Blockchain 2019: The 2nd International Workshop on Blockchain and its Applications Guangzhou, China, November 12-15, 2019 |
Conference website | http://www.isci-conf.org/Blockchain2019/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=blockchain20190 |
Submission deadline | August 25, 2019 |
Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Blockchain 2019 CFPs with 10+ Keynotes, 19+ Special Issues, and 10+ Co-Located Conferences/Symposiums/Workshops.
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The 2nd International Workshop on Blockchain and its Applications (Blockchain 2019)
November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China
http://www.isci-conf.org/Blockchain2019/
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Blockchain and its Applications
The 2nd International Workshop on Blockchain and its Applications (Blockchain 2019) aims to solicit high-quality contributions on all aspects of Blockchain and its applications to promote frontier research outcomes and accelerate the adoption of this technology in more real-world scenarios.
Blockchain 2019 topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Digital currencies and Payment System Side Chains and Channels
Secure Smart Contracts Legal and Regulatory issues
Smart Contract languages & Oracles Decentralized Autonomous Organization
Self-Aware Contracts Consortium Blockchains
Trusted Execution of Smart Contracts Simulation and Performance Evaluation
AI and Smart Contracts Benchmarking Strategies
Interoperability & Standardization Game Theory and Blockchain
Security, Privacy and Trust Management M2M Communications
Blockchain Security & Attack Surface Big Data Analytics
Identity Management & Assent Tracking Fault Tolerance Mechanism
Distributed Consensus Protocols Scalability & Optimization
Zero Knowledge Proofs Blockchain & IoT
Blockchain & Smart Home/City Blockchain & Energy Systems
Blockchain & Healthcare Blockchain & Industry 4.0
Blockchain & Supply Chain Management Blockchain & Crowdsourcing
Blockchain & Mobile Systems Blockchain & Social Networking
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2019
Author Notification: August 15, 2019
Camera-Ready Paper Due: September 15, 2019
Conference Dates: November 12-15, 2019
PAPER SUBMISSION
All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=blockchain20190) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 12 pages in Springer LNCS format (or up to 16 pages with the pages over length charge), including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. Blockchain 2019 reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from the digital library and indexing services), if the paper is not presented at the conference. All accepted papers will be published by Springer LNCS (EI Indexed). One outstanding paper will be selected to receive the Best Paper Award.
PAPER PUBLICATION
All accepted papers will be published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (indexed by EI Compendex). Blockchain 2019 reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from the digital library and indexing services), if the paper is not presented at the conference. All accepted papers will be published by Springer LNCS (EI Indexed). Two outstanding papers will be selected to receive the Best Paper Awards.
General Chairs
Bebo White, SLAC Stanford University, USA
Chung-Huang Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
Constantinos Kolias, University of Idaho, USA
Program Chairs
Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan
Yannan Li, University of Wollongong, Australia
Yong Yu, Shaanxi Normal University, China
Local Organizing Committee Chair
Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China
Publicity Chairs
Yizhi Ren, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Chunhua Su, The University of Aizu, Japan
Mir Sajjad Hussain Talpur, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan
Saqib Ali, Guangzhou University, China
Publication Chairs
Tao Peng, Guangzhou University, China
Fang Qi, Central South University, China
Registration Chairs
Xiaofei Xing, Guangzhou University, China
Pin Liu, Central South University, China
Conference Secretariat
Wenyin Yang, Foshan University, China
Webmasters
Tongshuai Cui, Central South University, China
Jichun Wei, Guangzhou University, China
Steering Committee
Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan (Chair)
Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China (Chair)
Saqib Ali, Guangzhou University, China
Constantinos Kolias, University of Idaho, USA
Yannan Li, University of Wollongong, Australia
Yizhi Ren, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Chunhua Su, The University of Aizu, Japan
Bebo White, SLAC Stanford University, USA
Chung-Huang Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
Yong Yu, Shaanxi Normal University, China
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Keynote Speeches Section*
You are welcome to attend 10+ Keynote Speeches offerred by world-renowned professors and industry leaders, which will be shared by the co-located conferences (DependSys 2019 and iSCI 2019) and associated symposiums, workshops and special sessions (AEIT, IWCSS, Blockchain, INSERT-IoT, BDSC-IoT, FogCom, ITSC, EAIC, etc).
