Dear Colleagues,

The significant trend of digital phase-shifts has been synergized by different artefacts—machine learning  (ML) and the Internet of Things (IoT) and their associated security measures with the help of Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. However, these technologies are developing independently, even though they are converging closer and closer to each other. We envisage a steady orchestration and combination of these technologies, formulating real, balanced industrial use-cases and challenges to be resolved—for example, training a binary hash with a machine learning algorithm to fit the result toward distributed ledger and blockchain toward IoT technologies. We also anticipate overlaps with existing consensus algorithms for use in the industrial IoT. It is therefore pivotal to organize and accumulate all such research ideas under a single issue.

This Special Issue invites papers on innovative ideas in, but not limited to

• Lightweight deep learning models and blockchain-based architectures for the IoT;
• ML impressed blockchain for emerging IoT applications;
• Privacy and accountability of ML-enabled IoT systems;
• Energy-efficient computing architecture for secure IoT applications;
• Analytical aspects of ML and blockchain converged IoT/Edge devices;
• Energy-efficient communication protocols for IoT systems powered by AI and blockchain;
• Intelligent and optimized consensus algorithms;
• Different versions of reinforcement learning and federated learning for IoT and blockchain implementations.

Dr. Soumya Banerjee
Prof. Dr. Samia Bouzefrane
Guest Editors

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• IoT
• machine learning
• blockchain
• consensus

Title: The Role of Blockchain in Medical Data Sharing
Authors: Hamed Taherdoost
Affiliation: Department of Arts, Communications and Social Sciences, University Canada West, Vancouver, BC V6B 1V9, Canada
Abstract: As medical technology advances, there is an increasing need for healthcare providers all over the world to securely share a growing volume of data. Blockchain technology is widely used in healthcare to provide a detailed understanding of patient records and to monitor data-sharing consent. It is a powerful technology that allows multiple parties to securely access and share data. Given the enormous challenge that healthcare systems face in digitizing and sharing health records, it is not unexpected that many are attempting to improve healthcare processes by utilizing blockchain technology. This review covers blockchain's role in medical data sharing by studying articles published from 2012 to 2022.