The 2010 International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
The study of of social networks originated in social and business communities. In
recent years, social network research has advanced significantly; the development
of sophisticated techniques for Social Network Analysis and Mining (SNAM) has been
highly influenced by the online social Web sites, email logs, phone logs and instant
messaging systems, which are widely analyzed using graph theory and machine learning
techniques. People perceive the Web increasingly as a social medium that fosters
interaction among people, sharing of experiences and knowledge, group activities,
community formation and evolution. This has led to a rising prominence of SNAM in
academia, politics, homeland security and business. This follows the pattern of
known entities of our society that have evolved into networks in which actors are
increasingly dependent on their structural embedding.
The international conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining (ASONAM
2010) will primarily provide an interdisciplinary venue that will bring together
practitioners and researchers from a variety of SNAM fields to promote collaborations
and exchange of ideas and practices. ASONAM 2010 is intended to address important
aspects with a specific focus on the emerging trends and industry needs associated
with social networking analysis and mining. The conference solicits experimental
and theoretical works on social network analysis and mining along with their application
to real life situations.