Cori Faklaris 👩🏻💻How do we design cybersecurity that cares about a specific user? We have two new papers coming in early 2026:
🔹 CybAS: A 3-factor scale (Present, Future, Control) to measure the psychological burden of digital threats. Conditionally accepted for #CHI2026 in Barcelona. 🔹 Digital Safety for Migrants: A participatory design study to create AI-enabled advice interfaces with international students from the Global South. Accepted at #USEC2026.
From Anxiety to Agency: New Research on Human-Centered Security at CHI 2026 and USEC 2026 - Cori Faklaris' blog - HeyCori
These studies address the emotional and situational barriers to digital safety. By bridging the gap between user mental models and se % curity technology, we have developed a new psychometric scale % for cybersecurity anxiety (CybAS) and designed human-AI interfaces specifically for international students' security and privacy needs.