Petar Lukovac: A smart system for tracking the origin of organic honey based on blockchain technologies

Graduate student and associate at the Department of e-business Petar Lukovac defended his master thesis with the tittle A smart system for tracking the origin of organic honey based on blockchain technologies

Abstract:

The subject of research of this master thesis is a smart system for tracking the origin of organic honey based on blockchain technologies.
In the theoretical part of the paper, the relevant concepts of the Internet of Things devices and blockchain technologies will be analyzed. The possibilities of applying IoT and blockchain technologies for tracking the origin of food will be considered in detail. The analysis of the literature will explore the current business models and software solutions used in tracking the origin of food, with a focus on the application in tracking the origin of honey.
In the practical part of the paper, a business model and a designed software system for tracking the origin of honey will be proposed. The system consists of smart hives equipped with appropriate IoT devices for collecting data from the environment and the conditions in which honey is produced. The collected data will be stored in a blockchain network to ensure their credibility and availability. End customers will have the opportunity to access data in the blockchain network, in order to check the origin of honey. The implementation of the prototype of the proposed solution will be realized in a laboratory environment, using a selected set of sensors and IoT devices. Software components will be implemented using JavaScript technologies. The back-end part of the system will be implemented in Node.js, and the front-end using the React library. The blockchain part of the system will be implemented using the Hyperledger platform.
The aim of this paper is to develop a smart system for tracking the origin of organic honey, in which data are available to end customers. The developed system uses blockchain technology to ensure the truthfulness and immutability of the information.

Key words: E-Business, Blockchain, Honey Production, Smart Agriculture

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