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Proceedings ArticleDOI
17 Oct 2018
12 Citations
Consequently, for Alexa to naturally interact with users, and act as the ultimate virtual shopping assistant, new methods need to be invented and a number of open research challenges across various domains need to be addressed.
In this paper, we proposed REEVE (REmotE VoicE control) attack that can manipulate Amazon Alexa remotely, e. g., via signal broadcasting to compromise radio, TV, speaker, etc.
Alexa dyes showed good specificity for all the targets tested. This study demonstrates the great potential of QDs, as they are shown to have superior properties to Alexa dyes.
Open accessJournal ArticleDOI
33 Citations
Alexa is similar to competing digital voice assistants like Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant, but with more cultural visibility, worldwide market penetration, and greater integration with a host of Internet-of-Things devices produced by a variety of manufacturers.
Our findings indicate that family members collaborate using discourse scaffolding (supportive communication guidance) and a variety of speech and language modifications in their attempts to repair communication breakdowns with Alexa.
More work is required to understand whether users treat Alexa and similar voice-controlled applications as primarily a traditional information retrieval system, a casual leisure system, a control interface for smart home devices, or, simply, a new toy.
We propose to use Alexa Fluor dyes as nano transmitters and receivers, as they enable to create multiple-input multioutput (MIMO) FRET communication channels and thus enhance FRET efficiency.
We found interesting behaviors around purchasing and acclimating to Alexa, in the number and physical placement of devices, and in daily use patterns.