8 papers
Advancing Interdisciplinary Approaches to Online Safety Research
Senuri Wijenayake, Joanne Gray, Asangi Jayatilaka +4
The growing prevalence of negative experiences in online spaces demands urgent attention from the human-computer interaction (HCI) community. However, research on online safety rem…
TRIDENT -- A Three-Tier Privacy-Preserving Propaganda Detection Model in Mobile Networks using Transformers, Adversarial Learning, and Differential Privacy
Al Nahian Bin Emran, Dhiman Goswami, Md Hasan Ullah Sadi +1
The proliferation of propaganda on mobile platforms raises critical concerns around detection accuracy and user privacy. To address this, we propose TRIDENT - a three-tier propagan…
Multi-Tool Analysis of User Interface & Accessibility in Deployed Web-Based Chatbots
Mukesh Rajmohan, Smit Desai, Sanchari Das
In this work, we present a multi-tool evaluation of 106 deployed web-based chatbots, across domains like healthcare, education and customer service, comprising both standalone appl…
POSTER: A Multi-Signal Model for Detecting Evasive Smishing
Shaghayegh Hosseinpour, Sanchari Das
Smishing, or SMS-based phishing, poses an increasing threat to mobile users by mimicking legitimate communications through culturally adapted, concise, and deceptive messages, whic…
"It's Like Not Being Able to Read and Write": Narrowing the Digital Divide for Older Adults and Leveraging the Role of Digital Educators in Ireland
Melanie Gruben, Ashley Sheil, Sanchari Das +4
As digital services increasingly replace traditional analogue systems, ensuring that older adults are not left behind is critical to fostering inclusive access. This study explores…
'Debunk-It-Yourself': Health Professionals' Strategies for Responding to Misinformation on TikTok
Filipo Sharevski, Jennifer Vander Loop, Amy Devine +2
Misinformation is "sticky" in nature, requiring a considerable effort to undo its influence. One such effort is debunking or exposing the falsity of information. As an abundance of…