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Decentralized Weather Forecasting via Distributed Machine Learning and Blockchain-Based Model Validation

Umar, Rilwan, Abadi, Aydin, Aldali, Basil, Vincent, Benito, Hurley, Elliot A. J., Aljazaeri, Hotoon, Hedley-Cook, Jamie, Bell, Jamie-Lee, Uwuigbusun, Lambert, Ahmed, Mujeeb, Nagaraja, Shishir, Sabo, Suleiman, Alrbeiqi, Weaam

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

--Weather forecasting plays a vital role in disaster preparedness, agriculture, and resource management, yet current centralized forecasting systems are increasingly strained by security vulnerabilities, limited scalability, and susceptibility to single points of failure. T o address these challenges, we propose a decentralized weather forecasting framework that integrates Federated Learning (FL) with blockchain technology. FL enables collaborative model training without exposing sensitive local data, this approach enhances privacy and reduces data transfer overhead. Meanwhile, the Ethereum blockchain ensures transparent and dependable verification of model updates. T o further enhance the system's security, we introduce a reputation-based voting mechanism that assesses the trustworthiness of submitted models while utilizing the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) for efficient off-chain storage. Experimental results demonstrate that our approach not only improves forecasting accuracy but also enhances system resilience and scalability, making it a viable candidate for deployment in real-world, security-critical environments. Weather forecasting is essential for agricultural productivity, disaster preparedness, and economic stability. However, traditional forecasting methods tend to rely on centralized systems. This centralization poses significant risks, including vulnerabilities to data manipulation, privacy breaches, and single points of failure [8]. Centralized Machine Learning (ML) models, despite their high accuracy, are vulnerable to adversarial threats, such as data poisoning, where attackers introduce incorrect data to compromise forecast reliability [32]. Reliable weather forecasting systems are foundational to sectors like the insurance industry, where the integrity of environmental data directly influences risk assessment and claim processing.


Resilient Multi-Agent Negotiation for Medical Supply Chains:Integrating LLMs and Blockchain for Transparent Coordination

ALMutairi, Mariam, Kim, Hyungmin

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Global health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have exposed critical weaknesses in traditional medical supply chains, including inefficiencies in resource allocation, lack of transparency, and poor adaptability to dynamic disruptions. This paper presents a novel hybrid framework that integrates blockchain technology with a decentralized, large language model (LLM) powered multi-agent negotiation system to enhance the resilience and accountability of medical supply chains during crises. In this system, autonomous agents-representing manufacturers, distributors, and healthcare institutions-engage in structured, context-aware negotiation and decision-making processes facilitated by LLMs, enabling rapid and ethical allocation of scarce medical resources. The off-chain agent layer supports adaptive reasoning and local decision-making, while the on-chain blockchain layer ensures immutable, transparent, and auditable enforcement of decisions via smart contracts. The framework also incorporates a formal cross-layer communication protocol to bridge decentralized negotiation with institutional enforcement. A simulation environment emulating pandemic scenarios evaluates the system's performance, demonstrating improvements in negotiation efficiency, fairness of allocation, supply chain responsiveness, and auditability. This research contributes an innovative approach that synergizes blockchain trust guarantees with the adaptive intelligence of LLM-driven agents, providing a robust and scalable solution for critical supply chain coordination under uncertainty.


Integrating Robotic Navigation with Blockchain: A Novel PoS-Based Approach for Heterogeneous Robotic Teams

Paykari, Nasim, Alfatemi, Ali, Lyons, Damian M., Rahouti, Mohamed

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

This work explores a novel integration of blockchain methodologies with Wide Area Visual Navigation (WAVN) to address challenges in visual navigation for a heterogeneous team of mobile robots deployed for unstructured applications in agriculture, forestry, etc. Focusing on overcoming challenges such as GPS independence, environmental changes, and computational limitations, the study introduces the Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism, commonly used in blockchain systems, into the WAVN framework \cite{Lyons_2022}. This integration aims to enhance the cooperative navigation capabilities of robotic teams by prioritizing robot contributions based on their navigation reliability. The methodology involves a stake weight function, consensus score with PoS, and a navigability function, addressing the computational complexities of robotic cooperation and data validation. This innovative approach promises to optimize robotic teamwork by leveraging blockchain principles, offering insights into the scalability, efficiency, and overall system performance. The project anticipates significant advancements in autonomous navigation and the broader application of blockchain technology beyond its traditional financial context.


AI-Powered Anomaly Detection with Blockchain for Real-Time Security and Reliability in Autonomous Vehicles

Shit, Rathin Chandra, Subudhi, Sharmila

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Autonomous Vehicles (AV) proliferation brings important and pressing security and reliability issues that must be dealt with to guarantee public safety and help their widespread adoption. The contribution of the proposed research is towards achieving more secure, reliable, and trustworthy autonomous transportation system by providing more capabilities for anomaly detection, data provenance, and real-time response in safety critical AV deployments. In this research, we develop a new framework that combines the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for real-time anomaly detection with blockchain technology to detect and prevent any malicious activity including sensor failures in AVs. Through Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, our approach continually monitors associated multi-sensor data streams to detect anomalous patterns that may represent cyberattacks as well as hardware malfunctions. Further, this framework employs a decentralized platform for securely storing sensor data and anomaly alerts in a blockchain ledger for data incorruptibility and authenticity, while offering transparent forensic features. Moreover, immediate automated response mechanisms are deployed using smart contracts when anomalies are found. This makes the AV system more resilient to attacks from both cyberspace and hardware component failure. Besides, we identify potential challenges of scalability in handling high frequency sensor data, computational constraint in resource constrained environment, and of distributed data storage in terms of privacy.


