An incentive mechanism with privacy protection and quality evaluation in mobile crowd computing. (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Long, Hao; Zhang, Shukui; Zhang, Li; Wang, Jin
• Is Part Of: International journal of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing. Volume 30:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 187
• Page End: 198
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: mobile crowd computing -- privacy protection -- quality evaluation -- incentive mechanism -- two-stage auction -- offline -- online -- incentive mechanisms -- service quality -- sensing reports -- crowdsourcers; Ubiquitous computing -- Periodicals; Embedded computer systems -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Wireless communication systems -- Periodicals; Computer architecture -- Periodicals; 004.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-8225

Abstract

In order to achieve good service quality for mobile crowd computing (MCC), incentive mechanism need to attract more users to participate in the task while avoiding leakage of privacy. We proposed an incentive mechanism with privacy protection and quality evaluation (IMPPQE). Combining the advantages of offline and online incentive mechanisms, we design improved two-stage auction to select the winners, while protecting participants 'privacy. Finally, the sensing reports are evaluated by quantitative calculation to ensure the objectivity of evaluation. Extensive simulations show that our proposed method can improve the efficiency and utility of MCC and obtain higher satisfaction rate of data quality.