Users Guide

: A paper presented at USENIX SOUPS that uses static code analysis to help identify privacy profiles for managing permissions based on the actual purpose of data requests. User Modeling & Artificial Intelligence

Users are not stupid: Six cyber security pitfalls overturned

Research regarding spans various fields, primarily focusing on user-centered design, behavior, privacy, and engagement. Notable papers and research areas include: User Experience & Personas : A paper presented at USENIX SOUPS that

: Explores the use of personas specifically for library user experiences to better understand diverse audience characteristics and goals. Privacy & Behavior

: A systematic literature review analyzing the gap between users' high concern for privacy and their actual behavior, which often includes minimal steps to protect data. Privacy & Behavior : A systematic literature review

: Provides a historical overview of how AI systems—like Recommender Systems—construct user representations from interaction data.

: This paper investigates how Personas (fictional characterizations of user segments) can be better utilized throughout the software development process to maintain empathy and alignment with user needs. : A short paper from researchers at UC

: A short paper from researchers at UC Berkeley investigating whether past user decisions can predict future responses to location access prompts on mobile apps.