Call for Papers
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 1 September, 2022
Blockchain and DLT systems 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. A key target for Blockchain networks will be to improve support not only for classical Blockchain applications and services but also for vertical industry (e.g., Intelligent Transport, Industrial IoTs, eHealth, Smart Contracts, Financial services, Food supply chains, etc.) and other Blockchain-based services.
This conference aims to bring experts from industry, academia, and research to exchange their vision as well as their achieved advances in Blockchain and DLT, and encourage innovative cross-domain studies, research, early deployment, and large-scale pilot showcases that address the challenges of Blockchain while identifying and investigating the possibilities of future Blockchain/DLT networks.
Original, innovative, and high-quality papers are solicited in the following technical topics of interest, but are not limited to:
Technical Paper Submissions
Technologies
Application and Services
5G and 6G, IoT, and Tactile
Security and Privacy
Trials, Experimental Results and Deployment Scenarios
Hardware and Test / Measurements
Special Verticals
Standards, Policy, Regulation and Compliance
Technologies
| Blockchain and beyond architectures requirements and specifications | Distributed consensus protocols and P2P algorithms |
| Blockchain and Data Analytics | AI-based Edge computing over Blockchain |
| Blockchain and Big Data | Blockchain in 6G technologies |
| Blockchain and beyond wireless technologies | Blockchain management |
| Cloud-based Blockchain architectures | Software Defined Networking (SDN) for Blockchain and beyond |
| Blockchain and Machine Learning (ML) | Device-to-Device Communications and networking |
| AI-based Blockchain architectures | DLT architectures |
| Cloud-based Blockchain architectures | Blockchain characteristics and databases |
| Blockchain and networking protocols (IPv4 vs. IPv6) | |
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Applications & Services
| Smart Cities, Smart Public Places | Industry of the future, e.g. Industry 4.0 | Testbed as a Service for Future Networks |
| Smart Home, and based Building Automation | Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, Rural Services and Production | Building Management and Operation Automation |
| Smart Agriculture and Water Management | Blockchain and beyond Wireless Networks for body sensors |
Environmental Monitoring |
| Cyber-physical systems, Context Awareness, Situation Awareness, and Ambient Intelligence |
Crowd-sensing, human centric sensing | Connected Car, Automotive Intelligent Transport |
| Collaborative Applications and Systems | Big data and Blockchain and beyond Data Analytics |
Aerospace and Defense |
| Service Experiences and Analysis | Internet Applications Naming and Identifiers | Smart Grid, Energy Management |
| Cloud services with Blockchain & Future Networks | Social-aware Blockchain and beyond networks | Utilities Management and Operation |
| Next Generation Consumer Electronics with Blockchain & Future Networks | Semantic Technologies, Collective Intelligence | Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, Rural Services |
| Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, Rural Services and Production | Cognitive and Reasoning about Things and Smart Objects | Mining, Oil & Gas, Digital Oilfield, Electronic Oilfield |
| Blockchain and beyond Wireless Networks for body sensors | Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) and Blockchain and beyond | Agriculture, Industrial IoT, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Retailing |
| Crowd-sensing, human centric sensing | Horizontal application development for Blockchain and beyond | Additive Manufacturing |
| Big data and Blockchain and beyond Data Analytics | Design principles and best practices for Blockchain and beyond application development | Logistics, Entertainment, Large Event Management, Highway, Rail Systems |
| Internet Applications Naming and Identifiers | Open Communities, Open API, Open Source | Industrial Service Creation and Management |
| Social-aware Blockchain and beyond networks | Testbeds/ Federated Testbed | Digital Twins of Complex systems with Blockchain & Future networks |
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5G and 6G, IoT, and Tactile
| Architecture of IoT in Blockchain and beyond networks | Coexistence and device interoperability of sensors with Blockchain and beyond networks | Security issues and solutions for IoT in Blockchain and beyond networks |
| Software defined solutions for IoT |
Integrated D2D communication techniques for Blockchain and beyond networks |
Logistics Tacking & Tracing using Blockchain |
| 5G/6G and Blockchain |
Self-organization and self-healing of IoT networks |
Data processing and anomaly detection for IoT networks |
| Tactile Internet and Blockchain | Relay, multi-hop, and cooperative communication in IoT |
Cross-layer design and optimization in IoT |
| P2P applications |
Ubiquitous communication, routing protocols, and network selection in IoT |
Sensor deployment, placement, control, and management issues |
| Data collection, processing, aggregation, and communication | Machine-type communications in Blockchain and beyond systems | Experimental results, prototypes and testbeds using sensors for Blockchain and beyond technologies |
| Efficient resource allocation schemes, QoS, and QoE in IoT | Emerging IoT applications in Blockchain and beyond networks | |
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Security & Privacy
