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Learn Digital and Microprocessor Techniques on your Smartphone

by Clive W. Humphris ...

An enhanced eBook published in full colour. Now including extensive interactive content enabling exploration by inserting any values that would occur in a real situation whereby the graphics are redrawn to reflect those changes.Calculations can be also tested against any standard subject textbook to compare the results.Interactive Technology when used in the classroom can motivate passive students ... Read more

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An enhanced eBook published in full colour. Now including extensive interactive content enabling exploration by inserting any values that would occur in a real situation whereby the graphics are redrawn to reflect those changes.Calculations can be also tested against any standard subject textbook to compare the results.Interactive Technology when used in the classroom can motivate passive students
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Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2019), August 22-24, 2019, Nice, France

Edited by Tareq Ahram, Redha Taiar, Serge Colson, Arnaud Choplin ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book reports on research and developments in human-technology interaction. A special emphasis is given to human-computer interaction, and its implementation for a wide range of purposes such as healthcare, aerospace, telecommunication, and education, among others. The human aspects are analyzed in detail. Timely studies on human-centered design, wearable technologies, social and affective ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book reports on research and developments in human-technology interaction. A special emphasis is given to human-computer interaction, and its implementation for a wide range of purposes such as healthcare, aerospace, telecommunication, and education, among others. The human aspects are analyzed in detail. Timely studies on human-centered design, wearable technologies, social and affective
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Advances in Robotics Research: From Lab to Market

ECHORD++: Robotic Science Supporting Innovation

Edited by Antoni Grau, Yannick Morel, Ana Puig-Pey, Francesca Cecchi ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
In this book Part I presents first an overview of the ECHORD++ project, with its mission and vision together with a detailed structure of its functionalities and instruments: Experiments, Robotic Innovation Facilities and Public end-user Driven Technology Innovation PDTI.Chapter 1 explains how the project is born, the partners, the different instruments and the new concept of cascade funding ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

In this book Part I presents first an overview of the ECHORD++ project, with its mission and vision together with a detailed structure of its functionalities and instruments: Experiments, Robotic Innovation Facilities and Public end-user Driven Technology Innovation PDTI.Chapter 1 explains how the project is born, the partners, the different instruments and the new concept of cascade funding
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The CAPTCHA: Perspectives and Challenges

Perspectives and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence

by Darko Brodić, Alessia Amelio ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book discusses the CAPTCHA (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart), an artificial-intelligence-based test commonly used on websites for preventing security attacks, covering its foundations, the main trends and challenges, as well as innovative features and research aspects. It focuses on the recently proposed CAPTCHAs, introducing research approaches for ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book discusses the CAPTCHA (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart), an artificial-intelligence-based test commonly used on websites for preventing security attacks, covering its foundations, the main trends and challenges, as well as innovative features and research aspects. It focuses on the recently proposed CAPTCHAs, introducing research approaches for
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Learning and Collaboration Technologies

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

Edited by Panayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The LNCS volume 9192 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters presented at the ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

The LNCS volume 9192 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters presented at the
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Human Motion Simulation

Predictive Dynamics

by Karim Abdel-Malek, Jasbir Singh Arora ...

Simulate realistic human motion in a virtual world with an optimization-based approach to motion prediction. With this approach, motion is governed by human performance measures, such as speed and energy, which act as objective functions to be optimized. Constraints on joint torques and angles are imposed quite easily. Predicting motion in this way allows one to use avatars to study how and why ... Read more

$88.79 CAD

Simulate realistic human motion in a virtual world with an optimization-based approach to motion prediction. With this approach, motion is governed by human performance measures, such as speed and energy, which act as objective functions to be optimized. Constraints on joint torques and angles are imposed quite easily. Predicting motion in this way allows one to use avatars to study how and why
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Simulation and Optimization of Digital Circuits

Considering and Mitigating Destabilizing Factors

by Vazgen Melikyan ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes new, fuzzy logic-based mathematical apparatus, which enable readers to work with continuous variables, while implementing whole circuit simulations with speed, similar to gate-level simulators and accuracy, similar to circuit-level simulators. The author demonstrates newly developed principles of digital integrated circuit simulation and optimization that take into ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book describes new, fuzzy logic-based mathematical apparatus, which enable readers to work with continuous variables, while implementing whole circuit simulations with speed, similar to gate-level simulators and accuracy, similar to circuit-level simulators. The author demonstrates newly developed principles of digital integrated circuit simulation and optimization that take into
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Qlik Sense: Advanced Data Visualization for Your Organization

Create smart data visualizations and predictive analytics solutions

by Ferran Garcia Pagans, Neeraj Kharpate, Henric Cronström, James Richardson, Philip Hand ...

