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Advances in Human Factors in Robots, Drones and Unmanned Systems

Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Robots, Drones and Unmanned Systems, July 16-20, 2020, USA

Edited by Matteo Zallio ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book focuses on the importance of human factors in the development of safe and reliable robotic and unmanned systems. It discusses current challenges, such as how to improve the perceptual and cognitive abilities of robots, develop suitable synthetic vision systems, cope with degraded reliability in unmanned systems, and predict robotic behavior in relation to human activities. Further, it ... Read more

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This book focuses on the importance of human factors in the development of safe and reliable robotic and unmanned systems. It discusses current challenges, such as how to improve the perceptual and cognitive abilities of robots, develop suitable synthetic vision systems, cope with degraded reliability in unmanned systems, and predict robotic behavior in relation to human activities. Further, it
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A Tour of Data Science

Learn R and Python in Parallel

by Nailong Zhang ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series
A Tour of Data Science: Learn R and Python in Parallel covers the fundamentals of data science, including programming, statistics, optimization, and machine learning in a single short book. It does not cover everything, but rather, teaches the key concepts and topics in Data Science. It also covers two of the most popular programming languages used in Data Science, R and Python, in one source.Key ... Read more

$101.68 CAD

A Tour of Data Science: Learn R and Python in Parallel covers the fundamentals of data science, including programming, statistics, optimization, and machine learning in a single short book. It does not cover everything, but rather, teaches the key concepts and topics in Data Science. It also covers two of the most popular programming languages used in Data Science, R and Python, in one source.Key
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Practical MATLAB Modeling with Simulink

Programming and Simulating Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

by Sulaymon L. Eshkabilov ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Employ the essential and hands-on tools and functions of MATLAB's ordinary differential equation (ODE) and partial differential equation (PDE) packages, which are explained and demonstrated via interactive examples and case studies. This book contains dozens of simulations and solved problems via m-files/scripts and Simulink models which help you to learn programming and modeling of more difficult ... Read more

$80.19 CAD

Employ the essential and hands-on tools and functions of MATLAB's ordinary differential equation (ODE) and partial differential equation (PDE) packages, which are explained and demonstrated via interactive examples and case studies. This book contains dozens of simulations and solved problems via m-files/scripts and Simulink models which help you to learn programming and modeling of more difficult
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Practical MATLAB Deep Learning

A Project-Based Approach

by Michael Paluszek, Stephanie Thomas ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Harness the power of MATLAB for deep-learning challenges. This book provides an introduction to deep learning and using MATLAB's deep-learning toolboxes. You’ll see how these toolboxes provide the complete set of functions needed to implement all aspects of deep learning.Along the way, you'll learn to model complex systems, including the stock market, natural language, and angles-only orbit ... Read more

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Harness the power of MATLAB for deep-learning challenges. This book provides an introduction to deep learning and using MATLAB's deep-learning toolboxes. You’ll see how these toolboxes provide the complete set of functions needed to implement all aspects of deep learning.Along the way, you'll learn to model complex systems, including the stock market, natural language, and angles-only orbit
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Getting Started with Advanced C#

Upgrade Your Programming Skills

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand and work with the most important features of advanced C# in different programming environments. This book teaches you the fundamental features of advanced C# and how to incorporate them in different programming techniques using Visual Studio 2019.The book is divided into two parts. Part I covers the fundamentals and essentials of advanced programming in C#. You will be introduced to ... Read more

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Understand and work with the most important features of advanced C# in different programming environments. This book teaches you the fundamental features of advanced C# and how to incorporate them in different programming techniques using Visual Studio 2019.The book is divided into two parts. Part I covers the fundamentals and essentials of advanced programming in C#. You will be introduced to
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Intelligent Systems for Engineers and Scientists

A Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence

by Adrian A. Hopgood ...

The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook explains the principles of artificial intelligence (AI) and its practical applications. Using clear and concise language, it provides a solid grounding across the full spectrum of AI techniques, so that its readers can implement systems in their own domain of interest.The coverage includes knowledge-based intelligence, computational intelligence ... Read more

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The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook explains the principles of artificial intelligence (AI) and its practical applications. Using clear and concise language, it provides a solid grounding across the full spectrum of AI techniques, so that its readers can implement systems in their own domain of interest.The coverage includes knowledge-based intelligence, computational intelligence
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Wireless Sensing

