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Introduction to Privacy-Preserving Data Publishing

Concepts and Techniques

by Benjamin C.M. Fung, Ke Wang, Ada Wai-Chee Fu, Philip S. Yu ...

Gaining access to high-quality data is a vital necessity in knowledge-based decision making. But data in its raw form often contains sensitive information about individuals. Providing solutions to this problem, the methods and tools of privacy-preserving data publishing enable the publication of useful information while protecting data privacy. Int ... Read more

$119.42 CAD

Gaining access to high-quality data is a vital necessity in knowledge-based decision making. But data in its raw form often contains sensitive information about individuals. Providing solutions to this problem, the methods and tools of privacy-preserving data publishing enable the publication of useful information while protecting data privacy. Int
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management

16th International Conference, DHM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Healthcare and Rehabilitation Innovation: Personalized Decision Support by Artificial Intelligence for Cardiovascular Diseases: Responsible Innovation.- Multi-agent Assessment Generation System for SBIRT Training in Nursing.- Simulations for Optimizing Patient Transfer between Hospital and Nursing Home.- A Novel Skill Modeling Approach: Integrating Vergnaud’s Scheme with Cognitive Architectures.- ... Read more

$103.19 CAD

Healthcare and Rehabilitation Innovation: Personalized Decision Support by Artificial Intelligence for Cardiovascular Diseases: Responsible Innovation.- Multi-agent Assessment Generation System for SBIRT Training in Nursing.- Simulations for Optimizing Patient Transfer between Hospital and Nursing Home.- A Novel Skill Modeling Approach: Integrating Vergnaud’s Scheme with Cognitive Architectures.-
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Mathematics of Disruption A South African Story About AI, Fragility, and the Power of Math

by Edzai C. Zvobwo ...

Disruption won't come from faster chips, it will come from mathematics itself. Follow Thandiwe, Sipho, and Prof. Khumalo through AI's mathematical landscapes, from floating-point fragility to quantum horizons. Discover why AI behaves as it does and how South Africa can shape its future. For technical and general readers alike. ... Read more

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Disruption won't come from faster chips, it will come from mathematics itself. Follow Thandiwe, Sipho, and Prof. Khumalo through AI's mathematical landscapes, from floating-point fragility to quantum horizons. Discover why AI behaves as it does and how South Africa can shape its future. For technical and general readers alike.
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Social Robots: Technological, Societal and Ethical Aspects of Human-Robot Interaction

Edited by Oliver Korn ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Social robots not only work with humans in collaborative workspaces – we meet them in shopping malls and even more personal settings like health and care. Does this imply they should become more human, able to interpret and adequately respond to human emotions? Do we want them to help elderly people? Do we want them to support us when we are old ourselves? Do we want them to just clean and keep ... Read more

$193.59 CAD

Social robots not only work with humans in collaborative workspaces – we meet them in shopping malls and even more personal settings like health and care. Does this imply they should become more human, able to interpret and adequately respond to human emotions? Do we want them to help elderly people? Do we want them to support us when we are old ourselves? Do we want them to just clean and keep
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Testing of Interposer-Based 2.5D Integrated Circuits

by Ran Wang, Krishnendu Chakrabarty ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides readers with an insightful guide to the design, testing and optimization of 2.5D integrated circuits. The authors describe a set of design-for-test methods to address various challenges posed by the new generation of 2.5D ICs, including pre-bond testing of the silicon interposer, at-speed interconnect testing, built-in self-test architecture, extest scheduling, and a ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

This book provides readers with an insightful guide to the design, testing and optimization of 2.5D integrated circuits. The authors describe a set of design-for-test methods to address various challenges posed by the new generation of 2.5D ICs, including pre-bond testing of the silicon interposer, at-speed interconnect testing, built-in self-test architecture, extest scheduling, and a
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Apache Spark Quick Start Guide

Quickly learn the art of writing efficient big data applications with Apache Spark

by Shrey Mehrotra, Akash Grade ...

A practical guide for solving complex data processing challenges by applying the best optimizations techniques in Apache Spark.Key FeaturesLearn about the core concepts and the latest developments in Apache SparkMaster writing efficient big data applications with Spark’s built-in modules for SQL, Streaming, Machine Learning and Graph analysisGet introduced to a variety of optimizations based on ... Read more

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A practical guide for solving complex data processing challenges by applying the best optimizations techniques in Apache Spark.Key FeaturesLearn about the core concepts and the latest developments in Apache SparkMaster writing efficient big data applications with Spark’s built-in modules for SQL, Streaming, Machine Learning and Graph analysisGet introduced to a variety of optimizations based on
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Social Computing and Social Media. Design, Ethics, User Behavior, and Social Network Analysis

12th International Conference, SCSM 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Gabriele Meiselwitz ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 12194 and 12195 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which was planned to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total of 1439 papers and ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

This two-volume set LNCS 12194 and 12195 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which was planned to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total of 1439 papers and
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Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodal and Natural Interaction

Thematic Area, HCI 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set LNCS 12181, 12182, and 12183 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.*A total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication in the HCII 2020 proceedings from a total of 6326 ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

The three-volume set LNCS 12181, 12182, and 12183 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.*A total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication in the HCII 2020 proceedings from a total of 6326
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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging

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

Edited by Qin Gao, Jia Zhou ...

