Title: Blockchain empowered disaster recovery framework

Authors: Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour; Unal Tatar; Adrian V. Gheorghe

Addresses: Department of Engineering Managements and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, 2101 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA ' College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, 12222, USA ' Department of Engineering Managements and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, 2101 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA

Abstract: The Disaster recovery plan, in most cases, lacks having multiple perspectives on the process and analysis of the ripple effects of disaster on recovery. Understanding factors that speed or impede disaster recovery is challenging for decision-makers to allocate scarce resources after a disaster. This study proposes a blockchain empowered framework that includes desired outcomes, approach, and the timeline for disaster recovery to improve interaction, collaboration, and resilience. The proposed decentralised framework provides secure transactions, accurate information accessibility, fast communication, and efficient coordination for the involved organisations in recovery operations through blockchain technology. Blockchain technology offers a collaborative sequence of authority and alters a cultural and societal shift by promoting trust and transparency. The proposed framework aims to assist disaster managers and researchers in making more efficient decisions in rehabilitation and reconstruction programs.

Keywords: disaster recovery; blockchain technology; decentralised framework; communication; transparency; resilience.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSE.2022.123308

International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, 2022 Vol.12 No.1, pp.51 - 62

Received: 16 Feb 2021
Accepted: 01 Jun 2021
Published online: 08 Jun 2022 *

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