8 papers
MORPHEUS: A Multidimensional Framework for Modeling, Measuring, and Mitigating Human Factors in Cybersecurity
Giuseppe Desolda, Francesco Greco, Rosa Lanzilotti +1
Despite technical advancements, the human factor remains cybersecurity's most exploited vulnerability. Current research acknowledges this but remains fragmented, treating vulnerabi…
Explanation User Interfaces: A Systematic Literature Review
Eleonora Cappuccio, Andrea Esposito, Francesco Greco +3
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the major technological advancements of this century, bearing incredible potential for users through AI-powered applications and tools in num…
Can Large Language Models Automate Phishing Warning Explanations? A Controlled Experiment on Effectiveness and User Perception
Federico Maria Cau, Giuseppe Desolda, Francesco Greco +2
Phishing has become a prominent risk in modern cybersecurity, often used to bypass technological defences by exploiting predictable human behaviour. Warning dialogues are a standar…
Improving Phishing Resilience with AI-Generated Training: Evidence on Prompting, Personalization, and Duration
Francesco Greco, Giuseppe Desolda, Cesare Tucci +3
Phishing remains a persistent cybersecurity threat; however, developing scalable and effective user training is labor-intensive and challenging to maintain. Generative Artificial I…
Bug Detective and Quality Coach: Developers' Mental Models of AI-Assisted IDE Tools
Paolo Buono, Mary Cerullo, Stefano Cirillo +7
AI-assisted tools support developers in performing cognitively demanding tasks such as bug detection and code readability assessment. Despite the advancements in the technical char…
Understanding User Mental Models in AI-Driven Code Completion Tools: Insights from an Elicitation Study
Giuseppe Desolda, Andrea Esposito, Francesco Greco +3
Integrated Development Environments increasingly implement AI-powered code completion tools (CCTs), which promise to enhance developer efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. Howev…