CONF-SPML 2025

Organizer

Department of Engineering & Computing, University of East London

Workshop Chair

Dr. Bilyaminu Romo Auwal

Senior Lecturer in University of East London

Personal Bio:

Dr Bilyaminu Auwal Romo is a Senior Lecturer in Computing and Digital Technologies, his recent role at Exergy Global UK, Bilyaminu served as the Software Development Consultant for the €13M EU's Horizon 2020 ECOBulk.EU project, focusing on the design and implementation of a circular economy digital platform. Simultaneously, Bilyaminu held leadership positions, including Course Leader for BSc Computer Science and UG Academic Lead in the Computing and Digital Technology Department at the School of ACE. Also, Bilyaminu served as a Co-Investigator for the £23K UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, contributing to the project titled "Circularity and Blockchain Technology for Food Redistribution and Community Well-being." His diverse research portfolio spans Open-Source Software projects, OSS-Component Re-use, software maintenance, evolution, mining software repositories, and blockchain technology, with a notable emphasis on improving bug data quality in open-source repositories. As a Research Associate (External Affiliation) at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and a founding member of the UEL Fintech Centre, Bilyaminu played a key role in both establishments, showcasing a successful fusion of industry engagement and research project leadership, underlining his commitment to advancing knowledge in the field.

Workshop Committee Members

Dr. Aslam Kaitah, University of East London, a.kaitah2@uel.ac.uk

Dr. Nura A Tijjani, Brunel University London, nura.abubakar@brunel.ac.uk.

Mr. Lucian Duta, University of East London, l.duta@uel.ac.uk

Mr. Mohammed Thanveer, University of East London, U2332930@uel.ac.uk

Mr. Praveenkuma Puppala, University of East London, U2275543@uel.ac.uk

Sai Vivek Karnati, University of East London, U2306612@uel.ac.uk

Mr. Prithvi raj Godam, University of East London, U2370788@uel.ac.uk

Background:

The confluence of blockchain, fintech, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and data analytics has precipitated a paradigm shift across multiple domains. Cloud computing, as a foundational component, underpins these technologies by providing the requisite computational resources and storage capabilities. The decentralized architecture of blockchain is significantly enhanced by the scalability and flexibility offered by cloud infrastructure. Similarly, fintech innovations are facilitated by cloud-based platforms, enabling secure and efficient financial transactions. The proliferation of IoT devices generates voluminous datasets that necessitate cloud-based processing and analysis. Consequently, data analytics is empowered by cloud computing to extract actionable insights from these complex data landscapes. This synergistic relationship among these technologies has fostered a dynamic and interconnected ecosystem with far-reaching implications for various sectors.

Keywords

  • Blockchain
  • Fintech
  • Digital Economy
  • Cloud Computing
  • IoT
  • Data Analyst

Goal/Rationale:

Ensuring data integrity and transparency in sustainability reporting to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global net zero emissions. Organizations often face challenges in accurately measuring and reporting their environmental impact, leading to greenwashing and hindering progress towards a sustainable future.

Addressing this issue is crucial for building trust, informing effective decision-making, and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. Blockchain, fintech, cloud computing, IoT, and data analytics can be leveraged to create a robust, transparent, and verifiable system for tracking and reporting sustainability metrics.

Implementing blockchain-based platforms to record and verify sustainability data, utilizing IoT sensors to collect real-time environmental data, employing cloud computing for data storage and analysis, and leveraging fintech for green financing and impact investing can revolutionize sustainability reporting. This integrated approach can enhance data accuracy, transparency, and accessibility, fostering accountability and driving sustainable practices across industries.

Submission

Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full papers that include title, abstract, keywords, introduction, conclusion, and references. It is unnecessary to submit an abstract in advance. The deadline for general submission is February 5, 2025 .

Each paper should be no less than 4 pages. One regular registration can cover a paper of 6 pages, and additional pages will be charged. Please format your paper well according to the conference template before submission.

Please prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word or LaTeX/Tex and submit your full paper via email to ws_london@confspml.org, attaching both a PDF file and an editable format.

Workshop Date

February 12th, 2025 (GMT)

Submission & Payment

Type Regular Submission
Paper Submission February 5, 2025
Review Process 2 weeks
Revise & Acceptance 2 weeks
Registration & Payment 2 weeks

Fees

Items Amount(VAT Included)
Registration and Publishing Fee(6 pages included) $500
Additional Page $40/extra page

Publication

Accepted papers of this workshop will be published in conference proceedings, and will be submitted to Ei Compendex, Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI), Crossref, Portico, Inspec, Google Scholar, CNKI, and other databases for indexing. The situation may be affected by factors among databases like processing time, workflow, policy, etc.

Participation

Poster

Besides the onsite meeting, this workshop also holds a poster session which allow for a larger number of authors to share their research. The poster session will provide an opportunity for researchers to present their work in a visual and interactive way, allowing for more engagement and discussion with other attendees. Authors of qualified papers will be invited to present their works with digital posters. We believe that this online poster session will still be a great platform for participants to share, discuss, and cooperate.

All accepted authors will receive an invitation email to present a poster at this workshop. Please note that all posters should be submitted before February 5, 2025.

Guidelines for Poster Presentation

  1. Poster presentations must be prepared using the template provided:
  2. *Poster layout template for poster presentation (download)
  3. *Poster layout background (download)
  4. Posters should generally be in A1 size (width: 594mm x height: 841mm) and include the followings:
  5. Title, author and co-author names, and the affiliation(s) information.
  6. Body parts, including "Abstract", "Introduction", "Methods", "Results", "Discussion" and "Conclusions".
  7. Presenters are suggested to set the font size properly and avoid placing anything at the margin part of the poster as it will be difficult to view.
  8. Posters should be well illustrated. All the pictures used should be high quality and with high resolution.
  9. All the posters will be displayed online on the official website. Each poster will have both a small thumbnail and a full-size version.
  10. Posters will be displayed during the online session. After the presentation is over, the full-size version of all posters will become invisible. But thumbnails still can be seen on the website.

(You can refer to the instructions for more detailed information. Additional presentation guidelines may be announced by workshop committees.)

Venue:

University of East London, Docklands Campus University Way London, E16 2RD United Kingdom.

VISA

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UK Visa Information

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  • Check you meet the eligibility requirements.
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You must be able to show that:

  • you'll leave the UK at the end of your visit
  • you're able to support yourself and your dependants during your trip (or have funding from someone else to support you)
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