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Alshathri, I., Komlodi, A. & Kuber, R. 2024: Investigating the Role of Virtual Reality to Support Community Engagement . International Journal of Instruction, 17(4), 385-404.
Saulynas, S., Burgee, L., Bendigeri, A. & Kuber, R. 2022: Putting Situational Impairments in Context: Developing Guidance for Situational Impairments and Severely Constraining Situational Impairments by Examining Parallel Domains. Universal Access in the Information Society, 21, 941–966. DOI: 10.1007/s10209-021-00811-5 .
Ray, H., Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J., 2021: “Warn Them” or “Just Block Them”?: Using Drawmetrics to Compare Privacy Concerns Among Older and Working Age Adults.” Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (2), 27-47.
Saulynas, S. & Kuber, R. 2020: Understanding and Supporting Individuals Experiencing Severely Constraining Situational Impairments. Universal Access in the Information Society. 19(4), 919-933. DOI: 10.1007/s10209-019-00705-7 .
Abdolrahmani, A., Storer, K.M., Mukkath Roy, A.R., Kuber, R. & Branham, S.M. 2019: Blind Leading the Sighted: Drawing Design Insights from Blind Users towards More Productivity-oriented Voice Interfaces. Transactions on Accessible Computing. Article No. 18. DOI: 10.1145/3368426 .
Saulynas, S., Lechner, C. & Kuber, R. 2018: Towards the Use of Brain-Computer Interface Technologies as a Potential Alternative to PIN Authentication. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 34 (5), 433-444. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2017.1357905 .
Wolf, F. & Kuber, R. 2018: Developing a Head-Mounted Tactile Prototype to Support Situational Awareness. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 109, 54-67, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2017.08.002 .
Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2018: An Empirical Study Examining the Perceptions and Behaviours of Security-Conscious Users of Mobile Authentication . Behaviour and Information Technology, 37(4), 320-334, DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2018.1436591
Wolf, F., Aviv, A.J. & Kuber, R. 2018: "It’s All About The Start” Classifying Eyes-Free Mobile Authentication Techniques . Journal of Information Security and Applications, 41, 28-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.jisa.2018.05.004 .
Wong, C.K., Mentis, H.M. & Kuber, R. 2018: The Bit Doesn't Fit: Evaluation of a Commercial Activity-Tracker at Slower Walking Speeds. Gait & Posture, 59, 177-181, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.10.010 .
Aviv, A.J., Kuber, R. & Budzitowski, D. 2017: Is Bigger Better When It Comes to Android Graphical Pattern Unlock? . IEEE Internet Computing, 21 (6), 46-51.
Easley, W., Kuber, R. & Ozok, A.A. 2017: An Empirical Study Examining Medication Management among Individuals with Visual Impairments. Universal Access in the Information Society, 16(2), 483-495.
Feng, Y., Wong, C.K., Janeja, V., Kuber, R. & Mentis, H.M. 2017: Comparison of Tri-axial Accelerometers Step-count Accuracy in Slow Walking Conditions. Gait & Posture, 53, 11-16.
Krishnaswamy, K., Kuber, R. & Oates, T. 2016: Developing a Limb Repositioning Robotic Interface for Persons with Severe Physical Disabilities. Universal Access in the Information Society, 15(4), 609-627.
Said, K., Kuber, R. & Murphy, E. 2015: AudioAuth: Exploring the Design and Usability of a Sound-Based Authentication System. International Journal of Mobile Human-Computer Interaction, 7 (4), 16-34.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. , Sears, A. & Stanwyck, E. 2014: Determining the Efficacy of Multi-Parameter Tactons in the Presence of Real-world and Simulated Audio Distractors. Interacting with Computers, 26 (6), 572-594.
Kuber, R. & Wright, F.P. 2013: Augmenting the Instant Messaging Experience through the Use of Brain Computer Interface and Gestural Technologies. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 29 (3), 178-191.
