Smartphone: The key to your connected smart home

J. P. Pienaar, R. M. Fisher, G. P. Hancke*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

16 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Automation systems are gaining popularity around the world. The use of these powerful technologies for home security has been proposed and some systems have been developed. Other implementations see the user taking a central role in providing and receiving updates to the system. We propose a system making use of an Android based smartphone as the user control point. Our Android application allows for dual factor (facial and secret pin) based authentication in order to protect the privacy of the user. The system successfully implements facial recognition on the limited resources of a smartphone by making use of the Eigenfaces algorithm. The system we created was designed for home automation but makes use of technologies that allow it to be applied within any environment. This opens the possibility for more research into dual factor authentication and the architecture of our system provides a blue print for the implementation of home based automation systems. This system with minimal modifications can be applied within an industrial application.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN 2015
PublisherIEEE
Pages999-1004
ISBN (Print)9781479966493
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2015
Event13th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2015) - Robinson College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Duration: 22 Jul 201524 Jul 2015

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2015)
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCambridge
Period22/07/1524/07/15

Research Keywords

  • Authentication
  • Biometrics
  • Facial Recognition
  • Internet-of-Things
  • User Centric Automation

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