Future-Oriented Technology Assessment A Manager's Guide with Case Applications IEEE Press Series on Technology Management, Innovation, and Leadership Series

Comprehensive resource explaining how to evaluate technologies for different purposes in any industry using four different practical approaches

By identifying emerging technology and application trends through analyses of published papers and patents, Future-Oriented Technology Assessment offers a comprehensive view of technology assessment structured into three different practical approaches: Technology Evaluation, Technology Roadmapping, and Technology Intelligence.

The first three chapters include studies which utilize technology gap analysis, multiple criteria decision analysis, expert assessment quantification or neural networks to evaluate or forecast technology alternatives. The next four chapters use technology roadmapping, which charts a comprehensive plan for implementing technology. The final five chapters apply bibliometric analysis, patent analysis, and network analysis to identify technology trends and the leaders in the field.

Additional topics covered in Future-Oriented Technology Assessment include:

• Smart grid technology as an alternative to fossil fuel consumption
• Heat pump water heaters that reduce the cost of energy and improve energy efficiency, with particular focus on research from the US and China
• Nanotechnology in construction in Saudi Arabia to improve heat insulation, energy efficiency, and tensile strength in green building designs

With comprehensive, practical insight into evaluating emerging technologies across different industries, Future-Oriented Technology Assessment is an essential read for researchers in technology and professionals in engineering and technology management, along with professionals and graduate students in related disciplines and programs of study.

About the Authors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Technology Assessment: Smart City Development Initiatives and Issues

Chapter 2 Technology Assessment: Process optimization services in the cement industry

Chapter 3 Technology Assessment: Energy Storage Technologies

Chapter 4 Technology Forecasting: A Secure Solar Power Generation Forecasting Framework Embedded Adversarial Attack and Training Methods for Recurrent Neural Networks

Chapter 5 Technology Intelligence: Transformative Trends and Technological Synergies for the Smart Grid

Chapter 6 Technology Intelligence: Cryptocurrencies and Emerging Technologies

Chapter 7 Technology Intelligence: Geothermal Energy

Chapter 8 Technology Intelligence: Heat Pump Water Heaters

Chapter 9 Technology Intelligence: Burst Analysis for RFID in Hospitals

Chapter 10 Technology Roadmapping: Data Science Roadmapping of Networked Organizations' Strategic Planning for Artificial Intelligence

Chapter 11 Technology Roadmapping:  Nano Technology in Construction in Saudi Arabia

Chapter 12 Technology Roadmapping: Standards of Healthcare Data Cyber Security:

Chapter 13 Technology Roadmapping: Monitoring the Status of a Technology Roadmap with Data-Driven Roadmapping Approach

Index

Haydar Yalcin, PhD, is an Associate Professor on Information Management and Technology at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. He is also an affiliated faculty member at Mark O. Hatfield Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense Policy Center which is a National Academic Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity at Portland State University.

Tugrul U. Daim, PhD, is a Professor of Engineering and Technology Management, Fulbright Scholar, and the Director of Research at Mark O. Hatfield Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense Policy Center which is a National Academic Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity at Portland State University.