Perform Interactive Data Analysis with Smarter Visualizations and Support your Enterprise-wide Analytical NeedsKey FeaturesGet a practical demonstration of discovering data for sales, human resources, and more using Qlik SenseCreate dynamic dashboards for business intelligence and predictive analyticsCreate and collaborate comprehensive analytical solutions using Rattle and Qlik SenseBook ... Read more

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Perform Interactive Data Analysis with Smarter Visualizations and Support your Enterprise-wide Analytical NeedsKey FeaturesGet a practical demonstration of discovering data for sales, human resources, and more using Qlik SenseCreate dynamic dashboards for business intelligence and predictive analyticsCreate and collaborate comprehensive analytical solutions using Rattle and Qlik SenseBook
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Pyside GUI Application Development- Second Edition

Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI framework

by Gopinath Jaganmohan, Venkateshwaran Loganathan ...

Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkKey Features\[\*\]Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development\[\*\]Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs\[\*\]Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsBook ... Read more

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Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkKey Features\[\*\]Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development\[\*\]Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs\[\*\]Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsBook
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Peripheral Interaction

Challenges and Opportunities for HCI in the Periphery of Attention

Edited by Saskia Bakker, Doris Hausen, Ted Selker ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Computing devices have become ever more present in our everyday environments, however embedding these technologies into our routines has remained a challenge. This book explores the novel theory of peripheral interaction to rectify this. This theory examines how interactive systems can be developed in such a way to allow people to seamlessly interact with their computer devices, but only focus on ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Computing devices have become ever more present in our everyday environments, however embedding these technologies into our routines has remained a challenge. This book explores the novel theory of peripheral interaction to rectify this. This theory examines how interactive systems can be developed in such a way to allow people to seamlessly interact with their computer devices, but only focus on
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Designing Machine Learning Systems with Python

Key design strategies to create intelligent systems

by David Julian, Vahid Mirjalili ...

Design efficient machine learning systems that give you more accurate resultsKey Features\[\*\] Gain an understanding of the machine learning design process\[\*\] Optimize machine learning systems for improved accuracy\[\*\] Understand common programming tools and techniques for machine learning\[\*\] Develop techniques and strategies for dealing with large amounts of data from a variety of ... Read more

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Design efficient machine learning systems that give you more accurate resultsKey Features\[\*\] Gain an understanding of the machine learning design process\[\*\] Optimize machine learning systems for improved accuracy\[\*\] Understand common programming tools and techniques for machine learning\[\*\] Develop techniques and strategies for dealing with large amounts of data from a variety of
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Network Programming with Go

Essential Skills for Using and Securing Networks

by Jan Newmarch ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Dive into key topics in network architecture and Go, such as data serialization, application level protocols, character sets and encodings. This book covers network architecture and gives an overview of the Go language as a primer, covering the latest Go release.Beyond the fundamentals, Network Programming with Go covers key networking and security issues such as HTTP and HTTPS, templates, remote ... Read more

$80.19 CAD

Dive into key topics in network architecture and Go, such as data serialization, application level protocols, character sets and encodings. This book covers network architecture and gives an overview of the Go language as a primer, covering the latest Go release.Beyond the fundamentals, Network Programming with Go covers key networking and security issues such as HTTP and HTTPS, templates, remote
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Mastering Tableau 2021

Implement advanced business intelligence techniques and analytics with Tableau

by Marleen Meier, David Baldwin ...

