Article “A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms” accepted for publication in IEEE Access

Article “A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms” accepted for publication in IEEE Access

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Bahareh’s paper "Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms" was accepted for publication in IEEE Access open access journal. Congratulations! Abstract: Since the advent of distributed ledger technologies, they have provided diverse opportunities in a wide range of application domains. This article brings a comprehensive review of the fundamentals of distributed ledger and its variants. Analyzing 185 publications, ranging from academic journals to industry websites, it provides a comparative analysis of 130 consensus algorithms using a novel architectural classification. The distribution of the reviewed algorithms is analyzed in terms of the proposed classification and different application domains, along with the applicability of each class among the top 10 platforms in the most prominent blockchain application domains. Additional conclusions are drawn from the evolution of consensus mechanisms, and the analysis concludes envisaging…
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Performance Evaluation of Blockchain Systems

Performance Evaluation of Blockchain Systems

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ENTAIL students Caixiang (Stephen) Fan and Sara Ghaemi just published a systematic survey on Performance Evaluation of Blockchain Systems in IEEE Access. Working with ECE professor Petr Musilek and EECS colleague Hamzeh Khazaei (York University), they review this important aspect of this distributed ledger technology with applications ranging from cryptocurrency to energy. They categorize empirical and analytical approaches to evaluation and extract important criteria for selecting the most suitable blockchain evaluation techniques.
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ChainFaas: Open Blockchain-based Serverless Platform

ChainFaas: Open Blockchain-based Serverless Platform

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ECE student Sara Ghaemi just published an article on an Open Blockchain-based Serverless Platform called ChainFaaS in IEEE Access. Working with ECE professor Petr Musilek and EECS colleague Hamzeh Khazaei (York University), Sara developed an open, public, blockchain-based serverless platform (https://www.chainfaas.com/) that takes advantage of the unused computational capacity of personal computers to run serverless tasks. The open-access article can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/gSwbnb8
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