book-Blockchain 2020 : book - Industry Use Cases on Blockchain Technology

The relevant topics include: 

• Blockchain (BC) concepts and historic perspective 
• Technology, platforms, tools and architecture 
• BC for ERP, CRM, retail, and supply chain 
• BC security, data privacy, and cryptography 
• BC smart contracts and blockchain as a service 
• BC technology in IoT based applications and IIoT 
• Bitcoin and BC applications for business organisations 
• Use cases in banking, insurance and cryptocurrencies 
• Use cases in energy, real estate, and manufacturing 
• BC applications in government, health care, and leisure 
• Use cases in media and entertainment 
• BC use cases in automotive industry 
• Use cases in transportation and manufacturing 
• Societal and legal implications of use of BC 
• BC opportunities, threads and limitations 
• BC digital identity, and cyber security 
• Standards, adoption, current research and developmwnt 
• Future directions and other relevant topics 

It is expected that the book will comprise a number of sections. A tentative idea is as follows: 

• Section 1 - Concepts, Principles and Architecture: Concepts, principles, historic perspective, evolution. frameworks, architecture, tools, blockchain in IoT, blockchain in Industrial IoT environments 
• Section 2 - Blockchain in Financial Sector: Use cases in banking and insurance, bitcoin, crypto currencies, smart contracts, cyber security, authentication, digital identity, issues and limitations 
• Section 3 - Use cases in Government and Industry: Use cases in government and media, blockchain for manufacturing and transport, blockchain applications in healthcare, leisure, blockchain for business organisations 
• Section 4 - Opportunities and Future Directions: Advantages, issues, threats, opportunities and limitations, Societal and legal implications of blockchain, Standards, adoption, and future of blockchain