snascc 2011 - International Workshops on Social Network Tools and Services for Sensor Cloud Computing snascc2011

International Workshops on Social Network Tools and Services for Sensor Cloud Computing
The modern telecommunication system now delivers more than just basic voice and data services. Now different modes of connecting to the network, sophisticated devices and a wide range of application services has together created a new electronic eco-system. This virtual space now parallels the physical space that we live in. For many devices in this virtual space, they are constantly connected, have more computing power than a 1980-mainframe and most importantly, are increasingly acting as a sensor to the owner. A smart phone for example has sensory elements like a microphone and a camera. When combined with other sensors like proximity detection and GPS services, they unleashed a new set of applications not possible before.

These devices are now everywhere and are bridging the physical and virtual space via the torrent of data generated by their sensory components. For simplicity, a device with a sensory component is a sensor and is capable of generating a constant data stream containing values of the element it is reading, e.g., temperature or location. These data stream is fed through the modern telecommunication system to various applications on the Web. These data streams are used in causal applications like online social networking to serious applications like issuing a speeding fine from traffic cameras to ordering new stock for an empty vending machine. As the number of sensor devices becomes prevalent and ubiquitous, the telecommunication network must evolve to support new application needs. This evolution has happened in the form of cloud computing, where many complex technical and business issues are shield from users of the telecommunication network. This makes the cloud an attractive platform to build a set of sensor services.

A sensor-cloud is a cloud computing platform that adds facilities to easily connect large number of sensor devices so as to facilitate the exchange of data that could be turned into intelligence through a set of built in analytics. As a basic set of services, the sensor-cloud will manage the flow, storage and sharing of data streams generated by sensors connected to the sensor-cloud. As a set of value-added services, the sensor-cloud will incorporate various types of value added services.

One such value added services are analytics that could use social networking data and social network analysis to enhance business outcomes, manage customer satisfactions, and any other business related issues. Given that most of the sensors in a sensor-cloud are devices like smart phones, tablets and mobile computers, we can expect to collect a large volume of social network data. Since all the data exists in the sensor cloud, the ability to utilise this global information otherwise not possible makes it attractive to consider designing social network analytics specifically for a sensor-cloud environment.

The objective of this workshop is thus to provide an avenue for researchers to discuss applications and industry issues relating to designing social networking analytics in a sensor-cloud setting. Research and industry papers are therefore sought on the following topics

Novel solutions/techniques utilising social network data in a sensor-cloud environment
Experience discussion in implementation of social network analytics in a cloud or sensor-cloud environment
Discussion of research problems and issues in social network analysis within a sensor-cloud environment
Industry problems in from the practioneer’s perspective
Novel implementations and prototypes using social network technologies in a cloud/sensor-cloud environment
Implementation of sensor-cloud frameworks and systems that integrates social networking tools
The workshop will be held in an informal setting with the aim of promoting discussion among presenters at the workshop. Work in progress and preliminary results are welcomed in this workshop as we seek to also provide an avenue for researchers in this area an opportunity to form collaborative relationships.

More information regarding submission rules and timelinescan be found on the links at the left of this site.

Workshop Chairs
Kok-Leong Ong, School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia
I‐Hsien Ting, Department of Information Management, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Vincent CS Lee, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia