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Personas - User Focused Design

by Lene Nielsen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
People relate to other people, not to simplified types or segments. This is the concept that underpins this book. Personas, a user centered design methodology, covers topics from interaction design within IT, through to issues surrounding product design, communication, and marketing.Project developers need to understand how users approach their products from the product’s infancy, and regardless ... Read more

$134.09 USD

People relate to other people, not to simplified types or segments. This is the concept that underpins this book. Personas, a user centered design methodology, covers topics from interaction design within IT, through to issues surrounding product design, communication, and marketing.Project developers need to understand how users approach their products from the product’s infancy, and regardless
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Towards the Internet of Things

Architectures, Security, and Applications

by Mohammad Ali Jabraeil Jamali, Bahareh Bahrami, Arash Heidari, Parisa Allahverdizadeh, Farhad Norouzi ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents a comprehensive framework for IoT, including its architectures, security, privacy, network communications, and protocols. The book starts by providing an overview of the aforementioned research topics, future directions and open challenges that face the IoT development. The authors then discuss the main architectures in the field, which include Three- and Five-Layer ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book presents a comprehensive framework for IoT, including its architectures, security, privacy, network communications, and protocols. The book starts by providing an overview of the aforementioned research topics, future directions and open challenges that face the IoT development. The authors then discuss the main architectures in the field, which include Three- and Five-Layer
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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

$49.49 USD

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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Rapid Java Persistence and Microservices

Persistence Made Easy Using Java EE8, JPA and Spring

by Raj Malhotra ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain all the essentials you need to create scalable microservices, which will help you solve real challenges when deploying services into production. This book will take you through creating a scalable data layer with polygot persistence. You’ll cover data access and query patterns in Spring and JPA in high-performance environments. As part of this topic, you’ll see the advantages of multiple ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Gain all the essentials you need to create scalable microservices, which will help you solve real challenges when deploying services into production. This book will take you through creating a scalable data layer with polygot persistence. You’ll cover data access and query patterns in Spring and JPA in high-performance environments. As part of this topic, you’ll see the advantages of multiple
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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

16th International Conference, EPCE 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Don Harris ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference, HCI International 2019, which took place in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5029 ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference, HCI International 2019, which took place in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5029
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Artificial Intelligence in Education

26th International Conference, AIED 2025, Palermo, Italy, July 22–26, 2025, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Alexandra I. Cristea, Erin Walker, Yu Lu, Olga C. Santos, Seiji Isotani ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This six-volume set LNAI 15877-15882 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025, held in Palermo, Italy, during July 22–26, 2025.The 130 full papers and 129 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 711 submissions.The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1: ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This six-volume set LNAI 15877-15882 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025, held in Palermo, Italy, during July 22–26, 2025.The 130 full papers and 129 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 711 submissions.The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1:
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Data Analytics and Data Processing Essentials

by gareth thomas ...

Introducing Data Analytics and Data Processing Essentials: Unlocking Visualization, SQL, and AI Techniques for Modern Data Science—your comprehensive guide to navigating the fast-paced world of data analytics. Whether you're just starting or looking to elevate your skills, this book provides the essential knowledge and practical tools you need to thrive in today's data-driven industries.Why This ... Read more

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Introducing Data Analytics and Data Processing Essentials: Unlocking Visualization, SQL, and AI Techniques for Modern Data Science—your comprehensive guide to navigating the fast-paced world of data analytics. Whether you're just starting or looking to elevate your skills, this book provides the essential knowledge and practical tools you need to thrive in today's data-driven industries.Why This
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Data Preprocessing

Enhancing Data for Analysis. The Art of Preprocessing

by Daniel Garfield ...

Series Book 2 - Big Data as a Product 3 in 1
"Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing"Data preprocessing lays the foundation for successful data analysis, enabling us to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions. In this comprehensive guide, "Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing," you will embark on a journey through the intricacies of data preprocessing and ... Read more

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"Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing"Data preprocessing lays the foundation for successful data analysis, enabling us to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions. In this comprehensive guide, "Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing," you will embark on a journey through the intricacies of data preprocessing and
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Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions

14th International Conference, DAPI 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Norbert A. Streitz, Shin'ichi Konomi ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 14th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted ... Read more

$67.49 USD

The 14th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted
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How Scary Is AI?

by Charles Patton ...

