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Subject: [AISWorld] CfP: Special Issue on Blockchain and Secure CriticalInfrastructure (BSCI)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2021 16:54:29 -0600
From: Raymond Choo <raymond.choo@fulbrightmail.org>
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*Special Issue on Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure (BSCI)*



https://www.journals.elsevier.com/blockchain-research-and-applications/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-blockchain-and-secure-critical-infrastructu



In this special issue, we seek to explore how we can utilize blockchain
techniques to secure our nation’s critical infrastructure, by facilitating
an open dialogue and serving as a platform to solicit and publish
state-of-the-art advances from academia, industry, and government. This
special issue is also associated with The Third ACM International Symposium
on Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure (BSCI 2021), which is held
in conjunction with The 16th ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and
Communications Security (ACM ASIACCS 2021).



Topic of interest include, but not limited to:

· Attacks / vulnerabilities of existing blockchain-based approaches
in critical infrastructure

· Blockchain applications in 6G networks

· Challenges associated with the implementation of blockchain-based
solutions in critical infrastructure (e.g., architecture, functionality,
workflows, availability, scalability, security, privacy)

· Cryptographic primitives, including post-quantum primitives, for
blockchain

· Impact on business models (change of existing business models,
emergence of new business models, disruptive business models, etc.)

· Smart contracts in intelligent control systems

· Security and privacy challenges associated with applications of
blockchain in critical infrastructure

· Future applications of blockchain in critical infrastructure
(e.g., finance, insurance, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, energy sector,
education, transportation, media production, and government)



Articles that provide a comprehensive review and critique of blockchain
applications in critical infrastructure are also welcome.



Manuscript Preparation and Submission



Authors should follow the guidelines in “Information for Authors” in the
Blockchain: Research and Applications:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/blockchain-research-and-applications/.
All manuscripts should be submitted in electronic form through Editorial
Manager web site: https://www.editorialmanager.com/bcra/default.aspx, and
select: BSCI on the system.



Important Dates

· Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2021

· First Round of Reviews: August 15th, 2021

· Second Round of Reviews: November 15th, 2021

· Final Decisions: December 15th, 2021

· Publications: First Quarter 2022



Guest Editors

· Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, The University of Texas at San Antonio,
USA, raymond.choo@fulbrightmail.org

· Keke Gai, Beijing Institute of Technology, China,
gaikeke@bit.edu.cn
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