Blockchain for IoT
暫譯: 物聯網的區塊鏈技術

本書提供區塊鏈技術的基本概念及其在社會技術領域中多樣化應用的介紹。它還通過將計算智能的元素融入區塊鏈技術，介紹了智能區塊鏈平台。

Dr. Debarka Mukhopadhyay has more than 17 years of research and teaching experience and is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Christ University, Bangalore. He is an enthusiastic and result-oriented individual with a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, and M. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Kalyani Govt Engineering College under the West Bengal University of Technology. Dr. Mukhopadhyay holds 20 patents including 6 international and 14 national (Indian), and published 14 articles in international journals, 22 in conference proceedings, as well as 8 book chapters. His current research interests include Blockchain technology, IoT, AI, and nano computing, among others. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).

Dr. Siddhartha Bhattacharyya [FRSA, FIET (UK), FIEI, FIETE, LFOSI, SMIEEE, SMACM, SMIETI, SMAAIA, LMCSI, LMISTE] earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics in 1995, a Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optoelectronics in 1998, and a Master's degree in Optics and Optoelectronics in 2000, all from the University of Calcutta, India. He completed a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Jadavpur University, India in 2008. He is the recipient of the University Gold Medal from the University of Calcutta for his Master's thesis. He is the recipient of several coveted awards including the Distinguished HoD Award and Distinguished Professor Award conferred by the Computer Society of India, Mumbai Chapter, India in 2017, the Honorary Doctorate Award (D. Litt.) from The University of South America, and the South East Asian Regional Computing Confederation (SEARCC) International Digital Award ICT Educator of the Year in 2017. He has been appointed as the ACM Distinguished Speaker for the 2018-2020 tenure. He has been inducted into the People of ACM Hall of Fame by ACM, USA, in 2020. He has been appointed as the IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor for the 2021-2023 tenure. He has been elected as the full foreign member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He has been elected a full fellow of The Royal Society for Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA), London, UK. Dr. Bhattacharyya is currently serving as the Principal of Rajnagar Mahavidyalaya, Rajnagar, Birbhum. He is a coauthor of 6 books and coeditor of 80 books and has more than 350 published research publications in international journals and conference proceedings to his credit. He is the owner of 2 patents under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and 19 patents. He has been a member of the organizing and technical program committees of several national and international conferences. Dr. Bhattacharyya is an associate editor of several reputed journals including Applied Soft Computing, IEEE Access, Evolutionary Intelligence, and IET Quantum Communications. He is the editor of the International Journal of Pattern Recognition Research and the Founding Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Hybrid Intelligence, Inderscience. He has guest-edited several issues with several international journals. His research interests include hybrid intelligence, pattern recognition, multimedia data processing, social networks, and quantum computing.

Dr. Balachandran Krishnan is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Christ University, Bangalore. He earned his Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He did his postgraduate work in molecular physics, computer application, and information technology. His research includes developing an adaptive weight-based ensemble model for lung cancer pre-diagnosis. His research interests include artificial intelligence, data science, and computer networks. In his 38 years of professional experience, he has worked as a scientific officer in the atomic energy department of a research and development center catering to assay and analysis of geophysical data exploration of radioactive minerals (20 years) and as a field officer with the Tata Tea Plantation (1 year), in addition to his current tenure at Christ University. He is guiding research scholars in the area of data science, image processing, and software engineering.

Sudipta Roy, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Triguna Sen School of Technology, Assam University, Silchar, Assam. He was associated with ACE Consultants, Kolkata, as a software professional, and Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India, as a faculty member. His research interests include image processing, soft computing techniques, and network security. He is presently guiding research scholars as well as postgraduate and graduate students. He has published more than 80 papers in international journals and more than 70 in conference proceedings. He is a member/fellow of Institution of Engineers (IE), Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Computer Society of India (CSI), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), International Neural Network Society (INNS), and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

