The 9th Symposium on Distributed Ledger Technology

20 - 21 November, Melbourne, Australia

Welcome to the 9th Symposium on Distributed Ledger Technology (SDLT)

Distributed Ledger Technology is an emerging technology, which provides the way to store and manage information in a distributed fashion. It enables the creation of decentralized crypto-currencies, smart contracts, eGovernance, supply chain management, eVoting etc over a network of computer systems without any human intervention. Unprecedented reliability and security over other cryptographic schemes has expanded the application domains of blockchain including financial services, real estate, stock exchange, identity management, supply chain, and Internet of Things.

The goal of this symposium is to provide a forum for researchers, business leaders and policy makers in this area to carefully analyse current systems or propose new solutions creating a scientific background for a solid development of innovative Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) applications.


Keynote Speakers


Past Symposiums

1st SDLT (Jun 2017) 2nd SDLT (Jun 2018) 3rd SDLT (Nov 2018) 4th SDLT (Dec 2019)

5th SDLT (Nov 2021) 6th SDLT (Nov 2022) 7th SDLT (Nov 2023) 8th SDLT (Nov 2024)

Registration


Early Bird (until 10 Oct)
General (after 10 Oct)
Student 200 AUD 220 AUD
Attendee 250 AUD 300 AUD
Author 320 AUD 370 AUD
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Scope and Topics

SDLT-2025 solicits research contributions in all areas pertinent to DLT. In particular, the symposium targets contributions in (but not limited to):

  • Blockchain architectures, paradigms, & platforms
  • Consensus mechanisms, scalability and interoperability solutions in Blockchain
  • Deployment of DLT and Smart Contracts
  • Anonymity, privacy and security analysis of DLT solutions
  • Formal verification of Smart Contracts and Blockchain Protocols
  • Malicious transactions detection and recovery techniques in Blockchain
  • Applications in healthcare, finance, law, governance, fraud detection, crypto currencies etc.
  • Blockchain based business models
  • Blockchain based IoT security, identity, provenance and trust management solutions
  • Big data, AI and Blockchain technology
  • Blockchain based virtual economies
  • Blockchain integration in CBDC infrastructure
  • Blockchain based identity management in metaverse
  • Other industry applications and evaluations


Download the CFP


Important Dates


Paper submission: 15 July 2025

Notification of acceptance: 30 August 2025

Camera Ready Submissions: 15 September 2025

Event: 20 - 21 November 2025

Paper/Talk Submissions

Host city

Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, is celebrated for its dynamic arts scene, cosmopolitan lifestyle, and ever-evolving food culture. Known for its eclectic laneways, world-class coffee, and diverse festivals, the city thrives on creativity and innovation. With its blend of historic charm and modern flair, Melbourne offers everything from vibrant street art and live music to peaceful gardens and scenic coastal drives, catering to all kinds of explorers.


Venue & Accommodation

The 9th SDLT will be held at Deakin University, Burwood Campus.


List of hotels close to the conference venue: TBA

Organising Committee

General Chairs

Trina Myers, Deakin University, Australia
Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy, Griffith University, Australia


Program Chairs

Salil Kanhere, University of New South Wales, Australia
Shantanu Pal, Deakin University, Australia
Kamanashis Biswas, Australian Catholic University, Australia


Academic Chairs

Raja Jurdak, Queensland Univeristy of Technology, Australia
Kewen Liao, Deakin University, Australia


Local Chairs

Mohammad Jabed Morshed Chowdhury, La Trobe University, Australia


Industry Chairs

TBA, TBA, Australia


Web Chairs

Samantha Tharani Jeyakumar, Griffith University, Australia


Technical Programme Committee

Abigail Koay, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Babu Pillai, Southern Cross University, Australia
David Hyland-Wood, Griffith Queensland, Australia
David Pearce, ConsenSys, New Zealand
Dileepa Fernando, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dorottya Zelenyanszki, Griffith University, Australia
Ed Young, Crystal Delta, Australia
Ermyas Abebe, ConsenSys, Australia
Guangdong Bai, The University of Queensland, Australia
Gowri Ramachandran, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Helen Paik, University of New South Wales, Australia
Jiangshan Yu, University of Sydney, Australia
Jubilant Job, Southern Cross University, Australia
Jubilant Kizhakkethottam, Saintgits College of Engineering, India
Joanne Fuller, ConsenSys, Australia
Kamanashis Biswas, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Katrina Donaghy, Civic Ledger, Australia
Kulani Mahadewa, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Marius Portmann, The University of Queensland, Australia
Mark Utting, The University of Queensland, Australia
Md Sadek Ferdous, Imperial College London, UK
Md Whaiduzzaman, Torrens Univeristy, Australia
Mohammad Jabed M. Chowdhury, La Trobe University, Australia
Muhammad Usman, Edge Hill University, UK
Naipeng Dong, The University of Queensland, Australia
Nathan Churchward, Cuscal Limited, Australia
Niaz Chowdhury, CSIRO, Australia
Peter McBurney, Kings College London, UK
Peter Robinson, Immutable, Australia
Qiang Tang, University of Sydney, Australia
Raghavendra Ramesh, SupraOracles, Australia
Raja Jurdak, Queensland Univeristy of Technology, Australia
Ranju Mandal, Torrens University, Australia
RK Shyamasundar, IIT-Bombay, India
Salil Kanhere, University of New South Wales, Australia
Samantha Tharani Jeyakumar, Griffith University, Australia
Sandra Johnson, ConsenSys, Australia
Shantanu Pal, Deakin University, Australia
Shiping Chen, Data61-CSIRO, Australia
Shoufeng Cao, The University of Queensland, Australia
Sujit Biswas, City Univeersity of London, UK
Sushmita Ruj, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Thanh-Hai Tran, ConsenSys, Australia
Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy, Griffith Univeristy, Australia
Vincent Gramoli, University of Sydney, Australia
Vishwas Patil, IIT-Bombay, India
Warwick Powell, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Xin-Wen Wu, University of Mary Washington, USA
Yinxing Xue, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Zaidul Karim, CSIRO, Australia
Zhe Hou, Griffith University, Australia

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