The 2026 Blockchain and Web3.0 Technological Innovation and Application Exchange Conference, the 3rd Annual Academic Meeting of the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics, was successfully held in Hangzhou.
From November 6 to 8, 2026, the 2026 Blockchain and Web3.0 Technological Innovation and Application Exchange Conference & the 3rd Academic Annual Meeting of the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics (hereinafter referred to as BWTAC2026) was successfully held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. With the theme of "Linking Value, Building a Trustworthy Intelligent Future", this conference is co-hosted by Hangzhou Dianzi University and Chinese Institute of Electronics, specifically undertaken by the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics, China Electronics New Generation (Beijing) Information Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., and co-supported by Ant Blockchain Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. It attracted nearly 200 representatives from universities, scientific research institutes and enterprises in the fields related to blockchain and Web3.0 to participate.
BWTAC2026 was led by Jiang Changjun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chair Professor of Tongji University, Executive Director of Chinese Institute of Electronics and Chairman of the Blockchain Branch, who served as the conference chair and delivered the opening speech. Yan Chenggang, Vice President of Hangzhou Dianzi University, delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the organizers. A number of well-known industry experts were invited to give wonderful keynote reports at the main forum, including Rong Chunming, Head of the Data Center and Secure Computing Laboratory at the University of Stavanger and co-editor-in-chief of Blockchain: Research and Applications, Si Xueming, Academic Vice President of Zhongyuan University of Technology, Yang Xiaohu, Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Blockchain and Data Security of Zhejiang University, Huang Butian, Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence Security and Lixing Chair Professor of Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xu Runhua, Professor of the School of Computer Science and Engineering of Beihang University, and Wei Changzheng, Technical Director of Ant Group Digital Technology. Zhao Guodong, Dean of the School of Cyberspace Security of Hangzhou Dianzi University, Cao Sheng, Researcher of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Cheng Guanjie, Distinguished Researcher of Zhejiang University and other experts served as guest moderators of the main forum.
Academician Jiang Changjun delivers the opening speech
Yan Chenggang, Vice President of Hangzhou Dianzi University, delivers the welcome speech
Rong Chunming, Head of the Data Center and Secure Computing Laboratory at the University of Stavanger and co-editor-in-chief of Blockchain: Research and Applications: eBIM: Embedded Blockchain Infrastructure Management
Si Xueming, Academic Vice President of Zhongyuan University of Technology: Development Status and Prospect of Quantum-Resistant Blockchain Systems
Yang Xiaohu, Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Blockchain and Data Security of Zhejiang University: Governance and Regulation of Blockchain Finance
Xu Runhua, Professor of the School of Computer Science and Engineering of Beihang University: Intelligent Computing System for Network Behavior Big Data
Huang Butian, Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence Security and Lixing Chair Professor of Hangzhou Dianzi University: Key Technologies and Applications of Smart Contracts for Central Bank Digital Currency
Wei Changzheng, Technical Director of Ant Group Digital Technology: New Cornerstone of Agent Trust: Implementation and Evolution of Blockchain Supporting Agent Collaboration
BWTAC2026 publicly solicited papers from domestic universities, scientific research institutions and enterprises for the third consecutive year, and received a total of 85 submissions. After strict review by the Program Committee, 42 papers were selected to be included in the conference proceedings, which will be publicly distributed by Springer and indexed by EI. Centering on the paper solicitation directions, BWTAC2026 has planned 3 special forums, organizing the authors of selected papers to present and exchange their research.
Special Forum 1: Protocols, Scalability, and Cross-Chain Interoperability. Chaired by Cao Sheng, Researcher of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Special Forum 2: Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality. Chaired by Liu Zhenguang, National Youth Talent, National Cyberspace Innovation Talent, and Hundred Talents Program Researcher of Zhejiang University.
Special Forum 3: AI, Data Intelligence, and Web3. Chaired by Su Kui, Associate Professor of Zhejiang University City College and CTO of the Supercomputing Center.
After collective discussion by the BWTAC2026 Program Committee and combining the situation of paper exchange and discussion, 5 papers were finally selected and recommended to the BWTAC2026 Paper Incentive Program. The details are as follows:
Meanwhile, relying on the holding of BWTAC2026, the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics simultaneously launched an incentive program for top conference and journal papers, research papers, and doctoral/master's dissertations. After about half a year of extensive solicitation and scientific selection, a total of 23 papers were selected for this incentive program, including 10 top conference and journal papers, 10 research papers, and 3 doctoral/master's dissertations. Focusing on this, BWTAC2026 held a special academic forum to organize the authors of the selected papers to present and exchange their research, which was co-chaired by Ruan Na, National Youth Talent and Researcher of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Li Zhong, (Deputy) Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Donghua University and Head of the Department of Communication of the College of Information and Intelligent Science, and Zhu Kun, Assistant Professor of Tongji University.
All the papers included in the proceedings and the papers selected for various incentive programs were displayed on posters in the BWTAC2026 venue, for participants to stop for exchanges and fully collide academic ideas.
Referring to the arrangements of previous sessions, BWTAC2026 specially held the Frontier Training Camp for Young Talents & the "Entering Universities" event of the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics. With the theme of "Blockchain and Trustworthy AI", it invited Liu Zhenguang, National Youth Talent, National Cyberspace Innovation Talent, and Hundred Talents Program Researcher of Zhejiang University, Zhou Zhihu, Distinguished Professor and Industrial Professor of Zhejiang University of Technology and Hangzhou Digital Craftsman, and Cheng Guanjie, Distinguished Researcher of Zhejiang University, to organize a half-day lecture and exchange for young students majoring in blockchain and Web3.0 related fields.
Before the start of the BWTAC2026 main forum, the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics held the 2026 annual committee work meeting, which mainly exchanged and discussed the progress of various special works in the past year, and organized more than 10 newly added committee members to introduce themselves.
In the next step, the Blockchain Branch of Chinese Institute of Electronics will continue to work hand in hand with all people of ambition, based on the academic core, serving industrial upgrading, further giving full play to the organizational advantages of being a platform-based, hub-based and open organization, and making positive contributions to supporting and promoting high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology and fostering the development of new quality productive forces.