-------- Forwarded Message -------- 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 To: aisworld-request@lists.aisnet.org, aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

*Special Issue on Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure (BSCI)*

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/blockchain-research-and-applications/call-...

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 _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org