Shirin Shams, M. Sc.

Biography

I am a Human-Computer Interaction researcher and a former User Experience (UX) Consultant. Passionate to enhance the quality of human interaction with technology. The research track I am focusing on is the Human-Centred approach for privacy enhancing technologies.

Education

PhD Candidate at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, since 01.2023
2017 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Human-Computer Interaction Design at City University London
2014 Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng) in Computer Software Engineering at Central BranchTehran University

Research interests

human computer interaction
usability engineering
usable privacy in web

Publications

S. Shams, S. Reinke and D. Reinhardt. Left Alone Facing a Difficult Choice: An Expert Analysis of Websites Promoting Selected Privacy-Enhancing Technologies. Proceedings of the 29th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems (NordSec), 2024. [PDF]
C. Warin, D. Seeger, S. Shams and D. Reinhardt. PrivXR: A Cross-Platform Privacy-Preserving API and Privacy Panel for Extended Reality. Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Work-in-Progress), 2024. [PDF]
S. T. Büttner, J. C. Gutzmann, C. M. Sourkounis, S. Shams, M. Prilla. Would You Help Me Voluntarily for the Next Two Years? Evaluating Psychological Persuasion Techniques in Human-Robot Interaction. First results of an empirical investigation of the door-in-the-face technique in human-robot interaction. In the adjunct proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE), 2023. [LINK]
S. Shams and D. Reinhardt. Vision: Supporting Citizens in Adopting Privacy Enhancing Technologies. Proceedings of the 3rd European Symposium on Usable Security (EuroUSEC), 2023. [PDF]

Talks and Presentations

Guest Lecturer at the Privacy and Technology master course at Paderborn University, 2025. [PDF]