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X-WR-CALNAME:Empiricism-Informed Secure System Design: From Improving Passw
 ords to Helping Domestic Violence Victims
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DESCRIPTION:Rahul Chatterjee\, PhD Candidate\nCornell University\n\nAbstrac
 t\nSecurity often fails in practice due to a lack of understanding of the 
 nuances in real-world systems. For example\, users choose weak passwords t
 o deal with the several usability issues with passwords\, which in turn de
 grades the security of password-based authentication. I will talk about ho
 w we can build better security mechanisms by combining methodical empirici
 sm with analytical frameworks. First\, in the context of passwords\, I wil
 l show how to improve the usability of passwords by allowing users to log 
 in with typos in their passwords. I will detail in the talk how to do so w
 ithout giving attackers any additional advantage to impersonate a user.\n\
 nIn the second part of my talk\, I will talk about my recent research dire
 ction on how traditional authentication mechanisms fail to properly model 
 digital attacks by domestic abusers\, and therefore are ineffective for vi
 ctims. As a result\, abusers can spy on\, stalk\, or harass victims using 
 seemingly innocuous apps and technologies. I will finish with some recent 
 progress that I have made in helping victims of tech abuse\, and provide s
 ome future research directions.\n\nBio\nRahul Chatterjee is a PhD candidat
 e at Cornell University\, working on computer security. Prior to joining C
 ornell\, Rahul received his masters from the University of Wisconsin-Madis
 on and bachelors from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)\, Kharagpur
 . Rahul’s research focuses on user authentication\, in particular passwo
 rds and biometrics. Lately\, he is also conducting research on how to stop
  technology abuse in the context of domestic violence. His co-authored pap
 ers have been covered by several media outlets\, including The New York Ti
 mes and the MIT Tech Review. His work on password typos was recognized wit
 h the distinguished student paper award at IEEE S&P (2016).
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LOCATION:Kelley Engineering Center\, 1007
SUMMARY:Empiricism-Informed Secure System Design: From Improving Passwords 
 to Helping Domestic Violence Victims
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 re_system_design_from_improving_passwords_to_helping_domestic_violence_vic
 tims
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