Design and Analysis of Blockchain-Based Access Control Protocols for Internet of Drones

Supervisor: Dr. Ashok Kumar Das

Thesis Reviewers: 1. Prof. Sajal K. Das, IEEE Fellow, (MUST, USA)

                               2. Dr. Neminath Hubballi (IIT Indore, India)  

                               3. Dr. Pawan Kumar (IIIT Hyderabad, India)

IEEE Internet Things J. (6)  (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 10.238)

Comput. Commun. (4) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 5.047)

IEEE Internet Things Mag. (4) 

IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol. (3) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 6.239)

IEEE Access (2) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 3.476)

INFOCOM (2) (A*)

Trans. Emerg. Telecommun. Technol. (2) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 3.310)

IEEE Consumer Electron. Mag. (1) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 3.789)

MobiCom (1) 

Pattern Recognit. Lett. (1) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 3.756)

Comput. Stand. Interfaces (1) (2021 SCI Impact Factor: 2.487)

• J28:   A. Mitra, B. Bera,  A. K. Das, S. S. Jamal and Ilsun You, "Impact on blockchain-based AI/ML-enabled big data analytics for Cognitive Internet of Things environment," in Computer Communications, vol. 197, pp. 173-185, 2023. 

• J27:   V. Srivastava, S. K. Debnath, B. Bera, A. K. Das, Y. Park and P. Lorenz, "Blockchain-Envisioned Provably Secure Multivariate Identity-Based Multi-Signature Scheme for Internet of Vehicles Environment," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 9853-9867, Sept. 2022.

• J26:   A. K. Das, B. Bera, S. Saha, N. Kumar, I. You and H. -C. Chao, "AI-Envisioned Blockchain-Enabled Signature-Based Key Management Scheme for Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 6374-6388, 2022.

• J25.   D. Dharminder, A. K. Das, S. Saha, B. Bera and A. V. Vasilakos, "Post-Quantum Secure Identity-Based Encryption Scheme using Random Integer Lattices for IoT-enabled AI Applications," in Security and Communication Networks, vol. 2022, pp. 5498058, 2022.   

• J24:   M. Wazid, B. Bera, A. K. Das, S. P. Mohanty and M. Jo, ''Fortifying Smart Transportation Security through Public Blockchain,'' in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, No. 17, pp. 16532-16545, 2022.

• J23:   P. Bagchi, B. Bera, A. K. Das, S. Shetty, P. Vijayakumar, and M. Karuppiah, ''Post Quantum Lattice-Based Secure Framework using Aggregate Signature for Ambient Intelligence Assisted Blockchain-Based IoT Applications,'' in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 2022, Accepted.

• J22:   B. Bera, A. Vangala, A. K. Das, P. Lorenz, and M. K. Khan, "Private blockchain-envisioned drones-assisted authentication scheme in IoT-enabled agricultural environment," in Computer Standards & Interfaces (Elsevier), vol. 80, no. 103567, pp. 1-18, 2022. 

• J21:   D. Chattaraj, B. Bera, A. K. Das, J. J. P. C. Rodrigues and Y. Park, "Designing Fine-grained Access Control for Software Defined Networks using Private Blockchain," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 1542-1559,  2022. 

• J20:   B. Bera, A. K. Das, S. Garg, M. J. Piran and M. S. Hossain, "Access Control Protocol for Battlefield Surveillance in Drone-Assisted IoT Environment," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 2708-2721, 2022.

• J19:   D. Dharminder, U. Kumar, A.K. Das, B. Bera, D. Giri, S. S. Jamal, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, "Secure cloud-based data storage scheme using postquantum integer lattices-based signcryption for IoT applications," in Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 33, no. 9, pp. e4540, 2022.

• J18:   B. Bera, A. Mitra, A. K. Das, D. Puthal and Y. Park, ''Private Blockchain-Based AI-Envisioned Home Monitoring Framework in IoMT-Enabled COVID-19 Environment,'' in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2021.3137104, 2021. 

• J17:   B. Bera, M. Wazid, A. K. Das, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, ''Securing Internet of Drones Network using AI-envisioned Smart-contract Based Blockchain,'' in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 68-73, 2021.

• J16:   B. Bera, A. K. Das, and S. K. Das, ''Search on Encrypted COVID-19 Healthcare Data in Blockchain-Assisted Distributed Cloud Storage,'' in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 127-132, 2021. 

• J15:   M. Wazid, B. Bera, A. K. Das, S. Garg, D. Niyato and M. S. Hossain, "Secure Communication Framework for Blockchain-Based Internet of Drones-Enabled Aerial Computing Deployment," in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 120-126, 2021.

• J14:   A. K. Das, B. Bera, and D. Giri, "AI and Blockchain-Based Cloud-Assisted Secure Vaccine Distribution and Tracking in IoMT-Enabled COVID-19 Environment," in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 26-32, 2021.

