Are you a Computer Science student who knows Java? We need your help!

We are a group of researchers from the Secure Software Engineering lab at Paderborn University, working on understanding and automating GDPR compliance for Android apps. We have developed SliceViz, a tool that visualizes the data collected and processed by an Android app. More details about our research can be found here.

We are conducting a user study between 9th December to 13th December 2024 to analyze the usability of SliceViz. If you are a Computer Science student and have basic knowledge of the Java programming language, join us for the user study and help shape the future of app development! Participation is voluntary. Participants can withdraw at any time.

Information about the user study

•  Your data will be anonymized, we may use short quotes from your questionnaire at the most.
•  We estimate that the entire study will take approximately 45 minutes to 60 minutes of your valuable time.
• In the study, we will assign some Android app-specific tasks and ask follow-up questions about SliceViz.
• After completing the tasks, participants will complete a questionnaire.

The user study design was approved by the Ethics committee of Paderborn University.

Data Processing

We will collect the following data: tool-specific answers through a questionnaire, and name and email address for communication. Here is how we will handle your data:

• Any other personal data will not be collected as part of the study.
• All collected data is considered strictly confidential and will be anonymized as soon as possible in the research process.
• Since participant names will not be recorded, codes such as P01, P02, etc. will be used to report the results.
• Results of the study may be published, but no identifying information will be included in the publication.
• The data is collected and stored only by Paderborn University researchers.
• Participants will sign a suitable consent form before the user study is conducted.

Please read the privacy policy for this study which was approved by the Data protection office of Paderborn University.

How to Participate

Please contact Santhosh Mohan (santhosh.usm@gmail.com) or Mugdha Khedkar (mugdha.khedkar@upb.de) to participate.