<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt">T</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;color:black;letter-spacing:0.15pt">he<span style="text-transform:uppercase"> 6</span>^th<span style="text-transform:uppercase"> </span>International Conference on </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;color:red;letter-spacing:0.15pt">Blockchain
Computing and Applications</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%;color:red"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt">(</span></b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt">BCCA<b> </b>2024<b>)</b></span><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:107%;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.15pt"></span></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in;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 style="color:black"><a href="https://bcca-conference.org/2024/index.php" style="color:blue"><span lang="NL" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://bcca-conference.org/</span></a></span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">  </span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;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="NL" style="font-size:14.5pt;color:rgb(65,65,66)">26–29 November 2024 – Dubai, UAE</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">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 style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Researchers are encouraged to submit
original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not
limited to:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 03: Big Data</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 05: Metaverse and Digital Twin</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 06: IoT Network Security</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="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 style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 07: Blockchain Research & Applications for
Innovative Networks and Services</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0in;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 style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Publication</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">IEEE is a technical sponsor of BCCA 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">.
All accepted papers in BCCA 2024 and the workshops co-located with it will be
submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0in;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 style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Submission Guidelines</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">There are three categories of submission
in the Main track:</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Long
     papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> 7-8 pages.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Short
     papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> 5-6 pages.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Poster
     papers (Undergrad):</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> 1-2 pages.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Submission Link: </span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://edas.info/N31868" style="color:blue">https://edas.info/N31868</a>
</span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"></span></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0in;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 style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Important dates</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Paper
     submission deadline: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red"> March 15^th,2024,  </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Notification
     of paper acceptance: May 15^th, 2024</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Submission
     of camera-ready papers due: July 1^st, 2024</span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;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 style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)"> </span></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;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 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:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Tutorial
     Proposal Submission Deadline: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red">April 15^th, 2024</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Notification
     of acceptance: May 15^th, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;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 style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Workshop dates:</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Workshop
     Proposal Submission Deadline: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red">April 15^th, 2024</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Notification
     of acceptance: May 15^th, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;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 style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>

<p style="margin:6pt 0in;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 style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Organizing Committee</span></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;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 style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Honorary Chair</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Marwan
     Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center (DBCC), Dubai</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;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 style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">General Co-Chair</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Omar
     Alfandi, Zayed University, UAE</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
</ul>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;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 style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Program Co-Chairs</span></b></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Flavia
     Delicato, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Qiang
     Ye, Dalhousie University, Canada</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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 style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Ouns
     Bouachir, ZU, UAE</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;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="FR" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Sami Souihi, University of Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC),
     France</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt"></span></li>
</ul></div>