Jason Hong

Jason Hong is an associate professor in the Human Computer Interaction Institute, part of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He works in the areas of ubiquitous computing and usable privacy and security. He is also an author of the book The Design of Sites, a popular book on web design using web design patterns. Jason is also a co-founder of Wombat Security Technologies, which focuses on the human side of computer security. Jason received his PhD from Berkeley and his undergraduate degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Jason is also an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.

Education

Ph.D. (Computer Science) 2005, University of California at Berkeley
B.S. (Discrete Mathematics, Computer Science) 1997, Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Areas

Mobility

Privacy Protection

Secure Home Computing

Security of Cyber-Physical Systems

Trustworthy Computing Platforms and Devices

Cross Cutting Thrusts

Software Security

Usable Privacy and Security

recent publications

A Hybrid Phish Detection Approach by Identity Discovery and Keywords RetrievalXiang, G., and J.I. Hong. In Proceedings of WWW 2009.

Computational Support for Sketching in Design: A ReviewJohnson, G., M.D. Gross, J.I. Hong, and E.Y. Do.  Foundations and Trends in HCI. To Appear.

Contextual Web History: Using Visual and Contextual Cues to Improve Web Browser HistoryJing, J., S. Wong, and J.I. Hong. In Proceedings of CHI 2009

Who's Viewed You? The Impact of Feedback on Mobile-location SharingTsai, J., et al. In Proceedings of CHI 2009