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Subject: [AISWorld] CfP: Third ACM International Symposium on Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure (BSCI 2021), in conjunction with ACM ASIACCS 2021
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 18:14:32 -0600
From: Raymond Choo <raymond.choo@fulbrightmail.org>
To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org


http://www.cloud-conf.net/bsci/2021/



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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