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
that are suitable to be reused or may become benchmark datasets
against which new methods can be evaluated and compared. Such datasets consist of, e.g.:
- Account labels
- Transaction labels
- Timeframe labels
- Cross-cutting issues
that exceed the scope of computer science and pay tribute
to the interdisciplinary aspect of cryptoasset analytics, such as:
- 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:
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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).
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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).
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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