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Towards Crisp‐Bc: 3tic Specification Framework For Blockchain Use‐Cases, Pouyan Jahanbin, Ravi S. Sharma, Stephen T. Wingreen, Nir Kshetri, Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo
Towards Crisp‐Bc: 3tic Specification Framework For Blockchain Use‐Cases, Pouyan Jahanbin, Ravi S. Sharma, Stephen T. Wingreen, Nir Kshetri, Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo
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The application of Blockchain and augmented technologies such as IoT, AI, and Big Data platforms present a feasible approach for resolving the implementation challenges of trusted, decentralized platforms. This article proposes a DevOps framework for the specification of Blockchain use‐cases that enables evaluation, replication, and benchmarking. Specifically, it could be applied to specify the requirements and design characteristics of Blockchain applications in terms of key attributes such as: (i) transparency; (ii) traceability; (iii) tamper‐resistance; (iv) immutability; and (v) compliance. The article first introduces the design characteristics of Blockchain as a Platform and then examines successful use‐cases for its implementation using …
Using Blockchain For Enabling Transparent, Traceable, And Trusted University Ranking Systems, Ammar Battah, Khaled Salah, Raja Jayaraman, Ibrar Yaqoob, Ashraf Khalil
Using Blockchain For Enabling Transparent, Traceable, And Trusted University Ranking Systems, Ammar Battah, Khaled Salah, Raja Jayaraman, Ibrar Yaqoob, Ashraf Khalil
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Ranking systems have proven to improve the quality of education and help build the reputation of academic institutions. Each of the current academic ranking systems is based on different methodologies, criteria, and standards of measurement. Academic and employer reputations are subjective indicators of some rankings determined through surveying that is neither transparent nor traceable. The current academic ranking systems fall short of providing transparency and traceability features for both subjective and objective indicators that are used to calculate the ranking. Also, the ranking systems are managed and controlled in a centralized manner by specific entities. This raises concerns about fairness …
An Overview Of Technologies Deployed In Gcc Countries To Combat Covid-19, Samia Loucif, Murad Al-Rajab, Reem Salem, Nadine Akkila
An Overview Of Technologies Deployed In Gcc Countries To Combat Covid-19, Samia Loucif, Murad Al-Rajab, Reem Salem, Nadine Akkila
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Since December 2019, COVID-19 and all of its variants continue to ravage the planet with consequent negative impact that has completely changed our lives within a short period of time after the outbreak of the Virus. On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Since then, a group of new COVID-19 variants has emerged posing a greater danger to humanity. By the start of August 2021, the reported COVID-19 related death toll across the globe has rocketed to 4,233,139. To deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the world have rushed to develop …
Blockchain For Governments: The Case Of The Dubai Government, Shafaq Khan, Mohammed Shael, Munir Majdalawieh, Nishara Nizamuddin, Mathew Nicho
Blockchain For Governments: The Case Of The Dubai Government, Shafaq Khan, Mohammed Shael, Munir Majdalawieh, Nishara Nizamuddin, Mathew Nicho
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Blockchain technology is an innovative technology with the potential of transforming cities by augmenting the building of resilient societies and enabling the emergence of more transparent and accountable governments. To understand the capabilities of blockchain, as well as its impact on the public sector, this study conducted a review of blockchain technology and its implementations by various governments around the globe. E-government evolution is analyzed, based on empirical evidence from a Dubai government entity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has utilized blockchain technology for developing end-user services, relevant to the public sector. Benefits achieved and challenges to overcome …
Building Smart Contracts For Covid19 Pandemic Over The Blockchain Emerging Technologies, Ala’ Abu Hilal, Mohamad Badra, Abdallah Tubaishat
Building Smart Contracts For Covid19 Pandemic Over The Blockchain Emerging Technologies, Ala’ Abu Hilal, Mohamad Badra, Abdallah Tubaishat
