The ultra-low latency requirements of 5G/6G applications and privacy constraints call for
distributed machine learning systems to be deployed at the edge. With its simple yet …

Blockchain, also known as a distributed ledger technology, stores different transactions/
operations in a chain of blocks in a distributed manner without needing a trusted third-party …

Through cooperation, robot swarms can perform tasks or solve problems that a single robot
from the swarm could not perform/solve by itself. However, it has been shown that a single …

Access control is essential for the IoT environment to ensure that only approved and trusted
parties are able to configure devices, access sensor information, and command actuators to …

Healthcare networks are sophisticated systems, which are commonly comprised of medical
and drug suppliers, insurance companies, third-party logistics (3PL) providers, and …

Blockchain platforms propagate into every facet, including managing medical services with
professional and patient-centered applications. With its sensitive nature, record privacy has …

Scholars are increasingly examining how the distributed blockchain technology can counter
specific supply chain and operations management challenges. Various research …

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

Purpose This work focuses on the interoperability of the blockchain from the viewpoint of its
technological evolution in the wider context of supply chain systems. Interoperability …

The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) has become widely popular in the past decade as
it has huge prospects for the economy due to its applicability in various use cases such as …