Folk-IS: Opportunistic Data Services in Least Developed Countries
Summary: Folk-IS, an infrastructureless data platform for LDCs, uses participatory, portable devices and opportunistic networking to deliver data services. Reviews device-level, infrastructure-free information management and key challenges in security, governance, and interoperability. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Nicolas Anciaux (INRIA)
- 2. Lionel Bouganim (INRIA)
- 3. Thierry Delot (INRIA; University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis)
- 4. Sergio Ilarri (University of Zaragoza)
- 5. Leila Kloul (University of Versailles)
- 6. Nicolas Mitton (INRIA)
- 7. Patrick Pucheral (INRIA; University of Versailles)
BibTeX Citation
@article{anciaux_vldb14,
title = {{Folk-IS: Opportunistic Data Services in Least Developed Countries}},
author = {Anciaux, Nicolas and Bouganim, Lionel and Delot, Thierry and Ilarri, Sergio and Kloul, Leila and Mitton, Nicolas and Pucheral, Patrick},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '14},
volume = {7},
number = {5},
pages = {425--436},
doi = {10.14778/2732269.2732278},
url = {https://doi.org/10.14778/2732269.2732278},
year = {2014}
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| 5,393 | Efficient Reachability Query Evaluation in Large Spatiotemporal Contact Datasets | 2012 | VLDB | 6.2337766e-05 |
| 12,224 | Trusted Cells: A Sea Change for Personal Data Services | 2013 | CIDR | 5.093636e-05 |
| 12,441 | Pluggable Personal Data Servers | 2010 | SIGMOD | 5.093636e-05 |
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