Intentionally Insecure Web App

BunchOfFriendsJS is an intentionally insecure social network to teach web security.

I recently redesigned and reimplemented the system for Node.js, based on an earlier version designed for Java EE.

It is designed to have many of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.

To run BunchOfFriendsJS:

• Ensure a recent version of Node.js is installed
• Ensure you have no services running on port 3000
• Run npx bjau/bunchoffriendsjs and open your browser to http://localhost:3000/ (the npx command will automatically download and run a temporary version)

Continue Reading (Published 12 September 2020)

Hospital Wayfinding

We recently conducted a research study with social robots at Fairfield hospital in Sydney.

We designed the experience and then implemented the intelligent distributed system. It combines a Softbank Pepper robot, a touch screen kiosk and several edge computing devices.

The robots alleviate stress and contribute to the welcoming atmosphere at the hospital.

Continue Reading (Published 20 March 2020)