Innovative Technologies in Management and Science

This carefully edited book presents recent research in Innovative Technologies in Management and Science, representing a widely spread interdisciplinary research area with many applications in various disciplines including engineering, medicine, technology, or environment, among others. It consists of eleven invited and scholarly edited chapters written by respectable researchers and experts in the fields that integrate ideas and novel concepts in Intelligent Systems and Informatics. Most of the chapters were selected from the initial contributions to the World of Innovation Conference held on April 3, 2012 in Wroclaw, Poland.

The contributions are focusing on research and development of the latest IT technologies, in the field of Cloud Computing, IT modeling, as well as optimization problems. The chapters presented can be grouped into three categories: Innovation supported by Clouds Technology, Innovation proposals in management area, and Theoretical refinement for innovative solutions.

Offers an informative, reader-friendly reading on applications that rely on Innovative Technologies Main focus is on the vision for a smarter planet and Cloud Computing as a collaborative innovation platform Addresses Cloud Computing challenges and their possible approaches and solutions related to several different domains Discusses the essence of collaborative innovation, which is built on four pillars: people, methodology, structures, and platforms

Inhalt
Innovation supported by Clouds Technology.- Innovation proposals in management area.- Theoretical refinement for innovative solutions.