Blockchains

Reliability Analysis of Smart Contract Execution Architectures: A Comparative Simulation Study

The industrial market continuously needs reliable solutions to secure autonomous systems. Especially as these systems become more complex and interconnected, reliable security solutions are becoming increasingly important. One promising solution to …

The Coral Protocol: Open Infrastructure Connecting The Internet of Agents

Coral Protocol is an open and decentralized collaboration infrastructure that enables communication, coordination, trust and payments for The Internet of Agents. It addresses the growing need for interoperability in a world where organizations are …

Taxonomie des Vulnérabilités d'Incitations dans la Blockchain

Ce papier présente une taxonomie des vulnérabilités d'incitations qui peuvent affecter les blockchains publiques et consortium. Cette taxonomie a pour but d'aider les chercheurs et développeurs a mieux comprendre les différentes menaces qui pèsent …

Fully Autonomous Trustworthy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Teamwork: A Research Guideline Using Level 2 Blockchain

The vast range of possible fully autonomous multiunmanned aerial vehicle (multi-UAV) operations is creating a new and expanding market where technological advances are happening at a breakneck pace. The integration of UAVs in airspaces (not just for …

A Taxonomy of Blockchain Vulnerabilities for Networked Intelligent Systems

This article presents a taxonomy of incentive vulnerabilities that can affect public and consortium blockchain-based networked intelligent systems. The taxonomy aims to help researchers and developers better understand the related threats and design …

Proof-of-Work is a Stigmergic Consensus Algorithm: Unlocking Its Potential

The proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm has been initially used in Bitcoin and is now one of the mainstream consensus algorithms to create immutable ledgers of transactions. However, it is still not very well understood, and as such, its entire strength …

Special Issue on the Blockchain in Intelligent Robotics and Automation Applications

AGR4BS: A Generic Multi-Agent Organizational Model for Blockchain Systems

Blockchain is a very attractive technology since it maintains a public, append-only, immutable and ordered log of transactions which guarantees an auditable ledger accessible by anyone. Blockchain systems are inherently interdisciplinary since they …

On Using Blockchains for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drones: An Architectural Study

Beyond Visual Line of Sight operation enables drones to surpass the limits imposed by the reach and constraints of their operator's eyes. It extends their range and, as such, productivity, and profitability. Drones operating BVLOS include a variety …

Proof-of-Work as a Stigmergic Consensus Algorithm: Extended Abstract

In this paper, we make a theoretical analysis from a coordination perspective and conclude that the Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm is a stigmergic consensus algorithm where the trace left by an action in the blockchain through indirect coordination of …