Till Albert presents amachine learning based approach to harnessing information contained in big datafrom different media sources such as patents, scientific publications, or theinternet. He shows how this information can be used for automated maturityevaluation of yet unknown technologies. Elaborate patent based indicators containvery useful information on technological aspects of maturity but lack forothers such as social, economic, ecological, or political factors. The approachpresented in this book is able to incorporate these other factors and provide afirm basis for robust technology maturity and speed of maturity evaluation.