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2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2020 - First Call
July 19, 2020, Los Angeles, USA
Co-located with the 32nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2020)
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission: April 21, 2020
Full paper submission: April 28, 2020
Notification: June 9, 2020
Camera-ready: July 7, 2020
Conference: July 19, 2020
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on
cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the
stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid
transactions are through consensus algorithms.
Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart
Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are
stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can
interact with the ledger's data and update its state. These scripts
can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of
the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic
activity of Blockchain participants.
With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such
as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong
guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software.
These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed,
Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where
using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus
algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the
chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart
Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs,
used to ensure privacy, etc.
This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical
approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics
include, but are not limited to:
SUBMISSION
Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere)
with a maximum of twelve pages (full papers), six pages (short
papers), and two pages (extended abstract) describing new and emerging
ideas or summarizing existing work). Each paper should include a title
and the name and affiliation of each author. Authors of selected
extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk.
At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the
paper at the workshop as a registered participant.
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2020
PROCEEDINGS
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the
program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers
(full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings.
INVITED SPEAKER
Grigore Rosu, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
USA and Founder of Runtime Verification
http://fsl.cs.illinois.edu/index.php/Grigore_Rosu
https://runtimeverification.com/
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
PC CO-CHAIRS
PC MEMBERS
(Note: Additional PC members may be added in the coming weeks.)
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