A Systematic Review of the Future of Education in Perspective of Block Chain

Authors

  • Shams Tabrez Siddiqui Department of Computer Science, Jazan University, 45142, Saudi Arabia
  • Haneef Khan Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Jazan University, 45142, Saudi Arabia
  • Md Imran Alam Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Jazan University, 45142, Saudi Arabia
  • Kamal Upreti CHIRST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India
  • Sarika Panwar Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, AISSMS’s Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India
  • Sheela Hundekari MIT ADT University, Loni Kalbhor, Pune, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jmm1550-4646.1955

Keywords:

BlockChain, Virtual Realty, Digitialisation, cryptocurrency, Bitcon

Abstract

Blockchain is one of the most revolutionary technologies in the past decade due to its decentralisation, data integrity, reliability, and security. Blockchain technology is the next popular topic, and it has the potential to significantly alter the educational environment in many ways. Blockchain technology must be used in the education sector despite its challenges. Education is one of the sectors where blockchain-based solutions are still in use. Many academics possess extensive knowledge of the societal benefits blockchain technology might bring. The vast potential of blockchain can only be realised if education expands its knowledge of the technology.

The primary goal of this research is to identify current problems related to educational institutions and identify blockchain features that could assist in addressing them. This research article will provide an overview of existing activities and address several perspectives on how blockchain can revolutionize the education sector. In prolongation, this article investigates the categories of blockchain technology applications, especially in the field of education. An in-depth discussion on the benefits and impact that blockchain brings to education is explored. Further, deliberate the abundant challenges of adopting blockchain in education. This study will direct the organizations/institutions to decide which blockchain application will benefit the most based on their requisites. The analysis will also provide information about other educational fields that may benefit from blockchain technology.

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Author Biographies

Shams Tabrez Siddiqui, Department of Computer Science, Jazan University, 45142, Saudi Arabia

Shams Tabrez Siddiqui currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. He has 12 years research experience and 8 years of teaching experience. He received his PhD degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India 2015. He has published more than 50 research papers in different reputed international/national journals and conference proceedings. He has authored chapters in many books. He has worked in several funded research projects. His research interest includes software requirement engineering and software security. He extended his research area to IoT, wireless sensor networks and blockchain. He is a member of the Computer Society of India, IAENG, ACM, IAENG, CSTA, ICSES and IACSIT. He worked as a reviewer for many Journals.

Haneef Khan, Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Jazan University, 45142, Saudi Arabia

Haneef Khan has been working as Senior Lecturer in Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA. He has received B.Tech and M.Tech in 2008 and 2012 respectively in Electronics stream and has more than 12 years of teaching experience. His research area mainly includes IoT, Communication, Semiconductor.

Md Imran Alam, Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Jazan University, 45142, Saudi Arabia

Md Imran Alam, received the B.Sc. degree in Statistics from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India, in 2003, and the master’s degree in computer application from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India, in 2007. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. He has more than 15 years of experience in teaching computer science courses in university and more than one year of industry experience. He is actively involved in research from last five years. He has authored more than ten research articles. His academic/research interests include machine learning, IoT, blockchain and security.

Kamal Upreti, CHIRST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India

Kamal Upreti is currently working as an Associate Professor, CHIRST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India.

He completed is B. Tech (Hons) Degree from UPTU, M. Tech (Gold Medalist) from Galgotias University, PGDM (Executive) from IMT Ghaziabad and PhD from OPJ University. Now, he is doing Postdoc in Big Data Analytics from National Taipei University of Business, TAIWAN funded by MHRD.

He has published 50+

Patents, 35+ Books, 32+ Magazine issues and 70+ Research papers in in various international Conferences and reputed Journals. His areas of Interest are Cyber Security, Machine Learning, HealthCare, Wireless Networking, Embedded System and Cloud Computing. He is having enriched years’ experience in corporate and teaching experience in Engineering Colleges.

Sarika Panwar, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, AISSMS’s Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India

Sarika Panwar has received her Doctorate in Electronics Engineering from Rahstrasant Tukdoji, Maharaj Nagpur University in 2018 and has more than twenty years of academia with two patents at her credit and 20 research articles in National and International conferences/Journals. She is the recipient of Honourable Mention award winner in 2022 at IEEE Internet for All Competition. She has also successfully implemented and deployed HAM Radio Set Up for Flood Management in Kolhapur region of Maharashtra. Her area of expertise includes Machine Learning, Biomedical Image Processing and Internet of Things. At present, she is working as an Assistant Professor in Electronics and Telecommunication engineering at AISSMS IOIT, Pune.

Sheela Hundekari, MIT ADT University, Loni Kalbhor, Pune, India

Sheela Hundekari, presently working as Associate Professor in MITCOM, MCA dept. at MIT ADT University, Loni Kalbhor, Pune 412201, Her research interests are Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning. She has published research papers in reputed Scopus and Springer Journals. A certified full stack Java trainer.

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Published

2023-08-14

How to Cite

Siddiqui, S. T. ., Khan, H. ., Alam, M. I. ., Upreti, K. ., Panwar, S. ., & Hundekari, S. . (2023). A Systematic Review of the Future of Education in Perspective of Block Chain. Journal of Mobile Multimedia, 19(05), 1221–1254. https://doi.org/10.13052/jmm1550-4646.1955

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2023: Vol 19 Iss 5

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