Computer Security and Privacy

Luca Hernández Acosta, M.Sc.

Biography

I completed my B.Sc (2016) and M.Sc (2019) in the field of applied computer science at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen. During my time as a student and research associate in the SensorLab, I had many opportunities to study sensors and the Internet of Things. Since summer 2019 I am now part of the CSP-Research Group.


Research interests

  • Internet of Things
  • Security and Privacy in sensor networks
  • Blockchain


Publications

  • P. Neumann, S. T. Büttner, L. Hernández Acosta, D. Reinhardt and M. Prilla. "I Don't Want Parents to Watch My Lessons" – Privacy Trade-offs in the Use of Telepresence Robots in Schools for Children with Long-term Illnesses. Proceedings of the 23rd Mensch und Computer (MuC), 2024. [PDF]
  • S. T. Büttner, P. Neumann, L. Hernández Acosta, D. Reinhardt and M. Prilla. Towards Privacy-friendly Telepresence Robots for Schoolchildren with Long-term Illnesses – User Needs of Relevant User Groups. Proceedings of the 10th Usable Security und Privacy Workshop (MuC workshop), 2024. [LINK]
  • L. Hernández Acosta, A. Reinhardt, T. Müller and D. Reinhardt. Beyond Wake Words: Advancing Smart Speaker Protection with Continuous Authentication and Local Profiles. In Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2024. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta and D. Reinhardt. "Alexa, How Do You Protect My Privacy?” A Quantitative Study of User Preferences and Requirements about Smart Speaker Privacy Settings. In Proceedings of the 39th IFIP International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIP SEC), 2024. Acceptance rate for full regular papers: 30%. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta, A. Dehning, W. G. Oed and D. Reinhardt. No Ears but Aware: Fingerprinting Attacks on Smart Speakers. Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Work-in-Progress), 2024. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta, S. Rahe and D. Reinhardt. Does Cycling Reveal Insights about You? Investigation of User and Environmental Characteristics during Cycling. Proceedings of the 19th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (MobiQuitous), 2023. Acceptance rate for full regular papers: 30%. [PDF]
  • M. Bachmann, L. Hernández Acosta, J. Götz, D. Reinhardt and K. David. Collisions Avoidance for Vulnerable Road Users: Privacy versus Survival?. Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT, NOMS workshop), 2022. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta and D. Reinhardt. Enhanced Privacy for Voice-Controlled Digital Assistants. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom PhD Forum), 2022. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta and D. Reinhardt. Multi-User Privacy with Voice-Controlled Digital Assistants. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Work-in-Progress), 2022. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta and D. Reinhardt. A Survey on Privacy Issues and Solutions for Voice-controlled Digital Assistants. Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC), 2022. [PDF]
  • D. Reinhardt, M. Khurana and L. Hernández Acosta. "I still Need my Privacy": Exploring the Level of Comfort and Privacy Preferences of German-speaking Older Adults in the Case of Mobile Assistant Robots. Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC), 2021. [PDF]
  • L. Hernández Acosta and D. Reinhardt. Smart Speakers and Privacy: Users’ Perspectives. VDE dialog - The Technology Magazine, 04:8–10. 2020. [PDF]
  • B. Leiding, A. Bochem and L. Hernández Acosta. Automated Sensor-Fusion Based Emergency Rescue for Remote and Extreme Sport Activities. Proceedings of the 15th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2019. [PDF]