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Due to the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT), a massive number of devices are connected to the Internet. For these distributed devices in IoT networks, how to ensure their security and privacy becomes a significant challenge.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-04 Hongxin Wei , Wei Feng , Yunfei Chen , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Ning Ge

Public Cloud Computing has become a fundamental part of modern IT infrastructure as its adoption has transformed the way businesses operate. However, cloud security concerns introduce new risks and challenges related to data protection,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-31 Patil Pratik Vijaykumar , Prerna Tulsiani , Sunil Mane

With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), e-health has become one of the main topics of research. Due to the sensitivity of patient information, patient privacy seems challenging. Nowadays, patient data is usually stored in the cloud…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-04-04 Sajad Meisami , Mohammad Beheshti-Atashgah , Mohammad Reza Aref

Many aspects of blockchain-based decentralized finance can be understood as an extension of classical distributed computing. In this paper, we trace the evolution of two interrelated notions: failure and fault-tolerance. In classical…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Daniel Engel , Maurice Herlihy , Yingjie Xue

Open and permissionless blockchains are distributed systems with thousands to tens of thousands of nodes, establishing novel platforms for decentralized applications. When realizing such an application, data might be stored and retrieved…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-09-25 Felix Härer

Blockchain technology is developing using in reliable applications which can be designed to achieve decentralization and trustless. Based on the open network innovation theory, this paper proposes a technical intermediary management idea…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-09-04 Yang Yue , Joseph Z. Shyu

Centralized social networks have experienced a transformative impact on our digital era communication, connection, and information-sharing information. However, it has also raised significant concerns regarding users' privacy and individual…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-30 Quang Cao , Katerina Vgena , Aikaterini-Georgia Mavroeidi , Christos Kalloniatis , Xun Yi , Son Hoang Dau

Edge computing is a distributed computing paradigm that relies on computational resources of end devices in a network to bring benefits such as low bandwidth utilization, responsiveness, scalability and privacy preservation. Applications…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Aleksandar Tošić , Jernej Vičič , Michael Mrissa

Proponents of blockchains believe that this technology will revolutionize e-commerce. To evaluate this belief, we invite several groups of students to transact on a decentralized peer-to-peer marketplace built on the platform provided by…

General Economics · Economics 2025-02-14 David Lee Kuo Chuen , Yang Li , Weibiao Xu , Willy Zhao

The registration, transfer, clearing and settlement of equities represents a significant part of economic activity currently underserved by modern technological innovation. In addition, recent events have revealed problems of transparency,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-12-22 Brent Kievit-Kylar , Chris Horlacher , Marc Godard , Christian Saucier

The rise of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies has led to an explosion of services using distributed ledgers as their underlying infrastructure. However, due to inherently single-service oriented blockchain protocols, such services can bloat…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-11-22 Adem Efe Gencer , Robbert van Renesse , Emin Gün Sirer

Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative paradigm for decentralized and secure data management across diverse application domains, including healthcare, supply chain management, and the Internet of Things. Its core features,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Hojer Key

Web3 technologies have experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade, achieving widespread adoption. As various blockchain networks continue to evolve, we are on the cusp of a paradigm shift in which they could provide services…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-23 Khalid Hassan , Amirreza Sokhankhosh , Sara Rouhani

With the introduction of the term blockchain in 2008, its interest has been increasing in the community since the idea was coined. The reason for this interest is because it provides anonymity, security and integrity without any central…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Zuhaib Akhtar

While the Internet was conceived as a decentralized network, the most widely used web applications today tend toward centralization. Control increasingly rests with centralized service providers who, as a consequence, have also amassed…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2012-02-22 Arvind Narayanan , Vincent Toubiana , Solon Barocas , Helen Nissenbaum , Dan Boneh

Blockchain has become a popular emergent technology in many industries. It is suitable for a broad range of applications, from its base role as an immutable distributed ledger to the deployment of distributed applications. Many…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Inwon Kang , Aparna Gupta , Oshani Seneviratne

Modern distributed applications in healthcare, supply chain, and the Internet of Things handle a large amount of data in a diverse application setting with multiple stakeholders. Such applications leverage advanced artificial intelligence…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Rodrigo Dutra Garcia , Gowri Ramachandran , Kealan Dunnett , Raja Jurdak , Caetano Ranieri , Bhaskar Krishnamachari , Jo Ueyama

Modern blockchain systems are a fresh look at the paradigm of distributed computing, applied under assumptions of large-scale public networks. They can be used to store and share information without a trusted central party. There has been…

Databases · Computer Science 2018-03-19 Sara Cohen , Aviv Zohar

Blockchain systems run consensus rules as code to agree on the state of the distributed ledger and secure the network. Changing these rules can be risky and challenging. In addition, it can often be controversial and take much effort to…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-02-15 Jakob Svennevik Notland , Mariusz Nowostawski , Jingyue Li

The current landscape of the core Internet technologies shows considerable centralisation with the big tech companies controlling the vast majority of traffic and services. This has sparked a wide range of decentralisation initiatives with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Constantinos Patsakis , Fran Casino , Nikolaos Lykousas , Vasilios Katos