ITQM 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, July 20-23
The Third International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM 2015) took place in Ibmec in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July 20-23, 2015. ITQM 2015 was the third of a series of conferences organized by the International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (IAITQM) (www.iaitqm.org). IAITQM was formally inaugurated on June 3, 2012 with more than 50 founding members from China, United States, Australia, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, The Netherlands, Turkey and other countries. The First International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM 2013) was held in Suzhou, China, May 16-18, 2013 (http://www.itqm-meeting.org/2013/). The Second International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM 2014) was held in Moscow, Russia, June 3-5, 2014 (http://itqm2014.hse.ru/).
The theme of the Third International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM 2015), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was "Exploring Data Science in IT and Quantitative Management". About 200 people participated in ITQM 2015 and the papers presented and selected for publication in Procedia Computer Science (Elsevier, ISSN: 1877-0509) can be consulted at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770509/55. The International Conferences on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM) have been a global forum for exchanging research findings and case studies that bridge the latest information technology and quantitative management techniques. These conferences explore how to use information technology to improve quantitative management techniques and how the development of management tools can reshape the development of information technology. They cover all topics in the broad ranges of information technology and quantitative management including. Technical exchanges within the research community have encompassed invited keynote lectures, special sessions, tutorials and workshops, and panel discussions. ITQM 2016 will take place in Seoul, South Korea.
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Luiz F Autran M Gomes
Professor
Ibmec/RJ
Rio de Janeiro RJ
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