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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

16th International Conference, ICIRA 2023, Hangzhou, China, July 5–7, 2023, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Huayong Yang, Honghai Liu, Jun Zou, Zhouping Yin, Lianqing Liu, Geng Yang, Xiaoping Ouyang, Zhiyong Wang ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5–7, 2023.The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Human-Centric ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5–7, 2023.The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Human-Centric
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Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)

Volume III: Musculoskeletal Disorders

Edited by Sebastiano Bagnara, Riccardo Tartaglia, Sara Albolino, Thomas Alexander, Yushi Fujita ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science,
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Dependable Software Engineering. Theories, Tools, and Applications

4th International Symposium, SETTA 2018, Beijing, China, September 4-6, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Xinyu Feng, Markus Müller-Olm, Zijiang Yang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories,Tools, and Applications, SETTA 2018, held in Beijing, China, in September 2018.The 9 full papers presented together with 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions.The purpose of SETTA is to provide an international forum for researchers and ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories,Tools, and Applications, SETTA 2018, held in Beijing, China, in September 2018.The 9 full papers presented together with 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions.The purpose of SETTA is to provide an international forum for researchers and
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Emotion, Affect and Personality in Speech

The Bias of Language and Paralanguage

by Swati Johar ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book explores the various categories of speech variation and works to draw a line between linguistic and paralinguistic phenomenon of speech. Paralinguistic contrast is crucial to human speech but has proven to be one of the most difficult tasks in speech systems. In the quest for solutions to speech technology and sciences, this book narrows down the gap between speech technologists and ... Read more

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This book explores the various categories of speech variation and works to draw a line between linguistic and paralinguistic phenomenon of speech. Paralinguistic contrast is crucial to human speech but has proven to be one of the most difficult tasks in speech systems. In the quest for solutions to speech technology and sciences, this book narrows down the gap between speech technologists and
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Man–Machine Interactions 4

4th International Conference on Man–Machine Interactions, ICMMI 2015 Kocierz Pass, Poland, October 6–9, 2015

Edited by Stanisław Kozielski, Aleksandra Gruca, Tadeusz Czachórski, Agnieszka Brachman ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book provides an overview of the current state of research on development and application of methods, algorithms, tools and systems associated with the studies on man-machine interaction. Modern machines and computer systems are designed not only to process information, but also to work in dynamic environment, supporting or even replacing human activities in areas such as business, industry, ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

This book provides an overview of the current state of research on development and application of methods, algorithms, tools and systems associated with the studies on man-machine interaction. Modern machines and computer systems are designed not only to process information, but also to work in dynamic environment, supporting or even replacing human activities in areas such as business, industry,
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Whole Body Interaction with Public Displays

by Robert Walter ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book develops valuable new approaches to digital out-of-home media and digital signage in urban environments. It offers solutions for communicating interactive features of digital signage to passers-by. Digital out-of-home media and digital signage screens are becoming increasingly interactive thanks to touch input technology and gesture recognition. To optimize their conversion rate, ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book develops valuable new approaches to digital out-of-home media and digital signage in urban environments. It offers solutions for communicating interactive features of digital signage to passers-by. Digital out-of-home media and digital signage screens are becoming increasingly interactive thanks to touch input technology and gesture recognition. To optimize their conversion rate,
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Computational Social Networks

Mining and Visualization

Edited by Ajith Abraham ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book is the third of three volumes that illustrate the concept of social networks from a computational point of view. The book contains contributions from a international selection of world-class experts, with a specific focus on knowledge discovery and visualization of complex networks (the other two volumes review Tools, Perspectives, and Applications, and Security and Privacy in CSNs). ... Read more

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This book is the third of three volumes that illustrate the concept of social networks from a computational point of view. The book contains contributions from a international selection of world-class experts, with a specific focus on knowledge discovery and visualization of complex networks (the other two volumes review Tools, Perspectives, and Applications, and Security and Privacy in CSNs).
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Pro TypeScript

Application-Scale JavaScript Development

by Steve Fenton ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
JavaScript is everywhere, both as a pure language and in popular libraries like Angular, jQuery and Knockout, but users of modern object-oriented languages like Java and C# often find JavaScript frustrating to use and hard to extend to large-scale applications. TypeScript is an innovative open source language from Microsoft that combines powerful language features and enhanced tooling support with ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

JavaScript is everywhere, both as a pure language and in popular libraries like Angular, jQuery and Knockout, but users of modern object-oriented languages like Java and C# often find JavaScript frustrating to use and hard to extend to large-scale applications. TypeScript is an innovative open source language from Microsoft that combines powerful language features and enhanced tooling support with
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AI SIDE HUSTLE PROMPT PACK 500 Fully Detailed, Unique & Monetizable Prompts

by BOUSKES RONE ...

