NetMob is the primary conference on the analysis of mobile phone datasets in social, urban, societal and industrial problems.
Conference
NetMob 2023 runs on a flexible format: a single track of short contributed talks, a simplified submission procedure, and the possibility to present early results or work submitted elsewhere. We welcome all contributions that deal with the analysis of mobile phone datasets. This includes but is not limited to analyses of CDRs, xDRs, mobile location data, Wi-Fi usage, mobile app data, social media content, etc.
Submission format:
- Authors are invited to submit 2-page abstracts
- Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s) and email address(es) on the first page.
- Electronic submission of manuscripts in PDF format is required.
Important dates
- Submission opening: June 1, 2023
- Submission deadline: June 30, 2023
- Notification of acceptance: July 21, 2023
- Registration deadline: July 31, 2023
- Conference: October 4-6, 2023
Data Challenge
Colocated with NetMob 2023, we are launching the NetMob 2023 Data Challenge. The challenge aims at deriving new knowledge from the analysis, characterization, modelling and cross-correlation of an original high-resolution dataset describing mobile service usage in multiple regions of France
Challenge format:
- Prospective participants shall apply to the challenge in order to get access to the dataset. Instructions are available at the challenge webpage.
- Admitted participants shall submit two-page extended abstracts in PDF format including title, author(s), affiliation(s) and email address(es) on the first page, describing their preliminary results from the dataset analysis by June 30, 2023.
- Selected participants will be invited to submit a final report with complete results by September 22, 2023, to present them during the NetMob 2023 conference, and will compete for the final challenge awards'.
Important dates
- Challenge launch: May 12, 2023
- Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2023
- Notification of acceptance: July 21, 2023
- Registration deadline: July 31, 2023
- Final report deadline: September 22, 2023
- Presentation in the conference: October 6, 2023
When & Where
NetMob 2023 will take place on October 4-6, 2023 at the Puerta de Toledo campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, located in downtown Madrid, Spain.
The campus can be reached via public transport by:
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Metro Line 5, Puerta de Toledo station
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Metro Line 3, Embajadores station
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Renfe Cercanias C5, Embajadores station
Madrid city center can be reached from the Aldolfo Suares Barajas Airport (MAD) airport by
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Metro Line 8, Airport T1-T2-T3-T4
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Renfe Cercanias C1, Airport T4
Steering Committee
Program Committee
To be announced
Local Organizers
Past editions
Mathematical Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Vodafone Theatre in Milan, Italy

MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, USA

April 7-10, 2015
Special session on the D4D Orange challenge on mobile phone dataset analysis
May 2-3, 2013
Special session on the D4D Orange challenge.
October 10-11, 2011
Co-located with the Third IEEE Conference on Social Computing
May 11, 2010
Co-located with the International Conference on Network Science
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