Welcome to CASoN 2012 and São Carlos!

The Fourth International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CASoN) organized in São Carlos, Brazil brings together an interdisciplinary venue for social scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers, computer users, and students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools) of intelligent methods applied to Social Network, and to discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. Industrial Workshop/Tutorials and conference sessions will allow individuals interested in the theory, methods, or applications of social network analysis to share ideas and explore common interests.

The conference is expected to provide an opportunity for the researchers to meet and discuss the latest solutions, scientific results and methods in solving intriguing problems in the fields of Social Networks. The conference programme will include workshops, special sessions and tutorials, along with prominent keynote speakers and regular paper presentations in parallel tracks. All accepted papers will be compiled in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE. The General Chairs, along with the entire team cordially invite you to submit your latest research results and to take part in the upcoming conference, to be held during November 21-23 in São Carlos, Brazil.

Andre Carvalho and Ajith Abraham
General Chairs CASoN 2012