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Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services

14th International Conference, GECON 2017, Biarritz, France, September 19-21, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Congduc Pham, Jörn Altmann, José Ángel Bañares ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services, GECON 2017, held in Biarritz, France, in September 2017.The 10 full papers and 10 short papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions.This volume of the GECON 2017 proceedings has been structured in ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services, GECON 2017, held in Biarritz, France, in September 2017.The 10 full papers and 10 short papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions.This volume of the GECON 2017 proceedings has been structured in
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Image Analysis and Processing - ICIAP 2017

19th International Conference, Catania, Italy, September 11-15, 2017, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Sebastiano Battiato, Giovanni Gallo, Raimondo Schettini, Filippo Stanco ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 10484 and 10485 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, ICIAP 2017, held in Catania, Italy, in September 2017.The 138 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 229 submissions. The papers cover both classic and the most recent trends in image processing, computer vision, and pattern ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

The two-volume set LNCS 10484 and 10485 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, ICIAP 2017, held in Catania, Italy, in September 2017.The 138 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 229 submissions. The papers cover both classic and the most recent trends in image processing, computer vision, and pattern
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Speech Processing and Soft Computing

by Sid-Ahmed Selouani ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Speech Processing and Soft Computing includes coverage of synergy between speech technology and bio-inspired soft computing methods. Through practical cases, the author explores, dissects and examines how soft computing may complement conventional techniques in speech enhancement and speech recognition in order to provide robust systems. The material is especially useful to graduate students and ... Read more

$60.99 CAD

Speech Processing and Soft Computing includes coverage of synergy between speech technology and bio-inspired soft computing methods. Through practical cases, the author explores, dissects and examines how soft computing may complement conventional techniques in speech enhancement and speech recognition in order to provide robust systems. The material is especially useful to graduate students and
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Living Labs

Design and Assessment of Sustainable Living

Edited by David V. Keyson, Olivia Guerra-Santin, Dan Lockton ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the development and implementation of sustainable innovations in the home. The book provides an inspiring ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the development and implementation of sustainable innovations in the home. The book provides an inspiring
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Data Visualization with D3 and AngularJS

Build dynamic and interactive visualizations from real-world data with D3 on AngularJS

by Erik Hanchett, Christoph Körner ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a web developer with experience in AngularJS and want to implement interactive visualizations using D3.js, this book is for you. Knowledge of SVG or D3.js will give you an edge to get the most out of this book.What you will learnDesign, implement, and integrate an interactive dashboard to visualize server logs in real time using D3 graphicsLearn crossplatform ... Read more

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Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a web developer with experience in AngularJS and want to implement interactive visualizations using D3.js, this book is for you. Knowledge of SVG or D3.js will give you an edge to get the most out of this book.What you will learnDesign, implement, and integrate an interactive dashboard to visualize server logs in real time using D3 graphicsLearn crossplatform
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MultiMedia Modeling

26th International Conference, MMM 2020, Daejeon, South Korea, January 5–8, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Yong Man Ro, Wen-Huang Cheng, Junmo Kim, Wei-Ta Chu, Peng Cui, Jung-Woo Choi, Min-Chun Hu, Wesley De Neve ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 11961 and 11962 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on MultiMedia Modeling, MMM 2020, held in Daejeon, South Korea, in January 2020.Of the 171 submitted full research papers, 40 papers were selected for oral presentation and 46 for poster presentation; 28 special session papers were selected for oral presentation and 8 for ... Read more

$140.99 CAD

The two-volume set LNCS 11961 and 11962 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on MultiMedia Modeling, MMM 2020, held in Daejeon, South Korea, in January 2020.Of the 171 submitted full research papers, 40 papers were selected for oral presentation and 46 for poster presentation; 28 special session papers were selected for oral presentation and 8 for
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Avatare im Metaversum

