Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Big Data Models and Algorithms

Foundational Models for Big Data
Algorithms and Programming Techniques for Big Data Processing
Big Data Analytics and Metrics
Representation Formats for Multimedia Big Data

Big Data Architectures

Cloud Computing Techniques for Big Data
Big Data as a Service
Big Data Open Platforms
Big Data in Mobile and Pervasive Computing

Big Data Management

Big Data Persistence and Preservation
Big Data Quality and Provenance Control
Management Issues of Social Network Big Data

Big Data Protection, Integrity and Privacy

Models and Languages for Big Data Protection
Privacy Preserving Big Data Analytics
Big Data Encryption

Security Applications of Big Data

Anomaly Detection in Very Large Scale Systems
Collaborative Threat Detection using Big Data Analytics

Big Data Search and Mining

Algorithms and Systems for Big Data Search
Distributed, and Peer-to-peer Search
Machine learning based on Big Data
Visualization Analytics for Big Data

Big Data for Enterprise, Government and Society

Big Data Economics
Real-life Case Studies of Value Creation through Big Data Analytics
Big Data for Business Model Innovation
Big Data Toolkits
Big Data in Business Performance Management
SME-centric Big Data Analytics
Big Data for Vertical Industries (including Government, Healthcare, and Environment)
Scientific Applications of Big Data
Large-scale Social Media and Recommendation Systems
Experiences with Big Data Project Deployments
Big Data in Enterprise Management Models and Practices
Big Data in Government Management Models and Practices
Big Data in Smart Planet Solutions
Big Data for Enterprise Transformation

Blockchain

Blockchain based lightweight data structures for IoT data
Blockchain based IoT security solutions
Blockchain in cyber physical systems
Blockchain in social networking
Bolckchain in crowdsourcing and crowdsensing
Blockchain in 5G
Blockchain in edge and cloud computing
Blockchain and trust management