The increasing penetration of distributed energy resources and the growing electrification of
end-use consumption complicate energy management. Current strategies, which rely on …

The financial crisis of 2008 breached society's trust in banks and centralized financial
institutions. Bitcoin appeared as a response to those transgressions, proving that the …

Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly important as a substitute for fossil
energy production. However, distributed renewable energy production faces several …

Renewable energy sources were introduced as an alternative to fossil fuel sources to make
electricity generation cleaner. However, today's renewable energy markets face a number of …

Nowadays, communication systems and networks, become an integral part of not only our
everyday life but also even in industry, critical infrastructure, business, etc. Current trends …

Advancements in sensor-enabled devices led to the emergence of resource trading models
for smart communities, such as the smart marketplace (SMP). Most of the proposed SMP …

Cryptocurrencies have been in the spotlight for the past few years. The centralization of the
management of fiat currencies by banks led to their emergence with Bitcoin in 2008 as a …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) object recognition is one of the fundamental tasks in
computer vision applications, paving the way for all other image understanding operations …

This work defines a decentralized blockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P) energy marketplace
which addresses actors' privacy and the performance of consensus mechanisms. The …

To promote green transportation within cities, the concept of active mobility has gained
attraction in the research community. In that sense, the use of IoT sensors along with open …