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The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Systems and Applications (BlockchainSys2020)
http://ieee-trustcom.org/BlockchainSys2020/


In Conjunction with:

The 19th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom 2020)
Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020
http://ieee-trustcom.org/TrustCom2020/

TrustCom is "CORE A" conference ranked by Australia Research Council (ARC) and "CLASS C" conference ranked by China Computer Federation (CCF).

Organizer:
Guangzhou University, China
http://english.gzhu.edu.cn/

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Keynote Speeches Section

You are welcome to attend 10+ Keynote Speeches offered by world-renowned professors and industry leaders, which will be shared by the co-located conferences (IEEE TrustCom 2020, IEEE BigDataSE 2020, IEEE CSE 2020, IEEE EUC 2020, and iSCI 2020) and associated symposia, workshops and special sessions (C4W, AEIT, PASS4IoT, IWCSS, BlockchainSys, VehComNet, INSERT-IoT, etc).

To appear soon.

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Special Issues Section

Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be published in 20+ SCI & ESCI & EI indexed special issues. Special issues will be shared by co-located conferences (IEEE TrustCom 2020, IEEE BigDataSE 2020, IEEE CSE 2020, IEEE EUC 2020, and iSCI 2020) and associated symposia, workshops and special sessions (C4W, AEIT, PASS4IoT, IWCSS, BlockchainSys, VehComNet, INSERT-IoT, etc).


To appear soon.

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Co-located Conferences and associated Symposia/Workshops/Special Sessions Section

(1) The 19th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom 2020), Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020
http://www.ieee-trustcom.org/TrustCom2020/

(2) The 14th IEEE International Conference On Big Data Science and Engineering (IEEE BigDataSE 2020), Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020
http://www.ieee-trustcom.org/BigDataSE2020/

(3) The 23rd IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (IEEE CSE 2020), Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020
http://www.ieee-trustcom.org/CSE2020/

(4) The 18th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (IEEE EUC 2020), Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020
http://www.ieee-trustcom.org/EUC2020/
http://www.isci-conf.org/iSCI2020/

(5) The 8th IEEE International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (IEEE iSCI 2020), Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020
http://isci-conf.org/iSCI2020/

(6) The 11th International Workshop on Collaborative Computing with Cloud and Client (C4W 2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
http://www.ieee-trustcom.org/C4W2020/

(7) The 10th International Workshop on Assistive Engineering and Information Technology (AEIT 2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
http://ieee-trustcom.org/AEIT2020/

(8) The 5th International Workshop on Privacy, Data Assurance, Security Solutions in the Internet of Things (PASS4IoT 2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
http://www.ieee-trustcom.org/PASS4IoT2020/

(9) The 4th International Workshop on Cyberspace Security (IWCSS 2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
http://ieee-trustcom.org/IWCSS2020/

(10) The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Systems and Applications (BlockchainSys2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
http://ieee-trustcom.org/BlockchainSys2020/

(11) The 3rd International Workshop on Vehicular Communication Network (VehComNet 2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
https://computing.derby.ac.uk/c/vehcomnet-2020/

(12) The 2nd INternational Symposium on EmeRging Technologies in the Era of 5G-based Internet of Things (INSERT-IoT 2020), November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
https://computing.derby.ac.uk/c/insert-2020/

*** More Symposia/Workshops/Special Sessions will be added later.

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3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Systems and Applications

Welcome to participate in IEEE TrustCom/BlockchainSys2020, Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2020. Guangzhou, a city in spring forever, is the capital city of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou is also the third largest city in China, located in the north of the Pearl River Delta, close to Hong Kong and Macau. With evergreen plants and flowers blooming all year round, the city has an alias of "City of Flowers". Guangzhou is one of the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities released by the State Council, with more than 2200 years of history and profound cultural heritage, and also a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road. Guangzhou is one of the most famous tourist resorts in China, with a lot of tourist sites, such as Baiyun Mountain, Guangzhou Tower, and Yuexiu Park.

The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Systems and Applications (BlockchainSys2020), in Conjunction with IEEE TrustCom 2020 aims to provide a unique platform for multi-disciplinary researchers, scientists, engineers, technology experts, and government agencies to exchange innovative ideas, challenges, research results, and success stories regarding blockchain technologies in a wide spectrum of domains including next-generation Internet of Things (IoT), Supply Chain Management Systems, Cyber Physical Systems, Healthcare, Mobile computing, Vehicular network, Privacy preserving, and many other fields.

IEEE TrustCom/BlockchainSys2020 topics include, but are not limited to the following:

Track 1: Blockchain Theories and Models

– Security Model and Architecture
– Security & Attack Surface
– Security, Privacy and Trust Management
– Distributed Consensus Protocols
– Identity Management and Assent Tracking
– Fault Tolerance Mechanism
– Scalability and Optimization
– Interoperability and Standardization
– Benchmarking and Performance Analysis Strategies
– Simulation and Performance Evaluation

Track 2: Blockchain Technologies

– Distributed Ledger Technologies
– Token Economy and Cryptocurrency
– Decentralized Applications and Infrastructures
– Smart Contracts and Chaincode
– Secure Smart Contracts and Chaincode
– Trusted Execution of Smart Contracts
– AI and Smart Contracts
– Game Theory
– Anonymity and Data Privacy
– Zero Knowledge Proofs
– Edge/Fog Computing

Track 3: Blockchain Systems

– Blockchain and IoT
– Blockchain and Smart Home/City
– Blockchain and Energy Systems
– Blockchain and Healthcare
– Blockchain and Industry 4.0
– Blockchain and Supply Chain Management
– Blockchain and Crowdsourcing
– Blockchain and Cloud Computing
– Blockchain and Mobile Systems
– Blockchain and Social Networking
– Blockchain and Governance/Policy/Regulation
– Blockchain and Cyber Physical Systems
– Blockchain and Agriculture
– Blockchain and Autonomous Vehicles
– Blockchain and M2M Communication
– Blockchain and 5G Networks

Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2020
Author Notification: July 10, 2020
Camera-Ready Paper Due: September 10, 2020
Conference Dates: November 10-13, 2020

Submission and Publication Information

All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=blockchainsys2020) in 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. A submission is limited to 6 pages for workshop papers or short papers in the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Format with Portable Document Format (.pdf). A submission can have at most 4 additional pages with the pages overlength charge if accepted. Papers must be clearly presented in English, 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. BlockchainSys2020 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. Accepted and presented papers will be included in the IEEE CPS Proceedings. Distinguished papers presented at the conference, after further revision, will be published in special issues of high quality international journals. One or two outstanding papers will be selected to receive the Best Paper Awards.

General Chairs
Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan
Yizhi Ren, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China

Program Chairs
Bebo White, SLAC Stanford University, USA
Saqib Ali, University of Agriculture, Pakistan

Journal Special Issue Chairs
Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China/Aalto University, Finland
Arcangelo Castiglione, University of Salerno, Italy
Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Qin Liu, Hunan University, China
Tian Wang, Huaqiao University, China

Local Organizing Committee Chair
Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China

Publicity Chairs
Yang Xu, Hunan University, China
Hussain Al-Aqrabi, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Sohail Jabbar, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Mir Sajjad Hussain Talpur, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan

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
Muhammad Ahmed Younis, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

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


Contact

Please email inquiries concerning BlockchainSys2020 to:
Saqib Ali: saqibutm AT gmail DOT com and the conference organizers: BlockchainSys2020 AT googlegroups DOT com
Prof. Guojun Wang's Homepage: http://trust.gzhu.edu.cn/faculty/~csgjwang/