Blockchain and Distributed Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Blockchain technology has emerged as a disruptive technology and economic growth opportunity, offering novel solutions to decentralized data management, secure transactions, and consensus mechanisms suitable for trustless environments of communicating agents. Concurrently, distributed systems continue to evolve, providing scalable and fault-tolerant architectures for various applications. This Special Issue aims to explore recent advancements, challenges, and future directions in the intersection of blockchain and distributed systems.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

1. Blockchain consensus mechanisms;
2. Distributed ledger technologies;
3. Smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps);
4. Scalability and performance improvements in blockchain systems;
5. Interoperability and compatibility among different blockchain platforms;
6. Privacy, security, and anonymity in blockchain systems;
7. Applications of blockchain in IoT, healthcare, supply chains, etc.;
8. Distributed consensus algorithms;
9. Peer-to-peer network protocols;
10. Fault tolerance and resilience in distributed systems.

We welcome contributions from researchers, academics, and practitioners in the field of blockchain and distributed systems. Join us in exploring the latest developments and innovations shaping the future of decentralized technologies.

Dr. Constantinos Halkiopoulos
Prof. Dr. Yannis C. Stamatiou
Prof. Dr. Hera Antonopoulou
Guest Editors

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