Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

1. Dr. Nalin Asanka, 2015, Associate Professor in Cyber Security and Privacy, RMIT University, Australia
2. Dr. Hyoungshick Kim, 2013, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea.
3. Dr. Kirstie Hawkey, 2010, Assistant Professor in Computer Science, Dalhousie University, NS, Canada.
4. Dr. Kasia Muldner, 2008, Associate Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science at Carleton University, Canada.

Ph.D.

1. Dr. Yue Huang, 2023, dissertation “Toward investigating users’ understanding, concerns, and strategies regarding private information sharing“
2. Dr. Masoud Mehrabi-Koushki, 2022, dissertation “Toward understanding and improving the user experience with smartphone physical security“.
3. Dr. Borke Obada-Obieh, 2022, dissertation “Security and privacy challenges of using technology in personal, professional, and involuntary relationships“.
4. Dr. Artemij Voskobojnikov, 2021, dissertation “Towards Understanding and Improving the Crypto-Asset User Experience“.
5. Dr. Primal Wijesekera (co-supervised with Serge Egelman, ICSI), 2018, dissertation “Contextual Permission Models for Better Privacy Protection“.
6. Dr. Ildar Muslukhov, 2018, dissertation “Analysis of Data-At-Rest Security In Smartphones“.
7. Dr. Yazan Boshmaf (co-supervised with Matei Ripeanu), 2015, dissertation “Security Analysis of Malicious Socialbots on the Web“.
8. Dr. Pooya Jaferian, 2014, dissertation “User-centered design of identity and access management systems“.
9. Dr. San-Tsai Sun, 2013, dissertation “Towards Improving the Usability and Security of Web Single Sign-On Systems“.
10. Dr. Qiang Wei, 2009, dissertation “Towards Improving the Availability and Performance of Enterprise Authorization Systems“.

Master of Applied Science (with refereed academic publications and thesis)

1. Azadeh Mokhberi, 2023, thesis “Towards understanding trust, privacy, and safety management among Facebook Marketplace users“.
2. Salma Kashani (co-supervised with Matei Ripeanu), 2019, thesis “Privacy on Social Networking Sites Among Canadian Teenagers“.
3. Lina Qiu, 2018, thesis “Advancing the Understanding of Android Unlocking and Usage“.
4. Wali Usmani (co-supervised with Ivan Beschastnikh), 2017, thesis “‘Not able to resist the urge’ : social insider attacks on Facebook“.
5. Sadegh Torabi, 2016, thesis “Towards understanding users’ motivation to share health information on Facebook“.
6. Ivan Cherapau, 2015, thesis “Towards understanding how Touch ID impacts users’ authentication secrets selection for iPhone lock“.
7. Hootan Rashitan, 2014, thesis “Towards understanding how users decide about friendship requests in Online Social Networks“
8. Andreas Sotirakopoulos, 2011, thesis “Influencing User Password Choice Through Peer Pressure“.
9. Sara Motiee, 2011, thesis “Towards Supporting Users in Assessing the Risk in Privilege Elevation“.
10. Kyle Zeeuwen (co-supervised with Matei Ripeanu), 2011, thesis “Optimizing Re-Evaluation of Malware Distribution Networks,”.
11. Fahimeh Raja, 2011, thesis “Towards Improving the Usability of Personal Firewalls“.
12. Pranab Kini, 2010, “Towards Improving the Performance of Enterprise Authorization Systems using Speculative Authorization“.
13. Wesam Darwish, 2009, “Analysis of ANSI RBAC Support in Commercial Middleware“.
14. Rodrigo Werlinger, 2008, “Challenges, Collaborative Interactions, and Diagnosis Performed by IT Security Practitioners: An Empirical Study“
15. Yong (James) Song, 2004, “Multiple-Channel Security Model and Its Implementation over SSL“.

Exchange Ph.D. students

1. Yingting Chen, 2022, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
2. Muhammad Ali Fauzi, 2022, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
3. Mohammad Tahaei, 2020, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
4. Ahmed Mahfouz, 2015, Minia University, Egypt.

Exchange Masters Students

1. Antonin Mazaury, 2025, CESI Graduate School of Engineering, France.
2. Guillaume Humbert, 2022, ENSICAEN, France.
3. Andrea Cuadros, 2015, “Android Rooting Methods,” Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
4. Fabrizio Monticelli, 2008, “Creation and Evaluation of SQL Injection Security Tools,” Italy.
5. Dr. Mathias Kohler, 2005, “A Method for Assessing the Trustworthiness of an Entity by Cooperating Authorities,” Germany.

Master of Engineering (no thesis)

1. Kai X, 2010. Developer at Electronic Arts, Canada.
2. Kartik Markandan, 2008, graduation project “A Study of Security Administration Errors,” Analyst with the Government of Canada.
3. Ming-Che (Johnson) Tsai, 2006, “SaamViz – Visualizer for SAAM,” Software Engineer with Electronic Arts.
4. Johnson Lee, 2006, “Promising Developments in Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks,” Project Manager, CGTV Games.

Undergraduate Exchange Students

1. Bogdan Dobrynin, 2025, summer volunteer, University of Ottawa.
2. Paola Vargas Rodríguez, 2023, Mitacs exchange student, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad EAN, Columbia.
3. Jintao Huang, 2023, Mitacs exchange student, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
4. Marcela Alejandra Elizondo Rojas, 2023, Mitacs exchange student, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico.
5. Max Conti, EPFL, 2022, spring exchange student, Switzerland.
6. Lucas Clement, ENSICAEN, 2019, summer exchange student, France.

Undergraduate UBC Students

1. Vaghul Sivakumar, 2024, undergraduate summer volunteer
2. Luyang (James) Jiang, 2023, undergraduate volunteer.
3. Oliver Zheng, NSERC USRA, 2009, undergraduate summer research assistant.
4. Levi Stoddard, NSERC USRA, 2009 summer student.
5. André R. Gagné, 2008, undergraduate research assistant.
6. Jeanette Tsang, 2005, undergraduate student volunteer.