Blockchain and Web of Things for Structural Health Monitoring Applications: A Proof of Concept

Interoperable and secure data management techniques are fundamental for most of large-scale Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems. Indeed, given the relevance of SHM critical measurements, data integrity must be protected against tampering or falsifications. In this paper, we propose a four-lay...

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Main Authors: Gigli, Lorenzo, Sciullo, Luca, Montori, Federico, Marzani, Alessandro, Di Felice, Marco
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Blockchain
Blockchains
Data protection
Internet of Things
Pipelines
Sensors
Service-oriented architecture
Smart contracts
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
W3C
W3C Web of Things
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Summary:Interoperable and secure data management techniques are fundamental for most of large-scale Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems. Indeed, given the relevance of SHM critical measurements, data integrity must be protected against tampering or falsifications. In this paper, we propose a four-layer SHM architecture that allows to build an effective data pipeline from sensors to consumer applications, passing through the cloud. The architecture is built on top of the MODRON platform and exploits the recent advances of the W3C Web of Things (WoT) standard for interoperability. We then discuss how third-party services can take benefit of the W3C WoT architecture to retrieve the SHM critical data and to publish them on the Ethereum Blockchain through an SHM-specific Smart Contract, for data protection and traceability purposes. We test the effectiveness of the Smart Contract implementation in terms of latency and costs under simulated workloads.
ISSN:2331-9860
DOI:10.1109/CCNC49033.2022.9700679