Blockchain Technology for Internet of Things
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 152
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Interests: Internet of Things; machine learning; WBAN; blockchain; microgrid; indoor localization; task orchestration
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Dear Colleagues,
Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed ledger technology that ensures data security, transparency, and immutability through a network of nodes that validate and record transactions in linked blocks. It eliminates intermediaries, reduces data tampering, and enhances trust. The IoT is a network of interconnected devices communicating and exchanging data over the internet, enabling real-time monitoring, data collection, and automation across various sectors. The convergence of blockchain and IoT addresses IoT's challenges, such as security, privacy, and interoperability, through secure data exchange, automated processes via smart contracts, and decentralized peer-to-peer communication. This Special Issue aims to explore blockchain's application in enhancing IoT across multiple domains. Specifically, this Special Issue aims to focus on the following:
- Applying blockchain in healthcare to secure patient data and ensure tamper-proof medical records.
- Utilizing blockchain for smart cities ensures secure transactions, improving efficiency and trust in city initiatives.
- Leveraging blockchain in smart navigation secures vehicle-to-vehicle communication, ensuring reliable navigation information.
- Implementing blockchain for mission-critical IoT systems enhances security and resilience in critical infrastructure and industrial IoT.
- Employing blockchain in big data ensures decentralized, secure processing, and sharing of IoT-generated data.
- Using blockchain for supply chain management ensures transparency and traceability, reducing fraud and improving efficiency.
- Integrating blockchain in agriculture secures IoT sensor data, aiding informed decisions and traceability of agricultural products.
- Adopting blockchain for energy management secures transactions in smart grids, enhancing energy management efficiency.
Dr. Faisal Jamil
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- blockchain technology
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- healthcare
- smart cities
- smart navigation
- mission-critical IoT systems
- big data
- supply chain management
- agriculture
- energy management
- decentralized ledger
- smart contracts
- data security
- privacy
- interoperability
- decentralized identity management
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