Blockchain Technology in Corporate Governance (eBook)

Kiran Sood, PhD, is an associate professor in the Business School, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. She earned her doctorate in Commerce with a concentration on Product Portfolio Performance of general insurance companies in India in 2017 from Panjabi University, Patiala. Before joining Chitkara University in 2019, she worked in four organizations with a total experience of 16 years. She serves as an Editor of the International Journal of BioSciences and Technology and the International Journal of Research Culture Society. Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Computing Science and Engineering at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U. P, India. He has published 35+ articles in various journals and conference proceedings and contributed chapters to various books. His research and publication interests include cyber-physical systems, wireless sensor networks, and cloud computing. He is an Expert Advisory Panel Member of Texas Instruments Inc USA. Balamurugan Balusamy, PhD, is an associate professor at VIT University, Vellore, India. He has authored/edited about 30 books on various technologies. He has published more than 150 publications in quality journals, conferences, and book chapters. He serves on the advisory committees for several startups and forums and does consultancy work for the industry on Industrial IoT. Seifedine Kadry, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Applied Data Science, Noroff University College, Kristinasnad, Norway, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. He is also an ABET Program Evaluator of computing and an ABET Program Evaluator of engineering technology. His current research interests include data science, education using technology, system prognostics, stochastic systems, and probability and reliability analysis.

Foreword xvii

Preface xix

Acknowledgment xxi

1 Role of Blockchain Technology in the Modern Era 1
Kuldeep Singh Kaswan, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal, Kiran Sood and Balamurugan Balusamy

Part 1: Blockchain: Opportunities for Healthcare 4.0 29

2 BTCG4: Blockchain Technology in Electronic Healthcare Systems 31
Amrinder Singh and Geetika Madaan

3 Blockchain Technology and Healthcare: Towards Combating COVID-19 57
Reena Malik and Sonal Trivedi

4 Blockchain-Based Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Sensor Networks in Healthcare System 75
R. Janarthanan and J. Venkatesh

5 Development of a Safe Health Framework Using a Temporary Blockchain Technique 99
J. Venkatesh and R. Janarthanan

6 Data Consistency, Transparency, and Privacy in Healthcare Systems Using Blockchain Technology 125
Kalaiselvi Rajendiran, Akshaya Sridhar and Ananda Vayaravel Cassinadane

Part 2: Blockchain in the Energy @Sector 143

7 Application of Blockchain Technology in Sustainable Energy @Systems 145
Navdeep Kaur, Suman Bhullar and Navneet Seth

8 Revamping Energy Sector with a Trusted Network: Blockchain @Technology 163
Alain Aoun, Mazen Ghandour, Adrian Ilinca and Hussein Ibrahim

Part 3: The Impact of Blockchain on the Financial Industry 197

9 Process Innovation and Unification of KYC Document Management System with Blockchain in Banking 199
Priya Jindal, Jasmine Kaur and Kiran Sood

10 Applying Blockchain Technology to Address NPA Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic 217
Jasmine Kaur, Priya Jindal and Kiran Sood

11 Blockchain and Smart Contracts for Insurance Industry 239
Rupa Khanna Malhotra, Chandan Gupta and Priya Jindal

12 How Blockchain Can Transform the Financial Services Industry 253
Aashima and Birajit Mohanty

13 The Impact of Blockchain Technology and COVID-19 on the Global Banking Industry 283
Jyoti Verma and Gagandeep

14 Blockchain-Based Framework -- A Scientific Tool for Developing a Robust Banking System 303
Minakshi Thaman

Part 4: Blockchain Applications and Sustainability Issues 325

15 Advanced Cryptographic Technologies in Blockchain 327
Osheen Oberoi and Sahil Raj

16 Network Security Issues in Blockchain Architectures 353
Keshav Kaushik

17 A Comprehensive Report on Blockchain Technology, Its Applications, and Open Research Challenges 369
Shilpi Garg, Rajesh Kumar Kaushal and Naveen Kumar

18 New Blockchain Taxonomies and Trust Models Impacting Business @Performance 387
Hani El Chaarani, Zouhour EL Abiad and Hebatallah Abd El Salam Badawy

References 408

Index 413