Ann-Kristin Lieberknecht, M.Sc.

My research sits at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, usable privacy and security, and digital literacy. I am particularly interested in the psychological and social dynamics that shape how individuals engage with privacy risks in everyday digital life, especially those dynamics that remain implicit or unspoken. Rather than treating privacy as a purely technical or regulatory problem, my work asks how interventions can be designed to reflect the lived realities of the people they are meant to support.

To date, this work has focused on parents as proxy decision-makers for their children, uncovering the relational complexity, emotional tensions, and self-efficacy barriers that conventional approaches tend to miss. A central part of my work is translating these insights into concrete interventions and design strategies that move beyond awareness-raising towards building genuine capability and confidence in families.

Methodologically, I work across qualitative and quantitative research, with experience in interviews, expert interviews, literature analysis, and structural equation modelling, as well as in intervention design, testing, and evaluation.

I am always happy to connect, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations.
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