Projects

This project investigated the security and privacy of smart and mobile health applications. I developed a test suite and framework for reverse engineering companion apps and inspecting data flows between devices, apps, and
service providers. Results of this project formed my master’s thesis at the University of Edinburgh and were published as a poster paper at ACM CCS.

This project explored the use of internet-connected technology in the home. I conducted a series of 36 semi-structured interviews followed by an exploratory survey to understand the social nature of technology use in the home.
The project revealed the ways in which technology use in the home is fundamentally communal, organised and arranged for by household members. The papers linked below provide important implications.

We started by conducting co-design workshops to understand the potential benefits of new artefacts and techniques (see video) — work on this approach is ongoing. Later, I created a conceptual framework to inform innovation for research and design for smart homes (to be published).

We started by conducting co-design workshops to understand the potential benefits of new artefacts and techniques (see video) — work on this approach is ongoing. Later, I created a conceptual framework to inform innovation for research and design for smart homes (to be published).

We believe in user empowerment by design. We have created two
artefacts informed by a communal approach to privacy in smart homes. The approach follows the idea of bringing purpose and accountability to device use. Take these artefacts as illustrations of research ideas that can inspire product design.