Search Results - "Maritz, Jacques M."

Permissionless Blockchain Systems as Pseudo-Random Number Generators for Decentralised Consensus by Bezuidenhout, Riaan, Nel, Wynand, Maritz, Jacques M.

“…Consensus algorithms that function in permissionless blockchain systems must randomly select new block proposers in a decentralised environment. Our…”
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A Simple Approach to Detect High Impedance Fault Using Morphological Gradient Edge Detector by Salehi, Moslem, Zolfaghari, Mahdi, Maritz, Jacques M.

“…Detection of high impedance faults (HIF) is one of the biggest challenges in power distribution networks. HIF usually occurs when conductors in the…”
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Embedding Tamper-Resistant, Publicly Verifiable Random Number Seeds in Permissionless Blockchain Systems by Bezuidenhout, Riaan, Nel, Wynand, Maritz, Jacques M.

“…Many blockchain processes require pseudo-random numbers. This is especially true of blockchain consensus mechanisms that aim to fairly distribute the…”
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A Travelling Wave-Based Fault Location Strategy Using the Concepts of Metric Dimension and Vertex Covers in a Graph by Maritz, Elizabeth C. M., Maritz, Jacques M., Salehi, Moslem

“…This paper presents a novel travelling wave-based placement strategy and fault detection scheme to locate faults on complex power grids. A fault occurring on a…”
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Defining Decentralisation in Permissionless Blockchain Systems by Bezuidenhout, Riaan, Nel, Wynand, Maritz, Jacques

“…The term decentralised as a description of the architecture, operation, and governance of permissionless blockchain systems has become ubiquitous. However, in…”
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