Distributed Systems

This paper introduces Epistemic Byzantine Fault Tolerance (EBFT), a fault-tolerance model for agentic infrastructure and post-deterministic distributed systems, addressing the Honest Quorum Problem an…

The paper proposes a bottom-up, system-oriented approach to formally verify authorization algorithms for large-scale, Byzantine fault-tolerant local-first systems, using Rust and the Verus framework.

This paper proposes TRM-Raft, a Byzantine-resistant enhancement for Raft consensus that integrates a Blockchain-based Trust and Reputation Model to prevent election forgery and log tampering.

The paper demonstrates that for edge-native SLMs used in decentralized governance, simpler, intuitive reasoning (System 1) is significantly more robust and efficient than complex, iterative deliberati…

ORCHID introduces a novel, bio-inspired consensus protocol that uses quantum-noisy phase oscillators and a binding threshold derived from neuroscience to achieve scalable, high-fidelity consensus in d…

OrbitBFT introduces a novel two-stage hierarchical BFT consensus protocol that enables scalable and robust Byzantine Fault-Tolerant coordination for large-scale Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation…

This paper introduces Distributed Quorum Signature (DQS), a new primitive built from ordinary digital signatures and approval broadcasts, enabling constant-size quorum signatures in distributed system…

This paper introduces the Organizational Consensus Algorithm (OCA) for internal negotiation and decision coordination in organizational structures, modeling inter-departmental conflict as a dynamic ga…

An autonomous research agent is developed to automate end-to-end LLM in high-stakes scientific domains, specifically condensed matter physics, by mapping the corpus, calibrating methodology, conductin…

This paper proposes a framework for functional stability in edge computing systems, focusing on individual functions and their quality thresholds.

The paper presents a method to compile arbitrary classical circuits into fault-tolerant circuits, enabling the construction of probabilistically checkable proofs (PCPs) for NP with polylogarithmic que…

The paper introduces SPECA, an LLM-driven framework that audits distributed protocols by deriving and enforcing security properties from natural-language specifications, enabling cross-implementation…

This paper analyzes the sensitivity of Homomorphic Encryption (HE) to bit-level faults, focusing on the CKKS scheme and identifying homomorphic multiplication as the most error-sensitive operation.

The paper proposes a blockchain-based, governance-constrained agentic AI architecture for wildfire monitoring that enforces mandatory human oversight to ensure safety, reliability, and accountability…

This survey provides a comprehensive review of the security challenges, threats, and mitigation strategies associated with the rapid advancement of quantum computing.

The paper introduces Neo, an agentic program analysis framework that successfully detects zero-day privilege escalation vulnerabilities in complex, polyglot microservices by combining LLMs with advanc…

FedEDAuth is a lightweight, embedding-level authentication framework that enhances federated learning for counterfeit IC detection by identifying and filtering malicious participants before model aggr…

The paper introduces Post-Deterministic Distributed Systems (PDDS) as a new model to coordinate autonomous infrastructure where participants, including stochastic agents, produce divergent reasoning p…

The paper proposes PROTECT-DB, a practical system utilizing Byzantine-fault tolerant replicated state machines built on PostgreSQL to achieve efficient, concurrent detection and recovery from database…

This paper proposes gspDAG-FL, a secure decentralized federated learning framework that derives consensus from gossip history, improving finality and resilience.