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Public blockchains provide a decentralized method for storing transaction data and have many applications in different sectors. In order for users to track transactions, a simple method is to let them keep a local copy of the entire public…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Lei Xu , Lin Chen , Zhimin Gao , Shouhuai Xu , Weidong Shi

This study presents a blockchain-based voting system aimed at enhancing election security, transparency, and integrity. Traditional voting methods face growing risks of tampering, making it crucial to explore innovative solutions. Our…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Suniti Chouhan , Gajanand Sharma

Blockchain, as a distributed ledger technology, becomes increasingly popular, especially for enabling valuable cryptocurrencies and smart contracts. However, the blockchain software systems inevitably have many bugs. Although bugs in smart…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Xiao Yi , Daoyuan Wu , Lingxiao Jiang , Yuzhou Fang , Kehuan Zhang , Wei Zhang

In the current legal environment, it is essential to prioritize the protection and reliability of data to promote trust and effectiveness. This study examines how blockchain technology in the form of blockLAW can be applicable to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Bishwo Prakash Pokharel , Naresh Kshetri

Blockchains provide a mechanism through which mutually distrustful remote parties can reach consensus on the state of a ledger of information. With the great acceleration with which this space is developed, the demand for those seeking to…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Rodrigo Veiga , Markus Endler , Valeria de Paiva

Blockchain is maintained as a global log between a network of nodes and uses cryptographic distributed protocols to synchronize the updates. As adopted by Bitcoin and Ethereum these update operations to the ledger are serialized, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-10-25 Himanshu Gupta , Dharanipragada Janakiram

Security is becoming a pivotal point in cloud platforms. Several divisions, such as business organisations, health care, government, etc., have experienced cyber-attacks on their infrastructures. This research focuses on security issues…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Sabbir M Saleh , Nazim Madhavji , John Steinbacher

It is undeniable that artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain concepts are spreading at a phenomenal rate. Both technologies have distinct degree of technological complexity and multi-dimensional business implications. However, a common…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-10-24 Tshilidzi Marwala , Bo Xing

Blockchains offer a useful abstraction: a trustworthy, decentralized log of totally ordered transactions. Traditional blockchains have problems with scalability and efficiency, preventing their use for many applications. These limitations…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-06-20 Isaac Sheff , Xinwen Wang , Andrew C. Myers , Robbert van Renesse

Blockchains and distributed ledger technology offer promising capabilities for supporting collaborative business processes across organizations. Typically, approaches in this field fall into two categories: either executing the entire…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-13 Julius Köpke , Sebastian Trattnig

Aircraft engine blade maintenance relies on inspection records shared across manufacturers, airlines, maintenance organizations, and regulators. Yet current systems are fragmented, difficult to audit, and vulnerable to tampering. This paper…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Mahmoud Hafez , Eman Ouda , Mohammed A. Mohammed Eltoum , Khaled Salah , Yusra Abdulrahman

Blockchain eliminates the need for trusted third-party intermediaries in business by enabling decentralised architecture design in software applications. However, the vulnerabilities in on-chain autonomous decision-makings and cumbersome…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-06-03 Yue Liu , Qinghua Lu , Guangsheng Yu , Hye-Young Paik , Liming Zhu

Since the inception of blockchain and Bitcoin (Nakamoto (2008)), a decentralized-distributed ledger system and its associated cryptocurrency, respectively, the world has witnessed a slew of newer adaptations and applications. Although the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-01-15 Jinwook Lee , Paul Moon Sub Choi

Voting is a very important issue which can be beneficial in term of choosing the right leader in an election. A good leader can bring prosperity to a country and also can lead the country in the right direction every time. However,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-10-31 Kazi Sadia , Md. Masuduzzaman , Rajib Kumar Paul , Anik Islam

Decentralization initiatives like Solid enable data owners to control who has access to their data and to stimulate innovation by creating both application and data markets. Once data owners share their data with others, though, it is no…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Davide Basile , Claudio Di Ciccio , Valerio Goretti , Sabrina Kirrane

Blockchain technology has evolved from being an immutable ledger of transactions for cryptocurrencies to a programmable interactive the environment for building distributed reliable applications. Although, blockchain technology has been…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-09-29 Aravind Ramachandran , Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu

Blockchain has the potential to enhance supply chain management systems by providing stronger assurance in transparency and traceability of traded commodities. However, blockchain does not overcome the inherent issues of data trust in IoT…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-03-14 Guntur Dharma Putra , Changhoon Kang , Salil S. Kanhere , James Won-Ki Hong

Blockchain is the underlying technology for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Blockchain is a robust distributed ledger that uses consensus algorithms to approve transactions in a decentralized manner, making malicious tampering extremely…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-08 Atsushi Masumori , Norihiro Maruyama , Takashi Ikegami

Sharding distributed ledgers is a promising on-chain solution for scaling blockchains but lacks formal grounds, nurturing skepticism on whether such complex systems can scale blockchains securely. We fill this gap by introducing the first…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Georgia Avarikioti , Antoine Desjardins , Eleftherios Kokoris-Kogias , Roger Wattenhofer

Blokchain is a promising technology to enable distributed and reliable data sharing at the network edge. The high security in blockchain is undoubtedly a critical factor for the network to handle important data item. On the other hand,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-12-09 Yixin Li , Liang Liang , Yunjian Jia , Wanli Wen , Chaowei Tang , Zhengchuan Chen