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Academic Records: A Feasible Use Case for Blockchain?

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Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2020)

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 1351))

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With the number of university student records that are made on an annual basis and the sensitivity of these records, it is necessary to ensure that these records are authentic. Therefore, a solution based on a distributed ledger technology, such as blockchain, is proposed to ensure the reliability and integrity of student data. Since there are multiple blockchain solutions, after a comparative study between Bitcoin, Ethereum and Hyperledger and as well as a step-by-step systematic review of the subject area, we concluded and propose the use of one of the most stable technological platforms in use today by the industry: Hyperledger Fabric. Regarding the question of feasibility of applying this technological solution to the management of academic records, our study shows that despite it is still a growing area of interest, there is already some evidence that it is adequate to propose it as a case study.

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  1. Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

    Rita Oliveira

  2. Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), School of Management and Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

    Catarina I. Reis

  3. Computer Science and Communication Research Centre (CIIC), School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

    Marisa Maximiano

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  1. Scientific Network for Innovation and Research Excellence, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), Auburn, WA, USA

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  2. Department of Computer Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Milano, Italy

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  3. Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), Auburn, WA, USA

    Niketa Gandhi

  4. Campus Centre de Créteil, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France

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  5. Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania

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  6. School of Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Ana Madureira

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Oliveira, R., Reis, C.I., Maximiano, M. (2021). Academic Records: A Feasible Use Case for Blockchain?. In: Abraham, A., Piuri, V., Gandhi, N., Siarry, P., Kaklauskas, A., Madureira, A. (eds) Intelligent Systems Design and Applications. ISDA 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1351. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71187-0_58

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