Publications

2026

Preliminary Insights on Digital Financial Literacy Gaps Among Rwandan Youth and Considerations for AI-Powered Interventions
Ntakirutimana, P., Ndayisaba, Y.M., Mani, G., Chipeta, C., Mcsharry, P., Sowon, K., & Luhanga, E.T.
[journal]

A Cross-Country Evaluation of Sentiment Toward Digital Payment Systems in Africa
Agadagba, I., Kilasara, T., Tarutira, T., Shumba, N., Christin, N., Foyeke, O.I., Gueye, A., Luhanga, E., Rusero, A., Sowon, K., & Fanti, G.
[arxiv]

My Money, Your Name: Challenges and Workarounds in ID-Required Mobile Money in East Africa
Luhanga, E., Sowon, K., Cranor, L.F., Fanti, G., Tucker, C., & Gueye, A.
[ACM]

I Wonder if These Warnings Are Accurate: Security and Privacy Advice in Nine Majority World Countries
Munyendo, C. W., Rivera, V. A., Hu, J., Tweneboah, E., Shahnawaz, A., Sowon, K., et al.
IEEE S&P, 2026
[IEEE]

2025

Design and Evaluation of Privacy-Preserving Protocols for Agent-Facilitated Mobile Money Services in Kenya
Sowon, K., Munyendo, C.W., Klucinec, L., Maingi, E., Suleh, G., Cranor, L.F., Fanti, G., Tucker, C., & Gueye, A.
SOUPS 2025
IAPP SOUPS Privacy Award
[paper]

2024

User Experiences with Third-Party SIM Cards and ID Registration in Kenya and Tanzania
Luhanga, E., Sowon, K., et al.
[arxiv]

The Role of User-Agent Interactions on Mobile Money Practices in Kenya and Tanzania
Sowon, K., Luhanga, E., et al.
IEEE S&P 2024
[IEEE]

The role of the community of purpose in maternal mHealth interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa context
Sowon, K., Maliwichi, P., Chigona, W., & Malata, A.
Frontiers in Digital Health
[journal]

A Low-Cost Honeynet Infrastructure For Smishing Data Collection
Lamptey, B.O., Gueye, A., et al.
COMPASS 2024
[ACM]

2023

A Usability Evaluation of Money Transfer Apps in the United States
Nakaizumi, C., Patel, S., Wang, B., Kimura, H., Li, R., Yuan, Y., Sowon, K., & Cranor, L.F.
SOUPS 2023
[poster]

Decoding Viral Racism on TikTok: A Content Analysis and Interview Study to Inform Educational Interventions
Scanlon, C.L., Walsh, J.S., Tienes, J., Sowon, K., et al.
[report]

Cattle Identification Using Muzzle Images and Deep Learning Techniques
Kimani, G.N., Oluwadara, P., et al.
[arxiv]

2022

The influence of design and implementation characteristics on the use of maternal Mobile health interventions in Kenya
Sowon, K., Maliwichi, P., & Chigona, W.
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
[journal]

How the information system utilization context may lead to unintended technology use
Sowon, K. & Chigona, W.
EJISDC
[journal]

2021

A scoping review of alternative credit scoring literature
Njuguna, R., & Sowon, K.
COMPASS 2021
[ACM]

Appropriation of mHealth interventions for maternal health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Maliwichi, P., Sowon, K., & Chigona, W.
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
[journal]

Conceptualising Healthcare-Seeking as an Activity to Explain Technology Use
Sowon, K. & Chigona, W.
[arxiv]

2020

Trust in mHealth: how do maternal health clients accept and use mHealth interventions?
Sowon, K. & Chigona, W.
SAICSIT 2020
[ACM]