Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Ethereum-based Emergency Service for Smart Home System: Smart Contract Implementation

  • Mahidol University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

17 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Emergency service call for public service providers has become an important role for smart home applications in order to support safety and security in the household building. Blockchain has been a promising solution with cryptography and incentive distributed mechanisms to support the verification, execution and recording of transactions between untrusted parties. In this paper, we present a Smart Home System (SHS) based on Ethereum with smart contract infrastructure for handling an emergency service sending from SHS to Home Service Providers (HSP) when there are unusual environmental conditions. Our SHS testbed consists of three domains: (1) Smart Home Sensor Manager (SM) or IoT devices to gather environmental sensor data and send an emergency call to HSP, (2) Home Service Provider (HSP) system deployed with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and smart contract, and (3) decentralize Meteor framework to interface between Ethereum and web based applications for homeowners (HO) and HSP staffs. To achieve homeowner privacy and security, we enable digital signature coupling with InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for handling the emergency call from SM to HSP and One Time Passcode (OTP) produced by HSP for HSP staffs to verify themselves for further access control when they go to service homeowner's house. Each smart contract transaction in solidity is described. Finally, security and privacy issues for our proposed work are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology
Subtitle of host publicationICT for 4th Industrial Revolution!, ICACT 2019 - Proceeding
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages147-152
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9791188428021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2019
Event21st International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, ICACT 2019 - Pyeongchang, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 17 Feb 201920 Feb 2019

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, ICACT
Volume2019-February
ISSN (Print)1738-9445

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, ICACT 2019
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityPyeongchang
Period17/02/1920/02/19

Keywords

  • Emergency
  • Ethereum
  • IPFS
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • One Time Passcode
  • PKI
  • Private Blockchain
  • Smart Contract
  • Smart Home
  • Solidity

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Ethereum-based Emergency Service for Smart Home System: Smart Contract Implementation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this