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Computers Helping People with Special Needs

20th International Conference, ICCHP 2026, Brno, Czech Republic, July 15–17, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Klaus Miesenberger, Helen Petrie, Petr Peňáz ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 16866 + 16867 constitutes the proceedings of 20th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2026, Brno, Czech Republic, during July 15–17, 2026.The 123 full papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 244 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Accessibility for the Deaf ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

The two-volume set LNCS 16866 + 16867 constitutes the proceedings of 20th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2026, Brno, Czech Republic, during July 15–17, 2026.The 123 full papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 244 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Accessibility for the Deaf
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Building Machine Learning Systems with a Feature Store

Batch, Real-Time, and LLM Systems

by Jim Dowling ...

Get up to speed on a new unified approach to building machine learning (ML) systems with a feature store. Using this practical book, data scientists and ML engineers will learn in detail how to develop and operate batch, real-time, and agentic ML systems.Author Jim Dowling introduces fundamental principles and practices for developing, testing, and operating ML and AI systems at scale. You'll see ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

Get up to speed on a new unified approach to building machine learning (ML) systems with a feature store. Using this practical book, data scientists and ML engineers will learn in detail how to develop and operate batch, real-time, and agentic ML systems.Author Jim Dowling introduces fundamental principles and practices for developing, testing, and operating ML and AI systems at scale. You'll see
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Design for Privacy

Keeping Personal Information Private

by Robert Stribley ...

Are your designs protecting—or exposing—your users? In Design for Privacy, you’ll uncover how shifting technologies threaten personal data and what that means for your work. This book offers practical guidelines and proven strategies to create experiences that respect and protect people’s privacy, while helping you foster a culture of “privacy by design” in your organization and practice.Who ... Read more

$49.49 CAD

Are your designs protecting—or exposing—your users? In Design for Privacy, you’ll uncover how shifting technologies threaten personal data and what that means for your work. This book offers practical guidelines and proven strategies to create experiences that respect and protect people’s privacy, while helping you foster a culture of “privacy by design” in your organization and practice.Who
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Acessibilidade na Web

Boas práticas para construir sites e aplicações acessíveis

by Reinaldo Ferraz ...

Acessibilidade na Web consiste na eliminação de barreiras de acesso em páginas e aplicações digitais para que pessoas com deficiência tenham autonomia na rede. Na verdade, acessibilidade na web beneficia todas as pessoas. Em algum momento da vida todos podem precisar de acessibilidade, seja devido a uma limitação temporária ou permanente. Quando não levamos em consideração o acesso de pessoas com ... Read more

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Acessibilidade na Web consiste na eliminação de barreiras de acesso em páginas e aplicações digitais para que pessoas com deficiência tenham autonomia na rede. Na verdade, acessibilidade na web beneficia todas as pessoas. Em algum momento da vida todos podem precisar de acessibilidade, seja devido a uma limitação temporária ou permanente. Quando não levamos em consideração o acesso de pessoas com
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Neural Networks for Beginners

A Journey Through the World of Artificial Intelligence

by Brandon Scott ...

Embark on an enlightening journey into the fascinating world of neural networks with "Neural Networks for Beginners: A Journey Through the World of Artificial Intelligence." This comprehensive guide is meticulously crafted for absolute beginners, offering a gentle introduction to the complex and intriguing domain of artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of neural networks.With no prior ... Read more

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Embark on an enlightening journey into the fascinating world of neural networks with "Neural Networks for Beginners: A Journey Through the World of Artificial Intelligence." This comprehensive guide is meticulously crafted for absolute beginners, offering a gentle introduction to the complex and intriguing domain of artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of neural networks.With no prior
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The Claude Fable 5 Manual

by James St Foster ...

This is a practical technical guide for developers, agency owners, and power users building applications with Anthropic's Claude Fable 5. It provides concrete frameworks for transitioning from conversational prompt engineering to directing long-horizon, autonomous agentic workflows.The manual focuses strictly on implementation, configuration, and avoiding common failure modes when deploying AI ... Read more

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This is a practical technical guide for developers, agency owners, and power users building applications with Anthropic's Claude Fable 5. It provides concrete frameworks for transitioning from conversational prompt engineering to directing long-horizon, autonomous agentic workflows.The manual focuses strictly on implementation, configuration, and avoiding common failure modes when deploying AI
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Drawing Product Ideas

Fast and Easy UX Drawing for Anyone

by Kent E. Eisenhuth ...

Explore straightforward drawing skills to help you communicate product ideas exponentially faster than you could with textIn Drawing Product Ideas: Fast and Easy UX Drawing for Anyone, RSA Fellow and Google Data Visualization Lead, Kent Eisenhuth delivers a new and exciting guide to effectively communicating product ideas by drawing just two simple things: boxes and lines! In the book, you'll ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Explore straightforward drawing skills to help you communicate product ideas exponentially faster than you could with textIn Drawing Product Ideas: Fast and Easy UX Drawing for Anyone, RSA Fellow and Google Data Visualization Lead, Kent Eisenhuth delivers a new and exciting guide to effectively communicating product ideas by drawing just two simple things: boxes and lines! In the book, you'll
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VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure

by Andrew B. Kahng, Jens Lienig, Igor L. Markov, Jin Hu ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The complexity of modern chip design requires extensive use of specialized software throughout the process. To achieve the best results, a user of this software needs a high-level understanding of the underlying mathematical models and algorithms. In addition, a developer of such software must have a keen understanding of relevant computer science aspects, including algorithmic performance ... Read more

$76.89 CAD

The complexity of modern chip design requires extensive use of specialized software throughout the process. To achieve the best results, a user of this software needs a high-level understanding of the underlying mathematical models and algorithms. In addition, a developer of such software must have a keen understanding of relevant computer science aspects, including algorithmic performance
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Julia for Data Analysis

by Bogumil Bogumil ...

Master core data analysis skills using Julia. Interesting hands-on projects guide you through time series data, predictive models, popularity ranking, and more.In Julia for Data Analysis you will learn how to:Read and write data in various formatsWork with tabular data, including subsetting, grouping, and transformingVisualize your dataBuild predictive modelsCreate data processing pipelinesCreate ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

Master core data analysis skills using Julia. Interesting hands-on projects guide you through time series data, predictive models, popularity ranking, and more.In Julia for Data Analysis you will learn how to:Read and write data in various formatsWork with tabular data, including subsetting, grouping, and transformingVisualize your dataBuild predictive modelsCreate data processing pipelinesCreate
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Modern C

by Jens Gustedt ...

SummaryModern C focuses on the new and unique features of modern C programming. The book is based on the latest C standards and offers an up-to-date perspective on this tried-and-true language.About the technologyC is extraordinarily modern for a 50-year-old programming language. Whether you’re writing embedded code, low-level system routines, or high-performance applications, C is up to the ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

SummaryModern C focuses on the new and unique features of modern C programming. The book is based on the latest C standards and offers an up-to-date perspective on this tried-and-true language.About the technologyC is extraordinarily modern for a 50-year-old programming language. Whether you’re writing embedded code, low-level system routines, or high-performance applications, C is up to the
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The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI

by David Clinton ...

The last book on AI you’ll ever need. We swear!AI technology moves so fast that this book is probably already out of date! But don’t worry—The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI is still an essential read for anyone who wants to make generative AI into a tool rather than a toy. It shows you how to get the best out of AI no matter what changes come in the future. You’ll be able to use common ... Read more

$53.99 CAD

The last book on AI you’ll ever need. We swear!AI technology moves so fast that this book is probably already out of date! But don’t worry—The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI is still an essential read for anyone who wants to make generative AI into a tool rather than a toy. It shows you how to get the best out of AI no matter what changes come in the future. You’ll be able to use common
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Languages for Developing User Interfaces

Edited by Brad A. Myers ...

This book brings together a number of researchers and developers from industry and academia who report on their work. It is of interest to language designers and the creators of toolkits, UIMSs, and other user interface tools. ... Read more

$119.54 CAD

This book brings together a number of researchers and developers from industry and academia who report on their work. It is of interest to language designers and the creators of toolkits, UIMSs, and other user interface tools.
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The Well-Grounded Data Analyst

Solve messy data problems like a pro

by David Asboth ...