| Privacy and Security Concerns | Cross-layer Attacks | Big Data and Information Integrity |
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Identification and Authentication Issues |
AI-enabled scalable and secure Blockchain | Communication Security |
| Intrusion Detection | Fraud detection on Blockchain data and smart contracts using AI | Security Standards |
| Cryptography, Key Management, Authentication and Authorization | Forensic Science | Open Communities, Open API, Open Source |
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Trials, Experimental Results and Deployment Scenarios
| Closing the Gap between Research and Implementation | Blockchain deployment at Government and ISPs | Blockchain and Future Internet architectures |
| Experimental prototypes, Testbed and Field Trial Experiences | Blockchain deployment on agriculture, retails, smart cities, etc. | Standardization and Regulation Future Networks Experimental Scenarios |
| Multi-Objective Blockchain System Modelling and Analysis—Performance, Energy, Reliability, Robustness | Blockchain Interconnections among ISPs Analysis—QoS, Scalability, Performance, Interference management | Infrastructure-less communication |
| Gap Analysis for real deployments | AI driven encoding & decoding | |
| Real case deployment scenarios and results | Blockchain deployment at Government and ISPs | Future network simulators |
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Hardware and Test / Measurements
| Blockchain system architectures |
| Tools for deployment and monitoring of components |
| Decentralised applications development tools, IDEs. |
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Special Verticals
| Smart factories and Industry 4.0 | Industrial Blockchain and beyond Service Creation and Management Aspects | E-Health and mobile health over Blockchain cryptocurrencies |
| Automotive, Intelligent Transport | Smart Grid, Energy Management | Wireless Networks for the Industrial Internet of Things |
| Blockchain and beyond & Autonomous Driving | ||
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Standards, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance
| Policy and Regulations | Technical enforcement of legal Blockchain regulations, service level agreements, mutual legal assistance requests, etc. |
Concerns for cloud supported Blockchain and beyond, fog and edge computing |
| Regulations over cryptocurrencies | Data governance | Other Topicals |
| Best Practices, Standards, and Open Source | Privacy and security in Blockchain and beyond Internet of Things: data sharing, threats, liability, audit, and compliance | |
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The 1st Global Emerging Technology Forum solicits technical paper submissions.
Full papers describing original research. Suggested size is four to six pages. Extended versions of selected papers may be considered for publication in alternative IEEE publications.
Papers will be fully peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. IEEE takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously. All submissions will be screened for plagiarism using Cross Check. By submitting your work, you agree to allow IEEE to screen your work for plagiarism: http://www.crossref.org/crosscheck/index.html
Important Deadlines for Full Paper Submissions
Deadline for full paper submission: September 01, 2022
Author Notification: September 25, 2022
*Papers must be submitted electronically via EDAS
Contacts for Technical Papers
TPC Chair, Sevada Isayan, isayan@ieee.org
Submission Requirements
Full papers submissions for Technical Paper, Workshop, and Special Session should be written in English with a maximum paper length of 6 pages (10 point font) including figures, and tables.
When preparing your manuscript, please also pay attention to the following:
- If your paper has been prepared using Microsoft Word or LaTeX, please ensure that you have used the most current version which will help reduce pdf conversion issues such as embedded fonts, bookmarks, etc.
- No page numbers and no headers/footers
- Use non-zero PDF top and bottom margins (typically at least 0.5 inches/12.7 mm) to help indicate if there are any page numbers
Papers Format
Standard IEEE conference templates for Microsoft Word and LaTeX formats can be found here:
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Papers to be submitted using EDAS System.
Papers are reviewed on the basis that they do not contain plagiarised material and have not been submitted to any other conference at the same time (double submission). These matters are taken very seriously, and the IEEE Blockchain Initiative will take action against any author who has engaged in either practice.
IEEE Web Page on Plagiarism:
http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/rights/Plagiarism_Guidelines_Intro.html
IEEE Web Page on Double Submission:
http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/rights/Multi_Sub_Guidelines_Intro.html
Please note: To be published in the Conference Proceedings and to be eligible for publication in IEEE Xplore, an author of an accepted paper is required to register for the conference and the paper must be presented by an author of that paper at the conference unless the TPC Chair grants permission for a substitute presenter arranged in advance and who is qualified both to present and answer questions. Non-refundable registration fees must be paid prior to uploading the final IEEE formatted, publication-ready version of the paper. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.