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Given the revolutionary role of metaverses, healthcare metaverses are emerging as a transformative force, creating intelligent healthcare systems that offer immersive and personalized services. The healthcare metaverses allow for effective…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Jiawen Kang , Jinbo Wen , Dongdong Ye , Bingkun Lai , Tianhao Wu , Zehui Xiong , Jiangtian Nie , Dusit Niyato , Yang Zhang , Shengli Xie

Biometrics involves using unique human traits, both physical and behavioral, for the digital identification of individuals to provide access to systems, devices, or information. Within the field of computer science, it acts as a method for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Sajjad Bhuiyan

As virtual reality (VR) devices become increasingly integrated into everyday settings, a growing number of users without prior experience will engage with VR systems. Automatically detecting a user's familiarity with VR as an interaction…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Numan Zafar , Priyo Ranjan Kundu Prosun , Shafique Ahmad Chaudhry

Biometric authentication systems pose privacy risks, as leaked templates such as iris or fingerprints can lead to security breaches. Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) enables secure encrypted evaluation, but its deployment is hindered by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Joon Soo Yoo , Tae Min Ahn , Ji Won Yoon

We envision deepfake technologies, which synthesize realistic fake images and videos, will play an important role in the future metaverse. While enhancing users' immersion and experience with synthesized virtual characters and scenes,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-06-13 Haojie Wu , Pan Hui , Pengyuan Zhou

Virtual Reality (VR) has gained popularity by providing immersive and interactive experiences without geographical limitations. It also provides a sense of personal privacy through physical separation. In this paper, we show that despite…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-10-26 Zhuolin Yang , Zain Sarwar , Iris Hwang , Ronik Bhaskar , Ben Y. Zhao , Haitao Zheng

In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey of the metaverse, envisioned as a transformative dimension of next-generation Internet technologies. This study not only outlines the structural components of our survey but also makes a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-09 Danda B. Rawat , Hassan El alami , Desta Haileselassie Hagos

Since Facebook was renamed Meta, a lot of attention, debate, and exploration have intensified about what the Metaverse is, how it works, and the possible ways to exploit it. It is anticipated that Metaverse will be a continuum of rapidly…

Internet of Things (IoT) devices pose significant security challenges due to their heterogeneity (i.e., hardware and software) and vulnerability to extensive attack surfaces. Today's conventional perimeter-based systems use credential-based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Cem Bicer , Ilir Murturi , Praveen Kumar Donta , Schahram Dustdar

Recent studies have shown how motion-based biometrics can be used as a form of user authentication and identification without requiring any human cooperation. This category of behavioural biometrics deals with the features we learn in our…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-08 Akriti Verma , Valeh Moghaddam , Adnan Anwar

Fifty study participants playtested an innocent-looking "escape room" game in virtual reality (VR). Within just a few minutes, an adversarial program had accurately inferred over 25 of their personal data attributes, from anthropometrics…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-14 Vivek Nair , Gonzalo Munilla Garrido , Dawn Song , James F. O'Brien

The Metaverse and its promises are fast becoming reality as maturing technologies are empowering the different facets. One of the highlights of the Metaverse is that it offers the possibility for highly immersive and interactive…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-09 Wenhan Yu , Terence Jie Chua , Jun Zhao

With the recent explosive growth of interest and investment in virtual reality (VR) and the so-called "metaverse," public attention has rightly shifted toward the unique security and privacy threats that these platforms may pose. While it…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-10-25 Vivek Nair , Wenbo Guo , Justus Mattern , Rui Wang , James F. O'Brien , Louis Rosenberg , Dawn Song

Metaverse virtual reality (VR) applications enable users to socialise, work, entertain, and study online with immersive experiences beyond the classic PC-based interactions. While the 360-degree immersion enables users to be fully engaged…

Performance · Computer Science 2024-07-16 Rahul Dev Tripathi , Minzhao Lyu , Vijay Sivaraman

Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as a transformative technology across industries, yet its security weaknesses, including vulnerabilities, are underinvestigated. This study investigates 334 VR projects hosted on GitHub, examining 1,681…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Yifan Xu , Jinfu Chen , Zhenyu Qi , Huashan Chen , Junyi Wang , Pengfei Hu , Feng Liu , Sen He

Metaverse has rekindled human beings' desire to further break space-time barriers by fusing the virtual and real worlds. However, security and privacy threats hinder us from building a utopia. A metaverse embraces various techniques, while…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-19 Minghui Xu , Yihao Guo , Qin Hu , Zehui Xiong , Dongxiao Yu , Xiuzhen Cheng

In a world where deepfakes and cloned voices are emerging as sophisticated attack vectors, organizations require a new security mindset: Sensorial Zero Trust [9]. This article presents a scientific analysis of the need to systematically…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Fabio Correa Xavier

The prevalence of biometric authentication has been on the rise due to its ease of use and elimination of weak passwords. To date, most biometric authentication systems have been designed for on-device authentication of the device owner…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Alexander Bienstock , Daniel Escudero , Antigoni Polychroniadou , Zhen Zeng , Pranav Bhat , Ashok Singal , Prashant Sharma , Manuela Veloso

Trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) technology has revolutionized daily life and greatly benefited human society. Among various AI technologies, Federated Learning (FL) stands out as a promising solution for diverse real-world…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Yifei Zhang , Dun Zeng , Jinglong Luo , Zenglin Xu , Irwin King

Various industries have widely adopted Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies to enhance productivity and user experiences. However, their integration introduces significant security challenges. This systematic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-24 Sarina Dastgerdy