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)