Implementing and Leveraging Blockchain Programming (Blockchain Technologies)

This book gives a comprehensive overview of blockchain programming and its implementation in the wide range of blockchain-based applications such as cross-border payment, digital banking, and digital identities. The consistent thrive of the blockchain phenomenon and the ecosystem of e-business use cases have led to the Industrial Revolution in the e-business world, and it is demonstrated in this book. The digital advancement, interference, and transformation being brought through the influence of the blockchain advancements are creating waves across e-business verticals. The book caters to academics, industrial practitioners, and entrepreneurs working in the field of blockchain technology and programming.

Dr. Bharat S. Rawal (Associate Professor) is currently serving as Program Director for Cybersecurity and Cyber Engineering Program at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Before Joining Gannon University, he served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies, Pennsylvania State University, Abington. Before joining Penn State, he was at Duke University as Visiting Assistant Professor. His research interests include cyberspace security, blockchain, computer networks, and cyber-physical systems. Before entering academia, Dr. Rawal has served as CEO for the pharmaceutical and cybersecurity industries. He has severed in the editorial board and is Guest Editor in several reputed journals.

Dr. Gunasekaran Manogaran is currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University, Washington D.C., USA. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, Asia University, Taiwan, and Adjunct Faculty in School of Computing, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India. He is Visiting Researcher/Scientist in University of La Frontera, Colombia, and International University of La Rioja, Spain. He received his Ph.D. from the Vellore Institute of Technology University, India. He received his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Technology from Anna University, India, and Vellore Institute of Technology University, India, respectively. He is Author/Co-Author of more than 100 papers in conferences, book chapters and journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, IEEE Internet of Things, IEEE Intelligent System, IEEE Access, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications. He is currently serving as Associate Editor in Ambient Intelligence & Humanized Computing (Springer), International Journal of Automation and Computing(Springer), Data in Brief (Elsevier) and International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence. He is one of the Advisory Board Members of Information System (Elsevier) and Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. He was also appointed as Internet of Things Section Editor in Sensors (MDPI).

Dr. M. Poongodi is Postdoctoral Researcher in Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. She received her B.Tech. (IT) from Anna University and M.E. (CSE) from St. Peters University. She has got her Ph.D. in information security from Anna University, Chennai. She has teaching experience of over 8 years. Her many cited publications in highly indexed journals and conferences talk about her vast knowledge, she gave talks on many topics, and she has skill set in blended areas of blockchain, network security, IoT, machine learning, deep learning, etc. And also she extends her research interest in the areas of network analysis using social networking, mobile computing, Web services, 5G communication, cloud computing and information security through anomaly detection.  She is Renowned Expert in networks field and Mass Stunning Speaker who has inspired a lot of students on Network Simulation through her hands-on experience sessions. Many students have completed their B.E., M.E., M.Tech., MCA projects and Ph.D. research under her guidance.