Carbon Credit Incentives for Agroforestry: A Feasibility Study for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana's Ashanti Region

Climate change is a pressing concern affecting the livelihoods of farmers in Ghana's Ashanti region due to erratic rainfall patterns, primarily impacting rain-fed agriculture. This research explores the potential of carbon credits to encourage smallholder farmers in the Ashanti region to adopt agroforestry practices as a solution. Agroforestry,...

Operational Resilience: Backup Strategies for Crisis Management in the Age of Ransomware

Increasing digitalization of systems bring about the grand challenge of keeping these systems secure from malicious prying eyes, and thus highlighting the need for increased Cybersecurity practices. Ransomware is among the most prevalent cybersecurity threats in our current digital era. The attacks are mainly done by advanced persistent threats ...

Enhancing AI Systems Classification Framework: A Study in the EU’s Proposed AI Act

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) proposed by the European Commission is a significant legislative effort to regulate AI systems. It is the first legal framework that specifically addresses the risks associated with AI systems, aiming to ensure their trustworthiness and alignment with the values enshrined in the Charter of the...

A Socio-Technical Analysis of the Importance of primary data for the Decarbonisation in road logistics: The impact of onboard sensors on road logistics to improve the estimation accuracy of emission factors

The transport sector is one of the most significant contributors to European GHG emissions and is expected to grow even further in the coming years. The target of the European Union to reduce transport-related GHG emissions by 55% by 2030 seems to be a challenging task, keeping in mind the projected growth rates of the sector. In order to...

Zero-Trust Architecture for Legal Entities

The European Commission is developing a European Digital Identity (EDI), which will enable a trustworthy digital proof of identity for its citizens. We present a proof of identity in combination with cryptographic evidence of the natural person being authorized to act on behalf of a legal entity. Our study achieves this by connecting users of...

The Cryptogeddon of Blockchain: Designing policy recommendations for public blockchains to transition towards a quantum-safe environment

Exploring a blockchain design for the European emission trading system: an interoperable, secure, and automatized data sharing architecture

As the Earth's temperature rises, it is critical that countries address and adapt to climate change. The European Union (EU) is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 (European Commission, 2018).The cornerstone of the EU’s climate policy to combat climate change is the EU Emission Trading System (ETS). It is the world’s first major...

Have you updated your lightbulb?: Solving IoT vulnerabilities through governance

Connecting ‘things’ like a doorbell, webcam, lamp, or other objects to the web to provide a service or control is called the Internet of Things (IoT). These devices contain vulnerabilities that form risks for the device user and possibly the network owner through their heterogeneity. The identified knowledge gap is the need for more IoT...

Software Architecture for a Self-Organizing Logistics Planning System: A continuation study on the SOLiD project

The rise of e-commerce has led to a congested last-mile delivery paradigm. Increasing customer expectations have pushed carriers into a delivery market with diminishing profitability. Furthermore, the current state of last-mile delivery has high societal costs in congestion and environmental impact. To address these challenges, scientists in the...

Data-driven support of a sustainable and inclusive urban heat transition in the Netherlands: The data ecosystem approach

The transition towards a sustainable energy system in the built environment is commonly referred to the incremental adoption of a variety of available technologies, practices and policies that may contribute to decrease the environmental impact, at reasonable costs and adequate quality standards. The complexity of the transition requires a sound...

The design of an open, secure and scalable blockchain-based architecture to exchange trade documents in trade lanes

Customs authorities are responsible for secure cross-border activities and collection of duties. To that extent, customs authorities perform risk assessment. The customs declaration on which risk assessment is based often lacks detailed data or is incorrect. Therefore, customs authorities are in need of new ways to improve risk assessment. One...

Blockchain for aircraft spare part management: Evaluating the robustness of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul business model

Due to the complexity of aircraft spare part management, the aviation supply chain and ecosystem are not deemed as transparent as desired. As a result, participants face additional cost of communication and compliancy as proprietary component data is not made immediately accessible. To solve these problems, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)...

Introducing Blockchain to Commercial Real Estate: Exploring the applicability of blockchain technology in lowering transaction costs of the commercial real estate due diligence process

The global market for real estate has experienced a significant growth since the financial crisis in 2008. The current global value amounts to more than $200 trillion and comprises nearly 60% of the value of all global assets, including equities, bonds, and gold. Yet, the commercial real estate market is inefficient and opaque due to its...