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Demystifying Quantum Blockchain for Healthcare
The application of blockchain technology can be beneficial in the field of
healthcare as well as in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. In this work,
the importance of blockchain is analyzed and it is observed that blockchain
technology and the processes associated with it will be utilised in the
healthcare systems of the future for data acquisition from sensors, automatic
patient monitoring, and secure data storage. This technology substantially
simplifies the process of carrying out operations because it can store a
substantial quantity of data in a dispersed and secure manner, as well as
enable access whenever and wherever it is required to do so. With the
assistance of quantum blockchain, the benefits of quantum computing, such as
the capability to acquire thermal imaging based on quantum computing and the
speed with which patients may be located and monitored, can all be exploited to
their full potential. Quantum blockchain is another tool that can be utilised
to maintain the confidentiality, authenticity, and accessibility of data
records. The processing of medical records could potentially benefit from
greater speed and privacy if it combines quantum computing and blockchain
technology. The authors of this paper investigate the possible benefits and
applications of blockchain and quantum technologies in the field of medicine,
pharmacy and healthcare systems. In this context, this work explored and
compared quantum technologies and blockchain-based technologies in conjunction
with other cutting-edge information and communications technologies such as
ratification intelligence, machine learning, drones, and so on
Security Technologies and Methods for Advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence, Detection and Mitigation
The rapid growth of the Internet interconnectivity and complexity of communication systems has led us to a significant growth of cyberattacks globally often with severe and disastrous consequences. The swift development of more innovative and effective (cyber)security solutions and approaches are vital which can detect, mitigate and prevent from these serious consequences. Cybersecurity is gaining momentum and is scaling up in very many areas. This book builds on the experience of the Cyber-Trust EU project’s methods, use cases, technology development, testing and validation and extends into a broader science, lead IT industry market and applied research with practical cases. It offers new perspectives on advanced (cyber) security innovation (eco) systems covering key different perspectives. The book provides insights on new security technologies and methods for advanced cyber threat intelligence, detection and mitigation. We cover topics such as cyber-security and AI, cyber-threat intelligence, digital forensics, moving target defense, intrusion detection systems, post-quantum security, privacy and data protection, security visualization, smart contracts security, software security, blockchain, security architectures, system and data integrity, trust management systems, distributed systems security, dynamic risk management, privacy and ethics
Ranking to Learn and Learning to Rank: On the Role of Ranking in Pattern Recognition Applications
The last decade has seen a revolution in the theory and application of
machine learning and pattern recognition. Through these advancements, variable
ranking has emerged as an active and growing research area and it is now
beginning to be applied to many new problems. The rationale behind this fact is
that many pattern recognition problems are by nature ranking problems. The main
objective of a ranking algorithm is to sort objects according to some criteria,
so that, the most relevant items will appear early in the produced result list.
Ranking methods can be analyzed from two different methodological perspectives:
ranking to learn and learning to rank. The former aims at studying methods and
techniques to sort objects for improving the accuracy of a machine learning
model. Enhancing a model performance can be challenging at times. For example,
in pattern classification tasks, different data representations can complicate
and hide the different explanatory factors of variation behind the data. In
particular, hand-crafted features contain many cues that are either redundant
or irrelevant, which turn out to reduce the overall accuracy of the classifier.
In such a case feature selection is used, that, by producing ranked lists of
features, helps to filter out the unwanted information. Moreover, in real-time
systems (e.g., visual trackers) ranking approaches are used as optimization
procedures which improve the robustness of the system that deals with the high
variability of the image streams that change over time. The other way around,
learning to rank is necessary in the construction of ranking models for
information retrieval, biometric authentication, re-identification, and
recommender systems. In this context, the ranking model's purpose is to sort
objects according to their degrees of relevance, importance, or preference as
defined in the specific application.Comment: European PhD Thesis. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1601.06615, arXiv:1505.06821, arXiv:1704.02665 by other author
Deployment and Implementation Aspects of Radio Frequency Fingerprinting in Cybersecurity of Smart Grids
Smart grids incorporate diverse power equipment used for energy optimization in intelligent cities. This equipment may use Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services in the future. To ensure stable operation of smart grids, cybersecurity of IoT is paramount. To this end, use of cryptographic security methods is prevalent in existing IoT. Non-cryptographic methods such as radio frequency fingerprinting (RFF) have been on the horizon for a few decades but are limited to academic research or military interest. RFF is a physical layer security feature that leverages hardware impairments in radios of IoT devices for classification and rogue device detection. The article discusses the potential of RFF in wireless communication of IoT devices to augment the cybersecurity of smart grids. The characteristics of a deep learning (DL)-aided RFF system are presented. Subsequently, a deployment framework of RFF for smart grids is presented with implementation and regulatory aspects. The article culminates with a discussion of existing challenges and potential research directions for maturation of RFF.publishedVersio
Ranking to Learn and Learning to Rank: On the Role of Ranking in Pattern Recognition Applications
The last decade has seen a revolution in the theory and application of
machine learning and pattern recognition. Through these advancements, variable
ranking has emerged as an active and growing research area and it is now
beginning to be applied to many new problems. The rationale behind this fact is
that many pattern recognition problems are by nature ranking problems. The main
objective of a ranking algorithm is to sort objects according to some criteria,
so that, the most relevant items will appear early in the produced result list.
