Open Blockchain

Investigating The Potential Of Blockchains

A blockchain is a publicly shared immutable ledger � an append only log of transactions which uses crypto-currency techniques to minimise any security risk. Transactions are contained in blocks which are linked together through a series of hash pointers. Any tampering of a block can be detected since the hash pointer to it would no longer be valid. As a ledger system it is very open. In addition to the source code being openly available a key feature of blockchains is that in principle...

Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2024) Blockchain-based decentralised micro-accreditation for lifelong learning, Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1-15

Mikroyannidis, A. and Armakolas, S. (2024) Decentralisation and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, 12th International Conference in Open and Distance Learning (ICODL), Athens, Greece, 12, 6, pp. 1-14

Bozkurt, A., Gjelsvik, T., Adam, T., Asino, T., Atenas, J., Bali, M., Blomgren, C., Bond, M., Bonk, C., Brown, M., Burgos, D., Conrad, D., Costello, E., Cronin, C., Czerniewicz, L., Deepwell, M., Deimann, M., DeWaard, H., Dousay, T., Ebner, M., Farrow, R., Gil-Jaurena, I., Havemann, L., Inamorato, A., Irvine, V., Karunanayaka, S., Kerres, M., Lambert, S., Lee, K., Makoe, M., Marín, V., Mikroyannidis, A., Mishra, S., Naidu, S., Nascimbeni, F., Nichols, M., Olcott, D., Ossiannilsson, E., Otto, D., Rodriguez, B., Paskevicius, M., Roberts, V., Saleem, T., Schuwer, R., Sharma, R., Stewart, B., Stracke, C., Tait, A., Tlili, A., Ubachs, G., Weidlich, J., Weller, M., Xiao, J. and Zawacki-Richter, O. (2023) Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices, Open Praxis, 15, 2, pp. 76-112

Mikroyannidis, A. (2022) The Role of Web 3.0 and Blockchain in the Future of Education, Proceedings of 7th Panhellenic Scientific Conference "Integration and Use of ICT in the Educational Process", University of Patras, Greece

Mikroyannidis, A. (2022) Work-in-Progress: Piloting Smart Blockchain Badges for Lifelong Learning, 2021 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2021), Dresden, Germany

Mikroyannidis, A. (2021) Decentralising Education Using Blockchain Technology, Innovate Learning Summit 2021, Online

Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A., Chowdhury, N., Bachler, M. and Domingue, J. (2020) Supporting Lifelong Learning with Smart Blockchain Badges, International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, 13, pp. 163-176

Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2020) A Case Study on the Decentralisation of Lifelong Learning Using Blockchain Technology, Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME), 1, 23, pp. 1-10

Mikroyannidis, A. (2020) Blockchain Applications in Education: A Case Study in Lifelong Learning, The 12th International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL 2020), Valencia, Spain

Chowdhury, N., Ramachandran, M., Third, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Bachler, M. and Domingue, J. (2020) Towards A Blockchain-based Decentralised Educational Landscape, The 12th International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL 2020), Valencia, Spain

Ramachandran, M., Chowdhury, N., Third, A., Domingue, J., Quick, K. and Bachler, M. (2020) Towards Complete Decentralised Verification of Data with Confidentiality: Different ways to connect Solid Pods and Blockchain, A Decentralised Web Workshop, Taipei, Taiwan

Mikroyannidis, A., Chang, M. and White, S. (eds.) (2020) Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning, eLmL 2020, Valencia, Spain, IARIA

Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A., Domingue, J., Bachler, M. and Quick, K. (2020) Blockchain Applications in Lifelong Learning and the Role of the Semantic Blockchain Blockchain Technology Applications in Education, eds. Ramesh Chander Sharma,Hakan Yildirim,Gulsun Kurubacak, pp. 16-41, IGI Global

Ramachandran, M., Chowdhury, N., Third, A., Jan, Z., Valentine, C. and Domingue, J. (2020) A Framework for Handling Internet of Things Data with Confidentiality and Blockchain Support, IoT4Safe, in conj. with Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) 2020, Heraklion, Greece

Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2019) Decentralising online education using blockchain technology, The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference: Blended and online education within European university networks, Madrid, Spain

Chowdhury, N. (2019) An IoT and Blockchain-based Approach for Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in Regulatory Compliance, Adjunct Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the 2019 International Symposium on Wearable Computers (UbiComp/ISWC '19), London, United Kingdom

Ferdous, M., Biswas, K., Chowdhury, M., Chowdhury, N. and Muthukkumarasamy, V. (2019) Integrated platforms for blockchain enablement, Advances in Computers, 113, Elsevier

Ferdous, M., Chowdhury, M., Biswas, K., Chowdhury, N. and Muthukkumarasamy, V. (2019) Immutable Autobiography of Smart Cars Leveraging Blockchain Technology Immutable Autobiography of Smart Cars Leveraging Blockchain Technology, pp. (In Press)

Chowdhury, M., Ferdous, M., Biswas, K., Chowdhury, N., Kayes, A., Alazab, M. and Paul, W. (2019) A Comparative Analysis of Distributed Ledger Technology Platforms A Comparative Analysis of Distributed Ledger Technology Platforms, 7, pp. 167930-167943

Mikroyannidis, A., Domingue, J., Bachler, M. and Quick, K. (2018) Smart Blockchain Badges for Data Science Education, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), San Jose, California, USA, IEEE Education Society Publications

Mikroyannidis, A., Domingue, J., Bachler, M. and Quick, K. (2018) A Learner-Centred Approach for Lifelong Learning Powered by the Blockchain, EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 1403-1408, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Jan, Z., Third, A., Ibanez, L., Bachler, M., Simperl, E. and Domingue, J. (2018) ScienceMiles: Digital Currency for Researchers, Workshop: 3rd International Workshop on Linked Data and Distributed Ledgers at The Web Conference, Lyon, France, International World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee, kmi Member Submission

Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2017) The Irrefutable History of You: Distributed Ledgers and Semantics for Ubiquitous Personal Ratings, Workshop: Re-coding Black Mirror at International Semantic Web Conference, Vienna, Austria

Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2017) LinkChains: Exploring the space of decentralised trustworthy Linked Data, Workshop: Decentralising the Semantic Web at International Semantic Web Conference, Vienna, Austria

Third, A., Tiddi, I., Bastianelli, E., Valentine, C. and Domingue, J. (2017) Towards the temporal streaming of graph data on distributed ledgers, Workshop: 2nd International Workshop on Linked Data and Distributed Ledgers at ESWC, Portoroz, Slovenia

Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2017) Linked Data Indexing of Distributed Ledgers, Workshop: LD-DL@WWW 1st International Workshop on Linked Data and Distributed Ledgers at WWW 2017 The 26th International World Wide Web Conference, Perth, Australia

Sharples, M. and Domingue, J. (2016) The Blockchain and Kudos: a Distributed System for Educational Record, Reputation and Reward, 11th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Lyon, France, Springer