There has been increasing interest in deeper understandings of users and user behavior to
tailor and strengthen cybersecurity. Just as in the field of medicine where symptoms of a …

In this paper, we propose a new approach capable of performing continuous identification of
users in home and office environments based on hand and arm motion patterns obtained …

We describe more than 19 months of ethnographic fieldwork with people who have
embraced minimalism, a lifestyle movement focused on reducing modern life's clutter. We …

The number of mobile and IoT devices connected to home and enterprise networks is
growing fast. These devices offer new services and experiences for the users; however, they …

[en] Pervasive computing systems, envisioned as systems that blend with the physical
environment to enhance the quality of life of its users, are rapidly becoming a not so distant …

Values in and around technologies have, indirectly and directly, always been a concern for
researchers and practitioners of human-computer interaction (HCI). Indirectly, HCI scholars …

Domestic Networks are gaining in complexity, with an increasing number and variety of
devices. Increasing complexity results in greater difficulty managing configuration and …

Reputation has long been an important factor for establishing trust and evaluating the
character of others. Though subjective by definition, it recently emerged in the field of …

This thesis addresses the following question: How should domestic networks be reinvented
to support self-management by domestic users? It takes a user-centred design approach to …