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Connections in social networks, financial transactions, and interactions between proteins are just a few examples of real-world data that can be intuitively represented as graphs. In my talk “Managing Connections with Graphs: Uses and Challenges”, I will examine the rising relevance of graph software in managing highly interconnected data. While graph processing is not a new technology, there has been a recent surge of interest in exploring connections in data as a graph, not only for familiar entities such as social data representing friends and what they like but also for entities that are not naturally thought of as graphs. The audience will develop an appreciation for how thinking in terms of graphs helps develop a better understanding of interconnected data. While there are a plethora of graph software in use, these software do not meet all the feature requirements arising from across a variety of domains. The audience will learn about the primary challenges in graph processing and opportunities for developing new ideas and techniques. Graph processing will become increasingly important in the coming years and it is definitely an exciting time to work on graph technology.