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Rethinking AI Reasoning

by walter shepherd ...

Rethinking AI ReasoningFrom Prompting to Governed ThinkingA practical framework for governing AI outputs, auditing reasoning, and deciding what claims have earned the right to be relied upon.Artificial intelligence can produce answers that sound intelligent, confident, and persuasive.But can those answers be trusted?Recent research from Apple, Stanford, Caltech, and other leading institutions has ... Read more

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Rethinking AI ReasoningFrom Prompting to Governed ThinkingA practical framework for governing AI outputs, auditing reasoning, and deciding what claims have earned the right to be relied upon.Artificial intelligence can produce answers that sound intelligent, confident, and persuasive.But can those answers be trusted?Recent research from Apple, Stanford, Caltech, and other leading institutions has
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UX Research und User Research

Theorie, Methoden und Anwendungsfelder der Nutzerforschung

by Giovanni Vindigni ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine tiefgehende Analyse der methodischen, ethischen und praktischen Dimensionen des UX-Designs, indem es Wissen aus Psychologie, Informatik, Designtheorie und Ethik kombiniert. Zusätzlich zur Theorie liefert das Buch mit konkreten Fallstudien und Beispielen für Wireframing, Usability-Evaluation und verantwortungsvolle Nutzerforschung.Es wird gezeigt, wie Designer*innen und ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine tiefgehende Analyse der methodischen, ethischen und praktischen Dimensionen des UX-Designs, indem es Wissen aus Psychologie, Informatik, Designtheorie und Ethik kombiniert. Zusätzlich zur Theorie liefert das Buch mit konkreten Fallstudien und Beispielen für Wireframing, Usability-Evaluation und verantwortungsvolle Nutzerforschung.Es wird gezeigt, wie Designer*innen und
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Python Data Ecosystem

Navigating the Landscape of Data Engineering

by Daniel Garfield ...

In an era where data fuels innovation and drives decision-making, mastering the art of data engineering is paramount. Python Data Ecosystem: Navigating the Landscape of Data Engineering is your definitive guide to harnessing the full potential of the Python programming language in the realm of data engineering. Whether you're a seasoned data professional or just stepping into the world of data, ... Read more

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In an era where data fuels innovation and drives decision-making, mastering the art of data engineering is paramount. Python Data Ecosystem: Navigating the Landscape of Data Engineering is your definitive guide to harnessing the full potential of the Python programming language in the realm of data engineering. Whether you're a seasoned data professional or just stepping into the world of data,
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The AI Readiness Framework

by Tamuka Mavenge Moyo ...

Artificial intelligence has become a strategic priority for organizations across industries, yet many AI initiatives fail to deliver sustained value. Despite significant investment in tools, talent, and data, organizations frequently encounter stalled pilots, limited scalability, and outcomes that fall short of expectations.The AI Readiness Framework addresses this gap by shifting the focus from ... Read more

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Artificial intelligence has become a strategic priority for organizations across industries, yet many AI initiatives fail to deliver sustained value. Despite significant investment in tools, talent, and data, organizations frequently encounter stalled pilots, limited scalability, and outcomes that fall short of expectations.The AI Readiness Framework addresses this gap by shifting the focus from
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Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies

11th International Symposium, APPT 2015, Jinan, China, August 20-21, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Yunji Chen, Paolo Ienne, Qing Ji ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies, APPT 2015, held in Jinan, China, in August 2015. The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They deal with the recent advances in big data processing; parallel architectures and systems; parallel software; parallel algorithms ... Read more

$51.29 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies, APPT 2015, held in Jinan, China, in August 2015. The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They deal with the recent advances in big data processing; parallel architectures and systems; parallel software; parallel algorithms
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MATLAB Optimization Techniques

by Cesar Lopez ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
MATLAB is a high-level language and environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java ... Read more

$95.79 CAD

MATLAB is a high-level language and environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java
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A Complete Guide to Portals and User Experience Platforms

by Shailesh Kumar Shivakumar ...

Build a Next-Generation Enterprise Digital Platform with Portals and UXPA Complete Guide to Portals and User Experience Platforms provides in-depth coverage of portal technologies and user experience platforms (UXPs), which form the key pillars of a modern digital platform. Drawing on his experience in various roles in numerous portal engagements, ... Read more

$274.82 CAD

Build a Next-Generation Enterprise Digital Platform with Portals and UXPA Complete Guide to Portals and User Experience Platforms provides in-depth coverage of portal technologies and user experience platforms (UXPs), which form the key pillars of a modern digital platform. Drawing on his experience in various roles in numerous portal engagements,
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From Snapshots to Social Media - The Changing Picture of Domestic Photography

by Risto Sarvas, David M. Frohlich ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
From Snapshots to Social Media describes the history and future of domestic photography as mediated by technological change. Domestic photography refers to the culture of ordinary people capturing, sharing and using photographs, and is in a particular state of flux today as photos go digital. The book argues that this digital era is the third major chapter in the 170 year history of the area; ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

From Snapshots to Social Media describes the history and future of domestic photography as mediated by technological change. Domestic photography refers to the culture of ordinary people capturing, sharing and using photographs, and is in a particular state of flux today as photos go digital. The book argues that this digital era is the third major chapter in the 170 year history of the area;
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Awareness Systems

Advances in Theory, Methodology and Design

Edited by Panos Markopoulos, Wendy Mackay ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
People go about their daily tasks with an in-built awareness of their social and physical environments. This awareness helps them to work cooperatively in groups, coordinate actions, and to maintain and enhance social communication with others. Networked technology has extended the reach of people's awareness to remote and distributed groups and provided access to a much larger social network than ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

People go about their daily tasks with an in-built awareness of their social and physical environments. This awareness helps them to work cooperatively in groups, coordinate actions, and to maintain and enhance social communication with others. Networked technology has extended the reach of people's awareness to remote and distributed groups and provided access to a much larger social network than
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Handbook of Fuzzy Computation

Edited by E Ruspini, P Bonissone, W Pedrycz ...

Initially conceived as a methodology for the representation and manipulation of imprecise and vague information, fuzzy computation has found wide use in problems that fall well beyond its originally intended scope of application. Many scientists and engineers now use the paradigms of fuzzy computation to tackle problems that are either intractable ... Read more

$1,154.32 CAD

Initially conceived as a methodology for the representation and manipulation of imprecise and vague information, fuzzy computation has found wide use in problems that fall well beyond its originally intended scope of application. Many scientists and engineers now use the paradigms of fuzzy computation to tackle problems that are either intractable
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Big Data Glossary

A Guide to the New Generation of Data Tools

by Pete Warden ...

To help you navigate the large number of new data tools available, this guide describes 60 of the most recent innovations, from NoSQL databases and MapReduce approaches to machine learning and visualization tools. Descriptions are based on first-hand experience with these tools in a production environment.This handy glossary also includes a chapter of key terms that help define many of these tool ... Read more

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To help you navigate the large number of new data tools available, this guide describes 60 of the most recent innovations, from NoSQL databases and MapReduce approaches to machine learning and visualization tools. Descriptions are based on first-hand experience with these tools in a production environment.This handy glossary also includes a chapter of key terms that help define many of these tool
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Robotics Goes MOOC

Design

Edited by Bruno Siciliano ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
A robot’s appearance and its way of interacting with humans is of fundamental importance. Until a few years ago there was a clear asymmetry between the typically excellent performance of industrial robots and their ugly and disharmonious bodies, with crude ways and potentially very dangerous movementsfor the human environment. A modern artifact can be as harmonious and beautiful as a complex ... Read more

$70.49 CAD

A robot’s appearance and its way of interacting with humans is of fundamental importance. Until a few years ago there was a clear asymmetry between the typically excellent performance of industrial robots and their ugly and disharmonious bodies, with crude ways and potentially very dangerous movementsfor the human environment. A modern artifact can be as harmonious and beautiful as a complex
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CockroachDB: The Definitive Guide

Guide: Distributed Data at Scale

by Guy Harrison, Jesse Seldess, Ben Darnell, Rob Reid ...

CockroachDB is the distributed SQL database that handles the demands of today's data-driven applications. The second edition of this popular hands-on guide shows software developers, architects, and DevOps/SRE teams how to use CockroachDB for applications that scale elastically and provide seamless delivery for end users while remaining indestructible.Data professionals will learn how to migrate ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

CockroachDB is the distributed SQL database that handles the demands of today's data-driven applications. The second edition of this popular hands-on guide shows software developers, architects, and DevOps/SRE teams how to use CockroachDB for applications that scale elastically and provide seamless delivery for end users while remaining indestructible.Data professionals will learn how to migrate
... Read more
Python Feature Engineering Cookbook

Over 70 recipes for creating, engineering, and transforming features to build machine learning models

by Soledad Galli ...

Extract accurate information from data to train and improve machine learning models using NumPy, SciPy, pandas, and scikit-learn librariesKey FeaturesDiscover solutions for feature generation, feature extraction, and feature selectionUncover the end-to-end feature engineering process across continuous, discrete, and unstructured datasetsImplement modern feature extraction techniques using Python's ... Read more

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Extract accurate information from data to train and improve machine learning models using NumPy, SciPy, pandas, and scikit-learn librariesKey FeaturesDiscover solutions for feature generation, feature extraction, and feature selectionUncover the end-to-end feature engineering process across continuous, discrete, and unstructured datasetsImplement modern feature extraction techniques using Python's
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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Technology and Society

6th International Conference, ITAP 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Qin Gao, Jia Zhou ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This three volume set of LNCS 12207, 12208 and 12209 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The total of 1439 ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This three volume set of LNCS 12207, 12208 and 12209 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The total of 1439
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Serious Games

10th Joint International Conference, JCSG 2024, New York City, NY, USA, November 7–8, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Jan L. Plass, Xavier Ochoa ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th Joint International Conference on Serious Games, JCSG 2024, held in New York City, NY, USA, during November 7–8, 2024.The 19 full papers, 5 short papers, 12 posters and 5 demos included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Artificial intelligence in ... Read more

$102.49 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th Joint International Conference on Serious Games, JCSG 2024, held in New York City, NY, USA, during November 7–8, 2024.The 19 full papers, 5 short papers, 12 posters and 5 demos included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Artificial intelligence in
... Read more
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

$102.49 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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Microsoft Intune

by Jideon F Marques ...

