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Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping

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A smart contract is one of the safest mechanisms in the form of computerized and authorized legitimate commitment between two parties. This form of securing commitments has been gaining popularity on the last years in a variety of fields. However, and maybe because of its relative novelty, there is not a clear understanding of its possibilities. This study is aimed to cover the usage, benefits and challenges on the use of Blockchain Smart Contracts in Software Engineering in the form of a Systematic mapping. The most common use of the smart contracts is to work as a digital code that plays the role of a mediator, which removes human intervention. The availability of professionals in this area is a reported challenge along with the client’s trust on usability with respect to security. Besides, this paper identifies various difficulties that have not been yet addressed by existing methodologies. As a consequence of our findings, more practical use of this system can open doors for further research.

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  1. Faculty of Computer Sciences, Østfold University College, Postboks 700, 1757, Halden, Norway

    Faizan Tariq & Ricardo Colomo-Palacios

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

    Sanjay Misra

  2. University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Osvaldo Gervasi

  3. University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

    Beniamino Murgante

  4. Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Elena Stankova

  5. Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg , Russia

    Vladimir Korkhov

  6. Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Carmelo Torre

  7. University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Ana Maria A.C. Rocha

  8. Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    David Taniar

  9. Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Bernady O. Apduhan

  10. Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Eufemia Tarantino

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Tariq, F., Colomo-Palacios, R. (2019). Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping. In: Misra, S., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2019. ICCSA 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11623. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24308-1_27

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