News:

• 2024-02-14
  The list of accepted papers is now available

Co-located with the 20th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC 2025)

The Dependable and Secure Web3, Blockchain and Smart Contracts Workshop (DepWeb3) is motivated by the transformative impact of blockchain technology, also known as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), and Web 3 on global economy. Blockchain is crucial for digital transition, with an estimated 10% of global GDP stored in blockchains by 2027 and an additional $3 trillion in trade by 2030. This workshop aims to explore Web3/Blockchain fundamentals, including the dependability and security of such infrastructures, cross-chain interoperability, smart contracts, and various use cases including finance, Internet of Things, supply chain management, and public sector applications. The workshop will foster academic and industry discussions on these topics, enhancing transparency, security, and trust. With active participation from the blockchain community and ongoing European initiatives, this workshop will significantly contribute to the EDCC community.

Topics

• Fundamentals of Web3, Blockchain and Smart Contracts:
  • Dependability and security
  • Consensus algorithms, including domain-specific algorithms
  • Decentralization, scalability, performance and security trade-offs
  • Data storage and availability
  • Self-sovereign identity, decentralized identifiers, verifiable credentials and protocols
• Blockchain Interoperability and Cross-Chain Mechanisms:
  • Algorithms for technical, semantic, and organizational interoperability
  • Multi-chain and cross-chain applications
  • Cross-chain bridges
  • Design and architecture of cross-chain solutions
  • Vulnerabilities, attacks, and mitigations in cross-chain mechanisms
  • Security and privacy in cross-chain mechanisms
• Smart Contracts:
  • Dependability, security, privacy, attacks
  • Monitoring and analysis of transactions
  • Collaboration between on-chain and off-chain code
  • Token economy, incentives, and protocols
  • Fungible tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and protocols
  • Blockchain as a service
• Use Cases:
  • Identity management
  • Finance, payments, fraud detection and prevention
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and payments
  • Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Smart grids and Industry 4.0
  • Supply chain management
  • Blockchain in the agricultural sector
  • Network, edge, and cloud technologies
  • Blockchain and artificial intelligence
  • Blockchain solutions and infrastructure for the public sector
  • Blockchain for education and health
  • Blockchain for business process management
  • Blockchain for the metaverse and digital twins
  • Blockchain Regulation
  • Outcomes of large collaborative projects on the mentioned topics

The DepWeb3 workshop is very relevant to the EDCC community because it addresses key aspects of dependability and security in computing systems. Blockchain technology, with its transparency, immutability, and decentralization, aligns with the conference’s focus on secure and reliable systems. Additionally, there is also significant alignment in use cases.

Participants of the workshop will benefit from attending EDCC to broaden their perspective on dependable computing, and the workshop will attract new members to the conference community, especially blockchain researchers and practitioners.

Submissions

We accept papers in the following format:

• IEEE two-column format
• 4-6 pages long, including references
• Written in English

We welcome emerging ideas and preliminary results, to encourage discussion and feedback during the workshop.

Papers will be selected through a blind peer-review process conducted by or delegated by members of the Technical Program Committee (TPC).

Papers will also be promoted in the context of the projects that support the workshop, namely, Blockchain.PT – Decentralize Portugal with Blockchain Agenda (blockchain.pt) and BIG - Enhancing the research and innovation potential of Técnico through Blockchain technologies and design Innovation for social Good (bigerachair.tecnico.ulisboa.pt).

Accepted workshop papers will be included in the conference Supplementary Proceedings managed by the Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and submitted to Xplore and the CSDL.

Important dates

Submission instructions

• Papers must be submitted in PDF format
• The first page must include author information and contact
• The paper must adhere to the expected format
  • IEEE two-column format
  • 4-6 pages, including references
  • English language

Submit here
(Submissions are now closed.)

You may submit multiple times. The last version submitted before the deadline will be considered for evaluation.

Technical Program Committee (TPC)

Organizers

Contact

agendablockchain+depweb3 ［ＡＴ］ tecnico.ulisboa.pt

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