MCPS 2014 - 4th International Workshop on Mobile Sensing: The Future, brought to you by Big Sensor Data Medical Cyber-Physical Systems Workshop (MCPS 2014)

Mobile Sensing is rapidly becoming a part of everyday life. Through the proliferation of sensor platforms (e.g., wearables, smartphones, and sensors in cars) the opportunity to collect and analyze rich large-scale mobile sensor data is steadily increasing. Simultaneously, we are witnessing a revolution in the general importance of data -- advances in the field of Big Data are highlighting the benefits of data-driven analytics in all facets of society. The objective of this workshop is to arrive at a deeper understanding of how these powerful trends intersect; we refer to the intersection of these two fields as Big Sensor Data. How should the techniques and analytical tools from years of Big Data research impact future directions in Mobile Sensing? Similarly, what role should programmable context-aware mobile sensing systems play within the study of Big Data?