About us

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.

Important Dates

Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Paper/Poster submission deadline
Thu, May 21, 2026
Author notification
Mon, Jun 15, 2026
Final paper submission (camera-ready)
Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Conference start date
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
Conference end date

Call For Paper

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
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
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

IEEE DAPPS 2026 solicits research papers describing novel and previously unpublished scientific contributions to the field of Web3 and decentralized computing and infrastructures. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Contributions include Regular/Full papers (10 pages), Short papers (6 pages), and Posters (2 pages).