Artificial Intelligence is changing how money is made online.This book gives you 500 structured, actionable prompts designed to help you:• Start freelancing• Launch digital products• Build affiliate income• Create scalable content systems• Automate and growUnlike generic prompt collections, this guide organizes prompts into monetization frameworks.Each section focuses on execution, not theory. ... Read more

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Artificial Intelligence is changing how money is made online.This book gives you 500 structured, actionable prompts designed to help you:• Start freelancing• Launch digital products• Build affiliate income• Create scalable content systems• Automate and growUnlike generic prompt collections, this guide organizes prompts into monetization frameworks.Each section focuses on execution, not theory.
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Design for Better Futures: Beyond the Science of the Artificial. Completed Research

21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, Münster, Germany, June 8–10, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Jan vom Brocke, Leona Chandra Kruse, Alan Hevner, Michael Rosemann, Monica Chiarini Tremblay, Robert Winter ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume proceedings set LNCS 16605 and 16606 constitutes the refereed main proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, which was held in Münster, Germany, during June 8–10, 2026.Given the large number of high-quality contributions, the 2026 proceedings are published in three volumes: LNCS 16605 and 16606 as ... Read more

$93.99 CAD

The two-volume proceedings set LNCS 16605 and 16606 constitutes the refereed main proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, which was held in Münster, Germany, during June 8–10, 2026.Given the large number of high-quality contributions, the 2026 proceedings are published in three volumes: LNCS 16605 and 16606 as
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Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning for Managers

by J. Alberto Espinosa ...

This book was written by the architect of two MS Analytics programs and one undergraduate specialization in Business Analytics, with over a decade of experience teaching and practicing predictive analytics, and co-chairing premier academic conference mini-track in this field. The author's goal is to provide strong but understandable conceptual foundations and practical material for graduate ... Read more

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This book was written by the architect of two MS Analytics programs and one undergraduate specialization in Business Analytics, with over a decade of experience teaching and practicing predictive analytics, and co-chairing premier academic conference mini-track in this field. The author's goal is to provide strong but understandable conceptual foundations and practical material for graduate
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Advances in Multimedia Information Processing -- PCM 2015

16th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, Gwangju, South Korea, September 16-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Yo-Sung Ho, Jitao Sang, Yong Man Ro, Junmo Kim, Fei Wu ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume proceedings LNCS 9314 and 9315, constitute the proceedings of the 16th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, PCM 2015, held in Gwangju, South Korea, in September 2015.The total of 138 full and 32 short papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: image and audio processing; ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

The two-volume proceedings LNCS 9314 and 9315, constitute the proceedings of the 16th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, PCM 2015, held in Gwangju, South Korea, in September 2015.The total of 138 full and 32 short papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: image and audio processing;
... Read more
Pointers in C

A Hands on Approach

by Hrishikesh Dewan, Naveen Toppo ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Pointers in C provides a resource for professionals and advanced students needing in-depth but hands-on coverage of pointer basics and advanced features. The goal is to help programmers in wielding the full potential of pointers.In spite of its vast usage, understanding and proper usage of pointers remains a significant problem. This book’s aim is to first introduce the basic building blocks such ... Read more

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Pointers in C provides a resource for professionals and advanced students needing in-depth but hands-on coverage of pointer basics and advanced features. The goal is to help programmers in wielding the full potential of pointers.In spite of its vast usage, understanding and proper usage of pointers remains a significant problem. This book’s aim is to first introduce the basic building blocks such
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Computer Supported Education

6th International Conference, CSEDU 2014, Barcelona, Spain, April 1-3, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Susan Zvacek, Maria Teresa Restivo, James Uhomoibhi, Markus Helfert ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2014.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 242 submissions. The papers address topics such as information technologies supporting learning; learning/teaching methodologies and assessment; social ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2014.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 242 submissions. The papers address topics such as information technologies supporting learning; learning/teaching methodologies and assessment; social
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

Series Book 8 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision ... Read more

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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. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision
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Working with Groupware

Understanding and Evaluating Collaboration Technology

by J.H. Erik Andriessen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This publication has grown out of two frustrations. One is the experience that so many applications in the area of information and communication technology (lCT) are built without an eye to what the users can handle or need for their work, systematic user oriented evaluation of new tools is therefore limited. The video recorder provides a good general example of this phenomenon, but more ... Read more

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This publication has grown out of two frustrations. One is the experience that so many applications in the area of information and communication technology (lCT) are built without an eye to what the users can handle or need for their work, systematic user oriented evaluation of new tools is therefore limited. The video recorder provides a good general example of this phenomenon, but more
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Constraints Meet Concurrency

by Jacopo Mauro ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
This book describes the benefits that emerge when the fields of constraint programming and concurrency meet. On the one hand, constraints can be used in concurrency theory to increase the conciseness and the expressive power of concurrent languages from a pragmatic point of view. On the other hand, problems modeled by using constraints can be solved faster and more efficiently using a concurrent ... Read more

