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Research Trends in Artificial Intelligence: Internet of Things

by Sonali Mahendra Kothari, Vijayshri Nitin Khedkar, Ujwala Kshirsagar, Gitanjali Rahul Shinde ...

Stay informed about recent trends and groundbreaking research driving innovation in the AI-IoT landscape. AI, a simulated form of natural intelligence within machines, has revolutionized various industries, simplifying daily tasks for end-users. This book serves as a handy reference, offering insights into the latest research and applications where AI and IoT intersect. The book includes 12 edited ... Read more

$53.89 CAD

Stay informed about recent trends and groundbreaking research driving innovation in the AI-IoT landscape. AI, a simulated form of natural intelligence within machines, has revolutionized various industries, simplifying daily tasks for end-users. This book serves as a handy reference, offering insights into the latest research and applications where AI and IoT intersect. The book includes 12 edited
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Introduction to Python for Engineers and Scientists

Open Source Solutions for Numerical Computation

by Sandeep Nagar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Familiarize yourself with the basics of Python for engineering and scientific computations using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Introduction to Python is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this book you will learn by doing, avoiding technical jargon, ... Read more

$68.99 CAD

Familiarize yourself with the basics of Python for engineering and scientific computations using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Introduction to Python is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this book you will learn by doing, avoiding technical jargon,
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Explainable Deep Learning AI

Methods and Challenges

Edited by Jenny Benois-Pineau, Romain Bourqui, Dragutin Petkovic, Georges Quenot ...

Explainable Deep Learning AI: Methods and Challenges presents the latest works of leading researchers in the XAI area, offering an overview of the XAI area, along with several novel technical methods and applications that address explainability challenges for deep learning AI systems. The book overviews XAI and then covers a number of specific technical works and approaches for deep learning, ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Explainable Deep Learning AI: Methods and Challenges presents the latest works of leading researchers in the XAI area, offering an overview of the XAI area, along with several novel technical methods and applications that address explainability challenges for deep learning AI systems. The book overviews XAI and then covers a number of specific technical works and approaches for deep learning,
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Hands-On Data Visualization

Interactive Storytelling From Spreadsheets to Code

by Jack Dougherty, Ilya Ilyankou ...

Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with simple drag-and-drop tools such as Google Sheets, Datawrapper, and Tableau Public. You'll also gradually learn how to edit open source code templates like Chart.js, Highcharts, and Leaflet on ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with simple drag-and-drop tools such as Google Sheets, Datawrapper, and Tableau Public. You'll also gradually learn how to edit open source code templates like Chart.js, Highcharts, and Leaflet on
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The Right Way to Select Technology

Get the Real Story on Finding the Best Fit

by Tony Byrne, Jarrod Gingras ...

Series Book 2 - Digital Reality Checks
Why do half of all technology projects fail? A major reason is that organizations often pick the wrong tools, leaving them digitally hamstrung from the start. This book offers a modern alternative to traditional waterfall approaches to selecting technology. You’ll learn a practical, adaptive process that relies on realistic storytelling and hands-on testing to get the best fit for your enterprise. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Why do half of all technology projects fail? A major reason is that organizations often pick the wrong tools, leaving them digitally hamstrung from the start. This book offers a modern alternative to traditional waterfall approaches to selecting technology. You’ll learn a practical, adaptive process that relies on realistic storytelling and hands-on testing to get the best fit for your enterprise.
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Playing with the Past

by Erik Champion ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel? Erik Champion examines the overall success of current virtual environments, especially the ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel? Erik Champion examines the overall success of current virtual environments, especially the
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Computational Intelligence Techniques in Diagnosis of Brain Diseases

