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The aim of this academic get-together, ACM International Symposium
on
Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure, is to solicit and
publish
state-of-the-art research results on the application of Blockchain
in
secure critical infrastructure applications, from industry,
government and
academia. Proceedings from prior years: BSCI-2020 (Taipei, Taiwan,
China)
and BSCI-2019 (Auckland, New Zealand), are available on
https://dblp.org/db/conf/bsci/index.html
*Topics of interest* include, but are not limited to:
· Current state of Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure
· Blockchain Advances in 6G Network
· Smart Contract Methods in Intelligent Control System
· Technical issues of Blockchain and Secure Critical
Infrastructure
(architecture, functionality, workflows, availability,
scalability,
challenges of implementation, etc.)
· Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure
· Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure
· Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid
· Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0
· Impact on business models (change of existing business models,
emergence of new business models, disruptive business models,
etc.)
· Blockchain Advance in Secure Smart Grid
· Future applications of Blockchain and Secure Critical
Infrastructure in different areas (finance, insurance, healthcare
and
pharmaceuticals, energy sector, education, transportation, media
production, government sector etc.)
High quality submissions will also be recommended to selected
journal
special issues (to be announced).
*Submission Instructions*
Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have
been
published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a
conference
with proceedings. All submissions should be appropriately
anonymized and a
DOUBLE-BLIND REVIEW policy will be applied during the review
process.
Submissions must be in double-column ACM SIG Proceedings format,
and should
not exceed the following page limit.
· Full-Length Paper = 12 Page Limit + up to 2 extra pages for
appendices only
· Short Paper = 6 Page Limit + up to 2 extra pages for appendices
only
· Poster/Late Breaking = 3 Page Limit (for all content, no extra
pages)
Position papers describing the work in progress are also welcome.
Only pdf
files will be accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee
that
their papers will be presented at the workshop. At least one
author of the
paper must be registered at the appropriate conference rate.
Accepted
papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. This
symposium will
grant a few awards, including *ACM Best Paper Award* and *ACM Best
Student
Award*.
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*Important Dates*
Paper Submission Deadline: February 15, 2021 (Firm)
Author Notification: March 8, 2021
Camera-Ready: March 30, 2021
Author Registration: TBA
Conference Date: 7 - 11 June, 2021
*Organizing Committee*
Program Chairs
Keke Gai, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, The University of Texas at San Antonio,
USA
Publicity Chairs
Jiamou Liu, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dragan Peraković, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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