Publications

2024

Hadan, Hilda, Sabrina Sgandurra, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Lennart Nacke. (2024) “From Motivating to Manipulative: The Use of Deceptive Design in a Game’s Free-to-Play Transition.” To appear in CHI PLAY'24.

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Hadan, HIlda, Derrick Wang, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Joseph Tu, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Lennart E Nacke. (2024) “The Great AI Witch Hunt: Reviewers’ Perception and (Mis)Conception of Generative AI in Research Writing.” arXiv preprint.

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Hadan, Hilda, Lydia Choong, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, and Lennart E. Nacke. (2024) “Deceived by Immersion: A Systematic Analysis of Deceptive Design in Extended Reality.” ACM Computing Surveys 56, no. 10: 1-25.

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Zhang-Kennedy, Leah, Maxwell Keleher, and Michaela Valiquette. (2024) “Navigating the Gray: Design Practitioners' Perceptions Toward the Implementation of Privacy Dark Patterns.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 8, no. CSCW1: 1-26.

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McLeod, Joy , Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Elizabeth Stobert. “Comparing Teacher and Creator Perspectives on the Design of Cybersecurity and Privacy Educational Resources.” Proceedings of the Twentieth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2024).

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Zhang-Kennedy, Leah, Sangho Suh. A Comic Authoring Tool for Enhancing Privacy and Security Lessons Through Informal Stories. Workshop on Creating Engaging Security and Privacy Educational Interfaces for Educators and Families (S&PEI 2024).

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Hadan, Hilda, Derrick M. Wang, Lennart E. Nacke, and Leah Zhang-Kennedy. (2024) Privacy in Immersive Extended Reality: Exploring User Perceptions, Concerns, and Coping Strategies. Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1-24.

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Haddan, Hilda, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Lennart Nacke, Ville Mäkelä. (2024). Gamification and Gaming in Cryptocurrency Education: Perspectives of Cryptocurrency Investors and Potential Investors. Simulation & Gaming: 1-20. 

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2023

Haddan, Hilda, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Lennart Nacke, Ville Mäkelä. (2023). Comprehending the Crypto-Curious: How Investors and Inexperienced Potential Investors Perceive and Practice Cryptocurrency Trading. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI): 1-21. 

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Zhang-Kennedy, Leah, Saira Aziz, Oluwafunminitemi Oluwadare, Lyndon Pan, Zeyu Wu, Sydney EC Lamorea, Soda Li, Michael Sun, and Ville Mäkelä. Passenger Perceptions, Information Preferences, and Usability of Crowding Visualizations on Public Displays in Transit Stations and Vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1-15. 2023.

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2022

Suh, Sangho, Sydney Lamorea, Edith Law, and Leah Zhang-Kennedy. [Paper] “PrivacyToon: Concept-driven Storytelling with Creativity Support for Privacy Concepts.” In Designing Interactive Systems Conference, pp. 41-57. 2022.

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Matthew Hull, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Khadija Baig, and Sonia Chiasson. [Journal Article] Understanding Individual Differences: Factors Affecting Secure Computer Behaviour. Behaviour & Information Technology (TBIT), 2021.

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2021

Leah Zhang-Kennedy and Sonia Chiasson. [Journal Article] A Systematic Review of Multimedia Tools for Cybersecurity Awareness and Education. ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 54(1):1–39.

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy and Sonia Chiasson. [Paper] `Whether it’s moral is a whole other story’: Consumer perspectives on privacy regulations and corporate data practices. In Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS). USENIX Association 2021.

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2018

Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Hala Assal, Jessica Rocheleau, Reham Mohamed, Khadija Baig, and Sonia Chiasson. [Paper] The aftermath of a crypto-ransomware attack at a large academic institution. In USENIX Security 2018.

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2017

Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Yomna Abdelaziz, and Sonia Chiasson. [Journal Article] Cyberheroes: The Design and Evaluation of an Interactive Ebook to Educate Children about Online Privacy. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction (IJCCI), Elsevier, 2017. 

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Khadija Baig, and Sonia Chiasson. [Paper] Engaging Children About Online Privacy Through Storytelling in an Interactive Comic. In British HCI 2017.

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2016

Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Sonia Chiasson, and Robert Biddle. [Journal Article] The Role of Instructional Design in Persuasion: A Comics Approach for Improving Cyber Security. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), 32:215–257, 2016. 

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Christine Mekhail, Yomna Abdelaziz, and Sonia Chiasson. [Paper] From Nosy Little Brothers to Stranger-Danger: Children and Parents’ Perception of Mobile Threats. In Interaction Design and Children (IDC). ACM, 2016. 

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy and Sonia Chiasson. [Extended Abstract] Teaching with an Interactive E-book to Improve Children’s Online Privacy Knowledge. In Interaction Design and Children (IDC). ACM, 2016. 

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Sonia Chiasson, and P. C. van Oorschot. [Paper] Revisiting Password Rules: Facilitating Human Management of Passwords. In APWG eCrime. IEEE, 2016. 

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Elias Fares, Sonia Chiasson, and Robert Biddle. [Paper] Geo-Phisher: The design and evaluation of information visualizations about internet phishing trends. In APWG eCrime. IEEE, 2016. 

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2015

Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Elias Fares, Sonia Chiasson, and Robert Biddle. [Extended Abstract] Geo-Phisher: The design of a global phishing trend visualization. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), 2015.

2014

Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Sonia Chiasson, and Robert Biddle. [Paper] Stop clicking on `update later’: Persuading users they need up-to-date antivirus protection. In International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE), page 302–322. Springer LNCS, 2014.

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Leah Zhang-Kennedy and Sonia Chiasson. [Tech report] Using Comics to Teach Users About Mobile Online Privacy. Technical Report TR-14-02, School of Computer Science, Carleton University, 2014. 


Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Christine Mekhail, and Sonia Chiasson. [Poster] Visualizations to teach about mobile online privacy. GRAND NCE Annual Conference, 2014.

2013

Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Sonia Chiasson, and Robert Biddle. [Paper] Password advice shouldn’t be boring: Visualizing password guessing attacks. In Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) eCrime Researchers Summit, page 1–11. IEEE, 2013.