To be prepared for the 'Industry 4.0'-era, we propose a hierarchical framework comprising
four tangible layers, which is designed to vertically integrate inter-organizational value …

As the most prevailing two-factor authentication mechanism, smart-card-based password
authentication has been a subject of intensive research in the past two decades, and …

Blockchain technology is rapidly changing the transaction behavior and efficiency of
businesses in recent years. Data privacy and system reliability are critical issues that is …

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology, which makes the remote sensing
and control across heterogeneous network a reality, and has good prospects in industrial …

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) are used to collect and exchange vital and sensitive
information about the physical conditions of patients. Due to the openness and mobility of …

Abstract Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a very important part of Internet of Things (IoT),
especially in e-healthcare applications. Among them, wireless medical sensor networks …

Despite two decades of intensive research, it remains a challenge to design a practical
anonymous two-factor authentication scheme, for the designers are confronted with an …

With the emergence of the concept of smart city and the increase of vehicles, the vehicular
ad-hoc network (VANET) is widely accepted for the communication of vehicles to get …

Nowadays, the technology of Internet of Things (IoT) is getting more and more important
which brings a lot of convenience to people's life and city's development. As a key …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology and expected to provide solutions for
various industrial fields. As a basic technology of the IoT, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) …