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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

19th International Conference, EPCE 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Don Harris, Wen-Chin Li ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 ... Read more

$80.09 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487
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Blended Learning: Engaging Students in the New Normal Era

15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Richard Chen Li, Simon K. S. Cheung, Peter H. F. Ng, Leung-Pun Wong, Fu Lee Wang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2022, held in Hong Kong, China, in August 2022.The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The conference theme of ICBL 2022 is Blended Learning: Engaging Students in the New Era. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Game ... Read more

$76.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2022, held in Hong Kong, China, in August 2022.The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The conference theme of ICBL 2022 is Blended Learning: Engaging Students in the New Era. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Game
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Cross-Cultural Design. Applications in Business, Communication, Health, Well-being, and Inclusiveness

14th International Conference, CCD 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Pei-Luen Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 13311 - 13314 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26 - July 1, 2022.The papers included in the HCII-CCD volume set were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Cross-Cultural Interaction Design; ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The four-volume set LNCS 13311 - 13314 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26 - July 1, 2022.The papers included in the HCII-CCD volume set were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Cross-Cultural Interaction Design;
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Design and Development

14th International Conference, VAMR 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Jessie Y. C. Chen, Gino Fragomeni ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 13317 and 13318 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2022, held virtually as part of the 24rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, in June/July 2022.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 13317 and 13318 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2022, held virtually as part of the 24rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, in June/July 2022.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected
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A Concise Introduction to Scientific Visualization

Past, Present, and Future

by Brad Eric Hollister, Alex Pang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Scientific visualization has always been an integral part of discovery, starting first with simplified drawings of the pre-Enlightenment and progressing to present day. Mathematical formalism often supersedes visual methods, but their use is at the core of the mental process. As historical examples, a spatial description of flow led to electromagnetic theory, and without visualization of crystals, ... Read more

$28.49 USD

Scientific visualization has always been an integral part of discovery, starting first with simplified drawings of the pre-Enlightenment and progressing to present day. Mathematical formalism often supersedes visual methods, but their use is at the core of the mental process. As historical examples, a spatial description of flow led to electromagnetic theory, and without visualization of crystals,
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Beginning Data Science in R 4

Data Analysis, Visualization, and Modelling for the Data Scientist

by Thomas Mailund ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover best practices for data analysis and software development in R and start on the path to becoming a fully-fledged data scientist. Updated for the R 4.0 release, this book teaches you techniques for both data manipulation and visualization and shows you the best way for developing new software packages for R.Beginning Data Science in R 4, Second Edition details how data science is a ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Discover best practices for data analysis and software development in R and start on the path to becoming a fully-fledged data scientist. Updated for the R 4.0 release, this book teaches you techniques for both data manipulation and visualization and shows you the best way for developing new software packages for R.Beginning Data Science in R 4, Second Edition details how data science is a
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Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing

25th International Workshop, JSSPP 2022, Virtual Event, June 3, 2022, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Dalibor Klusáček, Corbalán Julita, Gonzalo P. Rodrigo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2022, held as a virtual event in June 2022 (due to the Covid-19 pandemic).The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. In addition to this,1 keynote paper was included in the ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2022, held as a virtual event in June 2022 (due to the Covid-19 pandemic).The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. In addition to this,1 keynote paper was included in the
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ICT Education

50th Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association, SACLA 2021, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 16, 2021, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Wai Sze Leung, Marijke Coetzee, Duncan Coulter, Deon Cotterrell ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association on ICT Education, SACLA 2021, held in Johannesburg, South Africa in July 2021.The 9 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected fromthe 23 submissions. One invited paper was also included in this volume. The papers are organized in following ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association on ICT Education, SACLA 2021, held in Johannesburg, South Africa in July 2021.The 9 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected fromthe 23 submissions. One invited paper was also included in this volume. The papers are organized in following
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Java in 14 Wochen

Ein Lehrbuch für Studierende der Wirtschaftsinformatik

by Kaspar Riesen ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Dieses Buch ist der ideale Begleiter, wenn Sie in einem Semester Java lernen möchten. Der Inhalt wurde gezielt ausgewählt, so dass nur die Konzepte besprochen werden, die Sie zum Einstieg in die Programmierung wirklich benötigen. Diese Konzepte werden mit zahlreichen, anschaulichen Beispielen illustriert.Weiter wird im Buch ein durchgehendes Beispielprojekt in Java, das von Kapitel zu Kapitel ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Dieses Buch ist der ideale Begleiter, wenn Sie in einem Semester Java lernen möchten. Der Inhalt wurde gezielt ausgewählt, so dass nur die Konzepte besprochen werden, die Sie zum Einstieg in die Programmierung wirklich benötigen. Diese Konzepte werden mit zahlreichen, anschaulichen Beispielen illustriert.Weiter wird im Buch ein durchgehendes Beispielprojekt in Java, das von Kapitel zu Kapitel
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Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality

Edited by Andrew Yeh Ching Nee, Soh Khim Ong ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality presents a comprehensive and authoritative guide to augmented reality (AR) technology, its numerous applications, and its intersection with emerging technologies. This book traces the history of AR from its early development, discussing the fundamentals of AR and its associated science.The handbook begins by presenting the development of AR over the last ... Read more

$395.09 USD

The Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality presents a comprehensive and authoritative guide to augmented reality (AR) technology, its numerous applications, and its intersection with emerging technologies. This book traces the history of AR from its early development, discussing the fundamentals of AR and its associated science.The handbook begins by presenting the development of AR over the last
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Options and Derivatives Programming in C++20

Algorithms and Programming Techniques for the Financial Industry

by Carlos Oliveira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Master the features of C++ that are frequently used to write financial software for options and derivatives, including the STL, templates, functional programming, and numerical libraries. This book also covers new features introduced in C++20 and other recent standard releases: modules, concepts, spaceship operators, and smart pointers.You will explore how-to examples covering all the major tools ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Master the features of C++ that are frequently used to write financial software for options and derivatives, including the STL, templates, functional programming, and numerical libraries. This book also covers new features introduced in C++20 and other recent standard releases: modules, concepts, spaceship operators, and smart pointers.You will explore how-to examples covering all the major tools
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Learn Rails 6

Accelerated Web Development with Ruby on Rails

by Adam Notodikromo ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Effectively learn and apply software development and engineering techniques to web application development using Rails 6 with this accelerated tutorial. This book teaches modern engineering practices including git flow, containerization, debugging, testing, and deployment. Along the way, you’ll see how to build a social network application and then deploy it on a cloud provider such as Amazon Web ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Effectively learn and apply software development and engineering techniques to web application development using Rails 6 with this accelerated tutorial. This book teaches modern engineering practices including git flow, containerization, debugging, testing, and deployment. Along the way, you’ll see how to build a social network application and then deploy it on a cloud provider such as Amazon Web
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Learn Microservices with Spring Boot

A Practical Approach to RESTful Services Using an Event-Driven Architecture, Cloud-Native Patterns, and Containerization

by Moisés Macero García ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Build Java-based microservices architecture using the Spring Boot framework by evolving an application from a small monolith to an event-driven architecture composed of several services. This revised book follows an incremental approach in teaching the structure of microservices, test-driven development, and common patterns in distributed systems such as service discovery, load balancing, routing, ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Build Java-based microservices architecture using the Spring Boot framework by evolving an application from a small monolith to an event-driven architecture composed of several services. This revised book follows an incremental approach in teaching the structure of microservices, test-driven development, and common patterns in distributed systems such as service discovery, load balancing, routing,
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Digital Fluency

Understanding the Basics of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, Quantum Computing, and Their Applications for Digital Transformation

by Volker Lang ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
If you are curious about the basics of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and quantum computing as key enablers for digital transformation and innovation, Digital Fluency is your handy guide. The real-world applications of these cutting-edge technologies are expanding rapidly, and your daily life will continue to be affected by each of them. There is no better time than now to get ... Read more

$49.49 USD

If you are curious about the basics of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and quantum computing as key enablers for digital transformation and innovation, Digital Fluency is your handy guide. The real-world applications of these cutting-edge technologies are expanding rapidly, and your daily life will continue to be affected by each of them. There is no better time than now to get
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The Biomechanics of the Tactile Perception of Friction

by Laurence Willemet ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Humans rely on their sense of touch to perceive subtle movements and micro slippages to manipulate an impressive range of objects. This incredible dexterity relies on fast and unconscious adjustments of the grip force that holds an object strong enough to avoid a catastrophic fall yet gentle enough not to damage it.The Biomechanics of the Tactile Perception of Friction covers how the complex ... Read more

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Humans rely on their sense of touch to perceive subtle movements and micro slippages to manipulate an impressive range of objects. This incredible dexterity relies on fast and unconscious adjustments of the grip force that holds an object strong enough to avoid a catastrophic fall yet gentle enough not to damage it.The Biomechanics of the Tactile Perception of Friction covers how the complex
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Linux Kernel Programming 2025: A Complete Guide for Developers

by Williams Sebastian ...

Unlock the power of the Linux kernel and transform yourself from a user-space developer into a confident systems programmer. Linux Kernel Programming 2025: A Complete Guide for Developers is your comprehensive roadmap to mastering one of the most critical and in-demand skills in modern software development.This book demystifies kernel development through a practical, hands-on approach designed for ... Read more

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Unlock the power of the Linux kernel and transform yourself from a user-space developer into a confident systems programmer. Linux Kernel Programming 2025: A Complete Guide for Developers is your comprehensive roadmap to mastering one of the most critical and in-demand skills in modern software development.This book demystifies kernel development through a practical, hands-on approach designed for
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Cognitive Systems and Signal Processing

