Project description
Blockchain technology could enable efficient operation of railway infrastructure
Blockchain is a digital ledger that can record transactions and store data in immutable blocks across a distributed network. The technology has the potential to accelerate the development of railroads, rendering rail the primary medium-distance carrier. The EU-funded B4CM project will identify and develop use cases that support the application of blockchain in the sector. The overall goal is to deliver a blockchain-based testbed for the attribution of data costs across organisational boundaries and demonstrate the operation of the framework in the context of the European rail industry.
Objective
The overall aim for B4CM is to develop and deliver a blockchain based testbed for the attribution of data costs across organisational boundaries, to demonstrate the operation of the framework in the context of the European Rail Industry, enabling future developers to extend the tools produced based on a known working configuration.
This project has the following main research and training objectives:
• Objective 1: To identify and develop use cases that support the application of blockchain in the railway sector;
• Objective 2: To develop an implementable blockchain framework for the attribution of data costs in systems crossing organisational boundaries;
• Objective 3: To evaluate mechanisms for the incorporation of the developed blockchain framework into the financial processes of the European rail sector;
• Objective 4: To develop a testbed, demonstrating the operation of the framework in the context of rail sector, enabling future developers to extend the tools produced based on a known working configuration;
• Objective 5: To disseminate the findings of the project and the lessons learned to influence best practice in innovation and technology uptake in a key and evolving field within the European rail sector;
• Objective 6: To support the development of a researcher in gaining a PhD and thus generating a skilled specialist valuable to the European rail sector.
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport
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H2020-EU.3.4.8. - Shift2Rail JU
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CSA - Coordination and support action
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-S2RJU-2018
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B15 2TT Birmingham
United Kingdom
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