diff --git a/chapters/0.preamble/0.1.summary.tex b/chapters/0.preamble/0.1.summary.tex index 5229d2f..18cbe3d 100644 --- a/chapters/0.preamble/0.1.summary.tex +++ b/chapters/0.preamble/0.1.summary.tex @@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ η οποία, αξιοποιώντας τεχνολογίες αποκέντρωσης, αφενός θα επιστρέφει την κυριότητα των προσωπικών δεδομένων στον χρήστη, αφετέρου θα παρέχει τη δυνατότητα διενέργειας διαφανών δημοκρατικών ψηφοφοριών. Αυτά μέσα σε ένα πλαίσιο ανθεκτικό, τόσο σε σφάλματα και επιθέσεις, όσο και σε απόπειρες λογοκρισίας και παραποίησης. -Η αναπτυχθείσα πιλοτική εφαρμογή "Concordia" προσεγγίζει τον παραπάνω στόχο συνδυάζοντας τα Ethereum και IPFS, ώστε να ορίσει έναν αποκεντρωμένο ψηφιακό χώρο, τόσο σε αρχιτεκτονικό όσο και πολιτικό επίπεδο. +Η αναπτυχθείσα πιλοτική εφαρμογή "Concordia" προσεγγίζει τον παραπάνω στόχο συνδυάζοντας τις τεχνολογίες Ethereum και IPFS, ώστε να ορίσει έναν αποκεντρωμένο ψηφιακό χώρο, τόσο σε αρχιτεκτονικό όσο και πολιτικό επίπεδο. \\[2\baselineskip] \textbf{Λέξεις-Κλειδιά}: Αποκεντροποίηση, Ethereum, Blockchain, Έξυπνο Συμβόλαιο, Αποκεντρωμένη Εφαρμογή, IPFS, OrbitDB, React, Redux, Jenkins \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/chapters/0.preamble/0.2.abstract.tex b/chapters/0.preamble/0.2.abstract.tex index bf9ce10..8650cef 100644 --- a/chapters/0.preamble/0.2.abstract.tex +++ b/chapters/0.preamble/0.2.abstract.tex @@ -1,16 +1,15 @@ \chapter*{Abstract} \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract} -\textenglish{In recent decades, the rapid growth of the internet has radically changed human -societies, through a plethora of digital applications, the vast majority of which are offered by cloud computing service providers, following the client-server architecture. +\textenglish{In recent decades, the rapid growth of the internet has radically changed society, through a plethora of digital applications, the vast majority of which are offered by cloud computing service providers, following the client-server architecture. -Although this implementation model has proven to be highly functional and has improved significantly over the years, its centralized logic is accompanied by a number of problems. First of all, the user is required to trust his personal data to an external entity. Maintaining full control over them, the latter gains the ability to process, share and censor them, either to serve its own interests or to comply with other authorities in power. Furthermore, there is no guarantee of data availability, as, at any time, the server can be disconnected indefinitely and for a variety of reasons, such as a cyber attack or a natural disaster. +Although this implementation model has proven to be highly functional and has improved significantly over the years, its centralized logic is accompanied by a number of problems. First of all, users are required to trust their personal data to an external entity. Maintaining full control over them, the latter gains the ability to process, share and censor them, either to serve its own interests or to comply with other authorities in power. Furthermore, there is no guarantee of data availability, as, at any time, the server can be disconnected indefinitely and for a variety of reasons, such as a cyber attack or a natural disaster. -These are some of the key factors that have led to the rapid development of a wide range of innovating open source software, that are based on technologies such as blockchain and peer-to-peer networks. The aforementioned, although at a relatively early stage, are already powerful tools for creating distributed and decentralized applications. +These are some of the key factors that have led to the rapid development of a wide range of innovating open source software, that are based on technologies such as blockchain and peer-to-peer networks. The aforementioned technologies, although at a relatively early stage, are already powerful tools for creating distributed and decentralized applications. The goal of this thesis is the implementation of an autonomous social platform, which, by utilizing decentralization technologies, on the one hand will return the ownership of the data to the end user, on the other hand will provide transparent democratic voting processes. These in a context resistant to both faults and attacks, as well as attempts at censorship and falsification. -The developed proof of concept application "Concordia" approaches the above goal by combining Ethereum and IPFS, in order to define a digital space, that is decentralized both at architectural and political level. +The developed proof of concept application "Concordia" approaches the above goal by combining Ethereum and IPFS, in order to create a digital space, that is decentralized both at architectural and political level. \\[2\baselineskip] -\textbf {Keywords}: Decentralization, Ethereum, Blockchain, Smart Contract, Decentralized Application, IPFS, OrbitDB, React, Redux, Jenkins} \ No newline at end of file +\textbf {Keywords}: Decentralization, Ethereum, Blockchain, Smart Contract, Decentralized Application, IPFS, OrbitDB, React, Redux, Jenkins} diff --git a/thesis.pdf b/thesis.pdf index 8fc7289..fb1043a 100644 Binary files a/thesis.pdf and b/thesis.pdf differ