This book highlights the most important research areas in information and communication technologies, namely the research in fields of modern information technologies that deal with various aspects of the analysis and solution of practically important issues of information systems in general, and contains discussion about the progression from big data to smart data, development of cloud-based architecture, practical implementation of Internet of Things (IoT), the fundamentals of information and analytical activities; studying of modern communication technologies contains original works dealing with many aspects of construction, using research and forecasting of technological and services characteristics of communication systems, as well as research of modern radio electronics technologies that contains actual papers, which show some effective technological solutions that can be used for the implementation of novel radio electronics systems. These results can be used in the implementation of novel systems and to promote information exchange in e-societies. This book offers a valuable resource for scientists, lecturers, specialists working at enterprises, and graduate and undergraduate students who engage with problems in information and communication technologies.

The book highlights the most important research areas in ICT, their impact on e-society, environment sustainable development, namely analytics, security, geoinformation systems, and mathematical modeling. The studies contain a discussion on artificial intelligence in various spheres of society, practical implementation of the IoT, geoinformation systems, and remote sensing of the earth. The book focuses on improving services providing, system architecture for SDN, forecasting social and environment sustainable development based on global information space, a new approach to radio electronics systems for the novel cloud infrastructure implementation. The results are used for novel systems and to promote new approaches for e-societies. The book offers a valuable resource for specialists of R&D organizations, the management of state administration who are involved in sustainable society development, professors, university lecturers, Ph.D. students, and bachelor and master degree students.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a pivotal role in enabling and managing smart grids, which are modernized electrical grids that leverage digital technologies for enhanced efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. ICT serves as the backbone of smart grids, enabling efficient, reliable, and sustainable electricity delivery while supporting the integration of renewable energy sources and promoting active consumer participation in grid operations. The current book treats different aspects of ICT in smart grids. The use of renewable energy sources is the core element of a sustainable energy infrastructure. Therefore, different chapters focus on microgrids. Furthermore, the book presents use cases for the use of microgrids in special environments, such as educational buildings, rural areas, and the housing industries. The Internet of Things (IoT) represents the paradigm to model any intelligent or smart system. In such IoT system, functionalities are organized in overlaid layers, therefore, it is called a “layered model” with a hierarchical structure. The bottom layer covers the nationwide dispatched energy infrastructure. The upper layer can be represented through either the service layer applications or business layers. The book describes and analyzes technologies and solutions for the data layer as well as the communications/networking level.

This book features high-quality research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering (ICACIE 2019), Department of Computer Science, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It includes sections describing technical advances and contemporary research in the fields of advanced computing and intelligent engineering, which are based on the presented articles. Intended for postgraduate students and researchers working in the discipline of computer science and engineering, the book also appeals to researchers in the domain of electronics as it covers hardware technologies and future communication technologies.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2011, held in Stavanger, Norway, in September 2011. The 66 revised and extended full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 124 papers presented at the conference. The papers are organized in 3 parts: production process, supply chain management, and strategy. They represent the breadth and complexity of topics in operations management, ranging from optimization and use of technology, management of organizations and networks, to sustainable production and globalization. The authors use a broad range of methodological approaches spanning from grounded theory and qualitative methods, via a broad set of statistical methods to modeling and simulation techniques.

In response to a request from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine convened a committee to identify possible demonstration projects that might be implemented in 2003, with the hope of yielding models for broader health system reform within a few years. The committee is recommending a substantial portfolio of demonstration projects, including chronic care and primary care demonstrations, information and communications technology infrastructure demonstrations, health insurance coverage demonstrations, and liability demonstrations. As a set, the demonstrations address key aspects of the health care delivery system and the financing and legal environment in which health care is provided. The launching of a carefully crafted set of demonstrations is viewed as a way to initiate a "building block" approach to health system change.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Advances in Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology (AMSMT 2013), May 18-19, 2013, Xiamen, Fujian, China

This book presents papers from the First International Conference on Smart Vehicular Technology, Transportation, Communication and Applications (VTCA 2017). Held from 6 to 8 November 2017 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the conference was co-sponsored by Springer, Fujian University of Technology in China, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Equipment, Fujian Provincial Key Lab of Big Data Mining and Applications, and National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in Taiwan. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals engaged in all areas of smart vehicular technology, vehicular transportation, vehicular communication, and applications.

The book is a collection of best selected research papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Information Communication Technology and Computing (AICTC 2021), held in Government Engineering College Bikaner, Bikaner, India, during 20–21 December 2021. The book covers ICT-based approaches in the areas of ICT for energy efficiency, life cycle assessment of ICT, green IT, green information systems, environmental informatics, energy informatics, sustainable HCI or Artificial intelli computational sustainability.

The two volumes IFIP AICT 397 and 398 constitute the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2012, held in Rhodes, Greece, in September 2012. The 182 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the two volumes. They are organized in 6 parts: sustainability; design, manufacturing and production management; human factors, learning and innovation; ICT and emerging technologies in production management; product and asset lifecycle management; and services, supply chains and operations.