Emerging Trends in Blockchain-Based Solutions, Decentralized Environments, Trust and Security
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2025 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blockchain; edge-to-cloud computing; IoT; trustworthy data governance; digital identities
Interests: cloud resource scheduling; microservice management in edge-to-cloud environments
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the context of the digital revolution transforming numerous aspects of society such as governance, economics, and communication, this Special Issue tackles the critical aspect of trust in cyber-physical systems that depend on diverse resources and services, like edge-to-cloud computing. Building upon the existing literature, it investigates the role of blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, microservices, and trusted computing environments in enhancing trust, traceability, and security within intricate, decentralized ecosystems. Thus, it contributes to the wider discussion on managing trusted knowledge in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments.
This Special Issue aims to explore the latest developments in blockchain technology, decentralized environments, and their impact on trust, security, and information management. It seeks to consolidate advanced theoretical and applied research to establish a multilayered and modular technology framework. Moreover, it aims at solutions that enhance performance and scalability and engage diverse business logic, access methods, and governance models, while ensuring secure, transparent content, information exchange, and service interoperability.
The topics covered in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the latest developments in the following fields:
- Merging trends in decentralized ledger technologies;
- Edge-to-cloud computing to support blockchain;
- Blockchain-based trustworthy computing environments;
- Trustworthy data governance with blockchain;
- Digital identities with blockchain;
- Resource management for blockchain;
- Blockchain-based service management;
- System model design for blockchain.
We kindly invite you to submit your latest, high-quality research results for publication in this Special Issue.
Dr. Petar Kochovski
Dr. Minxian Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blockchain
- edge-to-cloud computing
- trustworthy computing environments
- trustworthy data governance
- digital identities
- resource scheduling
- microservice management
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