Daniel Afergan

20 papers A* 5A 1Journal 3Unranked 11
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2018 J jnl
Distinguished Reviewers.
ACM Trans. Interact. Intell. Syst.
Daniel Afergan
2017 A* conf
Rico: A Mobile App Dataset for Building Data-Driven Design Applications.
UIST
Biplab Deka, Zifeng Huang, Chad Franzen, Joshua Hibschman, Daniel Afergan, Yang Li, Jeffrey Nichols, Ranjitha Kumar
2016 — conf
Beyond Detection: Investing in Practical and Theoretical Applications of Emotion + Vis.
EmoVis@IUI
R. Jordan Crouser, Lane Harrison, Daniel Afergan, Evan M. Peck
2016 A* conf
DriftBoard: A Panning-Based Text Entry Technique for Ultra-Small Touchscreens.
UIST
Tomoki Shibata, Daniel Afergan, Danielle Kong, Beste F. Yuksel, I. Scott MacKenzie, Robert J. K. Jacob
2016 J jnl
Improving Bayesian Reasoning: The Effects of Phrasing, Visualization, and Spatial Ability.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph.
Alvitta Ottley, Evan M. Peck, Lane T. Harrison, Daniel Afergan, Caroline Ziemkiewicz, Holly A. Taylor, Paul K. J. Han, Remco Chang
2016 A* conf
Learn Piano with BACh: An Adaptive Learning Interface that Adjusts Task Difficulty Based on Brain State.
CHI
Beste F. Yuksel, Kurt B. Oleson, Lane Harrison, Evan M. Peck, Daniel Afergan, Remco Chang, Robert J. K. Jacob
2016 — conf
Text Entry for Ultra-Small Touchscreens Using a Fixed Cursor and Movable Keyboard.
CHI Extended Abstracts
Tomoki Shibata, Daniel Afergan, Danielle Kong, Beste F. Yuksel, I. Scott MacKenzie, Robert J. K. Jacob
2016 A conf
The Making of Cross-Device Experiences: A Hands-on Workshop.
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (Companion Volume)
Tao Dong, Michael Nebeling, Daniel Afergan, Elizabeth F. Churchill, Jeffrey Nichols, Elizabeth S. Goodman, Pei-Yu (Peggy) Chi, Yang Li, Daniel Wigdor
2016 — conf
Using fNIRS for Real-Time Cognitive Workload Assessment.
HCI (13)
Samuel W. Hincks, Daniel Afergan, Robert J. K. Jacob
2015 — conf
Braahms: a novel adaptive musical interface based on users' cognitive state.
NIME
Beste F. Yuksel, Daniel Afergan, Evan M. Peck, Garth Griffin, Lane Harrison, Nick W. B. Chen, Remco Chang, Robert J. K. Jacob
2015 J jnl
Designing Implicit Interfaces for Physiological Computing: Guidelines and Lessons Learned Using fNIRS.
ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact.
Erin Treacy Solovey, Daniel Afergan, Evan M. Peck, Samuel W. Hincks, Robert J. K. Jacob
2015 — conf
Phylter: A System for Modulating Notifications in Wearables Using Physiological Sensing.
HCI (15)
Daniel Afergan, Samuel W. Hincks, Tomoki Shibata, Robert J. K. Jacob
2014 A* conf
Brain-based target expansion.
UIST
Daniel Afergan, Tomoki Shibata, Samuel W. Hincks, Evan M. Peck, Beste F. Yuksel, Remco Chang, Robert J. K. Jacob
2014 — conf
Building implicit interfaces for wearable computers with physiological inputs: zero shutter camera and phylter.
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
Tomoki Shibata, Evan M. Peck, Daniel Afergan, Samuel W. Hincks, Beste F. Yuksel, Robert J. K. Jacob
2014 A* conf
Dynamic difficulty using brain metrics of workload.
CHI
Daniel Afergan, Evan M. Peck, Erin Treacy Solovey, Andrew Jenkins, Samuel W. Hincks, Eli T. Brown, Remco Chang, Robert J. K. Jacob
2014 — conf
Using brain-computer interfaces for implicit input.
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
Daniel Afergan
2013 — conf
Investigation of fNIRS brain sensing as input to information filtering systems.
AH
Evan M. Peck, Daniel Afergan, Robert J. K. Jacob
2011 — conf
Behavioral and Brain Dynamics of Team Coordination Part I: Task Design.
HCI (20)
Emmanuelle Tognoli, A. J. Kovacs, B. Suutari, Daniel Afergan, Joseph T. Coyne, G. Gibson, Roy Stripling, J. A. Scott Kelso
2011 — conf
Behavioral and Brain Dynamics of Team Coordination Part II: Neurobehavioral Performance.
HCI (20)
Emmanuelle Tognoli, A. J. Kovacs, B. Suutari, Daniel Afergan, Joseph T. Coyne, G. Gibson, Roy Stripling, J. A. Scott Kelso
2007 — conf
Automated SAF Adaptation Tool (ASAT).
HCI (16)
Roy Stripling, Joseph T. Coyne, Anna Cole, Daniel Afergan, Raymond L. Barnes, Kelly A. Rossi, Leah Reeves, Dylan Schmorrow

Nicolò Altamura is a security engineer and computer science researcher specializing in software protection, reverse engineering, program analysis, and binary deobfuscation. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Verona, graduating with honors, and works at emproof, focusing on software protection and the challenges of analyzing and understanding compiled software.

His research explores the relationship between program analysis and code obfuscation, with particular emphasis on how software transformations affect the ability of automated tools to recover program behavior. His interests span static analysis, binary analysis, decompilation, reverse engineering, and techniques for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code.

In 2025, he co-authored Assessing the Effectiveness of the Tigress Obfuscator Against MOPSA and BinaryNinja, published at CheckMATE. The paper evaluates the effectiveness of obfuscation techniques and their impact on source-level static analysis and binary-level decompilation.

Beyond academic research, Nicolò develops and contributes to tools for reverse engineering and software analysis. His projects include obfuscation_analysis, a Binary Ninja plugin for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code; Pocket, an obfuscator for mixed Boolean-arithmetic expressions; and ptxNinja, a tool for reverse engineering NVIDIA GPU code represented in the PTX virtual instruction set.

His research also extends to binary datasets and software evolution. In 2026, he co-authored ASSEMBLAGE-DEEPHISTORY: A Cross-Build Binary Dataset with Temporal Coverage, a research work addressing the availability of binary data across multiple software builds and points in time, supporting research into binary analysis and changes between program versions.

Across his research, engineering work, and open-source contributions, Nicolò focuses on advancing the understanding, analysis, and protection of software against increasingly sophisticated obfuscation and reverse-engineering challenges.

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