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Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems

15th International Conference, MobiWIS 2018, Barcelona, Spain, August 6-8, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Muhammad Younas, Irfan Awan, George Ghinea, Marisa Catalan Cid ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems, MobiWIS 2018, held in Barcelona, Spain, in August 2018.The 15 full papers together with 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers of the MobiWIS 2018 deal with areas such as: mobile web and apps, ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems, MobiWIS 2018, held in Barcelona, Spain, in August 2018.The 15 full papers together with 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers of the MobiWIS 2018 deal with areas such as: mobile web and apps,
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Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems

13th International Conference, MobiWIS 2016, Vienna, Austria, August 22-24, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Muhammad Younas, Irfan Awan, Natalia Kryvinska, Christine Strauss, Do van Thanh ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems, MobiWIS 2016, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2016.The 36 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. They were organization in topical sections named: mobile Web - practice and experience; advanced Web and mobile ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems, MobiWIS 2016, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2016.The 36 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. They were organization in topical sections named: mobile Web - practice and experience; advanced Web and mobile
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops

Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XXIV

Edited by Alessio Del Bue, Cristian Canton, Jordi Pont-Tuset, Tatiana Tommasi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in
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Fuzzy Logic-based Material Selection And Synthesis

by Mustafa B Babanli ...

This unique compendium presents a comprehensive and self-contained theory of material development under imperfect information and its applications. The book describes new approaches to synthesis and selection of materials with desirable characteristics. Such approaches provide the ability of systematic and computationally effective analysis in order to predict composition, structure and related ... Read more

$70.99 USD

This unique compendium presents a comprehensive and self-contained theory of material development under imperfect information and its applications. The book describes new approaches to synthesis and selection of materials with desirable characteristics. Such approaches provide the ability of systematic and computationally effective analysis in order to predict composition, structure and related
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Azure Data Factory Cookbook

Build ETL, Hybrid ETL, and ELT pipelines using ADF, Synapse Analytics, Fabric and Databricks

by Dmitry Foshin, Tonya Chernyshova, Dmitry Anoshin, Xenia Ireton ...

Data Engineers guide to solve real-world problems encountered while building and transforming data pipelines using Azure's data integration toolKey FeaturesSolve real-world data problems and create data-driven workflows with ease using Azure Data FactoryBuild an ADF pipeline that operates on pre-built ML model and Azure AIGet up and running with Fabric Data Explorer and extend ADF with Logic Apps ... Read more

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Data Engineers guide to solve real-world problems encountered while building and transforming data pipelines using Azure's data integration toolKey FeaturesSolve real-world data problems and create data-driven workflows with ease using Azure Data FactoryBuild an ADF pipeline that operates on pre-built ML model and Azure AIGet up and running with Fabric Data Explorer and extend ADF with Logic Apps
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Gerontechnology IV

Contributions to the Fourth International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2021, November 23–24, 2021, Évora, Portugal

Edited by José García-Alonso, César Fonseca ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers peer-review contributions to the 4th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2021, held on November 23-24, 2021, in Évora, Portugal. They report on cutting-edge technologies and optimized workflows for promoting active aging and assisting elderly people at home, as well as in healthcare centers. They discuss the main challenges in the development, use and delivery of ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book gathers peer-review contributions to the 4th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2021, held on November 23-24, 2021, in Évora, Portugal. They report on cutting-edge technologies and optimized workflows for promoting active aging and assisting elderly people at home, as well as in healthcare centers. They discuss the main challenges in the development, use and delivery of
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Research Trends in Artificial Intelligence: Internet of Things

by Sonali Mahendra Kothari, Vijayshri Nitin Khedkar, Ujwala Kshirsagar, Gitanjali Rahul Shinde ...

Stay informed about recent trends and groundbreaking research driving innovation in the AI-IoT landscape. AI, a simulated form of natural intelligence within machines, has revolutionized various industries, simplifying daily tasks for end-users. This book serves as a handy reference, offering insights into the latest research and applications where AI and IoT intersect. The book includes 12 edited ... Read more

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Stay informed about recent trends and groundbreaking research driving innovation in the AI-IoT landscape. AI, a simulated form of natural intelligence within machines, has revolutionized various industries, simplifying daily tasks for end-users. This book serves as a handy reference, offering insights into the latest research and applications where AI and IoT intersect. The book includes 12 edited
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Introduction to Python for Engineers and Scientists

Open Source Solutions for Numerical Computation

by Sandeep Nagar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Familiarize yourself with the basics of Python for engineering and scientific computations using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Introduction to Python is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this book you will learn by doing, avoiding technical jargon, ... Read more

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Familiarize yourself with the basics of Python for engineering and scientific computations using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Introduction to Python is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this book you will learn by doing, avoiding technical jargon,
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Explainable Deep Learning AI

Methods and Challenges

Edited by Jenny Benois-Pineau, Romain Bourqui, Dragutin Petkovic, Georges Quenot ...

