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Augmented Reality in Tourism, Museums and Heritage

A New Technology to Inform and Entertain

Edited by Vladimir Geroimenko ...

Series series Springer Series on Cultural Computing
This book provides extensive research into the use of augmented reality in the three interconnected and overlapping fields of the tourism industry, museum exhibitions, and cultural heritage. It is written by a virtual team of 50 leading researchers and practitioners from 16 countries around the world.The authors explore the opportunities and challenges of augmented reality applications, their ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book provides extensive research into the use of augmented reality in the three interconnected and overlapping fields of the tourism industry, museum exhibitions, and cultural heritage. It is written by a virtual team of 50 leading researchers and practitioners from 16 countries around the world.The authors explore the opportunities and challenges of augmented reality applications, their
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Dialogues with Social Robots

Enablements, Analyses, and Evaluation

Edited by Kristiina Jokinen, Graham Wilcock ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book explores novel aspects of social robotics, spoken dialogue systems, human-robot interaction, spoken language understanding, multimodal communication, and system evaluation. It offers a variety of perspectives on and solutions to the most important questions about advanced techniques for social robots and chat systems.Chapters by leading researchers address key research and development ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book explores novel aspects of social robotics, spoken dialogue systems, human-robot interaction, spoken language understanding, multimodal communication, and system evaluation. It offers a variety of perspectives on and solutions to the most important questions about advanced techniques for social robots and chat systems.Chapters by leading researchers address key research and development
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Persuasive Technology

20th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2025, Limassol, Cyprus, May 5-7, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Khin Than Win, Raian Ali, Evangelos Karapanos, George A. Papadopoulos, Kiemute Oyibo, Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2025, held in Limassol, Cyprus, during May 5–7, 2025.The 17 full papers and 6 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Personalized Persuasion; Theory and Exploration; Design ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2025, held in Limassol, Cyprus, during May 5–7, 2025.The 17 full papers and 6 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Personalized Persuasion; Theory and Exploration; Design
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Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies

11th International Symposium, APPT 2015, Jinan, China, August 20-21, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Yunji Chen, Paolo Ienne, Qing Ji ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies, APPT 2015, held in Jinan, China, in August 2015. The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They deal with the recent advances in big data processing; parallel architectures and systems; parallel software; parallel algorithms ... Read more

$40.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies, APPT 2015, held in Jinan, China, in August 2015. The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They deal with the recent advances in big data processing; parallel architectures and systems; parallel software; parallel algorithms
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Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Modeling

8th International Symposium, ISoLA 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, November 5-9, 2018, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Tiziana Margaria, Bernhard Steffen ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual
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Artificial Nemesis Surviving AI Dominance

Survival Guide 2035, #2

by Joseph Westfall ...

Series Book 2 - Survival Guide 2035
In a world where artificial intelligence grows more powerful by the day, survival means understanding the stakes. Artificial Nemesis: Surviving AI Dominance is your definitive guide to navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape and preparing for the challenges of a world shaped by machine intelligence.This guide explores the darker side of AI development, uncovering its potential to upend ... Read more

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In a world where artificial intelligence grows more powerful by the day, survival means understanding the stakes. Artificial Nemesis: Surviving AI Dominance is your definitive guide to navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape and preparing for the challenges of a world shaped by machine intelligence.This guide explores the darker side of AI development, uncovering its potential to upend
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AI in the Social and Business World: A Comprehensive Approach

by Parul Dubey, Mangala Madankar, Pushkar Dubey, Kailash Kumar Sahu ...

AI in the Social and Business World: A Comprehensive Approach offers an in-depth exploration of the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across a wide range of sectors. This edited collection features 13 chapters, each penned by field experts, providing a comprehensive understanding of AI's theoretical foundations, practical applications, and societal implications. Each chapter ... Read more

$42.49 USD

AI in the Social and Business World: A Comprehensive Approach offers an in-depth exploration of the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across a wide range of sectors. This edited collection features 13 chapters, each penned by field experts, providing a comprehensive understanding of AI's theoretical foundations, practical applications, and societal implications. Each chapter
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New Trends on Human-Computer Interaction

Research, Development, New Tools and Methods

Edited by José A. Macías, Antoni Granollers Saltiveri, Pedro Miguel Latorre Andrés ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book comprises a variety of breakthroughs and recent advances on Human– Computer Interaction (HCI) intended for both researchers and practitioners. Topics addressed here can be of interest for those people searching for last trends involving such a growing discipline. Important issues concerning this book includes cutti- edge topics such as Semantic Web Interfaces, Natural Language Processing ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book comprises a variety of breakthroughs and recent advances on Human– Computer Interaction (HCI) intended for both researchers and practitioners. Topics addressed here can be of interest for those people searching for last trends involving such a growing discipline. Important issues concerning this book includes cutti- edge topics such as Semantic Web Interfaces, Natural Language Processing
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Agents and Multi-agent Systems: Technologies and Applications 2024

Proceedings of 18th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2024, June 2024

