Organizers : Prof. Bimal Roy, R C Bose Centre and Dr. Satya Lokam, Microsoft Research India

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  Bart Preneel
  ^{KU Leuven, Belgium}
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  Kouichi Sakurai
  ^{Kyushu University, Japan}
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  Aniket Kate
  ^{Purdue University, USA}
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  Sandeep Shukla
  ^{IIT Kanpur, India}
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  Satya Lokam
  ^{Microsoft Research, India}
• 
  Srinath Setty
  ^{Microsoft Research, Redmond}
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  Praveen Jayachandran
  ^{IBM Research, India}
• 
  Saravanan Vijayakumaran
  ^{IIT Bombay, India}
• 
  Sushmita Ruj
  ^{ISI Kolkata, India}
• 
  Sourav Sen Gupta
  ^{ISI Kolkata, India}

The deadline for registration/application was 31 October 2017.

Registration was generally open for PhD students, faculty members, and industry professionals who are already exploring this technology. Basic knowledge about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain was desirable. Based on the applications, a limited number of participants were provided with travel funds (AC Tier II train fare) and accommodation, where preference was given to PhD students and young faculty members, with no other means of financial support. There was no registration fee, but a customary registration was mandatory.

Academically mature and exceptionally motivated MTech students of Computer Science and allied disciplines, especially those in their final year and those working on Bitcoin/Blockchain, could also attend the workshop, with due note of recommendation from their academic supervisors and/or professors.