Blockchain Technology: Platforms, Tools and Use Cases (Volume 111) (Advances in Computers, Volume 111) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128138521 ISBN 13: 9780128138526

Publisher: Academic Press, 2018

Synopsis

Blockchain Technology: Platforms, Tools and Use Cases, Volume 111, the latest release in the Advances in Computers series published since 1960, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. In addition, it provides contributors with a medium in which they can explore their subjects in greater depth and breadth than journal articles usually allow. This volume has 8 Chapters that discuss the various aspects of Blockchain technology.

• Provides in-depth surveys and tutorials on new computer technology, with this release focusing on blockchain
• Presents well-known authors and researchers in the field
• Contains extensive bibliographies with most chapters
• Includes volumes that are devoted to single themes or subfields of computer science

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Review

Provides detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications, with this release focusing on blockchain technology

About the Author

I have been working as the chief architect and vice-president in the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Center of Excellence, Reliance Infocomm Ltd. (RIL), Bangalore. I previously worked as a cloud infrastructure architect in the IBM Global Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE), IBM India Bangalore for four years. Prior to that, I had a long stint as TOGAF-certified enterprise architecture (EA) consultant in Wipro Consulting Services (WCS) Division. I also worked as a lead architect in the corporate research (CR) division of Robert Bosch, Bangalore. In total, I have gained more than 17 years of IT industry experience and 8 years of research experience.

I finished the CSIR-sponsored Ph.D. degree at Anna University, Chennai and continued the UGC-sponsored postdoctoral research in the Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Thereafter, I was granted a couple of international research fellowships (JSPS and JST) to work as a research scientist for 3.5 years in two leading Japanese universities. Regarding the publications, I have published more than 30 research papers in peer-reviewed journals such as IEEE, ACM, Springer-Verlag, Inderscience, etc. I have authored 7 books thus far and I focus on some of the emerging technologies such as IoT, Cognitive Analytics, Blockchain, Digital Twin, Docker Containerization, Data Science, Microservices Architecture, fog/edge computing, etc. I have contributed 25 book chapters thus far for various technology books edited by highly acclaimed and accomplished professors and professionals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0128138521
• ISBN 13: 9780128138526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Raj Ph.D. Pethuru, Deka Ganesh Chandra