Ranking methods can be analyzed from two different methodological perspectives:
ranking to learn and learning to rank. The former aims at studying methods and
techniques to sort objects for improving the accuracy of a machine learning
model. Enhancing a model performance can be challenging at times. For example,
in pattern classification tasks, different data representations can complicate
and hide the different explanatory factors of variation behind the data. In
particular, hand-crafted features contain many cues that are either redundant
or irrelevant, which turn out to reduce the overall accuracy of the classifier.
In such a case feature selection is used, that, by producing ranked lists of
features, helps to filter out the unwanted information. Moreover, in real-time
systems (e.g., visual trackers) ranking approaches are used as optimization
procedures which improve the robustness of the system that deals with the high
variability of the image streams that change over time. The other way around,
learning to rank is necessary in the construction of ranking models for
information retrieval, biometric authentication, re-identification, and
recommender systems. In this context, the ranking model's purpose is to sort
objects according to their degrees of relevance, importance, or preference as
defined in the specific application.Comment: European PhD Thesis. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1601.06615, arXiv:1505.06821, arXiv:1704.02665 by other author
A Novel Design to Minimise the Energy Consumption and Node Traversing in Blockchain Over Cloud Using Ensemble Cuckoo Model
The article outlines the Blockchain’s behavioral model for services. Their reliability is proven through the use of experimental evidence. The authors highlight the major technical aspects and characteristics that are associated with the transmission of data through the network. The authors define the scheme for the network, which works with blockchain transactions, and the relationship between network characteristics on parameters used by the application. They examine the use of this model to identification of the blockchain service and also the likelihood of existing security mechanisms that are based on the technology being bypassed. Additionally, the article provides guidelines to conceal the Blockchain's traffic profile to make it more difficult for its detection in the information network. This study offers a thorough analysis of blockchain-based trust models applied to cloud computing. The paper highlights the challenges that remain unsolved and offers suggestions for future studies in the area based on new cloud-edge trust management system and double-blockchain structure, which is a cloud-based transaction model. The paper also identifies the existing challenges and offers suggestions for future studies in the area based on new cloud-edge trust management system and double-blockchain structure, which is a cloud-based transaction model. The flow of the network will be supported by models that are enhanced by cuckoo to frame the perfect network transform of data from one point to cluster, or alternatively
Security Technologies and Methods for Advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence, Detection and Mitigation
The rapid growth of the Internet interconnectivity and complexity of communication systems has led us to a significant growth of cyberattacks globally often with severe and disastrous consequences. The swift development of more innovative and effective (cyber)security solutions and approaches are vital which can detect, mitigate and prevent from these serious consequences. Cybersecurity is gaining momentum and is scaling up in very many areas. This book builds on the experience of the Cyber-Trust EU project’s methods, use cases, technology development, testing and validation and extends into a broader science, lead IT industry market and applied research with practical cases. It offers new perspectives on advanced (cyber) security innovation (eco) systems covering key different perspectives. The book provides insights on new security technologies and methods for advanced cyber threat intelligence, detection and mitigation. We cover topics such as cyber-security and AI, cyber-threat intelligence, digital forensics, moving target defense, intrusion detection systems, post-quantum security, privacy and data protection, security visualization, smart contracts security, software security, blockchain, security architectures, system and data integrity, trust management systems, distributed systems security, dynamic risk management, privacy and ethics
Pattern mining approaches used in sensor-based biometric recognition: a review
Sensing technologies place significant interest in the use of biometrics for the recognition and assessment of individuals. Pattern mining techniques have established a critical step in the progress of sensor-based biometric systems that are capable of perceiving, recognizing and computing sensor data, being a technology that searches for the high-level information about pattern recognition from low-level sensor readings in order to construct an artificial substitute for human recognition. The design of a successful sensor-based biometric recognition system needs to pay attention to the different issues involved in processing variable data being - acquisition of biometric data from a sensor, data pre-processing, feature extraction, recognition and/or classification, clustering and validation. A significant number of approaches from image processing, pattern identification and machine learning have been used to process sensor data. This paper aims to deliver a state-of-the-art summary and present strategies for utilizing the broadly utilized pattern mining methods in order to identify the challenges as well as future research directions of sensor-based biometric systems
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