Book excerpt: Applied Informatics for Industry 4.0 combines the technologies of computer science and information science to assist in the management and processing of data to provide different types of services. Due to the adaptation of 4.0 IR-related technologies, applied informatics is playing a vital role in different sectors such as healthcare, complex system design and privacy-related issues. This book focuses on cutting edge research from the fields of informatics and complex industrial systems, and will cover topics including health informatics, bioinformatics, brain informatics, genomics and proteomics, data and network security and more. The text will appeal to beginners and advanced researchers in the fields of computer science, information sciences, electrical and electronic engineering and robotics.