CFP - HICSS-59 (2026) - Minitrack: Blockchain: Enabling Decentralized Innovation

[Soulla Louca]

Call for Papers – Minitrack: Blockchain: Enabling Decentralized Innovation
HICSS-59 - Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) - January 6-9, 2026 - Hyatt Regency Maui

This minitrack explores the transformative potential of blockchain technology in fostering decentralized systems and innovation across industries. Sessions will cover key topics such as decentralized finance (DeFi), smart contracts, tokenization, and blockchain's role in enhancing transparency, security, and trust, providing insights into real-world applications, emerging trends, and the challenges of scaling decentralized solutions.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

•            Innovative uses of Blockchain technology
•            Blockchain case studies, applications, and implementations
•            Blockchain and privacy, security, and identity
•            Blockchain and digital transformation
•            Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
•            Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
•            Decentralized Applications
•            Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
•            Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
•            Tokenization
•            The social and organizational impact of blockchain
•            Barriers and enablers in blockchain adoption
•            Blockchain and business model innovation
•            Regulatory frameworks for Blockchain
•            Governance and Blockchain
•            Verticals using Blockchain (financial, healthcare, energy, transportation, others)
•            Blockchain in e-government and public administration
•            Blockchain and the Internet-of-Things
•            Blockchain in education
•            Blockchain in solving migration and refugee issues
•            Blockchain-driven marketplaces
•            Uses and challenges of smart contracts
•            Technology and infrastructure issues in Blockchain
•            Blockchain and Metaverse
•            Organizational adoption of Blockchain technologies
•            The labor market for talent in building and applying DLTs
•            Leveraging blockchain technology for sustainable practices.

Conference Website: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/
Author Guidelines:  http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/

 Important Dates:

  *   June 15: Papers due
  *   August 17: Notification of acceptance/rejection
  *   September 4: Deadline for authors whose papers are conditionally accepted to submit a revised manuscript
  *   September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final Manuscript for publication
  *   October 1: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Soulla Louca
University of Nicosia
louca.s at unic.ac.cy<mailto:louca.s at unic.ac.cy>

Roman Beck
Bentley University
romanbeck at bentley.edu<mailto:romanbeck at bentley.edu>

Christos Makridis
University of Nicosia
makridis.c at unic.ac.cy<mailto:makridis.c at unic.ac.cy>



SOULLA LOUCA, BA, MSc, PhD
Professor, Head - Dept. of Digital Innovation
Director, Institute For the Future
School of Business
46 Makedonitissas Avenue, CY-2417
P.O.Box 24005, CY-1700, Nicosia, Cyprus
t +357 22 367207 | f +357 22 357481
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