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Human Action Recognition with Depth Cameras

by Jiang Wang, Zicheng Liu, Ying Wu ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Action recognition technology has many real-world applications in human-computer interaction, surveillance, video retrieval, retirement home monitoring, and robotics. The commoditization of depth sensors has also opened up further applications that were not feasible before. This text focuses on feature representation and machine learning algorithms for action recognition from depth sensors. After ... Read more

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Action recognition technology has many real-world applications in human-computer interaction, surveillance, video retrieval, retirement home monitoring, and robotics. The commoditization of depth sensors has also opened up further applications that were not feasible before. This text focuses on feature representation and machine learning algorithms for action recognition from depth sensors. After
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Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing

4th International Symposium, ALGOCLOUD 2018, Helsinki, Finland, August 20–21, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Yann Disser, Vassilios S. Verykios ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing, ALGOCLOUD 2018, held in Helsinki, Finland, in August 2018.The 11 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. The aim of the symposium is to present research activities and results on topics related to algorithmic, design, and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing, ALGOCLOUD 2018, held in Helsinki, Finland, in August 2018.The 11 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. The aim of the symposium is to present research activities and results on topics related to algorithmic, design, and
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Ageing and Digital Technology

Designing and Evaluating Emerging Technologies for Older Adults

Edited by Barbara Barbosa Neves, Frank Vetere ...

This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people. It offers an innovative and comprehensive overview, not only of the rapidly developing suite of current digital technologies and platforms, but also of perennial theoretical, methodological and ethical issues. ... Read more

$167.79 CAD

This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people. It offers an innovative and comprehensive overview, not only of the rapidly developing suite of current digital technologies and platforms, but also of perennial theoretical, methodological and ethical issues.
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180 Gelöste Fälle In Der DAX-Sprache

POWER BI: Gelöste Fälle, #1

by Ramón Javier Castro Amador ...

Series Book 1 - POWER BI: Gelöste Fälle
Der Leitfaden enthält eine herunterladbare Power BI-Datei, damit Sie mit dem Code arbeiten und experimentieren können.Dieser umfassende Leitfaden ist als schnelle Lösung für die häufigsten Fälle gedacht, die auftreten können, wenn Sie eine Modellierung von Grund auf in POWER BI durchführen. Seine Verwendung soll Sie davor bewahren, zahlreiche Stunden in die Entwicklung und schlecht geschriebenen ... Read more

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Der Leitfaden enthält eine herunterladbare Power BI-Datei, damit Sie mit dem Code arbeiten und experimentieren können.Dieser umfassende Leitfaden ist als schnelle Lösung für die häufigsten Fälle gedacht, die auftreten können, wenn Sie eine Modellierung von Grund auf in POWER BI durchführen. Seine Verwendung soll Sie davor bewahren, zahlreiche Stunden in die Entwicklung und schlecht geschriebenen
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Adaptive Instructional Systems

5th International Conference, AIS 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Robert A. Sottilare, Jessica Schwarz ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference, AIS 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which was held virtually in Copenhagen, Denmark in July 2023.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions.The AIS 2023 proceeding helps to ... Read more

$96.79 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference, AIS 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which was held virtually in Copenhagen, Denmark in July 2023.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions.The AIS 2023 proceeding helps to
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The Authoring Problem

Challenges in Supporting Authoring for Interactive Digital Narratives

Edited by Charlie Hargood, David E. Millard, Alex Mitchell, Ulrike Spierling ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Authoring, its tools, processes, and design challenges are key issues for the Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) research community. The complexity of IDN authoring, often involving stories co-created by procedures and user interaction, creates confusion for tool developers and raises barriers for new authors.This book examines these issues from both the tool designer and the author’s perspective ... Read more

$219.39 CAD

Authoring, its tools, processes, and design challenges are key issues for the Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) research community. The complexity of IDN authoring, often involving stories co-created by procedures and user interaction, creates confusion for tool developers and raises barriers for new authors.This book examines these issues from both the tool designer and the author’s perspective
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Avatare im Metaversum

Auf dem Weg zur Avatar-based-Interaction

by Peter Hoffmann ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Avatare werden zur zentralen Schnittstelle des Metaversums. Dieses Buch erklärt, wie sie als digitale Identitäten handeln, Kommunikation jenseits von Bildschirm und Tastatur ermöglichen und damit Arbeit, Bildung und soziale Interaktion neu prägen.Es beleuchtet die psychologische Wirkung virtueller Selbstdarstellung und das Spannungsfeld zwischen realem und digitalem Ich, zeigt Grundlagen der ... Read more

$30.19 CAD

Avatare werden zur zentralen Schnittstelle des Metaversums. Dieses Buch erklärt, wie sie als digitale Identitäten handeln, Kommunikation jenseits von Bildschirm und Tastatur ermöglichen und damit Arbeit, Bildung und soziale Interaktion neu prägen.Es beleuchtet die psychologische Wirkung virtueller Selbstdarstellung und das Spannungsfeld zwischen realem und digitalem Ich, zeigt Grundlagen der
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GAI 4th: Human-Centered Design and Interaction

Generative AI, #4

by Leaster Startx ...

