Fake news has now grown into a big problem for societies and also a major challenge for
people fighting disinformation. This phenomenon plagues democratic elections, reputations …

One of the most striking properties of the Internet is its flexibility to accommodate features it
was not conceived for. Among the most significant examples, in this survey we consider the …

Distributed and Cloud Computing: From Parallel Processing to the Internet of Things offers
complete coverage of modern distributed computing technology including clusters, the grid …

This is the third edition of “Distributed Systems.” In many ways, it is a huge difference
compared to the previous editions, the most important one perhaps being that we have fully …

Abstract Internet of Things and Blockchain are considered two major technologies. Lower
latency and a higher linked system number provide greater flexibility for remote execution of …

Decentralisation as a concept is attracting a lot of interest, not least with the rise of
decentralised and distributed techno-social systems like Bitcoin, and distributed ledgers …

This research examines vulnerabilities and potential attacks using Bitcoin payment systems
at physical retail locations. It also lays a theoretical and practical foundation for effective …

The widespread diffusion of Online Social Networks has given unforeseen opportunities for
their users to share contents and mutually interact. However, current platforms offer …

The wireless and resource-constraint nature of a sensor network makes it an ideal medium
for attackers to do any kinds of vicious things. In this paper, we describe PLUS, a …

Blockchains are being recently used as a supporting technology framework for
decentralized applications requiring functionalities such as exchange of value through …