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Web Science Blog

In our blog, lecturers of the Web Science Programme give insights into their research and research areas, as well as their courses and seminars. Furthermore, some students and graduates present the outcome of their master theses and projects.

  • New Journal Paper available – Measuring Web Session Security at Scale

    The Web is built on the shoulders of HTTP, a stateless protocol for transferring hypertext. Modern and complex web applications keep track of a user's state within so-called web sessions. More

  • Fingerprint surface-based detection of web bot detectors

    In this paper, the authors examine browser fingerprinting to distinguish web bots from regular browsers. More

  • New paper accepted - Shepherd: a generic approach to automating website login

    Automatic logging on websites is a difficult challenge, but necessary for researchers that want test post-login aspects at scale. More

  • Design Methodology: Value-Sensitive Design with Envisioning Cards

    During the onsite weekend we applied Value Sensitive Design Methods in the Design Methodology Course to take advantage of the face-to-face situation. More

  • Master Thesis: E-commerce in Transition

    Web Science graduate Samuel Weihrauch actually wanted to teach mathematics and economics after his state examination as a teacher. But things turned out differently. Already during his studies he founded his first online trading company together with a good friend. More

  • The Great Hack ;-)

    Perhaps you heard about the Hacking Attack on German politicians and VIPs at the beginning of this year: https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/hacker-politiker-leaks-1.4274515 More

  • New publication by Christian Klemm and Wolter Pieters

    Christian Klemm published together with Dr. Wolter Pieters an article in Ethics and Information Technology. More

  • Getting your Master of Science without quitting your job!

    Did you ever think about getting back to University to earn your Master of Science? Lifelong learning is essential, especially in a world that is constantly changing. More

  • Web Science Graduate receives Opitz Innovation Award

    Web Science Graduate Cagdas Cumhur Ünlüer received the first price of the Opitz Innovation Award for his Master Thesis "Characteristics for intelligent food packages and Internet of Things solutions based on conditions for food waste in Germany". More

  • Determinants & Success Factors that Influence the User Adoption of Mobile Payments in Germany

    Adeteju Enunwa recently submitted and successfully presented her Master thesis about the determinants and success factors that influence user adoption of mobile payments in Germany. We asked her to provide a short summary of her thesis for our blog: More

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