Blockchain Technology for IoT Applications (Blockchain Technologies)

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This book explores recent advances in the Internet of things (IoT) via advanced technologies and provides an overview of most aspects which are relevant for advance secure, distributed, decentralized blockchain technology in the Internet of things, their applications, and industry IoT. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the step-by-step evolution of IoT to create a change by enhancing the productivity of industries. It introduces how connected things, data, and their communication (data sharing) environment build a transparent, reliable, secure environment for people, processes, systems, and services with the help of blockchain technology. Preface Summary Contents Requirement Engineering and Its Role in a Blockchain-Enabled Internet of Things 1 Introduction 1.1 Motivation for the Proposed Model 2 Requirements Engineering Process for IoT and Challenges 2.1 Requirements Engineering Process for IoT 2.2 Major Internet of Things and Requirements Challenges 3 Proposed RE Model for Blockchain-Enabled IoT 3.1 Pros of the Proposed Model 3.2 Smart Contract 4 Related Works 5 Final Remarks References AutomataDAO: A Blockchain-Based Data Marketplace for Interactive Robot and IoT Data Exchanges Using Ethermint and State Channels 1 Introduction 2 Background Work 2.1 On Centralized and Decentralized Data Marketplaces 2.2 IoT and Blockchain Technology 2.3 Decentralized IoT Data Marketplaces 2.4 Robots and Blockchain Technology 2.5 State Channels and Micropayments 2.6 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) 3 Marketplace DAOs and Collective Robot Ownership 4 Pricing Model 5 Interaction Use Cases 5.1 Offloading Data Collection Capacity 5.2 Proxied Data Collection Using Master–Slave Control Model 5.3 Collaborative Data Collection by Independent Agents 6 System Preliminaries 6.1 Robot Constraints 6.2 Data Schemas, Evolution and Compatability 7 Architecture 7.1 Data Marketplace Smart Contracts and State Channels 7.2 Data Streaming 8 System Implementation 8.1 Smart Contracts and State Channels 8.2 Robot and Smart Contract Communication 8.3 Data Streaming and Processing 9 Limitations and Future Work 10 Conclusion References Hyperledger Architecture for Internet of Things and Supply Chain Management Services 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Blockchain Architecture and Characteristics 3.1 Characteristics of Blockchain 4 IoT Architecture and Characteristics 4.1 Blockchain-Based IoT Components 5 Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Management 5.1 Major Term of Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Management 6 Hyperledger-Based Blockchain Architecture 6.1 Hyperledger Design Philosophy 6.2 Hyperledger Sawtooth Framework 7 Proposed Architecture for IoT and Supply Chain Management 8 Final Remarks References Can We Predict Tropical Storms? Evidence from Artificial Intelligence 1 Introduction 2 Tropical Storms in Hong Kong 2.1 Overview 2.2 Incentive for Predicting Tropical Cyclones 2.3 Precision of the Hong Kong Observatory’s Predictions 3 Data and Preparation 3.1 Typhoon Track Data 3.2 Typhoon Signal Data 3.3 Preparation of Test Datasets 4 The Recurrent Neural Network Model 4.1 Model 1: Binary Categorization 4.2 Model 2: Multiple Categorization 4.3 Model 3: Multiple Categorization with Non-linear Costs 5 Artificial Intelligence, The Internet of Things, and Blockchain 6 Conclusion References A Critical Review on Using Blockchain Technology in Education Domain 1 Introduction 1.1 Data Ledger Layer 1.2 Consensus Layer 1.3 P2P Network Layer 1.4 Application Layer 2 Suitability of Consortium Blockchains for E-Governance 3 Consensus 3.1 Proof Approaches 3.2 Vote-Based Approaches 3.3 DAG Based Approaches 4 Attacks on Blockchain 4.1 Blockchain Structure Vulnerabilities 4.2 Double Spending Attacks 4.3 Smart Contract-Based Attacks 4.4 Mining Pool Threats 4.5 Wallet Threats 4.6 Peer-to-Peer Network-Based Attacks 4.7 Quantum Attacks 5 Usecase of Blockchain in Education 6 Features of the Proposed Design 7 Challenges in the Proposed Design 8 Conclusion References A Decentralized and Autonomous Model to Administer University Examinations 1 Introduction 2 University Examinations System in India 3 Challenges in Administering University Examinations 4 Functional Requirements for University Examinations 5 Information Security Requirement Analysis for University Examinations 6 Architectural Elements in Blockchain 6.1 Distributed Ledgers 6.2 Cryptography 6.3 Consensus Protocols 6.4 Smart Contracts 7 A Prescriptive Architecture for University Examinations 7.1 IoT for Monitoring and Asset Management 7.2 Blockchain Technology for Decentralization and Autonomous Functioning 8 Conclusion References FaceHub: Facial Recognition Data Management in Blockchain 1 Introduction 2 Background Study 3 Security Challenges 4 Blockchain Overview and Role of Blockchain in FaceHub 4.1 Basic Components of Blockchain Technology 4.2 Processes of Blockchain Technology 4.3 Benefits 4.4 Blockchain in COVID-19 4.5 Blockchain in FaceHub 5 FaceHub Requirements Modelling 5.1 Software Requirements 5.2 User Requirements 5.3 System Requirements 5.4 Functional Requirements 5.5 Non-functional Requirements 6 FaceHub Implementation Method 6.1 Recognition Level 6.2 Sequence Diagram 6.3 Pseudocode 6.4 Processing Level 6.5 User Interface 7 Implementation and Results 8 Conclusion References Incorporating Transaction Lifecycle Information in Blockchain Process Discovery 1 Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 Process Mining in the Blockchain 2.2 Blockchain Transaction Inclusion Time 3 Proposed Method 3.1 Extraction Workflow 3.2 Decoding Workflow 3.3 Process Mining 4 Result 4.1 Blockchain Application: CryptoKitties 4.2 Blockchain Event Log 4.3 Process Mining Result 5 Blockchain, Business Process Management, and IoT 5.1 Business Process Management in Blockchain-Enabled IoT 5.2 Process Oriented Analysis Toward Blockchain-Enabled IoT 6 Conclusion References BIoT-Based Smart Agriculture: Food and Crops Efficiency and Improvement in Supply Chain Cycle 1 Introduction 2 Related Work 2.1 IoT 2.2 Blockchain 3 Technology Embedding Toward SMART Agriculture from State-of-the-Art System 3.1 IoT and Blockchain 3.2 IoT and Agriculture 3.3 Blockchain and Agriculture 4 Technology Improving in Supply Chain Cycle from State of-the-Art System 4.1 IoT Enabled Supply Chain 4.2 Blockchain-Based Supply Chain 5 Architecture of a Blockchain and Internet of Thing-Based SMART Agriculture System 6 Conclusion and Future Work References Hitching Medical IoT Devices to Blockchain for Personal Health Information Management 1 Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Considerations and Requirements for a Blockchain-Based Personal Health Information Management System 4 Architecture of a BlockChain-Based Personal Health Information Management System 4.1 Blockchain Layer 4.2 Device Layer 4.3 Application Layer 4.4 Adapter Layer 4.5 Access of Blockchain-Enabled Personal Health Information Management System (PHIMS) 5 Hyperledger Fabric Based Architecture of a BlockChain-Based Personal Health Information Management System 5.1 Key Concepts of Hyperledger Fabric 5.2 Employing Hyperledger Fabric Channel for Sharing Personal Health Data 5.3 Approach for Creating a Personal Health Data Blockchain Using Hyperledger 6 Conclusion and Future Work References