Workshop

Privacy, Security, Safety and Ethics of AI in Pervasive Environments

Building a trustworthy, context-aware, and human-centric research agenda for embodied AI in everyday spaces.

UbiComp/ISWC 2026 Monday Morning Shanghai, China Hybrid Format

Overview

As AI moves from screen-based interfaces into smart homes, wearables, social robots, and ambient systems, it continuously senses and acts in shared physical spaces. This workshop focuses on cross-cutting challenges at the intersection of privacy, security, physical safety, and ethics in pervasive environments.

Meet the Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Dakuo Wang

Keynote Speaker

Dakuo Wang

Associate Professor · Northeastern University

Dakuo Wang is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University and leads its Human-Centered AI Lab. His research develops and evaluates human-centered AI systems for health, education, and collaborative work, with a focus on effective human–AI collaboration. He is an ACM Distinguished Speaker.

Kanye Ye Wang

Keynote Speaker

Kanye Ye Wang

Assistant Professor · University of Macau

Kanye Ye Wang is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Finance at the University of Macau, where he directs the Cyber and Crypto Lab (CRAB). His research spans information security and human–computer interaction, including usable security and privacy, digital safety, and human–AI interaction. He received his doctorate from ETH Zurich in 2022.

Meet the Speakers

Panel Speakers

Inseok Hwang

Panel Speaker

Inseok Hwang

POSTECH

Inseok Hwang is a researcher in human–computer interaction and ubiquitous computing at POSTECH. The work explores how sensing, artificial intelligence, and interactive systems can support people in everyday activities, with a focus on human-centred and context-aware experiences.

Xin Yi

Panel Speaker

Xin Yi

Tsinghua University & Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence

Xin Yi is a researcher at Tsinghua University and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence. Xin Yi’s research examines privacy, security, and human–AI interaction in pervasive and intelligent systems, including privacy protection for wearable, mobile, and home environments.

Anran Xu

Panel Speaker

Anran Xu

RIKEN

Anran Xu is a researcher at RIKEN whose work sits at the intersection of human–computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and privacy. The research investigates how intelligent and pervasive technologies can account for people’s perceptions, boundaries, and diverse needs.

Joshua Newn

Panel Speaker

Joshua Newn

RMIT University

Joshua Newn is a researcher at RMIT University working in human–computer interaction and extended reality. His research explores gaze, speech, and embodied interaction, as well as how people perceive and use emerging interactive systems in situated environments.

Workshop Programme

Schedule

08:30 - 12:30

Keynote 1 and Q&A

Paper Presentations

Each paper: 7-minute presentation + 3-minute Q&A

  1. Position: Robot Privacy as Embodied Boundary Work. Connecting Capabilities, Contexts, and Design Responses in Everyday RoboticsLiwen He, Shuning Zhang, Chengwen Zhang, Xin Yi, Chun Yu, Jihong Jeung, Xin Tong
  2. From One-Time Choices to Future Behavior: Revising Privacy Rules for AI Assistants in Shared SpacesZiyuan Qu, Jiaxi Hu, Zhiqi Gao
  3. Position: Wearable AI Needs Open, Auditable, and Cipher-Agile Cryptographic Roots of TrustJianxin Wang, Runze Zhou, Zixuan Wang, Lei Zhang, Chaoen Xiao, Maosheng He, ZHao Wang, Qian Cheng, Kaibo Sun
  4. Position: Persistent AI Agents Require Representational Consent Beyond Memory PermissionSiyu Zhang, Wenda Zhao, Yelu Gu, Fanzhaoyang Lei, Weiran Zhou, Xiaoyun Xu, Oussama Metatla
  5. Privacy Challenges in Patient Provider Communication: Risks and Design Implications for AI-Powered Tools in Post Treatment Cancer CareYuxuan Lu, Kevin Chen, Ziqi Yang, Dakuo Wang, Yao Du
  6. Encrypted but Exposed: Sparsity-Pattern Leakage in HE-Based Federated LearningZhaobin Li, Mingliang Mo, Jian Shi, Zhanzhen Wei

Coffee Break and Networking

Keynote 2

Panel Discussion

Inseok Hwang · Xin Yi · Anran Xu · Joshua Newn

Awards and Closing

Topics of Interest