Sana Maqsood, York University

Research

Educating users Human-computer interaction Usable privacy Usable security User studies

Latest funding

Developing interactive systems to improve users' security and privacy
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Developing interactive systems to improve users' security and privacy
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$82,000
The Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$995,862

All 3 grants and awards

Developing interactive systems to improve users' security and privacy

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Maqsood, Sana

$12,500

Developing interactive systems to improve users' security and privacy

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maqsood, Sana

Keywords: usable privacy; usable security; human-computer interaction; educating users; user studies

$82,000

The Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: cybersecurity; privacy; democracy; regulation; standardization; resilience; elections; behaviour change; cybercrime; usable machines; evidence-based policies

$995,862

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Educating users Dear Professor Maqsood, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on educating users connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Developing interactive systems to improve users' security and privacy" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]