The Blockchain Technology for Secure and Smart Applications across Industry Verticals Advances in Computers Series

The Blockchain Technology for Secure and Smart Applications across Industry Verticals, Volume 121, presents the latest information on a type of distributed ledger used for maintaining a permanent and tamper-proof record of transactional data. The book presents a novel compendium of existing and budding Blockchain technologies for various smart applications. Chapters in this new release include the Basics of Blockchain, The Blockchain History, Architecture of Blockchain, Core components of Blockchain, Blockchain 2.0: Smart Contracts, Empowering Digital Twins with Blockchain, Industrial Use Cases at the Cusp of the IoT and Blockchain Paradigms, Blockchain Components and Concepts, Digital Signatures, Accumulators, Financial Systems, and more.

This book is a unique effort to illuminate various techniques to represent, improve and authorize multi-institutional and multidisciplinary research in a different type of smart applications, like the financial system, smart grid, transportation system, etc. Readers in identity-privacy, traceability, immutability, transparency, auditability, and security will find it to be a valuable resource.

1. Basics of Blockchain Shubhani Aggarwal 2. The Blockchain History Shubhani Aggarwal 3. Architecture of Blockchain Shubhani Aggarwal 4. Core components of Blockchain Shubhani Aggarwal 5. Blockchain 2.0: Smart Contracts Shubhani Aggarwal 6. Empowering Digital Twins with Blockchain Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 7. Industrial Use Cases at the Cusp of the IoT and Blockchain Paradigms Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 8. Blockchain Components and Concepts Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 9. Hashes Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 10. Digital Signatures Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 11. Signature Primitives Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 12. Accumulators Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 13. Financial System Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 14. Intelligent Transportation System Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 15. Smart Grid Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 16. Healthcare System Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 17. Voting System Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr. 18. Demystifying Blockchain Technology Pethuru Raj Chelliah Sr.

Industrial researchers, academicians, and research scholars in the areas of security and privacy in various applications such as - healthcare systems, smart grid systems, intelligent transportation systems, financial systems, voting systems.

• Provides a snapshot of the state of current research based on the decentralized system that provides security and privacy to the smart applications
• Chapters cover the fundamental concepts of the newly emerged Blockchain technology along with, the various smart applications
• Helps to elucidate new trading platforms that provides business benefits like efficiency, auditability, traceability, transparency, feedback, and security