The Current Limitations of Blockchain Traceability: Challenges from Industry

N. Sánchez-Gómez, M. Risoto, J. Ramos-Cueli, T. Wojdyński, D. Lizcano, J. Torres-Valderrama

2020

Abstract

Blockchain technology is a chain of cryptographically linked blocks. It was designed to be immutable, so that the identity and traceability of the information entered would be guaranteed. After analyzing several traceability solutions, in the context of a Spanish company project, it was found that in order for a traceability solution to be efficient and agile, an additional layer is necessary in the blockchain. Since this need originated in the industrial sector, the subject has awakened considerable interest in the research community. This paper explains why the extra layer is essential and why it should ideally be totally independent of the information that is recorded on the blockchain network. Although data in a blockchain network is immutable, the paper also outlines the need for additional verification mechanisms capable of determining whether the raw data was correct. Finally, it includes planned future work.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sánchez-Gómez N., Risoto M., Ramos-Cueli J., Wojdyński T., Lizcano D. and Torres-Valderrama J. (2020). The Current Limitations of Blockchain Traceability: Challenges from Industry.In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: APMDWE, ISBN 978-989-758-478-7, pages 373-380. DOI: 10.5220/0010213503730380

in Bibtex Style

@conference{apmdwe20,
author={N. Sánchez-Gómez and M. Risoto and J. Ramos-Cueli and T. Wojdyński and D. Lizcano and J. Torres-Valderrama},
title={The Current Limitations of Blockchain Traceability: Challenges from Industry},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: APMDWE,},
year={2020},
pages={373-380},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010213503730380},
isbn={978-989-758-478-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: APMDWE,
TI - The Current Limitations of Blockchain Traceability: Challenges from Industry
SN - 978-989-758-478-7
AU - Sánchez-Gómez N.
AU - Risoto M.
AU - Ramos-Cueli J.
AU - Wojdyński T.
AU - Lizcano D.
AU - Torres-Valderrama J.
PY - 2020
SP - 373
EP - 380
DO - 10.5220/0010213503730380