Social Media 2017: International Conference On Social Media, Wearable And Web Analytics Grand Connaught Rooms London, UK, June 19-20, 2017 |
Conference website | http://www.c-mric.org/index.php/sm2017 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialmedia2017 |
Abstract registration deadline | February 28, 2017 |
Submission deadline | April 10, 2017 |
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
The deadline for submission of extended abstracts and full papers is 14th January 2017.
Please prepare your paper according to the formatting guidelines (Word document/PDF template/LaTeX). Please also find here the copyright-form, which must be completed for all accepted papers.
Online Submission
The online submission process is open!
Authors may use the online submission systems hosted by EasyChair Conference System to submit their papers. If you don't have an EasyChair account you will need to create one and then login in order to submit your papers. Please read the Submission Instructions before submitting your work in the system.
Submission Instructions
Both long (8 pages max., roughly 8,000 words) and short (4 pages max., roughly 4,000 words) paper submissions should be written in English and be submitted electronically via the EasyChair Conference System. Submission file formats are PDF and Microsoft Word using the IEEE conference paper Word/PDF/Latex templates that can be found at the corresponding IEEE website. Authors wishing to present a Poster, Industry Proof of Concept (PoC), Work in Progress (WIP), Research Ideas, or PhD Seminar may submit a 2‐page extended abstract using the online submission systems hosted by EasyChair Conference System, which, if accepted, will appear in the conference proceedings.
Accepted papers
Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Authors should certify that their papers represent substantially new previously unpublished work. Paper submission implies that the intent is for one of the authors to present the paper if accepted and that at least one of the authors register for a full conference fee.
The accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Best Papers
The best paper of each section will be selected and their author(s) will receive a corresponding Award Certificate. Authors of the Best 20%-25% papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in one of the special issues peer reviewed journals.
List of Topics
Topics of Interest
Original papers are invited on recent advances in Social Media, Wearable and Web Analytics. The topics in Social Media 2017 include but not limited to:
Social Media
Advances in Social Media
Social Media theoretical underpinnings
Security in Social Media
Trust and privacy in Social Media
Social Medial Big Data Analysis
Organisational Knowledge Management
Branding and E-Marketing
Realtime Communications and Instant Messaging
Social Network Analysis
Social Media Technologies
Convergence
Learning, Communities & Skills development
Cultural Impacts
Digital Contents
Research
Digital Economics
Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems
Social and Digital Inclusion
Digital Trust and Reputation
Bridging Geographical and Location Gaps
Policy, Legal, Legislation & Compliance
Standardisation
Wearable
Advances in Wearable
Wearable in e-Health
Wearable in Fitness
Wearable and Bring You Own Devices (BYOD) in the Enterprise
Security, Trust and Privacy in Wearable
Wearable Technologies
Economic Importance of Wearable
Life Style Impacts
Interaction, Interface and Customisation
Design Requirements and Requirements Analysis
Aesthetics and Design
Monitoring
Web Analytics
Advances in Web Analytics
Web Analytics for Law Enforcement and Security Monitoring
Legal Issues of Web Analytics
Law, Legislation and Compliance
Security, Trust, Privacy
Web Analytics for Business Intelligence
Web Analytics and Web Surveillance
Web Analytics and Geolocation
Content-Aware analytics
Digital Content
Customisation, e-Marketing and Tailoring
Customer-centric Analysis
Social Network Analysis
Cyber Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Business Analytics & Intelligence
Situational Awareness
Principles, Theory & Research
Endpoint Monitoring, User and Entity Analysis
Application and Session Monitoring
Risk Assessment and Management
Data Mining and Machine Learning in Social Systems
Web Analytics Technologies & Tools
Committees
Program Committee
Steering Committee Chairs
- Cyril Onwubiko – Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Innovation and Collaboration, UK
- Thomas Owens – Brunel University, London, UK
Steering Committee
- Anthony Davies – IEEE
- Stefanos Gritzalis – University of the Aegean, Greece
- Nick Savage – University of Portsmouth, UK
- Jens Myrup Pedersen - University of Aalborg, Denmark
Industry Liaison Chairs
- Frederick Wamala – Security Architecture & Cyber Security, IBM, UK
- Subrata Acharya - Towson University, USA