Edited by Gordan Jezic, Y.-H. Chen-Burger, Mario Kušek, Roman Šperka, Robert 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 18th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2024), held in ... Read more

$251.99 USD

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 18th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2024), held in
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Control of Marine Vehicles

by Karl Dietrich von Ellenrieder ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the control of marine vehicles, from fundamental to advanced concepts, including robust control techniques for handling model uncertainty, environmental disturbances, and actuator limitations. Starting with an introductory chapter that extensively reviews automatic control and dynamic modeling techniques for ocean vehicles, the first part of the ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the control of marine vehicles, from fundamental to advanced concepts, including robust control techniques for handling model uncertainty, environmental disturbances, and actuator limitations. Starting with an introductory chapter that extensively reviews automatic control and dynamic modeling techniques for ocean vehicles, the first part of the
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"Careers in Information Technology: DevOps Engineer"

GoodMan, #1

by Patrick Mukosha ...

Series Book 1 - GoodMan
"Careers in Information Technology: DevOps Engineer" provides a comprehensive guide to the evolving role of DevOps engineers in the dynamic field of Information Technology. Written by an experienced IT professional, the book aims to offer valuable insights for aspiring DevOps engineers, students, and anyone seeking a career in this transformative domain.The book begins by demystifying the ... Read more

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"Careers in Information Technology: DevOps Engineer" provides a comprehensive guide to the evolving role of DevOps engineers in the dynamic field of Information Technology. Written by an experienced IT professional, the book aims to offer valuable insights for aspiring DevOps engineers, students, and anyone seeking a career in this transformative domain.The book begins by demystifying the
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Smart Cities

First International Conference, Smart-CT 2016, Málaga, Spain, June 15-17, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Enrique Alba, Francisco Chicano, Gabriel Luque ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Smart Cities, Smart-CT 2016, held in Malaga, Spain, in June 2016.The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. They topics covered include studies and tools to improve road traffic, energy consumption, logistics, frameworks to provide new services and take decisions in ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Smart Cities, Smart-CT 2016, held in Malaga, Spain, in June 2016.The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. They topics covered include studies and tools to improve road traffic, energy consumption, logistics, frameworks to provide new services and take decisions in
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Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems

12th International Symposium, FoIKS 2022, Helsinki, Finland, June 20–23, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Ivan Varzinczak ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems, FoIKS 2022, held in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2022.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The papers address various topics such as information and knowledge systems, including submissions that apply ideas, theories ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems, FoIKS 2022, held in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2022.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The papers address various topics such as information and knowledge systems, including submissions that apply ideas, theories
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Excel draaitabellen en -grafieken Visuele handleiding in stappen

by A. J. Wright ...

Hoe kun je dit boek gebruiken?Dit boek kan worden gebruikt als een handleiding of als een snelle visuele referentiegids. Het is bedoeld voor gebruikers die vertrouwd zijn met de basisbeginselen van Microsoft® Excel® en nu verder willen gaan met draaitabellen en -grafieken.Dit boek gaat ervan uit dat je al weet hoe je een Excel®-werkmap maakt, opent, opslaat en wijzigt en dat je bekend bent met de ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Hoe kun je dit boek gebruiken?Dit boek kan worden gebruikt als een handleiding of als een snelle visuele referentiegids. Het is bedoeld voor gebruikers die vertrouwd zijn met de basisbeginselen van Microsoft® Excel® en nu verder willen gaan met draaitabellen en -grafieken.Dit boek gaat ervan uit dat je al weet hoe je een Excel®-werkmap maakt, opent, opslaat en wijzigt en dat je bekend bent met de
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Playful User Interfaces

Interfaces that Invite Social and Physical Interaction

Edited by Anton Nijholt ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The book is about user interfaces to applications that have been designed for social and physical interaction. The interfaces are ‘playful’, that is, users feel challenged to engage in social and physical interaction because that will be fun. The topics that will be present in this book are interactive playgrounds, urban games using mobiles, sensor-equipped environments for playing, child-computer ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The book is about user interfaces to applications that have been designed for social and physical interaction. The interfaces are ‘playful’, that is, users feel challenged to engage in social and physical interaction because that will be fun. The topics that will be present in this book are interactive playgrounds, urban games using mobiles, sensor-equipped environments for playing, child-computer
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Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods

26th International Conference, TABLEAUX 2017, Brasília, Brazil, September 25–28, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Cláudia Nalon, Renate A. Schmidt ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book contains the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Automated Reasoning with Analytics Tableaux and Related Methods, TABLEAUX 2017, held in Brasília, Bazil, in September 2017.The 19 contributed papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions.They are organized in topical sections named: Sequent systems; tableaux; transitive closure ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book contains the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Automated Reasoning with Analytics Tableaux and Related Methods, TABLEAUX 2017, held in Brasília, Bazil, in September 2017.The 19 contributed papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions.They are organized in topical sections named: Sequent systems; tableaux; transitive closure
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Web Recommendations Systems

by K. R. Venugopal, K. C. Srikantaiah, Sejal Santosh Nimbhorkar ...