by Sasikumar Gurumoorthy, Naresh Babu Muppalaneni, Xiao-Zhi Gao ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book highlights a new biomedical signal processing method of extracting a specific underlying signal from possibly noisy multi-channel recordings, and shows that the method is suitable for extracting independent components from the measured electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. The system efficiently extracts memory spindles and is also effective in Alzheimer seizures. Current developments in ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book highlights a new biomedical signal processing method of extracting a specific underlying signal from possibly noisy multi-channel recordings, and shows that the method is suitable for extracting independent components from the measured electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. The system efficiently extracts memory spindles and is also effective in Alzheimer seizures. Current developments in
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A Beginner's Guide to Scala, Object Orientation and Functional Programming

by John Hunt ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Scala is now an established programming language developed by Martin Oderskey and his team at the EPFL. The name Scala is derived from Sca(lable) La(nguage). Scala is a multi-paradigm language, incorporating object oriented approaches with functional programming.Although some familiarity with standard computing concepts is assumed (such as the idea of compiling a program and executing this ... Read more

$76.99 CAD

Scala is now an established programming language developed by Martin Oderskey and his team at the EPFL. The name Scala is derived from Sca(lable) La(nguage). Scala is a multi-paradigm language, incorporating object oriented approaches with functional programming.Although some familiarity with standard computing concepts is assumed (such as the idea of compiling a program and executing this
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Advancing into Analytics

by George Mount ...

Data analytics may seem daunting, but if you're an experienced Excel user, you have a unique head start. With this hands-on guide, intermediate Excel users will gain a solid understanding of analytics and the data stack. By the time you complete this book, you'll be able to conduct exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing using a programming language.Exploring and testing relationships are ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Data analytics may seem daunting, but if you're an experienced Excel user, you have a unique head start. With this hands-on guide, intermediate Excel users will gain a solid understanding of analytics and the data stack. By the time you complete this book, you'll be able to conduct exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing using a programming language.Exploring and testing relationships are
... Read more
Neural Approaches to Conversational Information Retrieval

by Jianfeng Gao, Chenyan Xiong, Paul Bennett, Nick Craswell ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book surveys recent advances in Conversational Information Retrieval (CIR), focusing on neural approaches that have been developed in the last few years. Progress in deep learning has brought tremendous improvements in natural language processing (NLP) and conversational AI, leading to a plethora of commercial conversational services that allow naturally spoken and typed interaction, ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book surveys recent advances in Conversational Information Retrieval (CIR), focusing on neural approaches that have been developed in the last few years. Progress in deep learning has brought tremendous improvements in natural language processing (NLP) and conversational AI, leading to a plethora of commercial conversational services that allow naturally spoken and typed interaction,
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data

An enterprise platform to operationalize data, analytics, and AI

by Hemanth Manda, Sriram Srinivasan, Deepak Rangarao ...

Build end-to-end AI solutions with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to operationalize AI on a secure platform based on cloud-native reliability, cost-effective multitenancy, and efficient resource management Key Features • Explore data virtualization by accessing data in real time without moving it • Unify the data and AI experience with the integrated end-to-end platform • Explore the AI life cycle and ... Read more

$48.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build end-to-end AI solutions with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to operationalize AI on a secure platform based on cloud-native reliability, cost-effective multitenancy, and efficient resource management Key Features • Explore data virtualization by accessing data in real time without moving it • Unify the data and AI experience with the integrated end-to-end platform • Explore the AI life cycle and
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Activity and Behavior Computing

Edited by Md Atiqur Rahman Ahad, Sozo Inoue, Daniel Roggen, Kaori Fujinami ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
Focusing on the vision-based and sensor-based recognition and analysis of human activity and behavior, this book gathers extended versions of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing (ABC 2020), held in Kitakyushu, Japan on August 26 – 29, 2020. The respective chapters cover action recognition, action understanding, gait analysis, gesture ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

Focusing on the vision-based and sensor-based recognition and analysis of human activity and behavior, this book gathers extended versions of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing (ABC 2020), held in Kitakyushu, Japan on August 26 – 29, 2020. The respective chapters cover action recognition, action understanding, gait analysis, gesture
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Private AI with Spark

Design, package, and operate private AI locally using Apache Spark, batch pipelines, and vLLM acceleration

by Ryein Twardo ...

