<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;color:rgb(68,114,196)">The 7th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2025)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="m_5998330363110905836__Hlk187768052"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:rgb(68,114,196)">14-17 October 2025 | Dubrovnik, Croatia</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Hybrid Conference</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://bcca-conference.org/" target="_blank"><i>https://bcca-conference.org/</i></a><i></i></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Sponsored by IEEE Croatia Section</span></strong><span style="color:red"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It plays a significant role in several areas, such as the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, etc. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices; this will prevent data breaches, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, leading to sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims to attract the 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></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but are not limited to:</span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 01: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Blockchain</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 02: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 03: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 04: Big Data and Analytics</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 05: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 06: Metaverse and Digital Twin</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 07: IoT Network Security</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 08: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Track 09: Quantum Computing and Blockchain</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Publication</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;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"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">IEEE is a technical sponsor of BCCA 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">. All accepted papers in BCCA 2025 and the workshops co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Important Dates:</span></b></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a name="m_5998330363110905836__Hlk187768197"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Papers due:  </span></a><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:red">May 15, 2025 (Extended)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Acceptance notification: June 26, 2025</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Registration due: July 26, 2025</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Camera-ready paper due: July 26, 2025</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Main track Submission Guidelines:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">There are three categories of submission (Overlength charges will be applied!):</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><ul type="circle" style="margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Long papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> (7-8 pages).</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Short papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> (5-6 pages).</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Poster papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"> (2 pages)</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:red">Submission Link: </span></b><a href="https://edas.info/N33458" target="_blank">https://edas.info/N33458</a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Organizing Committee</span></b></p><h3 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Honorary Chair</span></b></h3><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Vlatko Lipovac, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Flavia Delicato, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil</span></li></ul><h3 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">General Chair</span></b></h3><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Adriana Lipovac, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li></ul><h3 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Program Co-Chairs</span></b></h3><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Safa Otoum, Zayed University, UAE</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Müge Özçevik , Istanbul Technical University, Turkey</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">Dusan Ramljak, Penn State Great Valley, USA</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:black">--Regards,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:red"></span></p><div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:black"><br></span></div></div></div>