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Low Power Blockchain in Industry 4.0 Case Study: Water Management in Tunisia

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Industry has undergone, during this decade, significant technological changes and improvements. The industrial sector is further moving towards IIoT (Industrial IoT) and Industry 4.0. Security and data reliability are IoT limitations that can be overcome using the Blockchain technology. In this work, the integration of blockchain in Industry 4.0 is presented. We develop a new platform based on artificial intelligence and smart contracts to monitor and track water consumption in Tunisia. A secure multiservice solution for water management is proposed. Water service providers and customers will be able to benefit from such services as consumption monitoring, traceability, security, water leak detection, visualization of water consumption and drinking water coverage. This approach allows reinforcing the trust and security among the different stakeholders.

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This research was funded by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R125),Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Data Engineering and Semantics Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Tarek Frikha, Faten Chaabane & Fehmi Denguir

  2. Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Tarek Frikha

  3. CES Lab, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax by National School Of Engineers Of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Jalel Ktari & Nader Ben Amor

  4. Department of Information Technology, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia

    Monia Hamdi

  5. Faculty of Engineering, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, E1A3E9, Canada

    Habib Hamam

  6. Spectrum of Knowledge Production & Skills Development, Sfax, 3027, Tunisia

    Habib Hamam

  7. International Institute of Technology and Management, Libreville, BP1989, Gabon

    Habib Hamam

  8. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, School of Electrical “Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa

    Habib Hamam

  9. College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 55476, Saudi Arabia

    Habib Hamam

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Frikha, T., Ktari, J., Amor, N.B. et al. Low Power Blockchain in Industry 4.0 Case Study: Water Management in Tunisia. J Sign Process Syst 96, 257–271 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11265-023-01880-w

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