From the number of kilometers of coastline to the stories behind those weird place names (hello Ecum Secum) to profiles of Joe Howe and Alexander Keith, there is no book as comprehensive as the Nova Scotia Book of Everything. There is also no book more fun. Well known Nova Scotians like Premier Rodney MacDonald weigh in on subjects like the five Nova Scotians he admires most; Ashley MacIssac tells us his five greatest Nova Scotians; Joel Plaskett gives up his favorite hangouts. Th...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024.The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applicatio...

This two-volume set of IFIP-AICT 675 and 676 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2023, held in León, Spain, during June 14–17, 2023. This event was held in hybrid mode.The 75 regular papers and 17 short papers presented in this two-volume set were carefully reviewed and selected from 185 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: Deep Learning (Reinforcement/Rec...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of five International Workshops held as parallel events of the 18th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2022, virtually and in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, in June 2022: the 11th Mining Humanistic Data Workshop (MHDW 2022); the 7th 5G-Putting Intelligence to the Network Edge Workshop (5G-PINE 2022); the 1st workshop on AI in Energy, Building and Micro-Grids (AIBMG 2022); the 1st Wo...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024.The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applicatio...

The Whole Golf Book is a romp through one of the most popular sports of the twenty-first century. From profiles of Nicklaus, Hogan, Sorenstam to the story behind the Masters, it is all here. The World Ice Golf Championship to the hole-in-one and a special chapter on Tiger (where did he get his name, and why does he wear red and black on the final day), there simply is not a divot left unturned.Also included in The Whole Golf Book:* Presidential golf* The greatest golf...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024.The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applicatio...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024.The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applicatio...

This two-volume set of IFIP-AICT 675 and 676 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2023, held in León, Spain, during June 14–17, 2023. This event was held in hybrid mode.The 75 regular papers and 17 short papers presented in this two-volume set were carefully reviewed and selected from 185 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: Deep Learning (Reinforcement/Rec...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of five International Workshops held as parallel events of the 18th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2022, virtually and in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, in June 2022: the 11th Mining Humanistic Data Workshop (MHDW 2022); the 7th 5G-Putting Intelligence to the Network Edge Workshop (5G-PINE 2022); the 1st workshop on AI in Energy, Building and Micro-Grids (AIBMG 2022); the 1st Wo...

This book presents the proceedings of the 2020 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2021), online conference, on 30 October 2021. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure ...

This book presents the proceedings of the 2020 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2021), online conference, on 30 October 2021. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure ...