Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications

In Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications, accomplished researchers and editors Bin Cao, Lei Zhang, Mugen Peng, and Muhammad Ali Imran deliver a robust and accessible exploration of recent developments in the theory and practice of blockchain technology, systems, and potential application in a variety of industrial sectors, including manufacturing, entertainment, public safety, telecommunications, public transport, healthcare, financial services, automotive, and energy utilities.

The book presents the concept of wireless blockchain networks with different network topologies and communication protocols for various commonly used blockchain applications. You’ll discover how these variations and how communication networks affect blockchain consensus performance, including scalability, throughput, latency, and security levels.

You’ll learn the state-of-the-art in blockchain technology and find insights on how blockchain runs and co-works with existing systems, including 5G, and how blockchain runs as a service to support all vertical sectors efficiently and effectively. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

• A thorough introduction to the Byzantine Generals problem, the fundamental theory of distributed system security and the foundation of blockchain technology
• An overview of advances in blockchain systems, their history, and likely future trends
• Practical discussions of Proof-of-Work systems as well as various Proof-of-“X” alternatives, including Proof-of-Stake, Proof-of-Importance, and Proof-of-Authority
• A concise examination of smart contracts, including trusted transactions, smart contract functions, design processes, and related applications in 5G/B5G
• A treatment of the theoretical relationship between communication networks and blockchain

Perfect for electrical engineers, industry professionals, and students and researchers in electrical engineering, computer science, and mathematics, Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of communication and computer system stakeholders, regulators, legislators, and research agencies.

Bin Cao, PhD, is an Associate Professor/Researcher in the State Key Laboratory of Network and Switching Technology at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). Before that, he was an Associate Professor at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He was an international visitor at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), and a research fellow at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include blockchain systems, internet of things, and mobile edge computing.

Lei Zhang, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has 19 patents granted/filed in 30+ countries/regions including US/UK/EU/China/Japan/Singapore. He has published 3 books and over 100 peer-reviewed papers. His research was reported by BBC and Bloomberg. Dr Zhang’s research focuses on wireless communications, Blockchain, IoT, data privacy and security.

Mugen Peng, PhD, is the Dean of the School of Information and Communication Engineering, and the Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing, China. He is now or has been on the Editorial/Associate Editorial Board of the IEEE Communications Magazine, the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, and IEEE Network.

Muhammad Ali Imran is Dean at the University of Glasgow, UK, UESTC and Professor of Communication Systems and Head of Communications Sensing and Imaging Group in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma, US. He has been awarded 15 patents, has authored/co-authored 8 books, over 400 journal and conference publications, and has been PI/Co-I on over £25 million research grants and contracts.