Zurich University of Applied Sciences

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CHI '25Honorable MentionVisual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille)

Towards More Accessible Scientific PDFs for People with Visual Impairments: Step-by-Step PDF Remediation to Improve Tag Accuracy

PDF inaccessibility is an ongoing challenge that hinders individuals with visual impairments from reading and navigating PDFs using screen readers. This paper presents a step-by-step process for both novice and experienced users to create accessible PDF documents, including an approach for creating alternative text fo…

AUTO_UI '24Head-Up Display (HUD) & Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Exploring Urban Challenges: Understanding Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Different Situational Contexts

New Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are now available to support urban driving. To adequately use ADAS, especially in complex situations, drivers must comprehend them. An on-road study was conducted to investigate the mental model development while interacting with a state-of-the-art ADAS in both a rural (le…

CHI '23User Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation) +1

QButterfly: Lightweight Survey Extension for Online User-Interaction Studies for Non-Tech-Savvy Researchers

We provide a user-friendly, flexible, and lightweight open-source HCI toolkit (github.com/QButterfly) that allows non-tech-savvy researchers to conduct online user interaction studies using the widespread Qualtrics and LimeSurvey platforms. These platforms already provide rich functionality (e.g., for experiments or u…

CHI '21Privacy by Design & User Control +1

Bolder is Better: Raising User Awareness through Salient and Concise Privacy Notices

This paper addresses the question whether the recently proposed approach of concise privacy notices in apps and on websites is effective in raising user awareness. To assess the effectiveness in a realistic setting, we included concise notices in a fictitious but realistic fitness tracking app and asked participants r…

CHI '20Honorable MentionPrivacy by Design & User Control +1

Does Context in Privacy Communication Really Matter? A Survey on Consumer Concerns and Preferences

Privacy policies as a means of communicating with customers still prove ineffective. Researchers have recently suggested that a specific usage context should be considered to make privacy notices more relevant to users. To explore this approach further, we conducted an explorative online survey of privacy concerns and…

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Privacy, Security & Trust

Privacy by Design & User Control

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User Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation)

Accessibility & Inclusive Design

Visual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille)

Automotive & Autonomous Vehicle Interaction

Head-Up Display (HUD) & Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Recent Publications

Towards More Accessible Scientific PDFs for People with Visual Impairments: Step-by-Step PDF Remediation to Improve Tag Accuracy

Exploring Urban Challenges: Understanding Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Different Situational Contexts

QButterfly: Lightweight Survey Extension for Online User-Interaction Studies for Non-Tech-Savvy Researchers

Bolder is Better: Raising User Awareness through Salient and Concise Privacy Notices

Does Context in Privacy Communication Really Matter?  A Survey on Consumer Concerns and Preferences

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Does Context in Privacy Communication Really Matter? A Survey on Consumer Concerns and Preferences