Boston, USA / Rome, Italy
July 2012

Alan Turing is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. His work pioneered research advances in several fields (mathematics, logics, cryptography, and - of course computer science), creating bridges between academia, industry and public sphere.
Alan Advantage is inspired by his work.

Alan Advantage is a niche-global innovation consulting firm based in EU and USA leveraging 20 years of experience of the founding partners in IT market innovations and International
R&D management.
Alan Advantage helps companies create and bring to market meaningful products, services, and experiences through crossdisciplinary process delivering lasting and innovative solutions across multiple technologies, platforms, and industries.
Alan Advantage focuses on innovation at the crossroads between technical feasibility, business opportunities/market demand and user acceptance.

Identify or extract opportunities from the market sphere
Define and create the value chain for the innovation solution through:
•Universities and other R&D institutions
•Leading technology vendors
•System integrators and consultants
•Financial institutions: small/medium investors, public/government funding
Assist our customers during the whole process:
•Definition of requirements
•Selection of suppliers
•Iterative design and piloting processes
•Deployment and business plan

Technology brokering
•Innovative models for technology brokering
•Socio Economics research for evaluation and impact of technology investment
•Feasibility studies for service innovation
•Social Innovation
•Environmental Risk assessment and Service greening
•International Cooperation
Smart cities
Strategic planning of Smart
Cities initiatives, covering all the choices about innovating at whatever level a City with the prospective of improving: the quality of citizens lives, reducing energy consumptions, reducing environmental impact, monitoring special events, optimizing mobility.
Energy management
Scientific Innovation about
Smart Grid initiatives, coordination and scouting of best technologies and providers to support new
Energy Service Companies, governance of complex projects.

CNR – IRPPS Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche – Istituto di Ricerche sulla
Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali
Fachhochschule Salzburg GmbH (Salzburg
University of Applied Sciences)
Harokopio University of Athens
IITK – Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI), Francia
Institut Veolia Environnement, Francia
International Institute for Geo-Information
Science and Earth Observation, Paesi Bassi
ITA – Instituto Tecnologico de Aragon
Lancaster University
La Sapienza University, Rome
LSE – London School of Economics
Middlesex University Higher Education
Corporation
MIT, Boston
National Agricultural Research Foundation,
Grecia
Paris-LodronUniversität Salzburg PLUS,
Zentrum für Geoinformatik Z_GIS, Austria
POLIMI – Politecnico di Milano
Potsdam Insitut fuer Klimafolgenforschung

alfredo.adamo@alanadvantage.com