Dr Lynsay Shepherd
@lynsayshepherd.bsky.social
Reader in Cybersecurity and Human-Computer Interaction. Research interests: XR, immersive experiences, romance scams, eye tracking, applied games, accessibility. Views are my own. She/her. 🏴🇪🇺
Over the last year, my colleagues and I at @abertayuni.bsky.social have been collaborating with the @rnib.bsky.social on creating accessible eXtended Reality experiences.
We recently presented a demo of our work at the Zip-Scene Conference in Prague 👏 🇨🇿 rke.abertay.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
We recently presented a demo of our work at the Zip-Scene Conference in Prague 👏 🇨🇿 rke.abertay.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Over the last year, my colleagues and I at @abertayuni.bsky.social have been collaborating with the @rnib.bsky.social on creating accessible eXtended Reality experiences.
We recently presented a demo of our work at the Zip-Scene Conference in Prague 👏 🇨🇿 rke.abertay.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
We recently presented a demo of our work at the Zip-Scene Conference in Prague 👏 🇨🇿 rke.abertay.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
On Friday, @abertayuni.bsky.social had a visit from @stephengethins.bsky.social MP - I presented my #RomanceFraud 💔 research conducted with one of my former MSc students Octavia, and my PhD student Marc
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This afternoon, we were pleased to showcase our work in food innovation and cybersecurity to Stephen Gethins MP. An innovative project designed to track techniques used by criminals in romance fraud… ...
This afternoon, we were pleased to showcase our work in food innovation and cybersecurity to Stephen Gethins MP. An innovative project designed to track techniques used by criminals in romance fraud a...
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October 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
On Friday, @abertayuni.bsky.social had a visit from @stephengethins.bsky.social MP - I presented my #RomanceFraud 💔 research conducted with one of my former MSc students Octavia, and my PhD student Marc
www.linkedin.com/posts/aberta...
www.linkedin.com/posts/aberta...
On Monday I did a bit of filming with BBC News Scotland at @abertayuni.bsky.social on the rise of deepfakes and AI-powered “nudification” applications. The piece is out today on TV, radio and the web. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Friend stole my face for deepfake nudes – now I want tougher laws
The victim of one of the first deepfake prosecutions in Scotland says the law needs to change to protect victims.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
On Monday I did a bit of filming with BBC News Scotland at @abertayuni.bsky.social on the rise of deepfakes and AI-powered “nudification” applications. The piece is out today on TV, radio and the web. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yesterday was an excellent day trip to Utrecht 🇳🇱! I had a great time with the COPS team Politie Nederland, discussing my Abertay University research in cyber and games. Thanks for inviting me over 😊 #GamesTech #Cyber #Research
August 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Yesterday was an excellent day trip to Utrecht 🇳🇱! I had a great time with the COPS team Politie Nederland, discussing my Abertay University research in cyber and games. Thanks for inviting me over 😊 #GamesTech #Cyber #Research
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July 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Day trip for a wee talk on my research at Abertay University
😊 “Synthetic Seduction: Navigating Romance Scams in XR Environments”. 🏴 🏴. Not prepared for the temperatures though (30c forecast in Manchester) #ImmersiveExperiences #ImmersiveTech #XR #Metaverse
😊 “Synthetic Seduction: Navigating Romance Scams in XR Environments”. 🏴 🏴. Not prepared for the temperatures though (30c forecast in Manchester) #ImmersiveExperiences #ImmersiveTech #XR #Metaverse
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Day trip for a wee talk on my research at Abertay University
😊 “Synthetic Seduction: Navigating Romance Scams in XR Environments”. 🏴 🏴. Not prepared for the temperatures though (30c forecast in Manchester) #ImmersiveExperiences #ImmersiveTech #XR #Metaverse
😊 “Synthetic Seduction: Navigating Romance Scams in XR Environments”. 🏴 🏴. Not prepared for the temperatures though (30c forecast in Manchester) #ImmersiveExperiences #ImmersiveTech #XR #Metaverse
🤖Another new publication! 🤖 My former MSc Applied Artificial Intelligence & UX student from Abertay Uni and I had a paper titled “Optimising Tab Management with Machine Learning to Improve User Experience” published at HCI International 2025. 😊 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Optimising Tab Management with Machine Learning to Improve User Experience
