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Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems VI

Proceedings of ES98, the Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, Cambridge, December 1998

Edited by Ann Macintosh, Robert W. Milne ...

R. MILNE Intelligent Applications Ltd The papers in this volume are the Application Papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth International Conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems. This year has been yet another "applications" success for the conference with this volume containing seventeen papers describing either deployed applications or emerging ... Read more

$116.99 CAD

R. MILNE Intelligent Applications Ltd The papers in this volume are the Application Papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth International Conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems. This year has been yet another "applications" success for the conference with this volume containing seventeen papers describing either deployed applications or emerging
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Social Computing and Social Media. User Experience and Behavior

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

Edited by Gabriele Meiselwitz ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two volumes set LNCS 10913-10914 of SCSM 2018 constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2018, held as part of the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2018, held in Las Vegas, NV, USA, in July 2018. The total of 1171 papers and 160 posters presented at the 14 colocated HCII 2018 conferences.The papers ... Read more

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The two volumes set LNCS 10913-10914 of SCSM 2018 constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2018, held as part of the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2018, held in Las Vegas, NV, USA, in July 2018. The total of 1171 papers and 160 posters presented at the 14 colocated HCII 2018 conferences.The papers
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Social Computing and Social Media

17th International Conference, SCSM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Adela Coman, Simona Vasilache ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2025, held as part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.A total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions ... Read more

$103.19 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2025, held as part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.A total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions
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Human-Computer Interaction

Thematic Area, HCI 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This seven-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory, ... Read more

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This seven-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory,
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

Series Book 6 - 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

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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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Static Analysis

31st International Symposium, SAS 2024, Pasadena, CA, USA, October 20–22, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Roberto Giacobazzi, Alessandra Gorla ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Static Analysis Symposium, SAS 2024, held in Pasadena, CA, USA, in October 2024.Static analysis is widely recognized as a fundamental tool for program verification, bug detection, compiler optimization, program understanding, and software maintenance. The papers presented in this book deal with theoretical, practical and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Static Analysis Symposium, SAS 2024, held in Pasadena, CA, USA, in October 2024.Static analysis is widely recognized as a fundamental tool for program verification, bug detection, compiler optimization, program understanding, and software maintenance. The papers presented in this book deal with theoretical, practical and
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Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

16th International Conference, IHCI 2024, Twente, The Netherlands, November 13–16, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by Dhananjay Singh, Jan-Willem van ’t Klooster, Uma Shanker Tiwary ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume LNCS 15557 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 16th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2024, held in Twente, The Netherlands, during November 13-16, 2024.The 37 full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submissions. They were categorized under the topical sections as follows:HCI across domainsAugmented & ... Read more

$180.69 CAD

This volume LNCS 15557 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 16th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2024, held in Twente, The Netherlands, during November 13-16, 2024.The 37 full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submissions. They were categorized under the topical sections as follows:HCI across domainsAugmented &
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HCI International 2025 Posters

27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part V

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa, Gavriel Salvendy ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The eight-volume set, CCIS 2522-2529, constitutes the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions.The papers presented in these ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

The eight-volume set, CCIS 2522-2529, constitutes the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions.The papers presented in these
... Read more
Audio Processing and Speech Recognition

Concepts, Techniques and Research Overviews

by Soumya Sen, Anjan Dutta, Nilanjan Dey ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book offers an overview of audio processing, including the latest advances in the methodologies used in audio processing and speech recognition. First, it discusses the importance of audio indexing and classical information retrieval problem and presents two major indexing techniques, namely Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition (LVCSR) and Phonetic Search. It then offers brief ... Read more

$64.49 CAD

This book offers an overview of audio processing, including the latest advances in the methodologies used in audio processing and speech recognition. First, it discusses the importance of audio indexing and classical information retrieval problem and presents two major indexing techniques, namely Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition (LVCSR) and Phonetic Search. It then offers brief
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Design Patterns with Java

An Introduction

by Olaf Musch ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
A practical description of the software design patterns as they are mentioned in the 1994 book "Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable ObjectOriented Software" by the author group Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides (also called "Gang of Four", GoF for short). All patterns are explained in detail by means of examples and also critically appreciated. Furthermore, design principles of object-oriented ... Read more

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A practical description of the software design patterns as they are mentioned in the 1994 book "Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable ObjectOriented Software" by the author group Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides (also called "Gang of Four", GoF for short). All patterns are explained in detail by means of examples and also critically appreciated. Furthermore, design principles of object-oriented
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Arduino Software Internals

