EdgeChain to provide security in organization-based multi-agent systems

Abstract

Organization-based multi-agent systems (MASs) are open distributed systems, to which other distributed intelligent systems can be connected. The scalability of virtual organizations (VOs) is an advantage in the development of smart distributed systems, but at the same time it can create security issues as the newly incorporated systems may be malicious. To ensure the security of the system, this work proposes the use of a main blockchain with additional blockchains created by new VOs, which support the main system. Another advantage of agent organizations is that they can be created according to the needs of the system and their function may change whenever required. This chapter introduces the concept of EdgeChain, and a case study is conducted with bank transactions to evaluate the proposal. On certain days of the month, banks have an increase in transactions due to the payment of bills, payroll income, etc. The proposed model is based on virtual agent organizations and will be used to create EdgeChains that optimize on-demand bank transactions. EdgeChains will be created with certain specifications as required (e.g. more processing capacity). In this work, we present a new method based on VOs of agents and blockchain technology, designed to improve the processes according to demand.