Our SPIES Lab paper “VitalID,” presented at ACM CCS 2025, has received extensive media coverage for introducing a new AR/VR authentication method that requires no user interaction or specialized hardware. This work, a collaboration between researchers at Rutgers University, Temple University, NJIT, and Texas A&M (SPIES Lab), received a Distinguished Paper Award at CCS 2025 and is already generating significant real‑world impact.
Some examples of articles featuring our work:
- New Face ID could use your skull vibrations – no, seriously, Yahoo! Tech, April 4, 2026
- No passwords, no scans: Scientists unveil ‘VitalID’, a way to log in using your skull’s unique vibrations, The Indian EXPRESS, April 4, 2026
- Revolutionary VitalID Technology: A New Era in Digital Security, OBNews, April 4, 2026
- VitalID: Schädelbrummen als Passwortersatz, it-daily.net, April 4, 2026
- VitalID: Passwords are out! Now, your head vibrations will be enough to log in. Learn about this new technology, ABP News, April 4, 2026
- Skull vibrations can be your next password:Scientists unveil ‘VitalID’ and how it may replace traditional passwords, Bhaskar English, April 3, 2026
- Picking Up ‘Skull Vibrations’? Could Be XR Headset Authentication, Dark Reading, April 3, 2026
- Now, not just passwords, your heartbeat and breath will unlock your account! Scientists have discovered a unique way to log in, Zee News, April 3, 2026
- VitalID: A Future Where Your Skull Becomes Your Password, realme, April 3, 2026
- New authentication technology makes it difficult for hackers to fake, LAODONG, April 3, 2026
- New Face ID could use your skull vibrations – no, seriously, T3, April 3, 2026
- VitalID: How Skull Vibrations Are Revolutionizing Digital Security, startuphub today, April 1, 2026
- Can’t Keep Your Logins in Your Head? Your Next Password Could Be Your Skull, Newsweek, April 1, 2026
- Unique skull vibrations could act as password for headset users, E+T, April 1, 2026
- New biometric uses breathing and heartbeat to secure XR platforms, MSN, April 1, 2026
- Research says Vibrations in Skull can help stop Password usage, Cybersecurity INSIDERS, March 31, 2026
- Skull vibrations could be your next password, Popular Science, March 31, 2026
- AI Is Breaking Passwords, and the Alternatives Are Getting Pretty Weird, Inc., April 6, 2026
- Skull’s Vibration Can Replace Passwords, Pins & Stop Scams, dailyhunt, April 7, 2026
- VitalID: XR-Authentifizierung per Schädelvibrationen – kein Passwort nötig, All About Security, March 31, 2026
