***** Call For Papers ***** 2021 International Conference on Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems (BlockSys'2021) --------------------------------------------------------- Aug. 5-6, 2021, China. http://blocksys.info/2021/ --------------------------------------------------------- Blockchain has become a hot research area in academia and industry. The blockchain technology is transforming industries by enabling anonymous and trustful transactions in decentralized and trustless environments. As a result, blockchain technology and other technologies for developing trustworthy systems can be used to reduce system risks, mitigate financial fraud and cut down operational cost. Blockchain and trustworthy systems can be applied to many fields, such as financial services, social management and supply chain management. This conference provides scientists and engineers from both industry and academia a platform to present their ongoing work, relate their research outcomes and experiences, and discuss the best and most efficient techniques for the development of blockchain and trustworthy systems. Topics of the conference include, but are not limited to: - Theories and algorithms for Blockchain - Platform development for Blockchain - Performance Optimization of Blockchain - Smart contracts for Blockchain - Security, privacy and trust for Blockchain - Blockchain Testing - Blockchain and social management - Blockchain and big data - Blockchain and service computing - Blockchain and cloud computing - Blockchain and Internet of Things - Blockchain based applications - Scalability and fault tolerance mechanisms for trustworthy systems - Algorithms, architecture, framework, design patterns and techniques for trustworthy systems - Scalability and fault tolerance mechanisms for trustworthy systems - Security, privacy, safety, and riskmanagement for trustworthy systems - Metrics and measurement for trustworthy systems - Quality assurance, maintenance and reverse engineering for trustworthy systems - Verification, validation, testing, and analysis for trustworthy systems - Communication, networking, optimization, and performance for trustworthy systems - Empirical studies, benchmarking, and industrial best practices for trustworthy systems - Trustworthy System Development - Other emerging ideas and solutions for blockchain and trustworthy systems --------------------------------------------------------- Manuscript Guidelines and Submission Information --------------------------------------------------------- Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 14 pages(one-column format, appropriately 6-7 pages in IEEE standard double-column format) in Springer LNCS format. Please submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=blocksys2021 --------------------------------------------------------- Publications --------------------------------------------------------- All accepted and presented papers will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series, and will be indexed by EI Compendex. Distinguished papers (more than 30 papers) presented at the conference, after further revision, will be published in special issues of selected journals. - Connection Science (SCI) - International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (ESCI, EI) - International Journal of Embedded Systems (ESCI, EI) - International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering - Blockchain: Research and Applications --------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates --------------------------------------------------------- -Paper submission due: Mar. 20, 2021 -Notification to authors on the decisions on papers: May. 15, 2021 -Camera-ready papers due: Jun. 15, 2021 -Conference date: Aug. 05-06, 2021 --------------------------------------------------------- Organizing Committee --------------------------------------------------------- Honorary Chairs: Song Guo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Xueming Si, Fudan University Yan Zhang, University of Oslo General Chairs: Gang Huang, Peking University Jianwei Yin, Zhejiang University Hong-Ning Dai, Macau University of Science and Technology Program Chairs: Xuanzhe Liu, Peking University Daniel Xiapu Luo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Jiang Xiao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Xiangping Chen, Sun Yat-sen University Organizing Chairs: Teng Teng, Peking University Mingdong Tang, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Advisory Board: Michael R. Lyu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jiannong Cao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University Huaimin Wang, National University of Defense Technology Zibin Zheng, Sun Yat-sen University --------------------------------------------------------- Contact --------------------------------------------------------- For any questions concerning BlockSys'2021, please email to: blocksys@126.com.