Abstract Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become a paramount online
learning approach for flexible learning methods and extensive learning courses. Different …

The emerging blockchain technology is one of the most feasible solutions to decentralized
and autonomous energy management in distributed energy systems (DESs). However, with …

Traceability and auditability are key structures in supply chain management and
construction. However, trust is the most important aspect of customers in these systems …

Anonymous credentials are a powerful tool for making assertions about identity while
maintaining privacy and have been the subject of study for many years. The interest in …

With the number of smart vehicle drivers increasing rapidly, privacy-preserving identity
management methods in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) become more imperative …

Two-factor authentication provides a strong defense against account compromise. However,
traditional two-factor authentication schemes cannot provide users with much flexibility and …

Ring signature, introduced by Rivest et al.[Asiacrypt'01], allows a person to sign a document
on behalf of an ad-hoc group (or ring) while hiding the identity of the actual signer. But the …

The Digital Green Transition of the energy industry is accelerating as decarbonization and
digitalization of the power market and system are gaining momentum. Unlocking the full and …

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) networks, as an emerging smart grid paradigm, can be integrated with
renewable energy resources to provide power services and manage electricity demands …

Anonymous authentication is widely studied for preserving the privacy of IoT devices.
Although attribute-based signature (ABS) schemes can show identity attributes flexibly …