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A Secure Dynamic Edge Resource Federation Architecture for Cross-Domain IoT Systems
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Xiaohua Li +1
The fast integration of 5G communication, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies is envisioned to enable Next Generation Networks (NGNs) for divers…
DeFakePro: Decentralized DeepFake Attacks Detection using ENF Authentication
Deeraj Nagothu, Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen +2
Advancements in generative models, like Deepfake allows users to imitate a targeted person and manipulate online interactions. It has been recognized that disinformation may cause…
Fed-DDM: A Federated Ledgers based Framework for Hierarchical Decentralized Data Marketplaces
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen
Data marketplaces (DMs) promote the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart cities. To facilitate the easy exchanges of real-time IoT data streams between device owners a…
Hybrid Blockchain-Enabled Secure Microservices Fabric for Decentralized Multi-Domain Avionics Systems
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch +3
Advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), dynamic data driven application systems (DDDAS), and hierarchical cloud-fog-edge computing paradigm provide o…
An Experimental Study on Microservices based Edge Computing Platforms
Qian Qu, Ronghua Xu, Seyed Yahya Nikouei +1
The rapid technological advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) allows the blueprint of Smart Cities to become feasible by integrating heterogeneous cloud/fog/edge computing parad…
Microchain: a Light Hierarchical Consensus Protocol for IoT System
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen
While the large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) makes many new applications feasible, like Smart Cities, IoT also brings new concerns on data reliability, security, and privacy. The…
Blockchain Methods for Trusted Avionics Systems
Erik Blasch, Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen +2
Blockchain is a popular method to ensure security for trusted systems. The benefits include an auditable method to provide decentralized security without a trusted third party, but…
Microchain: A Hybrid Consensus Mechanism for Lightweight Distributed Ledger for IoT
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch +1
A blockchain and smart contract enabled security mechanism for IoT applications has been reported recently for urban, financial, and network services. However, due to the power-int…
BlendSM-DDM: BLockchain-ENabled Secure Microservices for Decentralized Data Marketplaces
Ronghua Xu, Gowri Sankar Ramachandran, Yu Chen +1
To promote the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart communities and smart cities, a real-time data marketplace middleware platform, called the Intelligent IoT Integrat…
Decentralized Smart Surveillance through Microservices Platform
Seyed Yahya Nikouei, Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen +2
Connected societies require reliable measures to assure the safety, privacy, and security of members. Public safety technology has made fundamental improvements since the first gen…
BlendMAS: A BLockchain-ENabled Decentralized Microservices Architecture for Smart Public Safety
Ronghua Xu, Seyed Yahya Nikouei, Yu Chen +2
Thanks to rapid technological advances in the Internet of Things (IoT), a smart public safety (SPS) system has become feasible by integrating heterogeneous computing devices to col…
Constructing Trustworthy and Safe Communities on a Blockchain-Enabled Social Credits System
Ronghua Xu, Xuheng Lin, Qi Dong +1
The emergence of big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is reshaping the world. While the technological revolution improves the quality of our life, new concerns are…
An Exploration of Blockchain Enabled Decentralized Capability based Access Control Strategy for Space Situation Awareness
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch +1
Space situation awareness (SSA) includes tracking of active and inactive resident space objects (RSOs) and assessing the space environment through sensor data collection and proces…
A Microservice-enabled Architecture for Smart Surveillance using Blockchain Technology
Deeraj Nagothu, Ronghua Xu, Seyed Yahya Nikouei +1
While the smart surveillance system enhanced by the Internet of Things (IoT) technology becomes an essential part of Smart Cities, it also brings new concerns in security of the da…
Real-Time Index Authentication for Event-Oriented Surveillance Video Query using Blockchain
Seyed Yahya Nikouei, Ronghua Xu, Deeraj Nagothu +3
Information from surveillance video is essential for situational awareness (SAW). Nowadays, a prohibitively large amount of surveillance data is being generated continuously by ubi…
A Federated Capability-based Access Control Mechanism for Internet of Things (IoTs)
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch +1
The prevalence of Internet of Things (IoTs) allows heterogeneous embedded smart devices to collaboratively provide intelligent services with or without human intervention. While le…
Smart Surveillance as an Edge Network Service: from Harr-Cascade, SVM to a Lightweight CNN
Seyed Yahya Nikouei, Yu Chen, Sejun Song +3
Edge computing efficiently extends the realm of information technology beyond the boundary defined by cloud computing paradigm. Performing computation near the source and destinati…
Real-Time Human Detection as an Edge Service Enabled by a Lightweight CNN
Seyed Yahya Nikouei, Yu Chen, Sejun Song +3
Edge computing allows more computing tasks to take place on the decentralized nodes at the edge of networks. Today many delay sensitive, mission-critical applications can leverage…
BlendCAC: A BLockchain-ENabled Decentralized Capability-based Access Control for IoTs
Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch +1
The prevalence of Internet of Things (IoTs) allows heterogeneous embedded smart devices to collaboratively provide smart services with or without human intervention. While leveragi…