For those who want to build controlled, reproducible AI systems entirely within your own infrastructure, this book is the most practical and implementation-focused trainer. Instead of relying on external APIs or cloud-hosted intelligence services, this book clearly demonstrates how Apache Spark can orchestrate data preparation, model training, batch inference, reporting, and LLM acceleration in a ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

For those who want to build controlled, reproducible AI systems entirely within your own infrastructure, this book is the most practical and implementation-focused trainer. Instead of relying on external APIs or cloud-hosted intelligence services, this book clearly demonstrates how Apache Spark can orchestrate data preparation, model training, batch inference, reporting, and LLM acceleration in a
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Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing

27th International Workshop, JSSPP 2024, San Francisco, CA, USA, May 31, 2024, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Dalibor Klusáček, Julita Corbalán, Gonzalo P. Rodrigo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2024, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, on May 31, 2024.The 10 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 submissions. The JSSPP 2024 covers several interesting problems within the resource management and scheduling domains. ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2024, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, on May 31, 2024.The 10 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 submissions. The JSSPP 2024 covers several interesting problems within the resource management and scheduling domains.
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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. They deal with topics such as computer vision; ... Read more

$102.99 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. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
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High-speed Serial Buses in Embedded Systems

by Feng Zhang ...

This book describes the most frequently used high-speed serial buses in embedded systems, especially those used by FPGAs. These buses employ SerDes, JESD204, SRIO, PCIE, Aurora and SATA protocols for chip-to-chip and board-to-board communication, and CPCIE, VPX, FC and Infiniband protocols for inter-chassis communication. For each type, the book provides the bus history and version info, while ... Read more

$153.99 CAD

This book describes the most frequently used high-speed serial buses in embedded systems, especially those used by FPGAs. These buses employ SerDes, JESD204, SRIO, PCIE, Aurora and SATA protocols for chip-to-chip and board-to-board communication, and CPCIE, VPX, FC and Infiniband protocols for inter-chassis communication. For each type, the book provides the bus history and version info, while
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Fundamentals of Electronic Systems Design

by Jens Lienig, Hans Bruemmer ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This textbook covers the design of electronic systems from the ground up, from drawing and CAD essentials to recycling requirements. Chapter by chapter, it deals with the challenges any modern system designer faces: The design process and its fundamentals, such as technical drawings and CAD, electronic system levels, assembly and packaging issues and appliance protection classes, reliability ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

This textbook covers the design of electronic systems from the ground up, from drawing and CAD essentials to recycling requirements. Chapter by chapter, it deals with the challenges any modern system designer faces: The design process and its fundamentals, such as technical drawings and CAD, electronic system levels, assembly and packaging issues and appliance protection classes, reliability
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Virtual Taste and Smell Technologies for Multisensory Internet and Virtual Reality

by Adrian David Cheok, Kasun Karunanayaka ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Currently, Internet and virtual reality communication is essentially audio-visual. The next important breakthrough of the Internet will be the communication and sharing of smell and taste experiences digitally. Audio-visual stimuli are frequency based, and they can be easily digitized and actuated. On the other hand, taste and smell stimuli are based on chemical molecules, therefore, they are not ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

Currently, Internet and virtual reality communication is essentially audio-visual. The next important breakthrough of the Internet will be the communication and sharing of smell and taste experiences digitally. Audio-visual stimuli are frequency based, and they can be easily digitized and actuated. On the other hand, taste and smell stimuli are based on chemical molecules, therefore, they are not
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Hadoop Essentials

Delve into the key concepts of Hadoop and get a thorough understanding of the Hadoop ecosystem

by Shiva Achari ...

