Browsing by Author "Khanna, Abhirup"

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    Blockchain Technology for Hospitality Industry
    (Springer, 2011) Khanna, Abhirup; Sah, Anushree; Choudhury, Tanupriya; Maheshwari, Piyush
    Blockchain technology and its economic, social, and technological implications, have seen significant upsurge among researchers across the globe. Blockchain has revolutionized the concept of transactions by enhancing their security and efficiency. The blockchain technology is primarily associated with Bitcoin but however, the technology has the potential to go far beyond crypto currencies across various verticals. In a recent survey performed by Deloitte, more than 53% of the responds across various industries see blockchain tech nology as a critical requirement for their respective organizations[4]. The hospitality industry is one such domain where blockchain can prove enormously beneficial. The paper explores major application areas that involve the applicability of blockchain technology in the hospitality industry. The work investigates the implications of blockchain technology in enhancing operational efficiency, in creased revenue and improved security and privacy for the hospitality industry. The paper establishes a link between blockchain technology and the hospitality sector and subsequently analyses recent works and case studies. A two-step research study has been introduced to present a systematic review of some of the main contributions in the literature that focuses on the integration of the blockchain technology and hospitality industry. The article adds to an interesting concept of blockchain technology, and its current research trends with respect to the hospitality industry and their various areas of application.
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    Blockchain-Powered NFTs: A Paradigm Shift in Carbon Credit Transactions for Traceability, Transparency, and Accountability
    (Springer, 2023) Khanna, Abhirup; Maheshwari, Piyush
    The adoption of carbon credit systems has emerged as a pivotal strat egy in addressing climate change and promoting sustainable environmental prac tices. This research paper delves into the multifaceted landscape of carbon credit systems, specifically focusing on the challenges inherent in their design and im plementation. We investigate the innovative use of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as a transformative approach to carbon credits, exploring the intricacies of NFT structures tailored for carbon credit trading. Furthermore, the paper presents a comprehensive examination of the system architecture underpinning a block chain-enabled NFT trading platform for carbon credits. The architectural frame work's design and components are meticulously scrutinized to ensure transpar ency, security, and efficiency in the trading ecosystem. The research also dissects the intricate functionalities that empower the blockchain-NFT trading system, fa cilitating seamless transactions and traceability. A pivotal facet of this study is a compelling case study spotlighting the application of a Blockchain-NFT trading system for Agricultural Carbon Credits within a rural farming community. The case study highlights the tangible benefits reaped by farmers through the innova tive system, shedding light on how the technology incentivizes sustainable farm ing practices and offers an additional revenue stream.
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    Precision Agriculture for Medicinal Plants: A Conjunction of Technologies
    (IEEE, 2022) Khanna, Abhirup; Jain, Sapna; Maheshwari, Piyush
    Recent advancements in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology have paved the emergence of new-age agricultural practices. Deep learning, one of the subsets of AI has shown remarkable results in cases of crop classification, disease detection and pest identifications whereas blockchain technology has enabled the creation of trusted supply chains and maintains a balance between the demand and supply of agricultural products. The two new age technologies when combined with the existing infrastructure of IoT and Cloud computing create a formidable alliance for precision agriculture. In this work of ours, we propose a conjunction of all four technologies as one single solution for the cultivation of medicinal plants. The industry for medicinal plants still hasn’t seen the impact of Agriculture 4.0 and is most dependent on traditional practices. Bringing along the practices of precision agriculture supported by ICT technologies has the potential to solve problems pertaining to environmental conditions, accessibility to the global markets, plant growth monitoring, non-uniformity of ingredients, and pre and post harvest data processing.
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    Reading Political Sentiment and mood of the Electorate through Twitter Data
    (IEEE, 2020) Khanna, Abhirup; Bansal, Ananya; Agarwal, Amit; Maheshwari, Piyush
    In this day and age of social media, Twitter plays an important role when it comes to election campaigning. Twitter has been seemingly popular among leaders of the western world, but the advent of accessible and affordable internet connectivity had led to its inroads in the India electoral ecosystem. Major political parties have their twitter accounts with millions of active followers. Government departments and respective ministers are now using Twitter as a means of publicizing public interest schemes among their followers. Twitter is being used as a tool for addressing current followers and appealing to potential future voters. In this paper, we present a popularity analysis between two national parties, i.e. BJP and INC. The work discusses the extent of positive popularity each party enjoys in various cities in India. Twitter data is harvested for analysis from seventeen different cities spread across four different zones in India. We examine the growth of BJP and its prominence in certain social groups. The paper talks about the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his emergence as a nationwide leader. Finally, we present positive takeaways from our analysis that may interest any political pundit of Indian democracy.