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Crafting Wearables

Blending Technology with Fashion

by Sibel Deren Guler, Kate Sicchio, Madeline Gannon ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Enter the exciting intersection of technology and fashion known as wearable computing. Learn about the future of electronics in clothing and textiles, and be a part of creating that future! Crafting Wearables begins with the history of the field, then covers current practices and future trends. You will gain deeper insight into the strategy behind the design of wearable devices while learning ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Enter the exciting intersection of technology and fashion known as wearable computing. Learn about the future of electronics in clothing and textiles, and be a part of creating that future! Crafting Wearables begins with the history of the field, then covers current practices and future trends. You will gain deeper insight into the strategy behind the design of wearable devices while learning
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Ultimate Unity for Multiplayer VR Development

Master Multiplayer VR Development with Unity, XR Toolkit, and Photon Fusion to Build Immersive, High-Performance Experiences (English Edition)

by Niraj Vishwakarma ...

Create Cutting-Edge Multiplayer VR in Unity with XR Toolkit & Photon FusionKey Features● Explore AR, VR, and MR evolution with cutting-edge hardware and tools.● Master multiplayer VR and networking with Unity and Photon Fusion.● Build cross-platform XR apps using Unity XR Toolkit and OpenXR.Book DescriptionVirtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR) are revolutionizing industries, fro... ... Read more

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Create Cutting-Edge Multiplayer VR in Unity with XR Toolkit & Photon FusionKey Features● Explore AR, VR, and MR evolution with cutting-edge hardware and tools.● Master multiplayer VR and networking with Unity and Photon Fusion.● Build cross-platform XR apps using Unity XR Toolkit and OpenXR.Book DescriptionVirtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR) are revolutionizing industries, fro...
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The Intelligence We Built: A Journey into Artificial Intelligence and Human Ingenuity

by Steven Jones ...

We are living in a time where artificial intelligence is quietly shaping almost everything around us.From the way businesses make decisions to how content is created, from cybersecurity systems to everyday tools we use: AI, machine learning, and generative AI are already deeply built into modern life.The problem? Most people still don't fully understand how it all works.This book is designed to ... Read more

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We are living in a time where artificial intelligence is quietly shaping almost everything around us.From the way businesses make decisions to how content is created, from cybersecurity systems to everyday tools we use: AI, machine learning, and generative AI are already deeply built into modern life.The problem? Most people still don't fully understand how it all works.This book is designed to
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Interactive Collaborative Robotics

Second International Conference, ICR 2017, Hatfield, UK, September 12-16, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Andrey Ronzhin, Gerhard Rigoll, Roman Meshcheryakov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Robotics, ICR 2017, held in Hatfield, UK, in September 2017, as a satellite event of the 19th International Conference on Speech and Computer, SPECOM 2017.The 30 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. This new conference invites researchers in ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Robotics, ICR 2017, held in Hatfield, UK, in September 2017, as a satellite event of the 19th International Conference on Speech and Computer, SPECOM 2017.The 30 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. This new conference invites researchers in
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Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step: A Beginner's Guide - Volume II: Computer Vision

Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step: A Beginner's Guide, #2

by Daniel Voigt Godoy ...

Series Book 2 - Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step: A Beginner's Guide
Revised for PyTorch 2.x!Why this book?Are you looking for a book where you can learn about deep learning and PyTorch without having to spend hours deciphering cryptic text and code? A technical book that's also easy and enjoyable to read?This is it!How is this book different?First, this book presents an easy-to-follow, ... ... Read more

$9.95 USD

Revised for PyTorch 2.x!Why this book?Are you looking for a book where you can learn about deep learning and PyTorch without having to spend hours deciphering cryptic text and code? A technical book that's also easy and enjoyable to read?This is it!How is this book different?First, this book presents an easy-to-follow, ...
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Logic and Language Models for Computer Science

by Dana Richards, Henry Hamburger ...

This unique compendium highlights the theory of computation, particularly logic and automata theory. Special emphasis is on computer science applications including loop invariants, program correctness, logic programming and algorithmic proof techniques.This innovative volume differs from standard textbooks, by building on concepts in a different order, using fewer theorems with simpler proofs. It ... Read more

$42.99 USD

This unique compendium highlights the theory of computation, particularly logic and automata theory. Special emphasis is on computer science applications including loop invariants, program correctness, logic programming and algorithmic proof techniques.This innovative volume differs from standard textbooks, by building on concepts in a different order, using fewer theorems with simpler proofs. It
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Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)

Volume X: Auditory and Vocal Ergonomics, Visual Ergonomics, Psychophysiology in Ergonomics, Ergonomics in Advanced Imaging

Edited by Sebastiano Bagnara, Riccardo Tartaglia, Sara Albolino, Thomas Alexander, Yushi Fujita ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science,
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Go Recipes

