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A Survey of Concurrency Control Algorithms in Collaborative Applications

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Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics 2022 (AISI 2022)

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Abstract

Collaborative applications are becoming more prevalent for a variety of reasons, most important of which is the increased interest in remote work. In addition to adapting the business processes to a remote setting, designers of collaborative software have to decide on how their software can be used collaboratively. This paper discusses the two main technologies used to enable network-based real- or near-real-time collaborative software, namely Operational Transformation and Conflict-free Replicated Data Types. Recent developments in each technology are discussed, as well as a brief overview of their theoretical underpinnings.

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    Blockchain networks are another proliferating technology that achieves strong consistency through consensus based on proof-of-work (or more recently proof-of-stake) [23]. Blockchain networks also add the dimension of trust to the CAP theorem [24].

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    Sherief A. Hassan & Nashwa Abdelbaki

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    Aboul Ella Hassanien

  2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Moravskoslezsky, Czech Republic

    Václav Snášel

  3. International Center for Informatics Research, Beijing Jaiotong University, Beijing, China

    Mincong Tang

  4. College of Computer Science and Mathematics, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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Hassan, S.A., Abdelbaki, N. (2023). A Survey of Concurrency Control Algorithms in Collaborative Applications. In: Hassanien, A.E., Snášel, V., Tang, M., Sung, TW., Chang, KC. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics 2022. AISI 2022. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 152. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20601-6_28

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