1st International Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) 2025 @ IEEE ISCC 2025

CFP: 1st International Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) 2025 @ IEEE ISCC 2025

https://sites.google.com/unipi.it/wave2025/home

2-5 July 2025, Bologna, Italy

Accepted papers will be published by IEEE and will be available via the IEEE Xplore.

Motivation and Rationale

Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) are two key factors of the new Internet era. They are redefining the landscape of digital communications and distributed systems, offering new opportunities for secure, resilient, and scalable applications. The worldwide adoption of Web3 is reshaping how users experience Internet services by including concepts such as decentralization, democratization and rewarding in existing services. The main engine of Web3 is blockchain technology. However, there are numerous areas where there is room for improvement.

To begin with, most Web3 applications revolve around DeFi, however, the decentralisation offered by blockchain technology could help plenty of scenarios. Promising scenarios are supply chains, health, decentralized storage, data sharing, power grids, virtual worlds (like the Metaverse) and many more. Additionally, there are other scenarios where Web3 could have a meaningful impact, including IoT, vehicular networks, cloud and edge computing, digital identities, intellectual property management, digital twins, and integration with the physical world. DeFi is still quite far from perfect. Indeed, fungible and non-fungible assets are constantly evolving to include more advanced functionalities as so to increase their adoption. Moreover, DeFi was shown to be susceptible to malicious activity, including fake NFTs, sleepminting, washtrading, rug pull, pump and dump, Maximal Extractable Value and other scams. Finding solutions to foresee and prevent such malevolent practices becomes crucial for the true adoption of this technology. Lastly, blockchain technology has some inherent limitations that are still to be addressed, including creating efficient consensus protocols for public blockchains, and secure channels for transaction confirmation among others.

The Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) workshop analyses the technological challenges and the potential of Web3 and DeFi applications. By bringing together researchers and practitioners, the workshop aims to attract contributions that can discuss how these emerging technologies can shape the future of blockchain, and address the challenges of their adoption. Papers on both theoretical and design aspects are welcomed, which describe and evaluate novel design methods and system prototypes. The workshop also welcomes work-in-progress and position papers.

Topics

We welcome submission on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Web3 Applications and Technologies

  • Web3 storage decentralization and data sharing

  • Novel Web3 applications (IoT, networks, cloud computing)

  • DLTs and Blockchain Technology

  • Blockchain security and performance

  • Adoption of blockchain in innovative scenarios

  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and similars (e.g. GameFi, SocialFi)

  • Application of DeFi to novel scenarios

  • DeFi vulnerability identification and mitigation

  • New DeFi services

  • Decentralized Social Networking: analysis and applications

  • Decentralized Technology for the Metaverse

  • NFTs analysis and applications

  • AI for Web3 and DeFi

  • Privacy, scalability, and governance

  • Networking and communications for Web3 and DeFi

  • Solutions for safe online environments

Submission

Submissions will be made via EDAS using the following link:  https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33279.

WAVE'25 uses a double-blind review process. The workshop accepts manuscripts up to 6 pages long in the IEEE double-column proceedings format, including tables, figures and references. 

Important Dates

  • Papers submission: [Extended Deadline] February 10, 2025 (AoE, UCT -12)

  • Notification of acceptance: March 14, 2025

  • Camera-ready paper due: April 14, 2025

  • Workshop: July 2-5, 2025 (tbc)

Are you an R user who wants to add some Python?- Livestream Seminar

Code Horizons introduces Python for R Users, an 8-hour seminar taught by Adam D. Rennhoff on February 6-7. 

Python has become the primary language for many analyses and visualization tools, such as image classification and natural language processing. This hands-on seminar is designed for R users who are looking to work with Python’s more advanced packages in machine learning and deep learning, as well as expand their Python skillset.
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Dr. Rennhoff will also teach Interactive Visual Dashboards Using R Shiny on April 30-May 2.

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Call for Participation: ACDL 2025, 8th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning – From Deep Learning to Generative AI | June 9-13 | Riva del Sole Resort & SPA > *Early Registration: by 23 February*

#ACDL2025, An Interdisciplinary Course: From Deep Learning to Generative AI

ACDL 2025  is a full-immersion 5-day course in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in AI, Deep Learning, LLMs, Data Sc. & Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. 

If
 you want to learn
 Transformers, Diffusion Models,
 Large language models,
 Vision – Large-scale vision models,
 Vision and language,
 Agentic AI,
 Multimodal Foundation Models,
 NLP, Generative AI
 and much more
then
 take part in ACDL 2025! 😉

Riva del Sole Resort & SPA – Tuscany, Italy, June 9-13, 2025

https://acdl2025.icas.events
acdl@icas.cc

*EARLY REGISTRATION: by February 23 (AoE)*
https://acdl2025.icas.events/registration/
Oral Presentation Submission Deadline: by February 23 (AoE)

LECTURERS: https://acdl2025.icas.events/lecturers/  
Each Lecturer will hold up to four lectures on one or more research topics.

