Problem Statement and Motivation
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, traditional systems in various sectors, such as healthcare transportation and academic peer review, face significant challenges. Healthcare transportation often suffers from inefficiencies, resource wastage, and a lack of transparency, leading to higher costs and delayed services. Similarly, the academic peer review process struggles with low reviewer participation, delayed submissions, and insufficient recognition for reviewers’ contributions. These issues stem from the reliance on outdated, centralized systems that lack the flexibility, security, and transparency needed to meet modern demands. There is a critical need for innovative solutions that can address these challenges by leveraging advanced technologies.
The motivation behind this research is to explore and develop blockchain-based applications that can transform traditional systems into smarter, more efficient, and secure platforms. Blockchain technology, with its decentralized nature and inherent security features, offers a promising solution to the problems faced in healthcare transportation and academic peer review. By introducing blockchain-enabled systems like SCeFSTA and BARIT, we aim to create transparent, fair, and efficient processes that reduce costs, optimize resources, and provide appropriate recognition to contributors. This research is driven by the belief that integrating blockchain technology into these critical areas can significantly improve their performance, ultimately contributing to the development of a smart human-computer society.
Publications
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A Carvalho, S Bhunia, “Verifying AI Content Authenticity Using Decentralized Technologies”, in Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2024.
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P Shrestha, S Bhunia, A Carvalho, C Anderson, G. Lee, “A Case Study on Blockchain-based Anonymous Reviewer Incentive Token (BARIT)”, in IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC) 2024.
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S. Bhunia, O. Campbell, A. Carvalho, and V. Alluri, “SCeFSTA: Smart Contract enabled Fair, Secure, and Transparent Auction for Healthcare Transportation,” in 2024 IEEE International Systems Conference (IEEE SysCon 2024), Montreal, Canada, Apr. 2024.
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A. Carvalho, L. Zavolokina, S. Bhunia, M. Chaudhary, and N. Yoganathan, “Promoting Inclusiveness and Fairness through NFTs: The Case of Student-Athletes and NILs,” in Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 2023, pp. 1–9.