[Hol-info] FMBC 2026 - First Call for Papers

[Marmsoler, D. <D.M...@ex...>]

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7th International Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains - First Call

https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2026

April 11, 2026, Turin, Italy

Co-located with the european joint conferences on
theory and practice of software (ETAPS 2026)

https://www.etaps.org/2026/

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Abstract submission: January 8th, 2026
Full paper submission: January 15th, 2026
Notification: February 28st, 2026
Camera-ready: March 15st, 2026
Workshop: April 11th, 2026

Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth

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TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Blockchain is a novel technology to store data in a decentralized way.
Although the technology was originally invented to enable cryptocurrencies,
it quickly found applications in several other domains.

Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts
are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the
blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s
data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly
complex contracts between users of the blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts
can facilitate the economic activity of blockchain participants.

Since blockchains are often used to store financial transactions, bugs may
result in huge economic losses and thus it is now of utmost importance to
have strong guarantees of the behaviour of blockchain software. These
guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software
encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods
techniques and tools is relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness
and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically
designed to write smart contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as
zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc.

This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of
formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to:
* Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts
* Formal methods for consensus protocols
* Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols
* Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages
* Verification of Smart Contracts
* Zero-knowledge proof and its applications in a blockchain setting

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SUBMISSION
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Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere)
with a page limit of 12 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short and tool papers
(excluding bibliography and short appendix of up to 5 additional pages).

Alternatively you may also submit an extended abstract of up to 2
pages (excluding bibliography) summarizing your ongoing work in the area
of formal methods and blockchain. Extended abstracts will not be included
in the workshop proceedings but authors of selected extended-abstracts
are invited to give a lightning talk.

Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2026

Authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and prepare their submissions according
to the instructions and styling guides for OASIcs provided by Dagstuhl.

Instructions for authors:

https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors#oasics

At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the
paper at the workshop as a registered participant.

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PROCEEDINGS
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All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the
program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers
(full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings,
which will be published as a volume of the OpenAccess Series in
Informatics (OASIcs) by Dagstuhl.

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INVITED SPEAKER
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We are planning to have 2 keynote speakers (from industry and academia) at FMBC 26.

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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PC CO-CHAIRS
* Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) (ba...@un...)
* Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.m...@ex...)

PC MEMBERS
* Asad Ahmed (University of Exeter, UK)
* Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, SE)
* Martin Blicha (University of Lugano, CH)
* Franck Cassez (independent researcher, AU)
* Letterio Galletta (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, IT)
* Sebastian Holler (Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, DE)
* Enrico Lipparini (University of Cagliari, IT)
* Filip Maric (University of Belgrade, RS)
* Orestis Melkonian (Input Output (IOG), UK)
* Kaihua Qin Kaihua (University of Warwick, UK)
* Sophie Rain (Argot Collective, AT)
* Elvinia Riccobene (University of Milan, IT)
* Augusto Sampaio (Federal university of Pernambuco, BR)
* Derek Sorensen (University of Cambridge)
* Alvise Spanò (Università Ca' Foscari, IT)
* Bas Spitters (Aarhus University, DK)
* Meng Sun (Peking University, CN)
* Mark Utting (The University of Queensland, AU)
* Adele Veschetti (TU Darmstadt, DE)
* Teng Zhang (Aptos Labs)
* Roberto Zunino (University of Trento, IT)