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      Using Blockchain to support Data & Service Monetization

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      Date
      2018-03-05
      Author
      Odiete, Obaro O 1988-
      ORCID
      0000-0002-4382-1365
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Two required features of a data monetization platform are query and retrieval of the metadata of the resources to be monetized. Centralized platforms rely on the maturity of traditional NoSQL database systems to support these features. These databases, for example, MongoDB allows for very efficient query and retrieval of data it stores. However, centralized platforms come with a bag of security and privacy concerns, making them not the ideal approach for a data monetization platform. On the other hand, most existing decentralized platforms are only partially decentralized. In this research, I developed Cowry, a platform for publishing metadata describing available resources (data or services), discovery of published metadata including fast search and filtering. My main contribution is a fully decentralized architecture that combines blockchain and traditional distributed database to gain additional features such as efficient query and retrieval of metadata stored on the blockchain.
      Degree
      Master of Science (M.Sc.)
      Department
      Computer Science
      Program
      Computer Science
      Supervisor
      Deters, Ralph; Schneider, Kevin A
      Committee
      Vassileva, Julita; Roy, Chanchal K; Dinh, Anh V
      Copyright Date
      June 2018
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/8460
      Subject
      Blockchain
      Database
      Web Services
      Data Monetization
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