Zhu, S., Kuber, R. , Tretter, M. & O'Modhrain, M.S. 2011: Identifying the Effectiveness of Using Three Different Haptic Devices for Providing Non-visual Access to the Web. Interacting with Computers, 23, 565-581.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2011: Towards Developing Perceivable Tactile Feedback for Mobile Devices. International Journal of Human Computer Studies, 69, 705-719.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. , Sears, A. & Murphy, E. 2011: Maintaining and Modifying Pace through Tactile and Multimodal Feedback.
Interacting with Computers, 23 (3), 214-225.
Kuber, R. , Yu, W. & O'Modhrain, M.S. 2011:
Evaluation of Haptic HTML Mappings Derived from a
Novel Methodology. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 3 (4), Article 12.
Kuber, R. & Yu, W. 2010: Feasibility Study of Tactile-based Authentication. International
Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 68, 158-181.
Murphy, E., Kuber, R. , McAllister, G., Strain, P. & Yu, W. 2008:
An Empirical Investigation into the Difficulties Experienced by Visually Impaired Internet
Users. Universal Access in the Information Society, 7(1), 79-91.
Yu, W., Kuber, R. , Murphy, E., Strain, P. & McAllister, G. 2006:
A Novel Multimodal
Interface for Improving Visually Impaired People's Web Accessibility.
Journal of Virtual Reality, 9, 2 (Jan 2006), 133-148.
Other Publications
Asave, R., Kuber, R. & Hamidi, F. 2024: An Investigation of the Experiences of Orientation and Mobility Trainers in India. In proceedings of W4A'24.
Vader, M.L., Pineda, M., Hamidi, F. & Kuber, R. 2024: “Pretty Much an Advocate as Well”: Investigating the Experiences of Self-Employed Individuals with Visual Impairments. In proceedings of W4A'24.
Alshathri, I., Komlodi, A. & Kuber, R. 2024: Developing an Approach to Integrate Virtual Reality Technologies to Support Service Learning Instruction . In proceedings of International Conference on Society and Information Technologies, 130-134.
Alshathri, I., Komlodi, A. & Kuber, R. , 2023: Examining the Feasibility of Virtual Reality to Motivate and Prepare International Students for Community Engagement Activities – An Inquiry among Service Learning Experts. In proceedings of iConference'23 (Posters).
Kuber, R. , King, T., Nagraj, A., Vader, M.L., Bendigeri, A. & Wolf, F. 2023: The Design and Evaluation of a Wearable Prototype to Support Non-Visual Wayfinding In proceedings of iConference'23 (Posters).
Saulynas, S., Vader, M.L., Bendigeri, A., King, T., Nagraj, A. & Kuber, R. , 2022: How and Why We Run: Investigating the Experiences of Blind and Visually-Impaired Runners In proceedings of W4A'22, Article No. 25.
Ray, H. Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv. A.J., 2022: Investigating Older Adults' Adoption and Usage of Online Conferencing Tools during COVID-19 In proceedings of W4A'22, Article No. 27.
Nagraj, A. Kuber, R. , Hamidi, F. & Prasad, R.S.G. 2021: Investigating the Navigational Habits of People who are Blind in India . In proceedings of ASSETS’21, Article No. 33.
Wolf, F., Aviv, A.J. & Kuber, R. , 2021: Security Obstacles and Motivations for Small Businesses from a CISO's Perspective . In proceedings of 30th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 21).
Abdolrahmani, A., Gupta, M., Vader, M., Kuber, R. & Branham, S.M., 2021:Towards More Transactional Voice Assistants: Investigating the Potential for a Multimodal Voice-Activated Indoor Navigation Assistant for Blind and Sighted Travelers . In proceedings of CHI'21, Article No: 495, 1-16.
Ray, H., Aviv, A.J. & Kuber, R. , 2021: Why Older Adults (Don't) Use Password Managers . In proceedings of 30th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 21).
