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Virtual Reality (VR) technology has gained substantial traction and has the potential to transform a number of industries, including education, entertainment, and professional sectors. Nevertheless, concerns have arisen about the security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Sheikh Samit Muhaimin , Spyridon Mastorakis

As Virtual Reality (VR) expands into fields like healthcare and education, ensuring secure and user-friendly authentication becomes essential. Traditional password entry methods in VR are cumbersome and insecure, making password managers…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Emiram Kablo , Yorick Last , Patricia Arias Cabarcos , Melanie Volkamer

Physical keyboards are common peripherals for personal computers and are efficient standard text entry devices. Recent research has investigated how physical keyboards can be used in immersive head-mounted display-based Virtual Reality…

In this paper, we present the first contactless side-channel attack for identifying 360 videos being viewed in a Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Display (HMD). Although the video content is displayed inside the HMD without any external…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-11 Anh Nguyen , Xiaokuan Zhang , Zhisheng Yan

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

The gaze behavior of virtual avatars is critical to social presence and perceived eye contact during social interactions in Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality headsets are being designed with integrated eye tracking to enable compelling…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-03-10 Brendan John , Sophie Jörg , Sanjeev Koppal , Eakta Jain

Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR) are increasingly gaining traction thanks to their technical advancement and the need for remote connections, recently accentuated by the pandemic. Remote surgery, telerobotics, and virtual offices are…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Pier Paolo Tricomi , Federica Nenna , Luca Pajola , Mauro Conti , Luciano Gamberini

We study the performance and user experience of two popular mainstream text entry devices, desktop keyboards and touchscreen keyboards, for use in Virtual Reality (VR) applications. We discuss the limitations arising from limited visual…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-02-05 Jens Grubert , Lukas Witzani , Eyal Ofek , Michel Pahud , Matthias Kranz , Per Ola Kristensson

The metaverse is a nascent concept that envisions a virtual universe, a collaborative space where individuals can interact, create, and participate in a wide range of activities. Privacy in the metaverse is a critical concern as the concept…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-10-18 Mahdi Alkaeed , Adnan Qayyum , Junaid Qadir

Recent years have witnessed the fast penetration of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) systems into our daily life, the security and privacy issues of the VR/AR applications have been attracting considerable attention. Most…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-30 Feng Li , Jiayi Zhao , Huan Yang , Dongxiao Yu , Yuanfeng Zhou , Yiran Shen

Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technique that provides a unique real-time experience for users. VR technologies have provided revolutionary user experiences in various scenarios (e.g., training, education, product/architecture design,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-11-04 Dhia Elhaq Rzig , Nafees Iqbal , Isabella Attisano , Xue Qin , Foyzul Hassan

Virtual reality (VR) is not a new technology but has been in development for decades, driven by advances in computer technology. Currently, VR technology is increasingly being used in applications to enable immersive, yet controlled…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-11-24 Hong Gao

In recent years, VR and AR has exploded into a multimillionaire market. As this emerging technology has spread to a variety of businesses and is rapidly increasing among users. It is critical to address potential privacy and security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-12 Parth Dipakkumar Patel , Prem Trivedi

Extended Reality (XR) technology is changing online interactions, but its granular data collection sensors may be more invasive to user privacy than web, mobile, and the Internet of Things technologies. Despite an increased interest in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Hilda Hadan , Derrick M. Wang , Lennart E. Nacke , Leah Zhang-Kennedy

Virtual Reality (VR) technology is rapidly growing in recent years. VR devices such as Meta Quest 3 utilize numerous sensors to collect users' data to provide an immersive experience. Due to the extensive data collection and the immersive…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Vamsi Shankar Simhadri , Yichang Xiong , Habiba Farrukh , Xiaokuan Zhang

In Virtual Reality (VR), adversarial attack remains a significant security threat. Most deep learning-based methods for physical and digital adversarial attacks focus on enhancing attack performance by crafting adversarial examples that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Qianyu Guo , Jiaming Fu , Yawen Lu , Dongming Gan

Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are increasingly popular and built into smartphones, home assistants, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Despite offering an always-on convenient user experience, VUIs raise new security and privacy concerns…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-07 Ranya Aloufi , Hamed Haddadi , David Boyle

Virtual reality (VR) technology can be used to treat anxiety symptoms and disorders. However, most VR interventions for anxiety have been therapist guided rather than self-guided. This systematic review aimed to examine the effectiveness…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-01-30 Winona Graham , Russell Drinkwater , Joshua Kelson , Muhammad Ashad Kabir

Virtual reality (VR) platforms and apps collect user sensor data, including motion, facial, eye, and hand data, in abstracted form. These data may expose users to unique privacy risks without their knowledge or meaningful awareness, yet the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Ismat Jarin , Olivia Figueira , Yu Duan , Tu Le , Athina Markopoulou

Virtual reality (VR) platforms enable a wide range of applications, however, pose unique privacy risks. In particular, VR devices are equipped with a rich set of sensors that collect personal and sensitive information (e.g., body motion,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Ismat Jarin , Yu Duan , Rahmadi Trimananda , Hao Cui , Salma Elmalaki , Athina Markopoulou