Ad Hoc Networks Combined with Blockchain for Web 3.0: System Design, Security, Privacy and AI-Driven Optimization
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 1410
Special Issue Editors
Interests: distributed system; consensus mechanism; stochastic modeling; AI-driven optimization; distributed AI system; trust and security; blockchain; Internet of Things/Vehicles; cloud/edge systems; tools and platforms
Interests: Internet of Things; cloud/edge computing; smart networking; algorithms and optimization; distributed machine learning; security and privacy; blockchain, quantum networking
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), which apply mobile ad hoc networks to the vehicular scenario, have promoted advances in intelligent transportation systems (ITSs). Conventional VANET architectures rely on a centralized trusted authority (TA) for vehicle registration and revocation, as well as for key management. Road-Side Units (RSUs), deployed by mobile network operators, collect abundant traffic information from vehicles. Vehicles encounter severe security and privacy threats due to central trust; meanwhile, they lose control of their generated data. Web 3.0, as the next version of the web powered by blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), envisions a decentralized, autonomously controlled, intelligent, and de-trusted service paradigm. The integration of blockchain and AI into VANETs has the potential to significantly transform communication and interactions among vehicles, revolutionize the VANET architecture and trust models, and enhance VANET security and privacy within the context of Web 3.0. VANETs can benefit from improved security, privacy preservation, reliable consensus mechanisms, and enhanced interoperability.
This Special Issue aims to examine the utilization of blockchain technology in VANETs for potential opportunities in constructing novel and decentralized VANET system architectures, secure and decentralized key management protocols, anonymous vehicle authentication and reputation management with no central trust, and secure AI-driven VANET optimization solutions for Web 3.0.
We intend to cover various critical aspects regarding the synergy of VANETs, blockchain, and AI. The objective is to foster advancements towards safer, more efficient, and user-centric and user-controlled mobility ecosystems. Researchers are invited to contribute original research articles, case studies, and reviews that explore the potential opportunities and challenges associated with the application of blockchain technology in VANETs within the evolving landscape of Web 3.0. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Novel decentralized VANET architectures for Web 3.0;
- Secure and efficient consensus protocols for VANETs;
- VANET smart contract design and security;
- Blockchain-based decentralized key management in VANETs;
- Blockchain-based anonymous vehicle authentication and revocation;
- Blockchain-based trust and reputation model for VANETs;
- Security and privacy in VANETs;
- VANET system scalability;
- Self-driving vehicles;
- Blockchain-AI integration for VANETs;
- AI-driven optimization for VANETs;
- Decentralized machine learning and reinforcement learning;
- Blockchain-based software development.
Dr. Xiao Chen
Dr. Ruozhou Yu
Dr. Haiqin Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blockchain
- VANETs
- AI
- security and privacy
- Web 3.0
- smart contracts
- consensus mechanism
- decentralization and de-trust
