Message from the ICSC-SCBD'15 program chair

Big Data has become a new source of opportunity in terms of Semantic Computing. Unlike traditional data sources, Big Data applications present their own unique challenges in order to appropriately harness the utility of open source frameworks including Apache Hadoop and design patterns such as Map - Reduce. Through these advances, Big Data has become ubiquitous across all areas of research allowing for new applications that were not possible earlier. The Second IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Computing with Big Data (ICSC-SCBD'15) provides a forum for researchers to present their latest research progress, exchange ideas and thoughts, and explore new research directions. It continues seeking high quality research contributions and encouraging significant work that addresses the major challenges in the semantics as applied in the context of Big Data.