Main track | BLOCKCHAIN | 6th International Congress on Blockchain and Applications6th International Congress on Blockchain and Applications

Topics

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Technologies and techniques

Key and innovative theories, methodologies, schemes and technologies of blockchain and AI
Architectures and platforms for blockchain and AI
Blockchain and AI for Big Data
Blockchain and AI for Multi-Agent systems
Blockchain and AI for the Internet of Things
Blockchain and AI in 5G
Sensors and devices for blockchain
Distributed consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS, PoE…)
Encryption algorithms
Fault tolerance mechanisms
Other distributed ledger technologies
Cloud, fog, and edge computing approaches for blockchain
Blockchain standardization issues
Platforms for smart contracts
Side-chain and cross-chain systems
Anonymity and privacy in blockchain
Malicious transactions detection
4th and 5th generation blockchain

Applications

Blockchain and AI enabled new business models and applications
Blockchain and AI for e-commerce
Blockchain and AI for logistics and transportation
Blockchain and AI for supply chain management
Blockchain and AI for product life cycle
Blockchain and AI for knowledge and innovation management
Blockchain and AI for agriculture
Blockchain and AI in eHealth
Applications of cryptocurrencies
Blockchain as a Tamper-Proof Technology
Application of smart contracts
Blockchain Governance and Human Rights
Applications of blockchain and AI in other domains.
Use-cases of blockchain and AI in Industry 4.0, banking, etc.
Blockchain and AI for fintech
Blockchain and AI for insurtech

Format

All papers must be formatted according to the LNNS template, with a maximum length of 10 pages (6 pages for Doctoral Consortia), including figures and references:

All proposed papers must be submitted in electronic form (PDF format) using the BLOCKCHAIN conference management system.

Review process

BLOCKCHAIN welcomes the submission of papers and gives preference to the topics listed under the call. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process; each paper will be refereed by at least three experts in the field based on relevance, originality, significance, quality and clarity.

The papers must consist of original, relevant and previously unpublished sound research results related to any of the topics of the conference.

Publication

Accepted papers will be included in BLOCKCHAIN Proceedings. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings. All the accepted papers will be published by Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems series of Springer Verlag.

** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to DBLP, INSPEC, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, SCImago, SCOPUS, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, Google Scholar, Springerlink. **

Proceedings of BLOCKCHAIN 2023 are available:

Blockchain and Applications

5th International Congress

Editors: José Manuel Machado, Javier Prieto, Paulo Vieira, Hugo Peixoto, António Abelha, David Arroyo, Luigi Vigneri

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Special Issues

Authors of selected papers from BLOCKCHAIN will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to special issues in different journals:

Extended versions of selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (ISSN: 1989 - 1660, JCR (2022): 3,6 (Q3))

Special Issue on the Journal Sensors: “Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing Technologies for Smart Cities and Rural Areas: Sensing and Information Management Technologies” published in MDPI Sensors Journal (ISSN: 1424-8220, JCR (2022): 3.9 (Q1))

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue “Blockchain Applications in the Metaverse for Smart Cities” published in MDPI Smart Cities Journal (ISSN: 2624-6511, JCR (2022): 6.4 (Q1))

Authors of selected papers from PAAMS and Co-located Events will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue "Advanced Architectures for Hybrid Edge Analytics Models on Adaptive Smart Areas" published in MDPI Electronics Journal (ISSN: 2079-9292, JCR (2022): 2.9 (Q2))

Special Issue on the Journal Future Internet: “Deep Learning in Recommender Systems” published in MDPI Future Internet Journal (ISSN: 1999-5903, JCR (2022): 3.4)

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue “Security in the Internet of Things (IoT)” published in MDPI Future Internet Journal (ISSN: 1999-5903, JCR (2022): 3.4)

Authors of selected papers from PAAMS and Co-located Events will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue “Advancements in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Digital Twins” published in MDPI Systems Journal (ISSN: 2079-8954, JCR (2022): 1.9 (Q2))

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue “Advanced Blockchain Technology for the Internet of Things” published in MDPI Applied Sciences Journal (ISSN: 2076-3417, JCR (2022): 2.7))

Authors of selected papers from BLOCKCHAIN and Co-located Events will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue published in ADCAIJ (ISSN: 2255-2863, JCR (2022): 1.4, JCI (2022): 0.09 (Q4)) indexed in DOAJ, ProQuest, Scholar, WorldCat, Dialnet, Sherpa ROMEO, Dulcinea, UlrichWeb, Emerging Sources Citation Index of Thomson Reuters, BASE y Academic Journals Database.

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