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Block4forensic: An integrated lightweight blockchain framework for forensics applications of connected vehicles

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Cebe, Mumin, Erdin, Enes, Akkaya, Kemal, Aksu, Hidayet, Uluagac, Selcuk·2018·IEEE Communications Magazine

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Today's vehicles are becoming cyber-physical systems that not only communicate with other vehicles but also gather various information from hundreds of sensors within them. These developments help create smart and connected (e.g., self-driving) vehicles that will introduce significant information to drivers, manufacturers, insurance companies, and maintenance service providers for various applications. One such application that is becoming crucial with the introduction of self-driving cars is forensic analysis of traffic accidents. The utilization of vehicle-related data can be instrumental in post-accident scenarios to discover the faulty party, particularly for self-driving vehicles. With the opportunity of being able to access various information in cars, we propose a permissioned blockchain framework among the various elements involved to manage the collected vehicle-related data. Specifically, we first integrate vehicular public key infrastructure (VPKI) to the proposed blockchain to provide membership establishment and privacy. Next, we design a fragmented ledger that will store detailed data related to vehicles such as maintenance information/ history, car diagnosis reports, and so on. The proposed forensic framework enables trustless, traceable, and privacy-aware post-accident analysis with minimal storage and processing overhead.

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Authors
Cebe, M., Erdin, E., Akkaya, K., Aksu, H., & Uluagac, S.
Affiliations
Florida International University (US)
Venue
IEEE Communications Magazine
Published
2018-10
Volume
56
Issue
10
Pages
50-57
ISSN
  • 0163-6804 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-1896
OpenAlex
W2786393483
Cited by
326
References
16
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 47 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 9
FWCI
67.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • IEEE Communications Magazine (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning
Keywords
blockchain, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, permissioned blockchain, vehicle data management, privacy, traceability, cyber-physical systems

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