Socialization has changed the behavior of physical objects in IoT (Internet of Things) by introducing the SIoT (Social Internet of Things) paradigm to emulate the social behavior of humans in a connected cyber–physical world. To create reliable social

Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is a significant component of intelligent transportation system, which facilitates vehicles to share sensitive information and corporate with others. However, due to its unique characteristics, such as openness, dynamic

Trust management has become a fundamental requirement for Social Internet of Things (SIoT) to enable a trustworthy social network of smart objects necessary for enhancing the security and reliability of cyber-physical systems. To increase the credibility

As Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) features random topology and accommodates freely connected nodes, it is important that the cooperation among the nodes exists. This paper proposes a trust model called Implicit Web of Trust in VANET (IWOT-V) to reason