About Emiram Kablo
Since July 2022, I have been working as a research associate at the 'Human-centered IT Security' department, primarily focusing on usable authentication for Virtual Reality and neurotechnologies, as well as privacy aspects. I completed my Master's degree at Paderborn University in June 2021 and subsequently worked as a software developer.
Research
Research Interests
My research focus is the investigation and development of usable security and privacy in emerging technologies (Virtual Reality and Brain-Computer Interfaces). In particular, I am interested in researching usable authentication mechanisms in VR, brainwave-based authentication systems and user-friendly solutions for data protection and privacy.
Publications
Latest Publications
“The city isn’t uploading me to TikTok”: Exploring Privacy Attitudes towards Data Collection in Urban Public Spaces
J. Todt, E. Kablo, F. Morsbach, P. Arias Cabarcos, T. Strufe, Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies 2026 (2026) 7–35.
"I store some passwords in WhatsApp": Understanding User Experiences and Usability Challenges of Password Managers in Virtual Reality
E. Kablo, A. Sharafi, P. Arias Cabarcos, in: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2026.
PrivaCI in VR: Exploring Perceptions and Acceptability of Data Sharing in Virtual Reality Through Contextual Integrity
E. Kablo, M. Kleber, P. Arias Cabarcos, in: 34th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 25), 2025, pp. 1531–1548.
"I'm actually going to go and change these passwords": Analyzing the Usability of Credential Audit Interfaces in Password Managers
E. Kablo, K. Kader, P. Arias Cabarcos, in: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2024.
Privacy in the Age of Neurotechnology: Investigating Public Attitudes towards Brain Data Collection and Use
E. Kablo, P. Arias Cabarcos, in: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security, ACM, 2023.
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Further Information
Teaching Areas
I am supervising exercises for the following courses:
- Usable Security and Privacy (summer semester) (USaP)
- Privacy and Technology (winter semester) (PaT)
- Software Engineering, Bachelor (summer semester 2024)
Furthermore I assist in the following seminars and project group:
- Seminar: Trends on Usable Security and Privacy (TUSP)
- Seminar: Trends on Usable Authentication (TUSA)
- Project Groups working on Usable security and privacy