We are looking for highly motivated PhD candidates to join our group at the intersection of privacy and human-computer interaction. In our research, we ask how intelligent and increasingly sensor-rich environments can respect human values and evolve responsibly alongside their users. For instance, we study how people perceive and mitigate privacy risks in emerging technologies, how AI can support privacy decisions without taking control away from users, and how tangible interfaces can make privacy more visible and manageable.
Our group is taking a human-centered approach to privacy. Thus, our research combines empirical research with designing and building interactive systems. This can involve interviews, surveys, laboratory or field studies, as well as prototyping with sensors, embedded hardware, IoT devices, augmented reality, robots, or other emerging technologies.
