Blog Entry: Project on Security & Encryption for Augmented Reality

This document is a student's project blog entry focusing on the security and encryption aspects of augmented reality (AR) glasses. The blog details the project's progress, starting from topic selection and work breakdown structure (WBS) development to project proposal and research phases. Key milestones include defining use cases, establishing research methodologies (market-based and market-less), assessing environmental impact, and creating an annotated bibliography. The project aims to address data privacy concerns and enhance security through encryption technologies, improve the cognitive design of AR glasses, and ensure user-friendliness. Ethical and legal considerations are also explored, with the ultimate goal of developing a more secure and user-friendly AR glass design. The blog outlines planned research queries and the expected outcomes upon research completion, setting the stage for the closure and reporting phases of the project. Desklib provides access to this and similar solved assignments for students.

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Emerging Technology
-A Project Blog Entry
Name of the Student
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Introduction
The project on ‘security and encryption for augmented reality glasses’ have been
discussed below in the form of a blog entry and Evaluation of the value of the project.
Blog Entry:
Abstract: 100 words
Start Date: 8/13/2018
Proposed/actual end date: 11/28/2018
Status of the project: In progress
Milestones:
1. Topic Selection:
Date: 8/13/2018 to 8/15/2018
Body: On the 13th of August, I selected my topic for the project as ‘Security and Encryption in
Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses’. I believe that this is an important topic since this is one of
the most prominent emerging technologies integrating digital information with wearable
device providing a real time application of the data. Devices such as the Google glass have
implemented such technology that allows seamless integration of information technology
with wearable glasses through which the user can access digital data. These augmented
reality glasses however have significant limitations in terms of data privacy as well as the
architecture and designing of the glasses. Another challenge faced by the AR glasses is the
acceptability of this wearable technology by the consumers. By researching on these
challenges, I was able to identify that the most significant concern was related to data security
and how security can be enhanced through encryption technologies.

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Comment: Completed on 8/15/2018.
2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS):
Date: 8/16/2018 to 8/17/2018
Body: On August 16th, I started to develop the work breakdown structure that will help me to
identify and outline the different activities that needs to be covered in the project. The work
breakdown also can help to ensure each task is done in a structured and timely manner and
thus develop a structured approach to complete the entire project. I was able to complete the
WBS in just 2 days, during which I was able to identify four phases of the project: planning,
research, closure and reporting. In the planning phase, four activities have been identified
such as the selection of the topic, proposal for the project, developing WBS and submitting
the proposal and WBS for approval. In the research phase, four activities were identified: Use
case, research methods, developing annotated bibliography and submission of annotated
bibliography. For the closure phase four activities were identified: preparing draft report,
presenting the draft, preparing final report, completing the project. In the reporting phase,
blog posting was the only action identified.
Comment: Completed on 8/17/2018
3. Project Proposal
Date: 8/17/2018 to 8/27/2018
Body: I started working on the project proposal on 17th August 2018. While working on the
proposal, I was able to learn about the conceptual and technical framework for the study. The
framework helped to develop an understanding of the learning, communication and
technological underpinnings of the topic and how they can be effectively used to propose a
design of a better AR glass that can overcome the challenges faced by the technology. In the

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proposal, the aspects that were addressed includes the need of enhancing data security
through encryption systems, the cognitive approach needed to design the AR glass and
effective design and architecture of the glass that can offer flexibility, simplicity, fault
tolerance and user-friendliness of the device. While developing the proposal, I also was able
to learn the significance of each of these aspects in the design of the AR glass.
Comment: Completed on 8/27/2018.
4. WBS and project submission
Date: 8/28/2018 to 8/29/2018
Body: I submitted the WBS on August 28th, and the project on August 29th, 2018. During the
submission, I was able to interact with my team mates as well as the teachers, who provided
me valuable insights about project submission and WBS development. Both the WBS and
project proposal were approved by the authority, and I was appreciated for selecting a
relevant and emergent technology which has a significant importance in the emergent IT
market. Moreover, I was also informed that the proposal was very informative and the
background and context of the project was well researched. Thus it can be assumed that the
proposal and WBS were on the right track, and following the outlined activities in WBS and
the aspects identified in the proposal can help in the effective and successful completion of
the project. I feel certain that
Comment: Completed on 8/29/2018
5. Research:
Date: 9/1/2018 to 10/11/2018

