The Sixth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2024)

26–29 November, 2024 – Dubai, UAE

Detailed Program

Time zone: Dubai Time, (GMT+4)


Zoom link for the keynotes: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/97702866406



Dubai time Tuesday, November 26 Wednesday, November 27 Thursday, November 28 Friday, November 29
9:00 ‑ 10:15 TS 1: Blockchain Applicaion I TS 13: Privacy in Blockchain Applications   TS 25: Blockchain Applicaion III
TS 26: Security, Privacy and Trust
TS 37: BCCA Online IV
10:15 ‑ 10:30 TS 4: Blockchain with ML and NLP      
10:30 ‑ 10:45       TS38: BCCA Online V
TS39: BCCA Online VI
10:45 ‑ 11:15 TS 16: Authentication in Blockchain   T28: Smart Contracts
11:15 ‑ 12:00    
12:00 ‑ 13:00 Keynote 1: Beyond Blockchain Censorship Keynote 2: LLMs, optimization, and game theory   Keynote 4: Generative AI at the Edge: Enhancing Local Data Processing for Real-Time Applications  
13:00 ‑ 14:00          
14:00 ‑ 15:00 TS 7: Federated learning in Blockchain & Consensus Protocols keynote 3: Autonomous Intelligent Reinforcement Interpreted Symbolism (AIRIS): Beyond Reinforcement Learning   TS 31: Reviews on Blockchain  
15:00 ‑ 15:30      
15:30 ‑ 16:00   TS 19: Blockchain Performance      
16:00 ‑ 17:00 TS 10: Blockchain in Healthcare
TS 11: Cryptocurrency and Liquidity Management
TS 23: BCCA Online I TS 22: Blockchain Applicaion II
TS 34: BCCA Online II
TS 35: BCCA Online III
 
17:00 ‑ 17:30    

Tuesday, November 26

Tuesday, November 26 9:00 - 10:15 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 1: Blockchain Applicaion I

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Lukas Sparer (Vienna University of Economics and Business & Austrian Blockchain Center, Austria)
Protecting Human Investors with Blockchain-based Circuit Breakers
Lukas Sparer (Vienna University of Economics and Business & Austrian Blockchain Center, Austria); Alexander Neulinger (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
A Blockchain Based System for Preventing Academic Forgery: Design and Practical Evaluation for CPU-Based and Low-Power Computers
Gabriel Fernández-Blanco, Iván Froiz-Míguez, Paula Fraga-Lamas and Tiago M. Fernández-Caramés (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Secure Blockchain-based Biometric Authentication using Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
Surbhi Sharma (Netaji Subhas University of Technology, India); Rudresh Dwivedi (Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India)
SmartReview: A Blockchain-based Transaction Review System for Decentralized Marketplaces
Meshari Aljohani, Ravi Mukkamala, Stephan Olariu, Sandeep Kalari and Mohan Sunkara (Old Dominion University, USA)
Distributed Data Security in Digital Health: Self-Sovereign Identity, Access Control, and Blockchain-based Log Records
Nicollas R. de Oliveira, Yago R. Santos, Guilherme N.N. Barbosa and Lucio Reis (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil); Ana Carolina Rocha Mendes (UFF, Brazil); Marcela Tuler de Oliveira (Delft University of Technology & Technology, Policy and Management Faculty, The Netherlands); Dianne Medeiros (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil); Diogo M. F. Mattos (Universidade Federal Fluminense & MídiaCom, Brazil)

Tuesday, November 26 10:15 - 11:15 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 4: Blockchain with ML and NLP

Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Chair: Ammar Kamal Abasi (MBZUAI, United Arab Emirates)
SVM Machine Learning Model for Detection of Etherlock Vulnerability in Solidity Smart Contracts
Wesam Almobaideen (Rochester Insitute of Technology, United Arab Emirates); Rashed Husni Alnuman (Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Tayyab Sajid and Qusai Hasan (Rochester Institute of Technology of Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Standardisation of AML/CFT Regulatory Frameworks using Natural Language Processing
Chukwunonso N Ngwu (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Zakwan Jaroucheh (Edinburgh Napier University & School of Computing, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Nikolaos Pitropakis (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
RobustEncoder: An Improved K-Means Clustering Technique to Defend NLP Models Against Backdoor Attacks
Marwan Omar (Illinois Institute of Technology & IIT, USA); Derek Mohammed (Saint Leo University, USA); Jamal Al Karaki (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates); Luay Albtoush (Capitol Technology University, USA); Hewa Majeed Zangana (Duhok Polytechnic University / Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Iraq)
Enhancing Anomaly Detection in Blockchain Transactions with Transformer-Based Models
Ammar Kamal Abasi, Moayad Aloqaily and Mohsen Guizani (MBZUAI, United Arab Emirates); Zakariyya Zakariyya Al-Atoom (University of Jordan, Jordan)

Tuesday, November 26 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Dubai)

Keynote 1: Beyond Blockchain Censorship

Davor Svetinovic
Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/97702866406
Chair: Moayad Aloqaily (MBZUAI, United Arab Emirates)

Tuesday, November 26 14:00 - 15:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 7: Federated learning in Blockchain & Consensus Protocols

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Muhammad Akmal Asad (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates)
Membership Proof in Federated Learning via Cryptographic Accumulators
Carlo Mazzocca, Alessio Mora, Nicolò Romandini, Rebecca Montanari and Paolo Bellavista (University of Bologna, Italy)
Measuring the influence of the network structure for the vote propagation in the cellular automata consensus
Daria Dziubałtowska (Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland); Radosław Michalski (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland)
Towards Blockchain-based AI Alignment Using a Proof of Personhood Consensus Mechanism
Alexander Neulinger (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria); Lukas Sparer (Vienna University of Economics and Business & Austrian Blockchain Center, Austria)
Blockchain-Enhanced Federated Learning for Internet of Vehicles
Muhammad Akmal Asad (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates); Safa Otoum (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Secure E-Auctions: A Blockchain-Based Cluster Consensus Identity-Based Identification Scheme
Apurva K. Vangujar (University College Cork, Ireland); Ji-Jian Chin (Plymouth, Malaysia); Alia Umrani and Paolo Palmieri (University College Cork, Ireland)

Tuesday, November 26 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 10: Blockchain in Healthcare

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Muder Almiani (Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait)
Human-Centered Design to identify implementation and user experience challenges of a Blockchain-based solution for the exchange of health data in precision medicine
Hoda Amal Hamouda and Victoria Lemieux (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Blockchain Types in Patient Health Records Systems: An Analysis of Risk Perceptions
Huwida E Said, Sr (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates); Nedaa Al Barghuthi (Higher Colleges of Technology & HCT, United Arab Emirates); Sulafa Badi (British University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Faiza Hashim (United Arab Emirates University, UAE, United Arab Emirates); Shini Girija (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates)
A Blockchain-enabled Intelligent Electronic Healthcare Platform
Ismaeel Al Ridhawi (Kuwait College of Science and Technology); Ali Abbas and Akshay Agrawal (University of Ottawa, Canada); Muder Almiani (Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait)

Tuesday, November 26 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 11: Cryptocurrency and Liquidity Management

Room: Emerald Hall 2
Chair: Bence Ladoczki (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)
Mean-reverting Prices and Losses in Liquidity Pools
Bence Ladoczki (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)
CryDeG: Towards Standardized Cryptocurrency Decrees
Hamza Baniata and Attila Kertész (University of Szeged, Hungary)
Optimal Portfolios Of Liquidity Positions
Dmitrii Kroo (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology & AO Raiffeisenbank, Russia); Vladimir Gorgadze (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Israel)
Cryptocurrencies Forensics With Real-Time Big Data Processing and Graph Database: a Comprehensive Review
Rodrigue Naha Tonga and Kaiwen Zhang (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

Wednesday, November 27

Wednesday, November 27 9:00 - 10:15 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 13: Privacy in Blockchain Applications

