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A Review of Distributed Supercomputing Platforms Using Blockchain

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Advances in blockchain technologies like the introduction of smart contracts and providing alternative solutions to payment systems have given rise to the idea of using blockchain and smart contracts as a backbone for distributed supercomputing. Just like IPFS is used for distributed storage over the Internet, the concept of distributing computing safely came into existence. Distributed supercomputing is not new but using blockchain technology as a way of registering and rewarding the participating computers and users is novel. Here, we analyse four of the many projects, namely Gridcoin, Golem, SONM and iExec and point out their strengths and failings.

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  1. Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India

    Kiran Kumar Kondru, R. Saranya & Annamma Chacko

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  1. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Asis Kumar Tripathy

  2. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

    Mahasweta Sarkar

  3. Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    Jyoti Prakash Sahoo

  4. Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Kuan-Ching Li

  5. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, India

    Suchismita Chinara

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Kondru, K.K., Saranya, R., Chacko, A. (2021). A Review of Distributed Supercomputing Platforms Using Blockchain. In: Tripathy, A., Sarkar, M., Sahoo, J., Li, KC., Chinara, S. (eds) Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 127. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4218-3_13

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