Dear Members,

Greetings from ICBDS-2024 Team,
We are pleased to announce that the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Distributed Systems Security (ICBDS-24) (Conference Record #61829, Conference ISBN: 979-8-3503-5435-5) will be held from 17 to 19 October 2024 at BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune.

About ICBDS-2024: IEEE ICBDS is the flagship conference of the IEEE Computer Society Chapter, Pune Section. All accepted, registered, and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE for possible inclusion in the IEEE Xplore® digital library. For More Information, visit: https://icbds.ieeepunesection.org/ 

Earlier IEEE ICBDS (2022, 2023) publications at IEEE Xplore and in Scopus indexed:

IEEE Xplore®:

• IEEE ICBDS 2022: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9935826/proceeding
• IEEE ICBDS 2023: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10346238/proceeding 

Scopus Indexed profile page:

• IEEE ICBDS 2022 (Record no. 25690): https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142453990&origin=inward&txGid=4918ec0f3e40da31537e63ef494cb593
• IEEE ICBDS 2023 (Record no. 26701):   mhttps://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182348913&origin=inward&txGid=ddcbd9768b3deedc357b71c79db48ea2 

 Call For Papers: ICBDS-2024 Tracks: Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Track 1: Blockchain (Components, Systems, Modules)
• Track 2: Technology Integration
• Track 3: Blockchain Applications
• Track 4: Security and Privacy
• Track 5: Distributed Computing System
• Track 6: Distributed system design and management

Important dates:

Submission Deadline: 30 th May, 2024
Acceptance Notification: 25th June, 2024
Camera-ready paper submission: 30th June, 2024

Early bird registration: https://icbds.ieeepunesection.org/registration/ 
Kindly Submit your manuscripts in IEEE format at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IEEEICBDS2024 

Call for Special Sessions: We also welcome proposals for special sessions that focus on specific topics within blockchain, Technology Integration, Security and Privacy, Distributed Computing Systems, and allied topics. Special session organizers are responsible for
coordinating the review process for their sessions. 
Proposals should include: 

• A brief description of the session's theme and relevance.
• A list of potential topics to be covered.
• Information on the organizers, including their expertise in the topic area.
• Call for Special Sessions: https://tinyurl.com/callforspecialsession 

Call for Reviewers: ICBDS 2024 relies on a diverse and knowledgeable group of reviewers to maintain high-quality standards. We invite experts in blockchain, Technology Integration, Security and Privacy, Distributed Computing Systems, and allied domains to volunteer as reviewers. Each reviewer will receive an appreciation certificate.
Call for Reviewers/Speakers: https://tinyurl.com/icbdsreviewer 

Call for Tutorials: Please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/ieeeicbds2024callfortutorial 
Then, email your tutorial/workshop proposal as a single PDF file to tutorial@icbds.ieeepunesection.org with the heading "IEEE ICBDS 2024 Tutorial Submission."

Contact us:

• For General Queries, reach out to ieeeicbds@gmail.com
• For Technical Queries, reach out to tpc@icbds.ieeepunesection.org 

Regards,
Dr. Rajesh Ingle, Dr. Vivek Deshpande (General Chairs)
Dr. Parikshit Mahalle, (General Co-Chair)
IEEE ICBDS 2024