Academic Forum
Knowledge Partner: IEEE Blockchain
Status: Submissions Open
Submission Deadline: August 11, 2025 (23:59 CEST)
Acceptance Notification: August 15, 2025
Conference Dates: September 11-12, 2025
Academic Track Date: September 12, 2025
Venue: House of Communication, Munich, Germany
Description
We are delighted to announce the Call for Extended Abstracts for the Academic Forum at the 2025 TUM Blockchain Conference. The Academic Forum is hosted in collaboration with the TUM Chair of Network Architectures and Services. We are happy to have IEEE Blockchain as a Knowledge partner inviting selected works for a submission to IEEE Blockchain Technical Briefs. The selected abstracts will be offered to present their work in form of a short talk and/or a poster presentation.
This event invites researchers, academics, and industry professionals to connect and present their latest work in the topics related to the Science of Blockchains. Accepted talks will be showcased through a short presentation at the conference and displayed as posters in the conference area. The posters will remain on display for the entire day of the event, offering an excellent platform for in-depth discussions and networking opportunities.
This event invites researchers, academics, and industry professionals to connect and present their latest work in the topics related to the Science of Blockchains. Accepted talks will be showcased through a short presentation at the conference and displayed as posters in the conference area. The posters will remain on display for the entire day of the event, offering an excellent platform for in-depth discussions and networking opportunities.
Call for Extended Abstracts
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Network Architecture & Consensus Mechanisms
- Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Protocols
- Distributed Network Resilience and Fault Tolerance
- Security Analysis of Blockchain Protocols
- Consensus Algorithm Design and Optimization
Cryptography
- Zero-Knowledge Cryptography
- Secure Multi-Party Computation
- Fully Homomorphic Encryption
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
Hardware
- Hardware Secure Modules (HSMs)
- Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)
- Hardware Acceleration for Cryptography
- Blockchain Infrastructure
Security and Formal Methods
- Formal Verification of Cryptography and Blockchain Protocols
- Security Testing Methodologies
- Vulnerability Analysis and Mitigation
- Secure Smart Contract Development and Verification
Cryptoeconomics
- Game Theory and Mechanism Design for Decentralized Protocols
- Maximally Extractable Value (MEV)
- Economic Analysis of Decentralized Protocols
- Governance Models and Economic Impact
Advanced Applications
- Privacy Protocols
- Federated Machine Learning
- Self-Sovereign Digital Identities
- Voting
- Oracles
Submission Guidelines
- Length: Extended Abstracts should not be longer than 6000 chars (~ 1 DIN-A4 page). If applicable you may submit the accompanying publication.
- Submission: (Optional) If you have already published your work previously, please submit the PDF along with the Extended Abstract. WIP ideas and unpublished work is also accepted.
- Submission System: All papers must be submitted through our online submission system.
Review Process and Proceedings
Abstracts will be reviewed by the listed committee. Accepted papers will be invited to present their work at the conference.
On-Site Presentation Guidelines
Accepted submissions will be offered to present their work in form of a shot talk and/or a poster presentation.
- Talk: Accepted Abstracts will be able to present their talk on the 12 September.
- Poster: Posters may be submitted later with the Camera-Ready Submission and should be A0 size (841 x 1189 mm) in portrait orientation.
Organization
Program Chairs
- Georg Carle, TUM, Chair of Network Architectures and Services
- Filip Rezabek, TUM, Chair of Network Architectures and Services
Program Committee
- Jonas Gebele, TUM, Chair of Software Engineering for Business Information Systems
- Burak Oez, TUM, Chair of Software Engineering for Business Information Systems
- Fabian Stiehle, TUM, Information System Development and Operation
- Kilian Glas, TUM, Chair of Network Architectures and Services
Organizing Committee
- Filip Rezabek, TUM, Chair of Network Architectures and Services
- Benjamín Benčík, TUM Blockchain Club
- Luis Bahners, TUM Blockchain Club
Contact
For any inquiries regarding the poster presentation, reach out to academic-track@tum-blockchain.com.