Keynote Speakers

Call For Papers       

The International Conference on Application Intelligence and Blockchain Security (AIBlock) aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners across the world to exchange their ideas. We seek submissions describing either theoretical or practical solutions in relation to application intelligence / artificial intelligence security and blockchain security.

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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the ones listed below.

- Authentication
- Application Trustworthy
- AI Security
- Blockchain-based Applications
- Cryptocurrency Analysis
- Data and System Integrity
- Data Protection
- Data Privacy
- Database Security
- Decentralized Application Development
- Formal Method
- Machine Learning Security
- Software Security
- Intrusion Detection
- Smart Contracts
- Trust and Privacy of Applications
- Vulnerability Analysis
- Hardware and physical security

Important Dates

Author Instructions

Submissions must not substantially duplicate work that any of the authors has published elsewhere or has submitted in parallel to any other venue with formally published proceedings. Information about submissions may be shared with program chairs of other conferences for that purpose.

Each submission must begin with a title, short abstract, and a list of keywords. The introduction should summarise the contributions of the paper at a level appropriate for a non-specialist reader. All submissions must follow the original LNCS format (see http://www.springeronline.com/lncs) with a page limit of 18 pages (incl. references) for the main part (reviewers are not required to read beyond this limit) and 20 pages in total. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference and must make a full version of their paper available online.

Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference (online or in-person) to present the work. A best paper award will be granted.

AIBlock 2026 Submission Link

The proceeding of this year's conference will be published by Springer. Author instructions and LaTeX/Word templates for LNCS/CCIS publications can be found via the following link.

Springer LNCS/CCIS Author Information

Journal Special Issues

Selected papers from AIBlock 2026 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) for special issues.

Organising Committee

General Chairs

Weizhi Meng, Lancaster University, UK
Liqun Chen, University of Surrey, UK
Zhe Liu, Zhejiang University, China
Man Ho Au, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Program Chairs

Rongxing Lu, Queen's University, Canada
Moti Yung, Google and Columbia University, USA
Jing Yu, Minzu University of China, China
Wenjuan Li, The Education University of Hong Kong, China

Publicity Chairs

Tao Ni, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Jiageng Chen, Central China Normal University, China
Chunhua Su, University of Aizu, Japan

Publication Chair

Wei-Yang Chiu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

 Conference Schedule (Hybrid Conference)

Registration Information

Venue

AIBlock 2026 will be held in Lancaster University, UK (South Dr, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4WA).

More information can check: Visit Lancaster.

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