-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CfP: 5th ACM International Symposium on Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure (BSCI 2023 – http://www.cloud-conf.net/bsci/2023/) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:13:47 -0600 From: Raymond Choo raymond.choo@fulbrightmail.org To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

The 5th ACM International Symposium on Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure (BSCI 2023 – http://www.cloud-conf.net/bsci/2023/), to be held in conjunction with the 18th ACM ASIA Conference on Information, Computer and Communications Security (ACM ASIACCS 2023)

July 10th - July 14th 2023, Melbourne, Australia,

Proceedings from prior years 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

· The 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.)

*IMPORTANT DATES*

· Submission Deadline: Feb 15th, 2023

· Notification Due: March 31st, 2023

· Camera Ready Version Due: April 24th,2023

· Conference Date: July 10th, 2023

*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*.

*Submission Link: https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=Y5XHXOIVbZ2mdHJ1tPG1Kc https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=Y5XHXOIVbZ2mdHJ1tPG1Kc * _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org