- Genshe Chen - Fusion, USA
Publicity Chairs
- Daniel Zeng – University of Arizona, USA
- Gareth Niblett – BCS Information Security Specialist Group (ISSG), UK
Conference Chairs
- Xavier Bellekens – University of Abertay, Scotland, UK
- Cyril Onwubiko – Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Innovation and Collaboration, UK
Programme Committee
- Alexandros Kapravelos – Computer Security Group, University of California Santa Barbara, USA
- Uwe Glässer – School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada
- Gerardo I. Simari - Universidad Nacional del Sur in Bahia Blanca and CONICET, Argentina
- Yi Luo – University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- Thomas Owens – Brunel University, London, UK
- Jens Myrup Pedersen - University of Aalborg, Denmark
- Reza Tadayoni – University of Aalborg, Denmark
- Andrew Lenaghan – Oxford University, UK
- Gareth Niblett – BCS Information Security Specialist Group (ISSG), UK
- Peter J. Hawrylak – The University of Tulsa, USA
- Subrata Acharya - Towson University, USA
- Marios Anagnostopoulos - University of the Aegean, Greece
- Erik Blasch - Fusion Evaluation & Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
- Genshe Chen - Fusion, USA
- Wei Yu – Towson University, USA
- Joshua W. Haines – MIT, USA
- William (Bill) Streilein – MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MIT, USA
- Uri Blumenthal - MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MIT, USA
- Gerald O’Leary - MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MIT, USA
- Ciza Thomas – College of Engineering, India
- N. Balakrishnan – Indian Institute of Science, India
- Michael Ruiz – Deloitte Consulting LLP, USA
- Mark Ballora – Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Stefanos Gritzalis – University of the Aegean, Greece
- Mike Tyworth - The Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Eric X. McMillan - The Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Bechara Al Bouna – Science University, Lebenanon
- Janne Merete Hagen – Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Norway
- Varun Dutt – Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India
- Cleotilde Gonzalez - Carnegie Mellon University, USA
- Khidir M. Ali – Jubail University College, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Katherine Hamilton – Penn State University, USA
- Xinyu Yang - Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
- Jie Lin – Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
- Georgios Kambourakis – University of the Aegean, Greece
- Elisavet Konstantinou – University of the Aegean, Greece
- Sotiris Ioannidis – the Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Greece
- Pierre Parrend – ECAM Strasbourg-Europe, France
- Abdullahi Arabo – University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK
- Veena Desai – Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum, India
- Azah Norman – Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Marco Ivan Ramirez Sosa Moran – Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster, London, UK
- Lai Bun Lok – IEEE UK & Ireland, IEEE
- Matthew Gream – IEEE UK & Ireland, IEEE
- Frederick Wamala – Security Architecture & Cyber Security, IBM, UK
Organizing committee
Steering Committee Chairs
- Cyril Onwubiko – Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Innovation and Collaboration, UK
- Thomas Owens – Brunel University, London, UK
Steering Committee
- Anthony Davies – IEEE
- Stefanos Gritzalis – University of the Aegean, Greece
- Nick Savage – University of Portsmouth, UK
- Jens Myrup Pedersen - University of Aalborg, Denmark
Industry Liaison Chairs
- Frederick Wamala – Security Architecture & Cyber Security, IBM, UK
- Subrata Acharya - Towson University, USA
- Genshe Chen - Fusion, USA
Invited Speakers
Professor Ali Hessami FRSA – Chair, IEEE United Kingdom & Ireland
Professor Hessami is the current Chair of the IEEE United Kingdom and Ireland, and Director of R&G and Innovation at Vega Systems, London, UK. He contributed significant original material to CENELEC WGA10 Report TR-50451 on Allocation of Safety Integrity & largely authored TR-50506-1 standard on the Cross-Acceptance of Signalling Systems. He has chaired CENELEC Committees developing the latest EN50128 & EN50129 revisions. He represents UK on CENELEC & IEC safety systems, hardware & software standards committees whilst also an advisor to IEEE Standards Association on European Policy matters. Ali chairs the SMC Chapter in the UK&RI Section of IEEE. During December 2013, he was appointed as the Member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET-UK) Council and as the Vice Chair of the IEEE in the UK and Ireland. Ali is also policy advisor to the IEEE Standards Association on European standardization and strategy related matters. Ali has now assumed the leadership role of the UK & Ireland IEEE Section from January 2016.
