Adaptive Evolutionary Information Systems

Adaptive and evolutionary information systems enable both developers and users to change systems functionality. Such systems are required because of the changing nature of users' requirements. This is a critical area of research and practice for businesses that have to ensure that their investment in IT/IS is capable of changing with the needs of the business. Adaptive Evolutionary Information Systems focuses on the pertinent issues and challenges surrounding the implementation of information systems within businesses and organizations.

Computer and information scientists in academia and industry from Europe and the US examine the related phenomena of evolution and adaptation in information systems and technology. Many of them are concerned with developing evolutionary and adaptive systems for business. Drawing on principles of interaction and organization of human-computer interaction, models of human behavior, system architecture, and other sciences, they consider such issues as development methods and software paradigms, types of software technology, software and network architectures, and conceptions of evolution and adaptation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Nandish V. Patel is a lecturer in Information Systems to MBA and masters students and he has advised companies in software quality management and telecommunications market research. He is supervising research students investigating Deferred System's Design and was invited to prepare a position paper on the subject for the American Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Supported Co-Operative Work. Dr. Patel has written numerous nationally and internationally referred journal and conference papers and book chapters. He has refereed paper submissions for journals, conferences, and books. His work on evaluating evolutionary IS has received a citation of excellence for practical implications.