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¹Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. jain@ics.uci.edu

Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences

|February 20, 2013

Summary

The evolution of the Web towards an EventWeb, where events are nodes, is proposed. This new EventWeb, integrated with social life networks via mobile sensors, can address significant human challenges.

Area of Science:

Computer Science
Web Technology
Social Computing

Background:

The current World Wide Web is document-centric, limiting its ability to represent dynamic real-world occurrences.
Emerging applications necessitate a shift towards event-centric data structures for richer information integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the concept and potential growth of an EventWeb as the next stage in web evolution.
To investigate the integration of multimodal sensory information within this new web paradigm.
To propose the development of social life networks leveraging mobile technology for societal problem-solving.

Main Methods:

Conceptual exploration of EventWeb architecture.
Analysis of social network functionalities and event integration.

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Examination of mobile sensor capabilities and their role in data acquisition.

Main Results:

The EventWeb paradigm offers a natural progression from the Document Web, incorporating rich multimodal data.
Mobile phones and their sensors are pivotal in creating next-generation social networks.
These networks, termed social life networks, can connect people and resources effectively.

Conclusions:

The development of EventWeb and social life networks is timely and crucial.
Focusing on technology and infrastructure for these networks can lead to solutions for essential human problems.
The integration of events and sensory data represents a significant advancement in web and social network evolution.