Smart Contract Based System Innovation

Dear Colleagues,

Smart contract opened the door for developing various decentralized applications. However, smart contract should not be treated simply as a piece of code that can implement arbitrary logic. Developers must strive to avoid introducing vulnerabilities in smart-contracts, and must also be mindful of gas consumptions. Although a large number of publications on smart contracts have been published, the research in this field is still in its infancy. While some lessons have been learned, design patterns and best practices in smart contract design for various use cases are still needed. In this special issue, we welcome studies that advance the state of the art in smart contract research of all aspects, including but not limited to:

(1) application development;

(2) smart contract design patterns for major use cases, such as user access control, data storage, token management;

(3) best practices in saving gas consumption and avoid vulnerabilities;

(4) smart contract testing and verification;

(5) security analysis of smart contracts. 

Prof. Dr. Wenbing Zhao
Guest Editor

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