Appalachian State University students Keirsten Henson and Victoria Fowler presented their research at the 17th Annual Security Conference: Securing the Interconnected World.
The conference, which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada took place March 26-28, 2018.
Henson, an MBA student in Appalachian's Walker College of Business, presented on Malicious QR Codes: Unexpected and Unwanted. Her paper has also been accepted for publication in a journal.
Fowler, a senior finance and banking major and an honors student in the Walker College, presented on Commercial Drones: Security and Privacy Concerns.
The students collaborated with Information Systems Professor Dawn Medlin on the research and preparations for the conference.
According to their website, the conference provides a forum for discourses in security, assurance and privacy that enhance the understanding of current events, but also nurture future dialogues related to cybersecurity. The 2018 conference was organized by the Information Institute, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Plymouth University, The University of South Carolina and DePaul University.
About Student Research in Appalachian's Walker College of Business
The Walker College Business encourages students to participate in research supervised by a faculty mentor to: Learn more about issues or questions of specific interest; Learn how business firms and government agencies do research; Gain additional job skills; Work more closely in a collaborative and mentoring context with a professor, and Improve presentation skills. Business students are eligible to apply for a variety of research grants designed to cover costs associated with research projects or creative endeavors, including Appalachian State University Office of Student Research Grants, Barnes Program Research Grants, and the CERPA Scholars Program. Learn more at business.appstate.edu/students/research.
From left, Keirsten Henson, Dawn Medlin and Victoria Fowler prepare for the annual security conference
