Improving security and privacy in an IoT-based smart city application using Blockchain

Effective crisis management is, in most cases, fundamentally reliant on human activity and interpersonal communication. Establishing communication among various groups through intelligent and reliable interactions significantly enhances crisis management capabilities. To this end, the present study proposes an agent-based system designed to facilitate communication among stakeholders and enable fact-based decision-making by emergency response agents. Furthermore, the system leverages the new generation of blockchain technology as a secure and trustworthy platform for communication between emergency agents and citizens. The integration of blockchain technology introduces innovative methods for generating and transferring relevant data, thereby supporting optimal decision-making in crisis response scenarios. This study designs and analyzes a distributed crisis management system based on intelligent agents, deployable within the Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, and built upon third-generation blockchain technology. The primary objective of this system is to ensure secure and trustworthy information sharing among citizens, thereby enabling emergency responders to make informed decisions grounded in the accuracy of citizen-reported data.

کلیدواژه ها:

Third-generation blockchain technology ، Information security ، Agent-based system ، crisis management