Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice

Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice (DLT) is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to publish high quality, interdisciplinary research on the research and development, real-world deployment, and/or evaluation of distributed ledger technologies (DLT); e.g., blockchain, cryptocurrency, and smart contract. DLT will offer a blend of original research work and innovative practice-driven advancements by internationally distinguished DLT experts and researchers from academia, and public and private sector organizations.

topics of interest
  • Innovation and advances in DLT
    • Distributed ledger theory
    • Performance analysis and optimization
    • Distributed ledger scalability and reliability
    • Interoperability or cross-chain interactions
    • Consistency, availability and partition tolerance
    • Mathematical modeling and stability analysis
    • Language-based security and formal verification
    • Blockchain and alternative distributed ledger technologies
    • Green distributed ledger computing
    • Sustainability of distributed ledgers
    • Hardware-level security
    • Security, privacy, attacks and forensics of distributed ledger
    • Anonymity, privacy and network forensics
    • Simulation tools and platforms
  • Smart Contracts
    • Smart contract programming languages and tools
    • Transaction monitoring and analysis
    • Transactional privacy/anonymity
    • Mining pools and swarms
    • Workflows using smart contracts
    • Proof-of-work, -stake, -burn and alternatives
    • Smart contract security and attacks
    • Formal analysis, verification and correct by design principles
    • Governance, accountability, automation and safety
  • DLT Building Blocks
    • Consensus protocols, including PoW, -stake, -burn and alternatives
    • Cryptoeconomic mechanisms to reach consensus
    • Economic incentive and payoff mechanisms
    • Consensus mechanism of DAG
    • Security risks and attack vectors
  • Fintech
    • Cryptocurrency and cashless society
    • Payment and exchange
    • Cryptocurrency integration
    • Business opportunities in blockchain
    • Derivative contracts/transactions
    • Tokens and value creation
    • Token economies and governance
    • Interfacing fiat and cryptocurrencies
    • Machine learning in crypto-markets
    • Distributed ledger-based financial market
    • Prediction marketplace systems
    • Fraud detection and management
    • Regulation and taxation
    • Policy issues associated with digital currencies
    • Fintech adoption, use and impact
  • Blockchain Engineering
    • User studies, real-world measurements and metrics
    • Design methodologies for distributed applications
    • Certification and audits
    • Implications for existing business models
    • Identity management, user services and integrity verification
    • The Internet of Agreements
    • Healthcare management
    • Supply chain management
    • Business and industrial applications
    • Education, legal and smart infrastructure applications
    • Distributed ledger and cryptocurrency impact on consumers and regulatory responses
  • Enabling Technologies
    • Internet of things (IoT) and blockchain technology
    • Distributed ledger in next generation communications and networks
    • Artificial intelligence and blockchain
    • Distributed ledger in big data analytics
    • High-performance for transaction processing
    • Quantum-resistant cryptography