[CFP: deadline 10/13] Big Data and Smart Computing (BigComp 2014)

[Kazutoshi SUMIYA <sumiya [at] shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp>]

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CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing (BigComp) 2014, Bangkok, Thailand / Jan. 15-17, 2014

http://www.bigcomputing.org

*** Scheduled To Be Technically Co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society (IEEE Xplore, SCOPUS and EI)***

Paper Submission Deadline Extended to Oct. 13, 2013.


GOALS:

Big data and smart computing are emerging research fields that recently draw much attention and interest in computer science and information technology as well as in social sciences and other disciplines. The goal of the International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing (BigComp 2014), organized by KIISE (Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers), is to provide an international forum for exchanging ideas and information on current issues, challenges, research results, system developments, and practical experiences in these emerging fields. We strongly solicit high-quality original research papers and new work-in-progress reports in any aspect of big data and smart computing.

RELATED TOPICS:

The topics of interest for BigComp2014 include (but are not limited to):

- Techniques and models for big data
- Algorithms and systems for big data
- Machine learning and AI for big data
- Databases and data mining for big data
- Graph mining and opinion mining
- Web search and information retrieval
- Bioinformatics data management
- Infrastructure and platform for smart computing
- Models and tools for smart computing
- Mobile smartphone applications
- Big data analytics and social media 
- Parallel and distributed computing for big data 
- Hardware/software infrastructure for big data
- Security and privacy for big data
- Image/multimedia data management
- Cloud and grid computing 
- Mobile communication and networks
- Smart devices and hardware
- Smart location-based services
- Mobile software and data science 
- Big data and smart computing Applications (health care, medicine, finance, business, law, education, transportation, telecommunication, science, engineering, ecosystem, etc.)

SUBMISSIONS:

Papers should be submitted as PDF files through EasyChair, http://www.easychair, which must be formatted to IEEE two-column format for conference proceedings. The direct link for paper submission is https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bigcomp2014. Papers can be submitted as either regular or short papers. Regular papers are limited to 4-6 pages and short papers limited to 2 pages. Details about the submission process including formatting instructions will be available at the conference website, http://www.bigcomputing.org.

Publication:

All accepted regular and short papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication in SCI(E)-indexed journals such as Data & Knowledge Engineering Journal (DKE) and AMIS Journal, and other journals including Information Journal indexed by SCOPUS and Journal of Computing Science & Engineering (JCSE) after further revision and extension.

Awards:

Best Paper Awards will be conferred at the conference to the authors of selected outstanding papers. 

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Important Dates:

- Full paper submission due: October 13, 2013
- Acceptance notification: November 22, 2013
- Camera-ready copies due: December 16, 2013
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Keynote Speeches:

Keynote speeches for BigComp 2014 will be given by Prof. Divyakant Agrawal at University of California, Santa Barbara, and Prof. Tok Wang Ling, National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore.

Steering Committee
* Kang G. Shin, Univ. of Michigan, USA
* Kyu-Young Whang, KAIST, Korea
* Jiawei Han, UIUC, USA
* Tok Wang Ling, National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
* Il-Yeol Song, Drexel Univ., USA
* Jungyun Seo, Sogang University, Korea
* Chong-kwon Kim, Seoul National Univ., Korea

General Co-Chairs
* Jiawei Han, UIUC, USA
* Jungyun Seo, Sogang University, Korea

Organizing Committee Chair
* Seong-Ho Jeong, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea

Publication Co-Chairs
* Soo-Mi Choi, Sejong University, Korea
* Jyh-Cheng Chen, National Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan

Publicity Co-Chairs
* Jung Ryun Lee, Chung-Ang University, Korea
* Carlos Becker Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Finance Chair
* Seung-Shik Kang, Kookmin Univ., Korea

International Liaison Co-Chairs
* Sanghwan Lee, Kookmin Univ., Korea
* Motonori Nakamura, NII, Japan

Patron Chair
* Jong Won Choe, Sookmyung Womens University, Korea

Registration Chair
* Hoyoung Hwang, Hansung University, Korea

Local Arrangement Co-Chairs
* Sinchai Kamolphiwong, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
* Sungwook S. Kim, Sogang University, Korea

Web Chair
* Yonghoon Choi, Kwangwoon Univ., Korea

Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs
* Jinho Kim, Kangwon National University, Korea
* James Kwok, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
* Kazutoshi Sumiya, University of Hyogo, Japan
* Byoung-Tak Zhang, Seoul National University, Korea



For any inquiries on BigComp 2014, please contact TPC Co-Chairs:

* Jinho Kim, Kangwon National University, Korea, jhkim [at] kangwon.ac.kr
* James Kwok, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, jamesk [at] cse.ust.hk
* Kazutoshi Sumiya, University of Hyogo, Japan, sumiya [at] shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp
* Byoung-Tak Zhang, Seoul National University, Korea, btzhang [at] bi.snu.ac.kr
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