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Consensus protocols are crucial for a blockchain system as they are what allow agreement between the system's nodes in a potentially adversarial environment. For this reason, it is paramount to ensure their correct design and implementation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Elliot Jones , William Knottenbelt

In the high-stakes race to develop more scalable blockchains, some platforms (Binance, Cosmos, EOS, TRON, etc.) have adopted committee-based consensus (CBC) protocols, whereby the blockchain's record-keeping rights are entrusted to a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-02 Alon Benhaim , Brett Hemenway Falk , Gerry Tsoukalas

Consensus algorithms are central to blockchain technology and an emerging research area. In this paper, we begin with an overview of the different types and architectures of blockchain networks. Then, with a focus on consortium blockchains,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-09-28 Wei Yao , Fadi P. Deek , Renita Murimi , Guiling Wang

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown remarkable capabilities in general natural language processing tasks but often fall short in complex reasoning tasks. Recent studies have explored human-like problem-solving strategies, such as…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Zhenran Xu , Senbao Shi , Baotian Hu , Jindi Yu , Dongfang Li , Min Zhang , Yuxiang Wu

Blockchain smart contracts have catalyzed the development of decentralized applications across various domains, including decentralized finance. However, due to constraints in computational resources and the prevalence of data silos,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-12-09 Youquan Xian , Xueying Zeng , Duancheng Xuan , Danping Yang , Chunpei Li , Peng Fan , Peng Liu

Blockchain technologies originate from cryptocurrencies. Thus, most blockchain technologies assume an environment with a fast and stable network. However, in some blockchain-based systems, e.g., supply chain management (SCM) systems, some…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable success across a wide range of applications. However, individual LLMs often produce inconsistent, biased, or hallucinated outputs due to limitations in their training corpora and model…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Haoxiang Luo , Gang Sun , Yinqiu Liu , Dongcheng Zhao , Dusit Niyato , Hongfang Yu , Schahram Dustdar

This paper explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) can automate consensus-seeking in supply chain management (SCM), where frequent decisions on problems such as inventory levels and delivery times require coordination among companies.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-11-18 Valeria Jannelli , Stefan Schoepf , Matthias Bickel , Torbjørn Netland , Alexandra Brintrup

Collaboration among multiple large language model (LLM) agents is a promising approach to overcome inherent limitations of single-agent systems, such as hallucinations and single points of failure. As LLM agents are increasingly deployed on…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Yongrae Jo , Chanik Park

Large language models (LLMs)-empowered autonomous agents are transforming both digital and physical environments by enabling adaptive, multi-agent collaboration. While these agents offer significant opportunities across domains such as…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Qinnan Hu , Yuntao Wang , Yuan Gao , Zhou Su , Linkang Du , Qichao Xu

Achieving political consensus is crucial yet challenging for the effective functioning of social governance. However, although frontier AI systems represented by large language models (LLMs) have developed rapidly in recent years, their…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Zhaowei Zhang , Xiaobo Wang , Minghua Yi , Mengmeng Wang , Fengshuo Bai , Zilong Zheng , Yipeng Kang , Yaodong Yang

We introduce Unity Interleave, a new consensus algorithm for public blockchain settings. It is an eventual consistency protocol merging the Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) into a coherent stochastic process. It builds upon…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-11-22 Yao Sun , Aayush Rajasekaran

Cooperation is fundamental for human prosperity. Blockchain, as a trust machine, is a cooperative institution in cyberspace that supports cooperation through distributed trust with consensus protocols. While studies in computer science…

General Economics · Economics 2023-01-23 Luyao Zhang , Xinyu Tian

To improve the reasoning and question-answering capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), several multi-agent approaches have been introduced. While these methods enhance performance, the application of collective intelligence-based…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Ciaran Regan , Alexandre Gournail , Mizuki Oka

Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchains offer promising alternatives to traditional Proof of Work (PoW) systems, providing scalability and energy efficiency. However, blockchains operate in a decentralized manner and the network is composed of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Faisal Haque Bappy , Tariqul Islam , Kamrul Hasan , Md Sajidul Islam Sajid , Mir Mehedi Ahsan Pritom

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown remarkable reasoning capabilities in mathematical and scientific tasks. To enhance complex reasoning, multi-agent systems have been proposed to harness the collective intelligence of LLM agents.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Zhenyu Bi , Meng Lu , Yang Li , Swastik Roy , Weijie Guan , Morteza Ziyadi , Xuan Wang

Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate strong potential across a variety of tasks in communications and networking due to their advanced reasoning capabilities. However, because different LLMs have different model structures and are…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Haoxiang Luo , Gang Sun , Yinqiu Liu , Dusit Niyato , Hongfang Yu , Mohammed Atiquzzaman , Schahram Dustdar

Blockchain technology enables stakeholders to conduct trusted data sharing and exchange without a trusted centralized institution. These features make blockchain applications attractive to enhance trustworthiness in very different contexts.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-07-18 Xiaohui Zhang , Mingying Xue , Xianghua Miao

Decentralized systems built around blockchain technology promise clients an immutable ledger. They add a transaction to the ledger after it undergoes consensus among the replicas that run a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) or Byzantine Fault-Tolerant…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Junchao Chen , Suyash Gupta , Alberto Sonnino , Lefteris Kokoris-Kogias , Mohammad Sadoghi

Decision conferences are structured, collaborative meetings that bring together experts from various fields to address complex issues and reach a consensus on recommendations for future actions or policies. These conferences often rely on…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Selina Heller , Mohamed Ibrahim , David Antony Selby , Sebastian Vollmer