Abstract: One example method includes determining a spatial distribution of devices in a three dimensional physical environment, determining a polling frequency for each of the devices, receiving data generated by the devices, evaluating the data, and assigning a trust score to the data. The devices may take the form of respective sensors operable to sense a physical attribute of the three dimensional physical environment. A Fourier transform may be employed to determine the polling frequency.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer-program product for implementing digital disappearing ink. An example method includes receiving portions of a data stream transmitted from a source and analyzing the portions of the data stream. Based on the analysis, the method includes performing an action with respect to an object tag according to the analysis.

Abstract: A social overlay is provided that allows an application to seek human input when performing high-risk decisions. The overlay allows an application to obtain data confidence scores when performing operations and to obtain human confidence scores that can be used to seek input from users with high confidence scores. This allows applications to improve performance and avoid situations where an automated application may make a wrong decision that does not account for the associated risk.

Abstract: A trust broker is disclosed for a data confidence fabric. The trust broker evaluates the trustworthiness of data flowing through a network that includes a data confidence fabric. The trust broker evaluates a baseline confidence score and generates a workorder to improve the baseline confidence score in a measurable way. The trust broker may implement the workorder and ensure that the trust improves in the data confidence fabric.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for creating high value data assets from undervalued data. In one example, a method identifies at least one data asset associated with an enterprise which has a lower non-economic valuation score as compared with one or more other data assets associated with the enterprise and is determined to be undervalued. The method then combines the at least one identified data asset with at least one of the one or more other data assets to form a composite data asset, wherein the composite data asset has a higher non-economic valuation score as compared to the at least one identified data asset.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for dynamic communication protocol control in a communication environment. For example, a request is sent by a given processing node of a plurality of processing nodes to a computing system. Each of the plurality of processing nodes is operatively coupled to the computing system. Each of at least a subset of the plurality of processing nodes is configured to communicate via at least a first communication protocol with which each of the subset of the plurality of processing nodes share bandwidth. The request seeks usage of a given amount of additional bandwidth associated with the first communication protocol by the given processing node from one or more of the subset of processing nodes. One or more of the subset of processing nodes can then decide to cede the additional bandwidth to the given processing node and convert to using another communication protocol.

Abstract: A given node associated with a plurality of nodes registers a decentralized identity for the given node on a decentralized identity blockchain. The registered decentralized identity is controlled by the given node and defined by an identity record stored on the decentralized identity blockchain. The registered decentralized identity for the given node is used to access one or more resources of a given decentralized application.

Abstract: A method obtains one or more transactions to be validated by a set of consensus nodes before storage on a digital ledger, and then selects, from a plurality of consensus algorithms, a consensus algorithm to be executed by the set of consensus nodes on the one or more transactions. The consensus algorithm selection is made based on a given policy associated with the one or more transactions. The method then tags the one or more transactions to identify the selected consensus algorithm, and sends the one or more tagged transactions to the set of consensus nodes for execution of the selected consensus algorithm for validation of the one or more transactions before storage on the digital ledger. The selection step is repeated when one or more additional transactions are obtained.

Abstract: A compute node currently operating within a given computing environment and currently enabled to support at least a first communication protocol obtains one or more instructions for enabling the compute node to support a second communication protocol. In response to the one or more instructions, one or more configuration parameters associated with the compute node are automatically reconfigured to support the second communication protocol. An automatic determination is made, in the given computing environment within which the compute node currently operates, whether or not to certify the compute node for the second communication protocol.

Abstract: Techniques for secure data management in a sensor data environment are provided. For example, a method obtains sensor data, at a gateway, generated by at least one sensor associated with a set of one or more sensors operatively coupled to the gateway. The method generates at least one data object comprising the sensor data and metadata corresponding to the sensor data, and sends the data object to a secure data pool for storage and for secure access by one or more clients.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for automated data management. In one example, a method maintains a set of machine-readable data definition files corresponding to a set of data assets. At least one machine-readable data definition file specifies code for implementing at least one goal state associated with at least one corresponding data asset. The at least one machine-readable data definition file is executed to effectuate the at least one goal state.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for decentralized data management using a geographic location-based consensus protocol in a network of computing resources such as, by way of example, a highly distributed system. For example, at a given consensus node of a consensus network comprising a plurality of consensus nodes configured to participate in a consensus protocol wherein at least a portion of the consensus nodes are mobile, a list is obtained of at least a subset of the plurality of consensus nodes that are predicted to be currently available to participate in the consensus protocol based on geographic location information. A message comprising a transaction to be validated is sent from the given consensus node to the subset of the plurality of consensus nodes in the obtained list. Techniques are also disclosed for adjusting a data protection policy based on the number of computing nodes, some of which are mobile, available to participate.

