Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning

  • Algorithms and systems for big data analytics
  • Big data Machine learning, predictive and causal analytics
  • Visualization and visual analytics systems for big data
  • Knowledge modeling, extraction, discovery, analysis, and presentation
  • Big data Business intelligence
  • Optimization and agentic models for big data
  • Artificial intelligence models at scale
  • Large language models
  • Neuro-symbolic approaches at large scale

Integrated and Distributed Systems

  • Sensor networks
  • Internet of Things, web of things
  • Networking and protocols
  • Smart Systems (such as energy efficiency systems, smart homes, smart farms, etc.)

Big Data Platforms and Technologies

  • Innovative, concurrent, and scalable big data platforms
  • Data indexing, cleaning, transformation, and curation technologies
  • Big data processing frameworks and technologies
  • Big data services and application development methods and tools
  • Big data quality evaluation and assurance technologies
  • Big data system reliability, dependability, and availability
  • Open-source development and technology for big data
  • Big Data as a Service (BDaaS) platform and technologies

Big Data Foundations

  • Foundational theoretical or computational models for big data
  • Programming models, theories, and algorithms for big data
  • Standards, protocols, and quality assurance for big data

Big Data Applications and Experiences

  • Innovative big data applications and services in industries and domains e.g. healthcare, finance, insurance, transportation, agriculture, education, environment, multimedia, social networks, urban planning, disaster management, security
  • Experiences and case studies of big data applications and services
  • Real-world and large-scale practices of big data