Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings from ICBDS-2024 Team,

We are pleased to announce that the 3^rd IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Distributed Systems Security (IEEE ICBDS-24) (IEEE Conference Record #61829, Conference ISBN: 979-8-3503-5435-5) is scheduled during 17^th October 2024 to 19^th October 2024 in hybrid mode at BRACT’s Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, MH, India.

About ICBDS-2024: IEEE ICBDS is flagship conference of IEEE Computer Society Chapter, Pune Section of IEEE Pune Section. It is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Blockchain Technical Community. All accepted, registered and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE for possible inclusion in 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:

o   IEEE Xplore®:

o   IEEE ICBDS 2022: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9935826/proceeding

o   IEEE ICBDS 2023: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10346238/proceeding

o   Scopus Indexed profile page:

o   IEEE ICBDS 2022 (Record no. 25690): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85142453990&partnerID=40&md5=168544352700a5333568f9471833357b

o   IEEE ICBDS 2023 (Record no. 26701): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85182348913&partnerID=40&md5=278a27c9b3ed8d68a55424a76e55312f

·       Call For Papers:

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

o   Track 1: Blockchain (Components, Systems, Modules)

o   Track 2: Technology Integration

o   Track 3: Blockchain Applications

o   Track 4: Security and Privacy

o   Track 5: Distributed Computing System

o   Track 6: Distributed system design and management

·       Important dates:

o   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 Block Chain, Technology Integration, Security and Privacy, Distributed Computing System and allied topics. Special session organizers are responsible for coordinating the review process for their session. Proposals should include:

o   A brief description of the session's theme and relevance.

o   A list of potential topics to be covered.

o   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 the fields of Block Chain, Technology Integration, Security and Privacy, Distributed Computing System and allied domains to volunteer as reviewers. Reviewer will be given appreciation certificate.

          Call for Reviewers/Speakers: https://tinyurl.com/icbdsreviewer

·       Call for Tutorials: Please fill this form https://tinyurl.com/ieeeicbds2024callfortutorial and also submit your tutorial/workshop proposal as a single PDF file by email to tutorial@icbds.ieeepunesection.org with the heading “IEEE ICBDS 2024 Tutorial Submission”.

Please encourage your peers, friends, researchers, seniors, and students in your network to submit their quality submissions to IEEE ICBDS 2024. We look forward to receiving your research contributions.

For any query, please free to contact us at: ieeeicbds@gmail.com

Regards,

Dr. Parikshit Mahalle                                                 Dr. Rajesh Ingle and Dr. Vivek Deshpande

General Co-Chair,                                                                              General Chairs,

IEEE ICBDS 2024                                                                               IEEE ICBDS 2024