Angela Sasse facts for kids

Martina Angela Sasse is a German psychologist. She studies how people use computers and how to make computers safer for everyone. This area is called human–computer interaction and computer security.

Professor Sasse works as a special professor at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. She also has a part-time job as a professor at University College London in the UK. Her work focuses on making technology easy and safe for people to use.

Her Journey in Education and Work

Martina Sasse studied psychology at the University of Wuppertal in Germany. Psychology is the study of the human mind and behavior.

She then earned a master's degree in occupational psychology from the University of Sheffield. This type of psychology looks at how people work best. Later, she received her doctorate degree from the University of Birmingham. A doctorate is the highest university degree.

In 1990, Professor Sasse started working at University College London as a lecturer. She became a full professor there in 2003. In 2012, she started a special research group called RISCS. This group studies how to make online security better for people.

In 2018, she moved to Ruhr University Bochum. There, she became a special professor focusing on human-centred security. This means her research helps design computer systems that are secure and easy for people to use.

Awards and Special Honors

Martina Sasse has received important awards for her work.

In 2015, she became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. This is a big honor for engineers in the UK. She was recognized for showing how people's actions affect computer security. She also developed ways to understand and manage this behavior.

In 2023, she was chosen to join the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. This is a very old and respected science academy in Germany. Being elected means she is recognized as a leading scientist in her field.