Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics Volume 6

The proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems in Bioinformatics, Chem-Informatics, Business Intelligence, Social Media and Cybernetics (IntelSys), held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Analysing Intelligent Systems for Quality of Life and Sustainable Development, the book highlights contemporary intelligent systems as a concept that combines theoretical research and applications in automation, information technologies and measurement. Containing the ideas and achievements of scientists from all over the world, this book covers the theory and practice of various aspects of intelligent systems, including: intelligent control; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; neural networks; soft computing; data mining and knowledge discovery; ontologies; machine learning; intelligent measurement.

Google launched a Google Crisis Map application that shows information about bushfires across five Australian states and territories. According to Google, the project's goal is to provide easily accessible and reliable information about the location of current fires, their size, listings of fire warnings, as well as to issue alert messages to users.