{"id":14,"date":"2026-05-05T11:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fintech.local\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:06:18","slug":"call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/conference\/call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f92f6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f92f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b89a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b89a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for Papers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdad878 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdad878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb6b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb6b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAPER SUBMISSION WINDOW\u2028:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fedab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fedab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAY 25 \u2013 JUNE 25, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d7d28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5d7d28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73420d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73420d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0776dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0776dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proceedings and Academic Publication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1098b1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1098b1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5551852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5551852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accepted papers will appear in the official conference proceedings distributed in both digital and print formats. The conference is designed to support rigorous academic exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration in blockchain, digital assets, fintech, artificial intelligence applications, and emerging digital systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c30a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45c30a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/conference\/submission-guidelines\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submission Guidelines<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd42d1 e-con-full max-width-530 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bd42d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843dbb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"843dbb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic\">\n\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-polygon\"><\/div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51b2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c51b2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mic.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1469\" alt=\"Podium microphone\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09365b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b09365b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic bottom-right\">\n\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-polygon\"><\/div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0e582 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd0e582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e288c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e288c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ada3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63ada3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ce8bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59ce8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Should Submit?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b0f7d blue-bullet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b0f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Faculty Researchers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14f46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14f46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Computer science, engineering, finance, economics, law, and business disciplines with work touching blockchain or fintech.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7babd blue-bullet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee7babd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Doctoral Students<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cba235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cba235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dissertation-stage and advanced PhD students seeking peer feedback and visibility for emerging research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b393762 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b393762\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74a009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c74a009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission Types<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6c54b blue-bullet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6c54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Full Papers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f761b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f761b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technically rigorous or empirically grounded. Accepted authors will include their full paper in the conference proceedings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbd963 blue-bullet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcbd963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Workshops<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c794a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c794a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>40\u2013minute Tech Talk addressing cutting-edge topics at the intersection of blockchain, fintech, and AI. See details below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d674668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d674668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff8a4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fff8a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53137e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e53137e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic top-right\">\n\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-polygon\"><\/div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6f002 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c6f002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313873c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"313873c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c5676 split-chars-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c5676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support for Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3ec2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c3ec2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conference scholarships covering airfare, hotel accommodations, and conference meals will be provided to the presenting author of each accepted paper. Limited to one scholarship per paper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fd63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c8fd63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic bottom-left\">\n\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"corner-graphic-polygon\"><\/div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/conference-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rounded-corner.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"graphic-round-1\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caea509 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"caea509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef95655 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef95655\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c284a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c284a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34857d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34857d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important dates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5d733 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d5d733\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba22e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eba22e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission Portal Opens:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1becb0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1becb0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> May 25<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc9fa6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fc9fa6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c1499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c1499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission Deadline:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1202310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1202310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> June 25<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edec033 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edec033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9060eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9060eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notification of Acceptance:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0389d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0389d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 10<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1052e65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1052e65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ab7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35ab7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Registration:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f339117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f339117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 20 - Aug 20<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04aec10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04aec10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c37c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c37c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Dates:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20106ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20106ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 8-10<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e00ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e00ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3c7b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb3c7b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b35d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b35d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FOLLOW &amp; SHARE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799a75a blue-bullet bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"799a75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/fintech.morgan.edu\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73241b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73241b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"topics\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5766d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b5766d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb32d1a split-chars-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb32d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Focus Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20cd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e20cd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conference welcomes papers that examine blockchain, digital assets, fintech, and AI applications across business, finance, computer science, engineering, public policy, and other disciplines.<\/p><p><strong>AI-related submissions should focus on applications connected to blockchain, fintech, digital assets, or emerging digital systems.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3178c3d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3178c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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