Principles, Techniques and Applications

by Jiannong Cao, Yanni Yang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book systematically presents the wireless sensing technology, which has become a promising sensing paradigm in recent years. It includes the introduction of underlying sensing principles, wireless signals, sensing methodologies and enabled applications. Meanwhile, it provides case studies to demonstrate how wireless sensing is applied for representative human and object sensing applications ... Read more

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This book systematically presents the wireless sensing technology, which has become a promising sensing paradigm in recent years. It includes the introduction of underlying sensing principles, wireless signals, sensing methodologies and enabled applications. Meanwhile, it provides case studies to demonstrate how wireless sensing is applied for representative human and object sensing applications
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Agent Nation

How Autonomous AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Society—and What We Can Do About It

by Chirag Shah ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
AI agents are no longer just tools—they’re actors. Are we ready for the society they’re building?Across industries and institutions, a new class of autonomous digital agents is quietly reshaping the foundations of human society. These AI systems negotiate contracts, manage infrastructure, make medical decisions, and even represent individuals in financial transactions—often without our awareness ... Read more

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AI agents are no longer just tools—they’re actors. Are we ready for the society they’re building?Across industries and institutions, a new class of autonomous digital agents is quietly reshaping the foundations of human society. These AI systems negotiate contracts, manage infrastructure, make medical decisions, and even represent individuals in financial transactions—often without our awareness
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Mechanism Design for Robotics

MEDER 2026

Edited by Rogério Gonçalves, Marco Ceccarelli ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 7th IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics (MEDER), held in Uberlândia, Brazil, on 17–20 June 2026. It gathers contributions by researchers from several countries on all major areas of robotic research, development and innovation, as well as new applications and current trends. The topics covered include: theoretical and computational kinematics ... Read more

$357.39 CAD

This book presents the proceedings of the 7th IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics (MEDER), held in Uberlândia, Brazil, on 17–20 June 2026. It gathers contributions by researchers from several countries on all major areas of robotic research, development and innovation, as well as new applications and current trends. The topics covered include: theoretical and computational kinematics
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Artificial Intelligence in Education

27th International Conference, AIED 2026, Seoul, South Korea, June 27–July 3, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Emmanuel G. Blanchard, Guanliang Chen, Min Chi, Seiji Isotani ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This six-volume set LNAI constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2026, held in Seoul, South Korea, during June 27–July 3, 2026.The 143 full papers and 165 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 1241 submissions.The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1: ... Read more

$128.09 CAD

This six-volume set LNAI constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2026, held in Seoul, South Korea, during June 27–July 3, 2026.The 143 full papers and 165 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 1241 submissions.The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1:
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The Algorithmic Statecraft: A Universal Blueprint for Global AI Governance and AI Ethics

by ABHIJEET SARKAR ...

THE DEFINITIVE BLUEPRINT FOR GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — AND THE ONE POLICYMAKERS CAN ACTUALLY USEIn January 2021, a national government resigned. Not over a war or a budget — over a risk-scoring model. Tens of thousands of families had been wrongly branded as fraudsters by a system nobody voted for, in a wealthy country with strong courts, a free press, and world-leading data protection ... Read more

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THE DEFINITIVE BLUEPRINT FOR GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — AND THE ONE POLICYMAKERS CAN ACTUALLY USEIn January 2021, a national government resigned. Not over a war or a budget — over a risk-scoring model. Tens of thousands of families had been wrongly branded as fraudsters by a system nobody voted for, in a wealthy country with strong courts, a free press, and world-leading data protection
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Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction

Third IFIP TC 5 DCITDRR International Conference, ITDRR 2018, Held at the 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, Poznan, Poland, September 20–21, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Yuko Murayama, Dimiter Velev, Plamena Zlateva ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third IFIP TC 5 DCITDRR International Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction, ITDRR 2018, held as part of the 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, in Poznan, Poland, in September 2018.The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The papers focus ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This volume constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third IFIP TC 5 DCITDRR International Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction, ITDRR 2018, held as part of the 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, in Poznan, Poland, in September 2018.The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The papers focus
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Beginning Spring 5

From Novice to Professional

by Joseph B. Ottinger, Andrew Lombardi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get started with Spring Framework 5 and its ecosystem, with a guide to the working practices in modern development. Authors Joseph Ottinger and Andrew Lombardi will teach you how to use the Spring Framework to build Java-based applications, web applications, and microservices. You’ll see how Spring has drastically and positively affected the way we program and design applications in Java.Beginning ... Read more

