Special Session

Special Session on “ Blockchain Technologies: Challenges, Solutions and Applications”

Session Chair(s):
Prof. Chintan Bhatt
U & P U Patel Department of Computer Engineering, Charotar University of Science and Technology Changa-388421, Gujarat, INDIA

     Email: chintanbhatt.ce@charusat.ac.in.           Mobile: +91990995399

Dr. Dac-Nhuong Le
Faculty of Information Technology, Haiphong University, Haiphong-Viet Nam

Email: Nhuongld@dhhp.edu.vn.                               Mobile: +84.987.394.900

Abhishek Kumar Pandey
CSE Department, Aryabhatt College of Engineering and Research Centre, Visiting Faculty MDSU Ajmer India
Email: abhishekkmr812@gmail.com.                         Mobile: +917891126412 

Theme of Session:

The Blockchain technology, from the computer science and technological perspective, is one type of distributed computing and database systems with the idea of decentralization realized on modern global data networks. From the angle of social science, on other hand, the Blockchain likes an evolution or even revolution that has been revolutionary changing or impacting the economics and, becoming strategic practices for industries and whole society. Without a doubt, the Blockchain will usher in new models for economies and marketplaces, governance, identification, and more.

Topics of Interest:

We invite original (un-published) research contributions based on the mentioned theme including following topics but not limited to:

  • Advanced Crypto techniques 
  • Theory of Blockchain Security and Privacy
  • Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) 
  • Blockchain Architectures and Protocols 
  • Constructive Technologies for Blockchain
  • Cryptographic Methods
  • Interfacing Smart Contracts and Real-time Transaction Verification 
  • Common standards and protocols
  • Optimization of blockchain platform performance in large-scale
  • Blockchain and IoT Security 
  • Applications for blockchain (For e.g. Financial, Intangible assets, Insurance, Healthcare, Public and private records etc.)

Paper Submission Process:

  • Paper submission: 20th September 2018
  • Notification of acceptance: 20th October 2018
  • Camera-Ready: 30th October 2018
  • Conference Dates: 29th-30th November 2018

Please submit your paper (in word/pdf format) at email:  chintanbhatt.ce@charusat.ac.in or nhuongld@dhhp.edu.vn or  abhishekkmr812@gmail.com with ‘BTC18: ’ mentioned in the subject line.

Program Committee:

  • Nguyen Gia Nhu – Duy Tan University, Viet Nam
  • Vikrant Bhateja - Shri Ramswaroop Memorial Group of Professional Colleges, Lucknow, India
  • Jyotir Moy Chattererjee- Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovations, Nepal
  • Vadim Chekletsov, IPH RAS, Moscow, Russia
  • Vijender Kr. Solanki, Associate Professor – CSE, CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, TS, India
  • Surjeet Dalal, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, India
  • Pramod Singh Rathore, CSE Department Aryabhatt College of Engineering and Research Centre, Visiting Faculty MDSU Ajmer India
  • Debabrata Samanta, Dept. of Computer Applications, Dayananda Sagar College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore, India.
  • Balamurugan, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT MINDNOTIX TECHNOLOGIES, COIMBATORE, TAMILNADU, INDIA

Publication:

The Proceedings of FICTA-2018 will be published in Springer AISC Series--indexed by ISI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink. All previous six editions of FICTA are already published by Springer AISC Series (Springer Nature) and are available online @Springerlink.

For any further queries related to this special session, please contact the session chairs at: chintanbhatt.ce@charusat.ac.in or nhuongld@dhhp.edu.vn