Blockchain Evolution: from Bitcoin to Forensic in Smart Grids

Kotsiuba, Igor; Velykzhanin, Artem; Biloborodov, Oleg; Skarga-Bandurova, Inna; Biloborodova, Tetiana; Yanovich, Yury; Zhygulin, Viacheslav

Abstract

Smart Grids is an emerging technology promising significant changes in the economy and the social sphere. One among many challenges in their development and distribution is security. Considering recent hackers attacks on energy grids and taking into account the distributed structure of these systems the use of traditional means of computer protection and the search for a crime figure becomes more difficult or impossible. In this article, we introduce some application areas of smart grid forensic science, discuss the opportunities, and outline the open issues in the topic. We summarized challenges for forensic in Smart Grids in connection with a Blockchain and proposed a decentralized transaction platform based on Blockchain tailored to the energy sector with all the latest technology such as advanced metering infrastructure, distributed generation, etc.

Citation

Kotsiuba, I., Velykzhanin, A., Biloborodov, O., Skarga-Bandurova, I., Biloborodova, T., Yanovich, Y., & Zhygulin, V. (2018, December). Blockchain Evolution: from Bitcoin to Forensic in Smart Grids. Paper presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), Seattle, WA, USA

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data)
• Start Date: Dec 10, 2018
• End Date: Dec 13, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Deposit Date: Nov 10, 2023
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/bigdata.2018.8622232
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1903766
• Additional Information: No file attached - before author came to Durham