Big data has generated strong interest in various scientific and engineering domains over
the last few years. Despite many advantages and applications, there are many challenges in …

The three previous industrial revolutions profoundly transformed agriculture industry from
indigenous farming to mechanized farming and recent precision agriculture. Industrial …

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that is making a great impact on modern society
due to its transparency, decentralization, and security properties. Blockchain gained …

The platforms supporting the smart city applications are rarely implemented from scratch by
a municipality and/or totally owned by a single company, but are more typically realized by …

A revolution in advanced manufacturing has been driven by digital technology in the fourth
industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, and has resulted in a substantial increase …

The emergence of smart cities and sustainable development has become a globally
accepted form of urbanization. The epitome of smart city development has become possible …

Over the past decade, blockchain technology has attracted a huge attention from both
industry and academia because it can be integrated with a large number of everyday …

The lack of intrinsic security technologies in the current Internet of Things (IoT) systems
brings forth numerous security vulnerabilities and privacy risks. To this end, a distributed and …

In recent years, smart city has emerged as a new paradigm to provide high quality facilities
to the citizens by dynamically optimising the city resources. Smart cities can offer finest …

Blockchain technology is becoming increasingly attractive to the next generation, as it is
uniquely suited to the information era. Blockchain technology can also be applied to the …