This fast-paced guide navigates through key features of Hadoop, offering an efficient journey for those seeking comprehensive insights into managing and optimizing datasetsKey FeaturesGet to grips with the most powerful tools in the Hadoop ecosystem, including Storm and SparkLearn everything you need to take control of Big DataA fast-paced journey through the key features of HadoopBook ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This fast-paced guide navigates through key features of Hadoop, offering an efficient journey for those seeking comprehensive insights into managing and optimizing datasetsKey FeaturesGet to grips with the most powerful tools in the Hadoop ecosystem, including Storm and SparkLearn everything you need to take control of Big DataA fast-paced journey through the key features of HadoopBook
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Perspectives on HCI Research with Teenagers

Edited by Linda Little, Daniel Fitton, Beth T. Bell, Nicola Toth ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Teen Computer Interaction is concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of technologies for teenagers and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It aims to give special consideration to the unique development issues and diversity of this particular user group.Teenagers are possibly the most diverse, dynamic and technologically-aware user group. Working with teenagers can ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Teen Computer Interaction is concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of technologies for teenagers and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It aims to give special consideration to the unique development issues and diversity of this particular user group.Teenagers are possibly the most diverse, dynamic and technologically-aware user group. Working with teenagers can
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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2019

19th International Conference, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1–4, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Sanjay Misra, Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Elena Stankova, Vladimir Korkhov, Carmelo Torre, Ana Maria A.C. Rocha, David Taniar, Bernady O. Apduhan, Eufemia Tarantino ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The six volumes LNCS 11619-11624 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2019, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July 2019.The 64 full papers, 10 short papers and 259 workshop papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected form numerous submissions. The 64 full papers are organized in the following five ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

The six volumes LNCS 11619-11624 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2019, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July 2019.The 64 full papers, 10 short papers and 259 workshop papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected form numerous submissions. The 64 full papers are organized in the following five
... Read more
Human Interface and the Management of Information: Supporting Learning, Decision-Making and Collaboration

19th International Conference, HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 9–14, 2017, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Sakae Yamamoto ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 10273 and 10274 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the thematic track on Human Interface and the Management of Information, held as part of the 19th HCI International 2017, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in July 2017.HCII 2017 received a total of 4340 submissions, of which 1228 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 102 papers presented ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

The two-volume set LNCS 10273 and 10274 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the thematic track on Human Interface and the Management of Information, held as part of the 19th HCI International 2017, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in July 2017.HCII 2017 received a total of 4340 submissions, of which 1228 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 102 papers presented
... Read more
Breaking Down Barriers

Usability, Accessibility and Inclusive Design

Edited by Pat Langdon, Jonathan Lazar, Ann Heylighen, Hua Dong ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The Cambridge Workshops on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) is one of the few gatherings where people interested in inclusive design, across different fields, including designers, computer scientists, engineers, architects, ergonomists, ethnographers, policymakers and user communities, meet, discuss, and collaborate. CWUAAT has also become an international workshop, representing ... Read more

$267.99 CAD

The Cambridge Workshops on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) is one of the few gatherings where people interested in inclusive design, across different fields, including designers, computer scientists, engineers, architects, ergonomists, ethnographers, policymakers and user communities, meet, discuss, and collaborate. CWUAAT has also become an international workshop, representing
... Read more
Die ultimative QNAP NAS Bibel - Das Praxisbuch - mit vielen Insider Tipps und Tricks - komplett in Farbe

by Wolfram Gieseke ...

Die ultimative QNAP NAS BibelDieses Praxisbuch zu den hochwertigen NAS-Systemen des Anbieters QNAP bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in das Thema der Network-Attached-Storage-Geräte. Dieses Buch begleitet Sie von Anfang an durch das Abenteuer NAS: Falls Sie noch kein Gerät haben, bekommen Sie Entscheidungshilfen für den Kauf, und eine anschauliche Schrittanleitung führt Sie durch den ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Die ultimative QNAP NAS BibelDieses Praxisbuch zu den hochwertigen NAS-Systemen des Anbieters QNAP bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in das Thema der Network-Attached-Storage-Geräte. Dieses Buch begleitet Sie von Anfang an durch das Abenteuer NAS: Falls Sie noch kein Gerät haben, bekommen Sie Entscheidungshilfen für den Kauf, und eine anschauliche Schrittanleitung führt Sie durch den
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