Series series The Well-Grounded
Complete eight data science projects that lock in important real-world skills—along with a practical process you can use to learn any new technique quickly and efficiently.Data analysts need to be problem solvers—and The Well-Grounded Data Analyst will teach you how to solve the most common problems you'll face in industry. You'll explore eight scenarios that your class or bootcamp won’t have ... Read more

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Complete eight data science projects that lock in important real-world skills—along with a practical process you can use to learn any new technique quickly and efficiently.Data analysts need to be problem solvers—and The Well-Grounded Data Analyst will teach you how to solve the most common problems you'll face in industry. You'll explore eight scenarios that your class or bootcamp won’t have
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Multi-Agent Systems

22nd European Conference, EUMAS 2025, Bucharest, Romania, September 3–5, 2025, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Matteo Baldoni, Franziska Klügl, Andrei Olaru, Alexandru Sorici, Adina Magda Florea ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS16258-16259 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems, EUMAS 2025, held in Bucharest, Romania, during September 3–5, 2025.The 33 full papers, 9 short papers, 3 demonstrators and 1 Agent Toolkits community report included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They were organized into the ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

This two-volume set LNCS16258-16259 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems, EUMAS 2025, held in Bucharest, Romania, during September 3–5, 2025.The 33 full papers, 9 short papers, 3 demonstrators and 1 Agent Toolkits community report included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They were organized into the
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The Semantic Web – ISWC 2020

19th International Semantic Web Conference, Athens, Greece, November 2–6, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Jeff Z. Pan, Valentina Tamma, Claudia d’Amato, Krzysztof Janowicz, Bo Fu, Axel Polleres, Oshani Seneviratne, Lalana Kagal ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two volume set LNCS 12506 and 12507 constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2020, which was planned to take place in Athens, Greece, during November 2-6, 2020. The conference changed to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The papers included in this volume deal with the latest advances in fundamental research, innovative technology, and ... Read more

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The two volume set LNCS 12506 and 12507 constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2020, which was planned to take place in Athens, Greece, during November 2-6, 2020. The conference changed to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The papers included in this volume deal with the latest advances in fundamental research, innovative technology, and
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Data-Driven Methods for Adaptive Spoken Dialogue Systems

Computational Learning for Conversational Interfaces

Edited by Oliver Lemon, Olivier Pietquin ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Data driven methods have long been used in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesis and have more recently been introduced for dialogue management, spoken language understanding, and Natural Language Generation. Machine learning is now present “end-to-end” in Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDS). However, these techniques require data collection and annotation campaigns, ... Read more

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Data driven methods have long been used in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesis and have more recently been introduced for dialogue management, spoken language understanding, and Natural Language Generation. Machine learning is now present “end-to-end” in Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDS). However, these techniques require data collection and annotation campaigns,
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Computers and Networks in the Age of Globalization

IFIP TC9 Fifth World Conference on Human Choice and Computers August 25–28, 1998, Geneva, Switzerland

Edited by Silvio Munari, Colin Beardon, Leif Bloch Rasmussen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
In modernity, an individual identity was constituted from civil society, while in a globalized network society, human identity, if it develops at all, must grow from communal resistance. A communal resistance to an abstract conceptualised world, where there is no possibility for perception and experience of power and therefore no possibility for human choice and action, is of utmost importance for ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

In modernity, an individual identity was constituted from civil society, while in a globalized network society, human identity, if it develops at all, must grow from communal resistance. A communal resistance to an abstract conceptualised world, where there is no possibility for perception and experience of power and therefore no possibility for human choice and action, is of utmost importance for
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Sudoku Programming with C

by Giulio Zambon ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Sudoku Programming with C teaches you how to write computer programs to solve and generate Sudoku puzzles. This is a practical book that will provide you with everything you need to write your own books of Sudoku Classic and Samurai puzzles. But be warned: after reading it, you'll discover that the puzzles in your local paper are not so challenging after all!We like Sudokus because they test our ... Read more

