Call for Submissions: IEEE DAPPS 2026

Conference dates: 27-30 July, 2026 | Fukuoka, Japan

The 8th IEEE International Conference on Decentralized Applications and Infrastructures (IEEE DAPPS 2026) aims to bring together researchers and industry professionals working on decentralized applications (dApps), Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies. The event is part of the larger IEEE CISOSE 2026 congress and focuses on the practical and theoretical advancements in decentralized systems.

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Why Participate?

Share your work with international experts and peers, and gain valuable feedback

Opportunities

Present your emerging ideas and applications
Showcase your demos of innovative systems, tools, prototypes, and interactive experiences
Utilize your platform to share new advances, ideas, and solutions
Highlight your contributions
Contribute to event programming and technical content
Experience groundbreaking workshops, special sessions, and panels

Topics

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)
Smart contracts theory and programming
Languages and tools for (secure) dApps
Web3 security and privacy
AI for dApps
Machine learning for dApps
Infrastructures for dApps
Communication protocols and standards for dApps
Software engineering for dApps and smart contracts verification
Privacy of dApps
Security of dApps
Decentralized identity
Identity management for dApps
Token economy
Off-Chain/Layer 2 dApps
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Applied Cryptography for dApps applications
Analytics for on-chain and off-chain data
Governance structure and mechanisms
Policy/laws surrounding dApps and cryptocurrencies
Interoperability for dApps, Blockchains, and DLTs
Scalability, optimization, and performance of blockchain systems
DePIN Decentralized Physical Infrastructure
RWA Real Word Assets
dApps sustainability
dApps for Digital Sovereignty
Cross-chain and Off-chain technology
Forensics for dApps
Applications in emerging domains
Other emerging research topics

Submit Your Content

In addition to submitting your paper to IEEE DAPPS 2026, you are also encouraged to upload the data related to your paper to IEEE DataPort. IEEE DataPort is IEEE’s data platform that supports the storage and publishing of datasets while also providing access to thousands of research datasets. Uploading your dataset to IEEE DataPort will strengthen your paper and will support research reproducibility. Your paper and the dataset can be linked, providing a good opportunity for you to increase the number of citations you receive. Data can be uploaded to IEEE DataPort prior to submitting your paper or concurrent with the paper submission. Thank you!