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SEP: Data Logging on Trains Using Blockchains

Semester	Summer 2020 Summer 2021 Summer 2019 Summer 2018 Summer 2017 Summer 2016 Summer 2014 Summer 2013
IBR Group	DS (Prof. Kapitza)
Type	Praktikum
Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kapitza Abteilungsleiter rrkapitz[[at]]ibr.cs.tu-bs.de +49 531 3913294 Room 114
Assistant	Ines Messadi Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin messadi[[at]]ibr.cs.tu-bs.de +49 531 3913295 Room 117
Hiwi	Kai Bleeke Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bleeke[[at]]ibr.cs.tu-bs.de +49 531 3913295 Room 117
Credits	7
Time & Place	Because of the current situation, SEP kick-off, as well as coming meetings, will happen entirely online. To join the kick-off meeting, use the following link: https://bbb.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de/b/ine-2a7-pg3 For our weekly meetings, we use Discord. Note that the server is different from DS Lehre server. Use the following link: https://discord.gg/y5A58bY
Start	Kick-Off 24.04.2020, 13.00 Uhr, BBB
Attendees	Studierende der Informatik, Wirtschaftsinformatik und Informations-Systemtechnik im vierten Semester
References	Organisatorisches SEP-Hauptseite vom ISF Tools Subversion TortoiseSVN (SVN Client für Windows)
Railway operations need to be secure. In general, trains need to be monitored and maintained to prevent accidents. For this, a centralized physical black box that is resilient to crashes is located on each train. This black box logs different components data to provide information about why an accident might. Still, there is the possibility of an attacker who compromises the coordination or manipulates data and behavior. With the help of distributed ledger technology, it is possible to log and monitor status changes of individual components despite such errors without relying on the train black box. This project targets the implementation of a Blockchain prototype on a moving model train. Individual train components log data (speed, temperature..) and store it reliably in the Blockchain. Basic knowledge of C / C ++ is an advantage for the implementation of the Blockchain. The implementation has to be integrated with a Rust-based agreement protocol. This topic targets to build a greatly simplified prototype of a research project called Railchain. Tasks Data such as diagnostic messages, speed, the temperature will be recorded and stored reliably in the blockchain. This will include the following tasks: Implement a Blockchain on a moving train Integration with Rust-based consensus Offer data as a cloud-server for Maintenance Things of interest The following technologies, languages and techniques will be utilized to build the prototype: C/C++ knowledge Basic understanding of Blockchain Willingness to familiarize with the Rust language Provided Material Lego Train model Raspberry Pi Zero Sensors Kick-off slides Kick-Off Slides References for readings Idea about protection of event records Rust framework paper Current sensor library Getting started with the sense hat Glossary PBFT paper Slides from Bessani talk about BFT and PBFT Bitcoin paper Do you need a blockchain? Explanation of blockchain in simple words: How does the blockchain work?