Blockchain applications in IoT and computing in the fog

Authors

  • María Blanca Caminero Dpto. de Sistemas Informáticos. E.S. de Ingeniería Informática. Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-7393
  • Carlos Núñez-Gómez Dpto. de Sistemas Informáticos. E.S. de Ingeniería Informática. Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7899-1321
  • Carmen Carrión Dpto. de Sistemas Informáticos. E.S. de Ingeniería Informática. Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26439/ciis2021.5548

Keywords:

blockchain, internet of things, smart contracts, fog computing

Abstract

Since its inception in 2008, blockchain technology has attracted great interest in various fields in recent years. The initial application was in the field of cryptocurrencies, supporting Bitcoin. This fact in itself was a revolution in economics since technology made it possible to dispense with intermediaries (that is, banks and financial entities) in economic transactions, saving costs and avoiding a centralized control of the information registered in the blockchain. Later, the technology has evolved to include the possibility of registering business logic (that is, computer code) in the blockchain through smart contracts. This, together with the development of platforms that allow the implementation of blockchains with controlled access, has opened the door to a myriad of applications beyond cryptocurrencies.

On the other hand, the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT, in English), where everyday objects are connected to the Internet, generating huge amounts of data to process (usually in what is known as computing in the fog), is a field of research and innovation that has also generated great interest from industry and academia in recent years. IoT technologies are a perfect complement to connect the real world to the information stored on the blockchain. In this work, we will briefly introduce blockchain and the Internet of Things and review some applications that combine both themes. We will end with a short introduction to the line of research on blockchain in IoT environments that we carry out at the Albacete Computer Research Institute (I3A) of the University of Castilla-La Mancha.

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Author Biographies

  • María Blanca Caminero, Dpto. de Sistemas Informáticos. E.S. de Ingeniería Informática. Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España

    Profesora titular de Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores en el Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). Doctora en Informática por la UCLM, investigadora en el Grupo de Redes y Arquitecturas de Altas Prestaciones (RAAP) del Instituto de Investigación Informática de Albacete (I3A). Áreas de interés de investigación: el soporte de QoS y la gestión eficiente de recursos en sistemas distribuidos (Cloud, Fog, Edge).

  • Carlos Núñez-Gómez, Dpto. de Sistemas Informáticos. E.S. de Ingeniería Informática. Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España

    Ingeniero informático por la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (2016). Desarrollador de software y gestor de proyectos para el sector industrial. Máster en seguridad de la información y las comunicaciones en la Universitat Oberta de Cataluña. Doctorando en Tecnologías Informáticas Avanzadas en la UCLM. Miembro del Grupo de Redes y Arquitecturas de Altas Prestaciones (RAAP) del Instituto de Investigación Informática de Albacete (I3A). Áreas de interés: seguridad de la información y entornos de computación en la niebla.

  • Carmen Carrión, Dpto. de Sistemas Informáticos. E.S. de Ingeniería Informática. Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, España

    Profesora titular de Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores en el Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Doctora en Física por la Universidad de Cantabria. Áreas de interés: la educación superior, los esquemas de gestión de recursos, las tecnologías de virtualización y la QoS en entornos Fog-IoT.

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Published

2021-12-22

Issue

Proceedings of the International Systems Engineering Congress: Digital Society: Challenges and Opportunities of a New Reality

Section

Keynotes

How to Cite

Blockchain applications in IoT and computing in the fog. (2021). Actas Del Congreso Internacional De Ingeniería De Sistemas, 19-31. https://doi.org/10.26439/ciis2021.5548