Call for Papers - Special Issue on Applied Soft Computing for Online Social Networks

Special Issue on Applied Soft Computing for Online Social Networks

Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, pictures, audios or videos in virtual communities by using open Internet. Over the past five years, online social network (OSN) websites or services have been widely developed and deployed, including general-purpose OSNs like Twitter, Facebook and Wechat, or special-purpose ones for multimedia sharing YouTube, professional communication LinkedIn, and so on. Whatever the type of an OSN is, there exist very interesting and challengeable research works on how to improve an efficient social media computing and how to make an effective social network analysis and mining from the perspectives of both academia and industry. In order to better cope with the burning issues, advances on soft computing technologies, such as neural network and system, evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms, fuzzy set and rough set theories, probabilistic computing, as well as chaos theory and chaotic systems, are paving a road to more valuable and feasible solutions to the emerging social media and big data, finally bringing a brilliant future of wisdom and intelligent social media network. This special issue aims to solicit the cutting edge research contributions of applied soft computing on social media and online networks. We specially invite authors to submit high quality, original papers that must not be under consideration for publication in any other journal or conference, and meanwhile some all-around and readable survey papers about the state-of-the art of soft computing in social network applications are also welcomed. The possible main topics are listed as follows, but not limited to:

Artificial/natural neural network and neural system applied to social media and online social network establishment
Fuzzy set and rough set theories in social media propagation and redistribution
Chaos theory and chaotic systems for social media content security
Deep learning and machine learning for multimedia recommendation systems and algorithms
Soft computing technologies for both quantitative and qualitative trust assessment and risk management in online social networks
Soft computing enabling (mobile) multimedia social network prototypes, empirical cases studies and other applications

Submissions Guideline

All potential authors would send their papers both Word and PDF files to the leading and corresponding guest editor Prof. Zhiyong Zhang by xidianzzy@126.com
And, please make sure you clearly write the thematic issue title Special Issue on Applied Soft Computing for Online Social Networks in the cover letter for our conveniences on checking submitted manuscripts.
Besides, if you still have any question, please do not hesitate to contact
Prof. Zhiyong Zhang by xidianzzy@126.com
Prof. Arun Kumar Sangaiah arunkumarsangaiah@gmail.com

Important dates:
Paper Submission: April 15, 2016
First round of review notification: July 15th, 2016
Revision Submission due: Sept. 15th, 2016
Final acceptance: November 15th, 2016
Publication (Tentative): The first issue of 2017

Guest Editors
Zhiyong Zhang (Leading and Corresponding GE)
Visiting Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, USA; Henan Province Distinguished Professor, Henan University of Science & Technology, Luoyang, China
E-mail: xidianzzy@126.com
Homepage: www.sigdrm.org/~zzhang
Arun Kumar Sangaiah
Professor, VIT University, Vellore, India
E-mail: arunkumarsangaiah@gmail.com
Homepage: https://in.linkedin.com/pub/dr-arun-kumar-sangaiah/a9/452/81

Prof. Zhiyong Zhang received his Master, Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Dalian University of Technology and Xidian University, respectively. He has been ever Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Nowadays, he is a full Henan Province Distinguished Professor and Dean with Department of Computer Science, College of Information Engineering, Henan University of Science & Technology. And also, he is a visiting professor of Computer Science Department, Iowa State University. He is ACM Senior Member, IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Systems, Man, Cybermetics Society Technical Committee on Soft Computing, World Federation on Soft Computing Young Researchers Committee, Membership for Digital Rights Management Technical Specialist Workgroup Attached to China National Audio, Video, Multimedia System and Device Standardization Technologies Committee. Prof. Zhang and research interests include multimedia social networks and digital rights management, applied soft computing, trusted computing, as well as security risk management. Recent years, he has published over 80 scientific papers and four books on the above research fields, and held 8 authorized patents.

Editorial Board Member of Neural Network World
Editorial Board Member of Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer)
Associate Editor of Social Network Analysis and Mining (Springer)
Topic Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Digital Content Technology and Its Applications
Guest Editor, Computer Journal, Special Issue on Security, Trust and Risk in Multimedia Social Networks,
Guest Editor, Multimedia Tools and Applications, Special Issue on Multimedia Social Network Security and Applications
Guest Editor, EURASIP Journal on Information Security, Special Issue on Challenges for Multimedia Content Security in Social Networks
Guest Editor, Journal of Multimedia, Special Issue on Multimedia Contents Security in Social Networks Applications,

Selected Papers Published in Journals:
[1] Zhang Zhiyong*, Yang Lijun, Li Hanman, et al. A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis-based Security Risk Assessment for Multimedia Social Networks. International Journal of Network Security, 2016, 18(1): 43-51. (Online)

[2] Zhang Zhiyong*, Wang Zhen, Niu Danmei. A Novel Approach to Rights Sharing-Enabling Digital Rights Management for Mobile Multimedia. Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer), 2015, 74 (16): 6255-6271.

