BigData Congress 2018 Call for Papers
The 2018 7th International Congress on Big Data (BigData Congress 2018)
BigData Congress 2018 organizing committee invites you to participate in the
7th edition of BigData Congress, to be held on June 25 – June 30, 2018,
Seattle, USA
BigData Congress 2018 will be co-located with the following service-oriented
sister conferences: the 11th 2018 International Conference on Cloud Computing
(CLOUD 2018), the 15th 2018 International Conference on Services Computing (SCC
2018), the 25th International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2018), the 7th
International Conference on Mobile Services (AIMS 2018), and the 14th World
Congress on Services (SERVICES 2018). These co-located theme topic conferences
will all revolve around "services," while each focusing on exploring
different aspects (cloud-based services, web-based services, business services,
mobile services, vertical industry services, and Big Data services).
The technical program of BigData Congress 2018 will consist of a set of regular
tracks and a new set of special tracks. The regular tracks are: regular
research track, regular applications track, and short paper track. These tracks
are similar to previous BigData Congress submission tracks. The regular
research track will emphasize both theoretical and experimental research
contributions. The regular applications track will pay special attention to
insights derived from real world big data applications, particularly with
respect to experience reports and evaluation results. The short paper track
will consider concise papers for timely dissemination of new ideas and
exploratory results.
The special tracks will significantly expand the scope of BigData Congress to
include innovative contributions that cover the entire lifecycle of big data
research: (1) vision papers to point out emerging challenges, (2) data sets and
benchmarks (summarized by short papers) that enable innovative big data
research, (3) technical papers that describe significant research output, (4)
applications and experience papers that apply and evaluate research methods and
tools, and (5) survey papers that organize and summarize important research
results and resources. Accordingly, these broadly defined contributions will be
evaluated by PC members with special interest and expertise in each phase of
the research lifecycle: vision papers, research contributions, applications and
experiences, and enabling resources that include data sets, benchmarks, and
surveys. The two special tracks included for BigData Congress 2018 are:
Real-Time Big Data Analytics, and Big Data/Smart Cities.
We also define the technical scope of big data research broadly from the 5V
perspective. In addition to the traditional definition of big volume and high
velocity, we also encourage submissions that describe techniques and tools for
handling big variety and high veracity. Of special interest are submissions
that start from big data containing big noise, and achieve significantly
improved value of output data.
Technical topics of interest include but are not limited to the
following:
Big Data Models and Algorithms
Foundational Models for Big Data
Algorithms and Programming Techniques for Big Data Processing
Big Data Analytics and Metrics
Big Data Architectures
Cloud Computing Techniques for Big Data
Big Data as a Service
Big Data Open Platforms
Big Data Management
Big Data Persistence and Preservation
Big Data Quality and Provenance Control
Big Data Storage and Retrieval
Big Data Security and Privacy
Big Data System Security and Integrity
Big Data Information Security
Privacy Preserving Big Data Analytics
Usable Security and Privacy for Big Data
Quality of Big Data Services
Big Data Service Performance Evaluation
Big Data Service Reliability and Availability
Real-Time Big Data Services
Big Data Search, Mining, and Visualization
Algorithms and Systems for Big Data Search
Distributed, and Peer-to-peer Search
Machine Learning based on Big Data
Visualization Analytics for Big Data
Big Data Applications
Big Data for Enterprise, Government, and Society
Case Studies of Big Data Value Creation
Big Data for Science and Engineering Research
Enabling Resources for Big Data Research
Big Data Sets
Big Data Application Benchmarks
Survey of big data research papers and/or big data sets
Special Track on Real-Time Big Data Analytics
Techniques and Algorithms for Real-Time Big Data Analytics
Applications and Evaluation of Real-Time Big Data Systems
Special Track on Big Data/Smart Cities
Big Data for Improving Resilient Infrastructures
Big Data Applications such as Healthcare and Transportation
All submissions must be original and previously unpublished papers. The
submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 program committee
members. Accepted and presented papers from all BigData Congress tracks will
appear in the conference proceedings. Selected research track papers will be
invited for extension and revision for publication (after journal reviewing
process) in special issues of the IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
(TSC), International Journal of Big Data (IJBD), International Journal of Web
Services Research (JWSR), and International Journal of Business Process
Integration and Management (IJBPIM). Both TSC and JWSR are indexed by SCI and
EI [Link]. According to Thomson Scientific, the TSC's impact factor in 2016 is
3.52.
