Architecture for Blockchain Applications

Xiwei (Sherry) Xu is a Research Scientist in the Architecture & Analytics Platforms (AAP) team at Data61, CSIRO in Sydney, and a Conjoint Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Her main research interests are software architecture, service computing, business processes, cloud computing and dependability. She has done research on blockchain from a software architecture perspective, including trade-off analysis, decision making and evaluation frameworks since 2015.Ingo Weber is a Principal Research Scientist & Team Leader of the Architecture & Analytics Platforms (AAP) team at Data61, CSIRO in Sydney. In addition, he is a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Swinburne University. He has published around 100 refereed papers and two books, and contributed to establishing blockchain as a research topic in several research communities. He and his team have conducted numerous blockchain projects for industry and government organizations.Mark Staples is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Data61, CSIRO in Sydney, and a Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). His research interests are in blockchain technology, software architecture, software engineering, and the philosophy of engineering. He has many years’ industrial experience in software and systems engineering management. He is also a member of Australia's standardization committee on blockchain and DLT (IT-041), under Australia's leadership of the Secretariat of the International Technical Committee for Blockchain Standards (ISO/TC 307).

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Existing Blockchain Platforms.- 3 Varieties of Blockchains.- 4 Example Use Cases.- 5 Blockchain in Software Architecture.- 6 Design Process for Applications on Blockchain.- 7 Blockchain Patterns.- 8 Model-driven Engineering for Applications on Blockchains.- 9 Cost.- 10 Performance.- 11 Dependability and Security.- 12 Case Study: AgriDigital.- 13 Case Study: SecureVote.- 14 Case Study: originChain.- Epilogue.- References.- Index.