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This research aims to improve and integrate hospital’s healthcare applications with Blockchain and smart contracts technologies to provide huge and secure storage that is immutable. This application will be able to record the patients’ medical history like appointments, medical tests, etc.; As a matter of fact, these resources should be recorded to be securely retrieved, modified, and stored by an authorized party only. The utilization of these critical resources will increase the validity for participants with a high level of liability, where building a scheduling appointment system using the blockchain-based on a smart contract will enhance patients’ privacy and provides …
Analysis Of Blockchain Solutions For E-Voting: A Systematic Literature Review, Ali Benabdallah, Antoine Audras, Louis Coudert, Nour El Madhoun, Mohamad Badra
Analysis Of Blockchain Solutions For E-Voting: A Systematic Literature Review, Ali Benabdallah, Antoine Audras, Louis Coudert, Nour El Madhoun, Mohamad Badra
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To this day, abstention rates continue to rise, largely due to the need to travel to vote. This is why remote e-voting will increase the turnout by allowing everyone to vote without the need to travel. It will also minimize the risks and obtain results in a faster way compared to a traditional vote with paper ballots. In fact, given the high stakes of an election, a remote e-voting solution must meet the highest standards of security, reliability, and transparency to gain the trust of citizens. In literature, several remote e-voting solutions based on blockchain technology have been proposed. Indeed, …
Blockchain For Automotive: An Insight Towards The Ipfs Blockchain-Based Auto Insurance Sector, Nishara Nizamuddin, Ahed Abugabah
Blockchain For Automotive: An Insight Towards The Ipfs Blockchain-Based Auto Insurance Sector, Nishara Nizamuddin, Ahed Abugabah
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The advancing technology and industrial revolution have taken the automotive industry by storm in recent times. The auto sector’s constantly growing demand has paved the way for the automobile sector to embrace new technologies and disruptive innovations. The multi-trillion dollar, complex auto insurance sector is still stuck in the regulations of the past. Most of the customers still contact the insurance company by phone to buy new policies and process existing insurance claims. The customers still face the risk of fraudulent online brokers, as policies are mostly signed and processed on papers which often require human supervision, with a risk …
Synergygrids: Blockchain-Supported Distributed Microgrid Energy Trading, Moayad Aloqaily, Ouns Bouachir, Öznur Özkasap, Faizan Safdar Ali
Synergygrids: Blockchain-Supported Distributed Microgrid Energy Trading, Moayad Aloqaily, Ouns Bouachir, Öznur Özkasap, Faizan Safdar Ali
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Growing intelligent cities is witnessing an increasing amount of local energy generation through renewable energy resources. Energy trade among the local energy generators (aka prosumers) and consumers can reduce the energy consumption cost and also reduce the dependency on conventional energy resources, not to mention the environmental, economic, and societal benefits. However, these local energy sources might not be enough to fulfill energy consumption demands. A hybrid approach, where consumers can buy energy from both prosumers (that generate energy) and also from prosumer of other locations, is essential. A centralized system can be used to manage this energy trading that …
The Security Of Big Data In Fog-Enabled Iot Applications Including Blockchain: A Survey, Noshina Tariq, Muhammad Asim, Feras Al-Obeidat, Muhammad Zubair Farooqi, Thar Baker, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Ibrahim Ghafir
The Security Of Big Data In Fog-Enabled Iot Applications Including Blockchain: A Survey, Noshina Tariq, Muhammad Asim, Feras Al-Obeidat, Muhammad Zubair Farooqi, Thar Baker, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Ibrahim Ghafir
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© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The proliferation of inter-connected devices in critical industries, such as healthcare and power grid, is changing the perception of what constitutes critical infrastructure. The rising interconnectedness of new critical industries is driven by the growing demand for seamless access to information as the world becomes more mobile and connected and as the Internet of Things (IoT) grows. Critical industries are essential to the foundation of today’s society, and interruption of service in any of these sectors can reverberate through other sectors and even around the globe. In today’s hyper-connected world, the …