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The advent of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) represents a shift in the digital infrastructure of today's Internet. While Centralized Service Providers (CSP) monopolize cloud computing, DePINs aim to enhance data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Jan von der Assen , Christian Killer , Alessandro De Carli , Burkhard Stiller

As digitalization and technological advancements continue to shape the infrastructure landscape, the emergence of blockchain-based decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) has gained prominence. However, a systematic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-16 Mark C. Ballandies , Hongyang Wang , Andrew Chung Chee Law , Joshua C. Yang , Christophe Gösken , Michael Andrew

Decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) are an emerging vertical within "Web3" replacing the traditional method that physical infrastructures are constructed. Yet, the boundaries between DePIN and traditional method of…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-01-30 Michael S. Andrew , Mark C. Ballandies

Networked computing power is a critical utility in the era of artificial intelligence. This paper presents a novel Physical Infrastructure Finance (PinFi) protocol designed to facilitate the distribution of computing power within networks…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Yunwei Mao , Qi He , Ju Li

This paper introduces the Generalised DePIN (GDP) protocol, a comprehensive framework for decentralized physical infrastructure networks. GDP establishes a modular system, enabling tailored application across sectors like ridesharing and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-02 Dipankar Sarkar

There is always demand for integrating data into microeconomic decision making. Participatory sensing deals with how real-world data may be extracted with stakeholder participation and resolves a problem of Big Data, which is concerned with…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Michael T. C. Chiu , Sachit Mahajan , Mark C. Ballandies , Uroš V. Kalabić

The decentralized and trustless nature of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology leads to a shift in the digital world. The possibility to execute small programs, called smart contracts, on cryptocurrencies like Ethereum opened doors to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-15 Hendrik Amler , Lisa Eckey , Sebastian Faust , Marcel Kaiser , Philipp Sandner , Benjamin Schlosser

We talk of the internet as digital infrastructure; but we leave the building of rails and roads to the quasi-monopolistic platform providers. Decentralised architectures provide a number of advantages: They are potentially more inclusive…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Yvonne Dittrich , Kim Peiter Jørgensen , Ravi Prakash , Willard Rafnsson , Jonas Kastberg Hinrichsen

The internet faces a sovereignty crisis due to power concentration and data growth among a few hyperscalers, leading to centralization and loss of user control. This consolidation risks censorship and creates single points of failure. While…

Financial markets are undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Technological advances have brought major improvements to the operations of financial services. While these advances promote improved accessibility and convenience,…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2023-12-05 Agostino Capponi , Garud Iyengar , Jay Sethuraman

Blockchain is challenging the status quo of the central trust infrastructure currently prevalent in the Internet towards a design principle that is underscored by decentralization, transparency, and trusted auditability. In ideal terms,…

Blockchain has made an impact on today's technology by revolutionizing the financial industry in its utilization on cryptocurrency and the features it provided on decentralization. With the current trend of pursuing the decentralized…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-10 Javad Zarrin , Phang Hao Wen , Lakshmi Babu Saheer , Bahram Zarrin

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

Recent years have seen a trend towards decentralisation - from initiatives on decentralized web to decentralized network infrastructures (e.g community networks). In this position paper, we present an architectural vision for decentralising…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-09-25 Arjuna Sathiaseelan , Mennan Selimi , Carlos Molina , Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee , Leandro Navarro , Felix Freitag , Fernando Ramos , Roger Baig

INTRODUCTION: The proliferation of the amalgamation of IoT and edge computing has increased the demand for decentralised trust and security mechanisms capable of operating across heterogeneous and resource-limited devices. Approaches such…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Khandoker Ashik Uz Zaman , Mahdi H. Miraz , Mohammed N. M. Ali

We propose DAO-enabled decentralized physical AI (DePAI), a democratic architecture for coordinating humans and autonomous machines in the operation and governance of physical-digital systems. We (1) synthesize foundations in blockchains,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Mark C. Ballandies , Florian Spychiger , Uwe Serdült , Claudio J. Tessone

Scalability and security problems of the centralized architecture models in cyberphysical systems have great potential to be solved by novel blockchain based distributed models.A decentralized energy trading system takes advantage of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-04-21 Faizan Ali , Moayad Aloqaily , Omar Alfandi , Oznur Ozkasap

The communication protocols and data transfer mechanisms employed by IoT devices in smart buildings and corresponding digital twin systems predominantly rely on centralized architectures. Such centralized systems are vulnerable to single…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Reachsak Ly , Alireza Shojaei

This paper examines the potential for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) to be governed in a decentralised manner, whereby blockchain-based infrastructure facilitates the communication between digital and physical domains through self-governing…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Kelsie Nabben , Hongyang Wang , Michael Zargham

Cyberphysical Systems (CPS) are transforming the way we interact with the physical world around us. However, centralised approaches for CPS systems are not capable of addressing the unique challenges of CPS due to the complexity,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-12-05 Volkan Dedeoglu , Ali Dorri , Raja Jurdak , Regio A. Michelin , Roben C. Lunardi , Salil S. Kanhere , Avelino F. Zorzo
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