A Problem-Solution Approach

by Shiju Varghese ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Solve your Go problems using a problem-solution approach. Each recipe is a self-contained answer to a practical programming problem in Go. Go Recipes contains recipes that deal with the fundamentals of Go, allowing you to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. Other topics include working with data using modern NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and RethinkDB. The book provides in-depth ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Solve your Go problems using a problem-solution approach. Each recipe is a self-contained answer to a practical programming problem in Go. Go Recipes contains recipes that deal with the fundamentals of Go, allowing you to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. Other topics include working with data using modern NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and RethinkDB. The book provides in-depth
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Design of FPGA-Based Computing Systems with OpenCL

by Hasitha Muthumala Waidyasooriya, Kunio Uchiyama, Masanori Hariyama ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides wide knowledge about designing FPGA-based heterogeneous computing systems, using a high-level design environment based on OpenCL (Open Computing language), which is called OpenCL for FPGA. The OpenCL-based design methodology will be the key technology to exploit the potential of FPGAs in various applications such as low-power embedded applications and high-performance computing. ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book provides wide knowledge about designing FPGA-based heterogeneous computing systems, using a high-level design environment based on OpenCL (Open Computing language), which is called OpenCL for FPGA. The OpenCL-based design methodology will be the key technology to exploit the potential of FPGAs in various applications such as low-power embedded applications and high-performance computing.
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Brainstorming and Beyond

A User-Centered Design Method

by Chauncey Wilson ...

Brainstorming and Beyond describes the techniques for generating ideas verbally, in writing, or through sketches. The first chapter focuses on brainstorming, the foundation method for ideation, which is a complex social process building off of social psychology principles, motivational constructs, and corporate culture. Brainstorming is commonly portrayed as an easy way to generate ideas, but in ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Brainstorming and Beyond describes the techniques for generating ideas verbally, in writing, or through sketches. The first chapter focuses on brainstorming, the foundation method for ideation, which is a complex social process building off of social psychology principles, motivational constructs, and corporate culture. Brainstorming is commonly portrayed as an easy way to generate ideas, but in
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Design and Interaction

12th International Conference, VAMR 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

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

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 2 volume-set of LNCS 12190 and 12191 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2020, which was due to be held in July 2020 as part of HCI International 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The 2 volume-set of LNCS 12190 and 12191 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2020, which was due to be held in July 2020 as part of HCI International 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication
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Virtual Manufacturing

by Wasim Ahmed Khan, Kai Cheng, Abdul Raouf ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Virtual Manufacturing presents a novel concept of combining human computer interfaces with virtual reality for discrete and continuous manufacturing systems. The authors address the relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering, before embarking on a description of the methodology for building augmented reality for manufacturing processes and ... Read more

$287.99 USD

Virtual Manufacturing presents a novel concept of combining human computer interfaces with virtual reality for discrete and continuous manufacturing systems. The authors address the relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering, before embarking on a description of the methodology for building augmented reality for manufacturing processes and
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Transactions on Computational Science XXVIII

Special Issue on Cyberworlds and Cybersecurity

Edited by C.J. Kenneth Tan, Alexei Sourin, Marina L. Gavrilova ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Science reflects recent developments in the field of Computational Science, conceiving the field not as a mere ancillary science but rather as an innovative approach supporting many other scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on original high-quality research in the realm of computational science in parallel and distributed environments, ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Science reflects recent developments in the field of Computational Science, conceiving the field not as a mere ancillary science but rather as an innovative approach supporting many other scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on original high-quality research in the realm of computational science in parallel and distributed environments,
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HCI International 2021 - Posters

23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part III

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

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions.The posters ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions.The posters
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision ... Read more

$80.99 USD

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. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision
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Machine Learning in Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Build machine learning models using Python and deploy them on the cloud

by Saleh Alkhalifa ...

Explore all the tools and templates needed for data scientists to drive success in their biotechnology careers with this comprehensive guide Key Features • Learn the applications of machine learning in biotechnology and life science sectors • Discover exciting real-world applications of deep learning and natural language processing • Understand the general process of deploying models to cloud ... Read more

$39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore all the tools and templates needed for data scientists to drive success in their biotechnology careers with this comprehensive guide Key Features • Learn the applications of machine learning in biotechnology and life science sectors • Discover exciting real-world applications of deep learning and natural language processing • Understand the general process of deploying models to cloud
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L'autonomie stratégique européenne dans les terres rares

by BOBE ENGUELEGUELE STEPHANE ...

Face à l'accélération de la transition énergétique et numérique, les terres rares sont devenues un pilier invisible mais décisif de la puissance industrielle mondiale. Or, l'Europe dépend aujourd'hui presque totalement d'une chaîne de valeur dominée par la Chine, qui contrôle l'extraction, le raffinage et la fabrication des composants critiques. Cette dépendance n'est pas seulement économique : ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Face à l'accélération de la transition énergétique et numérique, les terres rares sont devenues un pilier invisible mais décisif de la puissance industrielle mondiale. Or, l'Europe dépend aujourd'hui presque totalement d'une chaîne de valeur dominée par la Chine, qui contrôle l'extraction, le raffinage et la fabrication des composants critiques. Cette dépendance n'est pas seulement économique :
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Human Centred Intelligent Systems

Proceedings of KES-HCIS 2024 Conference

Edited by Alfred Zimmermann, Rainer Schmidt, Lakhmi C. Jain, R. J. Howlett ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The volume includes papers presented at the International KES Conference on Human Centred Intelligent Systems 2024 (KES HCIS 2024), held in Madeira, Portugal on June 19–21, 2024. This book highlights new trends and challenges in intelligent systems, which play an important part in the digital transformation of many areas of science and practice. It includes papers offering a deeper understanding ... Read more

$269.99 USD

The volume includes papers presented at the International KES Conference on Human Centred Intelligent Systems 2024 (KES HCIS 2024), held in Madeira, Portugal on June 19–21, 2024. This book highlights new trends and challenges in intelligent systems, which play an important part in the digital transformation of many areas of science and practice. It includes papers offering a deeper understanding
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High-Performance Computing Applications in Numerical Simulation and Edge Computing

ACM ICS 2018 International Workshops, HPCMS and HiDEC, Beijing, China, June 12, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Changjun Hu, Wen Yang, Congfeng Jiang, Dong Dai ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the referred proceedings of two workshops held at the 32nd ACM International Conference on Supercomputing, ACM ICS 2018, in Beijing, China, in June 2018. This volume presents the papers that have been accepted for the following workshops: Second International Workshop on High Performance Computing for Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Nuclear Energy and Environmental ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the referred proceedings of two workshops held at the 32nd ACM International Conference on Supercomputing, ACM ICS 2018, in Beijing, China, in June 2018. This volume presents the papers that have been accepted for the following workshops: Second International Workshop on High Performance Computing for Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Nuclear Energy and Environmental
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GraphQL API Design

by Matthias Biehl ...

Series Book 5 - API-University Series
Want to build APIs like Facebook? Since Facebook's framework for building APIs, GraphQL, has become publicly available, this ambition seems to be within reach for many companies. And that is great. But first, let's learn what GraphQL really is and – maybe even more importantly – let's figure out how to apply GraphQL to build APIs that consumers love.In this book, we take a hands-on approach to ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Want to build APIs like Facebook? Since Facebook's framework for building APIs, GraphQL, has become publicly available, this ambition seems to be within reach for many companies. And that is great. But first, let's learn what GraphQL really is and – maybe even more importantly – let's figure out how to apply GraphQL to build APIs that consumers love.In this book, we take a hands-on approach to
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C# 7 Quick Syntax Reference

A Pocket Guide to the Language, APIs, and Library

by Mikael Olsson ...

Series Book 7 - Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This quick C# 7 guide is a condensed code and syntax reference to the C# programming language, updated with the latest features of C# 7.3 for .NET and Windows 10. It presents the essential C# 7 syntax in a well-organized format that can be used as a handy reference.In the C# 7 Quick Syntax Reference, you will find a concise reference to the C# language syntax: short, simple, and focused code ... Read more

$28.99 USD

This quick C# 7 guide is a condensed code and syntax reference to the C# programming language, updated with the latest features of C# 7.3 for .NET and Windows 10. It presents the essential C# 7 syntax in a well-organized format that can be used as a handy reference.In the C# 7 Quick Syntax Reference, you will find a concise reference to the C# language syntax: short, simple, and focused code
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Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems

Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA

Edited by Jessie Chen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book focuses on the importance of human factors in the development of safe and reliable unmanned systems. It discusses current challenges such as how to improve the perceptual and cognitive abilities of robots, develop suitable synthetic vision systems, cope with degraded reliability in unmanned systems, predict robotic behavior in case of a loss of communication, the vision for future ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book focuses on the importance of human factors in the development of safe and reliable unmanned systems. It discusses current challenges such as how to improve the perceptual and cognitive abilities of robots, develop suitable synthetic vision systems, cope with degraded reliability in unmanned systems, predict robotic behavior in case of a loss of communication, the vision for future
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Researching Learning in Virtual Worlds

Edited by Anna Peachey, Julia Gillen, Daniel Livingstone, Sarah Smith-Robbins ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Most of the chapters in this book are extended papers from Research Learning in Virtual Environments (reLIVE08), an international conference held by the UK Open University in Milton Keynes in November 2008. Authors of the best papers and presentations from the conferences were invited to contribute to Research Learning in Virtual Worlds, the first book to specifically address research methods and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Most of the chapters in this book are extended papers from Research Learning in Virtual Environments (reLIVE08), an international conference held by the UK Open University in Milton Keynes in November 2008. Authors of the best papers and presentations from the conferences were invited to contribute to Research Learning in Virtual Worlds, the first book to specifically address research methods and
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Four Laws for the Artificially Intelligent

by Ian Domowitz ...

Ask not what AI can do for a company, rather what artificial intelligence may do to a company.How does a company successfully integrate artificial intelligence into its operations?What are the problems in doing so?And how does the introduction of AI into society change the answer to the first question?As companies delay or even cancel initiatives in artificial intelligence, Four Laws for the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Ask not what AI can do for a company, rather what artificial intelligence may do to a company.How does a company successfully integrate artificial intelligence into its operations?What are the problems in doing so?And how does the introduction of AI into society change the answer to the first question?As companies delay or even cancel initiatives in artificial intelligence, Four Laws for the
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