$68.29 CAD

Sudoku Programming with C teaches you how to write computer programs to solve and generate Sudoku puzzles. This is a practical book that will provide you with everything you need to write your own books of Sudoku Classic and Samurai puzzles. But be warned: after reading it, you'll discover that the puzzles in your local paper are not so challenging after all!We like Sudokus because they test our
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Architecting A Knowledge-Based Platform for Design Engineering 4.0

by Zhenjun Ming, Anand Balu Nellippallil, Ru Wang, Janet K. Allen, Guoxin Wang, Yan Yan, Farrokh Mistree ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
"Design Engineering for Industry 4.0 (DE4.0) represents the 'human-cyber-physical view of the systems realization ecosystem “that is necessary to accommodate the drivers of Industry 4.0 (IoX) and provide an open ecosystem for the realization of complex systems. Seamless integration of digital threads and digital twins throughout the product design, the development and fulfillment lifecycle; the ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

"Design Engineering for Industry 4.0 (DE4.0) represents the 'human-cyber-physical view of the systems realization ecosystem “that is necessary to accommodate the drivers of Industry 4.0 (IoX) and provide an open ecosystem for the realization of complex systems. Seamless integration of digital threads and digital twins throughout the product design, the development and fulfillment lifecycle; the
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Musicality of Human Brain through Fractal Analytics

by Dipak Ghosh, Archi Banerjee, Ranjan Sengupta, Shankha Sanyal ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of how fractal analytics can lead to the extraction of interesting features from the complex electroencephalograph (EEG) signals generated by Hindustani classical music. It particularly focuses on how the brain responses to the emotional attributes of Hindustani classical music that have been long been a source of discussion for musicologists and ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of how fractal analytics can lead to the extraction of interesting features from the complex electroencephalograph (EEG) signals generated by Hindustani classical music. It particularly focuses on how the brain responses to the emotional attributes of Hindustani classical music that have been long been a source of discussion for musicologists and
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Haskell-Intensivkurs

Ein kompakter Einstieg in die funktionale Programmierung

by Marco Block, Adrian Neumann ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Das Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung in die funktionale Programmierung mit Haskell. Zunächst werden grundlegende Konzepte anhand von anschaulichen Beispielen vermittelt, die das Fundament für die funktionale Programmentwicklung bilden. Anschließend werden fortgeschrittene Aspekte behandelt, um das Verständnis weiter zu vertiefen. Mit zahlreichen Anwendungen und Themengebieten, die gemeinsam ... Read more

$47.89 CAD

Das Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung in die funktionale Programmierung mit Haskell. Zunächst werden grundlegende Konzepte anhand von anschaulichen Beispielen vermittelt, die das Fundament für die funktionale Programmentwicklung bilden. Anschließend werden fortgeschrittene Aspekte behandelt, um das Verständnis weiter zu vertiefen. Mit zahlreichen Anwendungen und Themengebieten, die gemeinsam
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WordPress Power Toolkit

Harness AI to build next-level websites

by Richard Mansfield ...

Create stunning and effective WordPress websites with easy-to-use AI tools—no code required!Whether starting from scratch or improving an existing site, WordPress Power Toolkit gives you the skills to create professional sites powered by the limitless potential of artificial intelligence. You’ll learn to use AI for your content and visuals, and even help you build your own WordPress plugins and ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

Create stunning and effective WordPress websites with easy-to-use AI tools—no code required!Whether starting from scratch or improving an existing site, WordPress Power Toolkit gives you the skills to create professional sites powered by the limitless potential of artificial intelligence. You’ll learn to use AI for your content and visuals, and even help you build your own WordPress plugins and
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Living Labs

Design and Assessment of Sustainable Living

Edited by David V. Keyson, Olivia Guerra-Santin, Dan Lockton ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the development and implementation of sustainable innovations in the home. The book provides an inspiring ... Read more

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This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the development and implementation of sustainable innovations in the home. The book provides an inspiring
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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

23rd International Conference, EPCE 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Wen-Chin Li, Anastasios Plioutsias ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 23rd International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

The 23rd International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted
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