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Search Publications by: Susanne M. Furman (Fed)

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Usability Testing of a Contactless Fingerprint Device: Part 1

December 7, 2016
Author(s)
Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Susanne M. Furman, John M. Libert, Shahram Orandi, John D. Grantham
The use of biometrics to identify individuals has become an important component of efforts to ensure U.S. national security, and has also grown rapidly. Biometrics are, for example, an integral part of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status

Security Fatigue

October 1, 2016
Author(s)
Brian C. Stanton, Sandra S. Prettyman, Mary F. Theofanos, Susanne M. Furman

Perspectives of Occupants with Mobility Impairments on Fire Evacuation and Elevators

August 15, 2016
Author(s)
Kathryn M. Butler, Susanne M. Furman, Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock
The purpose of this report is to provide guidance for designers, building managers, and fire emergency personnel on how to improve communication, procedures, and elevator usage during fire emergencies, based on a study of the evacuation experiences of

Fire Evacuation of People with Mobility Impairments Using Elevators

September 28, 2015
Author(s)
Kathryn M. Butler, Susanne M. Furman, Erica D. Kuligowski
The Final Report on the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) Towers recommended that tall buildings be designed for timely full-building evacuations from both building-specific and large-scale events. Since the WTC study, several project efforts have

Privacy and Security in the Brave New World: The Use of Multiple Mental Models

July 21, 2015
Author(s)
Susanne M. Furman, Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Sandra S. Prettyman
We live in a world where the flow of electronic information and communication has become a ubiquitous part of our everyday life. While our lives are enhanced in many ways, we also experience a myriad of challenges especially to our priva-cy and security

Preserving Privacy – More Than Reading a Message

June 27, 2014
Author(s)
Susanne M. Furman, Mary F. Theofanos
Social media has become a mainstream activity where people share all kinds of personal and intimate details about their lives. These social networking sites (SNS) allow users to conveniently authenticate to the third party website by using their SNS

Human Engineering Design Criteria Standards Part 3: Interim Steps

April 1, 2014
Author(s)
Susanne M. Furman, Mary Theofanos, Hannah Wald
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires general human systems integration (HSI) criteria for the design and development of human-machine interfaces for the technology, systems, equipment, and facilities employed by its user population. HSI is

Basing Cybersecurity Training on User Perceptions

April 2, 2012
Author(s)
Susanne M. Furman, Mary F. Theofanos, Yee-Yin Choong, Brian C. Stanton
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) will be conducting a nationwide awareness and outreach program to effect behavioral change. To be effective, an educational campaign must first understand users’ perceptions of computer and online