Dear Colleagues,

This is a gentle reminder regarding the Call for Papers for the first edition of the DeFi & Crypto Workshop, hosted at Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy) from January 26–28, 2026.

With the submission deadline approaching next week (December 8, 2025), we invite you to submit your extended abstracts or full papers. We welcome contributions from both academia and industry on topics ranging from market microstructure and AMMs to econophysics and systemic risk in DeFi.

Key Topics Include but not limited to:

• DeFi protocols, smart contracts, and stablecoins.

• DEXs, AMMs, and Liquidity Provision (Slippage, Impermanent Loss, LVR, MEV).

• Risk modeling, systemic risk, and regulatory interactions.

• Market microstructure of CEXs vs. DEXs.

• Agent-based modeling, econophysics, and complexity science in crypto.

• Token economics, governance, and digital assets.

Important Dates:

• Submission Deadline: December 8, 2025

• Notification of Acceptance: December 20, 2025

• Registration Deadline: January 7, 2026

Scientific Committee: Davide Barone, Agostino Capponi, Daniele Maria Di Nosse, Marco Francischello, Federico Gatta, Fabrizio Lillo, Manuel Naviglio, Gianluca Palmari, Francesco Tarantelli.

For submissions and further details, please visit our website: https://sns-defi.github.io/ or contact us at sns.defi@gmail.com.

We look forward to welcoming you to Pisa.

Best regards,

The Organizing Committee DeFi & Crypto Workshop