Semester Action Plan
Final Year Research Project (8th Semester, 8 Weeks)
Research Title
Universal Key
Group Members:
Athukorala A.T.S.-2021/E/204
Supervisors:
Primary Supervisor Name: [Link]
Week Activities Outcomes
• Meet with supervisors to discuss project Planning and
Week 1 milestones, assess the current working Vercel Preparation
deployment, and finalize the action plan.
• Identify potential blockchain, cybersecurity,
and IoT journals or conferences (e.g., IEEE,
ACM) to target for your paper submission.
• Analyze the current multi-owner security
architecture (isTrusted and doors data maps) to
verify access edge cases.
• Discuss intellectual property (IP) protection
strategies, patent opportunities for the system's
decentralized token structure, and potential
commercial applications.
• Finalize the integration of the local React Technical
Week 2 interface with the Biconomy staging MEE Completion and
infrastructure and the Firestore backend pipeline. Poster
• Complete full functional testing of the ESP32
hardware relay nodes, sensors, and state updates
Preparation
via the EMQX secure WebSocket MQTT broker
([Link]
• Validate the responsiveness of asynchronous
UI elements, cross-account permission checks
("Not Authorized" warnings), and live log
synchronization.
• Design and build a professional draft research
poster highlighting the cryptographic and
hardware layers of the system.
• Run experimental stress evaluations: Measure Complete
Week 3 network delay between web application button performance
clicks, MQTT relay execution, and on-chain analysis
state settlement times.
• Analyze gas cost metrics for gasless transaction
sponsorship using Biconomy's shared testnet
infrastructure.
• Write the initial structural draft of the research
paper and compile the project thesis (covering
the decentralized access matrix, Firebase sync,
and hardware design).
• Draft a Business Model Canvas (BMC) and
map out a detailed commercial pitch targeted at
shared offices, short-term rentals, or corporate
facilities.
• Record a draft product demonstration video
showcasing real-time unlocking, authorization
management, and active log processing.
• Revise all draft components based on early
supervisor feedback and study for the Mid-
Semester Examination.
• Compile all system metrics, architectural Submit Research
Week 4 schematics, and cryptographic workflows into a Paper and
submission-ready research paper. Business Plan
• Finalize the comprehensive business plan,
incorporating target audience definitions, cost
analysis, and scalability strategies.
• Sit for the Mid-Semester Examination to
complete core theoretical testing requirements.
• Conduct a thorough mid-semester project Improve the
Week 5 reflection to pinpoint latency bottlenecks, UX system according
vulnerabilities, or hardware communication to mid reflection
gaps.
• Adjust the smart contract logic, UI state
preservation, or error handling methods based
on mid-semester review feedback.
• Begin implementing corrections within the
primary thesis structure according to advisor
commentary.
• Stress-test edge cases in the user authorization Optimize LLM
Week 6 flow (e.g., verifying instant lock changes when responses and
an address is removed via recommendation
removeTrustedUserUserHandler). quality
• Improve the user interface, optimizing data
visualizations, Tailwind responsive layouts, and
structural components within the primary
dashboard.
• Refine real-time feedback elements like toast
messages and load animations during complex
Web3 processes.
•
• Compile final corrections for the research Finalize thesis,
Week 7 paper, technical poster, business presentation, paper, poster, and
and thesis documents. business plan
• Prepare formal patent documentation detailing
the unique dual-ownership on-chain access
authorization matrices.
• Process copyright registration materials for the
custom React application interface and the
underlying Solidity smart contract logic.
• Produce a clean, professional 3-minute video Final Submission
Week 8 showing the system architecture, real-time and
sync, and a live demonstration of physical door Demonstration
management.
• Deliver the final project presentation and
system defense before the university's academic
review panel.
• Organize, document, and archive the complete
production repository (React frontend source
code, ESP32 C++ firmware, Solidity smart
contracts, and Firestore schemas) alongside all
supporting datasets.