Comece a usar o Microsoft Intune e explore suas diversas facetas, incluindo a automação de tarefas com o Microsoft Graph Características principais: Crie e configure seu novo ambiente de gerenciamento de dispositivos móveis (MDM) Torne-se um profissional do Intune dominando políticas de conformidade, técnicas de monitoramento, práticas de relatórios e procedimentos de implantação de aplicativos ... Read more

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Comece a usar o Microsoft Intune e explore suas diversas facetas, incluindo a automação de tarefas com o Microsoft Graph Características principais: Crie e configure seu novo ambiente de gerenciamento de dispositivos móveis (MDM) Torne-se um profissional do Intune dominando políticas de conformidade, técnicas de monitoramento, práticas de relatórios e procedimentos de implantação de aplicativos
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Implementing Data Mesh

Design, Build, and Implement Data Contracts, Data Products, and Data Mesh

by Jean-Georges Perrin, Eric Broda ...

As data continues to grow and become more complex, organizations seek innovative solutions to manage their data effectively. Data mesh is one solution that provides a new approach to managing data in complex organizations. This practical guide offers step-by-step guidance on how to implement data mesh in your organization.In this book, Jean-Georges Perrin and Eric Broda focus on the key components ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

As data continues to grow and become more complex, organizations seek innovative solutions to manage their data effectively. Data mesh is one solution that provides a new approach to managing data in complex organizations. This practical guide offers step-by-step guidance on how to implement data mesh in your organization.In this book, Jean-Georges Perrin and Eric Broda focus on the key components
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Python Data Analysis

Perform data collection, data processing, wrangling, visualization, and model building using Python

by Avinash Navlani, Ivan Idris ...

Understand data analysis pipelines using machine learning algorithms and techniques with this practical guideKey FeaturesPrepare and clean your data to use it for exploratory analysis, data manipulation, and data wranglingDiscover supervised, unsupervised, probabilistic, and Bayesian machine learning methodsGet to grips with graph processing and sentiment analysisBook DescriptionData analysis ... Read more

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Understand data analysis pipelines using machine learning algorithms and techniques with this practical guideKey FeaturesPrepare and clean your data to use it for exploratory analysis, data manipulation, and data wranglingDiscover supervised, unsupervised, probabilistic, and Bayesian machine learning methodsGet to grips with graph processing and sentiment analysisBook DescriptionData analysis
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HTML5 Game Development HOTSHOT

by Makzan ...

With a wide range of projects to build, this step-by-step guide will give you all the tools you need to create a variety of games. Whether you are familiar with the basics of object-oriented programming concepts, are new to HTML game development, or are familiar with just web design, this project-based book will get you up and running in no time. It will teach and inspire you to create great ... Read more

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With a wide range of projects to build, this step-by-step guide will give you all the tools you need to create a variety of games. Whether you are familiar with the basics of object-oriented programming concepts, are new to HTML game development, or are familiar with just web design, this project-based book will get you up and running in no time. It will teach and inspire you to create great
... Read more
Predictive Analytics - From Science Fiction To The Real World

Recurrent Patterns, #2

by Vaclav Vincalek ...

Series Book 2 - Recurrent Patterns
Recurrent Patterns' host Vaclav Vincalek interviews Eric Siegel, Ph.D. Eric is the Founder of Prediction Impact, Inc. a predictive analytics consulting firm. He is a former Columbia University professor who makes machine learning understandable and captivating. Predictive analytics is something that helps us to get quite a lot of value out of the data we do have. There's no need to overstate it. ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Recurrent Patterns' host Vaclav Vincalek interviews Eric Siegel, Ph.D. Eric is the Founder of Prediction Impact, Inc. a predictive analytics consulting firm. He is a former Columbia University professor who makes machine learning understandable and captivating. Predictive analytics is something that helps us to get quite a lot of value out of the data we do have. There's no need to overstate it.
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to Media, Learning and Assistive Environments

15th International Conference, UAHCI 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2021, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2021, held as a virtual event, in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2021, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2021, held as a virtual event, in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from
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Playful Design

Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces

by John Ferrara ...

Game design is a sibling discipline to software and Web design, but they're siblings that grew up in different houses. They have much more in common than their perceived distinction typically suggests, and user experience practitioners can realize enormous benefit by exploiting the solutions that games have found to the real problems of design. This book will show you how. ... Read more

$41.79 CAD

Game design is a sibling discipline to software and Web design, but they're siblings that grew up in different houses. They have much more in common than their perceived distinction typically suggests, and user experience practitioners can realize enormous benefit by exploiting the solutions that games have found to the real problems of design. This book will show you how.
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