The major contributions of this book are that we have provided a set of
new concepts, innovative methods and algorithms for temporal
verification in grid workflow systems. With these, we can significantly
improve overall temporal verification effectiveness and efficiency. This
would eventually improve the overall performance and usability of grid
workflow systems because temporal verification can be viewed as a
service or function of grid workflow systems. Consequently, by deploying
the new concepts, innovative methods and algorithms, grid workflow
systems would be able to better support large-scale sophisticated
scientific and business processes in complex e-science and e-business
applications in the context of grid economy.