Envisioned to be the next-generation Internet, the metaverse has been attracting enormous
attention from both the academia and industry. The metaverse can be viewed as a 3D …

Programs on public blockchains often handle valuable assets, making them attractive
targets for attack. At the same time, it is challenging to design correct blockchain …

Smart contracts constitute the foundation for blockchain distributed applications. These
constructs enable transactions in trustless environments using consensus algorithms and …

Industry 5.0 is an evolving concept that aims to enhance the way modern factories operate
by seeking long-term growth, production efficiency and the well-being of industrial workers …

Context: Smart contracts play a vital role in many fields. Despite being called smart, the
development of smart contracts is a tedious task beyond defining a set of contractual rules …

For the development of blockchain smart contracts, a structured approach based on the
principles of the Model Driven Architecture can be beneficial and facilitate the …

The creation of blockchain-based software applications requires today considerable
technical knowledge, particularly in software design and programming. This is regarded as a …

The chapter presents a model for organizing software testing of cyber-physical systems and
an algorithm for forming test scenarios that optimize the cost of software testing, increase …

The research study provides a comprehensive bibliometric assessment in the field of
Software Testing (ST). The dynamic evolution in the field of ST is evident from the …

This work presents a short review on the most relevant studies in the context of testing
Blockchain-Oriented Software (BoS), especially at the smart contract level. Focusing on …