With the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the wide penetration of wireless
networks, the surging demand for data communications and computing calls for the …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) allows communication between devices, things, and
any digital assets that send and receive data over a network without requiring interaction …

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 …

In recent years, the rapid urbanization of world's population causes many economic, social,
and environmental problems, which affect people's living conditions and quality of life …

Blockchain, as the underlying technology of crypto-currencies, has attracted significant
attention. It has been adopted in numerous applications, such as smart grid and Internet-of …

The past decade has witnessed the rapid evolution in blockchain technologies, which has
attracted tremendous interests from both the research communities and industries. The …

Blockchain technology has been deemed to be an ideal choice for strengthening existing
computing systems in varied manners. As one of the network-enabled technologies, cloud …

The vision of Industry 4.0, otherwise known as the fourth industrial revolution, is the
integration of massively deployed smart computing and network technologies in industrial …

The blooming trend of smart grid deployment is engaged by the evolution of the network
technology, as the connected environment offers various alternatives for electrical data …

Since the success of Bitcoin, there have been increased focus of studying the application of
blockchain in a broad range of applications, such as in solutions facilitating identity privacy …