Advanced Information Technologies in Future Computing Environments

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Information Technology (IT) would stand for all of continuously evolving and converging technologies, including digital convergence, multimedia convergence, intelligent applications, embedded systems, mobile and wireless communications, bio-inspired computing, grid and cloud computing, semantic web, user experience and HCI, security and trust computing and so on, for satisfying our ever-changing needs. In past three decades, IT influenced and changed every aspect of our lives and our cultures. Without various IT-based applications, it would be difficult to process information efficiently, to communicate information conveniently, and to keep information stored securely. In future computing environments (cloud and cluster computing, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, etc.), IT will play a very important role in convergence of computing, communication and all other computational sciences and applications. IT will also influence the future world’s various areas, including science, engineering, industry, business, law, politics, culture, medicine, and so on. …