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A Privacy-Preserving Incentive Mechanism for Participatory Sensing Systems
Joint Authors
Niu, Xiaoguang
Wang, Jiawei
Ye, Qiongzan
Zhang, Yihao
Source
Security and Communication Networks
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The proliferation of mobile devices has facilitated the prevalence of participatory sensing applications in which participants collect and share information in their environments.
The design of a participatory sensing application confronts two challenges: “privacy” and “incentive” which are two conflicting objectives and deserve deeper attention.
Inspired by physical currency circulation system, this paper introduces the notion of E-cent, an exchangeable unit bearer currency.
Participants can use the E-cent to take part in tasks anonymously.
By employing E-cent, we propose an E-cent-based privacy-preserving incentive mechanism, called EPPI.
As a dynamic balance regulatory mechanism, EPPI can not only protect the privacy of participant, but also adjust the whole system to the ideal situation, under which the rated tasks can be finished at minimal cost.
To the best of our knowledge, EPPI is the first attempt to build an incentive mechanism while maintaining the desired privacy in participatory sensing systems.
Extensive simulation and analysis results show that EPPI can achieve high anonymity level and remarkable incentive effects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Niu, Xiaoguang& Wang, Jiawei& Ye, Qiongzan& Zhang, Yihao. 2018. A Privacy-Preserving Incentive Mechanism for Participatory Sensing Systems. Security and Communication Networks،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213998
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Niu, Xiaoguang…[et al.]. A Privacy-Preserving Incentive Mechanism for Participatory Sensing Systems. Security and Communication Networks No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213998
American Medical Association (AMA)
Niu, Xiaoguang& Wang, Jiawei& Ye, Qiongzan& Zhang, Yihao. A Privacy-Preserving Incentive Mechanism for Participatory Sensing Systems. Security and Communication Networks. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213998
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1213998