Secure and Usable Mobile Systems

We have conducted a series of studies to address various security, usability, and accessibility challenges of mobile systems.

Selected Publications

Zhou, L., K. Wang, J. Lai, D. Zhang (2023), A Comparison of a Touch Gesture- and a Keystroke-based Password Method: Toward Shoulder-surfing Resistant Mobile User Authentication, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 53(2), 303-314.

Wang, K., L. Zhou, D. Zhang (2023), Biometrics-Based Mobile User Authentication for the Elderly: Accessibility, Performance, and Method Design, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

Wang, K., L. Zhou, D. Zhang and J. Lai (2023), “Shoulder Surfing on Mobile Authentication: Perception vis-a-vis Performance from the Attacker’s Perspective,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), Charlotte, NC, USA, pp. 1-6.

Lai, J., D. Zhang, S. Wang, D. Kilic, and L. Zhou (2019), ThumbStroke: A Virtual Keyboard in Support of Sight-Free and One-Handed Text Entry on Touch-Screen Mobile Devices, ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, 10(3), 1-19.

Zhang, D., L. Zhou, J. Ochidiuno, and D. Kilic (2017). Personalized Assistive Web for Improving Mobile Web Browsing and Accessibility for Visually Impaired User. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 10(2), April, 6:1-22.

Alasmari, A. and L. Zhou (2017), The Effects of Visualization and Synchronization on Clustered-based Mobile Web Search, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 33(6), 431-442.

Zhou, L., K. Yin, D. Zhang, and J. Lai (2016), Harmonized Authentication based on Thumb Stroke Dynamics on Touch-screen Mobile Phones, Decision Support Systems, 92, 14-24.

Zhang,D., A. Jangam, L. Zhou, and I. Yakut (2015), Context-Aware Multimedia Content Adaptation for Mobile Web, International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing, 3(1), 1-10.

Zhou, L., A. S. Mohammed, and D. Zhang (2012). Mobile Personal Information Management Agent: Supporting Natural Language Interface and Application Integration, Information Processing & Management, 48(1), 23-31.

Zhang, D., H. Chou, and L. Zhou (2011). Hype or Ready for Prime Time? Speech Recognition on Mobile Handheld Devices (MASR), International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR), 2011, pp. 1-31

Adipat, B., D. Zhang, and L. Zhou (2011). The Effects of Tree-View Based Presentation Adaptation on Mobile Web Browsing, MIS Quarterly, 35(1), 99-121.

Zhou, L. (2007). Natural language interface for information management on mobile device, Behavior & Information Technology, 26(3), 197-207.