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*The Convergence of Intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) and
Distributed
Ledger Technology (DLT): Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions*
Journal of Network and Computer Applications (Q1)
Submission Deadline: June 6, 2020
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-network-and-computer-applications/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-convergence-of-intelligent-internet
Digital revolution is characterized by the convergence of
technologies—from
cloud computing to artificial intelligence, big data, DLT and
IoT—that is
blurring the lines between physical and digital worlds. Although
the IoT
and DLT, of which blockchain is a popular example, are two very
different
technologies, the fusion of DLT and IoT technologies is an
unprecedented
paradigm shift that is expected to disrupt both current and future
systems
in various fields. In particular, DLT has exactly what is needed
to fix the
weaknesses and vulnerabilities of IoT, in particular in terms of
security.
Although the convergence of IoT and DLT can potentially tackle
major
shortcomings of today’s solutions, its adoption is still in its
infancy
phase, suffering from various issues, including lack of
scalability,
consensus algorithms, data privacy, efficiency, availability,
storage,
interoperability, standardization, as well as the lack of
consensus towards
any reference models or best practices that specify how DLT should
be
utilized in IoT, among others. This special issue aims to bring
together
researchers and experts in order to foster the investigations on
cutting-edge IoT-DLT solutions and allowing one to contribute to
advancing
the convergence of DLT and IoT. Authors are invited to submit
high-quality
papers containing original work from either academia or industry
reporting
novel advances in (but not limited to) the following topics:
- The recent development in DLTs | Architectures/platforms for DLT
and
IoT
- Applications of DLT and Blockchain in edge, fog and cloud
computing
- Development of DLT-IoT enabled sensor networks
- DLTs and Blockchain in peer-to-peer and M2M communications
- DTLs and Blockchain in embedded and real-time systems
- Provisioning of sensor-enabled blockchain-IoT architecture
- DLT-based IoT security and privacy solutions, key management,
identity
management, authentication, authorization, and access control
- System design and implementation methods for blockchain-based
IoT
systems
- Performance evaluation and experimental analysis of
DLT/blockchain IoT
schemes
- Novel development of smart contracts in the blockchain-IoT
ecosystem
- Deployment of IoT-based sensor-data management
- Machine Learning Approaches for Convergence of IoT and DLT
- Performance evaluation and experimental analysis of Blockchain
IoT
schemes
- Case studies (e.g., healthcare, energy, smart home, smart
building,
smart city, Industry 4.0, finance, transportation, and logistics)
*Submission Format and Guideline*
All submitted papers must be clearly written in excellent English
and
contain only original work, which has not been published by or is
currently
under review for any other journal or conference. A detailed
submission
guideline is available as “Guide to Authors” at
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-network-and-computer-applications/1084-8045/guide-for-authors
All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted
through
Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The authors must select as “SI –
IoT-DLT”
when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process.
The EES
website is located at:
http://ees.elsevier.com/jnca/
Requests for additional information should be addressed to the
guest
editors (
Farshad.firouzi@duke.edu).
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You might also be interested in our IEEE Conference (IEEE IoT,
IEEE CAS,
IEEE RAS, IEEE CEDA, IEEE ComSoc). Selected best papers will also
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