德巴卡·穆克帕迪亞博士擁有超過17年的研究和教學經驗，目前是班加羅爾基督大學計算機科學與工程系的副教授。他是一位熱情且以結果為導向的個人，擁有西孟加拉州穆拉納·阿布爾·卡拉姆·阿扎德科技大學的計算機科學與工程博士學位，以及西孟加拉州科技大學下的卡利亞尼政府工程學院的計算機科學與工程碩士學位。穆克帕迪亞博士擁有20項專利，包括6項國際專利和14項國內（印度）專利，並在國際期刊上發表了14篇文章，在會議論文集中發表了22篇文章，以及8章書籍章節。他目前的研究興趣包括區塊鏈技術、物聯網、人工智慧和納米計算等。他是電氣和電子工程師學會（IEEE）、印度技術教育學會（ISTE）和電子與電信工程師學會（IETE）的成員。

希達爾塔·巴塔查里亞博士[FRSA, FIET (UK), FIEI, FIETE, LFOSI, SMIEEE, SMACM, SMIETI, SMAAIA, LMCSI, LMISTE]於1995年獲得物理學學士學位，1998年獲得光學與光電學學士學位，2000年獲得光學與光電學碩士學位，均來自印度加爾各答大學。他於2008年在印度賈達普爾大學獲得計算機科學與工程博士學位。他因其碩士論文獲得加爾各答大學的金獎。他獲得了多項重要獎項，包括2017年由印度計算機學會孟買分會頒發的傑出系主任獎和傑出教授獎、南美大學的榮譽博士學位（D. Litt.），以及2017年東南亞區域計算聯盟（SEARCC）頒發的國際數位獎ICT年度教育者。他被任命為2018-2020年任期的ACM傑出演講者。2020年，他被美國ACM納入ACM名人堂。他被任命為2021-2023年任期的IEEE計算機學會傑出訪客。他被選為俄羅斯自然科學院的外籍全職會員，並被選為英國倫敦皇家藝術、製造和商業學會（RSA）的全職院士。巴塔查里亞博士目前擔任比爾布姆的拉吉納加爾大學校長。他是6本書的共同作者和80本書的共同編輯，並在國際期刊和會議論文集中發表了超過350篇研究出版物。他擁有2項根據專利合作條約（PCT）申請的專利和19項專利。他曾是多個國內和國際會議的組織和技術程序委員會成員。巴塔查里亞博士是多本知名期刊的副編輯，包括應用軟體計算、IEEE Access、進化智能和IET量子通信。他是國際模式識別研究期刊的編輯，以及國際混合智能期刊的創始主編。他曾為多本國際期刊的幾個期數擔任客座編輯。他的研究興趣包括混合智能、模式識別、多媒體數據處理、社交網絡和量子計算。

巴拉昌德蘭·克里希南博士是班加羅爾基督大學計算機科學與工程系的教授。他在泰米爾納德邦的安娜大學獲得信息與通信工程博士學位。他的研究生學習涵蓋分子物理學、計算機應用和信息技術。他的研究包括開發一種基於自適應權重的肺癌預診模型。他的研究興趣包括人工智慧、數據科學和計算機網絡。在他38年的專業經驗中，他曾在一個研究與開發中心的原子能部門擔任科學官員，負責放射性礦物的地球物理數據勘探的測試和分析（20年），以及在塔塔茶園擔任現場官員（1年），此外還有目前在基督大學的任期。他正在指導數據科學、圖像處理和軟體工程領域的研究學者。

蘇迪普塔·羅伊博士是阿薩姆大學Triguna Sen科技學院計算機科學與工程系的教授。他曾在加爾各答的ACE顧問公司擔任軟體專業人員，並在加爾各答的孟加拉科技學院擔任教職。他的研究興趣包括圖像處理、軟計算技術和網絡安全。他目前正在指導研究學者以及研究生和本科生。他在國際期刊上發表了超過80篇論文，在會議論文集中發表了超過70篇。他是工程師學會（IE）、電子與電信工程師學會（IETE）、印度計算機學會（CSI）、電氣和電子工程師學會（IEEE）、國際神經網絡學會（INNS）和計算機協會（ACM）的成員/院士。