Call for Papers

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain.

Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to:

Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications
Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies
Blockchain based AI and cloud computing
Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory
Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge
Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing
Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions
Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems
Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services
Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems
Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols
Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things,
Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0
Intelligent manufacture and management
Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs
Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS
Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN
Blockchain-based Software defined networks
Track 03: Big Data
Blockchain in Data Fusion
Blockchain Analytics and Data mining
Distributed data store for blockchain
Distributed transaction for blockchain
Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering
Protocols for management and access using blockchains
Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications
Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain
Authentication and authorization in Blockchain
Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic
Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies
Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques
Blockchain-based open-source tools
Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies
Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems
Blockchain Consensus Algorithms
Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention
Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure
Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure
Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid
Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services
State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity
Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures
Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS)
Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies
Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain
New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain
Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity
Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security
Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies
Blockchain in social networking
Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems
Network and computing optimization in blockchains
Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains

Submission Guidelines
Paper format

Submitted papers (.pdf format) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings. Please remember to add Keywords to your submission.
Length

Submitted paper size should be 6 pages. One additional page may be added. Overlength papers will be rejected without review.
Originality

Papers submitted to BCCA must be the original work of the authors. The may not be simultaneously under review elsewhere. Publications that have been peer-reviewed and have appeared at other conferences or workshops may not be submitted to BCCA. Authors should be aware that IEEE has a strict policy with regard to plagiarism https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism-faq.html The authors' prior work must be cited appropriately.
Author list

Please ensure that you submit your papers with the full and final list of authors in the correct order. The author list registered for each submission is not allowed to be changed in any way after the paper submission deadline.
Proofreading:

Please proofread your submission carefully. It is essential that the language use in the paper is clear and correct so that it is easily understandable. (Either US English or UK English spelling conventions are acceptable.)
IMPORTANT: No-Show Policy

At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to the conference and present the paper. Only registered and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. A paper not presented or presented by a non-author without prior written approval by the TPC Chair will be removed from the final conference proceedings and no registration refund can be made to the authors of these papers.
Important dates

Paper submission deadline : July 1st, 2021
Notification of paper acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021
Submission of camera-ready papers due: Oct 18th, 2021

Journal Special Issues

Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to the following journal(s). Confirmed Special Issues: