Psychology of Digitalisation is conducting the project "UsableSec@Home: Experiential Data Protection and IT Security in Smart Home Applications" led by the University of Bremen and realized in cooperation with the other project partners, Neusta Mobile Solutions and Certavo.
This project develops and tests new approaches to solve security problems in smart home systems. By gaining empirical insights into fundamental motivational, cognitive and learning psychological processes in the use of such systems, Ruhr University Bochum supports the overall project. A key element of our research is the evaluation of the fit and effectiveness of specific visualization techniques of system and security functions.
In this context, the project examines the extent to which users of smart home devices could make better and, above all, more confident decisions regarding IT security in order to enable an effective protection of their data.
Multi-modal methodological approaches will be pursued throughout the projects’ stages, such as laboratory experiments of the applications, user surveys, vignette studies as well as online experiments. In line with the Open Science Initiative, studies will be pre-registered, and their data made available in appropriate repositories.
Project Information
Partners: University of Bremen (Coordinator), neusta mobile solutions GmbH, certavo GmbH
Funding: Total 1.72 Mio. € (86% funded by BMBF), RUB 283,965.70 €
Runtime: 05/2020 - 04/2023
Funded by: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Project Administration: VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
The project is located at Ruhr University Bochum.