Third International Conference, ICCSIP 2016, Beijing, China, November 19–23, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Fuchun Sun, Huaping Liu, Dewen Hu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Systems and Signal Processing, ICCSIP2016, held in Beijing, China, in December 2016.The 59 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 171 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Control and Decision; Image and Video; Machine Learning; Robotics; ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Systems and Signal Processing, ICCSIP2016, held in Beijing, China, in December 2016.The 59 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 171 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Control and Decision; Image and Video; Machine Learning; Robotics;
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Modelling Human Motion

From Human Perception to Robot Design

Edited by Nicoletta Noceti, Alessandra Sciutti, Francesco Rea ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The new frontiers of robotics research foresee future scenarios where artificial agents will leave the laboratory to progressively take part in the activities of our daily life. This will require robots to have very sophisticated perceptual and action skills in many intelligence-demanding applications, with particular reference to the ability to seamlessly interact with humans. It will be crucial ... Read more

$134.09 USD

The new frontiers of robotics research foresee future scenarios where artificial agents will leave the laboratory to progressively take part in the activities of our daily life. This will require robots to have very sophisticated perceptual and action skills in many intelligence-demanding applications, with particular reference to the ability to seamlessly interact with humans. It will be crucial
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Verified Software. Theories, Tools, and Experiments

9th International Conference, VSTTE 2017, Heidelberg, Germany, July 22-23, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Andrei Paskevich, Thomas Wies ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Verified Software: Theories, Tools, and Experiments, VSTTE 2017, held in Heidelberg, Germany, in July 2017.The 12 full papers presented were carefully revised and selected from 20 submissions. The papers describe large-scale verification efforts that involve collaboration, theory ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Verified Software: Theories, Tools, and Experiments, VSTTE 2017, held in Heidelberg, Germany, in July 2017.The 12 full papers presented were carefully revised and selected from 20 submissions. The papers describe large-scale verification efforts that involve collaboration, theory
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Advanced Python Development

Using Powerful Language Features in Real-World Applications

by Matthew Wilkes ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book builds on basic Python tutorials to explain various Python language features that aren’t routinely covered: from reusable console scripts that play double duty as micro-services by leveraging entry points, to using asyncio efficiently to collate data from a large number of sources. Along the way, it covers type-hint based linting, low-overhead testing and other automated quality checking ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book builds on basic Python tutorials to explain various Python language features that aren’t routinely covered: from reusable console scripts that play double duty as micro-services by leveraging entry points, to using asyncio efficiently to collate data from a large number of sources. Along the way, it covers type-hint based linting, low-overhead testing and other automated quality checking
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Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2017

16th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Mumbai, India, September 25–29, 2017, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Regina Bernhaupt, Girish Dalvi, Anirudha Joshi, Devanuj K. Balkrishan, Jacki O'Neill, Marco Winckler ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 10513—10516 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2017, held in Mumbai, India, in September 2017.The total of 68 papers presented in these books was carefully reviewed and selected from 221 submissions. The contributions are organized in topical sections named:Part I: adaptive design and mobile ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The four-volume set LNCS 10513—10516 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2017, held in Mumbai, India, in September 2017.The total of 68 papers presented in these books was carefully reviewed and selected from 221 submissions. The contributions are organized in topical sections named:Part I: adaptive design and mobile
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Formal Methods and Software Engineering

22nd International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2020, Singapore, Singapore, March 1–3, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Shang-Wei Lin, Zhe Hou, Brendan Mahony ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2020, held in Singapore, Singapore, in March 2021. The 16 full and 4 short papers presented together with 1 doctoral symposium paper in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The papers cover theory and applications in formal engineering methods together ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2020, held in Singapore, Singapore, in March 2021. The 16 full and 4 short papers presented together with 1 doctoral symposium paper in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The papers cover theory and applications in formal engineering methods together
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Beginning C++20

From Novice to Professional

by Ivor Horton, Peter Van Weert ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Begin your programming journey with C++ , starting with the basics and progressing through step-by-step examples that will help you become a proficient C++ programmer. This book includes new features from the C++20 standard such as modules, concepts, ranges, and the spaceship operator. All you need are Beginning C++20 and any recent C++ compiler and you'll soon be writing real C++ programs. There ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Begin your programming journey with C++ , starting with the basics and progressing through step-by-step examples that will help you become a proficient C++ programmer. This book includes new features from the C++20 standard such as modules, concepts, ranges, and the spaceship operator. All you need are Beginning C++20 and any recent C++ compiler and you'll soon be writing real C++ programs. There
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Researching UX: User Research

by James Lang, Emma Howell ...

How well do you really know your users? With properly conducted user research, you can discover what really makes your audience tick. This practical guide will show you, step-by-step, how to gain proper insight about your users so that you can base design decisions on solid evidence. You'll not only learn the different methodologies that you can employ in user research, but also gain insight into ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How well do you really know your users? With properly conducted user research, you can discover what really makes your audience tick. This practical guide will show you, step-by-step, how to gain proper insight about your users so that you can base design decisions on solid evidence. You'll not only learn the different methodologies that you can employ in user research, but also gain insight into
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