$68.29 CAD

Get started with Spring Framework 5 and its ecosystem, with a guide to the working practices in modern development. Authors Joseph Ottinger and Andrew Lombardi will teach you how to use the Spring Framework to build Java-based applications, web applications, and microservices. You’ll see how Spring has drastically and positively affected the way we program and design applications in Java.Beginning
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Java Design Patterns

A Hands-On Experience with Real-World Examples

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use the step-by-step approach of this book to learn and implement design patterns in real-world applications. It focuses on classical design patterns with Java 17 and Eclipse (2021-09). In addition to Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns, the book covers popular and alternative design patterns and includes criticisms of design patterns in a chapter on anti-patterns.The book is divided into four ... Read more

$80.19 CAD

Use the step-by-step approach of this book to learn and implement design patterns in real-world applications. It focuses on classical design patterns with Java 17 and Eclipse (2021-09). In addition to Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns, the book covers popular and alternative design patterns and includes criticisms of design patterns in a chapter on anti-patterns.The book is divided into four
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Machine Learning Engineering on AWS

Build, scale, and secure machine learning systems and MLOps pipelines in production

by Joshua Arvin Lat ...

Work seamlessly with production-ready machine learning systems and pipelines on AWS by addressing key pain points encountered in the ML life cycleKey FeaturesGain practical knowledge of managing ML workloads on AWS using Amazon SageMaker, Amazon EKS, and moreUse container and serverless services to solve a variety of ML engineering requirementsDesign, build, and secure automated MLOps pipelines ... Read more

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Work seamlessly with production-ready machine learning systems and pipelines on AWS by addressing key pain points encountered in the ML life cycleKey FeaturesGain practical knowledge of managing ML workloads on AWS using Amazon SageMaker, Amazon EKS, and moreUse container and serverless services to solve a variety of ML engineering requirementsDesign, build, and secure automated MLOps pipelines
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Virtual und Augmented Reality (VR/AR)

Grundlagen und Methoden von Extended Realities (XR)

Edited by Ralf Dörner, Wolfgang Broll, Paul Grimm, Bernhard Jung ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Dieses Buch vermittelt Ihnen einen Eindruck von der Virtuellen und Augmentierten RealitätDie aktualisierte und erweiterte Drittauflage dieses umfassenden Lehrbuchs bietet Studierenden, Lehrenden, Forschenden, Anwendern und Interessierten einen wissenschaftlich fundierten und dabei auch gleichzeitig praxisnahen Einstieg in die Grundlagen und Methoden der Virtuellen und Augmentierten Realität (VR/AR ... Read more

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Dieses Buch vermittelt Ihnen einen Eindruck von der Virtuellen und Augmentierten RealitätDie aktualisierte und erweiterte Drittauflage dieses umfassenden Lehrbuchs bietet Studierenden, Lehrenden, Forschenden, Anwendern und Interessierten einen wissenschaftlich fundierten und dabei auch gleichzeitig praxisnahen Einstieg in die Grundlagen und Methoden der Virtuellen und Augmentierten Realität (VR/AR
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Artificial Intelligence

by SHEILA KIPKORE ...

"Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to the Future" is an insightful e-book that offers a comprehensive overview of one of the most transformative technologies of our time. Geared towards both beginners and enthusiasts, this book demystifies artificial intelligence (AI) by breaking down complex concepts into digestible, easy-to-understand explanations.The e-book explores the origins and ... Read more

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"Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to the Future" is an insightful e-book that offers a comprehensive overview of one of the most transformative technologies of our time. Geared towards both beginners and enthusiasts, this book demystifies artificial intelligence (AI) by breaking down complex concepts into digestible, easy-to-understand explanations.The e-book explores the origins and
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Robust Multimodal Cognitive Load Measurement

by Fang Chen, Jianlong Zhou, Yang Wang, Kun Yu, Syed Z. Arshad, Ahmad Khawaji, Dan Conway ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book explores robust multimodal cognitive load measurement with physiological and behavioural modalities, which involve the eye, Galvanic Skin Response, speech, language, pen input, mouse movement and multimodality fusions. Factors including stress, trust, and environmental factors such as illumination are discussed regarding their implications for cognitive load measurement. Furthermore, ... Read more

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This book explores robust multimodal cognitive load measurement with physiological and behavioural modalities, which involve the eye, Galvanic Skin Response, speech, language, pen input, mouse movement and multimodality fusions. Factors including stress, trust, and environmental factors such as illumination are discussed regarding their implications for cognitive load measurement. Furthermore,
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Advanced Design and Implementation of Virtual Machines

by Xiao-Feng Li ...

