Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems
Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems

Author: Hong-Ning Dai

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-12-02

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 9811679932

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post conference papers of the Third International Conference on Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems, Blocksys 2021, held in Guangzhou, China, in August 2021.*The 38 full papers and the 12 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: Contents Blockchain and Data Mining; Performance Optimization of Blockchain; Blockchain Security and Privacy; Theories and Algorithms for Blockchain; Blockchain and Internet of Things; Blockchain and Smart Contracts; Blockchain Services and Applications; Trustworthy System Development.*

Financial Cryptography and Data Security
Financial Cryptography and Data Security

Author: Nicolas Christin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-08

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 3662454726

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC 2014), held in Christ Church, Barbados, in March 2014. The 19 revised full papers and 12 short papers were carefully selected and reviewed from 165 abstract registrations and 138 full papers submissions. The papers are grouped in the following topical sections: payment systems, case studies, cloud and virtualization, elliptic curve cryptography, privacy-preserving systems, authentication and visual encryption, network security, mobile system security, incentives, game theory and risk, and bitcoin anonymity.

From Blockchain to Web3 & Metaverse
From Blockchain to Web3 & Metaverse

Author: Huawei Huang

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-09-06

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9819936489

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The Metaverse seamlessly integrates the real world with the virtual world and allows avatars to engage in a broad range of activities including entertainment, social networking, and trading. In this book, we dive into the Metaverse by discussing how blockchains connect various Metaverse components, digital currencies, and blockchain-empowered applications in the virtual world. On the other hand, Web3 has also attracted considerable attention due to its uniquely decentralized characteristics. The digital economy, currently undergoing a rapid development, is a critical driver to highly efficient societies. It is imperative that we investigate how to use Web3 technologies to address the critical concerns encountered during the development of the digital economy by fully exploring Web3. In this book, we also share insights into the Web3-based ecosystem in the Metaverse; topics of interest include decentralized finance, digital assets, the asset-trading market, etc. Unlike most works on the subject, this book mainly concentrates on insights and discussions regarding blockchain, the Metaverse and Web3. In other words, it focuses on using blockchain technologies to enable an ecosystem for both the Metaverse and Web3. Topics addressed include blockchain fundamentals, smart contracts, value circulation in the Metaverse, the connection between the Metaverse and Web3, the establishment of the Metaverse on the basis of blockchain technologies, decentralized autonomous organization, decentralized storage, digital economy, Web3-based economic systems for the Metaverse, etc. This book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, engineers, and policymakers working in various areas related to blockchain, the Metaverse and Web3. We hope that it will also inspire readers from academia and industry alike, and ultimately help them create a truly open, fair, and rational ecosystem for the Metaverse and Web3.

Unifying Themes in Complex Systems IX
Unifying Themes in Complex Systems IX

Author: Alfredo J. Morales

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-23

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 3319966618

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Unifying Themes in Complex Systems is a well-established series of carefully edited conference proceedings that serve to document and archive the progress made regarding cross-fertilization in this field. The International Conference on Complex Systems (ICCS) creates a unique atmosphere for scientists from all fields, engineers, physicians, executives, and a host of other professionals, allowing them to explore common themes and applications of complex systems science. With this new volume, Unifying Themes in Complex Systems continues to establish common ground between the wide-ranging domains of complex systems science.

Blockchain Intelligence
Blockchain Intelligence

Author: Zibin Zheng

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-05-31

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9811601275

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This book focuses on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve blockchain ecosystems. Gathering the latest advances resulting from AI in blockchain data analytics, it also presents big data research on blockchain systems. Despite blockchain's merits of decentralisation, immutability, non-repudiation and traceability, the development of blockchain technology has faced a number of challenges, such as the difficulty of data analytics on encrypted blockchain data, poor scalability, software vulnerabilities, and the scarcity of appropriate incentive mechanisms. Combining AI with blockchain has the potential to overcome the limitations, and machine learning-based approaches may help to analyse blockchain data and to identify misbehaviours in blockchain. In addition, deep reinforcement learning methods can be used to improve the reliability of blockchain systems. This book focuses in the use of AI to improve blockchain systems and promote blockchain intelligence. It describes data extraction, exploration and analytics on representative blockchain systems such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. It also includes data analytics on smart contracts, misbehaviour detection on blockchain data, and market analysis of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. As such, this book provides researchers and practitioners alike with valuable insights into big data analysis of blockchain data, AI-enabled blockchain systems, and applications driven by blockchain intelligence.

Network and System Security
Network and System Security

Author: Mirosław Kutyłowski

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 3030657450

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Network and System Security, NSS 2020, held in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in November 2020. The 17 full and 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The selected papers are devoted to topics such as secure operating system architectures, applications programming and security testing, intrusion and attack detection, cybersecurity intelligence, access control, cryptographic techniques, cryptocurrencies, ransomware, anonymity, trust, recommendation systems, as well machine learning problems. Due to the Corona pandemic the event was held virtually.

Mathematical Research for Blockchain Economy
Mathematical Research for Blockchain Economy

Author: Panos Pardalos

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024-01-15

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 3031487311

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This book presents the best papers from the 4th International Conference on Mathematical Research for Blockchain Economy (MARBLE) 2023, held in London, UK. While most blockchain conferences and forums are dedicated to business applications, product development, or Initial Coin Offering (ICO) launches, this conference focused on the mathematics behind blockchain to bridge the gap between practice and theory. The book spans the divide between theoretical promise and practical reality in blockchain technology and explores the challenges hindering its real-world integration across diverse sectors, offering comprehensive insights into issues like scalability, security, and privacy.