Nicolas E. Diaz Ferreyra

Nicolas Diaz Ferreyra, Dr. Ing.

Address         Oststr. 99
Room             BB 918
Phone            +49 203 379 1075
Fax                 +49 203 379 4490
Email             nicolas.diaz-ferreyra[at]uni-due.de

Current Research

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Duisburg-Essen working on areas of privacy and cybersecurity. My main research focus is human-computer interaction with special attention to privacy decision-making processes in social network sites. Particularly, I am interested in digital nudging applications to cybersecurity, their personalization through Artificial Intelligence (AI), and ethical issues arising from combining persuasion together with AI. Since, August 2018, I am a member of the H2020 project “PDP4E: Methods and Tools for GDPR Compliance through Privacy and Data Protection Engineering” and since January 2020 the coordinator of the RTG “User-Centered Social Media”.
My research interests and areas of expertise are among others:

  • Human-computer Interaction
  • Software Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • Internet governance
  • Public policy development

CV

since 11/15 Research Fellow at the Department Department of Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Sciences (UDE)
12/13 - 10/15 M.Sc. Information Systems and Engineering
Thema: Model for the definition and management of software platforms for manufacturing companies
12/06 - 11/13 High school Studies, Escuela a Industrial Superior - Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina
Specialization: Building Technician

 

Projects

Bachelor / Master Theses

Until March 2021, I do not have any capacities to supervise a thesis. However, you are welcome to apply in advance for one of the following topics or to propose one of your own from one of my research areas.

Topic Requirements Bachelor /
Master
Methods and technologies for supporting privacy decisions in online social networks.
  • Game theory applications to privacy decision-making problems.
  • Design principles for privacy and security nudges.
  • Access-control prediction under information diffusion processes.
  • Programming skills
  • Algorithmic complexity
  • Community-detection algorithms
  • Applied statistics
  • Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
 Depending on the scope
Simulation-based frameworks for assessing COVID-19 countermeasures:
  • Community detection algorithms and the role of homophily.
  • Programming skills
  • Algorithmic complexity
  • Community-detection algorithms
  • Applied statistics
  • Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
 Depending on the scope
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
  • Normative frameworks and legal provisions for persuasive AI technologies.
  • Programming skills
  • Algorithmic complexity
  • Community-detection algorithms
  • Applied statistics
  • Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
 Depending on the scope

 

    2024

  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolás E.; Vidoni, Melina; Heisel, Maritta; Scandariato, Riccardo
    Cybersecurity discussions in Stack Overflow : a developer-centred analysis of engagement and self-disclosure behaviour
    In: Social Network Analysis and Mining Jg. 14 2024
    ISSN: 1869-5469; 1869-5450
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/

    • 2023

  • Diaz Ferreyra, Nicolás Emilio; Shahi, Gautam Kishore; Tony, Catherine; Stieglitz, Stefan; Scandariato, Riccardo
    Regret, Delete, (Do Not) Repeat : An Analysis of Self-Cleaning Practices on Twitter After the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic
    In: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 23 - 28, 2023, Hamburg / Schmidt, Albrecht; Väänänen, Kaisa; Goyal, Tesh; Kristensson, Per Ola; Peters, Anicia; (Hrsg.), 2023
    ISBN: 978-1-4503-9422-2
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/

    • 2022

  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolás E.; Hecking, Tobias; Aïmeur, Esma; Heisel, Maritta; Hoppe, Heinz Ulrich
    Community detection for access-control decisions : Analysing the role of homophily and information diffusion in Online Social Networks
    In: Online Social Networks and Media Jg. 29 2022
    ISSN: 2468-6964
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolás E.; Ostendorf, Sina; Aïmeur, Esma; Heisel, Maritta; Brand, Matthias
    ENAGRAM: An App to Evaluate Preventative Nudges for Instagram
    In: Proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Usable Security, EuroUSEC 2022 / EuroUSEC '22: 2nd European Symposium on Usable Security; 29 - 30 September 2022; Karlsruhe, Germany / 2022 S. 53 - 63
    ISBN: 9781450397001
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Borchert, Angela; Ferreyra, Nicolás E. Díaz; Heisel, Maritta
    Meeting Strangers Online : Feature Models for Trustworthiness Assessment
    In: Human-Centered Software Engineering: Proceedings / 9th IFIP WG 13.2 International Working Conference, HCSE 2022, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, August 24–26, 2022, / Bernhaupt, Regina; Ardito, Carmelo; Sauer, Stefan; (Hrsg.), 2022 S. 3 - 22
    ISBN: 9783031147845; 9783031147852; 9783031147869
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/

    • 2021

  • Aïmeur, Esma; Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Hage, Hicham; (Hrsg.)
    Adverse Impacts and Collateral Effects of Artificial Intelligence Technologies 2021 : Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Adverse Impacts and Collateral Effects of Artificial Intelligence Technologies
    In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings Aachen Jg. 2942 2021
    ISSN: 1613-0073
    Online Volltext