[3] Zhang Zhiyong*, Wang Kanliang. A Formal Analytic Approach to Credible Potential Path and Mining Algorithms for Multimedia Social Networks. Computer Journal, 2015, 58 (4): 668-678.

[4] Zhang Zhiyong*, Wang Kanliang. A Trust Model for Multimedia Social Networks. Social Networks Analysis and Mining (Springer), 2013, 3(4): 969-979.

[5] Zhang Zhiyong*. Frontier and Methodologies on Digital Rights Management for Multimedia Social Networks. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.6, No.9, pp.245-249, 2012.

[6] Zhang Zhiyong*, Pei Qingqi, Yang Lin, Ma Jianfeng. Game-Theoretic Analyses and Simulations of Adoptions of Security Policies for DRM in Content Sharing Scenario. Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, Vol. 17, No.2, pp.191-203, 2011.

[7] Zhang Zhiyong*. Digital Rights Management Ecosystem and its Usage Controls: A Survey. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.5, No.3, pp.255-272, 2011.

[8] Zhang Zhiyong* Pei Qingqi, Yang Lin, Ma Jianfeng. Security and Trust of Digital Rights Management: A Survey. International Journal of Network Security, 2009, 9(3): 247-263.

[9] Zhang Zhiyong*, Pei Qingqi, Yang Lin, Ma Jianfeng. Establishing Multi-Party Trust Architecture for DRM by Using Game-Theoretic Analysis of Security Policies. Chinese Journal of Electronics, 2009, 18(3): 519-524.

[10] Zhang Zhiyong*, Huang Tao, Niu Danmei, Zhang Lili. Usage Control Model for Digital Rights Management in Digital Home Networks. Journal of Multimedia, Vol.6, No.4, pp.376-383, 2011.

[11] Zhang Zhiyong*, Lian Shiguo, Pei Qingqi, Pu Jiexin. Fuzzy Risk Assessments on Security Policies for Digital Rights Management. Neural Network World, Vol. 20, No.3, pp.265-284, 2010.

[12] Zhang Zhiyong*. Digital Rights Management Ecosystem: Open Issues and Challenges. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.5, No.11, pp.290-296, 2011.

[13] Zhang Zhiyong*, Liu Xinliang, Pu Jiexin. Utility-Analytic Approach and Swarm Simulations of Security Policies in Digital Rights Management. Journal of Multimedia, Vol.5, No.5, pp.417-426, 2010.

[14] Feng Weining, Zhang Zhiyong*, Wang Jian, Han Linqian. A Proxy Re-encryption Scheme of Authorization Delegation for Multimedia Social Networks. Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer), 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s11042-015-2929-2.

[15] Yang Lijun, Zhang Zhiyong*, Pu Jiexin. Rough Set and Trust Assessment-based Potential Paths Analysis and Mining for Multimedia Social Network. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.6, No.22, pp. 640-647, 2012.

[16] Chang Yanan, Zhang Zhiyong*, Wang Jian. A Security Protocol for Trusted Access to Cloud Environment. Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 2015, 8(2). (Online)

[17] Zhang Lili, Zhang Zhiyong, Niu Danmei, et al. A Novel DRM Security Scheme and its Prototype System Implementation. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.5, No.11, pp.334-342, 2011.

[18] Wang Jian, Zhang Zhiyong*, Xiang Fei, et al. Trusted License Distribution System Based on IPSEC VPN for Mobile DRM [J]. Open Electrical and Electronic Engineering Journal, 2014, 8(1): 34-41. (EI 20152801023852)

[19] Huang Tao, Zhang Zhiyong, Chen Qingli, et al. A Method for Trusted Usage Control over Digital Content Based on Cloud Computing. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.7, No.4, pp.795-802, 2013.

[20] Niu Danmei, Zhang Zhiyong, Wang Shaofeng, et al. A Novel Approach to Digital Content Sharing for Digital Home Network. International Journal of Digital Content Technology & Its Applications, Vol.5, No.11, pp.324-333, 2011.

Prof. Arun Kumar Sangaiah obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science and Engineering from VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He is presently working as Associate Professor in School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, India. His experience and areas of interest focus on Software Engineering, Soft Computing, Wireless Networks, Bio-Informatics, and Embedded Systems. He has author of more than 100 publications in different journals and conference of National and International repute. Dr.Arun Kumar is member of international advisory board of IJIIT (IGI publisher) and editorial board member of IJIES,IJHPS etc. Also, he has served as a special guest editor of various international journals (Taylor & Francis, Inderscience, Hindawi, IGI publishers). He is an active member of Compute Society of India. He has guided many research students and post-graduate students in the field of software engineering, communication networks, ad hoc networks, database, and soft computing techniques.

International Advisory Board member- International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies (IJIIT), IGI Publishers.
Editorial Board member 2015 - International Journal of High Performance System, Inderscience Publishers.
Editorial Board member 2015 - International Journal of Intelligent Engineering and Systems, Journal ISSN: 2185-310X, Japan.
Editorial Board member 2015 Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), Journal ISSN: 0976-3104, India.
Book Editor - Fuzzy and Rough Set Theory in Organizational Decision Making, IGI Publishers.
Book Editor Applications of CI in Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics Taylor and Francis (CRS Press).
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue on Cloud Based Cyber-Physical Systems in the Design of Next-Generation Digital Systems Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, Taylor & Francis Publishers.
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue on Novel Architectures and Approaches for Resolving Service Discovery, Communication and Integration Issues in the Internet of Things - International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms, Inderscience Publishers.
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue on Recent Advances of Computational Intelligence Techniques in Computer Network Modeling and Performance Optimization - International Journal of Internet and Protocol Technology, Inderscience Publishers.
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue on Soft Computational Approaches for Risk Exploration in Global Software Development - International Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications, Inderscience Publishers.
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue on The Impact of Fuzzy Set and Intuitionistic Fuzzy Approaches in Relation to Organizational Decision Making- International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies (IJIIT), IGI Publishers.
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue on Soft Computational Approaches for prediction and estimation of software development The Scientific World Journal, Hindawi Publishers.
Journal Guest Editor for Special Issue, Applications of Soft Computational Approaches in Bioinformatics - The IIOAB Journal - Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), ISSN: 0976-3104, INDIA.
Journal Reviewer - Neural Computing and Applications, ISSN: 0941-0643, Springer Publishers, London.
Journal Reviewer - International Journal of Intelligent Engineering and Systems, ISSN:2185-310X, Japan
Journal Reviewer - BMC Research Notes, Springer Publishers, ISSN:1756-0500, United Kingdom.
Journal Reviewer - International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking (IJHPCN), ISSN: 1740-0570, Inderscience Publishers.
Journal Reviewer - African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, ISSN:2042-1346, Taylor and Francis Publishers.
Journal Reviewer - Scientific Research Essays, ISSN: 1992-2248, Academic Journal Publishers, Nigeria.
Journal Reviewer - International Journal of Network Security, ISSN: 1816-3548, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan.
Journal Reviewer - Journal of Intelligent System, ISSN: 2191-026X, Sweden.
Journal Reviewer - Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, ISSN: 1823-4690, Taylor's University Press, Malaysia.
Journal Reviewer - British Journal of Mathematics & Computer Science, ISSN: 2231-0851, Science Domain International Publishers, United Kingdom.
Technical Session Chair - 2016 International Conference on Computing for Sustainable Global Development, IEEE, New Delhi, India
Technical Program Committee - 2015 International Conference on Modern Management [MM2015], Guilin, Guangxi China
Technical Program Committee - 2015 International Conference on Digital Life [CSI2015], Delhi, India

Selected Papers Published in Journals:
[1] A.K. Sangaiah, A.K. Thangavelu, X.Z. Gao, S. Durai (2015). An ANFIS approach for evaluation of team-level service climate in GSD projects using Taguchi-genetic learning algorithm, Applied Soft Computing Journal, Elsevier Publishers, Article in Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2015.02.019. [Scopus]

[2] Sangaiah, A. K., Gopal, J., Basu, A., Subramaniam, P. R (2015). An integrated fuzzy DEMATEL, TOPSIS, and ELECTRE approach for evaluating knowledge transfer effectiveness with reference to GSD project outcome. Neural Computing and Applications, Springer Publishers, Article in Press, DOI: 10.1007/s00521-015-2040-7. [Scopus]

[3] Gopal, J., Sangaiah, A.K., Basu, A., Gao, X.Z. (2015) Integration of fuzzy DEMATEL and FMCDM approach for evaluating knowledge transfer effectiveness with reference to GSD project outcome. Article in Press, International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, Springer Publishers, Article in Press, Doi:10.1007/s13042-015-0370-5. [Scopus]

[4] Sangaiah, A.K., Gao, X-Z., Ramachandran, M. and Zheng, X. (2015). A fuzzy DEMATEL approach based on intuitionistic fuzzy information for evaluating knowledge transfer effectiveness in Int. J. Innovative Computing and Applications, Inderscience Publishers, Article in Press. [Scopus]

[5] Sangaiah, A. K., Subramaniam, P. R., & Zheng, X. (2015). A combined fuzzy DEMATEL and fuzzy TOPSIS approach for evaluating GSD project outcome factors. Neural Computing and Applications, Springer Publishers, Article in Press, DOI: 10.1007/s00521-014-1771-1. [Scopus]

[6] Sangaiah, A. K., and Thangavelu, A.K. (2013). An adaptive neuro-fuzzy approach to evaluation of team-level service climate in GSD projects, Neural Computing and Application, Springer Publishers, Vol.23, No.8, DOI: 10.1007/s00521-013-1521-9 [Scopus]

[7] Sangaiah, A. K., and Thangavelu, A.K. (2013). An Exploration of FMCDM Approach for Evaluating the Outcome/Success of GSD Projects, Central European Journal of Engineering, Springer Publishers, Vol.3, No.3, pp.419-435. 10.2478/s13531-012-0070-9 [Scopus]

[8] Lahane, P., & Sangaiah, A. K. (2015). An Approach to EEG Based Emotion Recognition and Classification Using Kernel Density Estimation. Procedia Computer Science, 48, 574-581. [Elsevier Publishers, Scopus]

[9] Arumugam, M., & Sangaiah, A. K. (2015). System for the Detection and Reporting of Cardiac Event Using Embedded Systems. In Emerging ICT for Bridging the Future-Proceedings of the 49th Annual Convention of the Computer Society of India (CSI) Volume 1 (pp. 587-594). Springer International Publishing. [Scopus]

[10] Medhane, D. V., & Sangaiah, A. K. (2015). Source Node Position Confidentiality (SNPC) Conserving Position Monitoring System for Wireless Networks. In Emerging ICT for Bridging the Future-Proceedings of the 49th Annual Convention of the Computer Society of India CSI Volume 2 (pp. 347-355). Springer International Publishing. [Scopus]

[11] Anni, D. J. S., & Sangaiah, A. K. (2015). An Early Warning System to Prevent Human Elephant Conflict and Tracking of Elephant Using Seismic Sensors. In Emerging ICT for Bridging the Future-Proceedings of the 49th Annual Convention of the Computer Society of India (CSI) Volume 1 (pp. 595-602). Springer International Publishing. [Scopus]

[12] Gopal, J., Sangaiah, A. K., Basu, A., & Reddy, C. P. (2015). Towards Identifying the Knowledge Codification Effects on the Factors Affecting Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness in the Context of GSD Project Outcome. In Emerging ICT for Bridging the Future-Proceedings of the 49th Annual Convention of the Computer Society of India (CSI) Volume 1 (pp. 611-620). Springer International Publishing. [Scopus]

[13] Anni, D. J. S., & Sangaiah, A. K. (2015). Elephant Tracking with Seismic Sensors: A Technical Perceptive Review. Jurnal of Teknologi, 74(1), 193-203. [Scopus]

[14] Gopal, J., Sangaiah, A. K., & Basu, A. (2015). Integrating Knowledge, Team, Technology and Organizational Factors: Mediating the Role of Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness with Reference to GSD Project Outcome. World Applied Sciences Journal, 33(1), 14-26. [Scopus]

[15] Ashok Kumar, P. M. & Arun Kumar Sangaiah, (2014) A Petri Net-based Approach for Event Detection in Pedestrian Crossing Sequence. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 7(4), p. 439-446. [Scopus]

[16] Sangaiah, A. K., Thangavelu, A.K., & Ashok Kumar, P. M. (2014), Partnership Quality and Service Climate Aspects in the Context of GSD Project Outcome A Case Study, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 9(6), pp.3203-3223. [Scopus]

[17] Reddy, C. P., Gopal, J., & Sangaiah, A. K. (2014). Efficient Bandwidth Utilization with Congestion Control for Wireless Mesh Networks. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 7(11), 1780-1787. [Scopus]

[18] Sangaiah, A. K., and Thangavelu, A.K. (2013). Measuring IT service quality in the context of team-level service climate and GSD project outcome relationship, Australian journal of basic and applied sciences, Vol.7, No.8, pp.374-385. [Scopus, Thomson Reuters, SJR: 0.173, SNIP: 0.324]

[19] Sangaiah, A. K., Thangavelu, Arun Kumar (2013). Factors affecting the outcome of Global Software Development projects: An empirical study, International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI), IEEE Explore, 1-10, doi: 10.1109/ICCCI.2013.6466113. [Scopus]

[20] Sangaiah, A. K., and Arun Kumar Thangavelu (2012). Exploring the influence of partnership quality factors towards the outcome of Global Software Development Projects, International review on computer and software, Vol.7, No.5. [Scopus]

[21] Sangaiah, A. K., & Thangavelu, A.K. (2012), "Ontology rule based retrieval of knowledge sharing and trust behavior: An global software development perspective", International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 364-371. [Scopus]