Tabbed browsing can often become a counter-intuitive experience. After opening dozens of tabs, the user interface becomes cluttered, which can lead to a decrease in productivity, unnecessary cognitive...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🤖Another new publication! 🤖 My former MSc Applied Artificial Intelligence & UX student from Abertay Uni and I had a paper titled “Optimising Tab Management with Machine Learning to Improve User Experience” published at HCI International 2025. 😊 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
👀 New eye tracking paper published 👀 - Abertay University
“A Cookbook for Eye Tracking in Software Engineering” has been published in the Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Software Engineering Education (ECSEE '25) dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
“A Cookbook for Eye Tracking in Software Engineering” has been published in the Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Software Engineering Education (ECSEE '25) dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
A Cookbook for Eye Tracking in Software Engineering | Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Software Engineering Education
dl.acm.org
June 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
👀 New eye tracking paper published 👀 - Abertay University
“A Cookbook for Eye Tracking in Software Engineering” has been published in the Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Software Engineering Education (ECSEE '25) dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
“A Cookbook for Eye Tracking in Software Engineering” has been published in the Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Software Engineering Education (ECSEE '25) dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Early start this morning! Just finished up an online talk for cognitive science students studying at @au.dk in Denmark 🇩🇰, covering some of the serious games and cyber security work we are doing at Abertay University 😊
April 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Early start this morning! Just finished up an online talk for cognitive science students studying at @au.dk in Denmark 🇩🇰, covering some of the serious games and cyber security work we are doing at Abertay University 😊
Great day! Hailey Austin and I spent the day down at @rnibscotland.bsky.social in Edinburgh 🏴 testing our accessible VR Abertay University project work with blind and visually impaired people. Huge thank you to @jameskyle.bsky.social for organising this! Very informative session!
April 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Great day! Hailey Austin and I spent the day down at @rnibscotland.bsky.social in Edinburgh 🏴 testing our accessible VR Abertay University project work with blind and visually impaired people. Huge thank you to @jameskyle.bsky.social for organising this! Very informative session!
Alexander Bilz, Graham Johnson, & I at Abertay University have had our paper titled 💔“Tainted Love: a Systematic Literature Review of Online Romance Scam Research”💔 published in Interacting with Computers 🙂 #RomanceFraud #CyberCrime #HumanComputerInteraction academic.oup.com/iwc/advance-...
October 31, 2023 at 10:43 AM
Alexander Bilz, Graham Johnson, & I at Abertay University have had our paper titled 💔“Tainted Love: a Systematic Literature Review of Online Romance Scam Research”💔 published in Interacting with Computers 🙂 #RomanceFraud #CyberCrime #HumanComputerInteraction academic.oup.com/iwc/advance-...
👋 Hello, World! Time to introduce myself here.
👩💻I'm Dr Lynsay Shepherd, a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity and Human-Computer Interaction at Abertay University.
👤I focus on applied research in the human aspects of cybersecurity, and investigate how people interact with emerging technologies.
👩💻I'm Dr Lynsay Shepherd, a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity and Human-Computer Interaction at Abertay University.
👤I focus on applied research in the human aspects of cybersecurity, and investigate how people interact with emerging technologies.
October 23, 2023 at 9:14 PM
👋 Hello, World! Time to introduce myself here.
👩💻I'm Dr Lynsay Shepherd, a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity and Human-Computer Interaction at Abertay University.
👤I focus on applied research in the human aspects of cybersecurity, and investigate how people interact with emerging technologies.
👩💻I'm Dr Lynsay Shepherd, a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity and Human-Computer Interaction at Abertay University.
👤I focus on applied research in the human aspects of cybersecurity, and investigate how people interact with emerging technologies.