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Body: The research work on the topic started on 1st August, 2018. I started by conducting
expensive research and study on augmented reality glasses, and the current technological
advances in AR glasses. Through the research it was possible to understand the challenges
associated with this form of wearable technology as well as the potential advantages of the
technology for the users. Various academic journals on the topic were available, which were
selected to develop an annotated bibliography. I also developed a use case that can help to
understand the interaction between a goal and the activities to achieve that goal. After that the
method for the research was identified followed by a study on the potential impact on the
environment. I started with the annotated bibliography on 25th August, and it is still in
progress after which the research queries needs to be developed to successfully complete the
research process.
Comment: In progress. Proposed completion date: 10/11/2018.
6. Use case:
Date: 9/1/2018 to 9/6/2018
Body: The development for the Use Case for the project started on 1st September, 2018.
During the development of the use case, the main goals and objectives of the project were
identified after which the ‘primary actors’ or the responsibility of each member of the team
for the project were highlighted. After this, the scope for the use case was determined that
helped to understand its implementation process and the level of implementation was also
determined all of which helped to describe the overall flow of the use case. The use case
developed for the AR system development included actors such as the 3D Designer, Screen
Designer and Interaction designer who would create and change the user interface design of
the AR device (goal 1). Other actors included the programmer who would implement the user

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interface (goal 2) and the usability engineer who would evaluate the product (goal 3) before
the product is being dispatched for the user (final goal).
Comment: Completed on 9/2/2018.
7. Methods:
Date: 9/7/2018 to 9/14/2018
Body: Design of the methodology of the project study was started on 2nd September, 2018.
During this stage, two types of methodologies were identified for developing effective
security for the AR glasses, namely market-based methodology and market-less
methodology. The market based approach is a traditional strategy through which technologies
available in the market such as QR codes and was identified for the AR glasses to identify a
digital image. The market-less approach helped to develop the methodology based on the
application of the technology, and independent of its market. The planning for system
development was also done during this phase which helped to identify the role of the
designer, programmer and usability engineer in the development of the final product.
Additionally, the strategy for developing the AR model using 3D computer application was
also developed for the study. Data collection methods were determined next during which
two important problems to design the system were identified (process issue and missing
tools) and three phases for the development of the model were identified (design phase,
implementation phase and evaluation phase). Ethical issues such as access to data, agreement
from the end user, privacy of the user and potential harassment of the users have also been
discussed. Additionally, strategies for data analysis were also identified (such as lower
complex data, data visualization, iterative labels and color coding) to made sense of the data.
Comment: Completed on 9/14, 2018.

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8. Environmental Impact:
Date: 9/14/2018 to 9/25/2018
Body: The study on the impact on the environment started on 14th September, 2018, during
which I studied how the project can impact the environment. This step was necessary to
ensure that the project followed environmentally sensitive protocols and involved
environmental consciousness into the project. It was understood that the project did not
impose any environmental threat, as the technology was based on existing wearable
technology to be integrated with enhanced security and encryption practices. Such digital
technologies have near zero environmental impact. However, the impact of the production of
the wearable devices (AR Glass) did have impacts in term of emissions and usage of
resources.
Comment: Completed on 9/25/2018.
9. Annotated Bibliography:
Date: 9/25/2018 to 10/1/2018
Body: Preparation for the annotated bibliography started on 25th September, 2018 after
research methods and environmental impact assessment was completed. 12 journal articles
were identified for the study which provided insights into the technology associated with AR
glasses. The key information that were gathered from these journal includes visual encryption
of AR data; advantages and risks of virtual reality technology; various encryption algorithms
for digital data; the different ethical, legal and privacy concerns related to augmented reality;
Data Encryption Standards (DES) and its strength against cyber attacks; use of RSA
algorithm for data encryption and decryption in a network environment; different approaches
towards privacy and security for digital data; implications of reversible data in data

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encryption process; usage of Diffie Hellman key exchange and AES encryption algorithm
with digital signatures to increase data security in cloud computing; usage of encryption
algorithms (such as RSA, AES, DES and 3DES) for information security; principles and
practice for network security and cryptography and weak leakage-resilient client-side De-
duplication of encrypted data in cloud storage.
Comment: In progress. The annotated bibliography will be completed by 10/1/2018.
10. Submitting Annotated Bibliography:
Date: 10/2/2018 to 10/4/2018
Body: Submission of the Annotated Bibliography is scheduled for 4th October, 2018. Two
extra days have been considered during which any revisions to the annotated bibliography
can be done after any suggestions or recommendations from the supervisor or project
manager. This will also give me a window to revise the bibliography thoroughly to identify
any gaps in knowledge, and revise it accordingly. I believe that the information identified
from the literature review was comprehensive enough to be submitted.
Comment: Pending for 10/4/2018.
11. Research Queries
Date: 10/3/2018 to 10/3/2018
Body: Development of the research queries will commence from 3rd October, 2018, during
which the key concepts and questions related to the development of the AR glasses, and how
their security, accessibility and user friendliness can be improved. These questions can help
to determine the effective designing approach for the AR glasses. The research queries would

