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Academic Achievement Recognition and Verification Using Blockchain

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Falsification of certificates is a growing concern and the verification process can be a lengthy and challenging one. In this research, we are proposing a distributed ledger-based solution for the storage and verification of academic qualifications. An entity that would want to verify certificates can make use of our API service that would, in turn, scan a certificate, find the matching certificate template, extract the necessary data and verify it from a blockchain stored copy. In this research, we also propose an improved manner of verifying the ownership of a blockchain public address which also does not allow a user to present an address of a third party, this being one of the common security concerns of similar solutions. We also calculate the possible costs to adopt this system in all EU countries taking into consideration different gas prices, which is a determining factor to the transaction cost of a blockchain network. We conclude that a blockchain based certificate verification system addresses various issues related to document forgery and is a viable solution even with the current state of technology.

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  1. Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, Paola, PLA9032, Malta

    Axel Curmi & Frankie Inguanez

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    Ulrich Schwardmann

  2. Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH, Göttingen, Germany

    Christian Boehme

  3. CiTIUS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Dora B. Heras

  4. University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy

    Valeria Cardellini

  5. Inria Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Talence, France

    Emmanuel Jeannot

  6. Engineering Sardegna, Cagliari, Italy

    Antonio Salis

  7. University of Turin, Torino, Italy

    Claudio Schifanella

  8. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Ravi Reddy Manumachu

  9. DLR-AS, Göttingen, Germany

    Dieter Schwamborn

  10. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Laura Ricci

  11. Ajou University, Suwon, Korea (Republic of)

    Oh Sangyoon

  12. RRZE Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen, Germany

    Thomas Gruber

  13. ICAR-CNR, Napoli, Italy

    Laura Antonelli

  14. Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, USA

    Stephen L. Scott

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Curmi, A., Inguanez, F. (2020). Academic Achievement Recognition and Verification Using Blockchain. In: Schwardmann, U., et al. Euro-Par 2019: Parallel Processing Workshops. Euro-Par 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11997. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48340-1_12

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