Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments ix About the Editors xi TRACK 1 Blockchain: Background and Importance 1 1 Fundamentals of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) 3 Leema Roselin G, Rajmohan R, Usharani S, Kiruba K, Manjubala P 2 Blockchain for Information Systems Applications 39 Divya Stephen, Blesmi Rose Joseph, Neeraja James, and Aswathy S.U. 3 A Dynamic Trust Model for Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Management Networks 59 Shivam Narula, Annapurna Jonnalgadda, and Aswani Kumar Cherukuri TRACK 2 Blockchain for Information Systems: New Methods for Day-to-Day Problems 75 4 Blockchain and IoT Technologies to Improve the Agricultural Food Supply Chain 77 Saranya P, Maheswari R, and Tanmay Kulkarni 5 A Novel Hybrid Chaotic Map-Based Proactive RSA Cryptosystem in Blockchain 87 S. Selvi and M. Vimala Devi 6 Institutional Technologies for Blockchain: Implications and Policies 99 Shyam Mohan J.S., S. Ramamoorthy, Narasimha Krishna Amruth Vemuganti, Vankadara Naga Venkata Kuladeep, and Raghuram Nadipalli 7 Two-Fold Security Model Using 2D-Vector Key Bunch and Privacy Preservation of the EHRs in the Distributed Network Involving Blockchain 117 Shirisha Kakarla, Geeta Kakarla, and D.
Narsinga Rao TRACK 3 Blockchain in the Near Future: Possible Uses and Research Gaps 139 8 Analysis of Security and Privacy Aspects of Blockchain Technologies from Smart Era' Perspective: The Challenges and a Way Forward to Future 141 Amit Kumar Tyagi 9 Applications of Blockchain Technologies in Digital Forensics and Threat Hunting 159 Shabnam Kumari, Amit Kumar Tyagi and G. Rekha 10 Healthcare Solutions for the Next Generation: A Useful Explanation from the User's Perspective 175 Amit Kumar Tyagi, Meenu Gupta, Aswathy S.U., and Chetanya Ved 11 Blockchain-Based Medical Insurance Storage Systems 219 Ciza Thomas, Bindu V, Amrutha Ann Aby, Anjalikrishna U.R., Anu Kesari, and Dhanya Sabu 12 Hybrid Multilevel Fusion: Integrating Score and Decision Levels of Fusion for Multimodal Biometric Systems 237 Aarohi Vora, Chirag Paunwala, and Mita Paunwala 13 Blockchain: A Security Component for Data Security and Privacy-Current Trends in the Automotive Industry 247 Sruti C R, S Umamaheswari TRACK 4 Blockchain with Other Computing Environments 259 14 The Future of Edge Computing with Blockchain Technology: Possibility of Threats, Opportunities, and Challenges 261 Aswathy S. U., Amit Kumar Tyagi and Shabnam Kumari 15 CryptoCert: A Blockchain-Based Academic Credential System 293 Varun Wahi, Aswani Kumar Cherukuri, Kathiravan Srinivasan, and Annapurna Jonnalagadda 16 A Comprehensive Transformative Effect of IoT, Machine Learning, and Blockchain in Computing Technology 315 Deepshikha Agarwal, Khushboo Tripathi, and Kumar Krishen Index 343.