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User Research

Improve Product and Service Design and Enhance Your UX Research

by Stephanie Marsh ...

Many businesses are rooted in creating desirable products and services for users, but fail to consider the consumer. How can they create products and services that work for users? This book has the answers.User experience research, (UX research) focuses on understanding user behaviours, needs and motivations through a range of observational techniques, task analysis and other methodologies. User ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Many businesses are rooted in creating desirable products and services for users, but fail to consider the consumer. How can they create products and services that work for users? This book has the answers.User experience research, (UX research) focuses on understanding user behaviours, needs and motivations through a range of observational techniques, task analysis and other methodologies. User
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Becoming an Ai Master

by J. Halo ...

Unlock the full potential of Artificial Intelligence with Becoming an Ai Master. Whether you're a curious beginner or a busy professional, this book is your roadmap to mastering the "language" of AI to save time and achieve elite results.In this practical guide, you'll discover the "Prompt Power" secret: how to use AI to write better prompts for you. Through clear, jargon-free chapters, you will ... Read more

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Unlock the full potential of Artificial Intelligence with Becoming an Ai Master. Whether you're a curious beginner or a busy professional, this book is your roadmap to mastering the "language" of AI to save time and achieve elite results.In this practical guide, you'll discover the "Prompt Power" secret: how to use AI to write better prompts for you. Through clear, jargon-free chapters, you will
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C# Programming for Absolute Beginners

by Radek Vystavěl ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get started using the C# programming language. Based on the author’s 15 years of experience teaching beginners, the book provides you with a step-by-step introduction to the principles of programming, or rather, how to think like a programmer. The task-solution approach will get you immersed, with minimum theory and maximum action.What You Will LearnUnderstand what programming is all aboutWrite ... Read more

$47.89 CAD

Get started using the C# programming language. Based on the author’s 15 years of experience teaching beginners, the book provides you with a step-by-step introduction to the principles of programming, or rather, how to think like a programmer. The task-solution approach will get you immersed, with minimum theory and maximum action.What You Will LearnUnderstand what programming is all aboutWrite
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Pandas in Action

by Boris Paskhaver ...

Take the next steps in your data science career! This friendly and hands-on guide shows you how to start mastering Pandas with skills you already know from spreadsheet software.In Pandas in Action you will learn how to:Import datasets, identify issues with their data structures, and optimize them for efficiencySort, filter, pivot, and draw conclusions from a dataset and its subsetsIdentify trends ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

Take the next steps in your data science career! This friendly and hands-on guide shows you how to start mastering Pandas with skills you already know from spreadsheet software.In Pandas in Action you will learn how to:Import datasets, identify issues with their data structures, and optimize them for efficiencySort, filter, pivot, and draw conclusions from a dataset and its subsetsIdentify trends
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Architecture and Interaction

Human Computer Interaction in Space and Place

Edited by Nicholas S. Dalton, Holger Schnädelbach, Mikael Wiberg, Tasos Varoudis ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Ubiquitous computing has a vision of information and interaction being embedded in the world around us; this forms the basis of this book. Built environments are subjects of design and architects have seen digital elements incorporated into the fabric of buildings as a way of creating environments that meet the dynamic challenges of future habitation.Methods for prototyping interactive buildings ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Ubiquitous computing has a vision of information and interaction being embedded in the world around us; this forms the basis of this book. Built environments are subjects of design and architects have seen digital elements incorporated into the fabric of buildings as a way of creating environments that meet the dynamic challenges of future habitation.Methods for prototyping interactive buildings
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Autonomous Minds

How Agentic AI Predicts and Learns to Enable Productivity and Empowerment

by Francisco Javier Campos Zabala ...

A book that combines a technical explanation of agentic AI with the latest practical applicationsIn Autonomous Minds: How Agentic AI Predicts and Learns to Enable Productivity and Empowerment, technology leader Francisco Javier Campos Zabala delivers a comprehensive, first principles analysis of AI agents and their potentially transformative impact on society, business, and individual lives. The ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

A book that combines a technical explanation of agentic AI with the latest practical applicationsIn Autonomous Minds: How Agentic AI Predicts and Learns to Enable Productivity and Empowerment, technology leader Francisco Javier Campos Zabala delivers a comprehensive, first principles analysis of AI agents and their potentially transformative impact on society, business, and individual lives. The
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The R Software

Fundamentals of Programming and Statistical Analysis

by Pierre Lafaye de Micheaux, Rémy Drouilhet, Benoit Liquet ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
The contents of The R Software are presented so as to be both comprehensive and easy for the reader to use. Besides its application as a self-learning text, this book can support lectures on R at any level from beginner to advanced. This book can serve as a textbook on R for beginners as well as more advanced users, working on Windows, MacOs or Linux OSes. The first part of the book deals with the ... Read more

$230.59 CAD

The contents of The R Software are presented so as to be both comprehensive and easy for the reader to use. Besides its application as a self-learning text, this book can support lectures on R at any level from beginner to advanced. This book can serve as a textbook on R for beginners as well as more advanced users, working on Windows, MacOs or Linux OSes. The first part of the book deals with the
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Advances in Robotics Research: From Lab to Market

ECHORD++: Robotic Science Supporting Innovation

Edited by Antoni Grau, Yannick Morel, Ana Puig-Pey, Francesca Cecchi ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
In this book Part I presents first an overview of the ECHORD++ project, with its mission and vision together with a detailed structure of its functionalities and instruments: Experiments, Robotic Innovation Facilities and Public end-user Driven Technology Innovation PDTI.Chapter 1 explains how the project is born, the partners, the different instruments and the new concept of cascade funding ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

In this book Part I presents first an overview of the ECHORD++ project, with its mission and vision together with a detailed structure of its functionalities and instruments: Experiments, Robotic Innovation Facilities and Public end-user Driven Technology Innovation PDTI.Chapter 1 explains how the project is born, the partners, the different instruments and the new concept of cascade funding
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The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX

Cross-Platform Mobile and Cloud Development Updated for JavaFX 21 and 23

by Stephen Chin, Johan Vos, James Weaver, Gail Anderson, Paul Anderson, Bruno Borges, Anton Epple, Weiqi Gao, Jonathan Giles, José Pereda, Sven Reimers, Eugene Ryzhikov, William Antônio Siqueira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Build enhanced visual experiences and design and deploy modern, easy-to-maintain, client applications across a variety of platforms. This book will show you how these applications can take advantage of JavaFX’s latest user interface components, 3D technology, and cloud services to create immersive visualizations and allow high-value data manipulation. This book is a professional reference for ... Read more

$89.99 CAD

Build enhanced visual experiences and design and deploy modern, easy-to-maintain, client applications across a variety of platforms. This book will show you how these applications can take advantage of JavaFX’s latest user interface components, 3D technology, and cloud services to create immersive visualizations and allow high-value data manipulation. This book is a professional reference for
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Augmented

prAIority to Enhance Human Judgment through Data and AI

by Giulio Toscani ...

In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, how can we ensure that AI enhances human skills rather than replacing them? This book offers readers an accessible and insightful guide to the positive potential of AI for human augmentation.Drawing from consultations with 150 AI experts from across 50 countries, Augmented introduces the concept of "prAIority", which connects three ... Read more

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In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, how can we ensure that AI enhances human skills rather than replacing them? This book offers readers an accessible and insightful guide to the positive potential of AI for human augmentation.Drawing from consultations with 150 AI experts from across 50 countries, Augmented introduces the concept of "prAIority", which connects three
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Haptic Devices for Studies on Human Grasp and Rehabilitation

by Alessandro Altobelli ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents a new set of devices for accurate investigation of human finger stiffness and force distribution in grasping tasks. The ambitious goal of this research is twofold, the first is to advance the state of the art on human strategies in manipulation tasks and provide tools to assess rehabilitation procedure and the second is to investigate human strategies for impedance control that ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book presents a new set of devices for accurate investigation of human finger stiffness and force distribution in grasping tasks. The ambitious goal of this research is twofold, the first is to advance the state of the art on human strategies in manipulation tasks and provide tools to assess rehabilitation procedure and the second is to investigate human strategies for impedance control that
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Supercomputing

6th Russian Supercomputing Days, RuSCDays 2020, Moscow, Russia, September 21–22, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Vladimir Voevodin, Sergey Sobolev ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th Russian Supercomputing Days, RuSCDays 2020, held in Moscow, Russia, in September 2020.*The 51 revised full and 4 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: parallel algorithms; supercomputer simulation; HPC, BigData, AI ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th Russian Supercomputing Days, RuSCDays 2020, held in Moscow, Russia, in September 2020.*The 51 revised full and 4 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: parallel algorithms; supercomputer simulation; HPC, BigData, AI
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Functional Interfaces in Java

Fundamentals and Examples

by Ralph Lecessi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Reduce development time by organizing your programs as chains of functional interfaces and see that the advantages of using functional interfaces include the flexibility and power of inlined functional chains and reuse of functional methods utilized throughout the Java API. You’ll see how complex logical expressions can be reduced to chains of predicates and how chains of comparators can be used ... Read more

$80.19 CAD

Reduce development time by organizing your programs as chains of functional interfaces and see that the advantages of using functional interfaces include the flexibility and power of inlined functional chains and reuse of functional methods utilized throughout the Java API. You’ll see how complex logical expressions can be reduced to chains of predicates and how chains of comparators can be used
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Real-Time Applications of Machine Learning in Cyber-Physical Systems

Edited by Balamurugan Easwaran, Kamal Kant Hiran, Sangeetha Krishnan, Ruchi Doshi ...

Technological advancements of recent decades have reshaped the way people socialize, work, learn, and ultimately live. The use of cyber-physical systems (CPS) specifically have helped people lead their lives with greater control and freedom. CPS domains have great societal significance, providing crucial assistance in industries ranging from security to healthcare. At the same time, machine ... Read more

$283.99 CAD

Technological advancements of recent decades have reshaped the way people socialize, work, learn, and ultimately live. The use of cyber-physical systems (CPS) specifically have helped people lead their lives with greater control and freedom. CPS domains have great societal significance, providing crucial assistance in industries ranging from security to healthcare. At the same time, machine
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God AI

What to Expect When Machines Outsmart Us

by Toby Walsh ...

For decades, some theoretical scientists have suggested that AI will lead to the extinction of humanity . . .Fearing the singularity—the point at which the development of artificial intelligence will outpace our capacity to control it—some scientists are sounding the alarm that a powerful AI could threaten our very existence as a species. More optimistic experts suggest that, properly regulated, ... Read more

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For decades, some theoretical scientists have suggested that AI will lead to the extinction of humanity . . .Fearing the singularity—the point at which the development of artificial intelligence will outpace our capacity to control it—some scientists are sounding the alarm that a powerful AI could threaten our very existence as a species. More optimistic experts suggest that, properly regulated,
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The Absolute Beginner's Guide to HTML and CSS

A Step-by-Step Guide with Examples and Lab Exercises

by Kevin Wilson ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Written as an illustrated, step-by-step guide for beginners, this book will introduce you to HTML and CSS with lab exercises and examples of code.You'll begin by setting up the development environment such as local web server and html editor. The next few chapters cover web servers, the basics of HTML such as language syntax, tags, and how to write a program. Next, you'll learn how to put together ... Read more

$41.89 CAD

Written as an illustrated, step-by-step guide for beginners, this book will introduce you to HTML and CSS with lab exercises and examples of code.You'll begin by setting up the development environment such as local web server and html editor. The next few chapters cover web servers, the basics of HTML such as language syntax, tags, and how to write a program. Next, you'll learn how to put together
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Tablet PC Telephone

by Robert Stetson ...

When your Tablet PC manufacturer indicates in the specification that the device is not capable of supporting cell phone connectivity, you probably dismissed using it for making phone calls.You can save on your cell phone minutes by using your Tablet PC even if the Tablet does not support cell phone connections. The fact is, it does.The use of the Tablet PC can provide a backup mode of ... Read more

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When your Tablet PC manufacturer indicates in the specification that the device is not capable of supporting cell phone connectivity, you probably dismissed using it for making phone calls.You can save on your cell phone minutes by using your Tablet PC even if the Tablet does not support cell phone connections. The fact is, it does.The use of the Tablet PC can provide a backup mode of
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Artificial Psychology

Psychological Modeling and Testing of AI Systems

by James A. Crowder, John Carbone, Shelli Friess ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book explores the subject of artificial psychology and how the field must adapt human neuro-psychological testing techniques to provide adequate cognitive testing of advanced artificial intelligence systems. It shows how classical testing methods will reveal nothing about the cognitive nature of the systems and whether they are learning, reasoning, and evolving correctly; for these systems, ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book explores the subject of artificial psychology and how the field must adapt human neuro-psychological testing techniques to provide adequate cognitive testing of advanced artificial intelligence systems. It shows how classical testing methods will reveal nothing about the cognitive nature of the systems and whether they are learning, reasoning, and evolving correctly; for these systems,
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AIxIA 2020 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence

XIXth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Event, November 25–27, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Matteo Baldoni, Stefania Bandini ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the XIXth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2020, held in Milano, Italy, in November 2020.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was "rebooted"/ re-organized w.r.t. the original format.The 27 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The society aims at ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the XIXth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2020, held in Milano, Italy, in November 2020.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was "rebooted"/ re-organized w.r.t. the original format.The 27 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The society aims at
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Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms

Expert techniques for implementing popular machine learning algorithms, fine-tuning your models, and understanding how they work

by Giuseppe Bonaccorso ...

Updated and revised second edition of the bestselling guide to exploring and mastering the most important algorithms for solving complex machine learning problemsKey FeaturesUpdated to include new algorithms and techniquesCode updated to Python 3.8 & TensorFlow 2.xNew coverage of regression analysis, time series analysis, deep learning models, and cutting-edge applicationsBook DescriptionMastering ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Updated and revised second edition of the bestselling guide to exploring and mastering the most important algorithms for solving complex machine learning problemsKey FeaturesUpdated to include new algorithms and techniquesCode updated to Python 3.8 & TensorFlow 2.xNew coverage of regression analysis, time series analysis, deep learning models, and cutting-edge applicationsBook DescriptionMastering
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From Code to Chip

Open-Source Automated Analog Layout Design

by Jakob Ratschenberger, Harald Pretl ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
This book shows how the layout of an analog circuit can be automatically generated in a fully open-source way. Based on an exemplary design flow, it introduces and explains the necessary steps for transforming a SPICE netlist into a layout, which can be inspected by the open-source layout editor Magic VLSI. This is done by using the industry’s first open-source process design kit SKY130. ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book shows how the layout of an analog circuit can be automatically generated in a fully open-source way. Based on an exemplary design flow, it introduces and explains the necessary steps for transforming a SPICE netlist into a layout, which can be inspected by the open-source layout editor Magic VLSI. This is done by using the industry’s first open-source process design kit SKY130.
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Formal Methods for Managing and Processing Ontology Alignments

by Marcin Pietranik ...

Ontologies are formal knowledge representation methods that can provide means for a shared understanding of a given domain. To enable meaningful communication and interoperability between two or more information systems that utilize independently created ontologies, a bridge between them is necessary, often referred to as an ontology alignment. Formal Methods for Managing and Processing Ontology ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

Ontologies are formal knowledge representation methods that can provide means for a shared understanding of a given domain. To enable meaningful communication and interoperability between two or more information systems that utilize independently created ontologies, a bridge between them is necessary, often referred to as an ontology alignment. Formal Methods for Managing and Processing Ontology
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2026

19th European Conference, Malmö, Sweden, September 8–12, 2026, Proceedings, Part XLV

Edited by Paolo Favaro, Zuzana Kukelova, Atsuto Maki, Anna Rohrbach, Konrad Schindler, Federico Tombari ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 17001 up to 17078 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2026, held in Malmö, Sweden, during September 8–12, 2026.The 2834 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 10,473 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine ... Read more

$102.49 CAD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 17001 up to 17078 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2026, held in Malmö, Sweden, during September 8–12, 2026.The 2834 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 10,473 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine
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Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good

Third International Conference, GOODTECHS 2017, Pisa, Italy, November 29-30, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Barbara Guidi, Laura Ricci, Carlos Calafate, Ombretta Gaggi, Johann Marquez-Barja ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GOODTECHS 2017, held in Pisa, Italy, November 29-30, 2017.The 38 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers reflect the design, implementation, deployment, operation and evaluation of smart objects and ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GOODTECHS 2017, held in Pisa, Italy, November 29-30, 2017.The 38 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers reflect the design, implementation, deployment, operation and evaluation of smart objects and
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