A Secured Triad of IoT, Machine Learning, and Blockchain for Crop Forecasting in Agriculture

Sizan, Najmus Sakib, Layek, Md. Abu, Hasan, Khondokar Fida

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

To improve crop forecasting and provide farmers with actionable data-driven insights, we propose a novel approach integrating IoT, machine learning, and blockchain technologies. Using IoT, real -time data from sensor networks continuously monitor environmental conditions and soil nutrient levels, significantly improving our understanding of crop growth dynamics. Our study demon - strates the exceptional accuracy of the Random Forest model, achieving a 99.45% accuracy rate in predicting optimal crop types and yields, thereby offering precise crop projections and customized recommendations. To ensure the security and integrity of the sensor data used for these forecasts, we integrate the Ethereum blockchain, which provides a robust and secure platform. This ensures that the forecasted data remain tamper -proof and reliable. Stakeholders can access real - time and historical crop projections through an intuitive online interface, enhancing transparency and facilitating informed decision -making. By presenting mul - tiple predicted crop scenarios, our system enables farmers to optimize production strategies effectively. This integrated approach promises significant advances in precision agriculture, making crop forecasting more accurate, secure, and user - friendly.


Enforcing Cybersecurity Constraints for LLM-driven Robot Agents for Online Transactions

Shah, Shraddha Pradipbhai, Deshpande, Aditya Vilas

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into autonomous robotic agents for conducting online transactions poses significant cybersecurity challenges. This study aims to enforce robust cybersecurity constraints to mitigate the risks associated with data breaches, transaction fraud, and system manipulation. The background focuses on the rise of LLM-driven robotic systems in e-commerce, finance, and service industries, alongside the vulnerabilities they introduce. A novel security architecture combining blockchain technology with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and real-time anomaly detection was implemented to safeguard transactions. Key performance metrics such as transaction integrity, response time, and breach detection accuracy were evaluated, showing improved security and system performance. The results highlight that the proposed architecture reduced fraudulent transactions by 90%, improved breach detection accuracy to 98%, and ensured secure transaction validation within a latency of 0.05 seconds. These findings emphasize the importance of cybersecurity in the deployment of LLM-driven robotic systems and suggest a framework adaptable to various online platforms.


Blockchain As a Platform For Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transparency

Akther, Afroja, Arobee, Ayesha, Adnan, Abdullah Al, Auyon, Omum, Islam, ASM Johirul, Akter, Farhad

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly complex and autonomous, concerns over transparency and accountability have intensified. The "black box" problem in AI decision-making limits stakeholders' ability to understand, trust, and verify outcomes, particularly in high-stakes sectors such as healthcare, finance, and autonomous systems. Blockchain technology, with its decentralized, immutable, and transparent characteristics, presents a potential solution to enhance AI transparency and auditability. This paper explores the integration of blockchain with AI to improve decision traceability, data provenance, and model accountability. By leveraging blockchain as an immutable record-keeping system, AI decision-making can become more interpretable, fostering trust among users and regulatory compliance. However, challenges such as scalability, integration complexity, and computational overhead must be addressed to fully realize this synergy. This study discusses existing research, proposes a framework for blockchain-enhanced AI transparency, and highlights practical applications, benefits, and limitations. The findings suggest that blockchain could be a foundational technology for ensuring AI systems remain accountable, ethical, and aligned with regulatory standards.


Research on environment perception and behavior prediction of intelligent UAV based on semantic communication

Ren, Kechong, Gao, Li, Guan, Qi

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

The convergence of drone delivery systems, virtual worlds, and blockchain has transformed logistics and supply chain management, providing a fast, and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional ground transportation methods;Provide users with a real-world experience, virtual service providers need to collect up-to-the-minute delivery information from edge devices. To address this challenge, 1) a reinforcement learning approach is introduced to enable drones with fast training capabilities and the ability to autonomously adapt to new virtual scenarios for effective resource allocation.2) A semantic communication framework for meta-universes is proposed, which utilizes the extraction of semantic information to reduce the communication cost and incentivize the transmission of information for meta-universe services.3) In order to ensure that user information security, a lightweight authentication and key agreement scheme is designed between the drone and the user by introducing blockchain technology. In our experiments, the drone adaptation performance is improved by about 35\%, and the local offloading rate can reach 90\% with the increase of the number of base stations. The semantic communication system proposed in this paper is compared with the Cross Entropy baseline model. Introducing blockchain technology the throughput of the transaction is maintained at a stable value with different number of drones.


The Integration of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for Secure Healthcare Systems

Safdar, Umar, Gabrael, Simon

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Verisign reported a 125 percent increase in data breaches within the healthcare sector in the United States during 2022, with 18.2 million patient records being impacted. Growing healthcare data volumes and diversification mean that medical information is becoming more valuable. Many Health Centers use various technologies to ease the classification, storage, and exchange of big data. This use can also make the health data of the users at risk and vulnerable. AI and blockchain are among the leading technologies at hand. With AI, data-driven operations and big data efficiency have been improved with respect to traditional techniques. Due to its potential to bring about improvements in health services and lower medical costs, this AI technology is regularly used in healthcare. Blockchain helps protect transactions on sharing information and private privacy as long as the exchange of knowledge is that of the standard. The objective of this analysis is to investigate the research and unique contributions since 2008 regarding blockchain-integrated AI and healthcare systems. The work sheds light on applied AI-based healthcare schemes with machine, ballistic, and acrylic learning and disparate blockchain structures. The use of technology in order to ensure patient data security and manage medical information effectively in healthcare settings offers a highly successful position for both healthcare providers and patients. From 2018 to 2021, the best year was 2021 to grow, enhancing everything to examine the download of the device and the counting of Google Academies, for which the joining perspective was borrowed; local research experts were asked, identified articles in recent years, and read reviews of large research grants.