Advanced Security and Privacy Focused Blockchain-Based Sensor Networks, Architectures and Next Generation Communications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will introduce the present state of the art and use cases of Blockchain-based sensor networks, systems, architectures and next-generation communications considering security and privacy aspects. Very specific use cases and practical implementations will form a special section. The security, efficiency and scalability of these architectures will be discussed. Articles regarding all types of emerging Blockchain-based architectures, sensor networks and next-generation communication systems will be included in this Special Issue. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Blockchain-based wireless sensor networks (WSNs) (BWSN);
• Blockchain-based sensor data communication;
• Blockchain-enabled IoT (BIoT) with security and privacy aspects;
• Sensor tracking and traceability using blockchain-based supply chain management (SCM);
• Blockchain-enabled sensor technology in wireless networks;
• Blockchain and mobile wireless sensor networks;
• Blockchain and distributed ledger solutions for data veracity and privacy in WSNs;
• Improvement of security, reliability and trust in WSN through the use of Blockchain;
• Consensus mechanism for wireless sensor networks (WSNs);
• Blockchain, IoT, and WSNs;
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Blockchain and smart contracts;
• Blockchain for 6G-enabled network-based applications with a focus on security, privacy and efficiency;
• Fog/Edge-integrated architecture in WSNs with blockchain with a focus on security, privacy and efficiency;
• Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles;
• Blockchain in edge and cloud computing;
• Blockchain in next-generation communications and sensor networks;
• Blockchain in crowdsourcing and crowdsensing;
• Software-defined networking (SDN) for Blockchain;
• Blockchain and data analytics;
• AI-based edge computing over Blockchain;
• Blockchain and beyond wireless technologies;
• Secure storage and access in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) using Blockchain

Prof. Dr. Aniruddha Bhattacharjya
Prof. Dr. Shaohua Wan
Guest Editors

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