The 3rd International Conference on Network Security and Blockchain Technology (ICNSBT 2024) was jointly organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, and Comput Society of India, Kolkata Chapter, and held at Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College from June 06 to 08, 2024. This conference received 158 papers authored by 414 authors from 200 premier Institutes across the globe. A total of 35 research papers were presented in seven technical sessions during the conference. Eminent domain experts from around the world delivered seven keynote talks.

The conference was inaugurated in the gracious presence of Dr. Dipanwita Roychowdhury, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Debashis De, MAKAUT, Prof. Debasis Giri, Chairman, CSI Kolkata Chapter, Sanjay Kumar Das, State Information Security Officer, West Bengal, Dr. Sanasam Ranbir Singh, Professor, IIT Guwahati, Prof. G. K, Panda, Principal-in-Charge, JGEC and Dr. Subhas Barman, Head, Department of CSE, JGEC. The ICNSBT 2024 has provided a platform for researchers from academics and industry to present their original work and exchange ideas, information, techniques and applications in the fields of I) Security and Privacy, ii) Network Security and its Applications and iii) Blockchain Technology and Its Applications, and iv) AI/ML in Information Security. There were a total of seven keynote talks delivered by experts from the academy as well as the Industry. Keynote talks mainly focussed on network security, cyber security and blockchain applications. The list of keynote speakers enriched with Dr. Sanasam Ranbir Singh, IIT Guwahati, Dr. Sandip Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur, Dr. Saibal Kumar Pal, Senior Scientist, SAG, DRDO, Delhi, India, Dr. Samiran Chattopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Techno India University, West Bengal, India, Dr. Weizhi Meng, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, Mr. Shantanu, Scientist – E, SAG, DRDO, Delhi, India. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Das delivered a special talk, Add’l Secretary and State security officer of West Bengal on cyber security.

The conference included not only a technical paper presentation and keynote speech but also included a rally to raise cybersecurity awareness on 5th June 2024 at Jalpaiguri town. There was also an exceptional session called Industry Meet to discuss "Digital transformation and cybersecurity challenges in the Industry of North Bengal". Industry executives from different industries of North Bengal participated in the panel discussion. The conference was financially supported by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defense, Government of India, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited, and Coca-Cola.