Jan Magnus Nold
During his bachelor’s degree in IT security, Jan worked at one of the leading research institutes in the field of Internet of Things. In his subsequent master’s studies, he dealt with web security, machine learning, cognitive science and put a focus on the human aspects of IT security. In the project, he focuses on people’s perceptions of IT security and tries to find ways to help people behave more securely in the digital space.
At the Human-Centred Security chair at Ruhr-University Bochum headed by Prof. Dr. M. Angela Sasse the research focus is on human factors in IT-Security. The working group for example investigates how user requirements must be taken into account in software development, how people can optimally interact and communicate with automated systems, or what role the human factor plays in the security of IT systems. Therefor research at the interface between technology, psychology and economics is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers.