Blockchain for the Internet of Things
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 February 2022) | Viewed by 5007
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blockchain; Internet of Things; network security; wireless networks
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Interests: blockchain technologies; the Internet of Things and machine-type communications; cybersecurity; performance evaluation of cloud computing centers; vehicular and drone-based ad hoc networks; social networksBlockChain technologies, Internet of Things and Machine type communications, Cyber security; Performance evaluation of cloud computing centers; Vehicular and drone based ad hoc networks; Social networks
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Internet of Things (IoT) systems and applications are rapidly gaining acceptance in many areas, and blockchain is emerging as the storage technology of choice for blockchain provides publicly available, immutable (or, at least, tamper-evident), replicated ledger that ensures security and privacy for data creators and data users alike. However, the integration of the two emerging technologies is not without challenges. First, many IoT devices are severely constrained in their computation and communication capabilities. This precludes the use of popular technologies such as proof-of-work consensus which has been popularized by Bitcoin, on account of their computational complexity, power consumption, and low overall throughput. Second, the heterogeneity of IoT devices necessitates the development of innovative solutions in all aspects of blockchain technology. This includes communications and data dissemination, consensus protocol, and—last but not least—security and privacy which have to be protected to the utmost extent possible. Third, the heterogeneity of IoT applications in terms of data formats but also in terms of data ownership and its legal aspects mean that blockchain storage needs to be flexible and adaptable to new formats and requirements. Finally, the sheer amount of IoT data requires novel techniques for advanced data processing, compression, streaming, and feature extraction that are beyond the reach of current solutions. The goal of this Special Issue is to provide a publication venue that will allow researchers and practitioners to publish their results that would address the challenges listed in order to foster future applications of blockchain in IoT systems and applications.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Architectures for blockchain systems suitable for IoT applications;
- Single- and multitiered network architectures for blockchain-based IoT systems;
- Tradeoffs in using permissioned vs. permissionless solutions;
- Networking and communication protocols for blockchain-based IoT systems;
- Data and storage issues for blockchain storage of IoT data;
- Sharding and other techniques to combat complexity of blockchains for IoT;
- Consensus protocols and performance, security, suitability for IoT applications;
- Energy efficiency of proof-of-X consensus protocols;
- Security and privacy issues related to IoT systems;
- Security and privacy of proof-of-X consensus protocols;
- Data access in blockchain-based IoT systems;
- Data processing techniques to combat complexity of IoT data;
- Hybrid blockchain systems and tradeoffs between on- and off-chain data.
Prof. Dr. Vojislav B Mišić
Prof. Dr. Jelena Mišić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blockchain
- Internet of Things
- network architecture
- consensus protocols
- proof-of-X consensus
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