AI and Blockchain: Synergies, Challenges, and Innovations
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1914
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blockchain; distributed ledger technologies; data management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
This Special Issue explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology, highlighting their combined potential to revolutionize various industries. The issue brings together cutting-edge research and innovative applications, providing insights into the synergies, challenges, and future directions of these transformative technologies.
Relevant research topics are as follows:
- AI for blockchain optimization: exploring how AI can enhance blockchain efficiency, scalability, and security through predictive analytics, machine learning, and optimization algorithms.
- Blockchain for AI trustworthiness: investigating how blockchain can ensure the integrity, transparency, and auditability of AI models and data, fostering trust in AI systems.
- Decentralized AI: examining decentralized AI applications where blockchain facilitates distributed learning, federated learning, and the secure sharing of AI models and data.
- Smart contracts and autonomous systems: analyzing the integration of AI with smart contracts to enable self-executing, autonomous systems in various domains, such as finance, the supply chain, and IoT.
- Data privacy and security: addressing the combined role of AI and blockchain in enhancing data privacy and security, including techniques for secure multiparty computation, differential privacy, and encrypted data analysis.
- Governance and ethical implications: discussing the ethical, legal, and governance issues arising from the convergence of AI and blockchain, including issues of bias, accountability, and regulatory compliance.
- AI-driven blockchain applications: showcasing innovative applications where AI drives the development of blockchain solutions, including healthcare, finance, logistics, and beyond.
- Interoperability and standards: investigating the challenges and solutions for achieving interoperability between AI systems and different blockchain platforms, along with the development of industry standards.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research, highlight novel approaches, and foster a multidisciplinary dialogue on the future landscape of AI and blockchain technologies.
Dr. Klitos Christodoulou
Dr. Massimiliano Garda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- blockchain
- smart contracts
- distributed ledger
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