CAAW 2023 - The 2nd International Cryptoasset Analytics Workshop

News

February 25th, 2023: Camera ready deadline moved up to March 15. Reason: a platform change on the part of TheWebConference workshop committee.

February 6th 2023: Submission deadline extended to February 14th, 2023.

January 9th, 2023: Updated submission link.

December 1st 2022: Call for Papers has been published.

Introduction

The 2nd International Cryptoasset Analytics Workshop (CAAW) brings together researchers from different academic disciplines to present their newest findings related to cryptoassets and their ecosystems; learn about novel analytics methods spanning all layers (P2P network, consensus, on-chain, off-chain); and discuss open challenges and possible future directions. Since cryptoasset analytics has become relevant across disciplines, we envision this workshop as an interdisciplinary venue, also connecting to cross-cutting issues related to law, ethics, privacy, and security.

The program of CAAW 2023 workshop (co-located with TheWebConf2023) features a mix of invited talks and a selection of peer-reviewed research contributions. Workshop topics range from empirical studies, over analytics methods and tools, to case studies, datasets, and cross-cutting issues like legal or ethical aspects. Scientists and professionals from all disciplines and sectors are invited to share their knowledge and experience in this niche intersection of Cryptoassets and Analytics through this workshop, as well as in the future iterations of CAAW.

Call For Papers

This workshop solicits submissions related to cryptoassets and their ecosystems. This includes empirical studies, analytics methods and tools, case studies and use cases, interfaces to web technologies, reusable datasets and cross-cutting issues.

Topics & Themes

Topics and themes of interest include but are not limited to:

Empirical studies that address various aspects of cryptoassets, blockchains, and related phenomena by measuring them, leading to new insight into system characteristics or user behavior. This includes, for example,

Cryptoasset networks, compositions, and dependencies
Smart contract interactions and dependencies
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) systems like stablecoins, lending protocols, derivatives, and decentralized exchanges
Transitions between DeFi protocols
Cross-chain interactions like bridges and atomic swaps
Layer-2 systems like off-chain networks and rollups

Analytics methods and tools at are suitable to be reused as part of future analytics processes, set new benchmarks, or significantly simplify basic analytics. Examples include:

Address clustering techniques
Anonymization and identification
Dataset extraction and labeling tools
Smart contract analysis (e.g., symbolic execution)

Case studies and use cases that focus on specific actors, protocols, services, or other phenomena that emerge, for example, in the following areas:

Markets and exchanges
Virtual Worlds, Blockchain-based Metaverses and Gaming
Security breaches
Fraudulent activities

Cryptoassets and the Web where Web technologies and standards interface with blockchain and technology and cryptoassets. Examples include:

Interfaces between traditional web payments and cryptoassets
Adoption and use of cryptoasset-related Web applications
Impact of cryptoassets on Web security and privacy

Datasets

Account labels
Transaction labels
Timeframe labels

Cross-cutting issues

Legal and ethical aspects
Economics and econometrics
Sustainability

Research Papers & Submission Guidelines

The Cryptoasset Analytics Workshop (CAAW) welcomes submissions of papers documenting novel scientific research relevant to the topics of the conference. Submissions must be original and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. The review process is double-blind. The submitted document should not include any author names, affiliations, or other identifying information. This may include, but is not restricted to: acknowledgements, self-citations, references to prior work by the author(s) etc. Submissions not complying with this guidance will be desk-rejected.

We welcome three types of submissions:

Full Papers: Full paper submissions must not exceed 12 pages in length (maximum 8 pages for the main paper content + maximum 2 pages for appendices + maximum 2 pages for references).
Short Papers: Short paper submissions must not exceed 8 pages in length (maximum 6 pages for the main paper content + maximum 1 page for appendices + maximum 1 page for references).
Posters: Poster submissions must not exceed 3 pages in length (maximum 2 pages for the main paper content + maximum 1 page for appendices).

The papers must be formatted according to the instructions below. Papers not complying to the page limits or not following the formatting guidelines will be desk-rejected.

Submissions will be handled via Easychair, at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=thewebconf2023iwpd. Please take some time to include appropriate keywords for your submission.

The submitted abstract and keywords will be leveraged to find adequate reviewers for submitted papers. Please write an email to contact@caaw.io, if you have any questions.

Formatting instructions

Submissions must adhere to the ACM template and format published in the ACM guidelines at https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template. Please remember to add Concepts and Keywords. Please use the template in double-column format to prepare your submissions. For example, Microsoft Word users may use the Word Interim Template, and LaTeX users may use the sample-sigconf template.

Submissions for review must be in PDF format. They must be self-contained and written in English. The PDF files must have all non-standard fonts embedded. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines, or do not view or print properly, will be rejected without review.

Publication policy

The proceedings of the workshops will be published in the conference proceedings (companion volume), which are archived in the ACM Digital Library. At least one author of each accepted workshop paper has to register for the main conference. Workshop attendance is only granted for registered participants.

Important dates

~~Submission deadline: February 6, 2023 (11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth)~~
Submission deadline: February 14, 2023 (11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth)
Acceptance notification: March 6, 2023
Camera-ready version: March 15, 2023
Workshop: May 1, 2023

Committee

Organizing Committee

Bernhard Haslhofer, Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria
Friedhelm Victor, TRM Labs, USA
Markus Strohmaier, University of Mannheim, Germany
Jiahua Xu, University College London, United Kingdom

Program Committee

Svetlana Abramova, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Rachit Agarwal, Merkle Science
Stefano Balietti, University of Mannheim, Germany
Alexander Eisl, ABC Research, Austria
Cuneyt Gurcan Akcora, University of Manitoba, Canada
Carlo Campajola, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Yebo Feng, University of Oregon, USA
Sean Foley, Macquarie University, Australia
Honglin Fu, University College London, United Kingdom
Bruno Goncalves, TRM Labs, USA
Sourav Sen Gupta, imec Leuven, Belgium
Martin Harrigan, South East Technological University, Rep. of Ireland
Aljosha Judmayer, SBA Research, Austria
Kwok-Yan Lam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Patrick McCorry, Infura
Malte Möser, Chainalysis, USA
Pietro Saggese, Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria
Stefan Schmid, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Sandeep Shukla, IIT Kanpur, India
Georgios Smaragdakis, TU Delft, Netherlands
Claudio J. Tessone, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Kentaroh Toyoda, A*STAR SIMTech, Singapore and Keio University, Japan
Edgar Weippl, University of Vienna, Austria
Teng Andrea Xu, EPFL, Switzerland
Victor von Wachter, Copenhagen University, Denmark
Marcus Wunsch, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Contact

Contact the organizers at contact@caaw.io

The 2nd International Workshop on Cryptoasset Analytics (CAAW)