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Access control is a crucial part of a system's security, restricting what actions users can perform on resources. Therefore, access control is a core component when dealing with e-Health data and resources, discriminating which is available…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-15 João Pedro Dias , Luís Reis , Hugo Sereno Ferreira , Ângelo Martins

Blockchain has been considered as an important technique to enable secure management of virtual network functions and network slices. To understand such capabilities of a blockchain, e.g. transaction confirmation time, demands a thorough…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-10-22 Befekadu G. Gebraselase , Bjarne E. Helvik , Yuming Jiang

Blockchain has empowered computer systems to be more secure using a distributed network. However, the current blockchain design suffers from fairness issues in transaction ordering. Miners are able to reorder transactions to generate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Yihang Fu , Zesen Zhuang , Luyao Zhang

Provenance, which traces data from its creation to manipulation, is crucial for ensuring data integrity, reliability, and trustworthiness. It is valuable for single-user applications, collaboration within organizations, and across…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-26 Asma Jodeiri Akbarfam , Hoda Maleki

The use of the term blockchain is documented for disparate projects, from cryptocurrencies to applications for the Internet of Things (IoT), and many more. The concept of blockchain appears therefore blurred, as it is hard to believe that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Lorenzo Ghiro , Francesco Restuccia , Salvatore D'Oro , Stefano Basagni , Tommaso Melodia , Leonardo Maccari , Renato Lo Cigno

Blockchain interoperability is emerging as one of the crucial features of blockchain technology, but the knowledge necessary for achieving it is fragmented. This fact makes it challenging for academics and the industry to seamlessly achieve…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Rafael Belchior , André Vasconcelos , Sérgio Guerreiro , Miguel Correia

This is an exploration of Blockchain technology that is growing in popularity and it seems to be able to disrupt a plethora of industries. A research is being conducted to examine Blockchain potential to be adopted by enterprises from…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-12-14 Theodosis Mourouzis , Chrysostomos Filipou

This article introduces the special issue "Technology Ethics in Action: Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives". In response to recent controversies about the harms of digital technology, discourses and practices of "tech ethics" have…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-02-02 Ben Green

Healthcare blockchains provide an innovative way to store healthcare information, execute healthcare transactions, and build trust for healthcare data sharing and data integration in a decentralized open healthcare network environment.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-14 Rui Zhang , Rui Xue , Ling Liu

Blockchain also known as a distributed ledger technology stores different transactions/operations in a chain of blocks in a distributed manner without needing a trusted third-party. Blockchain is proven to be immutable which helps for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-30 Danda B. Rawat , Vijay Chaudhary , Ronald Doku

Blockchain technology has been used to build next-generation applications taking advantage of its decentralised nature. Nevertheless, there are some serious concerns about the trustworthiness of blockchain due to the vulnerabilities in…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Yue Liu , Qinghua Lu , Guangsheng Yu , Hye-Young Paik , Harsha Perera , Liming Zhu

Blockchain is considered one of the most disruptive technologies of our time. Numerous cities around the world are launching blockchain initiatives as part of the overall efforts toward shaping the urban future. However, the infancy stage…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-12-27 Charles Shen , Feniosky Pena-Mora

There is an overwhelming abundance of works in AI Ethics. This growth is chaotic because of how sudden it is, its volume, and its multidisciplinary nature. This makes difficult to keep track of debates, and to systematically characterize…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Emanuele Ratti

Blockchain architectures promise disruptive innovation but factually they pose many architectural restrictions to classical service-based applications and show considerable design, implementation, and operations overhead. Furthermore, the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-09-26 Giovanni Quattrocchi , Damian Andrew Tamburri , WIllem-Jan Van Den Heuvel

Bitcoin's global success has led to the rise of blockchain, but many systems labeled as "blockchain" deviate from its core principles, adding complexity to the ecosystem. This survey addresses the need for a comprehensive review and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-30 Badr Bellaj , Aafaf Ouaddah , Noel Crespi , Abdelatif Mezrioui , Emmanuel Bertin

Blockchain is currently one of the fastest-growing technologies in the field of Computer Science. It has found a prevalent use in financial applications like cryptocurrency, for example, Bitcoin and Ethereum. They have been able to bring an…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Keenu Chandra , Maroof Mushtaq , Nalini N

Blockchain technology has set off a wave of decentralization in the world since its birth. The trust system constructed by blockchain technology based on cryptography algorithm and computing power provides a practical and powerful solution…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-05-08 Pengfei Gao , Dechao Kong , Xiaoqi Li

A comparative study across the most widely known blockchain technologies is conducted with a bottom-up approach. Blockchains are disentangled into building blocks. Each building block is then hierarchically classified in main and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-04-17 Paolo Tasca , Claudio J. Tessone

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology, and its growth started in various industries (such as IT, education, business, banking, and many others) to capitalize on it. Currently, in higher education institutions (HEIs) adoption of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-01-20 Rizwan Patan , Reza M. Parizi , Mohsen Dorodchi , Seyedamin Pouriyeh , Audrey Rorrer

The past decade has observed a significant advancement in AI with deep learning-based models being deployed in diverse scenarios, including safety-critical applications. As these AI systems become deeply embedded in our societal…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-11-06 Dave Mbiazi , Meghana Bhange , Maryam Babaei , Ivaxi Sheth , Patrik Kenfack , Samira Ebrahimi Kahou