Ranjan, R.Thakker, DhavalHaller, A.Buyya, R.2017-09-202017-09-202017-11Ranjan R, Thakker D, Haller A and Buyya R (2017) A note on exploration of IoT generated big data using semantics. Future Generation Computer Systems. 76: 495-498.http://hdl.handle.net/10454/13260YesWelcome to this special issue of the Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS) journal. The special issue compiles seven technical contributions that significantly advance the state-of-the-art in exploration of Internet of Things (IoT) generated big data using semantic web techniques and technologies.en© 2017 Elsevier. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.Internet of Things (IoT)Big dataSemantic webMultimedia big dataArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2017.06.032CC-BY-NC-ND