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(Demystifying) Blockchain Development: The BLER Use Case

Posted December 16, 2019 | Industry | Technology |
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This article explores the business benefits and technical challenges of blockchain technology implementation in the human resources (HR) domain, specifically in a recruitment space. Recruitment is one of the most critical parts of HR management, one in which there must be an establishment of trust at the beginning of interactions between parties. The authors posit that there is a need for a unified platform where certificates and academic degrees are safely kept in order to ensure the integrity of information and to have a means of verifying the validity of the qualifications, all while ensuring privacy. They propose the design and implementation of a platform exploiting two different open source platforms: Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric. They then analyze each architecture’s basic features and compare those features to outline lessons learned.

About The Author
Maria Polychronaki
Maria Polychronaki is a senior student in the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of the University of West Attica (UniWA, Greece) and a Junior Researcher for UniWA’s Computer Network and Services Research Team (CoNSeRT). Her research interests include IoT, blockchain, and distributed ledger technologies as well as their applications and implementations. Ms. Polychronaki’s thesis describes the benefits that REST architecture can… Read More
Nick Kaftantzis
Nick Kaftantzis is a senior student in the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of the University of West Attica (UniWA, Greece) and a Junior Researcher for UniWA’s Computer Network and Services Research Team (CoNSeRT). His research interests include OpenStack, Ansible, cloud computing, and blockchain technologies as well as their applications and implementations. He can be reached at n.kaftantzis@uniwa.gr.
Michael Xevgenis
Michael Xevgenis is a PhD candidate in the Industrial Design and Production Engineering Department of the University of West Attica (UniWA, Greece) and a Research Associate for UniWA’s Computer Network and Services Research Team (CoNSeRT). His research interests include secure resource management in next-generation networks, with a concentration in blockchain technology. Mr. Xevgenis’s focus area is in the networking and cloud computing sector.… Read More
Dimitrios Kogias
Dimitrios Kogias is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of the University of West Attica (UniWA, Greece). He has participated as a Senior Researcher in various EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects (TRILLION, STORM, and FASTER). Dr. Kogias’s research interests include blockchain and distributed ledger technology, cloud integration, security in the Internet of Things, machine-to-machine communications, and… Read More
Nelly Leligou
Nelly Leligou is Assistant Professor at the University of West Attica (UniWA, Greece). Previously, she was Associate Professor at the Technological Educational Institute of Sterea Ellada (TEISTE, Greece). Her research interests focus on information and communication technologies, including routing protocols and trust management in wireless sensor networks; control plane technologies in broadband networks, including HFC, PON, WDM metro, and core… Read More
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