DC 2019 – Academic Track invites researchers and industry experts to submit original contributions in the following major areas (indicative list, other related topics will also be considered):
| Industry 4.0 transformation and Blockchains | Data Science in Blockchains |
| Enabling novel Consensus and Fault Tolerance Mechanisms | Game Theory in Distributed Ledgers (including Blockchains) |
| Convergence of Blockchains with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and Virtual Reality (VR) | Experience Papers/ Use-cases with Blockchain |
| Governance, and Incentivised Models for Blockchains | Barriers and Enablers in Blockchain adoption |
| Formal verification of protocols and Smart Contracts | Interoperability of Blockchains with existing Business Models and Processes |
| Legal, ethical and societal aspects of digital-currencies and Blockchains | Verticals using Blockchain (financial, e-health, energy, logistics, supply-chain, etc.) |
| Blockchain in e-government and public administration | Technology and infrastructure challenges in Blockchains |
| Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) | Attacks and Security considerations on Blockchains |
| Public, Private and Hybrid Blockchains (permission-less vs. permissioned) |