[AISWorld] CFP HICSS-51 Blockchain and Fintech minitrack

[Paulo Rupino Cunha]

CALL FOR PAPERS 

** BLOCKCHAIN AND FINTECH MINITRACK **

Under track: Organizational Systems and Technology - http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-51/organizational-systems-and-technology/ <http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-51/organizational-systems-and-technology/>

At Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-51)


** Paper submission deadline: June 15, 2017 **



BLOCKCHAIN AND FINTECH MINITRACK
 
The high importance of blockchain has attracted the attention of organizations in different sectors, with banking sector being the most active at this stage. Blockchain has resulted in the development of thousands of new job positions and new startups ranging from mobile payment applications to health care applications. The future belongs to blockchain and this minitrack seeks to serve as an annual venue that will enable the discussion on the trends, challenges and developments of blockchain across multiple domains. In doing so, it aims to speed up the study and accelerate the adoption of this technology.

Topics or research questions that are of particular interest include the following:
- Blockchain case studies
- Blockchain applications
- Blockchain in the banking sector, mobile payments, and new fintech applications
- Blockchain and digital currencies
- Blockchain and Internet-of-Things
- Blockchain and markets
- Blockchain and marketplaces
- Blockchain and healthcare
- Blockchain and the energy sector
- Blockchain and e-government
- Blockchain and regulatory frameworks
- Barriers and enabers in blockchain adoption
- Smart contracts and Ethereum
- Innovation in blockchain
- Business models supported on blockchain
- Blockchain and digital transformation
- Blockchain and peer-to-peer transfers
- Blockchain infrastructure
- The social impact of blockchain
- Privacy, Security and Identity in blockchain



MINITRACK CO-CHAIRS:

Marinos Themistocleous (Primary Contact)
University of Piraeus, Greece
mthemist at unipi.gr <mailto:mthemist at unipi.gr>

Vincenzo Morabito
Bocconi University, Italy
vincenzo.morabito at unibocconi.it <mailto:vincenzo.morabito at unibocconi.it>

Paulo Rupino da Cunha
University of Coimbra, Portugal
rupino at dei.uc.pt <mailto:rupino at dei.uc.pt>





Paulo Rupino da Cunha
Professor Auxiliar com Agregação
Assistant Professor w/ Habilitation

Universidade de Coimbra • Departamento de Engenharia Informática
Pólo II | 3030-290 COIMBRA • PORTUGAL 
Tel.: Phone +351 239 790 050
E-mail: rupino at dei.uc.pt <mailto:rupino at dei.uc.pt> 

eden.dei.uc.pt/~rupino <http://eden.dei.uc.pt/~rupino>




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