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As virtual reality (VR) systems become increasingly more advanced, they are likewise expected to respond intelligently and adapt to individual user states, abilities, and preferences. Recent work has explored how VR can be adapted and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Tangyao Li , Yitong Zhu , Hai-Ning Liang , Yuyang Wang

Metaverse has attracted great attention from industry and academia in recent years. Metaverse for the ocean (Meta-ocean) is the implementation of the Metaverse technologies in virtual emersion of the ocean which is beneficial for people…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-14 Jinyu Li , Ping Hu , Weicheng Cui , Tianyi Huang , Shenghui Cheng

Zero Trust is the new cybersecurity model that challenges the traditional one by promoting continuous verification of users, devices, and applications, whatever their position or origin. This model is critical for reducing the attack…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Malak Annabi , Abdelhafid Zeroual , Nadhir Messai

Despite being more secure and strongly promoted, two-factor (2FA) or multi-factor (MFA) schemes either fail to protect against recent phishing threats such as real-time MITM, controls/relay MITM, malicious browser extension-based phishing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-14 Sneha Shukla , Gaurav Varshney , Shreya Singh , Swati Goel

Today's virtual reality (VR) systems provide immersive interactions that seamlessly connect users with online services and one another. However, these immersive interfaces also introduce new vulnerabilities, making it easier for users to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Zhuolin Yang , Cathy Yuanchen Li , Arman Bhalla , Ben Y. Zhao , Haitao Zheng

Maintaining real-time communication quality in metaverse has always been a challenge, especially when the number of participants increase. We introduce a proprietary WebRTC SFU service to an open-source web-based VR platform, to realize a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-03-27 Yong-Hao Hu , Kenichiro Ito , Ayumi Igarashi

We study the feasibility of touch gesture behavioural biometrics for implicit authentication of users on a smartglass (Google Glass) by proposing a continuous authentication system using two classifiers: SVM with RBF kernel, and a new…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-05-10 Jagmohan Chauhan , Hassan Jameel Asghar , Mohamed Ali Kaafar , Anirban Mahanti

Extended reality (XR) devices have become ubiquitous. They are equipped with arrays of sensors, collecting extensive user and environmental data, allowing inferences about sensitive user information users may not realize they are sharing.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Viktorija Paneva , Verena Winterhalter , Naga Sai Surya Vamsy Malladi , Marvin Strauss , Stefan Schneegass , Florian Alt

Photorealistic 3D avatar generation has rapidly improved in recent years, and realistic avatars that match a user's true appearance are more feasible in Mixed Reality (MR) than ever before. Yet, there are known risks to sharing one's…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-31 Ethan Wilson , Vincent Bindschaedler , Sophie Jörg , Sean Sheikholeslam , Kevin Butler , Eakta Jain

Virtual reality (VR), while enhancing user experiences, introduces significant privacy risks. This paper reveals a novel vulnerability in VR systems that allows attackers to capture VR privacy through obstacles utilizing millimeter-wave…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-11-18 Luoyu Mei , Ruofeng Liu , Zhimeng Yin , Qingchuan Zhao , Wenchao Jiang , Shuai Wang , Kangjie Lu , Tian He

As Mixed Reality (MR) devices become increasingly popular across industries, they raise significant privacy and ethical concerns due to their capacity to collect extensive data on users and their environments. This paper highlights the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Marvin Strauss , Viktorija Paneva , Florian Alt , Stefan Schneegass

The Metaverse offers a second world beyond reality, where boundaries are non-existent, and possibilities are endless through engagement and immersive experiences using the virtual reality (VR) technology. Many disciplines can benefit from…

Current Virtual Reality (VR) input devices make it possible to navigate a virtual environment and record immersive, personalized data regarding the user's movement and specific behavioral habits, which brings the question of the user's…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-07 Aryabrata Basu , Mohammad Jahed Murad Sunny , Jayasri Sai Nikitha Guthula

The wireless metaverse will create diverse user experiences at the intersection of the physical, digital, and virtual worlds. These experiences will enable novel interactions between the constituents (e.g., extended reality (XR) users and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-21 Omar Hashash , Christina Chaccour , Walid Saad , Tao Yu , Kei Sakaguchi , Merouane Debbah

In response to the increasing complexity and sophistication of cyber threats, particularly those enhanced by advancements in artificial intelligence, traditional security methods are proving insufficient. This paper explores the Zero Trust…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Brady D. Lund , Tae Hee Lee , Ziang Wang , Ting Wang , Nishith Reddy Mannuru

Traditional authentication systems that rely on simple passwords, PIN numbers or tokens have many security issues, like easily guessed passwords, PIN numbers written on the back of cards, etc. Thus, biometric authentication methods that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-08 Richard Brown , Gueltoum Bendiab , Stavros Shiaeles , Bogdan Ghita

The rise of autonomous AI agents and the accelerating velocity of corporate data access are stretching the application-centric model of zero trust security to its breaking point. This paper introduces Beyond Zero, a new security paradigm…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Joseph Valente , Michal Zalewski

In this paper we assess how well users know biometric authentication methods, how they perceive them, and if they have misconceptions about them. We present the results of an online survey that we conducted in two rounds (2019, N=57; and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-17 Lukas Mecke , Alia Saad , Sarah Prange , Uwe Gruenefeld , Stefan Schneegass , Florian Alt

The rationale of this work is based on the current user trust discourse of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We aim to produce novel HCI approaches that use trust as a facilitator for the uptake (or appropriation) of current technologies. We…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-13 Sonia Sousa , Jose Cravino , Paulo Martins , David Lamas

The advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have led to technological advancements in a plethora of domains. Healthcare, education, and smart city services are now enriched with AI capabilities. These technological advancements would not…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Moayad Aloqaily , Ouns Bouachir , Fakhri Karray , Ismaeel Al Ridhawi , Abdulmotaleb El Saddik