Decentralized Energy Management for Rural Communities: A Blockchain-Based Virtual Power Plant with AI-Driven Forecasting. - Daniel Martínez-Calleja; Carlos Santos-Pérez; Jorge Pérez-Aracil; César Felipe Lozano-Sánchez de la Morena; Matteo Troncia; Imene Yahyaoui; Carlos Cruz-De-La-Torre; Raquel Hernández-Marcos (IECON, 2025)