The 8th IEEE International Conference on Decentralized Applications and Infrastructures (IEEE DAPPS 2026) aims to bring together researchers and industry professionals working on decentralized applications (dApps), Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies. The event is part of the larger IEEE CISOSE 2026 congress and focuses on the practical and theoretical advancements in decentralized systems.

While Blockchain is well-known for its role in digital payments and cryptocurrencies, its broader potential lies in creating decentralized applications (dApps) that can revolutionize various industries across domains such as supply chains, certificate management, and data sovereignty. dApps provide secure, transparent, and tamper-resistant solutions for peer-to-peer transactions, eliminating the need for a trusted central authority.

IEEE DAPPS 2026 will focus on key topics such as decentralized algorithms, infrastructure, and real-world deployments. The conference will offer a platform to discuss innovations, challenges, and future directions in the development and use of dApps across industries.

The conference organizers are currently undergoing an approval process for a journal special issue on the conference topic, thus creating an opportunity for publishing an extended version of the conference papers.

Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)
Smart contracts theory and programming
Languages and tools for (secure) dApps
Web3 security and privacy
AI for dApps
Machine learning for dApps
Infrastructures for dApps
Communication protocols and standards for dApps
Software engineering for dApps and smart contracts verification
Privacy of dApps
Security of dApps
Decentralized identity
Identity management for dApps
Token economy
Off-Chain/Layer 2 dApps
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Applied Cryptography for dApps applications
Analytics for on-chain and off-chain data
Governance structure and mechanisms
Policy/laws surrounding dApps and cryptocurrencies
Interoperability for dApps, Blockchains, and DLTs
Scalability, optimization, and performance of blockchain systems
DePIN Decentralized Physical Infrastructure
RWA Real Word Assets
dApps sustainability
dApps for Digital Sovereignty
Cross-chain and Off-chain technology
Forensics for dApps
Applications in emerging domains
Other emerging research topics