Move agentic AI from clever demos to reliable production with the principles, patterns, and practices behind multi-agent systems at scale.Key FeaturesBuild production-ready agents and multi-agent systems with hands-on Python examplesApply foundational principles, proven design patterns, and orchestration strategiesEvaluate, observe, scale, and evolve agent systems through real-world case studiesPurchase of the print or Kindle book incl...

Large language models (LLMs) are the reasoning engines of modern AI. Today, a major inflection point has arrived: as the world races to deploy AI at scale, model inference has moved to the center of the stack. Welcome to the inference era.Without proper optimization, however, LLMs can be expensive and slow to serve. Hands-On LLM Serving and Optimization is a comprehensive guide to the complexities of deploying and optimizing LLMs at scale.In this hands-on, engineer...

"Designing deep learning system"is a cuticle resource that addresses the gap in knowledge regarding the efficient bridging of the deep learning research and prototype with production operation. the book is authored by experience deep learning engineering leaders, chi and Donald, who provide valuable insights a guidance for both junior and seasoned engineers.the book begins with an overview of deep learning system, followed by the detailed decisions on each system component. it high...

As Xi Jinping begins his historic third term in office, many will try to understand Xi as both person and leader. This book examines Xi Jinping from his childhood during China’s Cultural Revolution all the way through his second term as China’s paramount leader. The author analyzes not only Xi Jinping’s life and leadership but also Western perceptions, assessments, and interpretations of Xi and how this has affected China’s dynamic relationship with the West. It will trace how early and mo...

This book applies artificial intelligence to lean production and shows how to practically combine the advantages of these two disciplines.Lean manufacturing originated in Japan and is a well-known tool for improving manufacturers' competitiveness. Prevalent tools for lean manufacturing include Kanban, Pacemaker, Value Stream Map, 5s, Just-in-Time and Pull Manufacturing. Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Manufacturing System has been successfully applied to various factories and sup...

A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington follows the life of Chi Wang. We are first introduced to Wang as a young child fleeing with his family through China from encroaching Japanese forces. We see the ravages of the Sino-Japanese war from the eyes of someone who lived through it, only to have the post-war peace quickly overshadowed by a growing civil war between the Nationalists and Communists. During this tumultuous period, Wang’s father served as an important Nationalist general,...

This book explores U.S.-China relations, the most important bilateral relationship in the world, under the leadership of President Barack Obama. Obama took office just as China’s rise to global power accelerated; his decisions set the stage for a new era in U.S.-China relations . In Part I, the book outlines Barack Obama’s own personal worldview and the backgrounds of the advisors that made up his China team, including Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, John Kerry, and Susan Rice. Part II chro...

This book surveys the complicated history of U.S.-Chinese relations. After two brief chapters providing historical context, the focus shifts to the mid-twentieth century, the wartime alliance, the war's bitter aftermath, and the decades since World War II, including the path from normalisation to China's hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The author traces the ways in which the two countries have managed the blend of common and competitive interests in their economic and strategic relati...

This book reports on cutting-edge research and developments in manufacturing, giving a special emphasis to solutions for the Changing World Order. It covers advances in manufacturing processes and systems, applications of AI and machine learning in manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing strategies, quality management in industry 4.0, and topics in ergonomics, engineering education and project management. Based on the proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Flexible Automation...

This book reports on cutting-edge research and developments in manufacturing, giving a special emphasis to solutions for the Changing World Order. It covers applications of machine learning in manufacturing and advances in cyber-physical systems, human-robot collaboration, and machine tools and assembly systems. It also reports on advances in logistics and supply chain, and lean manufacturing. Based on the proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intellig...

This study analyzes the United States policies regarding China during the administration of President George W. Bush. Chi Wang examines the relationship between the United States and China from its tense origins to its current stability and shows that the China policy of the U.S. is ultimately based on pragmatic national interest that eventually overcomes short-term ideological difficulties or mistakes by inexperienced American administrations.Briefly touching on the China-policy l...

In this collection of essays written by the former head of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, Chi Wang chronicles the modest beginnings of the Chinese Collection at the Library of Congress and his crusade to transform it into the largest collection and Chinese cultural presence outside Asia.For anyone who has ever wondered what goes on inside the marble walls of one of the country’s oldest federal institutions, Wang relates an insider’s account of the major milestones and ...