Sanjeev Arora, Princeton University & Institute for Advanced Study, USA
Antoine Bosselut, EPFL, Switzerland  
Sander Dieleman, Google DeepMind London, UK
Caglar Gulcehre, EPFL, Switzerland
Tatsu Hashimoto, Stanford University & Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, USA
Thomas Hofmann,  ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Subbarao Kambhampati, Arizona State University, USA
Joel Z. Leibo, Google DeepMind London & The Alan Turing Institute, UK
Lei Li, Language Technology Institute – Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA
Bryan Perozzi, Google Research, New York, USA
Raniero Romagnoli, Almawave, Italy
Liubov Tupikina,  Bell Labs Paris, France

More Lecturers TBA

Lecturers: https://acdl2025.icas.events/lecturers/  

Lectures: https://acdl2025.icas.events/lectures/

ACDL Schedule:
https://acdl2025.icas.events/program/
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PAST LECTURERS:
https://acdl2025.icas.events/past-lecturers/

VENUE:
https://acdl2025.icas.events/venue/
Riva del Sole Resort & SPA
Località Riva del Sole‚ Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto)
CAP 58043‚ Tuscany‚ Italy
p: +39-0564-928111
e: booking.events@rivadelsole.it
w: https://www.rivadelsole.it/en/

PAST EDITIONS: https://acdl2025.icas.events/past-editions/

REGISTRATION:  https://acdl2025.icas.events/registration/

CERTIFICATE & 8 ECTS:
The 8th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning – ACDL 2025 is a full-immersion five-day Course at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA (Castiglione della Pescaia – Grosseto  – Tuscany, Italy) on cutting-edge advances in Deep Learning, Data Science and Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Course provides a stimulating environment for PhD students, Post-Docs,  junior academics (only up to assistant professors), early career researchers,  and industry leaders (and highly motivated, promising and brilliant Master students / BSc students). Participants will also have the chance to present their results with talks, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial, professional and productive environment.

PhD students, PostDocs, Industry Practitioners and Junior Academics (only up to assistant professors)  will be typical profiles of the ACDL attendants. The Course will involve a total of 36–40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students (and some strongly motivated Master Student – BSc Student) attending the Course.

Please check the FAQ: https://acdl2025.icas.events/faq/

Language: English.

To participate in the ACDL 2025, all attendants must

(1/2) register for the course (by February 23, 2025) and
(2/2) book accommodation at the course venue, “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA” (by April 23, 2025); all attendants must stay at the “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA”. Booking accommodation at the Riva del Sole must be made exclusively using the accommodation form attached to the registration confirmation email. No other methods must be used (if you use other booking methods the hotel will cancel the reservation).  Finally, it is not possible to extend the stay, the special accommodation rates are valid only for the period of the course, no exceptions will be made. To contact the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA (the course venue) use the following email: booking.events@rivadelsole.it

Once accommodation has been booked at “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA“, the participant must send this information (including the Booking Number) to the ACDL organizing committee (acdl@icas.cc).

ACDL is a residential course, so all lecturers and participants must reside in the same Hotel (Riva del Sole Resort & SPA). No exceptions are made.
 
For privacy reasons, the Hotel cannot match people. If you have someone to share the apartment with (or a double room in Hotel), please send to the Hotel ( booking.events@rivadelsole.it ) the name, surname and email address. Otherwise the solution is to book a hotel room in single use.
 
Please note that only ACDL registered participants can book a room (in hotel or apartment) at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA with the accommodation form attached in the registration email and with the ACDL Discounted Rates. The Booking Office of the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA will  verify the names of the participants and the corresponding registration number to confirm the booking.

Anyone interested in participating in ACDL 2025 should register as soon as possible.

See you in Riva del Sole in June!
         ACDL 2025 Directors.
         ACDL 2025 Scientific & Organizing Committees.

https://acdl2025.icas.events
acdl@icas.cc

Obviously, this is only a Call for Participation, to have complete and updated information we recommend you access the relevant website: https://acdl2025.icas.events

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8th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning – ACDL 2025, 9-13 JuneRiva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) – Tuscany, Italy
An Interdisciplinary Residential Course: from Deep Learning to Generative Artificial Intelligence
Early Registration: by February 23, 2025 (AoE)


The Course is equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Course.
11th International Conference on Learning, Optimization and Data – LOD 2025, 21–24 September
Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy 
5th Advanced Course  and Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience – ACAIN 2025, 21–24 September 
Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy
Symposium Author Registration Deadline: March 23 
Course Early Registration Deadline: March 23 
The Course is equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Course.
ICAS – The Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Studies

ATCC Tech Trade Mission to SXSW 2025 in Austin | March 6-8

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INFUS 2025

INFUS 2025
7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT AND FUZZY SYSTEMS

Besiktas, 34349 Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey
July 29-31, 2025
infus.itu.edu.tr

chaired by Prof. Cengiz Kahraman

World-wide known invited speakers, WOS-indexed Proceedings, Several SCI-E indexed special issues, and A warm family where you will never feel alone.

Your registration involves                                            

  • Presentation of one accepted paper at the INFUS 2025 Conference,
  • Publication of one accepted paper (within 8 pages) in the Springer proceedings (guaranteed only for registration received before May 15, 2025),
  • Access to remote / onsite tutorial sessions at the conference,
  • Access to all remote INFUS 2025 conference scientific sessions,
  • Travels to Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, and Bosphorus Cruise,
  • Conference bag and gifts,
  • Gala dinner, welcome cocktail, three days coffee breaks,
  • Three days lunches

 

Important Dates:

•    Final date to submit abstracts: February 2, 2025
•    Notification of abstracts acceptance:  February 23, 2025
•    Final date to submit full papers: March 23, 2025

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