Keynote Speaker 1: Prof. Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA (Fellow of APS (Physics) and Fellow of ACM (Computing))
https://sice.indiana.edu/contact/profile/?profile_id=203
Keynote Speaker 2: Prof. Jie Wu, Temple University, USA (IEEE Fellow)
https://cis.temple.edu/~wu/
Keynote Speaker 3: Prof. Jiannong Cao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (IEEE Fellow)
https://www4.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~csjcao/
Keynote Speaker 4: Prof. Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan (IEEE Fellow)
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~sykuo/
Keynote Speaker 5: Prof. Minyi Guo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (IEEE Fellow)
http://www.cs.sjtu.edu.cn/~guo-my/
Keynote Speaker 6: Prof. Weijia Jia, University of Macau and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/en/staff/jiawj.html
Keynote Speaker 7: Prof. Wanlei Zhou, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
https://www.uts.edu.au/staff/wanlei.zhou
Keynote Speaker 8: Prof. Richard Hill, University of Huddersfield, UK (IET Fellow)
https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/persons/richard-hill
Keynote Speaker 9: Prof. Frank Hsu, Fordham University, USA
https://www.fordham.edu/info/25112/cis_faculty_and_administration/7484/frank_hsu
Keynote Speaker 10: Prof. Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), USA
https://business.utsa.edu/faculty/kim-kwang-raymond-choo/
* More Keynote Speeches will be added later.
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Special Issues Section**
Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be published in 19+ SCI & ESCI & EI indexed special issues. Special issues will be shared by co-located conferences (iSCI 2019 and DependSys 2019) and associated symposiums, workshops and special sessions (AEIT, IWCSS, Blockchain, INSERT-IoT, BDSC-IoT, FogCom, ITSC, EAIC, etc):
(1) IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII) (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 5.43)
Special Issue on Trustworthiness in Industrial IoT Systems and Applications
http://www.ieee-ies.org/images/files/tii/ss/2019/Trustworthiness_in_Industrial_IoT_Systems_and_Applications_2019-5-22.pdf
(2) IEEE Internet of Things Journal (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 5.863)
Special Issue on Trust-Oriented Designs of Internet-of-Things for Smart Cities
http://ieee-iotj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SI_Proposal_Trust_IOT_190508.pdf
(3) IEEE Access (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 3.557)
Special Issue on Deep Learning: Security and Forensics Research Advances and Challenges
https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/special-sections/deep-learning-security-and-forensics-research-advances-and-challenges/
(4) IEEE Access (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 3.557)
Special Issue on Communication and Fog/Edge Computing Towards Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICVs)
https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/special-sections/communication-and-fog-edge-computing-towards-intelligent-connected-vehicles-icvs
(5) ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM) (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.019)
Special Issue on Trusted Multimedia for Smart Digital Environments
https://tomm.acm.org/Trusted%20Multimedia%20for%20Smart%20Digital%20Environments.pdf
(6) Future Generation Computer Systems - Elsevier (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 4.639)
Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence: The Security & Privacy Opportunities and Challenges for Emerging Applications
Guest Editors: Qin Liu, Guojun Wang, Jiankun Hu, and Jie Wu
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/future-generation-computer-systems/
(The webpage hosting this special issue will be available soon.)
