The 2024 IEEE Global Blockchain Conference will be held in Shanghai, China, from 21 August - 23 August 2024. Themed “Transforming a Trustworthy Digital Future”, the conference will feature a comprehensive high-quality technical program including 6 tracks and a variety of tutorials and workshops. IEEE GBC 2024 will also include an attractive industry program aimed at enthusiasts, with keynotes and panels from prominent research, industry and government leaders, business and industry panels, and technological exhibits. IEEE GBC 2024 will be held fully in person. Those authors that will not be allowed to travel to the conference due to visa issues or strict national rules will be given the opportunity to present their accepted work through a video presentation.

TECHNICAL TRACKS

    Track 1: Blockchain Consensus, Performance & Scalability
    Consensus Mechanisms, Game Theory, Sharding, Peer-to-Peer Networks, Distributed Databases, Cross-Chain Mechanisms, Formal Verifications, On-Chip Acceleration, and other System Aspects of Blockchain Technology.

    Track 2: Blockchain for Real-World Applications
    Central Bank Digital Currency & Electronic Payment, Trusted Data Elements Circulation, Policy-making, Geo-Network Navigation, Digital City Planning, Smart Agriculture, Blockchain Spacetime, and other Innovative Uses.

    Track 3: Security for Blockchain, Blockchain for Security
    Hardcore Security for Future Blockchain and Blockchain for Future Security, e.g., Multi-Party Computation, Post-Quantum Public Key Algorithms, zk-SNARK, Private Set Intersection, Smart Contract Security, Consensus Security, Network Security, and dApps Security.

    Track 4: Communications Network Infrastructures & DePIN
    Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, Cloud/Edge Computing, Computing Force Network, 6G/F6G, Wireless Communications, DeWi, Internet Architecture, Internet of Things, Infrastructure Security, O-RAN and Cyber-Physical Systems.

    Track 5: Integration of Blockchain, Data Elements & AI
    Blockchain Empowerment of Data Elements, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Federated Learning, Large Language Models, Confidential Computing, AI Security, AI Entities, AI Autonomous Agents, AI Ethics, Generative AI, and Interdisciplinary Researches.

    Track 6: Blockchain for Web3.0 & Metaverse Ecosystems
    Metaverse, Smart Contracts, NFTs, RWA Tokenization, Incentive Mechanisms, Privacy Preservation, Distributed Identity, Digital Assets, dApps, DeFi, Ordinals, Payment Channels, Decentralized Finance, Verifiable Credentials, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Industrial Web 3.0, Trust Management, Digital Governance, Blockchain Policy-Making, GDPR and Social Impacts.