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Subject: IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Mirko Staderini 31 May '21

31 May '21

[Apologies, if you receive multiple copies] *The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: July 1st, 2021 Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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IEEE BCCA 2021: CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 24 May '21

24 May '21

*The Third IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *Nov. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php *CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS* We invite you to submit proposals for one-day or two-day workshops in any area related to the field of blockchains. In particular, workshops on challenging, emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. The workshops will take place in physical and/or virtual form, depending on the situation with COVID-19. The workshop proceedings will be included in the main conference proceeding main conference proceedings *that will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion*. However, workshop organizers are encouraged and free to organize journal special issues as well. *IMPORTANT DATES* Workshop Proposal submission deadline: May 31st, 2021 Workshop Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2021 Workshops: November 15th/16th/17th 2021 *SUBMISSIONS* Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address each corresponding point: 1. Organizers - Name: organizers’ full names - Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone - Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers 2. Workshop content - Title: workshop title and acronym - Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website) - Topics and motivation: - What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop? - How is the workshop relevant to BCCA? - How does the workshop connect BCCA to other research communities? - Goals and expected results: - Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them - What are the expected results of the workshop? - How will these results be disseminated? - Format: - What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)? - With the aim of avoiding workshops cancellation, in case of insufficient number of submissions, what is the “backup” plan? - What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction? - If the workshop takes place in virtual form, what is the virtual plan? Please describe in a few sentences how to present research contributions and how to foster online discussion. - What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities? - Participants: - What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance - If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where and with how many participants? - Required equipment (if the conference remains physical): Overhead projector, PC projector, whiteboard, flip charts, microphone, etc. - Program committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and affiliations. 3. Preliminary Call for Papers This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items: - Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals - Workshop format - Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals) - Submission guidelines and review process - References to previous workshops (websites) *SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS* A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages. Please send your workshop proposals by e-mail to the following addresses: onder.gurcan(a)gmail.com ouns.bouachir(a)zu.ac.ae

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13th IEEE ISCC Workshop - PEDISWESA'21
by Safa Otoum 23 May '21

23 May '21

Call for PapersThe 13th IEEE International Workshop *on **Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web-based Service Architectures* (PEDISWESA’2021) http://icnetlab.org/PEDISWESA2021/index.php in conjunction withThe *26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications* (ISCC) 2021 September 5th to 8th - Athens, Greece, September 2021 https://iscc2021.unipi.gr/ Scope Objectives The advancements in distributed systems and web-based architectures have led to the continuous need for state-of-the-art performance evaluation mechanisms. The advancements in enabling technologies for the Tactile Internet have led to an ever more push towards advanced paradigms for communication performance evaluation. Given that most architectures and frameworks, such as the Tactile Internet, are becoming increasingly large and complex to manage in a centralized manner, numerous challenges need to be addressed and resolved before such systems become available for use on a large scale level. The multi-dimensional data incorporated in such complex systems, in addition to the enforced high-reliability constraints, add more challenges to the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and might be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, especially ones that rely on the use of distributed and intelligent solutions. The incorporation of machine learning has led to not only an increase in system accuracy but also will speed up the process of performance evaluation. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of distributed systems (e.g., edge-based processing, federated learning, and Ad Hoc communication), as well as web-based service architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit papers presenting new research related to QoS and communication performance evaluation of these systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): ● Performance, reliability and scalability of Tactile Internet applications. ● Performance measurement studies for distributed learning systems ● Quantitative analysis methods for distributed computing and web-based services. ● Measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques for decentralized communication architectures ● QoS for Web-services architectures. ● Performance evaluation of Next-Generation Networks. ● Analysis and evaluation of resource management solutions ● Performance and reliability of edge and distributed data centers. ● Small- and large-scale testbed for Tactile Internet and web-based service applications ● Simulation and measurement techniques for mobile, vehicular, and aerial networks ● Tools and software for performance evaluation of Blockchain ● Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINESAuthors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Submitted papers must conform with the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings and not exceed 6 pages (including title, abstract, figures, tables, and references). One additional page may be added at an additional cost. Papers exceeding 7 pages will not be accepted. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Papers should be submitted through EDAS: https://edas.info/N28545PROCEEDINGS: Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2021 Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion to IEEE Xplore. The ISCC Proceedings have been indexed in the past by ISI, dblp and Scopus. This makes the ISCC conference one of the publication venues with very high visibility and impact in both Computer and Communications areas. Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Safa Otoum, Zayed University, UAE - Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait - Nadra Guizani, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Important Dates - Paper submission deadline: *June 15th, 2021* - Notification of paper acceptance: July 15th, 2021 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: 25 July 2021

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IEEE BCCA2021- CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
by Ons Bouachir 07 May '21

