Research Area: Blockchain in 5G/6G Networks

Power Line Monitoring-Based Consensus Algorithm for Performance Enhancement of Energy Blockchain Applications in Smart Grid 2.0

January 31, 2025
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Energy blockchain applications are becoming inevitable with the transformation of electricity distributionnetworks into the decentralized Smart Grid 2.0 architecture. The scalability of the blockchain platform plays a key role in catering to the increasing number of nodes connected due to consumerturned-prosumers being integrated into the distribution grid in a distributed manner. Hence, this study aims […]

Demo: Enabling Trustworthy Cold Chain Logistics through Blockchain and Machine Learning

January 19, 2025
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Internet of Things (IoT) sensors monitor temperature-sensitive goods throughout the supply chain. Nowadays, blockchain is being widely used for traceability, transparency, and immutable storage of this data. However, this approach lacks a mechanism to assess the trustworthiness of the data, and as a result, the reliability of the system is constrained by the quality of […]

Evaluating Data Trust in Blockchain-Based IoT Systems Using Machine Learning Techniques

January 19, 2025
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The convergence of blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) has become increasingly prevalent recently, as it addresses challenges such as single point of failure and security concerns associated with IoT.Blockchain offers immutable data storage, availability, and transparency, but a significant drawback lies in its inability to verify the truthfulness of the data stored on it. […]

Machine Learning for Data Trust Evaluations in Blockchain-Enabled IoT Systems

January 19, 2025
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Recently, there has been a surge of interest surrounding the integration of blockchain with the Internet of Things (IoT), aiming to address IoT’s inherent issues like single points of failure and concerns related to data integrity. However, although blockchain provides decentralization and transparency, it does not guarantee the accuracy and reliability of IoT-generated data. Therefore, […]

February 6, 2024
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Blockchain has become the technology enabler in delivering modern Smart Grid 2.0 functionalities. Many services including Peer-to-Peer energy trading, distribution network management, financial settlements, and energy data management are catered through blockchain-enabled platforms. However, areas such as service quality-based pricing strategies, supply-demand balancing in distribution system to attain enhanced reliability and consumption-oriented rewarding mechanisms need […]

Smart Grid 2.0 Security

January 21, 2024
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Utilization of a Blockchain-based Reputation Management System for Energy Trading in SmartGrid 2.0

January 21, 2024
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The futuristic energy grids comprise of predominantly renewable generation, to align with the sustainable development goals. This would require integration of renewable energy sources at different levels of the power system out of which, consumers turning into power producers, often referred to as prosumers is an important aspect. Prosumers who generate excess power beyond self-consumption […]

Trust Management and Bad Data Reduction in Internet of Vehicles Using Blockchain and AI

November 19, 2023
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Blockchain offers cryptographically secure storage for recording transactions. However, one issue with blockchains is the problem of bad data and data reliability, where bad data refers to inaccurate, incomplete, or irrelevant data. This paper investigates how machine learning (ML) can be used to identify inaccurate sensor data added to a blockchain in Internet of Vehicles […]

Blockchain-based Roaming and Offload Service Platform for Local 5G Operators

February 1, 2023
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Local 5G Operator (L5GO) concept is one of themost prominent versatile applications of the 5G in the nearfuture. The popularity of L5GOs will trigger a greater numberof roaming and offloading events between mobile operators.However, existing static and operator-assisted roaming andoffloading procedures are inefficient for the L5GO ecosystem due topoor service quality, data privacy issues, data […]

A Novel Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platformfor Local 5G Operators

February 1, 2023
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5G is a promising technology that has the potentialto support verticals and applications such as Industrial Internetof Things IoT (IIoT), smart cities, autonomous vehicles, remotesurgeries, virtual and augmented realities, and so on. Theseverticals have a diverse set of network connectivity requirements,and it is challenging to deliver customized services for eachby using a common 5G infrastructure. […]

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