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Abdulrezzak Zekiye (Koç University, Turkey)
NC-DHT: a Robust and Anonymous DHT for Blockchain Systems
Lewis Tseng (UMass Lowell, USA); Lokesh Ambarapu (Clark University, USA); Moayad Aloqaily (MBZUAI, United Arab Emirates)
FASALKA: Offloaded Privacy Classification for Blockchain Smart Contracts
Gulshan Kumar (University of Padua, Italy); Mauro Conti (University of Padova, Italy); Tannishtha Devgun (University of Padua, India)
Whistleblowers' Protection with XRP Ledger
Pavel Pantiukhov, Dmitrii Koriakov, Antonio Ken Iannillo and Radu State (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
PITCOR: Privacy-assured Time-controlled Revocation in Blockchain Transactions
Archana Chhabra (Lovely Professional University, India); Rahul Saha and Mauro Conti (University of Padua, Italy)

Wednesday, November 27 10:45 - 12:00 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 16: Authentication in Blockchain

Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Chair: Sami Souihi (University Paris Est UPEC, France)
Blockchain-Based Biometric Authentication for the Metaverse using DIDs
Zhavokhir Nishanbayev (Jeju National University, Korea (South)); Javier Jose Diaz Rivera (CTTC, Spain); Wang-Cheol Song (Jeju National University, Korea (South))
An Experimental Framework for Demonstrating the Reliability and Efficacy of SRAM as Device Identifier in Secure PUF-Based IoT Authentication
Carmelo Felicetti, Domenico Sacca, Andrea Tagarelli and Fabio Capparelli (University of Calabria, Italy)
G-TOK: Zero-Knowledge Proof Based Dynamic Verifiable Credentials for Sensor Data Sharing
Junyi Zhong (École Des Ponts ParisTech & LEESU & LISSI, France); Françoise Lucas and Thiago Abreu (Université Paris-Est Créteil, France); Sami Souihi (University Paris Est UPEC, France)
Blockchain-Based Multirole Authentication and Authorization in Smart Contracts with a Hierarchical Factory Pattern
Muhammad Bin Saif, Sara Migliorini and Fausto Spoto (University of Verona, Italy)
Security Enhancement Using Scalable Blockchain-Based Multi-Factor Authentication
Fahad Rahman (University Paris Cité, France); Chafiq Titouna and Farid Nait-Abdesselam (Université Paris Cité, France)

Wednesday, November 27 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Dubai)

Keynote 2: LLMs, optimization, and game theory

Samson Lasaulce
Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/97702866406
Chair: Yaser Jararweh (Jordan University of Science and Technology, USA)

Wednesday, November 27 14:00 - 15:00 (Asia/Dubai)

keynote 3: Autonomous Intelligent Reinforcement Interpreted Symbolism (AIRIS): Beyond Reinforcement Learning

Berick Cook
Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/97702866406

Wednesday, November 27 15:30 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 19: Blockchain Performance

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Vahideh Hayyolalam (KoC, Turkey)
Enhancing Blockchain Decentralization through Epoch Age-Based Validator Selection: The WEAVE Algorithm
Kai Otsuki (NTT Docomo Inc., Japan)
Blockchain Interoperability through Bridges: A Token Transfer Perspective
Luca Olivieri and Aradhita Mukherjee (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy); Nabendu Chaki (University of Calcutta, India); Agostino Cortesi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
Optimizing Token Distribution in Reward Schemes: A Simulation-Based Case Study
Lukas Sparer (Vienna University of Economics and Business & Austrian Blockchain Center, Austria)
Society Protect: Developing A Voting Mechanism for Blockchain-based AI Alignment
Alexander Neulinger (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria); Lukas Sparer (Vienna University of Economics and Business & Austrian Blockchain Center, Austria); Maryam Roshanaei and Dusan Ramljak (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Impact of Custom Endorsement Policies on Hyperledger Fabric Performance in Autonomous Vehicle Data Sharing Platforms
Reem Al Habib (University of York & SU University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Poonam Yadav (University of York, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Wednesday, November 27 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 23: BCCA Online I

Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/93348248901
Chair: Ammar Kamal Abasi (MBZUAI, United Arab Emirates)
Synopsis: a Scalable Byzantine Distributed Ledger for IoT Networks
Maha Alaslani (University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia); Sonali Suri (University of California Santa Cruz, USA); Basem Shihada (KAUST, Saudi Arabia); Faisal Nawab (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Leveraging Permissioned Blockchain for securing controlled drug prescriptions in India
Sai Sudhir Sunku, Varuni H K and Vinodha K (PES University, India)
Securing the Internet of Things: A Comparative Study on Integrating Access Control with Distributed Ledger Technology
Ebtehal Mohammed Almalki, Asma Cherif and Linda Mohaisen (King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia)
Confidentialchain: Enhancing the Security of a Notarization System Based on Blockchain
Magno Alves Cavalcante (Petróleo Brasileiro S/A - Petrobras, Brazil); Jose Antonio Moreira Xexeo (Instituto Militar de Engenharia - Brazil, Brazil); Anderson Fernandes P dos Santos (Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Brazil)
Incomplete Hypercube-based Algorithms for Privacy-Preserving Data Aggregation Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Goshgar Ismayilov (Bogazici University, Turkey); Can Ozturan (Bogazici Unv., Turkey)
A Systematic Review of the Blockchain Technology Security Challenges and Threats Classification
Mwrwan Abdelrazig Abubakar, Belinda I Onyeashie, Isam Wadhaj, Petra Leimich, Hisham Ali and William J Buchanan (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Blockchain-based Jamming Detection in Vehicular Networks
Nathan Chopinet and Leo Mendiboure (Université Gustave Eiffel, France); Anthony Fleury (IMT Lille Douai, France); Virginie Deniau and Christophe Gransart (Université Gustave Eiffel, France); Jonathan Villain (University Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, France)
Metaverse potentials for the gaming industry
Darya Ramezani (Drexel University, USA); Golshid Jaferian (Drexel University & Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, USA); Michael G Wagner (Drexel University, USA)
ChameleonRev: A Novel Approach to Efficient and Granular Control Credential Revocation on the Blockchain
Mohammadreza Sabramooz and Kaiwen Zhang (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

Thursday, November 28

Thursday, November 28 9:00 - 10:15 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 25: Blockchain Applicaion III

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Sami Souihi (University Paris Est UPEC, France)
Enhancing Node Reliability in Opportunistic Networks through Blockchain Integration
Quang Huy Do (Paris-East Créteil University, France); Thiago Abreu (Université Paris-Est Créteil, France); Baah Kusi and Nelly Chatue Diop (Ejara, France); Sami Souihi (University Paris Est UPEC, France)
Identifying and analyzing web3 protocols with Ponzi scheme features
Vladimir Gorgadze (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Israel); Artem Barger (Idea Blockchain Research Lab, Israel); Mikhail Dymkov and Alexey Karanyuk (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia)
Interlinked Transactions: Revolutionizing Apartment Bookings through Cross-Chain Payments
Dušan Morháč, Viktor Valaštín, Kristián Košťál and Ivan Kotuliak (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia)
Blockchain-based Framework for Construction Regulations Monitoring
Mariam Al Suwaidi and Mohamad Humaid Almarri (Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Est, United Arab Emirates); Osama A. Rahmeh (Higher College of Technology, United Arab Emirates & Sheridan College, Canada); Khaled Almiani (Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates)

Thursday, November 28 9:00 - 10:15 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 26: Security, Privacy and Trust

Room: Emerald Hall 2
Chair: Muge ErelOzcevik (Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey)
EtherTuna: A Pseudo-Random Number Generator Oracle for Ethereum Networks Based on Fortuna
Pedro García Cereijo, Gabriel Fernández-Blanco, Paula Fraga-Lamas and Tiago M. Fernández-Caramés (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Enhancing Supply Chain Transparency in the Automotive Industry: A Blockchain-Based ERP System Approach
Kristián Košťál, Muhammad Nasim Bahar, Michal Ries and Denis Klenovič (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia)
Markov Chain-based Data Privacy Prioritizing for Task Scheduling in Digital Twin Edge Networks
Elif Bozkaya-Aras (National Defence University Turkish Naval Academy, Turkey); Muge ErelOzcevik (Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey)

