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. Schoeps, 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.” in Proc. EuroUSEC 2025, Manchester, UK, Sept. 10-11, 2025.

Supervised Theses

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