Kuber, R. , Sinnarkar, S., Gupta, M., Mukkath Roy, A.R. & Abdolrahmani, A., 2021: Organizing an Accessibility-Themed Mini-Hackathon . In proceedings of iConference'21 (Posters).
Lee, H., Mandalapu, V., Gong, J., Kleinsmith, A. & Kuber, R. , 2020: Using Physiological Cues to Determine Levels of Anxiety Experienced among Deaf and Hard of Hearing English Language Learners . In Companion Publication of ICMI'20, 72-76.
Khan, H., Ceci, J., Stegman, J., Aviv, A.J., Dara, R. & Kuber, R. , 2020: Widely Reused and Shared, Infrequently Updated, and Sometimes Inherited: A Holistic View of PIN Authentication in Digital Lives and Beyond . In proceedings of ACSAC'20, 249–262.
Gupta, M., Abdolrahmani, A., Edwards, E., Cortez, M., Tumang, A., Majali, Y., Lazaga, M., Tarra, S., Patil, P., Kuber, R. & Branham, S.M., 2020:Towards More Universal Wayfinding Technologies: Navigation Preferences Across Disabilities . In proceedings of CHI’20, 1-13.
Wolf, F., Soni, P., Kuber, R. , Pawluk, D. & Turnage, B., 2019: Addressing the Situational Impairments Encountered by Firefighters through the Design of Alerts . In proceedings of W4A’19, Article No 22, 1–10.
Saulynas, S., & Kuber, R. , 2019: Designing Mobile Interaction Guidelines to Account for Situationally Induced Impairments and Disabilities (SIID) and Severely Constraining Situational Impairments (SCSI) . In proceedings of the Addressing the Challenges of Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities in Mobile Interaction Workshop, CHI’19.
Ray, H. Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv. A.J., 2019: "Woe is me:" Examining Older Adults' Perceptions of Privacy. In Extended Abstracts of CHI’19, LBW2611.
Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv. A.J., 2019: "Pretty Close to a Must-Have:" Balancing Usability
Desire and Security Concern in Biometric Adoption. In proceedings of CHI’19, Paper 151.
Gupta, M., Kuber, R. & Branham, S.M., 2019: Towards Identifying and Classifying Navigation Strategies Among Individuals with Diverse Disabilities. In proceedings of iConference'19 (Posters).
Mukkath, R., Abdolrahmani, A., Kuber, R. & Branham, S.M., 2019: Beyond Being Human: The (In)Accessibility Consequences of Modeling VAPAs After Human-Human Conversation. In proceedings of iConference'19 (Posters).
Aviv, A.J., Wolf, F., & Kuber, R. , 2018: Replicating Video Based Shoulder Surfing for Mobile Unlock Authentication with Live Simulation. In proceedings of ACSAC'18, 453-466.
Abdolrahmani, A., Mukkath Roy, A.R., Kuber, R. & Branham, S.M. 2018: Blind People Are Power Users: An Argument for Centering Blind Users in Design of Voice Interfaces . In proceedings of Accessible Voice Interfaces Workshop at CSCW'18.
Abdolrahmani, A. Kuber, R. , & Branham, S.M. 2018: "Siri Talks at You": An Empirical Investigation of Voice-Activated Personal Assistant (VAPA) Usage by Individuals Who Are Blind . In proceedings of ASSETS’18, 249-258.
Saulynas, S. & Kuber, R. 2018: Towards Supporting Mobile Device Users Facing Severely Constraining Situational Impairments . In Extended Abstracts of CHI'18, Montreal, Canada, LBW540.
Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2018: How Do We Talk Ourselves Into These Things? Challenges with Adoption of Biometric Authentication for Expert and Non-Expert Users . In Extended Abstracts of CHI'18, Montreal, Canada, LBW502.
Aviv, A.J. & Kuber, R. 2018: Towards Understanding Connections between
Security/Privacy Attitudes and Unlock Authentication . In proceedings of USEC'18, DOI: 10.14722/usec.2018.23011.
