Blockchain for Smart Systems: Computing Technologies and Applications

Blockchain technology has been penetrating every aspect of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and its use has been growing rapidly in recent years. The interest and development of this technology has primarily been driven by the enormous value growth of cryptocurrencies and large investments of venture capital in blockchain start-ups. Blockchain for Smart Systems: Computing Technologies and Applications is intended to clarify and define, in simple terms, the technology behind blockchain. It provides a deep dive into the core fundamentals of blockchain: hashing algorithm behind each block, distributed technology, smart contracts, and private vs. public blockchain.

Features

• Discusses fundamental theories of practical and sophisticated applications of blockchain technology
• Includes case studies
• Discusses the concepts with illustrations, appropriate figures, tables, and simple language

This book is primarily aimed at undergraduates, graduates, research scholars, academicians, and industry and technology enthusiasts working in various aspects of blockchain technology.

區塊鏈技術已經滲透到資訊和通訊技術的各個方面，近年來其使用逐漸增長。對於這項技術的興趣和發展主要是由於加密貨幣的巨大價值增長以及風險投資在區塊鏈初創公司上的大量投資。《區塊鏈智能系統：計算技術與應用》旨在以簡單明瞭的方式解釋和定義區塊鏈背後的技術。它深入探討了區塊鏈的核心基礎知識：每個區塊背後的雜湊算法、分散式技術、智能合約以及私有區塊鏈與公有區塊鏈。

特點：
- 討論了區塊鏈技術實際和複雜應用的基本理論
- 包含案例研究
- 以插圖、適當的圖表、表格和簡單的語言來解釋概念

本書主要針對本科生、研究生、研究學者、學者以及在區塊鏈技術各個方面工作的業界和技術愛好者。

Dr. Latesh Malik is working as Associate Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science & Engg, Government College of Engineering, Nagpur. She has completed Ph.D. (Computer Science & Engineering) from Visvesyaraya National Institute of Technology in 2010, M.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering) from Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India and B.E. (Computer Engineering) from University of Rajasthan, India . She is gold medalist in B.E. and M.Tech. She has teaching experience of 20+ years. She is life member of ISTE, CSI, ACM and has more than 160 papers published in International Journal & Conferences. She is recipient of 2 RPS and 1 MODROBs by AICTE. She guided 30+ PG projects and 8 students completed Ph.D under her. She is author of three books Practical guide to distributed systems in MPI and Python for Data Analysis on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and R programming for beginners by University Press India.

Dr. Sandhya Arora is working as Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune. She has completed Ph.D. (Computer Science & Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 2012, M.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering) from Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India and B.E. (Computer Engineering) from University of Rajasthan, India. She has rich teaching experience of 24+ years. She is life member of ISTE, CSI, ACM and has published papers in thoroughly acclaimed International Journal & Conferences. She is guiding PG and PhD students. She has received prestigious awards in the field of Computer Science. She authored three books Practical guide to distributed systems in MPI and Python for Data Analysis on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and R programming for beginners by University Press India.

Dr. Urmila Shrawankar received PhD degree in Computer Sci & Engg from SGB Amravati University and M.Tech. degree in Computer Sci & Engg from RTM Nagpur university.. She is author of two books, six book chapters and more than 160 research papers in International Journals and Conferences of high repute. She has published 16 patents. Her biography was selected and published in the Marquis Who's Who in the World. She is recipient of International travel grant and UGC Minor Project Grant. She participated in many International conferences worldwide as a core organizing committee member, Technical program committee member, Special session chair and Session Chair. Dr Urmila is member of IEEE (SM), ACM, CSI (LM), ISTE(LM), IE( LM), IAENG, etc. At present, Dr. Urmila is working as a Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering, G H Raisoni College of Engineering, RTM Nagpur University Nagpur (MS), India.

Vivek Deshpande did MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Blockchain Specialization completed from MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He completed Bachelor of Engineering, REC Kurukshetra later transferred to IGGEC, Sagar, M.P. He hold positions of Leadership role in managing the Enterprise Software Systems across the 13 four year institutions at the University of Wisconsin. He is a CEO of Arbudausa.com, a medical platform that advances healthcare by connecting local patients and their doctors in India to top cancer experts of the US. He earned three prestigious grants from Wisconsin. He is a Vice President of IDP. IDP is an Ed tech startup by the four faculty members of Computer Science department of University of Wisconsin. IDP received a prestigious small business innovation research grant from National Science Foundation.

Dr. Latesh Malik現任印度那格浦爾政府工程學院計算機科學與工程系副教授兼系主任。她於2010年在印度維斯維沙拉亞國家理工學院獲得計算機科學與工程博士學位，並在印度拉賈斯坦大學獲得計算機科學與工程碩士學位，同時在印度拉賈斯坦大學獲得計算機工程學士學位。她在學士和碩士學位中獲得金牌獎。她擁有20多年的教學經驗，是ISTE、CSI、ACM的終身會員，並在國際期刊和會議上發表了160多篇論文。她獲得了AICTE頒發的2個RPS和1個MODROBs獎項。她指導了30多個研究生項目，並有8名學生在她的指導下完成了博士學位。她是《MPI分散系統實踐指南》、《Python數據分析實踐指南》和《R程式設計入門》的作者，這些書籍在亞馬遜Kindle Direct Publishing和印度大學出版社上發行。

Dr. Sandhya Arora現任印度浦那MKSSS Cummins女子工程學院計算機工程系教授。她於2012年在印度加爾各答大學獲得計算機科學與工程博士學位，並在印度拉賈斯坦大學獲得計算機科學與工程碩士學位，同時在印度拉賈斯坦大學獲得計算機工程學士學位。她擁有24多年的豐富教學經驗，是ISTE、CSI、ACM的終身會員，並在國際期刊和會議上發表了論文。她正在指導研究生和博士生。她在計算機科學領域獲得了傑出獎項。她是《MPI分散系統實踐指南》、《Python數據分析實踐指南》和《R程式設計入門》的作者，這些書籍在亞馬遜Kindle Direct Publishing和印度大學出版社上發行。

Dr. Urmila Shrawankar在SGB Amravati大學獲得計算機科學與工程博士學位，並在RTM Nagpur大學獲得計算機科學與工程碩士學位。她是兩本書籍、六篇書籍章節和160多篇國際期刊和會議的研究論文的作者。她發表了16項專利。她的傳記被選中並發表在《世界名人錄》中。她獲得了國際旅行補助金和UGC小型項目補助金。她作為核心組織委員會成員、技術計劃委員會成員、特別會議主席和會議主席參加了許多國際會議。Urmila博士是IEEE（SM）、ACM、CSI（LM）、ISTE（LM）、IE（LM）、IAENG等的成員。目前，Urmila博士在印度那格浦爾RTM大學的計算機科學與工程系擔任教授。

Vivek Deshpande在美國威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校獲得MBA學位。他在美國麻省理工學院完成了區塊鏈專業課程。他在REC Kurukshetra獲得了工程學學士學位，後轉到了IGGEC, Sagar, M.P。他在威斯康辛大學的13所四年制學院擔任領導職位，負責管理企業軟件系統。他是Arbudausa.com的首席執行官，該平台通過將印度當地的患者和醫生與美國頂級癌症專家聯繫起來，推進醫療保健。他從威斯康辛獲得了三項傑出獎項。他是IDP的副總裁。IDP是威斯康辛大學計算機科學系的四位教師成立的教育技術初創企業。IDP獲得了美國國家科學基金會頒發的一項重要的小型企業創新研究補助金。