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In the quest for optimal EEG-based biometric authentication, this study investigates the pivotal balance for accurate identification without sacrificing performance or adding unnecessary computational complexity. Through a methodical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Nibras Abo Alzahab , Lorenzo Scalise , Marco Baldi

This paper introduces SmartBelt, a wearable microphone array on a belt that performs sound source localization and returns the direction of arrival with respect to the user waist. One of the haptic motors on the belt then vibrates in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-01 Simon Michaud , Benjamin Moffett , Ana Tapia Rousiouk , Victoria Duda , François Grondin

Cough monitoring can enable new individual pulmonary health applications. Subject cough event detection is the foundation for continuous cough monitoring. Recently, the rapid growth in smart hearables has opened new opportunities for such…

Sound · Computer Science 2023-03-21 Xiyuxing Zhang , Yuntao Wang , Jingru Zhang , Yaqing Yang , Shwetak Patel , Yuanchun Shi

Audio has become an increasingly crucial biometric modality due to its ability to provide an intuitive way for humans to interact with machines. It is currently being used for a range of applications, including person authentication to…

Sound · Computer Science 2023-07-14 Rishabh Ranjan , Mayank Vatsa , Richa Singh

Auditory Attention Decoding (AAD) can help to determine the identity of the attended speaker during an auditory selective attention task, by analyzing and processing measurements of electroencephalography (EEG) data. Most studies on AAD are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-16 Haolin Zhu , Yujie Yan , Xiran Xu , Zhongshu Ge , Pei Tian , Xihong Wu , Jing Chen

Acoustic sensing has proved effective as a foundation for numerous applications in health and human behavior analysis. In this work, we focus on the problem of detecting in-person social interactions in naturalistic settings from audio…

Sound · Computer Science 2022-03-23 Dawei Liang , Zifan Xu , Yinuo Chen , Rebecca Adaimi , David Harwath , Edison Thomaz

Traditional authentication systems use alphanumeric or graphical passwords, or token-based techniques that require "something you know and something you have". The disadvantages of these systems include the risks of forgetfulness, loss, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-09-25 Ebrahim Al Alkeem , Song-Kyoo Kim , Chan Yeob Yeun , M. Jamal Zemerly , Kin Poon , Paul D. Yoo

With the development of technology, the usage areas and importance of biometric systems have started to increase. Since the characteristics of each person are different from each other, a single model biometric system can yield successful…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-14 Cihan Akin , Umit Kacar , Murvet Kirci

Capturing users' engagement is crucial for gathering feedback about the features of a software product. In a market-driven context, current approaches to collect and analyze users' feedback are based on techniques leveraging information…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Alessio Ferrari , Thaide Huichapa , Paola Spoletini , Nicole Novielli , Davide Fucci , Daniela Girardi

Biometrics authentication has become increasingly popular due to its security and convenience; however, traditional biometrics are becoming less desirable in scenarios such as new mobile devices, Virtual Reality, and Smart Vehicles. For…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Huashan Chen , Yifan Xu , Yue Feng , Ming Jian , Feng Liu , Pengfei Hu , Kebin Peng , Sen He , Zi Wang

Many neuromuscular disorders impair function of cranial nerve enervated muscles. Clinical assessment of cranial muscle function has several limitations. Clinician rating of symptoms suffers from inter-rater variation, qualitative or…

We investigate whether a classifier can continuously authenticate users based on the way they interact with the touchscreen of a smart phone. We propose a set of 30 behavioral touch features that can be extracted from raw touchscreen logs…

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The growing demand for continuous physiological monitoring and human-machine interaction in real-world settings calls for wearable platforms that are flexible, low-power, and capable of on-device intelligence. This work presents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Sebastian Frey , Giusy Spacone , Andrea Cossettini , Marco Guermandi , Philipp Schilk , Luca Benini , Victor Kartsch

Voiceprints are widely used for authentication; however, they are easily captured in public settings and cannot be revoked once leaked. Existing anonymization systems operate inside recording devices, which makes them ineffective when…

Sound · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Zhiyuan Ning , Zhanyong Tang , Xiaojiang Chen , Zheng Wang

The goal of this work is to demonstrate the use of the ballistocardiogram (BCG) signal, derived using head-mounted wearable devices, as a viable biometric for authentication. The BCG signal is the measure of an person's body acceleration as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-07-10 Joshua Hebert , Brittany Lewis , Hang Cai , Krishna K. Venkatasubramanian , Matthew Provost , Kelly Charlebois

Active authentication is the problem of continuously verifying the identity of a person based on behavioral aspects of their interaction with a computing device. In this study, we collect and analyze behavioral biometrics data from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Lex Fridman , Steven Weber , Rachel Greenstadt , Moshe Kam

Nowadays, mobile smart devices are widely used in daily life. It is increasingly important to prevent malicious users from accessing private data, thus a secure and convenient authentication method is urgently needed. Compared with common…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-02 Yadong Xie , Fan Li , Yu Wang

Current assistive hearing devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, lack the ability to adapt to the listener's focus of auditory attention, limiting their effectiveness in complex acoustic environments like cocktail party…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-29 Simon Geirnaert , Simon L. Kappel , Preben Kidmose

The increased need for unattended authentication in multiple scenarios has motivated a wide deployment of biometric systems in the last few years. This has in turn led to the disclosure of security concerns specifically related to biometric…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-13 Ruben Tolosana , Marta Gomez-Barrero , Christoph Busch , Javier Ortega-Garcia

Sound is a rich information medium that transmits through air; people communicate through speech and can even discern material through tapping and listening. To capture frequencies in the human hearing range, commercial microphones…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Monica S. Li , Hannah S. Stuart