Series Book 2 - 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

$64.49 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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Mastering UI Development with Unity

An in-depth guide to developing engaging user interfaces with Unity 5, Unity 2017, and Unity 2018

by Dr. Ashley Godbold ...

Master Game UI system by creating captivating user interface components with Unity 5 through Unity 2018 and C\#. Learn about UI texts, images, world space UI, mobile-specific UI and much more.Key FeaturesDevelop a game UI with both technical and aesthetic considerationsUse all the UI elements provided by Unity's UI systemStep-by-step examples of creating user interface components in the top game ... Read more

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Master Game UI system by creating captivating user interface components with Unity 5 through Unity 2018 and C\#. Learn about UI texts, images, world space UI, mobile-specific UI and much more.Key FeaturesDevelop a game UI with both technical and aesthetic considerationsUse all the UI elements provided by Unity's UI systemStep-by-step examples of creating user interface components in the top game
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Computers Helping People with Special Needs

17th International Conference, ICCHP 2020, Lecco, Italy, September 9–11, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Klaus Miesenberger, Roberto Manduchi, Mario Covarrubias Rodriguez, Petr Peňáz ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 12376 and 12377 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2020, held in Lecco, Italy, in September 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 104 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 206 submissions. Included also are 13 introductions. ... Read more

$83.89 CAD

The two-volume set LNCS 12376 and 12377 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2020, held in Lecco, Italy, in September 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 104 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 206 submissions. Included also are 13 introductions.
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Suchmaschinen

User Experience, Usability und nutzerzentrierte Website-Gestaltung

by Sonja Monika Quirmbach ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Die konsequente Optimierung der User Experience und der Usability einer Suchmaschine ist Basis einer erfolgreichen Entwicklung von Websites. Suchmaschinen werden nicht nur als Funktion innerhalb von Websites eingesetzt, sondern kommen auch in unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen innerhalb von Applikationen, Online-Shops oder Intranets von Unternehmen vor.Die Autorin beschreibt, welche ... Read more

$40.09 CAD

Die konsequente Optimierung der User Experience und der Usability einer Suchmaschine ist Basis einer erfolgreichen Entwicklung von Websites. Suchmaschinen werden nicht nur als Funktion innerhalb von Websites eingesetzt, sondern kommen auch in unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen innerhalb von Applikationen, Online-Shops oder Intranets von Unternehmen vor.Die Autorin beschreibt, welche
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Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation

Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Edited by Neville A Stanton ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book discusses the latest advances in research and development, design, operation and analysis of transportation systems and their complementary infrastructures. It reports on both theories and case studies on road and rail, aviation and maritime transportation. The book covers a wealth of topics, from accident analysis, vehicle intelligent control, and human-error and safety issues to next ... Read more

$476.09 CAD

This book discusses the latest advances in research and development, design, operation and analysis of transportation systems and their complementary infrastructures. It reports on both theories and case studies on road and rail, aviation and maritime transportation. The book covers a wealth of topics, from accident analysis, vehicle intelligent control, and human-error and safety issues to next
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The Semantic Web

16th International Conference, ESWC 2019, Portorož, Slovenia, June 2–6, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Pascal Hitzler, Miriam Fernández, Krzysztof Janowicz, Amrapali Zaveri, Alasdair J.G. Gray, Vanessa Lopez, Armin Haller, Karl Hammar ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2019, held in Portorož, Slovenia.The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 134 submissions. The papers are organized in three tracks: research track, resources track, and in-use track and deal with the following topical areas: distribution and decentralisation ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2019, held in Portorož, Slovenia.The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 134 submissions. The papers are organized in three tracks: research track, resources track, and in-use track and deal with the following topical areas: distribution and decentralisation
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Hands On With Google Data Studio

A Data Citizen's Survival Guide

by Lee Hurst ...

Learn how to easily transform your data into engaging, interactive visual reports!Data is no longer the sole domain of tech professionals and scientists. Whether in our personal, business, or community lives, data is rapidly increasing in both importance and sheer volume. The ability to visualize all kinds of data is now within reach for anyone with a computer and an internet connection. Google ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Learn how to easily transform your data into engaging, interactive visual reports!Data is no longer the sole domain of tech professionals and scientists. Whether in our personal, business, or community lives, data is rapidly increasing in both importance and sheer volume. The ability to visualize all kinds of data is now within reach for anyone with a computer and an internet connection. Google
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Engineering Secure Software and Systems

9th International Symposium, ESSoS 2017, Bonn, Germany, July 3-5, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Eric Bodden, Mathias Payer, Elias Athanasopoulos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems, ESSoS 2017, held in Bonn, Germany in July 2017. The 12 full papers presented together with 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions.The goal of this symposium is to bring together researchers and practitioners to advance the states of the art ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems, ESSoS 2017, held in Bonn, Germany in July 2017. The 12 full papers presented together with 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions.The goal of this symposium is to bring together researchers and practitioners to advance the states of the art
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Reversible Computation