Thursday, November 28 10:45 - 12:00 (Asia/Dubai)

T28: Smart Contracts

Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Chair: Ahmed Mabrouk (CSAI Lab CRIGEN, ENGIE Group, France)
Auction-Based Resource Allocation Using a Layer-2 Blockchain
Rayan G Lima (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil); Evandro Luiz Cardoso Macedo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil); Thiago Pereira Silva (Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil); Flávia Coimbra Delicato and Paulo F. Pires (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil); Thais Batista (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil); Antonio A. de A. Rocha (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil)
Smart Contract Upgradability: A Structured and Natural Approach
Davut Çulha and Ali Yazici (Atilim University, Turkey)
The Feasibility of a Smart Contract "Kill-Switch"
Oshani Seneviratne (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Configuring the Parallel Committees Database Architecture through Bayesian Optimization
Siamak Solat (Université Paris Cité, France); Ahmed Mabrouk (CSAI Lab CRIGEN, ENGIE Group, France)

Thursday, November 28 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Dubai)

Keynote 4: Generative AI at the Edge: Enhancing Local Data Processing for Real-Time Applications

Albert Zomaya
Room: Emerald Hall 1+ Emerald Hall 2
Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/97702866406

Thursday, November 28 14:00 - 15:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 31: Reviews on Blockchain

Room: Emerald Hall 1
Chair: Alexander Neulinger (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
Analysis of Papers and Patents in the Blockchain Field Using e-CSTI
Kazumasa Omote (University of Tsukuba, Japan); Torazo Ikeda, Eiko Kono, Hiroaki Nagai, Naoki Mimura and Naoaki Kashiwabara (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Japan)
The Role of Blockchain Interoperability for a Sustainable Metaverse: A Research Agenda
Alexander Neulinger (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria); Lukas Sparer (Vienna University of Economics and Business & Austrian Blockchain Center, Austria); Verena Dorner (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Biases of Cryptocurrency adoptor Evidence from an Online Survey in China
Jiacheng Fu, Marco Mandolfo and Giuliano Noci (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Blockchain-Driven Networking and Communications in the Metaverse
Mohammad Aljaafreh (University of Ottawa, Canada); Omar Musa Hasan (Princess Sumaya University, Jordan); Ranwa Al Mallah (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Ali Karime (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Thursday, November 28 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 22: Blockchain Applicaion II

Room: Emerald Hall 2
Chair: Volodymyr Khilenko (Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Ukraine & National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine)
Reverse blockchain technology and its application to improve the quality of control systems in conditions of network instability
Volodymyr Khilenko (Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Ukraine & National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine)
BESTDiNER: Blockchain-Enabled System for Tackling Distributed Networking and Extracting Rainbow-tables
Junpei Tokunaga and Hiroyuki Ebara (Kansai University, Japan)
Analysis of Blockchain Assisted Energy Sharing Algorithms with Realistic Data Across Microgrids
Abdulrezzak Zekiye and Ozan Sina Bankaoglu (Koç University, Turkey); Ouns Bouachir (Zayed University & ENAC, United Arab Emirates); Oznur Ozkasap (Koc University, Turkey); Moayad Aloqaily (MBZUAI, United Arab Emirates)
Synergistic Integration of Blockchain and Software-Defined Networking in the Internet of Energy Systems
Vahideh Hayyolalam (KoC, Turkey); Abdulrezzak Zekiye and Hamza Abuzahra (Koç University, Turkey); Oznur Ozkasap (Koc University, Turkey); Murat Karakus (Ankara University, Turkey); Evrim Guler (Bartin University, Turkey); Suleyman Uludag (The University of Michigan - Flint, USA)
Blockchain and Intellectual Property
Saeed Alketbi (Universiti Utara Malaysia, United Arab Emirates); Massudi Mahmuddin (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia)

Thursday, November 28 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 34: BCCA Online II

Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/92644018760
Chair: Nohpill Park (Oklahoma State University, USA)
5G/6G Technology Capabilities Designed for Secure Edge Network: Smart City Use Cases of Turkcell
Gokhan Kalem and Semiha Koşu (Turkcell Technology, Turkey); Mehmet Basaran (Turkcell, Turkey & Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
DGChain: Data control version for trustworthy reproducibility with Blockchain
Jose Armando Hernandez Gonzalez (Paris Saclay University, France)
BFT-Metronome: A Novel Byzantine Fault-Tolerant Clock Synchronization Algorithm
Conner Fulford (University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA); Sai Medury (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Amani Altarawneh (Tennessee Tech University, USA); Anthony Skjellum (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA)
A Quantitative Study on Performance of Proof of Stake (PoS)-based Blockchain Network
Richard Churchill, Jiwan Deuja and Nohpill Park (Oklahoma State University, USA)
VulnFusion: Exploiting Multimodal Representations for Advanced Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection
Jiblal Upadhya (Middle Tennessee State University & USA, USA); Kritagya R Upadhyay, Arpan M Sainju, Md Nahid Hasan, Samir Poudel, Khem Poudel and Jaishree Ranganathan (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)
EduNFT: a secure NFT platform for Higher Educational Institutions
Sidharth Sunil (Concordia University, Canada & Middle East College, Oman); Anjum Zameer Bhat (Middle East College, Oman)
Leveraging NFTs For Secured Decentralized Lending: A Defi Solution
Darshan G Anvekar (Pes University, India); Abhishek T and Chandan M S (PES University, India); Vyshnavi G (Pes University, India); Vinodha K (PES University, India)
Tokenomics for Collaborative Economies in Local Communities: a Model Based on Game Theory
Irene Domenicale and Flavia Fredda (University of Camerino, Italy); Claudio Schifanella (Università di Torino, Italy)
Urban Metaverse Cyberspaces & Blockchain-Enabled Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Authentication With Immersive Devices
Kaya Kuru and Kaan Kuru (University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Thursday, November 28 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 35: BCCA Online III

Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/94509377727
Chair: Siamak Solat (Université Paris Cité, France)
New Directions in Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks
Xinxin Fan (IoTeX, USA)
PYRAMID: A Protocol for Private and Trustless Multi-level Marketing on the Blockchain
Giovanna Kobus Conrado, Amir Kafshdar Goharshady and Kha Nhat Long Nguyen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong)
Blockchain and the Metaverse: Personalized Learning for a Digital Future
Nishara Nizamuddin and Ahmed Shuhaiber (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates)
Advancing Medical Device Management Systems through Ethereum Blockchain
Ahmed Shuhaiber and Nishara Nizamuddin (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates)
Standardized Blockchain Structure using TLV-Encoding for Large-scale Interoperability
Sadaf Bukhari, Kashif Sharif and Liehuang Zhu (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)
Innovations in Cryptocurrency Wallet Standards: Analyzing ERC4337 and ZK-Based Proposals
Ivan Dimitrov (RWTH Aachen & FraunhoferFIR, Germany); Wolfgang Prinz (Fraunhofer FIT, Germany)
Urban Metaverse Cyberthreats And Countermeasures Against These Threats
Kaya Kuru and Kaan Kuru (University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
A blockchain-based unified PID with applications in healthcare
Jose Armando Hernandez Gonzalez (Paris Saclay University, France); Miguel Colom (Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay & Centre Borelli, France)
Fallacies of Blockchain
Siamak Solat (Université Paris Cité, France)
Detecting Bitcoin CoinJoin Transactions Using Machine Learning
Oumayma Dekhil (École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Canada); Kaiwen Zhang, Rodrigue Naha Tonga and Mikaeil Mayeli Feridani (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Fatma Najjar (ÉTS, Canada)

Friday, November 29

Friday, November 29 9:00 - 10:30 (Asia/Dubai)

