Data
- Data capture, generation, monitoring, synthesis, analysis, evaluation; metadata;
- Data structures; data storage, indexing, retrieval;
- Data exchange, sharing;
- Data display and manipulation;
- Data dissemination strategies; printing, CD-ROM, internet;
- Data quality, data consistency, data complexity, data standards;
- Data uncertainty and decision making; security;
- Data stewardship, data curation and data preservation;
- Data dissemination, discovery, repurposing;
- Data service; data and society;
- Data policy;
- Data capacity building (i.e. training in effective standard- based data management, documentation, and preservation; emerging field of data science etc.)
Database
- Database planning, design, maintenance; archiving;
- Interfacing databases to the internet; to other systems, to data products; interoperability;
- Database standards; compatibility; federated databases;
- Data mining, knowledge discovery;
- Human-computer interfaces; visualization in databases;
- Use of database packages, commercial issues; distributed databases;
- Legal issues, intellectual property rights; data access;
- Financial management, pricing, marketing, licensing; e-commerce;
Processing, Complexity, Scalability, Distribution, Interaction
- Active distributed systems, sensor swarms, data streaming;
- Performance issues, scalability, requirement engineering;
- Web service technology;
- Cloud Computing;
- Actor-centric/ decision-support systems;
Applications
- Industrial applications, industrial requirements;
- Adding intelligence to data systems, data modelling;
- Novel applications; case studies (new and established data analysis and management practices); interdisciplinary systems;
- Mission-oriented data activities of global features, e.g., global warming and sustainability, or disaster avoidance, mitigation, or response;
- Human-centric data activities, e.g., health, safety, security;
- Cultural heritage;
- Crisis Information and disaster management support;
- Data management for policy development;
Interfaces with Experiments, Models and Information Complexes in the Internet
- Online simulations, databases; virtual laboratories;
- Video-articles, tangible presentations, virtual reality in databases;
- Interplay of data and models;
Editorials, Essays and New Perspectives on Data Activities
Other: We also intend to include book reviews and conference proceedings. In the future, we might include a commentary function to allow readers to comment on papers.