This book focuses on Web recommender systems, offering an overview of approaches to develop these state-of-the-art systems. It also presents algorithmic approaches in the field of Web recommendations by extracting knowledge from Web logs, Web page content and hyperlinks. Recommender systems have been used in diverse applications, including query log mining, social networking, news recommendations ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This book focuses on Web recommender systems, offering an overview of approaches to develop these state-of-the-art systems. It also presents algorithmic approaches in the field of Web recommendations by extracting knowledge from Web logs, Web page content and hyperlinks. Recommender systems have been used in diverse applications, including query log mining, social networking, news recommendations
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HCI in Business

Second International Conference, HCIB 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Chuan-Hoo Tan ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on HCI in Business, HCIB 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, which took place in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. HCII 2015 received a total of 4843 submissions, of which 1462 papers and 246 posters were accepted for publication after a careful ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on HCI in Business, HCIB 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, which took place in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. HCII 2015 received a total of 4843 submissions, of which 1462 papers and 246 posters were accepted for publication after a careful
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Inductive Logic Programming

27th International Conference, ILP 2017, Orléans, France, September 4-6, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Nicolas Lachiche, Christel Vrain ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming, ILP 2017, held in Orléans, France, in September 2017.The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions.Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) is a subfield of machine learning, which originally relied on logic ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming, ILP 2017, held in Orléans, France, in September 2017.The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions.Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) is a subfield of machine learning, which originally relied on logic
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Las leyes del UX

Utilizando la psicología para mejorar la experiencia de usuario (UX)

by Jon Yablonski ...

Series series Diseño Web y Digital
La comprensión de la psicología, en concreto de la psicología que subyace en el comportamiento de los usuarios y su interacción con las interfaces digitales, es quizá la habilidad más valiosa no relacionada con el diseño que puede tener un diseñador. El diseño más elegante puede fracasar si en lugar de trabajar dentro del "plan" de cómo los seres humanos perciben y procesan el mundo que les rodea, ... Read more

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La comprensión de la psicología, en concreto de la psicología que subyace en el comportamiento de los usuarios y su interacción con las interfaces digitales, es quizá la habilidad más valiosa no relacionada con el diseño que puede tener un diseñador. El diseño más elegante puede fracasar si en lugar de trabajar dentro del "plan" de cómo los seres humanos perciben y procesan el mundo que les rodea,
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From Snapshots to Social Media - The Changing Picture of Domestic Photography

by Risto Sarvas, David M. Frohlich ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
From Snapshots to Social Media describes the history and future of domestic photography as mediated by technological change. Domestic photography refers to the culture of ordinary people capturing, sharing and using photographs, and is in a particular state of flux today as photos go digital. The book argues that this digital era is the third major chapter in the 170 year history of the area; ... Read more

$62.99 USD

From Snapshots to Social Media describes the history and future of domestic photography as mediated by technological change. Domestic photography refers to the culture of ordinary people capturing, sharing and using photographs, and is in a particular state of flux today as photos go digital. The book argues that this digital era is the third major chapter in the 170 year history of the area;
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Individual-based Modeling and Ecology

by Volker Grimm, Steven F. Railsback ...

Series series Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology
Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology. These computational models allow scientists to explore the mechanisms through which population and ecosystem ecology arises from how individuals interact with each other and their environment. This book provides the first in-depth treatment of individual-based modeling and its use to develop theoretical understanding of ... Read more

$79.99 USD

Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology. These computational models allow scientists to explore the mechanisms through which population and ecosystem ecology arises from how individuals interact with each other and their environment. This book provides the first in-depth treatment of individual-based modeling and its use to develop theoretical understanding of
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Advances in Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation

Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Edited by Tareq Ahram ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book describes cutting-edge applications of human factors for sports, injury prevention and outdoor recreation disciplines and provide practical guidance on a range of methods for describing, representing, and evaluating human, team, and system performance in various domains. Contributions in this book show how various human factors methods, applied historically in the complex safety critical ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book describes cutting-edge applications of human factors for sports, injury prevention and outdoor recreation disciplines and provide practical guidance on a range of methods for describing, representing, and evaluating human, team, and system performance in various domains. Contributions in this book show how various human factors methods, applied historically in the complex safety critical
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Programming Language Concepts

by Peter Sestoft ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book uses a functional programming language (F#) as a metalanguage to present all concepts and examples, and thus has an operational flavour, enabling practical experiments and exercises. It includes basic concepts such as abstract syntax, interpretation, stack machines, compilation, type checking, garbage collection, and real machine code. Also included are more advanced topics on ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book uses a functional programming language (F#) as a metalanguage to present all concepts and examples, and thus has an operational flavour, enabling practical experiments and exercises. It includes basic concepts such as abstract syntax, interpretation, stack machines, compilation, type checking, garbage collection, and real machine code. Also included are more advanced topics on
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