Research Area:  Blockchain Technology

Abstract:

Crowd sensing (CS) is a data acquisition mode using the sensing ability of mobile devices. As a distributed ledger, blockchain (BC) is used for crowd sensing to resist security risks in the incentive process. Therefore, many blockchain-based CS incentive mechanisms have been proposed. In this paper, we summarize the incentive mechanism of the based-blockchain CS system. First, we introduce the background knowledge of crowd sensing and blockchain. Second, we use a two-dimensional incentive mechanism classification framework based on the main incentive goal and the reward form to classify the existing blockchain-based CS incentive mechanisms. In the classification method based on the main incentive goal, the incentive mechanism is divided into service quality, privacy security, and trusted transaction. In the classification method based on reward form, the incentive mechanism is divided into social service, game playing, and monetary reward. Then, we compare and analyze typical incentive mechanisms, discuss the advantages of typical incentive scheme and their existing problems. Finally, we propose the challenges and future directions of the based-blockchain CS incentive mechanism.

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Author(s) Name:  Xinbin Xu, Jieren Cheng, Jingxin Liu, Yuming Yuan, Hui Li & Victor S. Sheng

Publisher name:  Springer

DOI:  10.1007/978-3-031-06764-8_20

Volume Information:  pp 245–259

Paper Link:   https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-06764-8_20