Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond

Recently, the interest around the Blockchain concept has grown faster and, as a consequence, several studies about the possibility of exploiting such technology in different application domains have been conducted. Most of these studies highlighted the benefits that the use of the blockchain could b...

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Main Authors: Jacopo Grecuccio, Edoardo Giusto, Fabio Fiori, Maurizio Rebaudengo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3820
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Edoardo Giusto
Fabio Fiori
Maurizio Rebaudengo
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description Recently, the interest around the Blockchain concept has grown faster and, as a consequence, several studies about the possibility of exploiting such technology in different application domains have been conducted. Most of these studies highlighted the benefits that the use of the blockchain could bring in those contexts where integrity and authenticity of the data are important, e.g., for reasons linked to regulations about consumers’ healthcare. In such cases, it would be important to collect data, coming in real-time through sensors, and then store them in the blockchain, so that they can become immutable and tamper-proof. In this paper, the design and development of a software framework that allows Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices to interact directly with an Ethereum-based blockchain are reported. The proposed solution represents an alternative way for integrating a wide category of IoT devices without relying on a centralized intermediary and third-party services. The main application scenario for which the project has been conceived regards food-chain traceability in the Industry 4.0 domain. Indeed, the designed system has been integrated into the depiction of a use case for monitoring the temperature of fish products within a warehouse and during the delivery process.
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spelling doaj.art-97f1b108436a43618f73c6658a019a132023-11-20T07:54:49ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-07-011315382010.3390/en13153820Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and BeyondJacopo Grecuccio0Edoardo Giusto1Fabio Fiori2Maurizio Rebaudengo3DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyFoodchain S.p.A.,Via Cavour, 2, 22074 Lomazzo, ItalyDAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyRecently, the interest around the Blockchain concept has grown faster and, as a consequence, several studies about the possibility of exploiting such technology in different application domains have been conducted. Most of these studies highlighted the benefits that the use of the blockchain could bring in those contexts where integrity and authenticity of the data are important, e.g., for reasons linked to regulations about consumers’ healthcare. In such cases, it would be important to collect data, coming in real-time through sensors, and then store them in the blockchain, so that they can become immutable and tamper-proof. In this paper, the design and development of a software framework that allows Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices to interact directly with an Ethereum-based blockchain are reported. The proposed solution represents an alternative way for integrating a wide category of IoT devices without relying on a centralized intermediary and third-party services. The main application scenario for which the project has been conceived regards food-chain traceability in the Industry 4.0 domain. Indeed, the designed system has been integrated into the depiction of a use case for monitoring the temperature of fish products within a warehouse and during the delivery process.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3820internet of thingsblockchaindistributed ledger technologiessmart societiesindustry 4.0supply chain
spellingShingle Jacopo Grecuccio
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Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond
Energies
internet of things
blockchain
distributed ledger technologies
smart societies
industry 4.0
supply chain
title Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond
title_full Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond
title_fullStr Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond
title_full_unstemmed Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond
title_short Combining Blockchain and IoT: Food-Chain Traceability and Beyond
title_sort combining blockchain and iot food chain traceability and beyond
topic internet of things
blockchain
distributed ledger technologies
smart societies
industry 4.0
supply chain
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3820
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