All submitted manuscripts must conform to the format described by SCF
Proceedings template in WORD or Latex Package. The page limit for the Short
Paper Track is 4 pages. All other tracks have a page limit of 8 pages, except
for survey paper submissions, which may be extended to 12 pages. Submissions
that do not conform to the SCF format will not be reviewed. Papers exceeding
the page limits will be either rejected without review, or reviewed within the
page limits (the pages beyond the limit will not be considered in the reviews).
Electronic submission of manuscripts (in PDF or Word format) is required.
Detailed instructions for electronic paper preparation and submission, panel
proposals, tutorial proposals, workshop proposals, and review process can be
found at conference web site.
For each paper, authors choose one appropriate track at submission time.
However, the PC co-chairs may assign reviewers with appropriate expertise from
all areas and tracks for each submission. In addition, if session slots are
available, manuscripts submitted to one track may be recommended to another
track for further consideration. If a paper is accepted by a track different
from the original choice, the authors have the discretion to agree to the PC
recommendation or to decline the paper acceptance.
At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for the
conference and present the paper. One Best Paper award and one Best Student
Paper award will be granted at BigData Congress 2018. The first author of the
best student paper must be a full-time student.
The two special tracks (Real-Time Big Data Analytics and Big Data/Smart Cities)
will be partially sponsored by the Research Coordination Network (RCN) on Big
Data/Smart Cities [web site], which is supported by the National Science Foundation
(NSF). The special tracks welcome submissions from all phases of the research
lifecycle (vision, data set, research, application, survey). One author (from
the USA) of each accepted paper will be considered for financial support, in
the form of a RCN Fellowship for Big Data/Smart Cities, to present the paper at
the BigData Congress. Depending on the availability of funds, the RCN
Fellowship may include the conference registration and travel support. Early
career investigators will have priority in receiving the RCN Fellowship.
Additional funding from sources in other countries to support authors (of
papers in the special tracks) from outside of USA is being sought and will be
announced in the BigData Congress web site as they become available.
Important Dates
Research Track:
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28, 2018
Full Paper Submission Due Date: February 28, 2018
Decision Notification (Electronic): April 28, 2018
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 10, 2018
Application Track:
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28, 2018
Full Paper Submission Due Date: February 28, 2018
Decision Notification (Electronic): April 28, 2018
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 10, 2018
Short Paper Track:
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 7, 2018
Full Paper Submission Due Date: March 7, 2018
Decision Notification (Electronic): May 3, 2018
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 10, 2018
BigData Congress 2018's policy and professional ethics require that referees
treat the contents of papers under review as privileged information not to be
disclosed to others before publication. It is expected that no one with access
to a paper under review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge.
Content of abstracts submitted to conference program committees should be
regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same manner. The Conference
Publications Chair shall ensure that referees adhere to this practice.
Organizers of BigData Congress 2018 are expected to provide an appropriate
forum for the oral presentation and discussion of all accepted papers. An
author, in offering a paper for presentation at BigData Congress conference, or
accepting an invitation to present a paper, is expected to be present at the
meeting to deliver the paper.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or queries on BigData Congress 2018, please send
email to bigdata AT ServicesSociety.org or visit http://www.bigdatacongress.org/2018/.
Please join us at SERVICES Computing Community (http://services.oc.ieee.org/). Press
the "Register" button to apply for a FREE IEEE Web Account. As a
member, you will be permitted to login and participate in the community. This
invitation allows you to join a community designed to facilitate collaboration
among a group while minimizing e-mails to your inbox. As a registered member of
the Services Computing Community, you can also access the IEEE Body of
Knowledge on Services Computing [Link].
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