M. Sc. Sangavi Shanthakumar

HUMAN-CENTRED SECURITY

Research Associate

Address:
Ruhr University Bochum
Faculty of Computer Science
Human-Centred Security
Universitätsstr. 150
D-44801 Bochum

Room: MB 2nd Floor, Room 173

Telephone: (+49)(0)234 / 32 – 15592

Office Hours: By arrangement

E-Mail: sangavi.shanthakumar@rub.de

Research

  • Human-Centred Security
  • Secure Habits and Behaviour Changes
  • Game-Based Learning and Serious Games

Publications

[1] M. Schöps, S. Shanthakumar, P. Müntefer and M. A. Sasse, „“Even after two years, we still have a bad feeling“: Two Comparative Case Studies of the Effects of a Cyberattack on Fear, Trust in the IT Department and Security-Related Stress,“ 2025 European Symposium on Usable Security (EuroUSEC), Manchester, United Kingdom, 2025, pp. 24-39, doi: 10.1109/EuroUSEC69254.2025.00013. 

Co-Supervised Theses

SociaLIE – A Social Engineering Serious Game Grounded in Behavioral Change Theory.

Bachelor’s thesis, Yusuf Cagir, 2026

User Acceptance of IT Security Serious Games: Distribution, Challenges, and Potential.

Master’s thesis, Achraf Louani, 2025

Serious Games As Learning Improvement of Information Security Policies of New Employees.

Master’s thesis, Tobias Neugebauer, 2025

Teaching Courses