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

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

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

Call for Papers Description

IEEE DAPPS 2026 solicits research papers describing novel and previously unpublished scientific contributions to the field of Web3 and decentralized computing and infrastructures.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).