Build, design, and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau's latest features, including Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Hyper, and Tableau ServerKey FeaturesMaster new features in Tableau 2021 to solve real-world analytics challengesPerform geo-spatial, time series, and self-service analytics using real-life examplesBuild and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using ... Read more

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Build, design, and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau's latest features, including Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Hyper, and Tableau ServerKey FeaturesMaster new features in Tableau 2021 to solve real-world analytics challengesPerform geo-spatial, time series, and self-service analytics using real-life examplesBuild and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using
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International Technology Robotics Applications

Proceedings of the 2nd INTERA Conference, held in Oviedo, Spain, March 2013

Edited by Ignacio González Alonso ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the latest scientific research related to the field of Robotics. It involves different topics such as biomedicine, energy efficiency and home automation and robotics.The book is written by technical experts and researchers from academia and industry working on robotics applications. The book could be used as supplementary material for courses related to Robotics and Domotics. ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book presents the latest scientific research related to the field of Robotics. It involves different topics such as biomedicine, energy efficiency and home automation and robotics.The book is written by technical experts and researchers from academia and industry working on robotics applications. The book could be used as supplementary material for courses related to Robotics and Domotics.
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Mastering QlikView Data Visualization

Take your QlikView skills to the next level and master the art of creating visual data analysis for real business needs

by Karl Pover ...

Take your QlikView skills to the next level and master the art of creating visual data analysis for real business needsKey Features\[\*\]Explore how to create your own QlikView data laboratory and how to develop QlikView applications using agile project methods\[\*\]Implement advanced data visualization and analysis for common business requirements from the sales, finance, marketing, inventory, ... Read more

$47.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Take your QlikView skills to the next level and master the art of creating visual data analysis for real business needsKey Features\[\*\]Explore how to create your own QlikView data laboratory and how to develop QlikView applications using agile project methods\[\*\]Implement advanced data visualization and analysis for common business requirements from the sales, finance, marketing, inventory,
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Advanced Technologies in Modern Robotic Applications

by Chenguang Yang, Hongbin Ma, Mengyin Fu ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents in a systematic manner the advanced technologies used for various modern robot applications. By bringing fresh ideas, new concepts, novel methods and tools into robot control, robot vision, human robot interaction, teleoperation of robot and multiple robots system, we are to provide a state-of-the-art and comprehensive treatment of the advanced technologies for a wide range of ... Read more

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This book presents in a systematic manner the advanced technologies used for various modern robot applications. By bringing fresh ideas, new concepts, novel methods and tools into robot control, robot vision, human robot interaction, teleoperation of robot and multiple robots system, we are to provide a state-of-the-art and comprehensive treatment of the advanced technologies for a wide range of
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App4U

Mehrwerte durch Apps im B2B und B2C

Edited by Christian Aichele, Marius Schönberger ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Proprietäre und monolithische Softwaresysteme haben die Wirtschaft in den letzten Jahrzehnten geprägt. Ohne die digitale Unterstützung der Geschäftsprozesse ist kein Unternehmen wettbewerbsfähig. Die Revolution wird durch den Consumer Bereich vorangetrieben, die Geschäftsprozesse werden mobil und ubiquitär. Konsumenten im B2C und Unternehmen im B2B werden zukünftig permanent in Kontakt treten ... Read more

$24.79 CAD

Proprietäre und monolithische Softwaresysteme haben die Wirtschaft in den letzten Jahrzehnten geprägt. Ohne die digitale Unterstützung der Geschäftsprozesse ist kein Unternehmen wettbewerbsfähig. Die Revolution wird durch den Consumer Bereich vorangetrieben, die Geschäftsprozesse werden mobil und ubiquitär. Konsumenten im B2C und Unternehmen im B2B werden zukünftig permanent in Kontakt treten
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Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering IV

Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering, ADM 2024, September 11–13, 2024, Palermo, Italy, Volume 1

Edited by Paolo Di Stefano, Francesco Gherardini, Vincenzo Nigrelli, Caterina Rizzi, Gaetano Sequenzia, Davide Tumino ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers original peer-reviewed papers reporting on innovative methods and tools in design, modeling, simulation and optimization, and their applications in engineering design, manufacturing, and other relevant industrial sectors. Based on contributions to the Fourth International Conference on Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering, ADM 2024, held on September 11–13, 2024, in ... Read more

$267.69 CAD

This book gathers original peer-reviewed papers reporting on innovative methods and tools in design, modeling, simulation and optimization, and their applications in engineering design, manufacturing, and other relevant industrial sectors. Based on contributions to the Fourth International Conference on Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering, ADM 2024, held on September 11–13, 2024, in
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Human-Centric AI with Common Sense

by Filip Ilievski ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
This book enables readers to understand the challenges and opportunities of developing human-centered AI with commonsense reasoning abilities. Despite apparent accuracy improvements brought by large neural models across task benchmarks, common sense is still lacking. The lack of common sense affects many tasks, including story understanding, decision-making, and question answering. Commonsense ... Read more

$57.69 CAD

This book enables readers to understand the challenges and opportunities of developing human-centered AI with commonsense reasoning abilities. Despite apparent accuracy improvements brought by large neural models across task benchmarks, common sense is still lacking. The lack of common sense affects many tasks, including story understanding, decision-making, and question answering. Commonsense
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Social Robotics

16th International Conference, ICSR + BioMed 2024, Singapore, Singapore, August 16–18, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Shuzhi Sam Ge, Zhuojing Luo, Yanen Wang, Hooman Samani, Ruihang Ji, Hongsheng He ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + BioMed 2024, held in Singapore during August 16-18, 2024.The 28 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. The ICSR + BioMed 2024 conference emphasized interdisciplinary innovations in Bio-inspired,Biomedical, and Surgical Robotics. ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + BioMed 2024, held in Singapore during August 16-18, 2024.The 28 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. The ICSR + BioMed 2024 conference emphasized interdisciplinary innovations in Bio-inspired,Biomedical, and Surgical Robotics.
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Mastering Big Data in Finance: Analytics and Risk Assessment

Digital Life, #1

by Tony Sale ...

Series Book 1 - Digital Life
What's driving the real decisions in finance today?Hint: it's not gut feeling or outdated dashboards. It's data—lots of it. But raw data isn't value. You need the right models, tools, and systems to turn it into strategy.This book is a hands-on, no-nonsense guide to how big data and AI are transforming finance—from fraud detection and portfolio management to predictive modeling, compliance, and ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What's driving the real decisions in finance today?Hint: it's not gut feeling or outdated dashboards. It's data—lots of it. But raw data isn't value. You need the right models, tools, and systems to turn it into strategy.This book is a hands-on, no-nonsense guide to how big data and AI are transforming finance—from fraud detection and portfolio management to predictive modeling, compliance, and
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Graph Transformation

18th International Conference, ICGT 2025, Held as Part of STAF 2025, Koblenz, Germany, June 11–12, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Jörg Endrullis, Matthias Tichy ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2025, held in Koblenz, Germany, during June 11-12, 2025.The 10 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The topics of the accepted papers cover a wide spectrum, ranging from advancements in the classical theory of ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2025, held in Koblenz, Germany, during June 11-12, 2025.The 10 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The topics of the accepted papers cover a wide spectrum, ranging from advancements in the classical theory of
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Your GPT, Your Way: The No-Code Guide to Building AI That Works

Zane Wilder's Exploring A.I., #3

by Zane Wilder ...

Series Book 3 - Zane Wilder's Exploring A.I.
Build AI Without Writing a Single Line of Code!Artificial Intelligence is no longer reserved for programmers and tech giants. Your GPT, Your Way is the ultimate no-code guide to building your own AI applications—without needing any prior technical knowledge. Whether you're an entrepreneur, content creator, educator, or business owner, this book will walk you through the process of developing, ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build AI Without Writing a Single Line of Code!Artificial Intelligence is no longer reserved for programmers and tech giants. Your GPT, Your Way is the ultimate no-code guide to building your own AI applications—without needing any prior technical knowledge. Whether you're an entrepreneur, content creator, educator, or business owner, this book will walk you through the process of developing,
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops

Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XVIII

Edited by Alessio Del Bue, Cristian Canton, Jordi Pont-Tuset, Tatiana Tommasi ...

Series Book 18 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in
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