ICDE 2015 - 31ST IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering

The annual ICDE conference addresses research issues in designing, building, managing, and evaluating advanced data-intensive systems and applications. It is a leading forum for researchers, practitioners, developers, and users to explore cutting-edge ideas and to exchange techniques, tools, and experiences. We invite the submission of original research contributions.
The 31st ICDE will be held in Seoul, Korea, April 13-16, 2015. Seoul is the capital city of Korea. The conference will be held at the COEX Convention Center in Gangnam.
South Korea is leading global market share in High-tech and R&D industries. Bloomberg Rankings recently examined 215 countries to determine their innovation quotient, among which Korea ranked first.
In Bloomberg's Global Innovation Index, Korea was ranked in the determining factors:
R&D intensity: 3rd
High-tech density: 3rd
Researcher concentration: 6th
Manufacturing capability: 2nd
Tertiary efficiency: 3rd
The R&D productivity of Korea is backed up by Korean culture proliferation, such as Psy's Gangnam Style (first Youtube video to hit 1Bn views), followed up by a myriad of other cultural and content producers (mobile gaming, TV Dramas, K-Pop, etc). Korean cuisine is also gaining popularity around the world as all things Korean hit trend status.