Alexander Krause

Alexander Krause

PhD Candidate for Usable Security

CISPA - Helmholtz Center for Information Security

Biography

Alexander Krause is a PhD Candidate at CISPA - Helmholtz Center for Information Security and Leibniz University Hannover. He is a member of the TeamUSEC research group. His research interests include usable security and privacy as well as any surroundings in this research area. He received his MSc in Computer Science from Leibniz University Hannover in 2021 with distinction (1.0).

Interests
  • Usable Security
  • Passwords and Secrets
  • Usable Security and Privacy
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Privacy Engineering
  • Privacy by Design
  • Security by Design
  • Virtualization
Education
  • PhD in Computer Science, TBA ~2025/2026

    CISPA, Leibniz University Hannover

  • MSc in Computer Science, 2021

    Leibniz University Hannover

  • BSc in Computer Engineering, 2019

    Leibniz University Hannover

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
CISPA - Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Researcher in the field of Usable Security and Privacy
June 2021 – May 2026 Hannover, Germany

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading projects in the field of Usable Security and Privacy
  • Supervising theses for Bachelor and Master students
  • Teaching courses in the field of Usable Security and Privacy
  • Publishing scientific papers in the field of Usable Security and Privacy
  • Participating in the development of the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
  • Administration of IT infrastructure
 
 
 
 
 
Leibniz University Hannover
Scientific Software Developer
January 2020 – May 2021 Hannover, Germany
Contribiution to a research project by developing a remote study infrastructure.

Recent Publications

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(2023). "We have Disabled MFA for You": An Evaluation of the Security and Usability of Multi-Factor Authentication Recovery Deployments. CCS.

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(2023). Pushed by Accident: A Mixed-Methods Study on Strategies of Handling Secret Information in Source Code Repositories. USENIX Security.

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(2022). If You Can’t Get Them to the Lab: Evaluating a Virtual Study Environment with Security Information Workers. SOUPS.

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