BERS 2026

Workshop @ ICAIHE 2026

International Workshop on Blockchain and Web3 for Education, Research, and Science

BERS 2026

BERS 2026 brings together researchers and practitioners working on blockchain, web3, AI, education technologies, and open science infrastructures to explore trustworthy digital ecosystems for learning and research.

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  • ConferenceICAIHE 2026
  • DatesJuly 8-10, 2026
  • VenueTokyo, Japan
  • FormatSpringer LNCS PDF

Overview

About the Workshop

Blockchain and web3 technologies are increasingly relevant to education, research management, and open science because they provide transparent, tamper-evident, and decentralized mechanisms for trust.

In education, blockchain can support verifiable micro-credentials, secure student records, and interoperable lifelong learning portfolios. In research and science, blockchain can strengthen reproducibility, provenance tracking, data sharing governance, and incentive mechanisms for open collaboration.

This workshop focuses on technical and applied issues at the intersection of blockchain, AI, and digital infrastructures for learning and scientific ecosystems. The topic is timely due to the rapid growth of verifiable credentials, decentralized identity, open science mandates, cross-institution collaboration, and growing concerns about integrity and trust in digital systems.

Call for Papers

Scope and Submission

The International Workshop on Blockchain and Web3 for Education, Research, and Science (BERS 2026) invites original contributions on methods, systems, applications, and evaluations that use blockchain and related decentralized technologies to improve trust, transparency, and collaboration in education and scientific research.

The workshop aims to connect researchers and practitioners from AI, blockchain, education, and open science communities and to identify practical pathways from prototypes to deployable solutions.

Submission Format

PDF, following Springer LNCS formatting guidelines and ICAIHE submission categories.

Paper Types

Full papers (12-15 pages), short papers (6-11 pages), and work-in-progress papers (6-7 pages).

Publication

Accepted papers will be published in the Springer CCIS proceedings alongside the main conference proceedings.

Submission Link

Submit your paper through the official CMT system for ICAIHE 2026.

https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICAIHE2026

Topics

Topics of Interest

  • Verifiable credentials and decentralized identity for education
  • Blockchain-based academic records and diploma verification
  • Smart contracts for research collaboration and funding workflows
  • Provenance, reproducibility, and auditability in scientific research
  • Tokenization and incentive design for open science participation
  • Data sharing governance and consent management in research
  • Privacy-preserving learning and analytics on decentralized systems
  • Blockchain and federated learning for education and science
  • Trusted AI pipelines with on-chain and off-chain integration
  • Decentralized knowledge graphs and scholarly communication
  • Copyright, IP, and licensing automation for educational resources
  • Interoperability standards for cross-institution academic ecosystems
  • Security, scalability, and energy efficiency of blockchain solutions
  • Regulation, ethics, and governance of blockchain in education and science
  • Real-world deployments, case studies, and evaluation frameworks

Timeline

Important Dates

Workshop/Special Session Paper Due
March 28, 2026 (Extended)
Author Notification
May 1, 2026
Paper Registration Due
May 10, 2026
Camera-ready Submission Due
May 15, 2026

Review

Review Process

All submissions will be reviewed in a single-blind process by at least 2 to 3 expert reviewers following criteria of originality, technical quality, relevance, clarity, and practical impact.

Organization

Workshop Organizers

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