This book is the second volume of a two-volume book set which introduces software-defined chips. In this book, the programming model of the software-defined chips is analyzed by tracing the coevolution of modern general-purpose processors and programming models. The enhancement in hardware security and reliability of the software-defined chips are described from the perspective of dynamic and partial reconfiguration. The challenges and prospective trends of software-defined chips are also ...

This is the first book of a two-volume book set which introduces software defined chips. In this book, it introduces the conceptual evolution of software defined chips from the development of integrated circuits and computing architectures. Technical principles, characteristics and key issues of software defined chips are systematically analyzed. The hardware architecture design methods are described involving architecture design primitives, hardware design spaces and agile design methods....

Dielectric Resonator AntennasA detailed guide to dielectric-based techniques for antenna array design and constructionDielectric designs, which transmit electricity without conducting it, have in recent decades been increasingly incorporated into antenna arrays. The resulting Dielectric Resonator Antennas (DRAs) provide significant benefits over metal antennas, avoiding conduction loss and increasing efficiency. Dielectric elements can also...

China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics: the Shaping of a New Regional Order, edited by Mingjiang Li and Dongmin Lee, examines how China's remarkable economic growth and its proactive diplomatic efforts in recent years have not only shored up its importance in global issues, but also induced a transformation of the strategic dynamics in East Asia. The authors argue that major power relations in the region appear to be driven by some new momentum along with the changing international enviro...

This book addresses the latest findings on practical ultra-high voltage AC/DC (UHVAC/UHVDC) power transmission. Firstly, it reviews current constructions and future plans for major UHVDC and UHVAC projects around the world. The book subsequently illustrates the basic theories, economic analysis, and key technologies of UHV power networks in detail, and describes the design of the UHVAC substations and UHVDC converter stations and transmission lines. A wealth of clear and specific figures a...

Reforging the Central Bank presents an insightful comparison between financial development in China — a rising global economic superpower — under the old and new normal and an all-encapsulating study of current monetary transmission mechanism and monetary policy instruments. Focusing on the 'top-level design' for Chinese financial system and the reformation of People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, Dr Deng, head of the Fixed Income Research Department at CITIC Securities, and...

This book covers topics in 2 parts: 1) Review of FDA Guidance, 2) Novel Designs and Analyses. While covering basic principles of dose finding, this book details advancements made in drug development.Finding the right dose(s) is one of the most important objectives in new drug development. In Phase I clinical development, one of the objectives is to escalate test doses from low to high. The low doses should be safe, then escalate up to the maximally tolerable dose (MTD). Phase Ⅱ cli...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Frontiers in Algorithmics, FAW 2019, held in Sanya, China, in April/May 2019.The 15 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The workshop provides a focused forum on current trends of research on algorithms, discrete structures, and their applications, and brings together international experts at the research frontiers in these areas to exchange ideas an...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Information Security and Practice and Experience, ISPEC 2016, held in Zhangjiajie, China, in November 2016. The 25 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. They cover multiple topics in information security, from technologies to systems and applications.

The three-volume set constitutes revised selected papers of the 21st International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2025, held in Xi'an, China, on October 19, 2025.The 79 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 315 submissions. The papers were organized in the following topical sections:Part I : Post-Quantum Cryptography; Functional Encryption; Cryptanalysis and Implementations I; Cryptanalysis and Impl...

The three-volume set constitutes revised selected papers of the 21st International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2025, held in Xi'an, China, on October 19, 2025.The 79 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 315 submissions. The papers were organized in the following topical sections:Part I : Post-Quantum Cryptography; Functional Encryption; Cryptanalysis and Implementations I; Cryptanalysis and Impl...

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Spatial Data and Intelligence, SpatialDI 2025, held in Xiamen, China, during April 17–19, 2025.The 17 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. The conference focuses on generative AI and spatial data intelligence, spatiotemporal knowledge graphs and large geographic models, digital twins and smart cities, government spatiotemporal big data and data governance, em...