COSE 2021 - the First International Workshop on COllaborative SEnsing in the Web of Things

Dear colleagues,

we are glad to announce *COSE 2021 - the First International Workshop on
COllaborative SEnsing in the Web of Things*, in conjunction with the
18th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing,
August 9-12, 2021, Leuven, Belgium.

http://swot.sisinflab.poliba.it/cose2021/

*Important Dates:*
- Paper Submission: April 9, 2021
- Author Notification: May 17, 2021
- Final Manuscript: June 15, 2021

*About*
Collaborative sensing paradigms such as sensing as a service are
recently emerging. They are characterized by mobile agents able to
offer, request, discover and exploit data sensing and analysis services,
enabled by embedded sensors or devices in their close proximity,
connected through low-power wireless protocols. This model is typically:

- peer-to-peer: any node can request data or search for specific kinds
of sensors and devices;
- opportunistic: designed to exploit dynamically the available resources
in a certain area in a given time window;
- participatory: user agents are invited to contribute their data,
sensing and computing resources to the network.

Collaborative sensing approaches should be general enough to support
various types of applications, platforms and devices. Furthermore,
effective incentive mechanisms should be introduced to promote a
sustained collaboration. As interoperability issues involve both
application-layer network protocols and data exchange formats,
integrating World Wide Web - and particularly Semantic Web –
technologies is a relevant research trend for promoting collaboration in
large-scale data sensing and processing scenarios, such as multi-party
deployments and federations.

*Submission Guidelines*

Paper must be submitted via EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/submission_new?a=26151658

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal or conference. The total length for each paper is limited to 6
pages. Two extra pages can be added. But, for each extra page, a fee of
€65 will be charged. The maximum number of pages (including extra pages)
is strictly limited to 8 pages. The submitted paper must be formatted
according to the guidelines of Procedia Computer Science.

Extended versions of selected papers presented at the workshop will be
considered for publication in a special issue of Sensors at a discounted
publishing fee. At least 50% new material will be required for the
journal paper.

*List of Topics*

The Workshop is dedicated to frameworks, architectures, technologies and
systems for collaborative sensing, with particular emphasis on
ubiquitous/pervasive computing and on (Semantic) Web of Things
technology stacks. Topics include, but are not limited to:

- collaborative and participatory sensing in WSN, IoT and WoT scenarios;
- collaborative, decentralized and peer-to-peer protocols for device and
sensor discovery;
- collaborative, decentralized and peer-to-peer protocols and frameworks
for data discovery, data mining and machine learning;
- sensing-as-a-service frameworks, architectures and protocols;
- opportunistic sensing and computing in ubiquitous contexts;
- design and evaluation of incentive mechanisms for participatory sensing;
- energy-conscious and resource-conscious collaborative sensing;
- user-centered personalized participatory sensing tools, interfaces and
applications;
- Semantic Web technologies for collaborative sensing and ubiquitous
sensor networks;
- distributed ledger and blockchain technologies for collaborative sensing.

*Program Committee*

- Eugenio Di Sciascio - Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
- Francesco M. Donini - Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
The list will be constantly updated on the workshop website.

*Organizing committee*

- Giuseppe Loseto - Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
- Floriano Scioscia - Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
- Michele Ruta - Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy

*Publication*

COSE 2021 proceedings will be published in Procedia Computer Science.

Extended versions of selected papers presented at the workshop will be
considered for publication in a special issue of Sensors, MDPI, at a
discounted publishing fee. At least 50% new material will be required
for the journal paper.

*Venue*

The workshop will be held in Leuven, Belgium, in conjunction with The
18th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing,
August 9-12, 2021.

*Contact*

All questions should be emailed to: Giuseppe Loseto -
giuseppe.loseto@poliba.it

Best regards,
COSE 2021 Organizers
Giuseppe Loseto, Floriano Scioscia, Michele Ruta
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