What if the greatest danger from artificial intelligence is not what AI wants—but what we want it to do?Much of the fear surrounding artificial intelligence begins with a familiar assumption: as machines become more intelligent, they will eventually develop ambitions of their own. They may seek power, resist human control, protect themselves, or even decide that humanity has become unnecessary.But ... Read more

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What if the greatest danger from artificial intelligence is not what AI wants—but what we want it to do?Much of the fear surrounding artificial intelligence begins with a familiar assumption: as machines become more intelligent, they will eventually develop ambitions of their own. They may seek power, resist human control, protect themselves, or even decide that humanity has become unnecessary.But
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Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems

15th International Conference, FORMATS 2017, Berlin, Germany, September 5–7, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Alessandro Abate, Gilles Geeraerts ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems, FORMATS 2017, held in Berlin, Germany, in September 2017.The aim of FORMATS is to promote the study of fundamental and practical aspects of timed systems, and to bring together researchers from different disciplines that share interests in modelling and analysis of ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems, FORMATS 2017, held in Berlin, Germany, in September 2017.The aim of FORMATS is to promote the study of fundamental and practical aspects of timed systems, and to bring together researchers from different disciplines that share interests in modelling and analysis of
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Introduction to Logic Circuits & Logic Design with VHDL

by Brock J. LaMeres ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This textbook introduces readers to the fundamental hardware used in modern computers. The only pre-requisite is algebra, so it can be taken by college freshman or sophomore students or even used in Advanced Placement courses in high school. This book presents both the classical approach to digital system design (i.e., pen and paper) in addition to the modern hardware description language (HDL) ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This textbook introduces readers to the fundamental hardware used in modern computers. The only pre-requisite is algebra, so it can be taken by college freshman or sophomore students or even used in Advanced Placement courses in high school. This book presents both the classical approach to digital system design (i.e., pen and paper) in addition to the modern hardware description language (HDL)
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HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers

25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume, Aaron Marcus, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Marcelo M. Soares, Don Harris, Wen-Chin Li, Dylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This seven-volume set LNCS 14054-14060 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.For the HCCII 2023 proceedings, a total of 1578 papers and 396 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. Additionally, 267 papers and 133 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after ... Read more

$98.09 USD

This seven-volume set LNCS 14054-14060 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.For the HCCII 2023 proceedings, a total of 1578 papers and 396 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. Additionally, 267 papers and 133 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after
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Android UI Development with Jetpack Compose

Bring declarative and native UI to life quickly and easily on Android using Jetpack Compose and Kotlin

by Thomas Künneth ...

Get started with creating intuitive native user interfaces on Android platforms using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose with the help of this illustrated guideKey FeaturesDistinguish between the imperative (Android View) and declarative (Jetpack Compose) approachExplore the Compose app structure, UI elements, and core concepts like state and composition over inheritanceEnhance apps with animations, ... Read more

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Get started with creating intuitive native user interfaces on Android platforms using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose with the help of this illustrated guideKey FeaturesDistinguish between the imperative (Android View) and declarative (Jetpack Compose) approachExplore the Compose app structure, UI elements, and core concepts like state and composition over inheritanceEnhance apps with animations,
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Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking

12th TPC Technology Conference, TPCTC 2020, Tokyo, Japan, August 31, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Raghunath Nambiar, Meikel Poess ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th TPC Technology Conference on Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking, TPCTC 2020, held in August 2020.The 8 papers presented were carefully reviewed and cover the following topics: testing ACID compliance in the LDBC social network benchmark; experimental performance evaluation of stream processing engines made easy; ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th TPC Technology Conference on Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking, TPCTC 2020, held in August 2020.The 8 papers presented were carefully reviewed and cover the following topics: testing ACID compliance in the LDBC social network benchmark; experimental performance evaluation of stream processing engines made easy;
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Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing

30th International Workshop, LCPC 2017, College Station, TX, USA, October 11–13, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Lawrence Rauchwerger ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing, LCPC 2017, held in College Station, TX, USA, in October 2017.The 17 full papers presented together with abstracts of 5 keynote talks, 11 invited speakers and 4 poster papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. LCPC encourages submissions ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing, LCPC 2017, held in College Station, TX, USA, in October 2017.The 17 full papers presented together with abstracts of 5 keynote talks, 11 invited speakers and 4 poster papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. LCPC encourages submissions
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Human Communication, Organization and Work

11th International Conference, DHM 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 12198 and 12199 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2020, which was supposed to be held as part of the 22st HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 12198 and 12199 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2020, which was supposed to be held as part of the 22st HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to
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Building an Event-Driven Data Mesh

Patterns for Designing & Building Event-Driven Architectures

by Adam Bellemare ...

