Peer-to-Peer Paradigm

Design Science

 

Chairs

Kai Fischbach (primary contact)
Department of Information Systems and Information Management University of Cologne Pohligstr. 1, 50969 Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 (221) 4705394
Fax: +49 (221) 4705393
Email: fischbach@wim.uni-koeln.de

Detlef Schoder
Department of Information Systems and Information Management University of Cologne Pohligstr. 1, 50969 Cologne, Germany
Email: schoder@wim.uni-koeln.de

Michael D. Smith
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Carnegie Mellon University 4800 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Email: mds@cmu.edu

Description:

This minitrack focuses on the potential, challenges, recent developments, and current research issues pertaining to the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) paradigm. In this context, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) refers to a network of equals (peers), where by design two or more peers are able to collaborate spontaneously or share resources without the need for central coordination.  

We invite contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines including economics, information systems, information management, and computer sciences. We would also like to involve practitioners whose experiences with business applications of P2P could certainly enrich the discussions.

The minitrack focuses on but is not limited to the following topics::

  • Economic analysis of P2P networks
  • Network externalities and scale economies
  • Public goods and club formation
  • Payment and currency systems
  • P2P business models; P2P electronic business strategies
  • Economics of Sharing: Shareable Goods and the Emergence of Sharing as a Modality of Economic Production
  • P2P usage and the impact of piracy on IP industries
  • Designing P2P information systems: system architectures, products, digital rights management
  • Security and trust: identity management, authentication, accountability, reputation, reliability and attack resistance
  • Coping with uncertainty: availability of resources and content
  • Adoption, integration and utilization of P2P systems by individuals and organizations including user behavior and system performance
  • Incorporating economic incentives into the design of P2P networks
  • Policy and societal issues that need to be addressed and recognized as part of the adoption of P2P networking
  • Knowledge sharing and communication in global, distributed networks of humans and computers including incentives and disincentives for sharing resources
  • Management of resources and applications in a globally distributed environment
  • Experiences with real-world implementations in various domains
  • New theories of organizing and coordination in P2P environments
  • The intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing

 AMCIS 2007 Colorado        http://www.biz.colostate.edu/amcis07/       Key Dates:

Paper Abstracts Due (optional) :  Monday, February 5, 2007
Papers Due:   Monday, March 5, 2007
Notification of Acceptance:   Monday, April 16, 2007
Camera Ready Copy Due:   Monday, April 30, 2007