Chidambaram, Gokulnath and Subbarayappa, Shreyanka and Sai Baba, M
(2026)
Social Theoretic Modeling and Simulation Study of Trust and Interoperability in Social Internet of Things (SIoT).
In: 2025 IEEE 22nd India Council International Conference (INDICON), 18-20 December 2025, Bengaluru, India.
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| Abstract: |
*The Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping connectivity across industries, yet continues to face persistent challenges related to scalability, interoperability, trust, resource management, and privacy. To navigate these complexities, the Social Internet of Things (SIoT) framework extends conventional IoT by embedding social networking principles into device interactions. The paper explores the foundational social theories—Social Network Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Actor-Network Theory, Social Penetration Theory, Fiske’s Relational Models Theory, Knapp’s Relational Model, and Homophily Theory that serves as conceptual tools to address these IoT challenges. By mapping these theories to specific issues such as trust-building, dynamic service relationships, and ethical data exchange,an interdisciplinary approach to structuring intelligent, collaborative device networks is proposed. To validate the applicability of these theories, a lightweight simulation inspired by Knapp’s model is developed, in which IoT devices form and strengthen relationships through discovery, interaction, and bonding stages. A "friendship score" is computed based on service quality metrics to reflect relationship strength. Device interactions are evaluated using a composite friendship score derived from three metrics: update accuracy, response consistency, and interaction duration. Simulations across 180 polling events show that devices consistently achieve high trust scores, ranging between 0.83 and 0.89, reflecting stable and reliable cooperation. The results highlight the effectiveness of social-theoretic constructs in enhancing device cooperation and network resilience, suggesting that SIoT offers a meaningful evolution in how connected systems collaborate and scale. |
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| Keywords: |
Computational modeling;Scalability;Reliability theory;Stability analysis;Social Internet of Things;Bonding;Interoperability;Resilience;Actor-Network Theory;Social Penetration Theory;Fiske’s Theory;Homophily Theory;Knapp’s model;IoT Challenges;Social Internet of Things (SIoT);Trust;Interoperability |
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School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Science, Technology, Society |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
22 May 2026 11:31 |
| Last Modified: |
22 May 2026 11:33 |
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1139... |
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| DOI: |
10.1109/INDICON68490.2025.11393069. |
| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3372 |
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