7 papers
Not All Visitors are Bilingual: A Measurement Study of the Multilingual Web from an Accessibility Perspective
Masudul Hasan Masud Bhuiyan, Matteo Varvello, Yasir Zaki +1
English is the predominant language on the web, powering nearly half of the world's top ten million websites. Support for multilingual content is nevertheless growing, with many we…
SONIC: Cost-Effective Web Access for Developing Countries
Ayush Pandey, Rohail Asim, Jean Louis K. E. Fendji +3
Over 2.6 billion people remain without access to the Internet in 2025. This phenomenon is especially pronounced in developing regions, where cost and infrastructure limitations are…
PixLift: Accelerating Web Browsing via AI Upscaling
Yonas Atinafu, Sarthak Malla, HyunSeok Daniel Jang +3
Accessing the internet in regions with expensive data plans and limited connectivity poses significant challenges, restricting information access and economic growth. Images, as a…
A Tale of Three Location Trackers: AirTag, SmartTag, and Tile
HyunSeok Daniel Jang, Hazem Ibrahim, Rohail Asim +2
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) location trackers, or "tags", are popular consumer devices for monitoring personal items. These tags rely on their respective network of companion device…
Non-Western Perspectives on Web Inclusivity: A Study of Accessibility Practices in the Global South
Masudul Hasan Masud Bhuiyan, Matteo Varvello, Cristian-Alexandru Staicu +1
The Global South faces unique challenges in achieving digital inclusion due to a heavy reliance on mobile devices for internet access and the prevalence of slow or unreliable netwo…
MAML: Towards a Faster Web in Developing Regions
Ayush Pandey, Matteo Varvello, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed +3
The web experience in developing regions remains subpar, primarily due to the growing complexity of modern webpages and insufficient optimization by content providers. Users in the…