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Blockchain Based Academic Records Verification in Smart Cities

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Automation is a direct result of digitalisation of different aspects of our lives. Where various functions have been automated, some are still being carried out manually. One such function is the verification of academic records which is still being done predominantly in manual fashion. Blockchain technology provides a solution for storing immutable records in distributed ledgers that can be verified anytime. This paper presents an architecture for digital verification of academic records using blockchain technology. The paper also presents an implementation of this architecture as a proof of concept.

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  1. Department of Telecommunication Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

    Muhammad Aamir

  2. Department of Software Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

    Rehan Qureshi, Furqan Ali Khan & Muhammad Huzaifa

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Aamir, M., Qureshi, R., Khan, F.A. et al. Blockchain Based Academic Records Verification in Smart Cities. Wireless Pers Commun 113, 1397–1406 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-020-07226-0

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