Research Proposal on Data Security in Regards to Smart Home Applications

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 0
Student Name
Higher Education
Department
Victorian Institute of
Technology
Smart home application

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1
Table of Contents
Proposed title.................................................................................................................. 2
Abstract........................................................................................................................ 2
Outline of the proposed research.......................................................................................... 3
Background................................................................................................................. 5
Research purpose......................................................................................................... 7
Research goals............................................................................................................. 7
Rationale.................................................................................................................... 7
Research topic and central research question...........................................................................8
Methodological approach................................................................................................... 9
Introduction................................................................................................................ 9
Research philosophy...................................................................................................... 9
Research approach...................................................................................................... 10
Research design......................................................................................................... 10
Research Strategy....................................................................................................... 11
Data collection method................................................................................................. 11
Sampling process........................................................................................................ 12
Data analysis............................................................................................................. 12
Contribution................................................................................................................. 13
Proposed Time schedule.................................................................................................. 14
Literature references....................................................................................................... 15

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2
Proposed title
Security routine appropriate for smart home application
Abstract
Smart home applications are helpful for the individual that helps to monitor and activate home-based devices
through the mobile application. It is beneficial to operate home devices like turn on/off bulb, TV, lights and other
appliances. Numerous studies issued in the last few years that highlighted the benefits and challenges of integrating
smart home applications. It is argued that security is a key problem while using smart home applications where the
attackers transfer traffic and malware signals. This paper focuses on data security in regards to smart home
applications.
For obtaining data a close-ended survey is conducted that helped to gather information from the participants.
Various security issues occur in the smart home applications including malware, DoS, spyware and many more
which are reviewed in this paper. It is found that the lack of privacy and the presence of unauthorized signals are
major factors that lead to security concerns in the smart home application. This paper concluded that the utilization
of smart home application requires data security systems like firewall and encryption. Therefore, it is suggested that
developers should include firewall-based networks and focus on security while implementing smart home
applications. The future research will evaluate effective methods and techniques for protecting data from the cyber-
crimes in regards to the smart home applications.
Keywords: smart home application, security, lack of privacy and encryption

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 3
Outline of the proposed research
Smart home devices are automated home devices that are capable to automatically monitor home
appliances. Smart home application is also defined as a home automation app that is mainly
utilized to remotely control and handle linked non-computing systems in the home from a mobile
device. There are various benefits of using smart home devices including enhance reliability,
hands-free convenience, save time, customization and many more.
However, security is a major weakness of smart home application as it contains wireless systems
and IoT networks which are less likely towards privacy. Dorri, Kanhere, Jurdak and,
Gauravaram, (2017) determined that smart home device contain network topology that has the
potential to manage communication gaps and interconnect networks and hubs in a reliable
manner. Wireless sensor networks have become indispensable to realization of smart home
devices that helps to perform data communication among transmitter and receiver. The below
figure indicates the network topology of smart home devices where numerous nodes are
interconnected with the main server called as coordinator:
Source: Network topology of smart home device