<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:jbq" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:j4q" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jry"><div id="gmail-:j9c" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:iwn" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jp7"><div id="gmail-:j6r" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:j5o" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jmg"><div id="gmail-:iyo" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:ixl" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jjl"><div id="gmail-:izz" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:j4p" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jhb"><div id="gmail-:irw" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:iwm" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jeg"><div id="gmail-:j0a" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:j0e" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":jc6"><div id="gmail-:is7" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:isb" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="İleti Gövdesi" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:296px" aria-controls=":j9s"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt">The 5^th </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;letter-spacing:0.15pt">International Conference
on <span style="color:red">Blockchain Computing And Applications</span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%;color:red"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt">(</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt">BCCA<b> </b>2023<b>)</b></span></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2023/index.php" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2023/index.php</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt">IEEE
Co-Sponsorship <b><span style="color:red">APPROVED</span></b></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(65,65,66)">in Conjunction with</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:17.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;color:red;letter-spacing:0.15pt">Kuwait Fintech And Blockchain </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt">Summit</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:17.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;color:rgb(65,65,66)">24–26 October 2023 – Kuwait City, Kuwait</span></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.kcst.edu.kw/blockchain-summit/index.html" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://www.kcst.edu.kw/blockchain-summit/index.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Blockchain
is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure
decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and
authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the
Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical
systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction
processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record
data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity
theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a
sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract
work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to
share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and
industry in the field of blockchain.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Researchers are encouraged to submit original
research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Track 03: Big Data</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Track 04: Security and Privacy on the
Blockchain</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Track 05: Metaverse and Digital Twin</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Track 06: Blockchain Research &
Applications for Innovative Networks and Services</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Submission Guidelines</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">There are three categories of submission:</span></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Long papers:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"> 7-8
     pages.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Short
     papers:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"> 5-6
     pages.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Poster
     papers (Undergrad):</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"> 1-2 pages.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Submission
Link: </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2023" style="color:blue">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2023</a></span><span lang="EN-US">
<span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red"> </span></b></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Important dates</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Paper
     submission deadline : <span style="color:red"> <s>March 15^th</s> , 
     April 15^th, 2023</span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Notification
     of paper acceptance: May 31^st, 2023</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Submission
     of camera-ready papers due: October 1^st, 2023</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Tutorials/Demos Important
dates:</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Tutorial
     Proposal Submission Deadline: <span style="color:red">April 1^st,
     2023</span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Notification
     of acceptance: June 10^th, 2023</span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Organizing Committee</span></b></p>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">General Co-Chairs</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Khalid
     Al-Begain, KCST, Kuwait</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Moayad
     Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Latif Ladid,
     University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg</span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Program Co-Chairs</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Ismaeel
     AlRidhawi, KCST, Kuwait</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Antonella
     Guzzo, University of Calabria, Italy</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Keping Yu,
     Hosei University, Japan</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>