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Advances in Information Technology in Civil and Building Engineering

Proceedings of ICCCBE 2022 - Volume 2

Edited by Sebastian Skatulla, Hans Beushausen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 19th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26-28, 2022. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge ... Read more

$344.99 CAD

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 19th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26-28, 2022. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge
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Natural Language Processing with Python: Natural Language Processing Using NLTK

by Frank Millstein ...

This book is a perfect beginner's guide to natural language processing. It is offering an easy to understand guide to implementing NLP techniques using Python. Natural language processing has been around for more than fifty years, but just recently with greater amounts of data present and better computational powers, it has gained a greater popularity.Given the importance of data, there is no ... Read more

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This book is a perfect beginner's guide to natural language processing. It is offering an easy to understand guide to implementing NLP techniques using Python. Natural language processing has been around for more than fifty years, but just recently with greater amounts of data present and better computational powers, it has gained a greater popularity.Given the importance of data, there is no
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Achieving Sustainable Business through AI, Technology Education and Computer Science

Volume 1: Computer Science, Business Sustainability, and Competitive Advantage

Edited by Allam Hamdan ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book aims to explore the intersection of AI, technology education, and computer science with sustainable business practices. It delves into the application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain in various business domains, including healthcare, education, government services, and digital transformation. ... Read more

$294.99 CAD

This book aims to explore the intersection of AI, technology education, and computer science with sustainable business practices. It delves into the application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain in various business domains, including healthcare, education, government services, and digital transformation.
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Sustainable Data Management

Navigating Big Data, Communication Technology, and Business Digital Leadership. Volume 2

Edited by Reem Khamis Hamdan ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book dives deeper into the dynamic world of data and technology with the Sustainable Data Management and explores advanced strategies and innovative approaches to harnessing big data, leveraging communication technology, and mastering digital leadership in today's evolving business landscape. Uncover insights and techniques that propel readers organization towards sustainable success in the ... Read more

$243.99 CAD

This book dives deeper into the dynamic world of data and technology with the Sustainable Data Management and explores advanced strategies and innovative approaches to harnessing big data, leveraging communication technology, and mastering digital leadership in today's evolving business landscape. Uncover insights and techniques that propel readers organization towards sustainable success in the
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Thinking Under Observation

The Hidden Psychology of Control

by Usama Bajwa ...

The System That Never Blinks takes readers inside the hidden architecture of modern monitoring, where observation is no longer an act but an environment. In this world, surveillance does not rely on force, threats, or visible authority. It works quietly-through psychology, design, normalization, and self-regulation-until control feels indistinguishable from everyday life.This book explores how ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The System That Never Blinks takes readers inside the hidden architecture of modern monitoring, where observation is no longer an act but an environment. In this world, surveillance does not rely on force, threats, or visible authority. It works quietly-through psychology, design, normalization, and self-regulation-until control feels indistinguishable from everyday life.This book explores how
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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

by Peter W. Hawkes ...

Series Book 204 - Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics
Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 204, merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science, and digital image processing, ... Read more

$216.99 CAD

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 204, merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science, and digital image processing,
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Learn Hbase in 24 Hours

by Alex Nordeen ...

HBase data storage technology is rapidly adopted by traditional RDMS users. Unlike RDMS, where scaling the server vertically for a huge data is a big challenge. With HBase, you can do this easily. It allows you to integrate with Hadoop's MapReduce framework for massively parallelized data processing jobs. Many expert and beginners are asking for a point-to-point guide that helps them to get a ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

HBase data storage technology is rapidly adopted by traditional RDMS users. Unlike RDMS, where scaling the server vertically for a huge data is a big challenge. With HBase, you can do this easily. It allows you to integrate with Hadoop's MapReduce framework for massively parallelized data processing jobs. Many expert and beginners are asking for a point-to-point guide that helps them to get a
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Automated Software Engineering: A Deep Learning-Based Approach

by Suresh Chandra Satapathy, Ajay Kumar Jena, Jagannath Singh, Saurabh Bilgaiyan ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book discusses various open issues in software engineering, such as the efficiency of automated testing techniques, predictions for cost estimation, data processing, and automatic code generation. Many traditional techniques are available for addressing these problems. But, with the rapid changes in software development, they often prove to be outdated or incapable of handling the software’s ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

This book discusses various open issues in software engineering, such as the efficiency of automated testing techniques, predictions for cost estimation, data processing, and automatic code generation. Many traditional techniques are available for addressing these problems. But, with the rapid changes in software development, they often prove to be outdated or incapable of handling the software’s
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The Discipline of Organizing: Core Concepts Edition

by Robert J. Glushko ...

