Abstract for the Call for Participants

The human factor is often described as the weakest part of a
security system and users are often described as the weakest
link in the security chain.  This workshop will seek to
understand the roles and demands placed on users of security
systems, and explore design solutions that can assist in
making security systems usable and effective.  In addition
to examining end-users, this workshop will also examine the
issues faced by security system developers and operators.
The primary motivation for the workshop is that previous
research on HCI and Security (HCISEC) has been scattered in
different conferences and journals, and information sharing
has been difficult.  The goal of the workshop is to build a
network of interested people, share research activities and
results, discuss high priority areas for research and
development, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Security is a large topic so there are many areas where HCI
is important.  Three obvious areas of interest are
authentication (passwords, biometrics, etc.), security
operations (intrusion detection, vigilance, policies and
practices, etc.), and developing secure systems (developing
for security, understanding users, installation and
operation support, etc.).  We are interested in receiving
submissions on these topics, and suggestions of other
possible topic areas are also welcome.

Contributions should be in the CHI 2003 Extended Abstracts
style, 2 to 4 pages long.  Participants will be selected
based on the contribution to the goals of the workshop, the
shared interests of the other participants, and likelihood
to promote discussion and collaboration.

Please send inquiries and submissions to Andrew Patrick,
Andrew.Patrick@nrc.ca




Synopsis for CHIplace

This workshop will seek to understand the roles and demands
placed on users of security systems, and explore design
solutions that can assist in making security systems usable
and effective.  In addition to examining end-users, this
workshop will also examine the issues faced by security
system developers and operators. The goal of the workshop is
to build a network of interested people, share research
activities and results, discuss high priority areas for
research and development, and explore opportunities for
collaboration.