Auf dem Weg zur Avatar-based-Interaction

by Peter Hoffmann ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Avatare werden zur zentralen Schnittstelle des Metaversums. Dieses Buch erklärt, wie sie als digitale Identitäten handeln, Kommunikation jenseits von Bildschirm und Tastatur ermöglichen und damit Arbeit, Bildung und soziale Interaktion neu prägen.Es beleuchtet die psychologische Wirkung virtueller Selbstdarstellung und das Spannungsfeld zwischen realem und digitalem Ich, zeigt Grundlagen der ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Avatare werden zur zentralen Schnittstelle des Metaversums. Dieses Buch erklärt, wie sie als digitale Identitäten handeln, Kommunikation jenseits von Bildschirm und Tastatur ermöglichen und damit Arbeit, Bildung und soziale Interaktion neu prägen.Es beleuchtet die psychologische Wirkung virtueller Selbstdarstellung und das Spannungsfeld zwischen realem und digitalem Ich, zeigt Grundlagen der
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GAI 4th: Human-Centered Design and Interaction

Generative AI, #4

by Leaster Startx ...

Series Book 4 - Generative AI
Amidst the rapid transformations unfolding in the world of artificial intelligence, Generative AI has emerged as one of the pillars of the new digital revolution. With its capacity to produce creative content that mirrors human thought and behavior, this book presents a comprehensive conceptual and research-driven vision that integrates the technical capabilities of generative AI with the ... Read more

$49.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Amidst the rapid transformations unfolding in the world of artificial intelligence, Generative AI has emerged as one of the pillars of the new digital revolution. With its capacity to produce creative content that mirrors human thought and behavior, this book presents a comprehensive conceptual and research-driven vision that integrates the technical capabilities of generative AI with the
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Multi-variant User Interfaces in E-commerce

A Practical Approach to UI Personalization

by Adam Wasilewski ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book focuses on the personalisation of the user interface in e-commerce based on collected data on customer behaviour. While product recommendation systems are widely used for this purpose today, they do not allow for a comprehensive adaptation of the layout to different user groups. The proposed approach is based on the conclusion that since e-commerce customers are different, the user ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book focuses on the personalisation of the user interface in e-commerce based on collected data on customer behaviour. While product recommendation systems are widely used for this purpose today, they do not allow for a comprehensive adaptation of the layout to different user groups. The proposed approach is based on the conclusion that since e-commerce customers are different, the user
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Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set ...Test!

by Carol M. Barnum ...

Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. It explains how to analyze and apply the results and what to do when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions. This is the ideal book for anyone involved in usability or user-centered design—from students to seasoned professionals.Filled with ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. It explains how to analyze and apply the results and what to do when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions. This is the ideal book for anyone involved in usability or user-centered design—from students to seasoned professionals.Filled with
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Personalized Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems

by David Geiger ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book examines the principles of and advances in personalized task recommendation in crowdsourcing systems, with the aim of improving their overall efficiency. It discusses the challenges faced by personalized task recommendation when crowdsourcing systems channel human workforces, knowledge, skills and perspectives beyond traditional organizational boundaries. The solutions presented help ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book examines the principles of and advances in personalized task recommendation in crowdsourcing systems, with the aim of improving their overall efficiency. It discusses the challenges faced by personalized task recommendation when crowdsourcing systems channel human workforces, knowledge, skills and perspectives beyond traditional organizational boundaries. The solutions presented help
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Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications 2021

Proceedings of 15th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2021, June 2021

Edited by G. Jezic, J. Chen-Burger, M. Kusek, R. Sperka, R. J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book highlights new trends and challenges in research on agents and the new digital and knowledge economy. It includes papers on business process management, agent-based modeling and simulation, and anthropic-oriented computing that were originally presented at the 15th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2021), being held ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book highlights new trends and challenges in research on agents and the new digital and knowledge economy. It includes papers on business process management, agent-based modeling and simulation, and anthropic-oriented computing that were originally presented at the 15th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2021), being held
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Monitoring Hadoop

