Trust Establishment in Data Sharing: An Incentive Model for Biodiversity Information Systems

Sukamol Srikwan; Markus Jakobsson; Andrew Albrecht; Mehmet Dalkilic

1st International ICST Workshop on Trusted Collaboration

Research Article

Trust Establishment in Data Sharing: An Incentive Model for Biodiversity Information Systems

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    author={Sukamol Srikwan and Markus Jakobsson and Andrew Albrecht and Mehmet Dalkilic},
    title={Trust Establishment in Data Sharing: An Incentive Model for Biodiversity Information Systems},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Trusted Collaboration},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={TRUSTCOL},
    year={2007},
    month={5},
    keywords={biodiversity conservation conflict resolution cryptographic timestamping incentives spam protection},
    doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361902}
}

Sukamol Srikwan
Markus Jakobsson
Andrew Albrecht
Mehmet Dalkilic
Year: 2007
Trust Establishment in Data Sharing: An Incentive Model for Biodiversity Information Systems
TRUSTCOL
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361902

Sukamol Srikwan¹^,*, Markus Jakobsson²^,*, Andrew Albrecht²^,*, Mehmet Dalkilic²^,*

1: Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
2: School of Informatics, Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana 47408

*Contact email: sjakobss@indiana.edu, markus@indiana.edu, jaalbrec@indiana.edu, dalkilic@indiana.edu

Abstract

We describe a long-felt but largely neglected problem in conservation biology, and explain how it can be addressed using incentive mechanisms inspired by techniques in computer security and cryptography. The result is a new type of database suitable for highly distributed contributions of data, in which researchers are incentivised to submit data by the guarantees extended by a conflict resolution mechanism that allows for accurate determinations of data origination.

Keywords: biodiversity conservation conflict resolution cryptographic timestamping incentives spam protection

Published: 2007-05-21
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361902