07 May '21

*The Third IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *Nov. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php *CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS* We invite you to submit proposals for one-day or two-day workshops in any area related to the field of blockchains. In particular, workshops on challenging, emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. The workshops will take place in physical and/or virtual form, depending on the situation with COVID-19. The workshop proceedings will be included in the main conference proceeding main conference proceedings *that will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion*. However, workshop organizers are encouraged and free to organize journal special issues as well. *IMPORTANT DATES* Workshop Proposal submission deadline: May 31st, 2021 Workshop Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2021 Workshops: November 15th/16th/17th 2021 *SUBMISSIONS* Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address each corresponding point: 1. Organizers - Name: organizers’ full names - Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone - Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers 2. Workshop content - Title: workshop title and acronym - Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website) - Topics and motivation: - What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop? - How is the workshop relevant to BCCA? - How does the workshop connect BCCA to other research communities? - Goals and expected results: - Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them - What are the expected results of the workshop? - How will these results be disseminated? - Format: - What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)? - With the aim of avoiding workshops cancellation, in case of insufficient number of submissions, what is the “backup” plan? - What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction? - If the workshop takes place in virtual form, what is the virtual plan? Please describe in a few sentences how to present research contributions and how to foster online discussion. - What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities? - Participants: - What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance - If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where and with how many participants? - Required equipment (if the conference remains physical): Overhead projector, PC projector, whiteboard, flip charts, microphone, etc. - Program committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and affiliations. 3. Preliminary Call for Papers This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items: - Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals - Workshop format - Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals) - Submission guidelines and review process - References to previous workshops (websites) *SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS* A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages. Please send your workshop proposals by e-mail to the following addresses: onder.gurcan(a)gmail.com ouns.bouachir(a)zu.ac.ae

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AICCSA 2021 CFP: 18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, November 8th - 11th, 2021, Tangier, Morocco
by Gizem Varkonyi 03 May '21

03 May '21

18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications AICCSA 2021 November 8th - 11th, 2021, Tangier, Morocco http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2021/ Call for Papers The ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) is the premier conference covering all contemporary areas in computer systems and applications and hence it is an international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2021 will be held in the lovely and highly vibrant city of Tangier, Morocco. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’21 via the official submission system for the conference https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A submission may include technical and experimental study, theoretical study, conceptual study, or a survey. All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. *Topics of interest fall under one or more of the conference tracks. Click on each track for more information*. *Track 1: **Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems * Track 2: Cloud, Parallel, Distributed and High <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2>- <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2>Performance Computing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2> Track 3: Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/30-track-3> Track 4: Advances in Software Engineering <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/31-track-4> Track 5: Natural Language Processing and Applications <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/32-track-5> Track 6: Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Systems <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/33-track-6> Track 7: Security, Privacy and Trust <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/35-track-8> Track 8: Social and Mobile Computing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/36-track-9> Track 9: Advances in Web Technologies, Semantics and Future Internet <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/37-track-10> Track 10 <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>: Knowledge Management <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>and <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12> Ontology <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>E <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>ngineering <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12> *Track 11: Advances in Data Networks, Ad**-**Hoc Networks, Sensor Networks, VANETs, I**nternet **o**f **T**hings (IoT)* *Submissions Guidelines and PROCEEDINGS* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A regular paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review. In addition, submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured will be rejected without review. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions will be blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Each paper should include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and e-mail addresses, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers may be accepted as short papers. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2021 uses double-blind review, which means that the author’s identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors must ensure that their manuscripts be prepared in a way that does not give away their identities or affiliations. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *Information to help prepare the Blinded Manuscript* Besides the obvious need to remove names and affiliations under the title within the manuscript, there are other steps that need to be taken to ensure the manuscript is correctly prepared for double-blind peer review. To assist with this process, the key items that need to be observed are as follows: • Use the third person to refer to the work the authors have previously undertaken, e.g., replace any phrases like “as we have shown before” with “… has been shown before [Anonymous, 2007]”. • Make sure that figures not contain any affiliation-related identifier. • Do not eliminate essential self-references or other references but limit self-references only to papers that are relevant for those reviewing the submitted paper. • Cite papers published by the authors in the text as follows: ‘[Anonymous, 2007]’. • For blinding on the reference list: ‘[Anonymous 2007] Details omitted for double-blind review • Remove references to funding sources. • Do not include acknowledgments. • Remove any identifying information, including author names, from file names, etc. and anonymize document properties. *Special Issues *Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to a journal to be announced. Papers will be selected based on their reviewers’ scores and appropriateness to the Journal’s theme. All extended versions will undergo reviews and must represent original unpublished research work. Further details will be made available at a later stage. *Important Dates * *Conference dates:* From 8 November to 11 November 2021 *Main Conference / Symposium* • Paper Submission Due Date: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due (Authors): 1st September 2021 • Later registration due: September 24th, 2021 *PhD Forum* • Paper submission deadline: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due: 1st September 2021 *Workshop Proposals* • Workshop proposals due: May 15th 2021 • Notification of acceptance: June 1st, 2021 • Workshops Paper Submission Due: June 15th, 2021 • Workshops Paper Notification of acceptance: 15th August 2021 *Tutorial Proposals* • Paper submission deadline: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due: 1st September 2021 Please send any inquiry on AICCSA 2021 to: mail(a)aiccsa.net

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SNAMS-2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 03 May '21

03 May '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 July 2021 Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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