This course addresses researchers and practitioners working in usable security at the crossroads of HCI and human-centered security, who work on creating novel mechanisms for user authentication. While the course primarily provides insights into the complete workflow of creating a novel academic contribution to the field, we also address participants with previous experience, as we provide insights from a survey on Behavioral Biometrics among the scientific community that explains what aspects are most often valued and criticized in novel works, thus should be considered.