-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CFP: Special Issue on The Internet of Things in Business Datum: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 10:59:55 -0500 Von: rea rea@acm.org An: AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org
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**Special Issue Focus**
Not many would question the impact of the Internet on business, communication, information, and society as a whole. This disruptive innovation has birthed innovative cyberjuggernauts such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google as well as worrisome denizens such as Anonymous, LulzSec, and too many others to mention. Now the interconnected entity is expanding to more than computing devices creating an intertwined mesh of everyday devices from bluetooth smart watches to cars autonomously transporting us between computer-controlled office environments from our managed networked homes.
The Internet of Things (IoT) provides more powerful B2B and B2C opportunities than ever before. As IoT networks grow, we must re-envision all aspects of business. Consider how powerful targeted advertising could be when we know what consumers have in their refrigerator and pantry. Customized electronic billboards will no longer be limited to banner ad driven cookie information on Web pages; instead advertisers can create a custom profile of you on the spot given your geolocational data. Supply chain experts can manage and analyze connected assembly lines, factories, and warehouses to ensure delivery of a product they know you intend to purchase because your smart home has requested it. That is indeed a powerful long tail.
Will the potential connectivity between smart cars and ride share apps such as Uber bring about new entrepreneurial opportunities? If your connected devices know your daily schedule will they automatically summon a ride at appropriate times? Will your iWatch equipped with health monitoring apps warn you and your physician when a potential health condition surfaces? The potential for new ideas and business models are only constrained by the imagination.
How can businesses utilize the massive amounts of rich information, increased interactivity, and device connectedness? No longer will managers use asset tags or RFID. Instead devices will constantly report their own location. As more consumers become more connected in all aspects of their professional and personal lives businesses must consider how to best tailor interactions. A car dealer may already know how often someone from her local zip code searches for a new car via the Web, but what if the dealer knows that this potential customer has driven by her lot and looked at three specific models over the past month via her Google glasses? Will the dealer send a message the next time the potential customer drives by? Is that too invasive or what people want?
As every single device--from a pacemaker to a power plant--collects and stores massive amounts of data every microsecond, the rich information complexity brings privacy and security challenges to the fore as well. People worry about drones flying around us in Orwellian fashion, but what about toilets recommending insurance rate adjustment? How can businesses facilitate trust relationships to harness interconnected interactions?
This special issue will solicit papers from all areas of business in order to provide a multifaceted approach to how our diverse disciplines might approach the organizational shifts that occur within the IoT paradigm. Multi-disciplinary papers will be especially welcome.
**Potential Topics (Partial List)**
--Business Trust Relationships --Digital Asset Management --Entrepreneurial IoT Opportunities --Intelligent Traffic Management --Interconnected communication and networking --Internet Enabled Assembly and Logistics --Micro-transactions --Near Field Communications for Payment --Omnipresent Data Collection --Security and Privacy issues at home and in the workplace --Side channel data leakage --Smart Health Systems Management --Targeted Marketing
**Special Issue Timeline**
January 9 2015: (Optional) Inquiries and Abstracts Due March 6 2015: Submissions Due May 8 2015: Acceptance Notification June 26 2015: Revisions Due August 14 2015: Scheduled Publication
**Preliminary Questions and Inquiries**
Preliminary inquiries and abstracts are most welcome. Please send a PDF to the Guest Editor, Dr. Alan Rea, for feedback.
Alan Rea Western Michigan University rea@wmich.edu 269.387.1444
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