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Topics in Theoretical Computer Science

Second IFIP WG 1.8 International Conference, TTCS 2017, Tehran, Iran, September 12-14, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Mohammad Reza Mousavi, Jiří Sgall ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second IFIP WG 1.8 International Conference on Topics in Theoretical Computer Science, TTCS 2017, held in Tehran, Iran, in September 2017.The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: algorithms and complexity; and logic, semantics, and programming ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second IFIP WG 1.8 International Conference on Topics in Theoretical Computer Science, TTCS 2017, held in Tehran, Iran, in September 2017.The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: algorithms and complexity; and logic, semantics, and programming
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Designing Usable and Secure Software with IRIS and CAIRIS

by Shamal Faily ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Everyone expects the products and services they use to be secure, but 'building security in' at the earliest stages of a system's design also means designing for use as well. Software that is unusable to end-users and unwieldy to developers and administrators may be insecure as errors and violations may expose exploitable vulnerabilities.This book shows how practitioners and researchers can build ... Read more

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Everyone expects the products and services they use to be secure, but 'building security in' at the earliest stages of a system's design also means designing for use as well. Software that is unusable to end-users and unwieldy to developers and administrators may be insecure as errors and violations may expose exploitable vulnerabilities.This book shows how practitioners and researchers can build
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Emergence in Interactive Art

by Jennifer Seevinck ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book is concerned with emergence, interaction, art and computing. It introduces a new focus for emergence in interactive art: the emergent experience. Emergence literature is discussed and an organising framework, the Taxonomy of Emergence in Interactive Art (TEIA) is provided together with case studies of digital, interactive art systems that facilitate emergence. Evidence from evaluations ... Read more

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This book is concerned with emergence, interaction, art and computing. It introduces a new focus for emergence in interactive art: the emergent experience. Emergence literature is discussed and an organising framework, the Taxonomy of Emergence in Interactive Art (TEIA) is provided together with case studies of digital, interactive art systems that facilitate emergence. Evidence from evaluations
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Visual Attributes

Edited by Rogerio Schmidt Feris, Christoph Lampert, Devi Parikh ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This unique text/reference provides a detailed overview of the latest advances in machine learning and computer vision related to visual attributes, highlighting how this emerging field intersects with other disciplines, such as computational linguistics and human-machine interaction. Topics and features: presents attribute-based methods for zero-shot classification, learning using privileged ... Read more

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This unique text/reference provides a detailed overview of the latest advances in machine learning and computer vision related to visual attributes, highlighting how this emerging field intersects with other disciplines, such as computational linguistics and human-machine interaction. Topics and features: presents attribute-based methods for zero-shot classification, learning using privileged
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Runtime Verification

6th International Conference, RV 2015, Vienna, Austria, September 22-25, 2015. Proceedings

Edited by Ezio Bartocci, Rupak Majumdar ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Runtime Verification, RV 2015, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2015. The 15 revised full papers presented together with 4 short papers, 2 tool papers, 4 tutorials, 3 invited talks, and 2 software competition papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions.The discussion of the conference ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Runtime Verification, RV 2015, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2015. The 15 revised full papers presented together with 4 short papers, 2 tool papers, 4 tutorials, 3 invited talks, and 2 software competition papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions.The discussion of the conference
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Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions

4th International Conference, DAPI 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17-22, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Norbert Streitz, Panos Markopoulos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016 and received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016 and received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing
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Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015

15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Julio Abascal, Philippe Palanque, Mirko Fetter, Marco Winckler, Tom Gross, Simone Barbosa ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 9296-9299 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2015, held in Bamberg, Germany, in September 2015. The 41 papers included in the first volume are organized in topical sections on accessibility; accessible interfaces for blind people; accessible interfaces for older adults; affective HCI ... Read more

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The four-volume set LNCS 9296-9299 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2015, held in Bamberg, Germany, in September 2015. The 41 papers included in the first volume are organized in topical sections on accessibility; accessible interfaces for blind people; accessible interfaces for older adults; affective HCI
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Software Engineering for Resilient Systems

7th International Workshop, SERENE 2015, Paris, France, September 7-8, 2015. Proceedings

Edited by Alessandro Fantechi, Patrizio Pelliccione ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Software Engineering for Resilient Systems, SERENE 2015, held in Paris, France, in September 2015. The 10 revised technical papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on development of resilient systems, verification, validation and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Software Engineering for Resilient Systems, SERENE 2015, held in Paris, France, in September 2015. The 10 revised technical papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on development of resilient systems, verification, validation and
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Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions

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

Edited by Norbert Streitz, Panos Markopoulos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters presented at the HCII ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters presented at the HCII
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Psychologie in der nutzerzentrierten Produktgestaltung

Mensch-Technik-Interaktion-Erlebnis

by Sarah Diefenbach, Marc Hassenzahl ...

