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A Distributed Ledger Based Infrastructure for Smart Transportation System and Social Good

Mirko Zichichi, Stefano Ferretti, Gabriele D'Angelo

202044 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This paper presents a system architecture to promote the development of smart transportation systems. Thanks to the use of distributed ledgers and related technologies, it is possible to create, store and share data generated by users through their sensors, while moving. In particular, IOTA and IPFS are used to store and certify data (and their related metadata) coming from sensors or by the users themselves. Ethereum is exploited as the smart contract platform that coordinates the data sharing and provisioning. The necessary privacy guarantees are provided by the usage of Zero Knowledge Proof. We show some results obtained from some use case scenarios that demonstrate how such technologies can be integrated to build novel smart services and to promote social good in user mobility.

Topics & Concepts

Distributed ledgerComputer scienceArchitectureLedgerComputer securityData sharingIntelligent transportation systemSmart cardSmart contractBig dataInformation privacySystems architecturePath (computing)Smart cityDistributed databaseData integrationUbiquitous computingDatabaseSocial network (sociolinguistics)Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityTransportation and Mobility Innovations