PBFT and Homomorphic Encryption with Private Blockchain in the Context of E-Voting Systems
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2025-10-25
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering(CSE), Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh
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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mahbub Alam,
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S. M. Sabit Bananee,
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, 2025
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