A Complete Guide to How Your Arduino Language and Hardware Work Together

by Norman Dunbar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
"It's not enough to just build your Arduino projects; it's time to actually learn how things work!" This book goes beyond the basics, providing a comprehensive understanding of Arduino software and hardware, as well as how they intertwine. Gain valuable insights into the inner workings of Arduino and its language, and discover how to communicate with the microcontroller in its native language, AVR ... Read more

$68.79 CAD

"It's not enough to just build your Arduino projects; it's time to actually learn how things work!" This book goes beyond the basics, providing a comprehensive understanding of Arduino software and hardware, as well as how they intertwine. Gain valuable insights into the inner workings of Arduino and its language, and discover how to communicate with the microcontroller in its native language, AVR
... Read more
Beginning Data Science in R

Data Analysis, Visualization, and Modelling for the Data Scientist

by Thomas Mailund ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover best practices for data analysis and software development in R and start on the path to becoming a fully-fledged data scientist. This book teaches you techniques for both data manipulation and visualization and shows you the best way for developing new software packages for R.Beginning Data Science in R details how data science is a combination of statistics, computational science, and ... Read more

$75.99 CAD

Discover best practices for data analysis and software development in R and start on the path to becoming a fully-fledged data scientist. This book teaches you techniques for both data manipulation and visualization and shows you the best way for developing new software packages for R.Beginning Data Science in R details how data science is a combination of statistics, computational science, and
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Design of Video Quality Metrics with Multi-Way Data Analysis

A data driven approach

by Christian Keimel ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book proposes a data-driven methodology using multi-way data analysis for the design of video-quality metrics. It also enables video- quality metrics to be created using arbitrary features. This data- driven design approach not only requires no detailed knowledge of the human visual system, but also allows a proper consideration of the temporal nature of video using a three-way prediction ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

This book proposes a data-driven methodology using multi-way data analysis for the design of video-quality metrics. It also enables video- quality metrics to be created using arbitrary features. This data- driven design approach not only requires no detailed knowledge of the human visual system, but also allows a proper consideration of the temporal nature of video using a three-way prediction
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A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms in Python, Volume 1

by Jay Wengrow ...

p>If you thought data structures and algorithms were all just theory, you're missing out on what they can do for your Python code. Learn to use Big O notation to make your code run faster by orders of magnitude. Choose from data structures such as hash tables, trees, and graphs to increase your code's efficiency exponentially. With simple language and clear diagrams, this book makes this complex ... Read more

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p>If you thought data structures and algorithms were all just theory, you're missing out on what they can do for your Python code. Learn to use Big O notation to make your code run faster by orders of magnitude. Choose from data structures such as hash tables, trees, and graphs to increase your code's efficiency exponentially. With simple language and clear diagrams, this book makes this complex
... Read more
Rhythm, Play and Interaction Design

by Brigid M. Costello ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
There are rhythms of action and response to all human-computer interactions. As we click, swipe, tap and sway to their beats, these rhythms intersect with the rhythms of our everyday lives. Perhaps they synchronize, perhaps they disrupt each other or maybe they dance together. Whatever their impact our experience of these rhythms will colour our experience of an interaction design. In playful ... Read more

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There are rhythms of action and response to all human-computer interactions. As we click, swipe, tap and sway to their beats, these rhythms intersect with the rhythms of our everyday lives. Perhaps they synchronize, perhaps they disrupt each other or maybe they dance together. Whatever their impact our experience of these rhythms will colour our experience of an interaction design. In playful
... Read more
Privacy and Identity Management. The Smart Revolution

12th IFIP WG 9.2, 9.5, 9.6/11.7, 11.6/SIG 9.2.2 International Summer School, Ispra, Italy, September 4-8, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Marit Hansen, Eleni Kosta, Igor Nai-Fovino, Simone Fischer-Hübner ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book contains selected papers presented at the 12th IFIP WG 9.2, 9.5, 9.6/11.7, 11.6/SIG 9.2.2 International Summer School on Privacy and Identity Management, held in Ispra, Italy, in September 2017.The 12 revised full papers, 5 invited papers and 4 workshop papers included in this volume were carefully selected from a total of 48 submissions and were subject to a three-phase review process. ... Read more

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This book contains selected papers presented at the 12th IFIP WG 9.2, 9.5, 9.6/11.7, 11.6/SIG 9.2.2 International Summer School on Privacy and Identity Management, held in Ispra, Italy, in September 2017.The 12 revised full papers, 5 invited papers and 4 workshop papers included in this volume were carefully selected from a total of 48 submissions and were subject to a three-phase review process.
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Visual Heritage in the Digital Age

Edited by Eugene Ch'ng, Vincent Gaffney, Henry Chapman ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Heritage is everywhere, and an understanding of our past is increasingly critical to the understanding of our contemporary cultural context and place in global society. Visual Heritage in the Digital Age presents the state-of-the-art in the application of digital technologies to heritage studies, with the chapters collectively demonstrating the ways in which current developments are liberating the ... Read more

