Research
Research Interests
Usable Security and Privacy
Ubiquitous Computing Privacy
Privacy by Design
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
User-Centred Design
UX/UI Design
Selected Publication
Saqib, E., He, S., Choy, J., Abu-Salma, R., Such, J., Bernd, J. and Javed, M., 2025. Bystander Privacy in Smart Homes: A Systematic Review of Concerns and Solutions. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.
He, S., Ma, C., Zhang, C., Abu-Salma, R. and Such, J., 2025. “Living-Alone Girls’ Lives Matter”: Exploring the Security and Safety Perceptions and Practices of Young Women Living Alone in China. Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’25).
He, S., Zhan, X., Lei, Y., Liu, Y., Abu-Salma, R. and Such, J., 2025. Exploring the Privacy and Security Challenges Faced by Migrant Domestic Workers in Chinese Smart Homes. Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Lei, Y., Wang, Y., Buchanan, F., Zhao, M., Sugano, S., He, S., Khamis, M. and Ye, J., Quantifying the Impact of Motion on 2D Gaze Estimation in Real-World Mobile Interactions. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.10570
Despres, T., Constantino, M.A., Lizola, N.Z., Romero, G.S., He, S., Zhan, X., Abdi, N., Abu-Salma, R., Such, J. and Bernd, J., 2024. “My Best Friend’s Husband Sees and Knows Everything”: A Cross-Contextual and Cross-Country Approach to Understanding Smart Home Privacy. Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, 4, pp.413-449. https://doi.org/10.56553/popets-2024-0124
Lei, Y., He, S., Khamis, M. and Ye, J., 2023. An end-to-end review of gaze estimation and its interactive applications on handheld mobile devices. ACM Computing Surveys, 56(2), pp.1-38. https://doi.org/10.1145/3606947
Qi, X., Lei, Y., He, S. and Cheng, S., 2023, August. Awayvirus: A Playful and Tangible Approach to Improve Children’s Hygiene Habits in Family Education. In IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 193-202). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42283-6_10
Lei, Y., He, S., Feng, H., Zhao, K., Khamis, M. and Ye, J., Protecting Privacy in an Era of Pervasive Camera-Based Devices: Challenges and Potential Directions. In MobiUK'23. https://mobiuk.org/2023/abstract/S2_P2_Lei_PrivacyCameras.pdf
Abu-Salma, R., Talhouk, R., Such, J., Aradau, C., Meloni, F., He, S., Ahmed, S.I., Ekmekcioglu, C., Sabie, D., Jensen, R.B. and McClearn, J., 2023, April. Diverse Migration Journeys and Security Practices: Engaging with Longitudinal Perspectives of Migration and (Digital) Security. In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-7). https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3573800
Thakkar, P.K., He, S., Xu, S., Huang, D.Y. and Yao, Y., 2022, April. “It would probably turn into a social faux-pas”: Users’ and Bystanders’ Preferences of Privacy Awareness Mechanisms in Smart Homes. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-13). https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3502137
Professional Activity
EuroUSEC 2025 Program Committee
Reviewer of CHI'25
PoPETs 2025 Artifact Committee Member
PoPETs 2024 Artifact Committee Member
Co-Organiser - Seminar of HCI for Chinese HCI researchers around the World
Reviewer of ACM TOMM
Reviewer of CSCW 2023
ACM SIGCHI member