilio Aced" Data Pro­tec­tion Award for our work on Neuropri­vacy

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25.02.2025

A vis­ion for di­git­al iden­tity wal­lets @ USEC/NDSS

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26.09.2024

Work-In-Pro­gress on per­cep­tions and ac­cept­ab­il­ity of data shar­ing in VR at an­nu­al Sym­posi­um on Con­tex­tu­al In­teg­rity in New Brun­swick

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13.05.2024

Break­ing In Late @ CHI 2024

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Research

Our research mission is to bring security and humans together. We conduct research to understand people comprehend and interact with security technologies with the goal to develop easier solutions and increase adoption of security mechanisms.

You can find our publications here:

Teach­ing

Semester Over­view

Overview of or courses (Bachelor, Master) and our seminars

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Personen am Auditorium maximum der Universität Paderborn.

Pro­ject Groups

Current and past student project groups

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Theses

Information regarding Bachelor- and Master theses

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Team

Our Team Mem­bers

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Patricia Arias Cabarcos

> IT Security

Head - Professor

Office: F2.311
Phone: +49 5251 60-6688
E-mail: pac@mail.uni-paderborn.de
Web: Homepage

Lydia Kreiss

> IT Security

Secretary - Employee

Office: F2.303
Phone: +49 5251 60-6665
E-mail: lydia.kreiss@uni-paderborn.de

Office hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 - 2:00 h