Call for papers - Crypto Valley Conference

Computer Science Call for Papers

The emergence of Bitcoin and other blockchain-based system allow for entities to trade and interact without trusted third parties. This has led to exciting research in multiple academic disciplines and venues, as well as a vibrant startup rush.

The fourth CRYPTO VALLEY conference on Blockchain Technology, endorsed by IEEE, aims to unite interested scholars as well as industrial members from all relevant disciplines who study and work in the space of blockchain technology.

Suggested contribution topics include (but are not limited to) empirical and theoretical studies of:

Research Topics

Attacks on anonymity and privacy

Big Data and blockchain technology

Case studies (e.g., of adoption, attacks, forks, scams, …)

Censorship

Consensus protocols for blockchains

Cryptocurrency adoption and economic impacts

Decentralized applications (Exchanges, Mining Pools, Trading Platforms)

Blockchain technology for developing countries

Economics and game theory for blockchains

Forensics and monitoring

Formal verification of protocols and smart contracts

Fraud detection and financial crime prevention

Governance

Identity, identification and trust in blockchain systems

Implications for existing business models

Interfacing fiat and cryptocurrencies

Intermediaries in different industries and their future

Internet of things (IoT) and blockchain technology

Legal, ethical and societal aspects of (decentralized) virtual currencies

Measurement studies and methodology

New applications of blockchain technology

Off-chain channels and layer-2 scaling

Peer-to-peer networks

Permissioned (e.g. Hyperledger) vs. permissionless (e.g. Bitcoin) blockchains

Privacy and anonymity-enhancing technologies

Proof-of-X-based consensus

Regulation and law enforcement

Relation to other payment systems

Scalability, sharding, and scalable services for blockchain systems

Smart contract programming languages and tools

Transaction graph analysis

Usability and user studies

Publication Guidelines

Format

IEEE Conference Proceedings Format Word Template / LaTex Template

Full research papers

Full research papers which represent significant and novel research contributions. Submissions must not overlap with works that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Submissions should follow the IEEE Conference Proceedings Format format and should not exceed 10 pages, excluding references and well-marked appendices. There is no limit on the length of the references and appendices. Accepted papers will appear in the IEEE proceedings published by IEEE. Authors who seek to submit their works to journals may opt-out by publishing an extended abstract only.

Short research papers

Short research papers which may (for example) summarize works-in-progress or extensions to previous research papers. Short research papers must meet the above criteria, except must be 4 pages or less including references and appendices. The title should be of the form "Short Paper: ...".

Systematization-of-knowledge papers

Systematization-of-Knowledge papers which present a systematization of the current literature on a specific topic. In line with the definition used by IEEE Security and Privacy, SoK papers must “provide an important new viewpoint on an established, major research area, support or challenge long-held beliefs in such an area with compelling evidence, or present a convincing, comprehensive new taxonomy of such an area. Survey papers without such insights are not appropriate.”. The title should be of the form "SoK: ...".

Acceptance Rate

In 2018 the overall acceptance rate was 20%.

Disclaimer

All submissions will be reviewed double-blind, and as such should not contain author names, must be anonymous, no acknowledgments, affiliations, or obvious references.

Pre-prints

We expect that submitted papers may be available on public pre-print servers such as ePrint, arXiv.org or SSRN. We welcome such submissions.

Registration fee

Authors of accepted papers will get the registration fee waived.

Previous accepted Papers

Accepted Papers of the 2018 Conference
Accepted Papers of the 2019 Conference

Deadlines & Fees

Paper submission deadline (extended)

30.08.2021 (4pm GMT+1) - final deadline

Author Notifications

11.10.2021 (4pm GMT+1)

Camera ready version paper & video upload deadline

25.10.2021 (4pm GMT+1)

Q&A Session

28. - 29.10.2021

Fee / Ticket

All services related to the academic track are free of charge. This includes, review, presentations of accepted papers and the inclusion in IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Next Deadline: Paper submission

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