Next Generation of Disruptive Technology: Blockchain
A special issue of Information (ISSN 2078-2489).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2019) | Viewed by 265
Special Issue Editors
Interests: distributed computing/systems; fault-tolerant computing; Bitcoin; blockchain-based systems; cybersecurity issues in distributed systems; applications in intelligent traffic systems
Interests: networking and communications; connected vehicles; IoT; blockchain; Big Data; ML and AI
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A blockchain is a distributed ledger for recording transactions and/or data in a meaningful order, maintained by many connected nodes without a trusted central authority. Blockchain has a great potential to create new foundations for most distributed systems by efficiently establishing trust among nodes, especially in emerging networks. Such a fundamental technology to enable decentralization plays an important role in a wide spectrum of topics, such as Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems (CPS), edge computing, cloud computing, fog, mobile computing, social networking, wireless communication, vehicular network, and even more.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in cloud computing, distributed systems, cryptography, security, and networking, from academia and industry, who are interested in the applications and theory of blockchains and related protocols. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to:
* Theories of blockchain and distributed ledger technology;
* Distributed data store for blockchain;
* Distributed transaction for blockchain;
* Distributed consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms;
* Blockchain in cloud computing;
* Blockchain in mobile and edge computing;
* Blockchain in intelligent transportation systems (ITS);
* Blockchain and financial networks;
* Blockchain in vehicular networks;
* Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT);
* Real-world blockchain-based system analysis and optimization;
* Experience papers with blockchain;
* Security, privacy, and trust of blockchain;
* Decentralization, scalability, and security tradeoff;
* Simulation and performance evaluation techniques;
* Secure smart contract and chain code.
Dr. Lewis Tseng
Dr. Moayad Aloqaily
Dr. Kishori Konwar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Blockchain
- IoT
- Big Data
- Connected vehicles
- Transportation, healthcare, and governance
- Banking
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