About IEEE ICBDS 2026

IEEE ICBDS is flagship conference of IEEE Computer Society Pune Chapter. 

A global platform for researchers, academicians, industry professionals and students to present and share innovations in Blockchain, Distributed System and Security.

All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore digital library.

Topics

Conference Focus

• • Blockchain (Components, Systems, Modules)

• • Technology Integration

• • Blockchain Applications

• • Security and Privacy

• • Distributed Computing System

• • Distributed system design and management

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Call for Papers

The main objective of this conference is to bring together people with shared interests in blockchain, distributed systems and security.

This conference will provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to contribute to identifying emerging research topics for the blockchain and present latest advances innovations in theories, applications, infrastructure, schemes for the blockchain.

The conference also fosters information exchange among researchers and practitioners of computer network and distributed system security.

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

                 Distributed Ledger, Distributed Consensus, Smart Contract and Chain Code, Blockchain Platforms, Decentralized App Development, Protocols, Data structures and Algorithms Based on Blockchain, Tokenization, Technology policy and ethics in technology , Smart Contracts verification and generation

• • Track 2: Technology Integration

Blockchain in Edge and Cloud Computing, Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT), Blockchain, Big Data and AI, Blockchain Interoperability. Distributed Database Technologies for Blockchain, Blockchain in Fog and Cloud computing, Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Blockchain-based systems

• • Track 3: Blockchain Applications

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Healthcare, Blockchain for Data Security , Blockchain Managed Services, Internet of Behaviors. Blockchain-based Applications & Services, Distributed supply chains, Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures,Blockchain in social networking,

• • Track 4: Security and Privacy

Information and Network Security, Network Intrusion, Detection and Prevention, Security Models and Protocols, Security, Privacy, Attacks, and Forensics, Blockchain and Security, Distributed Trust, Vulnerabilities and attacks in Blockchain-based systems, Access control, Decentralized Identity, Secure Multiparty Computing, Privacy-enhancing computation, Cybersecurity mesh, Self Sovereign identity Blockchains, provenance  with blockchain, Dependable and Trustworthy Computing and Systems, Cryptosystems, Algorithms, Primitives, Security and Privacy in Networked Systems, System Security, Multimedia Security, Security Modeling, Experiments, Simulation, and Tools, AI/ML for privacy and security, Security of AI/ML models, Lightweight cryptographic algorithms for constrained environment, Key management and distribution

• • Track 5: Distributed Computing System

Distributed Computing, Cloud Computing, Grid Computing, Fog Computing, Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Computing, Quantum Computing, high-performance, cluster, cloud and grid computing, Edge Computing,Mobile and Wireless Computing, Scalable computing and communications,Volunteer computing, Data centric computing and data intensive computing,Heterogeneous Computing,Autonomic computing, Heterogeneous Computing, reconfigurable computing

• • Track 6: Distributed system design and management

Middleware, distributed resource management and scheduling,fault-tolerance, reliability, peer-to-peer systems, overlay networks, Distributed Real-Time Systems,Load balancing algorithms, Network and Communication System Design, decentralized/collaborative system, Distributed AI/ML models

Author Instructions:

Please comply with the following guidelines.

• All papers must be in English,

• The paper must discuss only new and previously unpublished results.

• The paper must be formatted according to the IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings, have a minimum of four pages, and must not exceed 6 pages, including figures and references.

Paper Template: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html

• The paper must address at least one category specified in the Call for Papers.

• The plagiarism check will be done on all submitted papers. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism applies to all previously published work, irrespective of whether the other publication is inside or outside of IEEE. We are very serious about Plagiarism Content; we accept only original articles. The article may be rejected at any time if found plagiarized. For more information refer IEEE page – Plagiarism FAQs https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism.html

• All papers that are accepted must be presented at the conference, In case a paper  is not presented at the conference, it shall be deemed a “no-show.” No-shows will be removed from post-conference distribution.

• All accepted, registered and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE for possible inclusion in IEEE Xplore® digital library.

Timeline:

Paper submission:  30 June, 2026

Acceptance Notification: 30 July, 2026

Camera ready submission: 05 July, 2026

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Program

Program Highlights

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

International experts will deliver keynote addresses on emerging technologies, research trends, and the future of data-driven systems. Speaker details to be announced.

Blockchain Distributed System Security