The First International Workshop on Blockchain Solutions (IWBS)

24–26 October, 2023 – Kuwait City, Kuwait

Colocated with

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

The First International Workshop on Blockchain Solutions (IWBS)

Call for Papers

Blockchain (BC) and Distributed Ledgers Technologies (DLT) are becoming very popular because they allow to guarantee user privacy and data integrity. BC and DLT have started to deliver a novel network architecture that creates a new ecosystem allowing the deployment of novel end-to-end and Peer-to-peer services and applications. The workshop will address not only topics related to the setup of trust services but also the secure management of data storage and privacy, thus covering a wide range of threats in the development of distributed services and applications.

Workshop topics include (but are not limited to):

  • Editable blockchain
  • sustainable blockchain
  • consensus algorithms
  • Distributed ledger
  • Blockchain federation
  • Blockchain-based solutions for the following applicative domains:
    • Healthcare
    • smart cities
    • smart agriculture
    • smart mobility
    • Industry 4.0
    • Digital twin/metaverse

Organization Committee

  • Antonino Galletta, University of Messina, Italy
  • Giuseppe Di Modica, University of Bologna, Italy
  • Mounib M Khanafer, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Authors Submission Guidelines:

Submission Site:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?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 NFTBC. 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 NFTBC2023 and the workshops colocated with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore for possible publication.

Program

The program will be announced with the BCCA2023 program at https://bcca-conference.org/program.php

Venue

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

Registration

For registration information, please visit https://bcca-conference.org/registration.php

Camera Ready

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