Wolf, F., Aviv, A.J. & Kuber, R. 2018: Performance of Eyes-Free Mobile Authentication . In proceedings of USEC'18, DOI: 10.14722/usec.2018.23013 (Detailed version of paper ).
Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2017: Addressing Observational Attacks through the Design of a Tactile Aid for Mobile User Authentication . In 33rd Annual Computer Security Applications Conference - ACSAC’17, Orlando, FL.
Aviv, A.J., Davin, J.T., Wolf, F. & Kuber, R. 2017: Towards Baselines for Shoulder Surfing on Mobile Authentication . In proceedings of ACSAC'17, 486-498.
Kuber, R. 2017: Developing Interfaces for Rehabilitation: A Graduate Level Course for Students from Multiple Disciplines . In proceedings of ASSETS’17, 317-318.
Saulynas, S. & Kuber, R. 2017: Towards BCI and Gestural-Based Authentication for Individuals who are Blind . In proceedings of ASSETS’17, 403-404.
Wolf, F., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2017: Perceptions of Mobile Device Authentication Mechanisms by Individuals who are Blind . In proceedings of ASSETS’17, 385-386.
Wolf, F., Kuber, R. , Pawluk, D. & Turnage, B. 2017: Towards Supporting Individuals with Situational Impairments in Inhospitable Environments . In proceedings of ASSETS’17, 349-350.
Davin, J.T., Aviv, A.J., Wolf, F. & Kuber, R. 2017: Baseline Measurements of Shoulder Surfing Analysis and Comparability for Smartphone Unlock Authentication . In Extended Abstracts of CHI'17, Denver, CO, 2496-2503.
Saulynas, S., Burgee, L. & Kuber, R. 2017: All Situational Impairments are not Alike: A Classification System for Situational Impairments and the Unique Nature of Severely Constraining Situational Impairments In proceedings of iConference'17, Wuhan, China.
Toy, K., O'Meara, E., Kuber, R. & Saulynas, S. 2017: An Investigation of Ways to Support Older Adults when Using Mobile Interfaces . In proceedings of iConference'17, Wuhan, China.
Abdolrahmani, A. & Kuber, R. 2016: Should I Trust It When I Cannot See It?: Credibility Assessment for Blind Web Users . In proceedings of ASSETS'16, Reno, NV, 191-199.
Wolf, F. Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2016: Preliminary Findings from an Exploratory Qualitative Study of Security-Conscious Users of Mobile Authentication . In proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Security Information Workers, SOUPS'16, Denver, CO.
Wolf, F. Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2016: Towards Non-Observable Authentication for Mobile Devices . In Poster Session of SOUPS'16, Denver, CO.
Abdolrahmani, A., Kuber, R. & Hurst, A. 2016: An Empirical Investigation of the Situationally-Induced Impairments Experienced by Blind Mobile Device Users . In proceedings of W4A'16, Montreal, Canada, Article No: 21.
Ali, A., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2016: Developing and Evaluating a Gestural and Tactile Mobile Interface to Support User Authentication . In proceedings of iConference'16, Philadelphia, PA.
Aviv, A.J., Budzitowski, D. & Kuber, R. 2015: Is Bigger Better? Comparing User-Generated Passwords on 3x3 vs. 4x4 Grid Sizes for Android's Pattern Unlock . In proceedings of ACSAC'15, Los Angeles, USA, 301-310.
Abdolrahmani, A., Kuber, R. & Easley, W. 2015: Web Search Credibility Assessment for Individuals who are Blind. In proceedings of ASSETS'15, Lisbon, Portugal, 369-370.
Saulynas, S., Albar, L., Kuber, R. & Felzer, T. 2015: Using OnScreenDualScribe to Support Text Entry and Targeting among Individuals with Physical Disabilities. In proceedings of ASSETS'15, Lisbon, Portugal, 303-304.
