Ubiquitous Security - Challenges and Opportunities for Usable Security in the Ubicomp Age

This keynote will highlight challenges and opportunities in usable security as novel technologies, including but not limited to personal devices and sensors, are becoming ubiquitous. Such technologies, on one hand, strongly influence the way in which we access and interact with information, hence creating a need to fundamentally rethink how we design for usability. On the other hand, new sensing technologies, such as eye trackers and thermal cameras, may create considerable security threats. Through illustrative examples, the keynote will show how security and usability issues can both be identified and mitigated. In particular, opportunities of moving away from explicit authentication mechanisms as well as providing benefits of authentication mechanisms beyond mere security will be discussed.