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Blockchain technology promises to overcome trust and privacy concerns inherent to centralized information sharing. However, current decentralized supply chain management systems do either not meet privacy and scalability requirements or…

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Security has always been a priority, for researchers, service providers and network operators when it comes to radio access networks (RAN). One wireless access approach that has captured attention is blockchain enabled RAN (B-RAN) due to…

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

As 6G networks evolve towards a synergistic system of Communication, Sensing, and Computing, Radio Access Networks become more distributed, necessitating robust end-to-end authentication. We propose Blockchain-enabled Radio Access Networks,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Hao Xu , Zihan Zhou , Lei Zhang , Yunqing Sun , Chih-Lin I

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 is a disruptive technology that has been characterised to be the next big thing and has already gained a broad recognition by experts in diverse fields. In this paper, we consider possible use cases and applications of the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-05-06 Nicholas Kolokotronis , Konstantinos Limniotis , Stavros Shiaeles , Romain Griffiths

Traceability and integrity are major challenges for the increasingly complex supply chains of today's world. Although blockchain technology has the potential to address these challenges through providing a tamper-proof audit trail of supply…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-06-06 Sidra Malik , Volkan Dedeoglu , Salil S. Kanhere , Raja Jurdak

Supply Chain Finance is very important for supply chain competition, which is an important tool to activate the capital flow in the supply chain. Supply Chain Finance-related research can support multiple applications and services, such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Zhengdong Luo

Recently, Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have gained extensive attention from both academia and industry. AVs are a complex system composed of many subsystems, making them a typical target for attackers. Therefore, the firmware of the different…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-11-15 Mohamed Baza , Mahmoud Nabil , Noureddine Lasla , Kemal Fidan , Mohamed Mahmoud , Mohamed Abdallah

Food supply chain plays a vital role in human health and food prices. Food supply chain inefficiencies in terms of unfair competition and lack of regulations directly affect the quality of human life and increase food safety risks. This…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-06-03 Adnan Iftekhar , Xiaohui Cui , Mir Hassan , Wasif Afzal

The use of blockchains for data certification and traceability is now well established in both the literature and practical applications. However, while blockchain-based certification of individual data is clear and straightforward, the use…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-07 Giacomo Zonneveld , Giulia Rafaiani , Massimo Battaglioni , Marco Baldi

Blockchain has proven to be an emerging technology in the digital world, changing the way everyone thinks about data security and bringing efficiency to several industries. It has already been applied to a wide range of applications, from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-09 Md. Mijanur Rahman , Md Tanzinul Kabir Tonmoy , Saifur Rahman Shihab , Riya Farhana

Sensor networks and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are key components for the development of the Internet of Things. These networks are subject of two kinds of constraints. Adaptability by the mean of mutability and evolutivity, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-06-07 Axel Moinet , Benoît Darties , Jean-Luc Baril

Blockchain transactions are signed by private keys. Secure key storage and tamper-proof computers are essential requirements for deploying a trusted infrastructure. In this paper, we identify some threats against blockchain wallets and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-31 Pascal Urien

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

The advancement in cloud networks has enabled connectivity of both traditional networked elements and new devices from all walks of life, thereby forming the Internet of Things (IoT). In an IoT setting, improving and scaling network…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-02-04 Safi Faizullah , Muhammad Asad Khan , Ali Alzahrani , Imdadullah Khan

The increasing availability of data from diverse sources, including trusted entities such as governments, as well as untrusted crowd-sourced contributors, demands a secure and trustworthy environment for storage and retrieval. Blockchain,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-27 Aishwarya Parab , Prakhar Pradhan , Yogesh Simmhan , Arnab K. Paul

Traceability systems have become prevalent in supply chains because of the rapid development of RFID and IoT technologies. These systems facilitate product recall and mitigate problems such as counterfeiting, tampering, and theft by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Fokke Heikamp , Lei Pan , Robin Doss , Rolando Trujillo-Rasua , Sushmita Ruj

Demands for secure, ubiquitous, and always-available connectivity have been identified as the pillar design parameters of the next generation radio access networks (RANs). Motivated by this, the current contribution introduces a network…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Vasileios Kouvakis , Stylianos E. Trevlakis , Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos , Hongwu Liu , Waqas Khalid , Theodoros Tsiftsis , Octavia A. Dobre

The goal of this paper is to propose a blockchain-based platform to enhance transparency and traceability of cybersecurity certification information motivated by the recently adopted EU Cybersecurity Act. The proposed platform is generic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-09-17 Ricardo Neisse , José L. Hernández-Ramos , Sara N. Matheu , Gianmarco Baldini , Antonio Skarmeta