Processes of flow and displacement of multiphase fluids through porous media occur in many subsurface systems and have found wide applications in many scientific, technical, and engineering fields. This book focuses on the fundamental theory of fluid flow in porous media, covering fluid flow theory in classical and complex porous media, such as fractured porous media and physicochemical fluid flow theory. Key concepts are introduced concisely and derivations of equations are presented logi...

This book highlights the practical models and algorithms of earth observation satellite (EOS) task scheduling. EOS task scheduling is a typical complex combinatorial optimization problem with NP-Hard computational complexity. It is a key technology in aerospace scheduling and has attracted global attention. Based on the actual needs of the EOS operation control center, the book summarizes and reviews the state of the art in this research and engineering field. In both deterministic scenari...

Comprehensive resource on the fundamentals of electric machinery and variable speed drives, and their many conventional and emerging applicationsElectric Machinery and Drives: An Electromagnetics Perspective provides advanced concepts of electrical machinery with control/drives and emphasizes the necessity of integration of power electronics and control strategy when studying modern electrical machinery. The text incorporates the fundamentals of electric m...

This book aims to reveal the dynamic mechanism of China's economic system innovation. It measures the efficiency of China’s economic growth under the New Normal with the tools of DEA, SFA, and PCA. The book analyzes the contribution of capital, labor, and productivity to China's economic growth by Solow residual value method and the power source of China's economic development under the New Normal. In this book, it adopts the vertical integration of logical thinking, combined with the hori...

This book mainly presents the authors' recent studies on the distributed attitude consensus of multiple flexible spacecraft. Modified Rodrigues parameters and rotation matrix are used to represent spacecraft attitude. Several distributed adaptive controllers are presented with theoretical analyses, numerical simulations and experimental verifications. The authors intend to provide a manual that allows researchers, engineers and students in the field of aerospace engineering and mechanics t...

The development of earth observation and computing technology has promoted the wide application of spatio-temporal big data and artificial intelligence. The enrichment of data and the improvement of computational performance make it possible to perform spatio-temporal analysis and computation on a larger scale. Therefore, it is necessary to study the optimization methods and application methods of high-performance geocomputing, starting from GIS architecture, in order to form a high-perfor...

This book constitutes the proceedings of First International Workshop, TML4H 2023, held virtually, in May 2023.The 16 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The goal of this workshop is to bring together experts from academia, clinic, and industry with an insightful vision of promoting trustworthy machine learning in healthcare in terms of scalability, accountability, and explainability.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th Asian Conference on Recent Challenges in Intelligent information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2026, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during April 13–15, 2026.The 81 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 431 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Deep Learning Methods and Architectures; Generative, Foundation and Large Language Model...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th China Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, CWSN 2020 held in Dunhuang, China, in September 2020.The 20 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on wireless sensor network theory and technology, basic theory and application of internet of things, internet of things security and privacy protection, and perception and positioning.

This book is a comprehensive collection of research papers that focus on enhancing resilience, intelligence, and sustainability in tunnel engineering. It presents cutting-edge design theories, innovative construction techniques, intelligent operation and maintenance methods, sustainable development strategies and engineering application practices of tunnel and underground engineering.This book systematically organizes key contributions in critical thematic areas of tunnel disaster ...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2026, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during April 13–15, 2026.The 75 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 431 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Deep Learning Methods and Architectures; Generative, Foundation and Large Language Models; Explainable, Trustworthy and Responsible AI; Graph-Bas...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th Asian Conference on Recent Challenges in Intelligent information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2026, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during April 13–15, 2026.The 81 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 431 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Deep Learning Methods and Architectures; Generative, Foundation and Large Language Model...