Introduction to Special Issue on: Web of Things and Big Data

Preamble: This special issue of the International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems (IJCDS) focuses on Web of Things and Big Data, and publishes selected papers from the 2015 International Symposium on Web of Things and Big Data (WoTBD 2015), 18-20 October 2015, Manama, Bahrain, which was held in conjunction with the Fifth International Conference on e-Learning: Cognitively Informed Technology, October 2015, Bahrain [1]. The WoTBD 2015 Symposium included two sessions; Web of Things and Big Data Session I, and Web of Things and Big Data Session II, each session included 5 peer-reviewed papers [3-12]. The papers covered a range of topics related to the theme of Web of Things and Big Data. From these papers, seven have been selected to be submitted as extended versions in the special issue on Web of Things and Big Data in the IJCDS journal [3-9], with four papers only that have been accepted to be included in the special issue [3-6], in addition to another two papers selected from normal submission to the IJCDS journal.

[1]  Lo'ai Tawalbeh,et al.  Resilience Mobile Cloud Computing: Features, Applications and Challenges , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[2]  Mohammed Ghazal,et al.  A Smart Mobile System for the Real-Time Tracking and Management of Service Queues , 2016 .

[3]  Mostafa Al-Emran,et al.  Mining and Exploration of Credit Cards Data in UAE , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[4]  Sahar A. El Rahman.  Hyperspectral Imaging Classification Using ISODATA Algorithm: Big Data Challenge , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[5]  A. Zolait,et al.  Determinants of Behavioral Intentions towards Using E-Government Services in the Kingdom of Bahrain , 2016 .

[6]  Mohammed Ghazal,et al.  An IoT Smart Queue Management System with Real-Time Queue Tracking , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[7]  Wael Elmedany,et al.  ROBODEM Remote Monitoring System Using Web/Mobile Applications , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[8]  Sahar A. ElRahman,et al.  Big Data Analysis: Hyperspectral Image Processing for Agriculture Applications , 2016 .

[9]  Sanguthevar Rajasekaran,et al.  Framework for Data Mining of Big Data Using Probabilistic Grammars , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[10]  Dilek Dustegor,et al.  Design and Implementation of a Residential Energy Monitoring System Prototype Tailored to Meet Local Needs , 2016 .

[11]  Hamdy M. Kelash,et al.  Improve Sustainability of Decentralized Energy Using Product Service System Based on ICT , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).

[12]  H. M. Eldegwi et. al..  Utilization of Mobile Agents for Building a Secure Decentralized Energy System with Remote Monitoring , 2016 .

[13]  Dilek Dustegor,et al.  iTrack: A residential energy monitoring system tailored to meet local needs , 2015, 2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf).