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Design for Better Futures: Beyond the Science of the Artificial. Prototypes and Research-in-Progress

21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, Münster, Germany, June 8–10, 2026, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Samir Chatterjee, Shirley Gregor, Gregor Kipping, Gunjan Mansingh ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume, LNCS 16607, constitutes the thoroughly refereed prototypes and research-in-progress proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, which was held in Münster, Germany, during June 8–10, 2026.Given the large number of high-quality contributions, the 2026 proceedings are published in three volumes: LNCS ... Read more

$93.99 CAD

This volume, LNCS 16607, constitutes the thoroughly refereed prototypes and research-in-progress proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, which was held in Münster, Germany, during June 8–10, 2026.Given the large number of high-quality contributions, the 2026 proceedings are published in three volumes: LNCS
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Situation Recognition Using EventShop

by Vivek K. Singh, Ramesh Jain ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents a framework for converting multitudes of data streams available today including weather patterns, stock prices, social media, traffic information, and disease incidents into actionable insights based on situation recognition. It computationally defines the notion of situations as an abstraction of millions of data points into actionable insights, describes a computational ... Read more

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This book presents a framework for converting multitudes of data streams available today including weather patterns, stock prices, social media, traffic information, and disease incidents into actionable insights based on situation recognition. It computationally defines the notion of situations as an abstraction of millions of data points into actionable insights, describes a computational
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Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development

23rd International Conference, ICCBR 2015, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 28-30, 2015. Proceedings

Edited by Eyke Hüllermeier, Mirjam Minor ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, ICCBR 2015, held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in September 2015.The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of CBR topics that are of interest both to researchers and practitioners ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, ICCBR 2015, held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in September 2015.The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of CBR topics that are of interest both to researchers and practitioners
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HCI International 2024 – Late Breaking Posters

26th International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa, Gavriel Salvendy ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 2319-2321 constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2024, held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29–July 4, 2024.For the HCII 2024 proceedings, a total of 1271 papers and 309 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 5108 submissions. Additionally, 222 papers and 104 posters are included in the volumes of ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

The three-volume set CCIS 2319-2321 constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2024, held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29–July 4, 2024.For the HCII 2024 proceedings, a total of 1271 papers and 309 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 5108 submissions. Additionally, 222 papers and 104 posters are included in the volumes of
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Culture and Computing

13th International Conference, C&C 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Matthias Rauterberg ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Culture and Computing, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions.Two volumes of ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Culture and Computing, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions.Two volumes of
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XLVIII

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
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Augmented and Virtual Reality

Second International Conference, AVR 2015, Lecce, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Lucio Tommaso De Paolis, Antonio Mongelli ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality, AVR 2015, held in Lecce, Italy, in September 2015.The 32 papers and 8 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The SALENTO AVR 2015 conference brings together a community of researchers from academia and industry, computer scientists, ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality, AVR 2015, held in Lecce, Italy, in September 2015.The 32 papers and 8 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The SALENTO AVR 2015 conference brings together a community of researchers from academia and industry, computer scientists,
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Industrial Recommender System

Principles, Technologies and Enterprise Applications

by Lantao Hu, Yueting Li, Guangfan Cui, Kexin Yi ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Recommender systems, as a highly popular AI technology in recent years, have been widely applied across various industries. They have transformed the way we interact with technology, influencing our choices and shaping our experiences. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to industrial recommender systems, starting with the overview of the technical framework, gradually delving into ... Read more

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Recommender systems, as a highly popular AI technology in recent years, have been widely applied across various industries. They have transformed the way we interact with technology, influencing our choices and shaping our experiences. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to industrial recommender systems, starting with the overview of the technical framework, gradually delving into
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Artificial Intelligence in HCI

6th International Conference, AI-HCI 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Helmut Degen, Stavroula Ntoa ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNAI 15819–15822 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in HCI, AI-HCI 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22-17, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

The four-volume set LNAI 15819–15822 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in HCI, AI-HCI 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22-17, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully
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Recent Advances in Machine Learning Techniques and Sensor Applications for Human Emotion, Activity Recognition and Support

Edited by Kyandoghere Kyamakya, Fadi Al Machot, Habib Ullah, Florenc Demrozi ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book explores integrating machine learning techniques and sensor applications for human emotion and activity recognition, creating personalized and effective support systems. It covers state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and large language models using multimodal sensors. Enhancing the quality of life for individuals with special needs, particularly the elderly, is a key focus in ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book explores integrating machine learning techniques and sensor applications for human emotion and activity recognition, creating personalized and effective support systems. It covers state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and large language models using multimodal sensors. Enhancing the quality of life for individuals with special needs, particularly the elderly, is a key focus in
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Technology Enhanced Assessment

20th International Conference, TEA 2017, Barcelona, Spain, October 5–6, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Eric Ras, Ana Elena Guerrero Roldán ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Technology Enhanced Assessment, TEA 2017, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2017. The 17 papers presented were carefully selected from 42 submissions. They are centered around topics like e-learning, computer-assisted instruction, interactive learning environments, collaborative learning, computing education, student ... Read more

$85.99 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Technology Enhanced Assessment, TEA 2017, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2017. The 17 papers presented were carefully selected from 42 submissions. They are centered around topics like e-learning, computer-assisted instruction, interactive learning environments, collaborative learning, computing education, student
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The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies: ICT and Digital Heritage

Third International Conference, Florence Heri-Tech 2022, Florence, Italy, May 16–18, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Rocco Furferi, Lapo Governi, Yary Volpe, Kate Seymour, Anna Pelagotti, Francesco Gherardini ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies, Florence Heri-Tech 2022, held in Florence, Italy, in May 2022.The 32 papers presented in this volume were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. They are organized in the topical sections on 3D reconstruction of tangible cultural heritage and ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies, Florence Heri-Tech 2022, held in Florence, Italy, in May 2022.The 32 papers presented in this volume were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. They are organized in the topical sections on 3D reconstruction of tangible cultural heritage and
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Pro Hadoop Data Analytics

Designing and Building Big Data Systems using the Hadoop Ecosystem

by Kerry Koitzsch ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn advanced analytical techniques and leverage existing tool kits to make your analytic applications more powerful, precise, and efficient. This book provides the right combination of architecture, design, and implementation information to create analytical systems that go beyond the basics of classification, clustering, and recommendation.Pro Hadoop Data Analytics emphasizes best practices to ... Read more

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Learn advanced analytical techniques and leverage existing tool kits to make your analytic applications more powerful, precise, and efficient. This book provides the right combination of architecture, design, and implementation information to create analytical systems that go beyond the basics of classification, clustering, and recommendation.Pro Hadoop Data Analytics emphasizes best practices to
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R for Cloud Computing

An Approach for Data Scientists

by A Ohri ...

R for Cloud Computing looks at some of the tasks performed by business analysts on the desktop (PC era) and helps the user navigate the wealth of information in R and its 4000 packages as well as transition the same analytics using the cloud. With this information the reader can select both cloud vendors and the sometimes confusing cloud ecosystem as well as the R packages that can help process ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

R for Cloud Computing looks at some of the tasks performed by business analysts on the desktop (PC era) and helps the user navigate the wealth of information in R and its 4000 packages as well as transition the same analytics using the cloud. With this information the reader can select both cloud vendors and the sometimes confusing cloud ecosystem as well as the R packages that can help process
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Autonomous Military Robotics

by Vishnu Nath, Stephen E. Levinson ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This SpringerBrief reveals the latest techniques in computer vision and machine learning on robots that are designed as accurate and efficient military snipers. Militaries around the world are investigating this technology to simplify the time, cost and safety measures necessary for training human snipers. These robots are developed by combining crucial aspects of computer science research areas ... Read more

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This SpringerBrief reveals the latest techniques in computer vision and machine learning on robots that are designed as accurate and efficient military snipers. Militaries around the world are investigating this technology to simplify the time, cost and safety measures necessary for training human snipers. These robots are developed by combining crucial aspects of computer science research areas
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Einführung in JavaFX

Moderne GUIs für RIAs und Java-Applikationen

by Ralph Steyer ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Das JavaFX-Framework gibt es schon seit einigen Jahren, hat aber mit den ersten Versionen fast nur noch den Namen gemeinsam. Mit der Version 2 hat JavaFX einen festen und ausgereiften Stand erreicht und wird als die kommende Technologie im Java-Umfeld angesehen, um leistungsfähige und moderne grafische Benutzeroberflächen (GUI) erstellen zu können. Dieses Buch stellt Ihnen dazu eine Vielzahl an ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Das JavaFX-Framework gibt es schon seit einigen Jahren, hat aber mit den ersten Versionen fast nur noch den Namen gemeinsam. Mit der Version 2 hat JavaFX einen festen und ausgereiften Stand erreicht und wird als die kommende Technologie im Java-Umfeld angesehen, um leistungsfähige und moderne grafische Benutzeroberflächen (GUI) erstellen zu können. Dieses Buch stellt Ihnen dazu eine Vielzahl an
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Rise of the Machines. AI: Doom or Dawn?

by Francis J. Shaw ...

The AI revolution has started, and the most unsafe place to be in any revolution is where we are—at the beginning.Rise of the machines—a new battle for middle earth has begun. Inboxes and social media full of AI-generated slop. Cognitive warfare creating misinformation. The line between real and fake blurred, eroding trust. AI has no responsibility. Do we want it to be unlike us? Without biases, ... Read more

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The AI revolution has started, and the most unsafe place to be in any revolution is where we are—at the beginning.Rise of the machines—a new battle for middle earth has begun. Inboxes and social media full of AI-generated slop. Cognitive warfare creating misinformation. The line between real and fake blurred, eroding trust. AI has no responsibility. Do we want it to be unlike us? Without biases,
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Digital Make-Believe

Edited by Phil Turner, J. Tuomas Harviainen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Make-believe plays a far stronger role in both the design and use of interfaces, games and services than we have come to believe. This edited volume illustrates ways for grasping and utilising that connection to improve interaction, user experiences, and customer value.Useful for designers, undergraduates and researchers alike, this new research provide tools for understanding and applying make ... Read more

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Make-believe plays a far stronger role in both the design and use of interfaces, games and services than we have come to believe. This edited volume illustrates ways for grasping and utilising that connection to improve interaction, user experiences, and customer value.Useful for designers, undergraduates and researchers alike, this new research provide tools for understanding and applying make
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Towards Adaptive Spoken Dialog Systems

by Alexander Schmitt, Wolfgang Minker ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
In Monitoring Adaptive Spoken Dialog Systems, authors Alexander Schmitt and Wolfgang Minker investigate statistical approaches that allow for recognition of negative dialog patterns in Spoken Dialog Systems (SDS). The presented stochastic methods allow a flexible, portable and accurate use.Beginning with the foundations of machine learning and pattern recognition, this monograph examines how ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

In Monitoring Adaptive Spoken Dialog Systems, authors Alexander Schmitt and Wolfgang Minker investigate statistical approaches that allow for recognition of negative dialog patterns in Spoken Dialog Systems (SDS). The presented stochastic methods allow a flexible, portable and accurate use.Beginning with the foundations of machine learning and pattern recognition, this monograph examines how
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Autonomous Nuclear Power Plants with Artificial Intelligence

by Jonghyun Kim, Seungjun Lee, Poong Hyun Seong ...

Series series Energy (R0)
This book introduces novel approaches and practical examples of autonomous nuclear power plants that minimize operator intervention.Autonomous nuclear power plants with artificial intelligence presents a framework to enable nuclear power plants to autonomously operate and introduces artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to implement its functions. Although nuclear power plants are already highly ... Read more

$192.99 CAD

This book introduces novel approaches and practical examples of autonomous nuclear power plants that minimize operator intervention.Autonomous nuclear power plants with artificial intelligence presents a framework to enable nuclear power plants to autonomously operate and introduces artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to implement its functions. Although nuclear power plants are already highly
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

17th International Conference, ICIRA 2024, Xi'an, China, July 31 – August 2, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Xuguang Lan, Xuesong Mei, Caigui Jiang, Fei Zhao, Zhiqiang Tian ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative
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Amazon Redshift: The Definitive Guide

Jump-Start Analytics Using Cloud Data Warehousing

by Rajesh Francis, Rajiv Gupta, Milind Oke ...

Amazon Redshift powers analytic cloud data warehouses worldwide, from startups to some of the largest enterprise data warehouses available today. This practical guide thoroughly examines this managed service and demonstrates how you can use it to extract value from your data immediately, rather than go through the heavy lifting required to run a typical data warehouse.Analytic specialists Rajesh ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

Amazon Redshift powers analytic cloud data warehouses worldwide, from startups to some of the largest enterprise data warehouses available today. This practical guide thoroughly examines this managed service and demonstrates how you can use it to extract value from your data immediately, rather than go through the heavy lifting required to run a typical data warehouse.Analytic specialists Rajesh
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Computer Vision – ACCV 2016

13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Taipei, Taiwan, November 20-24, 2016, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by Shang-Hong Lai, Vincent Lepetit, Ko Nishino, Yoichi Sato ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The five-volume set LNCS 10111-10115 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 2016.The total of 143 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 479 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Segmentation and Classification; ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

The five-volume set LNCS 10111-10115 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 2016.The total of 143 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 479 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Segmentation and Classification;
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Formal Methods – The Next 30 Years

Third World Congress, FM 2019, Porto, Portugal, October 7–11, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Maurice H. ter Beek, Annabelle McIver, José N. Oliveira ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2019, held in Porto, Portugal, in the form of the Third World Congress on Formal Methods, in October 2019.The 44 full papers presented together with 3 invited presentations were carefully reviewed and selected from 129 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Invited Presentations; ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2019, held in Porto, Portugal, in the form of the Third World Congress on Formal Methods, in October 2019.The 44 full papers presented together with 3 invited presentations were carefully reviewed and selected from 129 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Invited Presentations;
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