Along with the increasingly important runtime engines pervasive in our daily-life computing, there is a strong demand from the software community for a solid presentation on the design and implementation of modern virtual machines, including the Java virtual machine, JavaScript engine and Android execution engine. The community expects to see not only formal algorithm description, but also ... Read more

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Along with the increasingly important runtime engines pervasive in our daily-life computing, there is a strong demand from the software community for a solid presentation on the design and implementation of modern virtual machines, including the Java virtual machine, JavaScript engine and Android execution engine. The community expects to see not only formal algorithm description, but also
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Software Engineering in Health Care

4th International Symposium, FHIES 2014, and 6th International Workshop, SEHC 2014, Washington, DC, USA, July 17-18, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michaela Huhn, Laurie Williams ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the jointly held conferences FHIES 2014, 4th International Symposium on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systems, and SEHC 2014, 6th International Workshop on Software Engineering in Health Care. The meeting took place in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2014.The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected ... Read more

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This book constitutes revised selected papers from the jointly held conferences FHIES 2014, 4th International Symposium on Foundations of Health Information Engineering and Systems, and SEHC 2014, 6th International Workshop on Software Engineering in Health Care. The meeting took place in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2014.The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected
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Learn Swift on the Mac

For OS X and iOS

by Waqar Malik ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
There's a new language in town. Swift is Apple's new, native, fast, and easy to learn programming language for iOS and OS X app development. It's their "Objective-C without the C". If you are an iOS developer or planning to become one, learning Swift is your #1 priority, and Learn Swift on the Mac tells you everything you need to get up to speed, well, swiftly.You'll start with the Swift ... Read more

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There's a new language in town. Swift is Apple's new, native, fast, and easy to learn programming language for iOS and OS X app development. It's their "Objective-C without the C". If you are an iOS developer or planning to become one, learning Swift is your #1 priority, and Learn Swift on the Mac tells you everything you need to get up to speed, well, swiftly.You'll start with the Swift
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Augmented Reality Games I

Understanding the Pokémon GO Phenomenon

Edited by Vladimir Geroimenko ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is the first of two comprehensive volumes that provide a thorough and multi-faceted research into the emerging field of augmented reality games and consider a wide range of its major issues. These first ever research monographs on augmented reality games have been written by a team of 70 leading researchers, practitioners and artists from 20 countries.In Volume I, the phenomenon of the ... Read more

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This is the first of two comprehensive volumes that provide a thorough and multi-faceted research into the emerging field of augmented reality games and consider a wide range of its major issues. These first ever research monographs on augmented reality games have been written by a team of 70 leading researchers, practitioners and artists from 20 countries.In Volume I, the phenomenon of the
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Coding mit KI für Dummies

by Chris Minnick ...

Series series Für Dummies
Lassen Sie sich beim Programmieren assistierenVon der Prozessautomatisierung über die Code-Optimierung bis hin zur Erledigung von Kernaufgaben wie Dokumentation, Debugging und Aktualisierung – künstliche Intelligenz hilft Ihnen dabei, sich auf den Kern Ihrer Entwicklungsarbeit zu konzentrieren. In diesem Buch lernen Sie die wichtigsten Plattformen kennen, mit denen Sie neuen Code schreiben und ... Read more

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Lassen Sie sich beim Programmieren assistierenVon der Prozessautomatisierung über die Code-Optimierung bis hin zur Erledigung von Kernaufgaben wie Dokumentation, Debugging und Aktualisierung – künstliche Intelligenz hilft Ihnen dabei, sich auf den Kern Ihrer Entwicklungsarbeit zu konzentrieren. In diesem Buch lernen Sie die wichtigsten Plattformen kennen, mit denen Sie neuen Code schreiben und
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Artifical Intelligence

by J.C. Lesko ...

Artificial intelligence has been a cornerstone of human imagination for decades. Once a concept limited to the realms of science fiction, it has now become a pervasive reality. From the devices in our homes to the algorithms shaping industries, AI is redefining what is possible, often faster than we can adapt. It is a technology that excites, inspires, and sometimes unnerves us – capturing the ... Read more

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Artificial intelligence has been a cornerstone of human imagination for decades. Once a concept limited to the realms of science fiction, it has now become a pervasive reality. From the devices in our homes to the algorithms shaping industries, AI is redefining what is possible, often faster than we can adapt. It is a technology that excites, inspires, and sometimes unnerves us – capturing the
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