(7) Computer Communications (COMCOM) - Elsevier (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.613)
Special Issue on Software-Defined Disaster Area UAV Communication Networks for Extreme Surveillance
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-communications/call-for-papers/uav-communication-networks
(8) Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT) - Wiley (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.61)
Special Issue on Intelligent Resource Management in Cloud Computing and Networking
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21613915
(9) Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, IOS Press (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.114)
Special Issue on Recent Advance in Security and Privacy for Smart Society RASPSS19
http://www.cc-pe.net/journalinfo/issues/2019.html#RASPSS19
(10) MDPI Sensors (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.475)
Special Issue on Vehicular Sensor Networks: Applications, Advances and Challenges
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/Vehicular_Sensor_Networks
(11) MDPI Sensors (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.475)
Special Issue on Fog/Edge Computing-Based Smart Sensing System
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/FCSCS
(12) MDPI Sensors (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.475)
Special Issue on Smart Agricultural Applications with Internet of Things
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/Agricultural_IoT
(13) MDPI Sensors (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.475)
Special Issue on Threat Identification and Defence for Internet-of-Things
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/Threat_Identification
(14) MDPI Electronics (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.110)
Special Issue on New Advances of Vehicular ad hoc Networks (VANETs)
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/VANET
(15) MDPI Symmetry (SCI & EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.256)
Special Issue on Symmetry and Asymmetry Applications for Internet of Things Security and Privacy
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/symmetry/special_issues/Symmetry-Asymmetry-Applications-Internet-Things-Security-Privacy
(16) MDPI Information (ESCI & EI Indexed)
Special Issue on Botnets
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/information/special_issues/botnets
(17) MDPI Information (ESCI & EI Indexed)
Special Issue on Emerging Security and Privacy Issues in IoT-based Smart Networks
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/information/special_issues/IoT-based_Smart_Networks
(18) International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (IJCSE) - INDERSCIENCE (ESCI & EI Indexed)
http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJCSE
(19) Journal of High Speed Networks (JHSN), IOS Press (ESCI & EI Indexed)
Special Issue on Smart and Secure Integration of Heterogeneous 5G-enabled Industrial IoT Applications
Guest Editors: Arcangelo Castiglione, Gianni D’Angelo, Marek Ogiela, and Florin Pop
https://www.iospress.nl/journal/journal-of-high-speed-networks/
(The webpage hosting this special issue will be available soon.)
** More Special Issues will be added later.
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Co-located Conferences and associated Symposiums/Workshops/Special Sessions Section***
(1) The 7th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI 2019)
http://www.isci-conf.org/iSCI2019/
(2) The 5th International Conference on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud, and Big Data Systems and Applications (DependSys 2019)
http://www.dependsys.org/DependSys2019/
(3) The 9th International Workshop on Assistive Engineering and Information Technology (AEIT 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China
http://www.isci-conf.org/AEIT2019/
(4) The 3rd International Workshop on Cyberspace Security (IWCSS 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China
http://www.isci-conf.org/IWCSS2019/
(5) The 2nd International Workshop on Blockchain and its Applications (Blockchain 2018), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China
http://www.isci-conf.org/Blockchain2019/
(6) The 2019 International Symposium on Emerging Technologies in the Era of 5G-based Internet of Things (INSERT-IoT 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China
https://computing.derby.ac.uk/c/insert-2019/
(7) The 2019 International Workshop on Big Data and Secure Communications in IoT (BDSC-IoT 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China
http://home.sejong.ac.kr/~nkenyereyele/6.html
(8) The 2019 International Workshop on Fog Computing Technologies and Applications (FogCom 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China.
http://blockchain.whu.edu.cn/fc2019/
(9) The 2019 International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Smart City (ITSC 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China.
http://www.ritechs.org/ITSC2019/index.html
(10) The 2019 International Workshop on Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Cyberspace (EAIC 2019), November 12-15, 2019, Guangzhou, China.
http://wyy.gzhu.edu.cn/EAIC.html
*** More Symposiums/Workshops/Special Sessions will be added later.
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Contact
Please email inquiries concerning Blockchain 2019 to Conference Organizers: Blockchain2019@googlegroups.com
Prof. Guojun Wang, Local Organizing Committee Chair of Blockchain 2019
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Dr. Guojun Wang, Pearl River Scholarship Distinguished Professor
Director of Institute of Computer Networks,
Vice Dean of School of Computer Science and Cyber Engineering,
Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province,
P. R. China, 510006
Tel/Fax: +86-20-39366920, Mobile: +86-13360581866
Email: csgjwang@gzhu.edu.cn; csgjwang@gmail.com
http://trust.gzhu.edu.cn/faculty/~csgjwang/publications.html
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