Masters Theses

Keywords and Phrases

Blockchain; Edge; IoT; Quality of Service; Security; Smartcontract

Abstract

The meteoric rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to multiple architectural schemas to handle the data these devices create. Edge-enhancement is a technique where groups of IoT report to a median layer to aggregate the data before relaying to the endpoint. These edges also open opportunities to perform more operations to ensure devices are behaving properly before committing the data to long term storage. By interconnecting these edges with a technology like blockchain, it is possible to have an interconnected and responsive system to ensure the Quality of Service (QoS) of the IoT devices within the architecture to protect the integrity of the end user’s application of the data.

To explore the QoS and security possibilities of weaving blockchain into an edge-enhanced IoT network, we propose a lightweight blockchain-based architecture that can be overlaid onto any edge-enhanced IoT architecture. Utilizing smartcontracts, we can create dynamic behavior to enforce unique data delivery configurations for each user. We also implement a feedback system to ensure the data delivered is accurate and not poisoned by a malicious actor.

Advisor(s)

Madria, Sanjay Kumar

Committee Member(s)

Zawodniok, Maciej Jan, 1975-
Nadendla, V. Sriram Siddhardh

Department(s)

Computer Science

Degree Name

M.S. in Computer Science

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Summer 2025

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

Paper I, found on pages 6–40, has been accepted by IEEE MDM 2025.

Pagination

x, 46 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes_bibliographical_references_(pages 43-45)

Rights

© 2025 Kyle Matthew Whitlatch , All Rights Reserved

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 12527

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