Note about this ebook: This ebook exploits many advanced capabilities with images, hypertext, and interactivity and is optimized for EPUB3-compliant book readers, especially Apple's iBooks and browser plugins. These features may not work on all ebook readers.We organize things. We organize information, information about things, and information about information. Organizing is a fundamental issue ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Note about this ebook: This ebook exploits many advanced capabilities with images, hypertext, and interactivity and is optimized for EPUB3-compliant book readers, especially Apple's iBooks and browser plugins. These features may not work on all ebook readers.We organize things. We organize information, information about things, and information about information. Organizing is a fundamental issue
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Intelligent Systems, Blockchain, and Communication Technologies

Selected papers from the International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Blockchain, and Communication Technologies (ISBCom25). Volume 1

Edited by Ahmed Abdelgawad, Alaa Ali Hameed, Akhtar Jamil ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents peer-reviewed research from ISBCom 2025 that bridges intelligent systems, blockchain, communication, and data technologies to address real-world challenges. Contributions span advanced AI models for pattern recognition, NLP, computer vision, robotics, and sustainable transportation; blockchain solutions for health care, finance, identity, IoT security, and supply chains; as well ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book presents peer-reviewed research from ISBCom 2025 that bridges intelligent systems, blockchain, communication, and data technologies to address real-world challenges. Contributions span advanced AI models for pattern recognition, NLP, computer vision, robotics, and sustainable transportation; blockchain solutions for health care, finance, identity, IoT security, and supply chains; as well
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Mastering Spark with R

The Complete Guide to Large-Scale Analysis and Modeling

by Javier Luraschi, Kevin Kuo, Edgar Ruiz ...

If you’re like most R users, you have deep knowledge and love for statistics. But as your organization continues to collect huge amounts of data, adding tools such as Apache Spark makes a lot of sense. With this practical book, data scientists and professionals working with large-scale data applications will learn how to use Spark from R to tackle big data and big compute problems.Authors Javier ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

If you’re like most R users, you have deep knowledge and love for statistics. But as your organization continues to collect huge amounts of data, adding tools such as Apache Spark makes a lot of sense. With this practical book, data scientists and professionals working with large-scale data applications will learn how to use Spark from R to tackle big data and big compute problems.Authors Javier
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Applied Machine Learning and High-Performance Computing on AWS

Accelerate the development of machine learning applications following architectural best practices

by Mani Khanuja, Farooq Sabir, Shreyas Subramanian, Trenton Potgieter ...

Build, train, and deploy large machine learning models at scale in various domains such as computational fluid dynamics, genomics, autonomous vehicles, and numerical optimization using Amazon SageMakerKey FeaturesUnderstand the need for high-performance computing (HPC)Build, train, and deploy large ML models with billions of parameters using Amazon SageMakerLearn best practices and architectures ... Read more

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Build, train, and deploy large machine learning models at scale in various domains such as computational fluid dynamics, genomics, autonomous vehicles, and numerical optimization using Amazon SageMakerKey FeaturesUnderstand the need for high-performance computing (HPC)Build, train, and deploy large ML models with billions of parameters using Amazon SageMakerLearn best practices and architectures
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Information Systems for Intelligent Systems

Proceedings of ISBM 2025, Volume 11

Edited by Andres Iglesias, Jungpil Shin, Nityesh Bhatt, Amit Joshi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book includes selected papers presented at the World Conference on Information Systems for Business Management (ISBM 2025), held in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 24–26, 2025. It covers up-to-date cutting-edge research on data science, information systems, infrastructure and computational systems, engineering systems, business information systems, and smart secure systems. ... Read more

$318.99 CAD

This book includes selected papers presented at the World Conference on Information Systems for Business Management (ISBM 2025), held in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 24–26, 2025. It covers up-to-date cutting-edge research on data science, information systems, infrastructure and computational systems, engineering systems, business information systems, and smart secure systems.
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Digital Interaction and Machine Intelligence

Proceedings of MIDI’2020 – 8th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference, December 9-10, 2020, Warsaw, Poland (online)

Edited by Cezary Biele, Janusz Kacprzyk, Jan W. Owsiński, Andrzej Romanowski, Marcin Sikorski ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the Proceedings of MIDI’2020 – 8th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference, December 9–10, 2020, Warsaw, Poland, held online. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing applications in many fields, such as intelligent voice assistants, e-commerce (chatbots) or navigation, make end users increasingly exposed to such systems. In a world ... Read more

$192.99 CAD

This book presents the Proceedings of MIDI’2020 – 8th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference, December 9–10, 2020, Warsaw, Poland, held online. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing applications in many fields, such as intelligent voice assistants, e-commerce (chatbots) or navigation, make end users increasingly exposed to such systems. In a world
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Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals

Edited by Tilottama Goswami, Sonal Mobar Roy, Sabrina Senatore ...

Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals discusses the growing imperative to understand, measure, and guide actions using data-driven insights. The SDGs encompass a broad spectrum of global challenges, from eradicating poverty and hunger to preserving the environment and fostering peace. To address these issues, one should be able to measure and analyze ... Read more

$198.99 CAD

Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals discusses the growing imperative to understand, measure, and guide actions using data-driven insights. The SDGs encompass a broad spectrum of global challenges, from eradicating poverty and hunger to preserving the environment and fostering peace. To address these issues, one should be able to measure and analyze
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Think Data, Act AI

by Gurpinder Dhillon ...

Think Data, Act AI: The New Playbook for Business LeadersBy Dr. Gurpinder DhillonIn today's data-driven economy, the real competitive advantage lies not in collecting more data—but in using it intelligently.Think Data, Act AI is a practical, executive-level guide for business leaders looking to harness the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive performance, innovation, and growth. ... Read more

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Think Data, Act AI: The New Playbook for Business LeadersBy Dr. Gurpinder DhillonIn today's data-driven economy, the real competitive advantage lies not in collecting more data—but in using it intelligently.Think Data, Act AI is a practical, executive-level guide for business leaders looking to harness the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive performance, innovation, and growth.
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Data Wrangling on AWS

Clean and organize complex data for analysis

by Navnit Shukla, Sankar M, Sam Palani ...

Revamp your data landscape and implement highly effective data pipelines in AWS with this hands-on guide Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesExecute extract, transform, and load (ETL) tasks on data lakes, data warehouses, and databasesImplement effective Pandas data operation with data wranglerIntegrate pipelines with AWS data servicesBook DescriptionData ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Revamp your data landscape and implement highly effective data pipelines in AWS with this hands-on guide Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesExecute extract, transform, and load (ETL) tasks on data lakes, data warehouses, and databasesImplement effective Pandas data operation with data wranglerIntegrate pipelines with AWS data servicesBook DescriptionData
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CHATGPT-4 VS CHATGPT-5

The True Insights Into New Upcoming Release Of ChatGPT-5 - History, Features, Limits And Challenges, And Possible Date Of Launch

by Allison McDolly ...

Are you ready to uncover the fascinating journey from ChatGPT 4 to the highly anticipated ChatGPT 5?Join me as we dig deep into the true insights behind OpenAI's upcoming release of GPT-5. Explore the rich history, groundbreaking features, as well as the limits and challenges that lie ahead. Discover how this evolution promises to shape the future of conversational AI.Don't miss out on this ... Read more

$10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you ready to uncover the fascinating journey from ChatGPT 4 to the highly anticipated ChatGPT 5?Join me as we dig deep into the true insights behind OpenAI's upcoming release of GPT-5. Explore the rich history, groundbreaking features, as well as the limits and challenges that lie ahead. Discover how this evolution promises to shape the future of conversational AI.Don't miss out on this
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Advanced Information Networking and Applications

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2026), Volume 3

Edited by Leonard Barolli, Winston K. G. Seah, Isaac Woungang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book covers the theory, design, and applications of computer networks, distributed computing, and information systems. Today’s networks are going through a rapid evolution and there are many emerging areas of information networking and their applications. Heterogeneous networking, supported by recent technological advances in low power wireless communications along with silicon integration of ... Read more

$293.99 CAD

This book covers the theory, design, and applications of computer networks, distributed computing, and information systems. Today’s networks are going through a rapid evolution and there are many emerging areas of information networking and their applications. Heterogeneous networking, supported by recent technological advances in low power wireless communications along with silicon integration of
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Hands-On Deep Learning with R

A practical guide to designing, building, and improving neural network models using R

by Michael Pawlus, Rodger Devine ...

Explore and implement deep learning to solve various real-world problems using modern R libraries such as TensorFlow, MXNet, H2O, and DeepnetKey FeaturesUnderstand deep learning algorithms and architectures using R and determine which algorithm is best suited for a specific problemImprove models using parameter tuning, feature engineering, and ensemblingApply advanced neural network models such as ... Read more

$37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore and implement deep learning to solve various real-world problems using modern R libraries such as TensorFlow, MXNet, H2O, and DeepnetKey FeaturesUnderstand deep learning algorithms and architectures using R and determine which algorithm is best suited for a specific problemImprove models using parameter tuning, feature engineering, and ensemblingApply advanced neural network models such as
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iPhone X, 11 & 11 Pro

Comprehensive Users Guide on how to setup and master your device

by Lonnie B. Ricks ...