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also help to keep the research on track, help to follow the progression of the project by
answering these queries.
Comment: Pending. The process will begin on 10/3/2018.
12. Research Completion
Date: 10/4/2018 to 10/4/2018
Body: The research for the study is due to be completed by 4th October, 2018. By the
completion of the research the following aspects would be determined: effective encryption
algorithm that can be used in encrypt the digital data fort AR glasses, strategies that can be
used to improve the privacy of information in the VR glasses, establishing a secure channel
or network for communication using the VR channels, ethical considerations for the design,
legal considerations for the design, privacy considerations in the design, risks of data breach
and cyber attacks, integration of the AR technology with cloud computing technology and
client side de-duplication of encrypted data. Once such details have been established the
research process can be concluded and the design, implementation and evaluation strategies
can be developed based on the data.
Comment: Pending. Project will be completed on 10/4/2018.
13. Closure:
Date: 10/18/2018 to 11/2/2018
Body: The closure of the project report will start from 10/18/2018 and would continue till
11/2/2018, during which the draft report, draft presentation, final report and completion of the
project would be done. It is expected that any final scope for amendments be identified
during this phase, in order to make the finalized version of the project. Allowing 12 days for

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the closure can ensure that the process is not hurried to, and sufficient time is available to
review the project before its final submission. While progressing through the project, it was
understood that the closure would take a lot of time and evaluation so that all the important
data related to the design and encryption process are properly analyzed.
Comment: Pending. The process will start from 10/18/2018.
14. Draft Report
Date: 11/3/2018 to 11/5/2018
Body: The report for the draft will begin from 3rd November, 2018 and continue till 5th
November, 2018. During this time, the initial and subsequent drafts and revisions to the
project report will be prepared. The report will be informed by the different research
questions and themes identified from the literature review and annotated bibliography. Any
inputs from the project manager, colleagues and professor will be incorporated in the
revision. Also outcomes from the evaluation of the design will also be used to prepare the
draft for the final report. The draft will have all the relevant steps for the design and
implementation of the AR glasses based on all these data and inputs. The drafts are also
helpful to understand the number of revisions the report went through, and understand the
progress of the report from its initial form to its completed form.
Comment: Pending. Drafting the report will begin on 3rd November and continue till 5th
November. These three days will provide the scope for performing a thorough review.
15. Draft Presentation
Date: 11/5/2018 to 11/6/2018

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Body: Once the draft report has been prepared it will be presented on 6th November, 2018.
One extra day will be kept to allow a scope for adding any final feedbacks before the draft is
presented for approval. The final presentation will provide all the information related to the
design of the AR glass in a coherent, meaningful and practical way. The presentation will
also be made in a professional manner, keeping in mind the academic standards and
formatting standards as per the regulations of the industry. It is vital to note that the only after
the approval of the final draft can the project proceeds to the next phase, and thus this is a
significant step or milestone in the completion of the project in which the final draft is
prepared based on which the final report can be prepared.
Comment: Pending. The draft will be presented on 5th and 6th of November.
16. Final Report
Date: 11/7/2018 to 11/8/2018
Body: Preparation of the final report will begin on 7th November and is scheduled to be
completed by 8th November, 2018. In these two days the final draft will be used to develop
the final report, and any final amendments that need to be made to develop the report will be
addressed. This will be the last step for the preparation of the report and allow scope for any
further change to the report before submission. The two days should be sufficient for making
the necessary changes to the assignment in my opinion, in which time I would have the
opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the design of the AR glasses. In the
final report, the deliverables for the final design as well as the key recommendations for the
design and implementation as well as the evaluation processes will be outlined that can help
to guide the future steps in the project.
Comment: Pending. The final report will be completed by 11/8/2018.

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17. Final Report Completion
Date: 11/9/2018 to 11/12/2018
Body: Completion of the final report will start from 11/9/2018 and is scheduled to end by
11/12/2018. In this four days the final report will be evaluated to find its strengths and
weaknesses and understand if all the research questions and research objectives have been
addressed and answered. During the completion phase the quality of the research data, the
efficacy of the recommendations and strategies will be analyzed to understand their
significance in the project. I believe that in these four days for completing the final report, I
would be able to go through any final reviews and also conduct a peer review of the final
report before it is submitted. The completion would specifically aim to ensure all the aspects
of the design and implementation for AR glasses are addressed. Once this activity is
completed, the closure phase of the research will be also complete allowing the final phase of
reporting to begin.
Comment: Pending. Final report completion will begin on 9th November.
18. Project Seminar
Date: 11/17/2018 to 11/19/2018
Body: Pending. Seminar will start from 17th November and continue till 19th of November,
2018. During the seminar phase, I will be presenting the project information to the project
management team and the organization. This activity wil allow me to present my ideas about
the design and implementation of an effective AR system that ensures better security,
accessibility and user-friendly design for the glass. During the seminar aspects such as the
AR technology, challenges faced by the this technology and how these challenges can be
overcome to design a better AR Glasses would be discussed followed by an explanation on