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With the increasing integration of voice assistants in smart home systems, concerns regarding their security, especially regarding personal information access and physical entry control, have escalated. This is further amplified by the rapid ...

Dementia is one the leading causes of death globally. Although currently no cure exists, there are multiple interventions aimed at improving the quality of life of people with dementia by leveraging elements of cognitive stimulation therapy. This work ...

Optical See-through Head-Mounted Displays (OHMDs) offer new opportunities for completing complex information processing tasks on the go. We introduce GlassMail, a Large Language Models (LLMs)-based wearable assistant on OHMDs for mobile email creation. ...

Data visualization is a cornerstone of modern information processing, enabling users to extract insights from complex datasets. However, individuals with visual impairments face significant barriers in accessing and interpreting visual data ...

The increasing prevalence of voice assistants in daily life has transformed human-technology interaction. However, current voice assistants fall short in their ability to comprehend users’ emotional states through speech and respond empathetically. This ...

The paper analyses the use of voice assistants in people’s homes through the lens of activity theory guided by concepts such as mental models, context, the relationship between subject and tool as well as contradictions. Activity theory sees ...

Voice Personal Assistants (VPA) have become a common household appliance. As one of the leading platforms for VPA technology, Amazon created Alexa and designed Amazon Kids for children to safely enjoy the rich functionalities of VPA and for parents to ...

Mindfulness meditation is a validated means of helping people manage stress. Voice-based virtual assistants (VAs) in smart speakers, smartphones, and smart environments can assist people in carrying out mindfulness meditation through guided experiences. ...

Documenting and managing their health can be very important for elderly people or people with chronic diseases. The main goal of the AYUDO project is to develop an integrated personal health record as the core of a system that supports these ...

For older adults Voice Controlled Devices (VCDs) could offer an easy way to access to digital services. This paper provides a systematic literature review (N = 60) of the state of research on learnability, usability, and use of VCDs and older ...

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is used to evaluate subjects’ behaviors and moods in their natural environments, yet collecting real-time and self-report data with EMA is challenging due to user burden. Integrating voice into EMA data collection ...

Voice Assistant (VAs) are increasingly popular for human-computer interaction (HCI) smartphones. To help users automatically conduct various tasks, these tools usually come with high privileges and are able to access sensitive system resources. A ...