Shaping Tomorrow Information Management, Today

The recent developments in computing power and telecommunications, and, in general, the advanced ICT (Information and Communication Technology) of the 20th century, accelerated the use and value of Information in our society. Indeed, Information is the main value of Information Society. In this respect, the World Wide Web, Peer-to-Peer networks, mobile devices and ubiquitous computing systems and sensors give us more and more interesting possibilities today; however, current research on the relevant technologies, structures and services is still not enough mature.Research at the Information Systems Group (ISGroup), inside the Information Engineering Department (DII) of the Modena and Reggio Emilia University, is focused on the design and development of new systems, algorithms and data structures for the access and management of Information. The group constantly devises and puts into practice, also by means of national and international research projects and collaborations, innovative solutions able to answer, both effectively and efficiently, increasingly complex Information needs in several 21st century applications.