This colloquium offers an opportunity to discuss recent and ongoing research and scientific ideas in the behavioral sciences, both at the micro- and macro-levels of cognitive, behavioral and social science.The colloquium features invited presentations from internal and external researchers as well as presentations of doctoral students close to submitting their dissertation research plan.

In this project-focused course, students will form teams and work on exemplary security- or privacy-related research questions. The teams will develop and evaluate a concept for a human-centered solution, such as a gamified phishing training. Through input sessions and milestone presentations the human perspective will be incorporated and reflected upon.

Students will learn about the relevance of human factors in security, privacy and safety, the human-centered design process and important psychological aspects. Selected current application areas will be presented. Examples concern human-AI collaboration or phishing education. Practical exercises and group work activities are used to showcase human-related aspects and foster reflection.

Students will gain an overview of the main privacy metrics that are used to evaluate privacy risks related to the use of a given technology. They will also be introduced to the concepts of privacy/utility balance and usable security. Practical exercises and reading of recently published scientific articles will be used to present practical cases of the theoretical tools presented in class.