Proceedings of the 2014 workshop on physical analytics

Abstract

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the Workshop on Physical Analytics at ACM MobiSys 2014. This is a new workshop, inspired by explosion in the volume and diversity of physical data pertaining to users. There is much to be learnt about users, and to serve users, from analyzing this data --- their activities, interests, health, possessions, and more. Besides being significant on its own, such physical analytics also has the potential to augment existing user analytics based on online signals. The workshop program includes an interesting mix of papers and talks on three broad themes: health and wellness, human and social sensing, and wireless tracking. The program includes two keynote talks, three other invited talks, and six refereed paper presentations, covering a mix of blue sky research and systems in deployment by startups. We have included a discussion period at the end of each session, with a moderator who will engage the speakers and the audience in a discussion. We have also set aside time at the end of the workshop program to discuss topics outside of the session themes, including the future direction for the workshop.