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This book describes the benefits that emerge when the fields of constraint programming and concurrency meet. On the one hand, constraints can be used in concurrency theory to increase the conciseness and the expressive power of concurrent languages from a pragmatic point of view. On the other hand, problems modeled by using constraints can be solved faster and more efficiently using a concurrent
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Enterprise Information Systems

17th International Conference, ICEIS 2015, Barcelona, Spain, April 27-30, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Leszek Maciaszek, Slimane Hammoudi, Olivier Camp, Ernest Teniente, José Cordeiro ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book contains revised papers from the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS 2015, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2015.The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 327 submissions. The book also contains one full-paper invited talk. The selected papers reflect state-of-the-art research that is oriented toward ... Read more

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This book contains revised papers from the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS 2015, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2015.The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 327 submissions. The book also contains one full-paper invited talk. The selected papers reflect state-of-the-art research that is oriented toward
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Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation

17th International Conference, VMCAI 2016, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, January 17-19, 2016. Proceedings

Edited by Barbara Jobstmann, K. Rustan M. Leino ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation, VMCAI 2016, held in St. Petersburg, FL, USA, in January 2016. The 24 full papers together with 2 invited talks and 1 abstract presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions.VMCAI provides topics including: program verification, model ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation, VMCAI 2016, held in St. Petersburg, FL, USA, in January 2016. The 24 full papers together with 2 invited talks and 1 abstract presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions.VMCAI provides topics including: program verification, model
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Latest Advances In Inductive Logic Programming

by Stephen Muggleton, Hiroaki Watanabe ...

This book represents a selection of papers presented at the Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) workshop held at Cumberland Lodge, Great Windsor Park. The collection marks two decades since the first ILP workshop in 1991. During this period the area has developed into the main forum for work on logic-based machine learning. The chapters cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from theory and ILP ... Read more

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This book represents a selection of papers presented at the Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) workshop held at Cumberland Lodge, Great Windsor Park. The collection marks two decades since the first ILP workshop in 1991. During this period the area has developed into the main forum for work on logic-based machine learning. The chapters cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from theory and ILP
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Efficient R Programming

A Practical Guide to Smarter Programming

by Colin Gillespie, Robin Lovelace ...

There are many excellent R resources for visualization, data science, and package development. Hundreds of scattered vignettes, web pages, and forums explain how to use R in particular domains. But little has been written on how to simply make R work effectively—until now. This hands-on book teaches novices and experienced R users how to write efficient R code.Drawing on years of experience ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

There are many excellent R resources for visualization, data science, and package development. Hundreds of scattered vignettes, web pages, and forums explain how to use R in particular domains. But little has been written on how to simply make R work effectively—until now. This hands-on book teaches novices and experienced R users how to write efficient R code.Drawing on years of experience
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Applied OpenStack Design Patterns

Design solutions for production-ready infrastructure with OpenStack components

by Uchit Vyas ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn practical and applied OpenStack cloud design solutions to gain maximum control over your infrastructure. You will achieve a complete controlled and customizable platform.Applied OpenStack Design Patterns teaches you how to map your application flow once you set up components and architectural design patterns. Also covered is storage management and computing to map user requests and ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Learn practical and applied OpenStack cloud design solutions to gain maximum control over your infrastructure. You will achieve a complete controlled and customizable platform.Applied OpenStack Design Patterns teaches you how to map your application flow once you set up components and architectural design patterns. Also covered is storage management and computing to map user requests and
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Interaction Design

From Concept to Completion

by Mr Jamie Steane, Dr Joyce Yee ...

Interaction Design explores common pitfalls, effective workflows and innovative development techniques in contemporary interaction design by tracking projects from initial idea to the critical and commercial reception of the finished project.The book is divided into six chapters, each focusing on different aspects of the interaction design industry. Exploring design projects from around the world, ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Interaction Design explores common pitfalls, effective workflows and innovative development techniques in contemporary interaction design by tracking projects from initial idea to the critical and commercial reception of the finished project.The book is divided into six chapters, each focusing on different aspects of the interaction design industry. Exploring design projects from around the world,
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Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, London, UK, October 22–23, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Patrick Bourdot, Sue Cobb, Victoria Interrante, Hirokazu kato, Didier Stricker ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, EuroVR 2018, held in London, UK, in October 2018.The 9 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers are organized in 5topical sections: vision-based motion tracking; 3D acquisition and 3D reconstruction; ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, EuroVR 2018, held in London, UK, in October 2018.The 9 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers are organized in 5topical sections: vision-based motion tracking; 3D acquisition and 3D reconstruction;
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