Explainable Deep Learning AI: Methods and Challenges presents the latest works of leading researchers in the XAI area, offering an overview of the XAI area, along with several novel technical methods and applications that address explainability challenges for deep learning AI systems. The book overviews XAI and then covers a number of specific technical works and approaches for deep learning, ... Read more

$116.99 USD

Explainable Deep Learning AI: Methods and Challenges presents the latest works of leading researchers in the XAI area, offering an overview of the XAI area, along with several novel technical methods and applications that address explainability challenges for deep learning AI systems. The book overviews XAI and then covers a number of specific technical works and approaches for deep learning,
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Hands-On Data Visualization

Interactive Storytelling From Spreadsheets to Code

by Jack Dougherty, Ilya Ilyankou ...

Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with simple drag-and-drop tools such as Google Sheets, Datawrapper, and Tableau Public. You'll also gradually learn how to edit open source code templates like Chart.js, Highcharts, and Leaflet on ... Read more

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Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with simple drag-and-drop tools such as Google Sheets, Datawrapper, and Tableau Public. You'll also gradually learn how to edit open source code templates like Chart.js, Highcharts, and Leaflet on
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The Right Way to Select Technology

Get the Real Story on Finding the Best Fit

by Tony Byrne, Jarrod Gingras ...

Series Book 2 - Digital Reality Checks
Why do half of all technology projects fail? A major reason is that organizations often pick the wrong tools, leaving them digitally hamstrung from the start. This book offers a modern alternative to traditional waterfall approaches to selecting technology. You’ll learn a practical, adaptive process that relies on realistic storytelling and hands-on testing to get the best fit for your enterprise. ... Read more

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Why do half of all technology projects fail? A major reason is that organizations often pick the wrong tools, leaving them digitally hamstrung from the start. This book offers a modern alternative to traditional waterfall approaches to selecting technology. You’ll learn a practical, adaptive process that relies on realistic storytelling and hands-on testing to get the best fit for your enterprise.
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Playing with the Past

by Erik Champion ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel? Erik Champion examines the overall success of current virtual environments, especially the ... Read more

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How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel? Erik Champion examines the overall success of current virtual environments, especially the
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Computational Intelligence Techniques in Diagnosis of Brain Diseases

by Sasikumar Gurumoorthy, Naresh Babu Muppalaneni, Xiao-Zhi Gao ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book highlights a new biomedical signal processing method of extracting a specific underlying signal from possibly noisy multi-channel recordings, and shows that the method is suitable for extracting independent components from the measured electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. The system efficiently extracts memory spindles and is also effective in Alzheimer seizures. Current developments in ... Read more

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This book highlights a new biomedical signal processing method of extracting a specific underlying signal from possibly noisy multi-channel recordings, and shows that the method is suitable for extracting independent components from the measured electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. The system efficiently extracts memory spindles and is also effective in Alzheimer seizures. Current developments in
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Advancing into Analytics

by George Mount ...

Data analytics may seem daunting, but if you're an experienced Excel user, you have a unique head start. With this hands-on guide, intermediate Excel users will gain a solid understanding of analytics and the data stack. By the time you complete this book, you'll be able to conduct exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing using a programming language.Exploring and testing relationships are ... Read more

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Data analytics may seem daunting, but if you're an experienced Excel user, you have a unique head start. With this hands-on guide, intermediate Excel users will gain a solid understanding of analytics and the data stack. By the time you complete this book, you'll be able to conduct exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing using a programming language.Exploring and testing relationships are
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Neural Approaches to Conversational Information Retrieval

by Jianfeng Gao, Chenyan Xiong, Paul Bennett, Nick Craswell ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book surveys recent advances in Conversational Information Retrieval (CIR), focusing on neural approaches that have been developed in the last few years. Progress in deep learning has brought tremendous improvements in natural language processing (NLP) and conversational AI, leading to a plethora of commercial conversational services that allow naturally spoken and typed interaction, ... Read more

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This book surveys recent advances in Conversational Information Retrieval (CIR), focusing on neural approaches that have been developed in the last few years. Progress in deep learning has brought tremendous improvements in natural language processing (NLP) and conversational AI, leading to a plethora of commercial conversational services that allow naturally spoken and typed interaction,
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data

An enterprise platform to operationalize data, analytics, and AI

by Hemanth Manda, Sriram Srinivasan, Deepak Rangarao ...