Abstract: Decentralized data analytics management is provided. For example, a method comprises the following steps. An analytic request is generated. The analytic request specifies one or more data sets and at least one analytic algorithm to be executed on the one or more data sets, wherein the one or more data sets and the at least one analytic algorithm are hosted on a set of clouds. The analytic request is published to the set of clouds to initiate negotiation with at least a portion of the set of clouds to determine a set of terms for execution of the at least one analytic algorithm on the one or more data sets. Execution of the at least one analytic algorithm on the one or more data sets can proceed as per the negotiated set of terms.

Abstract: A given policy file is obtained at a publishing node of a decentralized system of nodes, wherein the given policy file defines a policy that applies to at least a subset of nodes in the decentralized system of nodes. The given policy file is sent to a decentralized storage network for storage therein. Storage metadata is received from the decentralized storage network, wherein the storage metadata represents address information associated with storage of the given policy file in the decentralized storage network. The publishing node generates policy file retrieval metadata based on the storage metadata received from the decentralized storage system. The policy file retrieval metadata is sent to a blockchain network for storage therein. One or more querying nodes of the decentralized system of nodes access the blockchain network to obtain the policy file retrieval metadata in order to then retrieve the policy file from the decentralized storage network.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer-program product for implementing digital disappearing ink. An example method includes receiving portions of a data stream transmitted from a source and analyzing the portions of the data stream. Based on the analysis, the method includes performing an action with respect to an object tag according to the analysis.

Abstract: In a system comprising a set of gateway devices operatively coupled to a set of edge servers, a method obtains data at a given one of the edge servers, wherein at least a portion of the data comprises valuation data attributable to at least one of the one or more gateway devices. The method sends the data from the given one of the edge servers to a blockchain or distributed ledger shared by the set of edge servers for storage of the data on the blockchain. Such a method provides blockchain-based edge server value management that enables a single view of cross-edge operational and value contributions associated with the set of edge servers in the system.

Abstract: In a system environment comprising a plurality of computing resources, wherein at least a portion of the computing resources are mobile, a method manages a transfer of one or more portions of a data set between at least a subset of the plurality of computing resources in accordance with a data distribution process. The data distribution process comprises computing one or more probability values to estimate whether or not a given mobile computing resource that is seeking at least a portion of the data set will be in a vicinity of at least one other computing resource that currently has or can obtain the portion of the data set, and based on the computation step, causing a transfer of the portion of the data set to the given mobile computing resource over a communication link locally established between the two computing resources when in the vicinity of one another.

Abstract: In a system environment comprising a plurality of computing resources, wherein at least a portion of the computing resources are mobile, a method maintains a decentralized messaging network of interconnected messaging nodes and a decentralized data network of interconnected data nodes. Each of the plurality of computing resources is associated with a given messaging node and a given data node. The method manages transfer of a data set between the plurality of computing resources in association with the decentralized messaging network and the decentralized data network. Managing transfer of the data set comprises inserting a policy file into the decentralized data network specifying one or more policies for managing the transfer of the data set and inserting a message into the decentralized messaging network instructing implementation of the one or more policies.

Abstract: A given policy file is obtained at a publishing node of a decentralized system of nodes, wherein the given policy file defines a policy that applies to at least a subset of nodes in the decentralized system of nodes. The given policy file is sent to a decentralized storage network for storage therein. Storage metadata is received from the decentralized storage network, wherein the storage metadata represents address information associated with storage of the given policy file in the decentralized storage network. The publishing node generates policy file retrieval metadata based on the storage metadata received from the decentralized storage system. The policy file retrieval metadata is sent to a blockchain network for storage therein. One or more querying nodes of the decentralized system of nodes access the blockchain network to obtain the policy file retrieval metadata in order to then retrieve the policy file from the decentralized storage network.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for dynamic communication protocol control in a communication environment. For example, a request is sent by a given processing node of a plurality of processing nodes to a computing system. Each of the plurality of processing nodes is operatively coupled to the computing system. Each of at least a subset of the plurality of processing nodes is configured to communicate via at least a first communication protocol with which each of the subset of the plurality of processing nodes share bandwidth. The request seeks usage of a given amount of additional bandwidth associated with the first communication protocol by the given processing node from one or more of the subset of processing nodes. One or more of the subset of processing nodes can then decide to cede the additional bandwidth to the given processing node and convert to using another communication protocol.