Ali, A., Kuber, R. & Aviv, A.J. 2015: H4Plock: Supporting Mobile User Authentication through Gestural Input and Tactile Output. In Poster Session of SOUPS'15, Ottawa, Canada.
Budzitowski, D., Aviv, A.J. & Kuber, R. 2015: Do Bigger Grids Sizes Mean Better Passwords? 3x3 vs. 4x4 Grid Sizes for Android Unlock Patterns. In Poster Session of SOUPS'15, Ottawa, Canada.
Saulynas, S.A. & Kuber, R. 2015: Going Beyond "Beyond Being There": An Inquiry into the Use of Brain-Computer Interface Technologies and Intelligent Machine Agents to Facilitate Inconspicuous Communication. In proceedings of Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS'15), Atlanta, USA, 454-459.
Feldman, P. & Kuber, R. 2015: Tangibly Enhancing Haptics. In Extended Abstracts of TEI'15, Stanford, USA, 563-568.
Wolf, F. & Kuber, R. 2014: Developing Tactile Feedback for Wearable Presentation: Observations from using a Participatory Approach. In Extended Abstracts of Mobile HCI'14, Toronto, Canada, 543-548.
Said, K., Kuber, R. & Murphy, E. 2014:
Towards the Development of AudioAuth: An Auditory Authentication System. In proceedings of Irish HCI'14, Dublin, Ireland, 48-55, ISBN 978-1-873769-27-0.
Kuber, R. , Zhu, S., Arber, Y., Norman, K. & Magnusson, C. 2014:
Augmenting the Non-Visual Web Browsing Process using the Geomagic Touch Haptic Device. In SIGACCESS Newsletter, 109 (June 2014), 4-10.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2014:
Supporting the Mobile Notification Process through Tactile Cues Selected using a Paired Comparison Task. In Extended Abstracts of CHI'14, Toronto, Canada, 1741-1746.
Wolf, F., Feldman, P. & Kuber, R. 2014:
Towards Supporting Situational Awareness using Tactile Feedback. In proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on 3DUI, Minneapolis, USA, 131-132.
Norman, K., Arber, Y. & Kuber, R. 2013:
How Accessible is the Process of Web Interface Design?
In proceedings of ASSETS'13, Bellevue, USA, Article No: 51.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2013:
Designing Tactile Feedback to Support Mobile Users when Situationally Impaired.
In proceedings of ASSETS'13, Bellevue, USA, Article No: 47.
Wheeler, M., Wolf, F. & Kuber, R. 2013:
Supporting Augmented and Alternative Communication using a Low-Cost Gestural Device. In proceedings of ASSETS'13, Bellevue, USA, Article No: 67.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2013:
Tactile Notifications for Ambulatory Users.
In Extended Abstracts of CHI'13, Paris, France, 1569-1574.
Anthony, L., Prasad, S., Hurst, A. & Kuber, R. 2012: A Participatory Design Workshop on Accessible Apps and Games with Students with Learning Differences. In proceedings of ASSETS'12, Boulder, USA, 253-254.
Krishnaswamy, K. & Kuber, R. 2012: Toward the Development of a BCI and Gestural Interface to Support Individuals with Physical Disabilities. In proceedings of ASSETS'12, Boulder, USA, 229-230.
Brunschwyler, C. & Kuber, R. 2012: Determining the Accessibility of Social Networking Sites. In proceedings of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Computing'12, Baltimore, USA.
Carrington, P., Kuber, R. , Anthony, L., Hurst, A. & Prasad, S. 2012: Developing an Interface to Support Procedural Memory Training using a Participatory-Based Approach. In proceedings of BCS HCI'12, Birmingham, UK, 333-338.
Kuber, R. , Hastings, A., Tretter, M. & Fitzpatrick, D. 2012: Determining the Accessibility of Mobile Screen Readers for Blind Users. In proceedings of IASTED HCI'12, Baltimore, USA, 182-189.
