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This book provides extensive insights on blockchain systems, starting from a historical perspective and moving towards building foundational knowledge, with focus on communication networks. It covers blockchain applications, algorithms, architectures, design and implementation, and security and privacy issues, providing the reader with a comprehensive overview. Further, it discusses blockchain systems and its integration to communication networks. The book includes hands-on, practical tutorials, self-assessment exercises, and review questions; tips and sample programs are also provided throughout. Complementary supporting material for instructors, including open source programming code for practical tutorials and exercises, is also available. The target audience includes graduate students, professionals, and researchers working in the areas of blockchain systems, distributed ledger technology, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
This book provides extensive insights on blockchain systems, starting from a historical perspective and moving towards building foundational knowledge, with focus on communication networks. It covers blockchain applications, algorithms, architectures, design and implementation, and security and privacy issues, providing the reader with a comprehensive overview. Further, it discusses blockchain systems and its integration to communication networks. The book includes hands-on, practical tutorials, self-assessment exercises, and review questions; tips and sample programs are also provided throughout. Complementary supporting material for instructors, including open source programming code for practical tutorials and exercises, is also available. The target audience includes graduate students, professionals, and researchers working in the areas of blockchain systems, distributed ledger technology, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
Introduction.- Historical Background of Ledger Technology and Blockchain.- Applications of Blockchain in Communication Networks.- Network Layer for Blockchain systems.- Consensus Algorithms, Mining, and Block Validation.- Distributed Ledger Architectures.- Smart Contracts.- Design & Implementation of Blockchain.- Security & Privacy Issues of Blockchain .- Conclusion.
Mubashir Husain Rehmani received his Ph.D. from the
University Pierre and Marie Curie, France, in 2011, and is
currently working as an Assistant Lecturer at Munster Technological
University (MTU), Ireland. He was previously affiliated with the
University of Paris-Est, France, COMSTATS University, Pakistan, and
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. He is currently an Area
Editor of IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS and the
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Green Communication and
Networking, IEEE Access Journal, Elsevier Future Generation
Computer Systems journal, Elsevier Computers and Electrical
Engineering (CAEE) Journal, Elsevier Journal of Network and
Computer Applications (JNCA), Springer Wireless Networks Journal,
and the Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN). He is also
serving as Column Editor (Book Reviews) for IEEE COMMUNICATIONS
MAGAZINE.
A senior member of both the IEEE and IEEE Communications Society,
Dr. Rehmani is an Author/Editor of several books published by
prestigious publishers such as John Wiley, Springer, CRC Press -
Taylor and Francis Group, USA, and IGI Global USA. He has published
over 110 journal papers, 14 book chapters, and more than 10
international conference papers. He received the “Best Researcher
of the Year 2015 of COMSATS Wah” award in 2015. He received the
certificate of appreciation, “Exemplary Editor of the IEEE
Communications Surveys and Tutorials for the year 2015” from the
IEEE Communications Society. He received Best Paper Award from IEEE
ComSoc Technical Committee on Communications Systems Integration
and Modeling (CSIM), in IEEE ICC 2017. He consecutively received
research productivity award in 2016-17 and also ranked # 1 in all
Engineering disciplines from Pakistan Council for Science and
Technology (PCST), Government of Pakistan. He received the Best
Paper Award in 2017 from Higher Education Commission (HEC),
Government of Pakistan. He is the recipient of Best Paper Award in
2018 from Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications. He
has been selected for inclusion on the annual Highly Cited
Researchers™ 2020 list from Clarivate. His performance in this
context features in the top 1% in the field of Computer
Science.
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