Series series Psychology (German Language)
Das informative und spannende Buch richtet sich an eine Leserschaft aus Praxis, Forschung und Lehre in der Psychologie, Gestaltung und Informatik. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele zeigen die Autoren wie psychologisches Wissen gezielt für die erlebnis- und wohlbefindensorientierte Gestaltung interaktiver Produkte eingesetzt werden kann.Ob im Privaten oder auf der Arbeit: Interaktive Produkte, wie ... Read more

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Das informative und spannende Buch richtet sich an eine Leserschaft aus Praxis, Forschung und Lehre in der Psychologie, Gestaltung und Informatik. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele zeigen die Autoren wie psychologisches Wissen gezielt für die erlebnis- und wohlbefindensorientierte Gestaltung interaktiver Produkte eingesetzt werden kann.Ob im Privaten oder auf der Arbeit: Interaktive Produkte, wie
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

10th International Conference, ICIRA 2017, Wuhan, China, August 16–18, 2017, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Hao Wu, Zhouping Yin, Honghai Liu, YongAn Huang ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three volume set LNAI 10462, LNAI 10463, and LNAI 10464 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2017.The 235 papers presented in the three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 310 submissions. The papers in this second volume of the set are organized in topical ... Read more

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The three volume set LNAI 10462, LNAI 10463, and LNAI 10464 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2017.The 235 papers presented in the three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 310 submissions. The papers in this second volume of the set are organized in topical
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AI Unleashed: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution

GoodMan, #1

by Patrick Mukosha ...

Series Book 1 - GoodMan
In AI Unleashed: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution, the transformative power of AI is explored as both a force of unparalleled innovation and a challenge to humanity's very essence. This thought-provoking book examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, redefining human potential, and altering the course of evolution itself.From ethical dilemmas and job ... Read more

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In AI Unleashed: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution, the transformative power of AI is explored as both a force of unparalleled innovation and a challenge to humanity's very essence. This thought-provoking book examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, redefining human potential, and altering the course of evolution itself.From ethical dilemmas and job
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Not Just Another Model

The Art of AI Product Development in Enterprise Settings

by Costanza Balboni Cestelli ...

Not Just Another Model: The Art of AI Product Development in Enterprise Settings is for those who have discovered that corporate AI is less about mathematical brilliance and more about organisational archaeology: excavating real problems buried beneath layers of political sediment, building bridges between technical possibility and business reality, and accepting that sometimes the most valuable ... Read more

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Not Just Another Model: The Art of AI Product Development in Enterprise Settings is for those who have discovered that corporate AI is less about mathematical brilliance and more about organisational archaeology: excavating real problems buried beneath layers of political sediment, building bridges between technical possibility and business reality, and accepting that sometimes the most valuable
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Applications of Metaverse and Virtual Reality to Creative Education and Industry

Edited by Dana M. Barry, Hideyuki Kanematsu ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides excellent examples of metaverse and virtual reality and their unlimited possibilities for education and industry. By examining innovative educational activities in both real and virtual worlds, such as Second Life, SL (a three-dimensional world where avatars perform specific tasks on behalf of us), we get a unique perspective on how these technologies can revolutionize learning ... Read more

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This book provides excellent examples of metaverse and virtual reality and their unlimited possibilities for education and industry. By examining innovative educational activities in both real and virtual worlds, such as Second Life, SL (a three-dimensional world where avatars perform specific tasks on behalf of us), we get a unique perspective on how these technologies can revolutionize learning
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Professional Financial Computing Using Excel and VBA

by Donny C. F. Lai, Humphrey K. K. Tung, Michael C. S. Wong ...

Series Book 762 - Wiley Finance
Often financial computing guidebooks provide only quick-and-dirty implementations of financial models, rarely related to real-world applications. Professional Financial Computing Using Excel and VBA provides reusable, flexible, real-world implementations of financial models. The book explores financial models, like derivatives pricings, market and credit risk modeling, and advanced interest rate ... Read more

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Often financial computing guidebooks provide only quick-and-dirty implementations of financial models, rarely related to real-world applications. Professional Financial Computing Using Excel and VBA provides reusable, flexible, real-world implementations of financial models. The book explores financial models, like derivatives pricings, market and credit risk modeling, and advanced interest rate
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Interactive Dashboards and Data Apps with Plotly and Dash

Harness the power of a fully fledged frontend web framework in Python – no JavaScript required

by Elias Dabbas ...

Build web-based, mobile-friendly analytic apps and interactive dashboards with PythonKey FeaturesDevelop data apps and dashboards without any knowledge of JavaScriptMap different types of data such as integers, floats, and dates to bar charts, scatter plots, and moreCreate controls and visual elements with multiple inputs and outputs and add functionality to the app as per your requirementsBook ... Read more

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Build web-based, mobile-friendly analytic apps and interactive dashboards with PythonKey FeaturesDevelop data apps and dashboards without any knowledge of JavaScriptMap different types of data such as integers, floats, and dates to bar charts, scatter plots, and moreCreate controls and visual elements with multiple inputs and outputs and add functionality to the app as per your requirementsBook
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Excel 2023 Power Pivot & Power Query

by Jideon F Marques ...

Com o Excel Power Pivot, é possível trazer dados de várias fontes de dados externas para sua planilha do Excel. Com o Power Pivot, você pode realizar análises adicionais e avançadas em grandes dados, você pode importar milhões de linhas por vez. Após esta importação, você pode então formar relações entre esses dados, inserir campos calculados, Tabelas Dinâmicas, Gráficos Dinâmicos, etc. Tabelas ... Read more

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Com o Excel Power Pivot, é possível trazer dados de várias fontes de dados externas para sua planilha do Excel. Com o Power Pivot, você pode realizar análises adicionais e avançadas em grandes dados, você pode importar milhões de linhas por vez. Após esta importação, você pode então formar relações entre esses dados, inserir campos calculados, Tabelas Dinâmicas, Gráficos Dinâmicos, etc. Tabelas
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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