Research Projects & Grants:
- Yue, K., Guerra, M., Blockchain for Model Based Systems Engineering, Phase II, NASA STTR program, $750,000, submitted September 2020, funded from January 25, 2021 to January 24, 2023. Funding period: January 25, 2021 to January 24, 2023. Collaborator: Tietronix software Inc
Abstract: “Our proposed concept is to use Blockchain Technology (BCT) to enhance the Model Based Systems
Engineering (MBSE) team collaboration. Blockchains are a highly tamper-resistant Distributed Ledger
Technology (DLT) in which all relevant transactions are immutably and identically recorded and
stored in
nodes of distributed networks to provide an authoritative Single Source of Truth (SST). Blockchains
also
support decentralized governance with nuanced privacy models. Smart Contracts (SC) are
self-enforcing
agreements realized by the automatic execution of agreed-upon computer code upon the endorsement of
transactions between multiple parties. The benefits of our concept are SST, high security, improved
trust, privacy preservation, transparency, accountability, traceability, and high cost
effectiveness.
The goal of our proposed concept is to provide the NASA MBSE teams with BCT tools to share models
and
implement collaborative processes in a secure, decentralized, and distributive environment.”
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Yue, K., Guerra, M., Blockchain for Model Based Systems Engineering, Phase I, NASA STTR program, $125,000, August 2019 to September 2020. Funding Period: August
2019 to
September 2020. Collaborator: Tietronix software Inc.
