Presentation

Blockchain is an emerging technology that enables distributed transactions and data sharing between untrusted partners, without the need for a centralizing authority for validation. It introduces a new on-demand consensus paradigm, where a set of nodes in a network agrees with the order in which blocks of transactions are aggregated to the blockchain, providing a distributed, reliable, scalable, immutable and secure environment for the realization and storage of transactions on the Internet. The blockchain is a disruptive technology once it digitally creates a trusted entity, with the potential to replace certifying and centralizing entities of transactions, such as banks, governments, notary offices, etc. There is a large expected potential and applications are emerging from of this technology in several sectors: finance, health, arts, government, etc., in addition to the computation itself.

This workshop intends to integrate researchers and developers from both the academia, and industry, which are interested in research and develop blockchain applications. There are many challenges related to this topic, which involves security, privacy, storage, data availability and integrity, performance improvement, scalability, sustainability, economy, and others. Speakers and researchers are invited to discuss and present their results in the area.

Topics of Interest

Researchers are invited to submit papers about Blockchain and related areas as distributed computing, computer networks, systems operation confidence, security, and encryption.

A non-extensive list of topics of interest includes:

Distributed algorithms for blockchain
Distributed applications using blockchain
Distributed storage and distributed ledger
Distributed blockchain architectures
Network-level attacks and blockchain application
Cloud, fog, and border computing using blockchain
Byzantine consensus for blockchain
Consensus based on evidence for blockchain
Graph-based consensus for blockchain
Encryption for blockchain
Crypto-derivatives and distributed payment applications
Scalability and performance in blockchain
Integration of systems using blockchain
Internet of Things using Blockchain
P2P protocols
Blockchain security
Network security using blockchain
Public and private blockchain networks
Robust computer networks using blockchain
Benchmarking
Experimental validation and simulation
Secure Virtualization using blockchain

Instructions for Authors

Paper submission will be through the JEMS system. Papers can be written in Portuguese or English, and submitted in PDF format only. Each paper is limited to 14 pages, including abstract, figures, diagrams, references and attachments. Papers must be formatted following the SBC template.

Submitted papers will be evaluated by peer reviewers from the Wblockchain Technical Program Committee. Selected papers will be organized for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the event. At least one of the authors of each selected paper must register in the SBRC 2019 and II Wblockchain, as well as attend the event topresent the paper.

Important Dates

Paper submission: March 25, 2019
Paper notification: April 11, 2019
Camera-ready: April 14, 2019
Workshop date: 06 May 2019

Organization

Alex Borges Vieira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Artur Ziviani, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC)

Program Committee

Alex Borges Vieira, UFJF
Alysson Bessani, Universidade de Lisboa, PT
Antônio Abelém, UFPA
Antônio Augusto Rocha, UFF
Artur Ziviani, LNCC
Billy Anderson Pinheiro, UFPA
Carlos Ferraz, UFPE
Célio V. N. de Albuquerque, UFF
Cláudio Miceli de Farias, UFRJ
Cristiano Silva, UFSJ
Daniel Menasche, UFRJ
Eduardo Alchieri, UnB
Fabíola Greve, UFBA
Guido Lemos, UFPB
Igor Machado Coelho, UERJ
Jeferson Campos Nobre, UNISINOS
Leobino Sampaio, UFBA
Luciano Porto Barreto, CVM e UERJ
Luís Carlos Erpen de Bona, UFPR
Michele Nogueira, UFPR
Otto Carlos Muniz B. Duarte, UFRJ
Rostand Costa, UFPB

Contact

wblockchain.sbrc2019@gmail.com