The purpose of a reputation system is to hold the users of a distributed application
accountable for their behavior. The reputation of a user is computed as an aggregate of the …

Machine-to-machine (M2M) is one of the emergent technologies that has attracted a lot of
attention in both industrial and academic sectors, and which is expected to grow in the next …

In this work, we initially study the necessary properties and security requirements of Ring
Confidential Transaction (RingCT) protocol deployed in the popular anonymous …

Carpooling enables passengers to share a vehicle to reduce traveling time, vehicle carbon
emissions, and traffic congestion. However, the majority of passengers lean to find local …

Energy trading in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a fundamental approach to realize
Industry 4.0, plays a vital role in satisfying energy demands and optimizing system efficiency …

Digital signature is a fundamental primitive with numerous applications. Following the
development of pairing-based cryptography, several taking advantage of this setting have …

Mobile crowdsensing engages a crowd of individuals to use their mobile devices to
cooperatively collect data about social events and phenomena for customers with common …

5G is emerging to serve as a platform to support networking connections for sensors and
vehicles on roads and provide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) services to drivers and …

The advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in the smart grid provides real-time information
to both grid operators and customers, exploiting the full potential of demand response (DR) …

The success of electronic authentication systems, be it e-ID card systems or Internet
authentication systems such as CardSpace, highly depends on the provided level of user …