TS 37: BCCA Online IV

Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/99044613096
Chair: Elsi Ahmadieh (Lebanese University, Lebanon)
Enhancing Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in Smart Grids through Blockchain Interoperability Using Layer Zero
Ahmed Farouk Yeddou, Jr. (Université Paris 8, France); Adel Belouchrani (Ecole Nationale Polythechnique, Algiers, Algeria); Mokrane Abdellah (Université Paris 8, France)
Energy Efficiency in Blockchain Networks: Analyzing Power Consumption of Consensus Mechanisms and Hash Functions
Souvik Sengupta (IONOS SE, Germany); Banhirup Sengupta (IISC Bengalore, India); Amir Sinaeepourfard (IEEE Member, Norway); Shehenaz Shaik (East Tennessee State University, USA)
Indivisible State Mirroring in Cross-Chain Atomic Swap across Heterogeneous Blockchains
Shakila Zaman, Ram Dantu, Apurba Pokharel, Sirisha Talapuru and Vinh Quach (University of North Texas, USA)
AI^Chain
Jiwan Deuja (Oklahoma State University, USA); Jongho Seol (Middle Georgia State University, USA); Nohpill Park (Oklahoma State University, USA)
SoK on DLT Solutions for Agri-food Traceability
Fabio Scanu (Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy); Giovanni Farina (Niccolò Cusano University, Italy); Silvia Bonomi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Halal Food Verification using Blockchain Technology: A Proposed Framework for Saudi Arabia
Arwa Yousuf Al-Aama and Maryam H Abbas (King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia)
Gophy: Novel Proof-of-Useful-Work blockchain architecture for High Energy Physics
Felix Hoffmann (Goethe University Frankfurt & Helmholtz Research Academy Hesse for FAIR, Germany)
Comparative E-Voting Security Evaluation: Multi-Modal Authentication Approaches
Elsi Ahmadieh (Lebanese University, Lebanon); Nour El Madhoun (ISEP (Institut supérieur d'électronique de Paris), France & Sorbonne Université, France)
Examining Transactional Decentralization on the Ethereum Blockchain
Mindaugas Juodis and Ernestas Filatovas (Vilnius University, Lithuania); Donatas Goštautas (Gjensidige, Lithuania); Remigijus Paulavicius (Vilnius University, Lithuania)

Friday, November 29 10:30 - 12:00 (Asia/Dubai)

TS38: BCCA Online V

Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/95211427000
Chair: Narasimha Raghavan Veeraragavan (Cancer Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway)
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Traditional Forecasting Methods in Bitcoin Price Prediction
Ying Shen, Jason Qi, Fernando Martinez, Mohamed Rahouti and Frank Hsu (Fordham University, USA); Diogo Oliveira (Penn State University, USA)
Deliberation leads to unanimous consensus
Apurba Pokharel, Ram Dantu, Shakila Zaman, Sirisha Talapuru and Vinh Quach (University of North Texas, USA)
Credit Card Fraud Detection Using Symbolic Aggregate Approximation (SAX)
Snit Daniel Zerea (San Francisco Bay University, United Arab Emirates); Feven Belay Araya (San Francisco University, USA); Belsabel Teklemariam Woldemichael (San Francisco Bay University, USA); Richard A Ikuesan (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates)
Ranking Synthetic Data Generators Using a Permissioned Blockchain-based Framework
Narasimha Raghavan Veeraragavan, Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei and Severin Elvatun (Cancer Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway); Vibeke Binz Vallevik (DnV, Norway); Siri Larønningen (Cancer Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway); Jan Nygård (Cancer Registry of Norway, Norway)
Innovative Byzantine Fault Tolerance in Hyperledger Fabric with BDLS
Ahmed Al Salih (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA & AholdDelhaize, USA); Yongge Wang (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
PDaaS: A Personal Data-as-a-Service Platform using Permissioned Blockchain and IPFS
Mpyana Mwamba Merlec (Korea University, Korea (South)); Nday Kabulo Sinai, Sr (Korea University & Science and Engineering, Korea (South)); Seng-Phil Hong (aSSIST University, Korea (South)); Hoh Peter In (Korea University, Korea (South))
GenChain: A Blockchain Based Genetic Disease Prediction System
Muhammed Esad Simitcioglu and Kubra Kalkan (Ozyegin University, Turkey)
Simulating Algorithmic Crypto Trading Strategies Using Reinforcement Learning
Chamseddine Hajri (Texpect, Tunisia); Bertrand Warot and Nelly Chatue Diop (Ejara, France); Sami Souihi (University Paris Est UPEC, France)
Design Patterns For Sharing Economy Within Blockchain-based Community Systems
Chibuzor Udokwu (Austria Blockchain Centre Research, Austria); Ebtehal Yahia Nassar (Cairo University, Egypt); Stefan Craß (ABC Research GmbH, Austria); Vesna Sesum-Cavic (University of Belgrade, Serbia); Eva Kühn (TU Wien, Austria)
Modelling Blockchain-based Supply Chain Applications: Understanding Re-occurring Patterns from Case Studies and Literature Perspectives
Chibuzor Udokwu (Austria Blockchain Centre Research, Austria); Ebtehal Yahia Nassar (Cairo University, Egypt); Stefan Craß (ABC Research GmbH, Austria)
Tiny Federated Learning with Blockchain for Privacy and Security Preservation of MCU-Based IoT Applications
Gennaro Pio Rimoli, Biagio Boi, Pietro Fusco, Christian Esposito and Massimo Ficco (University of Salerno, Italy)