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Heritage is everywhere, and an understanding of our past is increasingly critical to the understanding of our contemporary cultural context and place in global society. Visual Heritage in the Digital Age presents the state-of-the-art in the application of digital technologies to heritage studies, with the chapters collectively demonstrating the ways in which current developments are liberating the
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Arduino Software Internals

A Complete Guide to How Your Arduino Language and Hardware Work Together

by Norman Dunbar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
It’s not enough to just build your Arduino projects; it’s time to actually learn how things work! This book will take you through not only how to use the Arduino software and hardware, but more importantly show you how it all works and how the software relates to the hardware.Arduino Software Internals takes a detailed dive into the Arduino environment. We’ll cover the Arduino language, hardware ... Read more

$68.79 CAD

It’s not enough to just build your Arduino projects; it’s time to actually learn how things work! This book will take you through not only how to use the Arduino software and hardware, but more importantly show you how it all works and how the software relates to the hardware.Arduino Software Internals takes a detailed dive into the Arduino environment. We’ll cover the Arduino language, hardware
... Read more
High Performance Computing

36th International Conference, ISC High Performance 2021, Virtual Event, June 24 – July 2, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Bradford L. Chamberlain, Ana-Lucia Varbanescu, Hatem Ltaief, Piotr Luszczek ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 36th International Conference on High Performance Computing, ISC High Performance 2021, held virtually in June/July 2021.The 24 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics such as architecture, networks, and storage; machine learning, AI, and emerging technologies; HPC ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 36th International Conference on High Performance Computing, ISC High Performance 2021, held virtually in June/July 2021.The 24 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics such as architecture, networks, and storage; machine learning, AI, and emerging technologies; HPC
... Read more
Practical Scala DSLs

Real-World Applications Using Domain Specific Languages

by Pierluigi Riti ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Build domain specific languages (DSLs) using Java's most popular functional programming language: Scala. This book introduces the basics of Scala and DSLs using a series of practical examples. In Practical Scala DSLs, you’ll learn to create pragmatic and complete code examples that explain the actual use of DSLs with Scala: a web API and microservices; a custom language; a mobile app; a Forex ... Read more

$58.09 CAD

Build domain specific languages (DSLs) using Java's most popular functional programming language: Scala. This book introduces the basics of Scala and DSLs using a series of practical examples. In Practical Scala DSLs, you’ll learn to create pragmatic and complete code examples that explain the actual use of DSLs with Scala: a web API and microservices; a custom language; a mobile app; a Forex
... Read more
Formal Verification of Floating-Point Hardware Design

A Mathematical Approach

by David M. Russinoff ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is the first book to focus on the problem of ensuring the correctness of floating-point hardware designs through mathematical methods. Formal Verification of Floating-Point Hardware Design, Second Edition advances a verification methodology based on a unified theory of register-transfer logic and floating-point arithmetic that has been developed and applied to the formal verification of ... Read more

$141.99 CAD

This is the first book to focus on the problem of ensuring the correctness of floating-point hardware designs through mathematical methods. Formal Verification of Floating-Point Hardware Design, Second Edition advances a verification methodology based on a unified theory of register-transfer logic and floating-point arithmetic that has been developed and applied to the formal verification of
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Human-Harmonized Information Technology, Volume 1

Vertical Impact

Edited by Toyoaki Nishida ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Going from the philosophy and concepts to the implementation and user study, this book presents an excellent overview of Japan's contemporary technical challenges in the field of human–computer interaction. The next information era will be one in which information is used to cultivate human and social potential. Driven by this vision, the outcomes provided in this work were accomplished as ... Read more

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Going from the philosophy and concepts to the implementation and user study, this book presents an excellent overview of Japan's contemporary technical challenges in the field of human–computer interaction. The next information era will be one in which information is used to cultivate human and social potential. Driven by this vision, the outcomes provided in this work were accomplished as
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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

$57.59 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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Using ChatGPT & AI to Predict the Future: How to Discern the Truth, Forecast the Future & Always Be Right

by Mike Stone ...

Would you like the ability to predict the future? To know, with pinpoint accuracy, what is coming before anyone else does? You can, you know. Read this book and discover for yourself the most accurate method for predicting future events ever devised. What's more, the proper use of tools, such as ChatGBT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are going to make the prediction business a whole lot easier. ... Read more

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Would you like the ability to predict the future? To know, with pinpoint accuracy, what is coming before anyone else does? You can, you know. Read this book and discover for yourself the most accurate method for predicting future events ever devised. What's more, the proper use of tools, such as ChatGBT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are going to make the prediction business a whole lot easier.
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