On security and privacy of quick response system in classroom teaching

Ying Chen; Yunhui Zhuang; Haoran Xie; Fu Lee Wang

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52836-6_63

On security and privacy of quick response system in classroom teaching

Ying Chen, Yunhui Zhuang^*, Haoran Xie, Fu Lee Wang

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The Quick Response System (QRS) consists of a 2-D machinereadable QR Codes and a mobile-friendly user interface. The QR Codes can be encoded to different types of information. Because of QR code’s high information density and robustness, it has gained popularity in many applications across various industries. Recently, some universities and colleges have adopted QR Code into classroom teaching, by taking advantage of its instant feedback from students, instructors may have immediate understanding of whether students have understood a concept. The QR code can be used for polling, tutorials, and quizzes. However, it is crucial to protect against personal data from disclosure and to prove student identity, especially in the event of an in-class QR Code-based quiz. In this paper, we explore some potential security breaches and privacy concerns for QR codes in classroom teaching, and propose some design requirements with respect to the QR code itself. We also suggest to apply a grouping-proof protocol to authenticate all students identity before starting a quiz. This paper sheds some lights on future research directions in QR code design and processing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Emerging Technologies for Education
Subtitle of host publication	1st International Symposium, SETE 2016 Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2016, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Ting-Ting Wu, Rosella Gennari, Yueh-Min Huang, Haoran Xie, Yiwei Cao
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	591-597
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-52836-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-52835-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52836-6_63
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	1st International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2016 Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2016 - Rome, Italy Duration: 26 Oct 2016 → 29 Oct 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI)
Volume	10108
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	1st International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2016 Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2016
Place	Italy
City	Rome
Period	26/10/16 → 29/10/16

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Classroom teaching
QR code
Security and privacy

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Chen, Y., Zhuang, Y., Xie, H., & Wang, F. L. (2017). On security and privacy of quick response system in classroom teaching. In T.-T. Wu, R. Gennari, Y.-M. Huang, H. Xie, & Y. Cao (Eds.), Emerging Technologies for Education: 1st International Symposium, SETE 2016 Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2016, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 591-597). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI); Vol. 10108). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52836-6_63

Chen, Ying ; Zhuang, Yunhui ; Xie, Haoran et al. / On security and privacy of quick response system in classroom teaching. Emerging Technologies for Education: 1st International Symposium, SETE 2016 Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2016, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Ting-Ting Wu ; Rosella Gennari ; Yueh-Min Huang ; Haoran Xie ; Yiwei Cao. Springer Verlag, 2017. pp. 591-597 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI)).

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On security and privacy of quick response system in classroom teaching. / Chen, Ying; Zhuang, Yunhui; Xie, Haoran et al.
Emerging Technologies for Education: 1st International Symposium, SETE 2016 Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2016, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Ting-Ting Wu; Rosella Gennari; Yueh-Min Huang; Haoran Xie; Yiwei Cao. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 591-597 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI); Vol. 10108).

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