Build end-to-end AI solutions with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to operationalize AI on a secure platform based on cloud-native reliability, cost-effective multitenancy, and efficient resource management Key Features • Explore data virtualization by accessing data in real time without moving it • Unify the data and AI experience with the integrated end-to-end platform • Explore the AI life cycle and ... Read more

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Build end-to-end AI solutions with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to operationalize AI on a secure platform based on cloud-native reliability, cost-effective multitenancy, and efficient resource management Key Features • Explore data virtualization by accessing data in real time without moving it • Unify the data and AI experience with the integrated end-to-end platform • Explore the AI life cycle and
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Activity and Behavior Computing

Edited by Md Atiqur Rahman Ahad, Sozo Inoue, Daniel Roggen, Kaori Fujinami ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
Focusing on the vision-based and sensor-based recognition and analysis of human activity and behavior, this book gathers extended versions of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing (ABC 2020), held in Kitakyushu, Japan on August 26 – 29, 2020. The respective chapters cover action recognition, action understanding, gait analysis, gesture ... Read more

$143.99 USD

Focusing on the vision-based and sensor-based recognition and analysis of human activity and behavior, this book gathers extended versions of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing (ABC 2020), held in Kitakyushu, Japan on August 26 – 29, 2020. The respective chapters cover action recognition, action understanding, gait analysis, gesture
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Private AI with Spark

Design, package, and operate private AI locally using Apache Spark, batch pipelines, and vLLM acceleration

by Ryein Twardo ...

For those who want to build controlled, reproducible AI systems entirely within your own infrastructure, this book is the most practical and implementation-focused trainer. Instead of relying on external APIs or cloud-hosted intelligence services, this book clearly demonstrates how Apache Spark can orchestrate data preparation, model training, batch inference, reporting, and LLM acceleration in a ... Read more

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For those who want to build controlled, reproducible AI systems entirely within your own infrastructure, this book is the most practical and implementation-focused trainer. Instead of relying on external APIs or cloud-hosted intelligence services, this book clearly demonstrates how Apache Spark can orchestrate data preparation, model training, batch inference, reporting, and LLM acceleration in a
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Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing

27th International Workshop, JSSPP 2024, San Francisco, CA, USA, May 31, 2024, Revised Selected Papers

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

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2024, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, on May 31, 2024.The 10 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 submissions. The JSSPP 2024 covers several interesting problems within the resource management and scheduling domains. ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2024, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, on May 31, 2024.The 10 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 submissions. The JSSPP 2024 covers several interesting problems within the resource management and scheduling domains.
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

$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. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
... Read more
High-speed Serial Buses in Embedded Systems

by Feng Zhang ...

This book describes the most frequently used high-speed serial buses in embedded systems, especially those used by FPGAs. These buses employ SerDes, JESD204, SRIO, PCIE, Aurora and SATA protocols for chip-to-chip and board-to-board communication, and CPCIE, VPX, FC and Infiniband protocols for inter-chassis communication. For each type, the book provides the bus history and version info, while ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This book describes the most frequently used high-speed serial buses in embedded systems, especially those used by FPGAs. These buses employ SerDes, JESD204, SRIO, PCIE, Aurora and SATA protocols for chip-to-chip and board-to-board communication, and CPCIE, VPX, FC and Infiniband protocols for inter-chassis communication. For each type, the book provides the bus history and version info, while
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Virtual Taste and Smell Technologies for Multisensory Internet and Virtual Reality

by Adrian David Cheok, Kasun Karunanayaka ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Currently, Internet and virtual reality communication is essentially audio-visual. The next important breakthrough of the Internet will be the communication and sharing of smell and taste experiences digitally. Audio-visual stimuli are frequency based, and they can be easily digitized and actuated. On the other hand, taste and smell stimuli are based on chemical molecules, therefore, they are not ... Read more

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Currently, Internet and virtual reality communication is essentially audio-visual. The next important breakthrough of the Internet will be the communication and sharing of smell and taste experiences digitally. Audio-visual stimuli are frequency based, and they can be easily digitized and actuated. On the other hand, taste and smell stimuli are based on chemical molecules, therefore, they are not
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Perspectives on HCI Research with Teenagers

Edited by Linda Little, Daniel Fitton, Beth T. Bell, Nicola Toth ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Teen Computer Interaction is concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of technologies for teenagers and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It aims to give special consideration to the unique development issues and diversity of this particular user group.Teenagers are possibly the most diverse, dynamic and technologically-aware user group. Working with teenagers can ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Teen Computer Interaction is concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of technologies for teenagers and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It aims to give special consideration to the unique development issues and diversity of this particular user group.Teenagers are possibly the most diverse, dynamic and technologically-aware user group. Working with teenagers can
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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2019

19th International Conference, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1–4, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Sanjay Misra, Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Elena Stankova, Vladimir Korkhov, Carmelo Torre, Ana Maria A.C. Rocha, David Taniar, Bernady O. Apduhan, Eufemia Tarantino ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The six volumes LNCS 11619-11624 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2019, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July 2019.The 64 full papers, 10 short papers and 259 workshop papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected form numerous submissions. The 64 full papers are organized in the following five ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The six volumes LNCS 11619-11624 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2019, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July 2019.The 64 full papers, 10 short papers and 259 workshop papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected form numerous submissions. The 64 full papers are organized in the following five
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