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