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Decentralized storage is still rarely used in an academic and educational environment, although it offers better availability than conventional systems. It still happens that data is not available at a certain time due to heavy load or…

Databases · Computer Science 2021-12-16 Alexander von Tottleben , Cornelius Ihle , Moritz Schubotz , Bela Gipp

Decentralized, distributed storage offers a way to reduce the impact of data silos as often fostered by centralized cloud storage. While the intentions of this trend are not new, the topic gained traction due to technological advancements,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Erik Daniel , Florian Tschorsch

Interconnected computing systems, in various forms, are expected to permeate our lives, realizing the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) and allowing us to enjoy novel, enhanced services that promise to improve our everyday lives.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Konstantinos Fysarakis , Damianos Mylonakis , Charalampos Manifavas , Ioannis Papaefstathiou

We present PromptChain, a decentralized Web3 architecture that establishes AI prompts as first-class digital assets with verifiable ownership, version control, and monetization capabilities. Current centralized platforms lack mechanisms for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Marc Bara

This paper introduces Web3DB, a decentralized relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to align with the principles of Web 3.0, addressing critical shortcomings of traditional centralized DBMS, such as data privacy, security…

Federate learning can conduct machine learning as well as protect the privacy of self-owned training data on corresponding ends, instead of having to upload to a central trusted data aggregation server. In mobile scenarios, a centralized…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-09-25 Xiaohan Hao , Wei Ren , Ruoting Xiong , Xianghan Zheng , Tianqing Zhu , Neal N. Xiong

The continuously advancing digitization has provided answers to the bureaucratic problems faced by eGovernance services. This innovation led them to an era of automation it has broadened the attack surface and made them a popular target for…

The InterPlanetary File System~(IPFS) offers a decentralized approach to file storage and sharing, promising resilience and efficiency while also realizing the Web3 paradigm. Simultaneously, the offered anonymity raises significant…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Christos Karapapas , Iakovos Pittaras , George C. Polyzos , Constantinos Patsakis

Web3Recommend is a decentralized Social Recommender System implementation that enables Web3 Platforms on Android to generate recommendations that balance trust and relevance. Generating recommendations in decentralized networks is a…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Rohan Madhwal , Johan Pouwelse

The rapid growth of decentralized systems in theWeb3 ecosystem has introduced numerous challenges, particularly in ensuring data security, privacy, and scalability [3, 8]. These systems rely heavily on distributed architectures, requiring…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Shlomi Dolev , Ehud Gudes , Daniel Shlomo

The Internet of Things (IoT) requires a new processing paradigm that inherits the scalability of the cloud while minimizing network latency using resources closer to the network edge. Building up such flexibility within the edge-to-cloud…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-04-26 Zeinab Nezami , Kamran Zamanifar , Karim Djemame , Evangelos Pournaras

Since the dawn of human civilization, trust has been the core challenge of social organization. Trust functions to reduce the effort spent in constantly monitoring others' actions in order to verify their assertions, thus facilitating…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Rohan Madhwal , Johan Pouwelse

At present, the concept of metaverse has sparked widespread attention from the public to major industries. With the rapid development of blockchain and Web3 technologies, the decentralized metaverse ecology has attracted a large influx of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Jiajing Wu , Kaixin Lin , Dan Lin , Ziye Zheng , Huawei Huang , Zibin Zheng

The Web3 ecosystem is highly fragmented, making seamless integration difficult for over a billion Web2 businesses, enterprises, and AI protocols. As blockchains, rollups, and app-specific chains expand, cross-chain interactions remain…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-21 Hardik Gajera , Akhil Reddy , Bhagath Reddy

Decentralized storage is one of the most natural applications built on blockchains and a central component of the Web3 ecosystem. Yet despite a decade of active development -- from IPFS and Filecoin to more recent entrants -- most of these…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-15 Michael Crystal , Guy Goren , Scott Duke Kominers

Web3 applications, built on blockchain technology, manage billions of dollars in digital assets through decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. These systems rely on complex, software supply chains that introduce significant…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Martin Monperrus

Web 3.0 is the new generation of the Internet that is reconstructed with distributed technology, which focuses on data ownership and value expression. Also, it operates under the principle that data and digital assets should be owned and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Meng Shen , Zhehui Tan , Dusit Niyato , Yuzhi Liu , Jiawen Kang , Zehui Xiong , Liehuang Zhu , Wei Wang , Xuemin , Shen

The current Domain Name System (DNS), as a core infrastructure of the internet, exhibits several shortcomings: its centralized architecture leads to censorship risks and single points of failure, making domain name resolution vulnerable to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-25 Guang Yang

Web3's decentralised infrastructure has upended the standardised approach to digital identity established by protocols like OpenID Connect. Web2 and Web3 currently operate in silos, with Web2 leveraging selective disclosure JSON web tokens…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-24 Ben Biedermann , Matthew Scerri , Victoria Kozlova , Joshua Ellul

AI requires heavy amounts of storage and compute with assets that are commonly stored in AI Hubs. AI Hubs have contributed significantly to the democratization of AI. However, existing implementations are associated with certain benefits…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-06-08 Richard Blythman , Mohamed Arshath , Salvatore Vivona , Jakub Smékal , Hithesh Shaji