Friday, November 29 10:30 - 12:00 (Asia/Dubai)

TS39: BCCA Online VI

Zoom Link: https://zu-ac-ae.zoom.us/j/96026069100
Chair: Nibras Abo Alzahab (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy)
A Blockchain-Based Privacy Preserving Model for IoMT Medical Systems
Afnan Alsadhan (King Saud University & College of Computing and Information Sciences, Saudi Arabia); Hessah Alsalamah (KSU, Saudi Arabia); Areej AlHogail (King Saud University & College of Computing and Information Sciences, Saudi Arabia)
Matching-Gossip: Optimizing Blockchain Broadcast Performance to Address the CAP Trilemma
Xinyuan Pei, Hui Li and Shibiao Tan (Peking University, China); Weixiang Huang and Yanping Zhang (China Mobile Internet Co.,Ltd., China); Han Wang (Peking University, China)
Unified Blockchain-Based Electronic Dental Record Ecosystem for Secure Data Exchange
Ahmad Ziad Nouh Allan (University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, United Arab Emirates); Asil M. Y. Albahnasawi (University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates); Takua Mokhamed and Sohail Abbas (University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates); Mohammad Adel Moufti (University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates); Manar Abu Talib (University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
A Study of Double-spending Causes and Countermeasures in Bitcoin Network
Prerna Arote (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India); Joy Kuri (Indian Institute of Science, India)
Towards Blockchain-based Decentralized Employee Transfer System
Alam Zaib, Ahsan Khan and Ehzaz Mustafa (Comsats University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan); Junaid Shuja (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia); Raja Wasim Ahmad (AJMAN University, United Arab Emirates); Hasan Ali Ali Khattak (Sohar University, Oman); Isa Ibrahim (Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria); Abdallah Namoun (Faculty of Computer and Information Systems, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia)
Unveiling Market Dynamics and Strategic Interactions in Crypto Arbitrage
Mohsin Hafeez (Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan); Zartash Afzal Uzmi (LUMS University, Pakistan)
Developing Blockchain Framework and System to Preserve the Arabic and Islamic Culture and Heritage Ownership as a DigitalD Asset using Non-Fungible Tokens
Takua Mokhamed, Omnia Abu Waraga, Mohamed Al Hemairy and Manar Abu Talib (University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Decentralized Biometric Authentication based on Fuzzy Commitments and Blockchain
Nibras Abo Alzahab (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy); Giulia Rafaiani (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Massimo Battaglioni (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Franco Chiaraluce and Marco Baldi (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Blockchain-Based Invoice Factoring and Supply Chain Financing: Comprehensive Threat Analysis
Magdalena Gross, Alexander Jud, Gábor Tamás Mozol, Gulliver Wutz and Sajjad Khan (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria); Davor Svetinovic (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates)