Future Directions in Sensor Data Management: A Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Demetris Zeinalipour (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
We will
soon celebrate 10 years of research and development in the area of
sensor networks. During this decade, we have witnessed the emergence of
specialized embedded systems, operating systems, data-oriented
management systems as well as programming languages for ad-hoc
monitoring of the environment at a high fidelity. All the advances have
brought us one step closer to the initial Smartdust vision. The first
signs of data management approaches to cope with the inherent
complexities of sensor networks arose in 2003, with the release of
prototype database systems and the spin off of specialized research
conferences (i.e., IPSN in 2003) and workshops (i.e., DMSN in 2004).
In the recent years, we have been witnessing a paradigm shift from the
initial target of sensor networks, which focused on low-power embedded
sensing devices utilized for environmental and habitant monitoring, to
new domains involving more powerful devices (such as smartphone
devices) and applications (such as people-oriented social networking
applications). We have also been witnessing the emergence of
complementary technologies such as stream processors, cloud data
analytic frameworks, semantic web technologies and others. Although
many of these frameworks have similar assumptions and goals, it is not
clear how these can drive or be driven in the future by sensor data
management research
The aim of this panel is to discuss: (1) to what extend the vision of
applying data management techniques to sensor network research has been
successful over the years (e.g., adoption of ideas proposed by the
community); 2) to examine the significance of recent advances and to
identify new directions that can foster research in sensor data
management.
Presentations of Panelists are available here
List of Panelists:
 Yanlei Diao (University of
Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
 Le
Gruenwald (National Science Foundation, USA)
 Christian S. Jensen (Aarhus
University, Denmark)
 Kian-Lee Tan (National University of Singapore,
Singapore)
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