Get to grips with the intricacies of Hadoop monitoring using the power of Ganglia and Nagios

by Aman Singh ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is useful for Hadoop administrators who need to learn how to monitor and diagnose their clusters. Also, the book will prove useful for new users of the technology, as the language used is simple and easy to grasp.What you will learnInstall Nagios and Ganglia and understand logging at the operating system levelCreate and configure Nagios nodes for monitoring ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is useful for Hadoop administrators who need to learn how to monitor and diagnose their clusters. Also, the book will prove useful for new users of the technology, as the language used is simple and easy to grasp.What you will learnInstall Nagios and Ganglia and understand logging at the operating system levelCreate and configure Nagios nodes for monitoring
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Serious Games

Third Joint International Conference, JCSG 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 23-24, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Mariano Alcañiz, Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Minhua Ma, Manuel Fradinho Oliveira, Tim Marsh, Stefan Göbel ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third Joint International Conference on Serious Games, JCSG 2017, held in Valencia, Spain, in November 2017. This conference bundles the activities of the 8th International Conference on Serious Games Development and Applications, SGDA 2017, and the 7th Conference on Serious Games, GameDays 2017.The total of 23 full papers, 3 short papers, and 4 poster ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third Joint International Conference on Serious Games, JCSG 2017, held in Valencia, Spain, in November 2017. This conference bundles the activities of the 8th International Conference on Serious Games Development and Applications, SGDA 2017, and the 7th Conference on Serious Games, GameDays 2017.The total of 23 full papers, 3 short papers, and 4 poster
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Reliability in Cyber-Physical Systems: The Human Factor Perspective

Edited by Gururaj H. L., Vinayakumar Ravi, Hoang Pham, Dayananda P. ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the significant intersection where human factors and cyber-physical system (CPS) reliability meet. Physical component integration has become essential in a number of industries, including smart infrastructure, health care, transportation, and manufacturing. However, human performance and decision-making inside these complex frameworks also play an ... Read more

$230.99 CAD

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the significant intersection where human factors and cyber-physical system (CPS) reliability meet. Physical component integration has become essential in a number of industries, including smart infrastructure, health care, transportation, and manufacturing. However, human performance and decision-making inside these complex frameworks also play an
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Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era

7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Virtual Event, September 20–23, 2021, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Serap Kurbanoğlu, Sonja Špiranec, Yurdagül Ünal, Joumana Boustany, Denis Kos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, held in online mode in September 2021.The 61 revised papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submissions. The papers are organized in the topical sections on information literacy in a post-truth era and news literacy; health literacy ... Read more

$153.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, held in online mode in September 2021.The 61 revised papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submissions. The papers are organized in the topical sections on information literacy in a post-truth era and news literacy; health literacy
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Open Semantic Technologies for Intelligent System

10th International Conference, OSTIS 2020, Minsk, Belarus, February 19–22, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Vladimir Golenkov, Victor Krasnoproshin, Vladimir Golovko, Elias Azarov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Open Semantic Technologies for Intelligent System, OSTIS 2020, held in Minsk, Belarus, in February 2020.The 14 revised full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers mainly focus on standardization of intelligent systems and cover wide research fields ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Open Semantic Technologies for Intelligent System, OSTIS 2020, held in Minsk, Belarus, in February 2020.The 14 revised full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers mainly focus on standardization of intelligent systems and cover wide research fields
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Introduction to Deep Learning Using R

A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning and Implementing Deep Learning Models Using R

by Taweh Beysolow II ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
Understand deep learning, the nuances of its different models, and where these models can be applied.The abundance of data and demand for superior products/services have driven the development of advanced computer science techniques, among them image and speech recognition. Introduction to Deep Learning Using R provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the models that perform these ... Read more

$75.99 CAD

Understand deep learning, the nuances of its different models, and where these models can be applied.The abundance of data and demand for superior products/services have driven the development of advanced computer science techniques, among them image and speech recognition. Introduction to Deep Learning Using R provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the models that perform these
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Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence

Bridging Logic and Learning

by Bikram Pratim Bhuyan, Amar Ramdane-Cherif, Thipendra P. Singh, Ravi Tomar ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book highlights and attempts to fill a crucial gap in the existing literature by providing a comprehensive exploration of the emerging field of neuro-symbolic AI. It introduces the concept of neuro-symbolic AI, highlighting its fusion of symbolic reasoning and machine learning. The book covers symbolic AI and knowledge representation, neural networks and deep learning, neuro-symbolic ... Read more