Series Book 4 - Generative AI
Amidst the rapid transformations unfolding in the world of artificial intelligence, Generative AI has emerged as one of the pillars of the new digital revolution. With its capacity to produce creative content that mirrors human thought and behavior, this book presents a comprehensive conceptual and research-driven vision that integrates the technical capabilities of generative AI with the ... Read more

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Amidst the rapid transformations unfolding in the world of artificial intelligence, Generative AI has emerged as one of the pillars of the new digital revolution. With its capacity to produce creative content that mirrors human thought and behavior, this book presents a comprehensive conceptual and research-driven vision that integrates the technical capabilities of generative AI with the
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Desarrollo de aplicaciones de inteligencia artificial con las API de OpenAI - 2.ª edición

Domine las API de ChatGPT, Whisper y DALL-E con el desarrollo de 10 proyectos innovadores de IA

by Martin Yanev ...

Aprenda a combinar las API de ChatGPT y abra las puertas a la creación de extraordinarias aplicaciones de IA. En un mundo donde la inteligencia artificial (IA) se ha convertido rápidamente en una parte integral de la vida, el dominio de las API de ChatGPT representa una ventaja competitiva inigualable. Al aprovechar estas API, podrá centrarse en la lógica de la aplicación y en la experiencia del ... Read more

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Aprenda a combinar las API de ChatGPT y abra las puertas a la creación de extraordinarias aplicaciones de IA. En un mundo donde la inteligencia artificial (IA) se ha convertido rápidamente en una parte integral de la vida, el dominio de las API de ChatGPT representa una ventaja competitiva inigualable. Al aprovechar estas API, podrá centrarse en la lógica de la aplicación y en la experiencia del
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Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set ...Test!

by Carol M. Barnum ...

Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. It explains how to analyze and apply the results and what to do when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions. This is the ideal book for anyone involved in usability or user-centered design—from students to seasoned professionals.Filled with ... Read more

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Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. It explains how to analyze and apply the results and what to do when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions. This is the ideal book for anyone involved in usability or user-centered design—from students to seasoned professionals.Filled with
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Hierarchical Type-2 Fuzzy Aggregation of Fuzzy Controllers

by Leticia Cervantes, Oscar Castillo ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book focuses on the fields of fuzzy logic, granular computing and also considering the control area. These areas can work together to solve various control problems, the idea is that this combination of areas would enable even more complex problem solving and better results. In this book we test the proposed method using two benchmark problems: the total flight control and the problem of ... Read more

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This book focuses on the fields of fuzzy logic, granular computing and also considering the control area. These areas can work together to solve various control problems, the idea is that this combination of areas would enable even more complex problem solving and better results. In this book we test the proposed method using two benchmark problems: the total flight control and the problem of
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Parallel Computational Technologies

13th International Conference, PCT 2019, Kaliningrad, Russia, April 2–4, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Leonid Sokolinsky, Mikhail Zymbler ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Parallel Computational Technologies, PCT 2019, held in Kaliningrad, Russia, in April 2019.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 96 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on high performance architectures, tools and technologies; parallel numerical ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Parallel Computational Technologies, PCT 2019, held in Kaliningrad, Russia, in April 2019.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 96 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on high performance architectures, tools and technologies; parallel numerical
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Hands-On Data Science for Marketing

Improve your marketing strategies with machine learning using Python and R

by Yoon Hyup Hwang ...

Optimize your marketing strategies through analytics and machine learningKey FeaturesUnderstand how data science drives successful marketing campaignsUse machine learning for better customer engagement, retention, and product recommendationsExtract insights from your data to optimize marketing strategies and increase profitabilityBook DescriptionRegardless of company size, the adoption of data ... Read more

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Optimize your marketing strategies through analytics and machine learningKey FeaturesUnderstand how data science drives successful marketing campaignsUse machine learning for better customer engagement, retention, and product recommendationsExtract insights from your data to optimize marketing strategies and increase profitabilityBook DescriptionRegardless of company size, the adoption of data
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Knowledge Cartography

Software Tools and Mapping Techniques

Edited by Alexandra Okada, Tony Sherborne, Simon J. Buckingham Shum ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Focuses on the process by which manually crafting interactive, hypertextual maps clarifies one’s own understanding, communicates it to others, and enables collective intelligence. The authors see mapping software as visual tools for reading and writing in a networked age. In an information ocean, the challenge is to find meaningful patterns around which we can weave plausible narratives. Maps of ... Read more

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Focuses on the process by which manually crafting interactive, hypertextual maps clarifies one’s own understanding, communicates it to others, and enables collective intelligence. The authors see mapping software as visual tools for reading and writing in a networked age. In an information ocean, the challenge is to find meaningful patterns around which we can weave plausible narratives. Maps of
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XLII

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision ... Read more

$103.19 CAD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XXI

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision ... Read more

$103.19 CAD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision
... Read more
PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition

by Peter G ...

