README.md

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# BEACON
### Behavioral Engine for Authentication and Continuous Monitoring

**BEACON** is a research initiative dedicated to leveraging gameplay behavior as a biometric signal for continuous authentication and zero-trust security architectures. We design high-fidelity acquisition frameworks and scalable machine learning systems to identify users based on unique interaction signatures.

## 🔬 Core Research Areas
* **Gameplay Fingerprinting**: Identifying users via high-resolution input dynamics.
* **Behavioral Biometrics**: Modeling keystroke dynamics, mouse kinematics, and network traffic.
* **Continuous Authentication**: Enabling passive, non-intrusive security layers for gaming and enterprise environments.

## 📊 The BEACON Dataset
The **BEACON Dataset** is a high-fidelity multimodal collection comprising **445 GB** of telemetry across **28 participants** and **79 sessions**. It features synchronized logs of keyboard events, mouse movement, network traffic, and screen recordings captured via the **BEACON-Logger** suite.

#### ⭐️ Resources & Access
* **Hugging Face Data Link**: [https://huggingface.co/datasets/beacon-gui/BEACON-Dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/beacon-gui/BEACON-Dataset)
* **Zenodo Dataset Link**: [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20034625](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20034625)
* **Zenodo Logger Link**: [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20062628](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20062628)

## 📄 Publications & Citations
If you utilize this dataset or the collection framework, please cite the following:

**Dataset:**
Singh, I., Kaur, G., Atwal, U. P. S., Singh, G., Singh, G., & Singh, M. (2026).
BEACON: A Multimodal Dataset for Learning Behavioral Fingerprints from Gameplay Data 
[Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20034625
[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.20034625.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20034625)

**Logger:**
Singh, I., Singh, G., Kaur, G., Atwal, U. P. S., Singh, G., & Singh, M. (2026). 
BEACON-Logger: A Behavioral Authentication and Network Traffic Logger for Game Environments. 
Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20062628
[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.20144661.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20144661)

**Technical Paper (Preprint):**
```bibtex
@misc{singh2026beaconmultimodaldatasetlearning,
      title={BEACON: A Multimodal Dataset for Learning Behavioral Fingerprints from Gameplay Data}, 
      author={Ishpuneet Singh and Gursmeep Kaur and Uday Pratap Singh Atwal and Guramrit Singh and Gurjot Singh and Maninder Singh},
      year={2026},
      eprint={2605.10867},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.CR},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10867}, 
}
```

## 👥 Authors & Contact
This project is a collaborative effort between researchers from **Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology** and the **University of Waterloo**:

| Name | Email |
| :--- | :--- |
| **Ishpuneet Singh** | [isingh_be22@thapar.edu](mailto:isingh_be22@thapar.edu) |
| **Gursmeep Kaur** | [gkaur_be22@thapar.edu](mailto:gkaur_be22@thapar.edu) |
| **Uday Pratap Singh Atwal** | [uatwal_be22@thapar.edu](mailto:uatwal_be22@thapar.edu) |
| **Guramrit Singh** | [gsingh1_be22@thapar.edu](mailto:gsingh1_be22@thapar.edu) |
| **Gurjot Singh** | [g86singh@uwaterloo.ca](mailto:g86singh@uwaterloo.ca) |
| **Dr. Maninder Singh** | [msingh@thapar.edu](mailto:msingh@thapar.edu) |