The Fifth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2023)
in Conjunction with
24–26 October, 2023 – Kuwait City, Kuwait

COMMITTEES

Steering Committee

  • Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia
  • Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy
  • Jaime Lloret Mauri, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
  • Gokay Saldamli, San Jose State University, USA
  • Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey

Honorary Committee

  • Abdullah Alqallaf, Kuwait University, Kuwait

General Co-Chair

  • Khalid Al-Begain, KCST, Kuwait
  • Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE
  • Latif Ladid, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Program Co-Chairs

  • Ismaeel AlRidhawi, KCST, Kuwait
  • Antonella Guzzo, University of Calabria, Italy
  • Keping Yu, Hosei University, Japan

Publication and Tutorials Chair

  • Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE

Workshops Co-chairs

  • Cuneyt Akcora, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Park Nohpill, Oklahoma State University, USA
  • Lo’ai Tawalbeh, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA

Publicity Co-Chairs

  • Djamel Djenouri, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
  • Muder Almiani, GUST, Kuwait | AHU, Jordan
  • Müge Erel-Özçevik, Celal Bayar University, Turkey
  • Elif Bozkaya, National Defence University Turkish Naval Academy, Turkey
  • Lahlou Laaziz, Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada

Organization Chair

  • Safa Otoum, College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University, UAE
  • Yaser Jararweh, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

Local Organizers

  • Rami Sabek, KCST, Kuwait
  • Al Markeza Al Qunneh, KCST, Kuwait
  • Ibrahim Al Mutawa, KCST, Kuwait

Web Chair

  • Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE

YP committee chair

  • Ali Alfayly, CBE, Kuwait

Technical Program Committee

  • Abhilash Kancharla, University of Tampa, FL, USA
  • Abiola Salau, University of North Texas , USA
  • Aiman Baharna, Clearmatics, UK
  • Alessandro Brighente, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
  • Alex Norta, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
  • Ali Karime, RMC-CMR, Canada
  • Alper Sen, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Can Ozturan, Bogazici University, Turkey
  • Cristina Carata,Imperial College, London, UK
  • Christian Gang Liu, Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Claudio Schifanella, University of Turin, Italy
  • Davor Svetinovic, Khalifa University, UAE
  • Debashis Das, University of Kalyani, India
  • Eranda Jayatunga, University College Dublin, Ireland
  • Ehtesham Hassan, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait
  • Elif Bozkaya, National Defense University, Naval Academy, Turkey
  • Elif Ak, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Enis Karaarslan, MSKU, Department of Computer Engineering, Turkey
  • Fadi Hamad, Isra university, Pakistan
  • Farhan Aadil, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Fazlul Haq, Ohio State University, USA
  • Florian Matthes, Technical University of Munich, Germany
  • Gulshan Kumar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University
  • Haidar Ramadhan, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait
  • Hanane Lamaazi, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
  • Jongho Seol, Middle Georgia State University, USA
  • Kaiwen Zhang, École de technologie supérieure, Canada
  • Khaldoun Al Agha, Paris-Saclay University, France
  • Khaled Salah, Khalifa University, UAE
  • Kirill Morozov, University of North Texas, USA
  • Kritagya Upadhyay, University of North Texas, USA
  • Kwok-Bun Yue, University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA
  • Lahlou Laaziz, Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada
  • Lamia Chaari, Sfax University, Tunisia
  • Lewis Tseng, Boston, College, USA
  • M Murugappan, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait
  • Md Jobair Hossain Faruk, kennesaw State University, USA
  • Michele Scarlato, University of Cagliari, Italy
  • Mohamed Nassar, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • Mohammad Alja'Afreh, University of Ottawa, Canada
  • Mohammed Naji, Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST), Kuwait
  • Muge Erel-Ozcevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey
  • Murad Khan, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait
  • Olson Italis, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
  • Omer Adam, The University of Sydney, Austalia
  • Park Nohpill, Oklahoma State University, USA
  • Peter Bodorik, Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Pramod Hassan Shashidhara, Chainlink Labs, USA
  • Rahul Saha, University of Padua, India
  • Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
  • Rakan Aldmour, Staffordshire University, UK
  • Reza Nourmohammadi, ETS university, Canada
  • Ricardo Jorge Bessa, INESC TEC., Portugal
  • Rizwan Patan, Kennesaw State Universit, USA
  • Rohit Sachan, Bennett University Greater Noida, India
  • Sandeep K. Shukla, IIT Kanpur
  • Saibal Kumar Pal, DRDO Delhi, INDIA
  • Sourav Banerjee, Kalyani Government Engineering College
  • Syed Badruddoja, University of North Texas, USA
  • Syed M. Danish, École de technologie supérieure ÉTS, Canada
  • Tamer ElBatt, American University in Cairo, Egypt
  • Utpal Biswas, University of Kalyani, India
  • Veniamin Boiarkin, University of London, London
  • Venkatesan Subramanian, IIITA, India
  • Yanal Alahmad, Concordia University, Canada
  • Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, UAE
  • Yahya Shahsavari, Université du Québec, canada
  • Yuvaraj Rajendra, IIIT, India