Getting a new iPhone is exciting; it can almost feel like getting a new toy. You just bought the iPhone series (11 or 11 Pro or X), and haven’t learned anything new on the device? Or you have been searching for some advanced tips and tricks to enable you to master this device? Or you are an Android Switcher or Novice iPhone User looking for a guide to help you navigate through the iPhone? Then ... Read more

$8.25 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Getting a new iPhone is exciting; it can almost feel like getting a new toy. You just bought the iPhone series (11 or 11 Pro or X), and haven’t learned anything new on the device? Or you have been searching for some advanced tips and tricks to enable you to master this device? Or you are an Android Switcher or Novice iPhone User looking for a guide to help you navigate through the iPhone? Then
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Mastering Ethereum

Implement advanced blockchain applications using Ethereum-supported tools, services, and protocols

by Merunas Grincalaitis ...

An expert guide to implementing fast, secure, and scalable decentralized applications that work with thousands of users in real timeKey FeaturesImplement advanced features of the Ethereum network to build powerful decentralized applicationsBuild smart contracts on different domains using the programming techniques of Solidity and VyperExplore the architecture of Ethereum network to understand ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An expert guide to implementing fast, secure, and scalable decentralized applications that work with thousands of users in real timeKey FeaturesImplement advanced features of the Ethereum network to build powerful decentralized applicationsBuild smart contracts on different domains using the programming techniques of Solidity and VyperExplore the architecture of Ethereum network to understand
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Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Edited by Aziza Chakir, Johanes Fernandes Andry, Arif Ullah, Rohit Bansal, Mohamed Ghazouani ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
Making intelligent devices and systems is the science and engineering of artificial intelligence (AI). In order to solve many of the most difficult problems in computer science, this important multidisciplinary discipline plays a crucial role in the field of technology nowadays. The book also addresses the topic of machine learning because it is closely related to AI. By no means is the list of ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Making intelligent devices and systems is the science and engineering of artificial intelligence (AI). In order to solve many of the most difficult problems in computer science, this important multidisciplinary discipline plays a crucial role in the field of technology nowadays. The book also addresses the topic of machine learning because it is closely related to AI. By no means is the list of
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R大数据分析实用指南

Chinese Edition

by Posts & Telecom Press, Simon Walkowiak ...

了解R的核心功能及第三方软件包，掌握大数据处理的重要秘诀Key Features本书挑战了关于R语言不支持大数据流程和分析的偏见从数据导入和管理到高级分析和预测建模的大数据产品周期的所有阶段中亲身体验各种工具与R的整合Book DescriptionR是一个强大的、开源的、函数式编程语言，可以用于广泛的编程任务。一般来讲，R语言的应用主要在数据统计与分析、机器学习、高性能计算等方面。R语言已经在多个领域赢得了认可，同时也基于其开源、免费的特点不断地发展壮大。本书通过9章内容，循序渐进地揭示了大数据的概念，介绍了如何使用R进行数据处理，如何创建Hadoop虚拟机，如何建立和部署SQL数据库，同时还介绍了MongoDB、HBase、Spark、Hive相关的内容，并在本书的最后介绍了R的潜在应用场景。本书适合中级数据分析师、数据工程师、统计学家、研究人员和数据科学家阅读 ... Read more

$49.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

了解R的核心功能及第三方软件包，掌握大数据处理的重要秘诀Key Features本书挑战了关于R语言不支持大数据流程和分析的偏见从数据导入和管理到高级分析和预测建模的大数据产品周期的所有阶段中亲身体验各种工具与R的整合Book DescriptionR是一个强大的、开源的、函数式编程语言，可以用于广泛的编程任务。一般来讲，R语言的应用主要在数据统计与分析、机器学习、高性能计算等方面。R语言已经在多个领域赢得了认可，同时也基于其开源、免费的特点不断地发展壮大。本书通过9章内容，循序渐进地揭示了大数据的概念，介绍了如何使用R进行数据处理，如何创建Hadoop虚拟机，如何建立和部署SQL数据库，同时还介绍了MongoDB、HBase、Spark、Hive相关的内容，并在本书的最后介绍了R的潜在应用场景。本书适合中级数据分析师、数据工程师、统计学家、研究人员和数据科学家阅读
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