Offering a detailed practical look at PostgreSQL 16's new features, "PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition" equips database administrators and developers to take advantage of the most recent developments. This edition provides in-depth coverage of enhanced logical replication, which now includes the ability to replicate from standby servers. We provide detailed instructions for setting up these ... Read more

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Offering a detailed practical look at PostgreSQL 16's new features, "PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition" equips database administrators and developers to take advantage of the most recent developments. This edition provides in-depth coverage of enhanced logical replication, which now includes the ability to replicate from standby servers. We provide detailed instructions for setting up these
... Read more
Modern C Quick Syntax Reference

A Pocket Guide to the Language, APIs, and Library

by Mikael Olsson ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover how C's efficiency makes it a popular choice in a wide variety of applications and operating systems with special applicability to wearables, game programming, system level programming, embedded device/firmware programming and in Arduino and related electronics hobbies in this condensed code and syntax guide. This book presents the essential C syntax in a well-organized format that can be ... Read more

$44.59 CAD

Discover how C's efficiency makes it a popular choice in a wide variety of applications and operating systems with special applicability to wearables, game programming, system level programming, embedded device/firmware programming and in Arduino and related electronics hobbies in this condensed code and syntax guide. This book presents the essential C syntax in a well-organized format that can be
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Interactions with Search Systems

by Ryen W. White ...

Information seeking is a fundamental human activity. In the modern world, it is frequently conducted through interactions with search systems. The retrieval and comprehension of information returned by these systems is a key part of decision making and action in a broad range of settings. Advances in data availability coupled with new interaction paradigms, and mobile and cloud computing ... Read more

$61.59 CAD

Information seeking is a fundamental human activity. In the modern world, it is frequently conducted through interactions with search systems. The retrieval and comprehension of information returned by these systems is a key part of decision making and action in a broad range of settings. Advances in data availability coupled with new interaction paradigms, and mobile and cloud computing
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A Multimodal End-2-End Approach to Accessible Computing

Edited by Pradipta Biswas, Carlos Duarte, Patrick Langdon, Luis Almeida ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book illustrates how Interactive Systems can help elderly and disabled populations engage with the world around them by finding methods of overcoming the difficulties these communities face when using such systems by presenting the latest in state-of-the-art technology and providing a vision for accessibility for the near future.The challenges faced by accessibility practitioners are ... Read more

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This book illustrates how Interactive Systems can help elderly and disabled populations engage with the world around them by finding methods of overcoming the difficulties these communities face when using such systems by presenting the latest in state-of-the-art technology and providing a vision for accessibility for the near future.The challenges faced by accessibility practitioners are
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Interaction, Navigation, Visualization, Embodiment, and Simulation

10th International Conference, VAMR 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Jessie Y.C. Chen, Gino Fragomeni ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 10909 and 10910 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2018, held as part of HCI International 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.HCII 2018 received a total of 4346 submissions, of which 1171 papers and 160 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 65 papers presented ... Read more

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This two-volume set LNCS 10909 and 10910 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2018, held as part of HCI International 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.HCII 2018 received a total of 4346 submissions, of which 1171 papers and 160 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 65 papers presented
... Read more
Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Industrial Practice

8th International Symposium, ISoLA 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, November 5-9, 2018, Proceedings, Part IV

Edited by Tiziana Margaria, Bernhard Steffen ...

Series Book 4 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual ... Read more

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The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual
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Advances in Agile and User-Centred Software Engineering

Third International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2019, and 7th Conference on Multimedia, Interaction, Design and Innovation, MIDI 2019, Leipzig, Germany, September 1–4, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Adam Przybyłek, Miguel Ehécatl Morales-Trujillo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 3rd International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2019, and the 7th Conference on Multimedia, Interaction, Design and Innovation, MIDI 2019, which took place under the umbrella of the 14th Federated Conferences on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS, in Leipzig, Germany, in September 2019. LASD 2019 ... Read more

$64.49 CAD

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 3rd International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2019, and the 7th Conference on Multimedia, Interaction, Design and Innovation, MIDI 2019, which took place under the umbrella of the 14th Federated Conferences on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS, in Leipzig, Germany, in September 2019. LASD 2019
... Read more
Trends in Functional Programming

17th International Conference, TFP 2016, College Park, MD, USA, June 8-10, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by David Van Horn, John Hughes ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2016, held in College Park, USA, in June 2016.The 10 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: implementation techniques; types and verification; and programming. ... Read more

$64.49 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2016, held in College Park, USA, in June 2016.The 10 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: implementation techniques; types and verification; and programming.
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