The Second International Workshop on Blockchain for Trustworthy Industry 4.0 (BlockTrust 4.0)

24–26 October, 2023 – Kuwait City, Kuwait

Colocated with

The Fifth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Application (BCCA 2023)

The Second International Workshop on Blockchain for Trustworthy Industry 4.0 (BlockTrust 4.0)

Call for Papers

Today, blockchain is no longer a tool that is only used for cryptocurrencies. Blockchain has become a disruptive technology that is providing support to a plethora of sectors. The financial, governmental, industrial and health sectors will benefit tremendously from blockchain. The industrial revolution has gone through multiple phases to improve the manufacturing and distribution process of products and services. Industry 4.0 focuses on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning (ML), and real-time big data. The shift towards Industry 4.0 requires cooperation among Internet of Things (IoT) devices through secure and intelligent mechanisms. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will with no doubt play a significant role in the ability of IoT devices to be part of the service provisioning process for all Industry 4.0 sectors. To ensure the integrity, reliability, and security of the transactions performed by the intelligent IoT devices in diversified ecosystems, a decentralized trustworthy solution is crucial. Blockchain technology provides a mechanism to enable distributed and decentralized transaction authentication in self-configurable and self-manageable IoT environments. In this context, the goal of this workshop is to elaborate and emphasize the key aspects of the use of blockchain for Industry 4.0. The workshop aims at bringing together developers, academics, and professionals interested in blockchain technology for the advancement of Industry 4.0.

The workshop welcomes original research, related idea, and innovative solutions and focus on either fundamental methodological studies or use cases and application demonstrations. Authors are invited to submit original research contributions that fall into or are related topic areas listed below:

  • Blockchain-enabled Industry 4.0 architectures and frameworks
  • Decentralized and distributed industrial data storage in blockchain
  • Blockchain-enabled robotic communication
  • Blockchain-supported economic industrial models and paradigms
  • Health 4.0 architectures and frameworks
  • Federated learning and blockchain for secure Health 4.0 applications
  • AI and blockchain for trustworthy Health 4.0
  • Securing critical Industry 4.0 infrastructures with AI and blockchain
  • Blockchain-specific scalability and performance issues in Industry 4.0
  • Cross-chain ecosystem for Industry 4.0
  • Industrial consortium governance and ownership models
  • Blockchain-based AI tools and simulators for industry 4.0
  • Securing industrial smart contracts with blockchain
  • Blockchain-supported Industry 4.0 communication and networking
  • Applications of blockchain technologies in Industry 4.0
  • Blockchain-enabled energy trade

Steering Committee

  • Khalid Al-Begain, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait.
  • Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada.

Organization Committee

  • Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait.
  • Safa Otoum, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • Nadra Guizani, University of Texas at Arlington, USA.

Technical Program Committee

  • Ali Karime, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada.
  • Ali Abbas, University of Ottawa, Canada.
  • Yazan Otoum, University of Ottawa, Canada.
  • Masoumeh Soflaei, University of Ottawa, Canada.
  • Sanaa Kaddoura, Zayed University, UAE.
  • Soumaya Garsellaoui, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada.
  • Badria Alenezi, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
  • Ahmed Omara, University of Ottawa, Canada

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

BCCA2023 Keynote at https://bcca-conference.org/keynote.php

Authors Submission Guidelines:

Submission Site:

https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=bcca2023

Paper format

Submitted papers (.pdf format) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings. Please remember to add Keywords to your submission.

Length

Submitted papers may be 6 to 8 pages. Up to two additional pages may be added for references. The reference pages must only contain references. Overlength papers will be rejected without review.

Originality

Papers submitted to AISC must be the original work of the authors. The may not be simultaneously under review elsewhere. Publications that have been peer-reviewed and have appeared at other conferences or workshops may not be submitted to ASDTM. Authors should be aware that IEEE has a strict policy with regard to plagiarism https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism-faq.html The authors' prior work must be cited appropriately.

Author list

Please ensure that you submit your papers with the full and final list of authors in the correct order. The author list registered for each submission is not allowed to be changed in any way after the paper submission deadline.

Proofreading:

Please proofread your submission carefully. It is essential that the language use in the paper is clear and correct so that it is easily understandable. (Either US English or UK English spelling conventions are acceptable.)

Publication:

All accepted papers in ASDTM2022 and the workshops colocated with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore for possible publication.

Program

The program will be announced with the BCCA2022 program at https://bcca-conference.org/program.php

Venue

For venue and acomodoation information, please visit https://bcca-conference.org/hotel-and-travel.php

Registration

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