SBP 2012 - 2012 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction

Papers and posters are solicited on research issues, theories, and applications. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to,
? Military and security applications of SBP
o Group formation and evolution in the political context
o Technology and flash crowds
o Networks and political influence
o Information diffusion
o Group representation and profiling
o Reasoning about terrorist group behaviors and policies towards them
? Health applications of SBP
o Social network analysis to understand health behavior
o Modeling of health policy and decision making
o Modeling of behavioral aspects of infectious disease spread
o Intervention design and modeling for behavioral health
? Other applications of SBP
o Economic applications of SBP
o Reasoning about development aid through SBP
o Reasoning about global educational efforts through SBP
? Basic research on sociocultural and behavioral processes using SBP
o Group interaction and collaboration
o Group formation and evolution
o Group representation and profiling
o Cultural patterns and representation
o Social conventions and social contexts
o Influence process and recognition
o Public opinion representation
o Viral marketing and information diffusion
o Psycho-cultural situation awareness
? Methodological issues in SBP
o Verification and validation
o Sensitivity analysis
o Matching technique or method to research questions
o Metrics and evaluation
o Methodological innovation
o Model federation and integration
o Limitations of and barriers to SBP
o Research gaps and opportunities
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/conferences/sbp2012
Important Dates
Submission Open: October 1, 2011
Paper Registration Deadline: Friday, October 28, 2011
Paper/full text poster Due: Friday, November 4, 2011
Notification of acceptance: December 5, 2011
Camera-Ready: December 19, 2011