George Chalhoub

Dr George Chalhoub
Department of Computer Science,
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Biography
George Chalhoub is a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in the Secure Networking by Design (SNbD) project. George's research explores recent advances in router security and memory protection technologies to improve the security offered by routers.
He defended his doctorate in December 2022. He was a doctoral student in Cyber Security at the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, and part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security. George's doctoral research was supported by the Information Commissioner's Office and explored the application of user experience (UX) principles in the security and privacy design of smart homes. During his doctoral studies, George completed internships at the Calc Intelligence team at Microsoft Research and the Social Dynamics team at Nokia Bell Labs.
He received his BS in Computer Science from the Computer Science and Mathematics Department at the Lebanese American University in 2017. He obtained his MSc in Computer Science from the school of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton in 2018, in collaboration with Lloyd's Register. He previously worked as a Cyber Security Analyst and an Expert Contributor at Oxford Analytica.
Research Interests
His research interests include usable security and privacy, network security, high-stakes AI and biometric authentication. He is the co-author of 9 conference paper publications and 1 patent.
Selected Publications
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Data Protection at a Discount: Investigating the UX of Data Protection from User‚ Designer‚ and Business Leader Perspectives
George Chalhoub and Ivan Flechais
In The 25th ACM Conference On Computer−Supported Cooperative Work And Social Computing (CSCW 2022). ACM. November, 2022.
Details about Data Protection at a Discount: Investigating the UX of Data Protection from User‚ Designer‚ and Business Leader Perspectives | BibTeX data for Data Protection at a Discount: Investigating the UX of Data Protection from User‚ Designer‚ and Business Leader Perspectives | Download (pdf) of Data Protection at a Discount: Investigating the UX of Data Protection from User‚ Designer‚ and Business Leader Perspectives | DOI (10.1145/3555537)
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"It’s Freedom to Put Things Where My Mind Wants": Understanding and Improving the User Experience of Structuring Data in Spreadsheets
George Chalhoub and Advait Sarkar
In 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022). ACM. May, 2022.
Details about "It’s Freedom to Put Things Where My Mind Wants": Understanding and Improving the User Experience of Structuring Data in Spreadsheets | BibTeX data for "It’s Freedom to Put Things Where My Mind Wants": Understanding and Improving the User Experience of Structuring Data in Spreadsheets | Download (pdf) of "It’s Freedom to Put Things Where My Mind Wants": Understanding and Improving the User Experience of Structuring Data in Spreadsheets | DOI (10.1145/3491102.3501833) | Link to "It’s Freedom to Put Things Where My Mind Wants": Understanding and Improving the User Experience of Structuring Data in Spreadsheets
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"It did not give me an option to decline": A Longitudinal Analysis of the User Experience of Security and Privacy in Smart Home Products
George Chalhoub‚ Martin J. Kraemer‚ Norbert Nthala and Ivan Flechais
In 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021). ACM. May, 2021.
Details about "It did not give me an option to decline": A Longitudinal Analysis of the User Experience of Security and Privacy in Smart Home Products | BibTeX data for "It did not give me an option to decline": A Longitudinal Analysis of the User Experience of Security and Privacy in Smart Home Products | Download (pdf) of "It did not give me an option to decline": A Longitudinal Analysis of the User Experience of Security and Privacy in Smart Home Products | DOI (10.1145/3411764.3445691)