    • 2020

  • Borchert, Angela; Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas E.; Heisel, Maritta
    Balancing trust and privacy in computer-mediated introduction : Featuring risk as a determinant for trustworthiness requirements elicitation
    In: ARES 2020: 15th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security / International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES) ; 3rd Interdisciplinary Privacy and Trust Workshop (iPAT) ; August 25 – August 28, 2020, All-digital Conference; / Volkamer, Melanie; Wressnegger, Christian (Hrsg.), 2020
    ISBN: 978-1-4503-8833-7
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Borchert, Angela; Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Heisel, Maritta
    Building Trustworthiness in Computer-Mediated Introduction : A Facet-Oriented Framework
    In: 11th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Diverse Voices - Promises and Perils of Social Media for Diversity / SMSociety 2020; Virtual, Online; Canada; 22 - 24 July 2020 / 2020 S. 39 - 46
    ISBN: 9781450376884
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Kroll, Tobias; Aïmeur, Esma; Stieglitz, Stefan; Heisel, Maritta
    Correction: Nicolás E. Díaz Ferreyra, et al.: Preventative nudges: Introducing risk cues for supporting online self-disclosure decisions
    In: Information Jg. 11 2020 Nr. 12,
    ISSN: 2078-2489
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Tessier, Patrick; Pedroza, Gabriel; Heisel, Maritta
    PDP-ReqLite : A Lightweight Approach for the Elicitation of Privacy and Data Protection Requirements
    In: Data privacy management, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology: ESORICS 2020 International Workshops, DPM 2020 and CBT 2020 ; Guildford, UK, September 17–18, 2020 ; Revised Selected Papers / 15th International Workshop on Data Privacy Management ; DPM 2020 ; September 17–18, 2020, Guildford, UK; / Garcia-Alfaro, Joaquin; Navarro-Arnibas, Guillermo; Herrera-Joancomarti, Jordi (Hrsg.), 2020 S. 161 - 177
    ISBN: 978-3-030-66171-7; 978-3-030-66172-4
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/ Online Volltext
  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolás E.; Aímeur, Esma; Hage, Hicham; Heisel, Maritta; Van Hoogstraten, Catherine García
    Persuasion meets AI : Ethical considerations for the design of social engineering countermeasures
    In: Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management: Vol. 3 / 12th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management ; KMIS 2020 ; 2 - 4 November 2020, online / 2020 S. 204 - 211
    ISBN: 978-989-758-474-9
  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Kroll, Tobias; Aïmeur, Esma; Stieglitz, Stefan; Heisel, Maritta
    Preventative nudges : Introducing risk cues for supporting online self-disclosure decisions
    In: Information Jg. 11 2020 Nr. 8,
    ISSN: 2078-2489
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/ Online Volltext

    • 2019

  • Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolás Emilio;
    Instructional awareness : a user-centred approach for risk communication in social network sites
    Duisburg, Essen 2019 1 Band (verschiedene Seitenzählung)
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/ Online Volltext
  • Diaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Meis, Rene; Heisel, Maritta
    Learning from online regrets : From deleted posts to risk awareness in social network sites
    In: ACM UMAP 2019 Adjunct - Adjunct Publication of the 27th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization / UMAP 2019; Larnaca; Cyprus; 9 - 12 June 2019 / 2019 S. 117 - 125
    ISBN: 978-1-4503-6711-0
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Aïmeur, Esma; Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolás; Hage, Hicham
    Manipulation and Malicious Personalization : Exploring the Self-Disclosure Biases Exploited by Deceptive Attackers on Social Media
    In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Jg. 2 2019
    ISSN: 2624-8212
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/

    • 2018

  • Diaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Hecking, Tobias; Hoppe, H. Ulrich; Heisel, Maritta
    Access-Control Prediction in Social Network Sites : Examining the Role of Homophily
    In: Social Informatics: Proceedings, Part II / 10th International Conference, SocInfo 2018, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 25-28, 2018; / Staab, Steffen; Koltsova, Olessia; Ignatov, Dmitry I. (Hrsg.), 2018 S. 61 - 74
    ISBN: 978-3-030-01159-8; 978-3-030-01158-1 ISSN: 1611-3349
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Diaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Meisy, Rene; Heiselz, Maritta
    At Your Own Risk: Shaping Privacy Heuristics for Online Self-disclosure
    In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust / PST 2018; Belfast, Northern Ireland; United Kingdom; 28 - 30 August 2018 / McLaughlin, Kieran; Ghorbani, Ali; Sezer, Sakir; Lu, Rongxing; Chen, Liqun; (Hrsg.), 2018 S. 8514186
    ISBN: 9781538674932
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Rudinac, Stevan; Chua, Tat-Seng; Díaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Friedland, Gerald; Gornostaja, Tatjana; Huet, Benoit; Kaptein, Rianne; Lindén, Krister; Moens, Marie-Francine; Peltonen, Jaakko; Redi, Miriam; Schedl, Markus; Shamma, David A.; Smeaton, Alan; Xie, Lexing
    Rethinking Summarization and Storytelling for Modern Social Multimedia
    In: MultiMedia modeling: Proceedings, Part I / 24th International Conference, MMM 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, February 5-7, 2018 / Schoeffmann, Klaus; Chalidabhongse, Thanarat H.; Ngo, Chong Wah; Aramvith, Supavadee; O'Connor, Noel E.; Ho, Yo-Sung; (Hrsg.), 2018 S. 632 - 644
    ISBN: 978-3-319-73603-7; 978-3-319-73602-0
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/ Online Volltext

    • 2017

  • Diaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Meis, Rene; Heisel, Maritta
    Online self-disclosure : From users’ regrets to instructional awareness
    In: Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction: Proceedings / First IFIP TC 5, WG 8.4, 8.9, 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference, CD-MAKE 2017, Reggio, Italy, August 29 – September 1, 2017 / Holzinger, Andreas; Kieseberg, Peter; Tjoa, A Min; Weippl, Edgar R.; (Hrsg.), 2017 S. 83 - 102
    ISBN: 9783319668079; 978-3-319-66808-6 ISSN: 1611-3349; 0302-9743
    Online Volltext: dx.doi.org/
  • Diaz Ferreyra, Nicolas Emilio; Meis, Rene; Heisel, Maritta
    Should user-generated content be a matter of privacy awareness? : A position paper
    In: IC3K 2017 - Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management / IC3K 2017; Funchal, Madeira; Portugal; 1 -3 November 2017 / Jg. 3 2017 S. 212 - 216
    ISBN: 9789897582738

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