Blockchain-Empowered Internet of Agents for Trusted and Autonomous Networked Systems
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Big Data and Augmented Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: resource allocation; task offloading; edge computing
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Interests: blockchain system; BFT consensus
Interests: blockchain; cryptography; covert communication
Interests: blockchain security; federated learning; edge intelligence
Interests: blockchain; Internet of Things; data security; trusted computing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid convergence of large language models (LLMs), autonomous AI agents, and blockchain systems is reshaping the foundations of decentralized intelligence. On the one hand, LLM-based agents are becoming capable of autonomous decision-making, semantic reasoning, and multi-step task execution across heterogeneous networks. On the other hand, blockchain provides cryptographic trust, verifiable execution, transparent coordination, and tamper-proof auditability, which are urgently needed to ensure that agent actions remain reliable, secure, and accountable in open and dynamic environments. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances at the intersection of AI agents and blockchain technologies, including blockchain-enhanced trustworthy agents, agent-driven decentralized applications, semantic oracles, verifiable agent behaviors, and secure multi-agent collaboration. We also welcome research exploring how blockchain can support scalable agent ecosystems (e.g., BFT consensus, token-incentive mechanisms, decentralized knowledge graphs), and how agents can in turn optimize blockchain operations (e.g., through autonomous consensus tuning, learning-driven resource scheduling, and intent-aware smart contracts).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Blockchain-empowered LLM agents and autonomous multi-agent systems;
- Agent-driven smart contract generation, verification, and execution;
- Agentic data feeds for decentralized applications;
- Blockchain-assisted coordination, negotiation, and consensus in multi-agent environments;
- Cross-chain agent communication, interoperability, and decentralized identity management;
- Privacy-preserving and secure collaboration between agents and blockchain systems;
- Agent-based intrusion detection, anomaly detection, and risk assessment;
- Federated learning and federated unlearning with blockchain-enabled agents;
- Decentralized marketplaces for data, models, and AI agent services;
- Resource-efficient edge/fog/off-chain computing for agent–blockchain systems;
- Real-world case studies and prototypes of blockchain–agent co-design solutions.
We invite researchers from AI, blockchain systems, cryptography, distributed systems, and network intelligence to submit original contributions addressing new theories, architectures, prototype systems, and application-driven advances that push the boundary of next-generation decentralized intelligent infrastructures.
Dr. Shujie Yang
Dr. Xiaohai Dai
Dr. Zhuo Chen
Dr. Qinnan Zhang
Dr. Junqin Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AI agents
- LLM-driven autonomous systems
- blockchain-enabled trust
- verifiable agent behavior
- decentralized knowledge and coordination
- BFT consensus and agent optimization
- federated and edge intelligence
- token incentive mechanisms
- secure multi-agent collaboration
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