Dr. Kevin Curran – Computer Science, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
Dr. Curran BSc (Hons), PhD, SMIEEE, FBCS CITP, FHEA is a Reader in Computer Science at Ulster University and group leader for the Ambient Intelligence & Virtual Worlds Research Group. His achievements include winning and managing UK & European Framework projects and Technology Transfer Schemes. Dr Curran has made significant contributions to advancing the knowledge and understanding of computer networking and systems, evidenced by over 800 published works. He is perhaps most well-known for his work on location positioning within indoor environments and Internet security. His expertise has been acknowledged by invitations to present his work at international conferences, overseas universities and research laboratories. He is a regular contributor to print, online, radio & TV news on computing & security issues. He was the recipient of an Engineering and Technology Board Visiting Lectureship for Exceptional Engineers and is an IEEE Technical Expert for Internet/Security matters since 2008. He currently holds a Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship awarded in 2016. Dr. Curran’s stature and authority in the international community is demonstrated by his influence, particularly in relation to the direction of research in computer science. He has chaired sessions and participated in the organising committees for many highly-respected international conferences and workshops. He was the founding Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence and is also a member of numerous Journal Editorial boards and international conference organising committees. He has authored a number of books and is the recipient of various patents. He has served as an advisor to the British Computer Society in regard to the computer industry standards and is a member of BCS and IEEE Technology Specialist Groups and various other professional bodies.
Dr. Eckhard Pfluegel – Science, Engineering & Computing, Kingston University, London, UK
Dr Pfluegel obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (France) in 1999 after graduating with a First Class degree ("Diplom") in Computer Science (Equivalent of UK Honours and Master's degree) in 1999 at Universität Karlsruhe (now known as KIT), Karlsruhe (Germany). An experienced Senior Lecturer with 3 years of industrial practice in software engineering and over 13 years of research expertise, teaching responsibilities and professional practice, his current main area of specialism is network and cyber security. He has an active and continuous portfolio of over 40 peer-reviewed international journal and conference publications, serves as member of several technical programme committees and regularly reviews for international journals. Dr Pfluegel is leading an educational programme in cyber and network security at postgraduate level and frequently gives public lectures and talks on the topic of cyber and computer security awareness. He particularly enjoys research-informed teaching in order to bring in cutting-edge knowledge from his research into his lectures.
Dr. Cyril Onwubiko – Cyber Security Intelligence, Research Series Limited, London, UK
Dr Onwubiko is Director, Cyber Security Intelligence at Research Series Limited, where he is responsible for directing strategy, IA governance and cyber security. Prior to Research Series, he had worked in the Financial Services, Telecommunication, Health & Government and Public services Sectors. He is experienced in Cyber Security, Security Information and Event Management, Data Fusion, Intrusion Detection Systems and Computer Network Security; and vastly knowledgeable in Information Assurance, Risk Assessment & Management. He holds a PhD in Computer Network Security from Kingston University, London, UK; MSc in Internet Engineering, from University of East London, London, UK, and BSc, first class honours, in Computer Science & Mathematics. He has authored several books including "Security Framework for Attack Detection in Computer Networks" and "Concepts in Numerical Methods.", and edited books such as "Situational Awareness in Computer Network Defense: Principles, Methods & Applications", and Cyber Science 2015 – International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment. He has over 30 articles published in leading and most prestigious academic journals and conferences.
Professor Frank Wang – School of Computing, University of Kent, UK
Prof Wang is a Professor of Future Computing, and a Fellow of British Computer Society. He serves the High End Computing Panel for Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the UK Government EPSRC e-Science Panel. Frank has attracted a number of EC/EPSRC/DTI/Industrial grants, totaling a few million euros. He has been invited to present keynote speeches and other invited talks at Princeton University (USA), Carnegie Mellon University (USA), Oxford University (UK), Edinburgh University (UK), CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva), Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (Hong Kong), Tsinghua University (Taiwan), Jawaharlal Nehru University (India), Aristotle University (Greece), Helsinki Technology University (Finland), Turkish Government The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Central Philippine University (Philippine), and Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Jordan), etc. Prof Frank Wang is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Encyclopedia of Grid Computing and Co-Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing.
Publication
Social Media 2017 proceedings will be published in the IEEE Xplore
Venue
The Social Media 2017 will be held at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London, UK.
Address
Ampthill Suite
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Central London
61-65 Great Queen Street
London WC2B 5DA
United Kingdom
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Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to submission@c-mric.org