Daimi K., Dionysiou I., Madhoun N.El. (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Blockchains

Springer, 2023. — 398 p. — ISBN: 978-3-031-10506-7.Blockchain is considered as distributed records or lists assigned to network nodes. They store information in blocks where each block is linked to the previous one. These blocks establish a chain (blockchain). Initially, blockchains were created for cryptocurrency systems to sustain a secure and decentralized collection of transactions. Soon after, many different applications of blockchains emerged.Financial systems depend on key agencies and trustworthy intermediaries to smoothen the progress of business transactions. Blockchain as a technology minimizes the need for such authorities. Blockchain assists in the authentication and trackability of various transactions that need verification and traceability. It can ensure secure transactions, reduce compliance costs, and accelerate data transfer handling. The technology can assist in managing contracts and auditing an artifact's source.Principles and Practice of Blockchains provide an essential compilation of relevant and cutting-edge academic and industry work on key blockchain topics. Further, it introduces blockchains to the public to develop their blockchain knowledge and awareness. The book can be a valuable resource to blockchain experts in their professional development efforts and to students as a supplement to their cybersecurity courses. It provides a glimpse of future directions where blockchains are heading. The book is a rich collection of carefully selected and reviewed manuscripts written by diverse blockchain experts in the listed fields and edited by prominent blockchain researchers and specialists.Blockchain Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Blockchain Technology.
Identification of Illicit Blockchain Transactions Using Hyperparameters Auto-tuning.
Multidimensional Blockchain: Construction and Security Analysis.
Blockchain Project Workflow Execution for Trustless Operation.
Blockchains in the Internet of Things and Mobile Phones
Protecting Location Privacy in Blockchain-Based Mobile Internet of Things.
A Blockchain-Based Machine Learning Intrusion Detection System for the Internet of Things.
ECOM: Epoch Randomness-Based Consensus Committee Configuration for IoT Blockchains.
Customer Outcome Framework for Blockchain-Based Mobile Phone Applications.
Blockchains and Healthcare
A Secure Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Healthcare System Using Blockchain.
An Investigation of Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts Deployment in Smart Medicine 4.0.
Blockchains and Currency
Post-Quantum Digital Signatures for Bitcoin.
Cyber Laundering: Money Laundering from Fiat Money to Cryptocurrency.
Part V. Blockchains in Education, Governance, Supply Chain, and Security.
A Blockchain-Based Fair and Transparent Homework Grading System for Online Education.
Improving Supply Chain Management Performance with Blockchain Technology.
Using Blockchain to Improve Corporate Governance.
Blockchain Security as “People Security”: Applying Sociotechnical Security to Blockchain Technology.