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Decentralized Identity & Reputation

Self-sovereign identity, verifiable credentials and reputation that resists manipulation.

Identity on open networks must be portable, private and hard to forge. We study decentralized identifiers, verifiable academic credentials and soulbound tokens.

On the reputation side, we model how trust evolves from evidence over time and how reputation can safely weight consensus or peer review.

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  1. 012026JournalDOI

    zk-HTLCA formally verified defense against linkability attacks in trust-minimized cross-chain networks

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Bao Huynh, Van-Hau Pham

    Computer Networks

  2. 022026JournalDOI

    CrossTrust-IoTAn Adaptive Reinforcement Learning Framework for Cross-Chain Trust in Resource-Constrained IoT Networks

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phuong-Dai Bui, Nguyen Tan Cam, Van-Hau Pham

    IEEE Internet of Things Journal

  3. 032026JournalDOI

    ChronosRepEntropy-regularized evidence fusion and stochastic differential trust dynamics for decentralized identity intelligence

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Bao Huynh, Van-Hau Pham

    Information Sciences

  4. 042026JournalDOI

    EdgeTrust-ShardHierarchical blockchain architecture for federated learning in cross-chain IoT ecosystems

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phuong-Dai Bui, Van-Hau Pham

    Journal of Systems Architecture

  5. 052026ConferenceDOI

    DynaGuardA Dynamic Trust-Weighted Mechanism for BFT Attack Resilience in Cross-Shard Blockchain Networks

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phuong-Dai Bui, Thinh Le, Van-Hau Pham

    Communications in Computer and Information Science (Computational Intelligence in Engineering Science)

  6. 062026ConferenceDOI

    SCOR-AHIBEA Scalable Constant-Time Revocation Scheme for Privacy-Preserving Verifiable Credentials

    Quoc Khanh Huynh, Nhat Nguyen Nguyen, Tuan-Dung Tran

    Communications in Computer and Information Science (Computational Intelligence in Engineering Science)

  7. 072026ConferenceScholar

    Verifiable AI ReviewersDecentralized Skill Matching and Soulbound Reputation for Multi-Agent Peer Review

    TM Trong, B Huynh, HN Nhi, TT Nguyen, NP Tai, N Minh, TD Tran, et al.

    Intl. Conf. on Multimedia Analysis and Pattern Recognition (MAPR 2026)

  8. 082025JournalDOI

    DAVE-CCA decentralized, access-controlled, verifiable ecosystem for cross-chain academic credential management

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Huynh Phan Gia Bao, Nguyen Tan Cam, Van-Hau Pham

    Journal of Information Security and Applications

  9. 092025ConferenceDOI

    LotusA Hybrid Cross-Chain Framework for Privacy-Preserving Digital Identity

    TD Tran, HPG Bao, TM Trong, NT Cam, VH Pham

    24th Intl. Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT, IEEE)

  10. 102025ConferenceDOI

    Proof-of-MeritA Reputation-Weighted VRF-PoA Consensus and Governance for Educational Blockchains

    TD Tran, B Huynh, TM Trong, TT Nguyen, NN BK, VH Pham

    RIVF Intl. Conf. on Computing and Communication Technologies (IEEE)

  11. 112024ConferenceDOI

    CrossCertA Privacy-Preserving Cross-Chain System for Educational Credential Verification Using Zero-Knowledge Proof

    Tuan-Dung Tran, Phong Khuu Minh, Trang Le Tran Thuy, Phan The Duy, Nguyen Tan Cam, Van-Hau Pham

    LNICST (Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems)