Prior to completing my MSc project, I had to present the work carried out. In order to explain my work, I created handouts for interested parties to read whilst I was giving my presentation.
Prior to completing my MSc project, I had to present the work carried out. In order to demonstrate my work, I created a presentation to display results and outcomes of the research.
Before I started my MSc project, I had to create a poster, showing my aims and objectives. It summarises the overall theme of my project although by the time I’d actually completed it, a few changed had been made.
Before I started my MSc project, I had to create a proposal document, detailing what I hoped to achieve and how I was going to conduct the research.
ABSTRACT: Mobile phones are becoming ubiquitous in modern society, with an estimated 4 billion subscriptions in the world (ITU 2008, p40). Phones have evolved since the first commercially available handset was created in the eighties and they now have the capacity to store a large amount of information, alongside the ability to connect to the internet. Mobile theft is also increasing and given the increased storage capacity, data on these devices must be kept secure, ensuring the identity of the user at all times.
This project will seek to investigate the current level of mobile security which can be provided, discussing the advantages and disadvantages. Following this, an application will be developed in the form of a JME midlet, designed to capture keystroke data during a series of experiments with test subjects. The experiments will ask participants to enter a word into the application multiple times, and will seek to determine if (i) users can generate the same keystroke multiple times on the same device and (ii) if users can generate the same keystroke across a number of different devices.
Results gained from the investigation will attempt to answer the question of whether it is possible to determine the identity of an individual using keystroke analysis on a mobile phone, providing an additional security layer in an m-commerce environment.
This is my dissertation entitled “Wiimote Interactive Gallery” which I submitted for my 4th year honours project whilst studying for the BSc Computing (Hons) degree at the University of Abertay.
Interactive whiteboards are becoming commonplace in both business and educational environments. While these are important tools for learning and useful when addressing a large audience, they can be costly. In 2007, Nintendo released the Wii games console, along with an innovative wireless remote controller, capable of detecting movement and tracking infrared light. The computing community reversed engineered the remote and realised its potential to be used for a variety of applications such as an interactive whiteboard. This dissertation examines the concept of using a Wii remote as a low-cost solution to create an interactive whiteboard. It explores the idea of creating a piece of software suited to a whiteboard, aimed at increasing user interactivity. The result of the study is a piece of software termed the “Wiimote Interactive Gallery”.
This takes the idea of a simple photo gallery, allowing users to manipulate and view photographs using a specially designed pen. In addition to this, a webcam is attached to the system, allowing users to take pictures of themselves, which can then be added into the gallery. It is a robust, reliable piece of software which has the potential to be used in a variety of locations such as university open days, to display pictures of events/important areas to art galleries, allowing users to interact and gain information.
On completing the dissertation for my honours project, I was required to write an academic paper summarising work completed. The paper is essentially a concise version of my dissertation.
On completing the dissertation for my honours project, I had to present my work. The presentation basically summarises the concepts behind the Wiimote Interactive Gallery.
On completing the dissertation for my honours project, I had to present my work. I used a poster to aid my presentation and it basically summarises the concept behind the Wiimote Interactive Gallery.
The Effectiveness of Biometric Databases in Gait Analysis report was written as part of the coursework requirement for the Contemporary Database Topics module on the MSc Internet Computing course
The contents of this paper include a brief introduction into biometric databases, explaining why gait is useful in terms of biometric information. Following this, the paper then highlights significant biometric databases being used within academic research institutions, such as ones developed by the University of Southampton and Carnegie Mellon University. A discussion explores the different methods used for storing data acquisitioned from test subjects, before investigating how such databases are queried, and whether they produce consistent, accurate results. Comparisons are then made between biometric databases which focus on gait and others which focus on attributes such as fingerprints and retina scan information. Finally, a conclusion is reached as to whether biometric databases are useful when analysing gait information.
The Internet Security- Investigative Report was written as part of the coursework requirement for the Internet Security module on the MSc Internet Computing course.
The internet is growing rapidly, with new websites and applications appearing daily. Whilst the internet is constantly increasing in size, the number of vulnerabilities within these sites and applications are also growing. Some of the most common weaknesses found on the web include SQL injection, buffer overflows, file upload issues, cross-site request forgery attacks, session issues, OS command injection and weak cryptography.
This document seeks to investigate a number of dangerous programming errors which are routinely found across the web. Problems investigated within this report are OS commanding, file upload issues and SQL injection attacks. These areas are discussed and solutions are provided in order to mitigate possible risks.
It is also important to prevent unauthorised access to a network. Many computer users entrust a firewall to prevent unauthorised network traffic. This report endeavors to investigate how a firewall works and offers a comparison between both software and hardware firewalls.
If the advice within this document is followed by developers and users then the risk of an attack is greatly reduced.