$230.99 CAD

This book highlights and attempts to fill a crucial gap in the existing literature by providing a comprehensive exploration of the emerging field of neuro-symbolic AI. It introduces the concept of neuro-symbolic AI, highlighting its fusion of symbolic reasoning and machine learning. The book covers symbolic AI and knowledge representation, neural networks and deep learning, neuro-symbolic
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Tacit Engagement

Beyond Interaction

by Satinder P. Gill ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book explores how digital technology is altering the relationships between people and how the very nature of interface itself needs to be reconsidered to reflect this – how we can make sense of each other, handle ambiguities, negotiate differences, empathise and collectively make skilled judgments in our modern society. The author presents new directions for research at the relational ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book explores how digital technology is altering the relationships between people and how the very nature of interface itself needs to be reconsidered to reflect this – how we can make sense of each other, handle ambiguities, negotiate differences, empathise and collectively make skilled judgments in our modern society. The author presents new directions for research at the relational
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Programming Languages

20th Brazilian Symposium, SBLP 2016, Maringá, Brazil, September 22-23, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Fernando Castor, Yu David Liu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th Brazilian Symposium on Progamming Languages, SBLP 2016, held in Maringá, Brazil, in September 2016.The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. They deal with fundamental principles and innovations in the design and implementation of programming languages and systems. ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th Brazilian Symposium on Progamming Languages, SBLP 2016, held in Maringá, Brazil, in September 2016.The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. They deal with fundamental principles and innovations in the design and implementation of programming languages and systems.
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Advanced Object-Oriented Programming in R

Statistical Programming for Data Science, Analysis and Finance

by Thomas Mailund ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn how to write object-oriented programs in R and how to construct classes and class hierarchies in the three object-oriented systems available in R. This book gives an introduction to object-oriented programming in the R programming language and shows you how to use and apply R in an object-oriented manner. You will then be able to use this powerful programming style in your own statistical ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Learn how to write object-oriented programs in R and how to construct classes and class hierarchies in the three object-oriented systems available in R. This book gives an introduction to object-oriented programming in the R programming language and shows you how to use and apply R in an object-oriented manner. You will then be able to use this powerful programming style in your own statistical
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Collaboration and Technology

23rd International Conference, CRIWG 2017, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, August 9-11, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Carl Gutwin, Sergio F. Ochoa, Julita Vassileva, Tomoo Inoue ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceeding of the 23rd International Conference on Collaboration and Technology, CRIWG 2017, held in Saskatoon, Canada, in August 2017.The 14 full papers presented together with 5 work-in-progress papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. The papers focus on collaboration technology design, development, and evaluation. The background ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceeding of the 23rd International Conference on Collaboration and Technology, CRIWG 2017, held in Saskatoon, Canada, in August 2017.The 14 full papers presented together with 5 work-in-progress papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. The papers focus on collaboration technology design, development, and evaluation. The background
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Edge Artificial Intelligence

Algorithms, Applications, Challenges and Ethical Issues

by Parikshit Narendra Mahalle, Mandar Pramod Diwakar, Vijaykumar Raghunath Ghule, Yashwant Sudhakar Ingle ...

Edge Artificial Intelligence: Algorithms, Applications, Challenges and Ethical Issues introduces the essentials of Edge AI and machine learning. It delves into the architecture, algorithms, and applications of Edge AI, offering insights into regulation and governance. Real-world case studies and practical examples are included, providing readers with the knowledge and tools to harness the ... Read more

$198.99 CAD

Edge Artificial Intelligence: Algorithms, Applications, Challenges and Ethical Issues introduces the essentials of Edge AI and machine learning. It delves into the architecture, algorithms, and applications of Edge AI, offering insights into regulation and governance. Real-world case studies and practical examples are included, providing readers with the knowledge and tools to harness the
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