Kuber, R. & Sharma, S. 2012: Developing an Extension to an Existing Tactile Authentication Mechanism to Support Non-Visual Interaction. In proceedings of IASTED HCI'12, Baltimore, USA, 190-198.
Kuber, R. , Tretter, M. & Murphy, E. 2011: Developing and Evaluating a Non-Visual Memory Game. In proceedings of INTERACT'11 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6947), Lisbon, Portugal, 541-553.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2011: A Longitudinal Pilot Study to Evaluate Non-Visual Icons in a Mobile Exertion Application. In proceedings of INTERACT'11 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6949), Lisbon, Portugal, 458-461.
Kuber, R. & Sharma, S. 2010: Toward Tactile Authentication for Blind Users. In proceedings of ASSETS'10, Orlando, USA, 289-290.
Kuber, R. , Yu, W. & O'Modhrain, M.S. 2010: Tactile Web Browsing for Blind Users In proceedings of Haptic Audio Interaction Design'10 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6306), Copenhagen, Denmark, 75-84.
Kuber, R. & Yu, W. 2010: Tactile vs Graphical Authentication . In proceedings of Eurohaptics'10 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6191), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 314-319.
Qian, H.,Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2010:
Maintaining Levels of Activity using a Haptic Personal Training Application. In Extended Abstracts of CHI'10, Atlanta, USA, 3217-3222.
Qian, H., Kuber, R. & Sears, A. 2009: Towards Identifying Distinguishable Tactons for Use
with Mobile Devices. In proceedings of ASSETS'09, Pittsburgh, USA, 257-258.
Kuber, R. , Yu, W. & McAllister, G. 2007: A Non-Visual Approach to Improving Collaboration between Blind and Sighted Internet Users. In proceedings of Human Computer Interaction International'07 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4556), 913-922.
Kuber, R. , Yu, W. & McAllister, G. 2007: Towards Developing Assistive Haptic Feedback for
Visually Impaired Internet Users. In proceedings of CHI'07, San Jose, USA, 1525-1534.
Murphy, E., Kuber, R. , Strain, P., McAllister, G. & Yu, W. 2007: Developing Sounds for a Multimodal Interface: Conveying Spatial Information to Visually Impaired Web Users. In proceedings of ICAD'07, Montreal, Canada, 348-355.
Strain, P., McAllister, G., Murphy, E., Kuber, R. & Yu, W. 2007: A Grid-Based Extension to an
Assistive Multimodal Interface. In Extended Abstracts of CHI'07, San Jose, USA, 2675-2680.
Kuber, R. , Sulaiman, S. & Blandford, A. 2006: Investigating the Communication of Emotions
through Multimodal Technologies and Gestures. In proceedings of BCS HCI'06 Volume 2, London, UK, 205-207.
Kuber, R. & Yu, W. 2006: Authentication using Tactile Feedback. In proceedings of BCS HCI'06 Volume 2, London, UK, 141-145.
Kuber, R. 2006: Developing an Assistive Haptic Framework for Improving Non-Visual Access to the Web. In SIGACCESS Newsletter, 86 (September 2006), 16-19. (From ACM ASSETS'06 Doctoral Consortium, Portland, USA)
Kuber, R. , Yu, W., Murphy, E., Strain, P. & McAllister, G. 2005: Assistive Multimodal Interfaces for Improving Web Accessibility. In Hands on Haptics Workshop, CHI'05, Portland, USA.
Murphy, E., McAllister, G., Strain, P., Kuber, R. & Yu, W. 2005: Audio for a Multimodal Assistive Interface. In Combining Speech and Sound in the Interface Workshop, ICAD'05, Limerick, Ireland.
Yu, W., McAllister, G., Kuber, R. , Murphy, E. & Strain, P. 2005: Improving Web Accessibility using Content-Aware Plug-ins. In Extended Abstracts of CHI'05, Portland, USA, 1893-1896.