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FMBC 2026 - First Call for Papers

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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/

IMPORTANT DATES

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

TOPICS OF INTEREST

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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See https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2026 for more information.