Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the promising technologies that has attracted a lot
of attention in both industrial and academic fields these years. It aims to integrate seamlessly …

The Internet of Things is currently getting significant interest from the scientific community.
Academia and industry are both focused on moving ahead in attempts to enhance usability …

In a smart home system, multiple users have access to multiple devices, typically through a
dedicated app installed on a mobile device. Traditional access control mechanisms consider …

Multiple users have access to multiple devices in a smart home system–typically through a
dedicated app installed on a mobile device. Traditional access control mechanisms consider …

Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are next-generation intelligent systems that integrate
computing, communication, and control. Malicious attacks on CPSs can lead to both …

In the current hyper-connected, data-driven era, smart devices are providing access to
geolocation information, enabling a paradigm shift in diverse domains. Location proof …

Two-factor authentication (2FA) popularly works by verifying something the user knows (a
password) and something she possesses (a token, popularly instantiated with a smart …

A user's location information can be used to identify the user. For example, in Android, we
can keep our smartphone unlocked when it is located near a place that was previously …

Location-based information has become an attractive attribute for use in many services
including localization, tracking, positioning, and authentication. An additional layer of …

The ubiquitousness of smartphones, wearables and other mobile devices, coupled with the
increasing number of communications infrastructure present in smart cities, has led to the …