Investigating privacy and security risks in immersive digital environments enabled by extended reality (XR) technologies and the metaverse.
This research topic explores the cybersecurity and privacy implications of emerging XR technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality, as well as the broader infrastructure of the metaverse. As users interact through avatars, wearable devices, and shared virtual spaces, new risks emerge related to biometric data leakage, behavioral tracking, identity spoofing, and unauthorized access to immersive environments. Research focuses on securing data flows, protecting user identities, enforcing access control in decentralized virtual worlds, and developing standards for trust and safety in immersive applications. This area is critical as metaverse platforms evolve into complex digital ecosystems blending real and virtual experiences at scale.
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