The exponential growth of data combined with the need to derive real-time business value is a critical issue today. An event-driven data mesh can power real-time operational and analytical workloads, all from a single set of data product streams. With practical real-world examples, this book shows you how to successfully design and build an event-driven data mesh.Building an Event-Driven Data Mesh ... Read more

$41.09 USD

The exponential growth of data combined with the need to derive real-time business value is a critical issue today. An event-driven data mesh can power real-time operational and analytical workloads, all from a single set of data product streams. With practical real-world examples, this book shows you how to successfully design and build an event-driven data mesh.Building an Event-Driven Data Mesh
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Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky

24th International Conference, AIED 2023, Tokyo, Japan, July 3–7, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Ning Wang, Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Vania Dimitrova, Noboru Matsuda, Olga C. Santos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes poster papers and late breaking results presented during the 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2023, Tokyo, Japan, July 3–7, 2023.The 65 poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 311 submissions. This set of posters was complemented with the other poster contributions submitted for the Poster and Late ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This volume constitutes poster papers and late breaking results presented during the 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2023, Tokyo, Japan, July 3–7, 2023.The 65 poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 311 submissions. This set of posters was complemented with the other poster contributions submitted for the Poster and Late
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Information and Communication Technology and the Teacher of the Future

IFIP TC3 / WG3.1 & WG3.3 Working Conference on ICT and the Teacher of the Future January 27–31, 2003, Melbourne, Australia

Edited by Carolyn Dowling, Kwok-Wing Lai ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Carolyn Dowling Australian Catholic University Kwok-Wing Lai University of Otago This book is one of the outcomes of a Working Conference on the topic of 'ICT and the Teacher of the Future', which took place in Melbourne, Australia, in January 2003. The conference was held under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing (lFIP). Technical Committee 3 (TC3) of IFIP, ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Carolyn Dowling Australian Catholic University Kwok-Wing Lai University of Otago This book is one of the outcomes of a Working Conference on the topic of 'ICT and the Teacher of the Future', which took place in Melbourne, Australia, in January 2003. The conference was held under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing (lFIP). Technical Committee 3 (TC3) of IFIP,
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Logikkalküle in der Informatik

Wie wird Logik vom Rechner genutzt?

by Michael Schenke ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Im Mittelpunkt steht das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen einerseits dem herkömmlichen Logikansatz mit Begriffen wie Signatur, Struktur, Wahrheitswert und andererseits dem eher dynamisch ausgerichteten Begriff des Kalküls, also zwischen Semantik und Syntax. Wie dieser Graben überwunden wird, wird für verschiedene auch nicht-klassische Logiken vorgeführt: Prädikatenlogik, modale, temporale, ... Read more

$28.49 USD

Im Mittelpunkt steht das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen einerseits dem herkömmlichen Logikansatz mit Begriffen wie Signatur, Struktur, Wahrheitswert und andererseits dem eher dynamisch ausgerichteten Begriff des Kalküls, also zwischen Semantik und Syntax. Wie dieser Graben überwunden wird, wird für verschiedene auch nicht-klassische Logiken vorgeführt: Prädikatenlogik, modale, temporale,
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Ensemble Machine Learning

Methods and Applications

Edited by Cha Zhang, Yunqian Ma ...

It is common wisdom that gathering a variety of views and inputs improves the process of decision making, and, indeed, underpins a democratic society. Dubbed “ensemble learning” by researchers in computational intelligence and machine learning, it is known to improve a decision system’s robustness and accuracy. Now, fresh developments are allowing researchers to unleash the power of ensemble ... Read more

$215.09 USD

It is common wisdom that gathering a variety of views and inputs improves the process of decision making, and, indeed, underpins a democratic society. Dubbed “ensemble learning” by researchers in computational intelligence and machine learning, it is known to improve a decision system’s robustness and accuracy. Now, fresh developments are allowing researchers to unleash the power of ensemble
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Advanced C and C++ Compiling

by Milan Stevanovic ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learning how to write C/C++ code is only the first step. To be a serious programmer, you need to understand the structure and purpose of the binary files produced by the compiler: object files, static libraries, shared libraries, and, of course, executables.Advanced C and C++ Compiling explains the build process in detail and shows how to integrate code from other developers in the form of ... Read more

$80.09 USD

Learning how to write C/C++ code is only the first step. To be a serious programmer, you need to understand the structure and purpose of the binary files produced by the compiler: object files, static libraries, shared libraries, and, of course, executables.Advanced C and C++ Compiling explains the build process in detail and shows how to integrate code from other developers in the form of
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Integrated Formal Methods

13th International Conference, IFM 2017, Turin, Italy, September 20-22, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Nadia Polikarpova, Steve Schneider ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods, IFM 2017, held in Turin, Italy, in September 2017.The 24 full papers and 4 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on cyber-physical systems, software verification tools, safety-critical systems, ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods, IFM 2017, held in Turin, Italy, in September 2017.The 24 full papers and 4 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on cyber-physical systems, software verification tools, safety-critical systems,
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