13th International Conference, RC 2021, Virtual Event, July 7–8, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Shigeru Yamashita, Tetsuo Yokoyama ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2021, which was held online during July 7-8, 2021.The 11 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The book also contains 2 invited talks in full-paper length, 3 work-in-progress papers and 1 tool paper. They were organized in topical ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2021, which was held online during July 7-8, 2021.The 11 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The book also contains 2 invited talks in full-paper length, 3 work-in-progress papers and 1 tool paper. They were organized in topical
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Reversible Computation

9th International Conference, RC 2017, Kolkata, India, July 6-7, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Hafizur Rahaman, Iain Phillips ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2017, held in Kolkata, India, in July 2017.The 13 full and 5 short papers included in this volume together with one invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: foundations; reversible circuit ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2017, held in Kolkata, India, in July 2017.The 13 full and 5 short papers included in this volume together with one invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: foundations; reversible circuit
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Ultimate MLOps for Machine Learning Models

Use Real Case Studies to Efficiently Build, Deploy, and Scale Machine Learning Pipelines with MLOps (English Edition)

by Saurabh Dorle ...

The only MLOps guide you'll ever needBook DescriptionThis book is an essential resource for professionals aiming to streamline and optimize their machine learning operations. This comprehensive guide provides a thorough understanding of the MLOps life cycle, from model development and training to deployment and monitoring. By delving into the intricacies of each phase, the book equips readers with ... Read more

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The only MLOps guide you'll ever needBook DescriptionThis book is an essential resource for professionals aiming to streamline and optimize their machine learning operations. This comprehensive guide provides a thorough understanding of the MLOps life cycle, from model development and training to deployment and monitoring. By delving into the intricacies of each phase, the book equips readers with
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Perspectives on Paradata

Research and Practice of Documenting Process Knowledge

Edited by Isto Huvila, Lisa Andersson, Olle Sköld ...

Series Book 13 - Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
This open access book examines a rapidly 'datafied' society, reminding us that it is crucial to know what data is about and where it originates. This insight has led to an embryonic stage of new theorizing, empirical research, and the formation of new technologies, standards, practices, and concepts to ensure the availability of adequate 'paradata' – data on the making and processing of data. This ... Read more

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This open access book examines a rapidly 'datafied' society, reminding us that it is crucial to know what data is about and where it originates. This insight has led to an embryonic stage of new theorizing, empirical research, and the formation of new technologies, standards, practices, and concepts to ensure the availability of adequate 'paradata' – data on the making and processing of data. This
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Augmented Reality in Tourism, Museums and Heritage

A New Technology to Inform and Entertain

Edited by Vladimir Geroimenko ...

Series series Springer Series on Cultural Computing
This book provides extensive research into the use of augmented reality in the three interconnected and overlapping fields of the tourism industry, museum exhibitions, and cultural heritage. It is written by a virtual team of 50 leading researchers and practitioners from 16 countries around the world.The authors explore the opportunities and challenges of augmented reality applications, their ... Read more

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This book provides extensive research into the use of augmented reality in the three interconnected and overlapping fields of the tourism industry, museum exhibitions, and cultural heritage. It is written by a virtual team of 50 leading researchers and practitioners from 16 countries around the world.The authors explore the opportunities and challenges of augmented reality applications, their
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Ultimate Typescript Handbook

Build, scale and maintain Modern Web Applications with Typescript (English Edition)

by Dan Wellman ...

This book provides a comprehensive guide to TypeScript, a programming language that extends JavaScript with powerful features like static typing, classes, and interfaces. The book is divided into thirteen chapters that cover everything from setting up a development environment to building an Angular app with TypeScript.We start with an introduction to TypeScript and its benefits and go on to ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive guide to TypeScript, a programming language that extends JavaScript with powerful features like static typing, classes, and interfaces. The book is divided into thirteen chapters that cover everything from setting up a development environment to building an Angular app with TypeScript.We start with an introduction to TypeScript and its benefits and go on to
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Foundations of Augmented Cognition: Neuroergonomics and Operational Neuroscience

10th International Conference, AC 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17-22, 2016, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Dylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Foundations of Augmented Cognition, AC 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, which took place in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016. HCII 2016 received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Foundations of Augmented Cognition, AC 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, which took place in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016. HCII 2016 received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful
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Learning Technologies and Systems

19th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2020, and 5th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2020, Ningbo, China, October 22–24, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Chaoyi Pang, Yunjun Gao, Guanliang Chen, Elvira Popescu, Lu Chen, Tianyong Hao, Bailing Zhang, Silvia Margarita Baldiris Navarro, Qing Li ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2020, and 5th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2020, held in Ningbo, China in October 2020.Together for the ICWL 2020 Conference and SETE 2020 Symposium 39 full papers were accepted together with 31 short papers out of 233 submissions. The ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2020, and 5th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2020, held in Ningbo, China in October 2020.Together for the ICWL 2020 Conference and SETE 2020 Symposium 39 full papers were accepted together with 31 short papers out of 233 submissions. The
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