• J13:   D. Chattaraj, B. Bera, A. K. Das, S. Saha, P. Lorenz and Y. Park, "Block-CLAP: Blockchain-Assisted Certificateless Key Agreement Protocol for Internet of Vehicles in Smart Transportation," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 8, pp. 8092-8107, 2021.

• J12:   A. K. Das, B. Bera, M. Wazid, S. S. Jamal and Y. Park, "iGCACS-IoD: An Improved Certificate-Enabled Generic Access Control Scheme for Internet of Drones Deployment," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 87024-87048, 2021.

• J11:   A. K. Das, B. Bera, M. Wazid, S. S. Jamal and Y. Park, "On the Security of a Secure and Lightweight Authentication Scheme for Next Generation IoT Infrastructure," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 71856-71867, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3079312.

• J10:   S. Banerjee, B. Bera, A. K. Das, S. Chattopadhyay, M. K. Khan, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues,  "Private blockchain-envisioned multi-authority CP-ABE-based user access control scheme in IIoT,"  in Computer Communications (Elsevier), vol. 169, pp. 99-113, 2021. 

• J9: B. Bera, A. K. Das, and A. K. Sutrala, "Private blockchain-based access control mechanism for unauthorized UAV detection and mitigation in Internet of Drones environment,"  in Computer Communications (Elsevier), Vol. 166, pp. 91-109, 2021.

• J8:   B. Bera, A. K. Das, M. Obaidat, P. Vijayakumar, K. -F. Hsiao and Y. Park, "AI-Enabled Blockchain-Based Access Control for Malicious Attacks Detection and Mitigation in IoE," in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 82-92, 2021.

• J7:   B. Bera, S. Saha, A. K. Das, and A. V. Vasilakos,  "Designing Blockchain-Based Access Control Protocol in IoT-Enabled Smart-Grid System,"  in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 5744-5761, 2021.

• J6: A. Vangala, B. Bera, S. Saha, A. K. Das, N. Kumar, and Y. H. Park, "Blockchain-Enabled Certificate-Based Authentication for Vehicle Accident Detection and Notification in Intelligent Transportation Systems," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 21, no. 14, pp. 15824-15838, 2021.

• J5: S. Saha, D. Chattaraj, B. Bera, and A. K. Das, "Consortium blockchain-enabled access control mechanism in edge computing based generic IoT environment,"  in Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (Wiley), vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 1-34, 2021.

• J4: B. Bera, A. K. Das, W. Balzano, and C. M. Medaglia,  "On the design of biometric-based user authentication protocol in smart city environment," in Pattern Recognition Letters (Elsevier),  vol. 138, pp. 439-446, 2020.

• J3: S. Mandal, B. Bera, A. K. Sutrala, A. K. Das, K.-K. R. Choo, and Y. Park, "Certificateless Signcryption-Based Three-Factor User Access Control Scheme for IoT Environment,"  in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 3184-3197, 2020. 

• J2: B. Bera, D. Chattaraj, and A. K. Das,  "Designing secure blockchain-based access control scheme in IoT-enabled Internet of Drones deployment,"  Computer Communications (Elsevier), vol. 153, pp. 229-249, 2020.

• J1: B. Bera, S. Saha, A. K. Das, N. Kumar, P. Lorenz, and M. Alazab,  "Blockchain-Envisioned Secure Data Delivery and Collection Scheme for 5G-Based IoT-Enabled Internet of Drones Environment,"  IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,   vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 9097-9111, 2020. 

• C3: A. Mitra, B. Bera, and A. K. Das, "Design and Testbed Experiments of Public Blockchain-Based Security Framework for IoT-Enabled Drone-Assisted Wildlife Monitoring," in  IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Workshops: DroneCom 2021: Drone-Assisted Smart Backhaul Solutions for 5G and Beyond, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS51825.2021.9484468.

• C2: M. Wazid, B. Bera, A. Mitra, A. K. Das, and R. Ali, "Private Blockchain-Envisioned Security Framework for AI-Enabled IoT-Based Drone-Aided Healthcare Services," in  26th ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (ACM MobiCom 2020) Workshop: 2nd Workshop on Drone Assisted Wireless Communications for 5G and Beyond (DroneCom 2020), London, United Kingdom, 21-25 September, 2020.

• C1:   D. Chattaraj, S. Saha, B. Bera, and A. K. Das, "On the Design of Blockchain-Based Access Control Scheme for Software Defined Networks," in  IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Workshops: BlockSecSDN: Blockchain for Secure Software Defined Networking in Smart Communities, Toronto, Canada, 6-9 July 2020 .

M. Wazid, B. Bera, A. K. Das, and D. P. Singh, ''IoT and Blockchain Technology-Based Healthcare Monitoring,'' in Chapter 7, Blockchains in Digital Healthcare, editors R. M. Visconti, M. D. Borah and G. C. Deka, 2021, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA.