Aafaq Sabir

College of Engineering

Works (3)

Updated: April 5th, 2024 15:08

2023 article

Speaker Orientation-Aware Privacy Control to Thwart Misactivation of Voice Assistants

2023 53RD ANNUAL IEEE/IFIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEPENDABLE SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS, DSN, pp. 597–610.

By: S. Zhang n, A. Sabir n & A. Das n

author keywords: Voice assistant; Privacy control; Signal processing
TL;DR: This paper proposes a device-free, non-obtrusive acoustic sensing system called HeadTalk, which leverages the user's head direction information and verifies that a human generates the sound to minimize accidental activations of VAs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 11, 2023

2022 article

Hey Alexa, Who Am I Talking to?: Analyzing Users' Perception and Awareness Regarding Third-party Alexa Skills

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2022 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS (CHI' 22).

By: A. Sabir n, E. Lafontaine n & A. Das n

author keywords: Voice assistant; Third-party skills; Security indicators
TL;DR: An interactive user study where participants listen to and interact with real-world skills using the official Alexa app finds that most participants fail to identify the skill developer correctly and cannot correctly determine which skills will be automatically activated through the voice interface. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 1, 2023

2021 article

Understanding People's Attitude and Concerns towards Adopting IoT Devices

EXTENDED ABSTRACTS OF THE 2021 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS (CHI'21).

By: E. Lafontaine n, A. Sabir n & A. Das n

author keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); user attitude; cross-societal concerns
TL;DR: Recommendations are provided to reduce users’ concerns in adopting IoT devices, and thereby enhance user trust towards adopting Internet of Things devices. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 28, 2022

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