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The ability of smart devices to determine their locations is the basis for many applications. We present LEAD, a system which can simultaneously Locate Everyday smArt Devices, such as smartphone, smartwatch, and headphone, with only one speaker. The ...

This paper provides an in-depth survey of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It explores the diverse applications of IoT and WSN in healthcare, agriculture, transportation, automation, etc. The paper provides the various ...

Individually, wall-powered Internet of Things devices are small: in form factor, in complexity, in function, and in power draw. However, at scale, and certainly at the scale optimistic forecasters project, these small devices add up to be a big energy ...

Over the last decade there has been considerable research into how artificial intelligence (AI), specifically computer vision, can assist people who are blind or have low-vision (BLV) to understand their environment. However, there has been almost no ...

Smart grid is a revolutionary concept that came to renew the way the power systems are thought. However, for these systems to be possible it is necessary and recommended that the consumers have the right technology integrated in their houses, in ...

The impact of mental health on our societies is a pressing issue, exacerbated by unequal access to treatment that poses challenges for patients facing severe circumstances. The saturation of public resources for mental health services necessitates the ...

Smart devices, such as smart speakers, are becoming ubiquitous, and users expect these devices to act in accordance with their preferences. In particular, since these devices gather and manage personal data, users expect them to adhere to their privacy ...

Software engineering for mobile applications has its own challenges, different from when we engineer software just for desktop environments. With the emergence of smart things (including smart everyday objects embedded with connectivity, computational ...

We conducted 26 co-design interviews with 50 smarthome device owners to understand the perceived benefits, drawbacks, and design considerations for developing a smarthome system that facilitates co-monitoring with emergency contacts who live outside of ...

The security and privacy of smart home systems, particularly from a home user’s perspective, have been a very active research area in recent years. However, via a meta-review of 52 review papers covering related topics (published between 2000 and 2021), ...

To secure communications, this article presents a key extraction scheme for smart devices using ambient sounds. Specifically, it is designed for the scenario when smart devices do not have any pre-loaded secrets. Moreover, it can be implemented when smart ...

In this paper, we present PriCheck, a browser extension that provides privacy-relevant information about smart devices (e.g., in an online shop). This information is oftentimes hidden, difficult to access, and, thus, often neglected when buying a new ...

Visitors in smart homes might want to use certain device features, as far as permitted by the device owner (e.g., streaming music on a smart speaker). At the same time, protecting access to features from attackers is crucial, motivating a need for ...

As immersive virtual experiences find their way into our living room entertainment, they are becoming part of our daily technological consumption. However, state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) remains disconnected from other digital devices in our ...

Cyberspace smart devices refer to the general term for devices that can connect to the Internet and have data processing functions. With the development of the Internet of Things technology, new smart devices such as webcams have brought convenience to ...

This paper aims to understand how long-term trust and distrust develop between humans and agents (smart objects). We first conducted a qualitative study to explore key factors that lead to trust and distrust, how the human-agent trust journey develops, ...

The ubiquity of smart devices, combined with a lack of information about data garnered by them, make privacy a significant challenge for adopting smart devices. Ensuring users can safeguard their privacy without compromising the devices’ functionality ...

Research on smart device privacy has consistently highlighted how privacy is an important concern for users, but they fail to act on their concerns. While this discrepancy between user perceptions and actions has been consistently reported, currently ...

Smart devices with the capability to record audio can create a trade-off for users between convenience and privacy. To understand how users experience this trade-off, we report on data from 35 interview, focus group, and design workshop participants. ...

Voice interaction is friendly and convenient for users. Smart devices such as Amazon Echo allow users to interact with them by voice commands and become increasingly popular in our daily life. In recent years, research works focus on using the microphone ...