Blockchain and Big Data Analytics: AI-Driven Data Science

Dear Colleagues,

The integration of blockchain technology and big data analytics is transforming the landscape of data science and artificial intelligence (AI). Furthermore, as the volume of data continues to grow exponentially, ensuring integrity, transparency, and efficiency in data-driven decision-making is becoming a critical challenge. This Special Issue of Algorithms focuses on novel AI-driven approaches to leverage blockchain for secure, scalable, and decentralized data processing.

This Issue aims to provide a comprehensive view of how AI-driven data science can enhance the synergy between blockchain and big data analytics, fostering innovation in algorithm development and real-world applications.

We invite researchers to submit original contributions on cutting-edge methodologies that combine machine learning, deep learning, and optimization algorithms with blockchain technology for advanced big data analytics. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Blockchain-based data sharing, privacy, and security;
• AI-enhanced decentralized machine learning (e.g., federated learning, edge AI);
• Smart contracts for automated data processing and decision-making;
• Consensus algorithms optimized for big data applications;
• Cryptographic techniques for secure AI model training;
• Real-world applications in healthcare, finance, the IoT, and beyond.

Prof. Dr. Sergey Y. Yurish
Guest Editor

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