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Biometric Security and Privacy

Opportunities & Challenges in The Big Data Era

Edited by Richard Jiang, Somaya Al-maadeed, Ahmed Bouridane, Prof. Danny Crookes, Azeddine Beghdadi ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book highlights recent research advances on biometrics using new methods such as deep learning, nonlinear graph embedding, fuzzy approaches, and ensemble learning. Included are special biometric technologies related to privacy and security issues, such as cancellable biometrics and soft biometrics. The book also focuses on several emerging topics such as big data issues, internet of things, ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book highlights recent research advances on biometrics using new methods such as deep learning, nonlinear graph embedding, fuzzy approaches, and ensemble learning. Included are special biometric technologies related to privacy and security issues, such as cancellable biometrics and soft biometrics. The book also focuses on several emerging topics such as big data issues, internet of things,
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Das etwas andere Datenbank-Buch

Daten denken von der Idee zur Datenbank - Grundlagen, SQL, Low-Code- und No-Code-Lösungen

by Markus Schall ...

Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die Datenbanken nicht nur technisch umsetzen, sondern wirklich verstehen wollen. Ob Du privat ein Projekt planst, im Job mehr Struktur brauchst oder einfach neugierig bist: Hier bekommst Du eine praxisnahe Einführung, die ohne Fachchinesisch auskommt - dafür mit vielen Beispielen, Denkanstößen und echten Aha-Momenten. Vom Kopf zur Datenbank - Schritt für Schritt: ... Read more

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Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die Datenbanken nicht nur technisch umsetzen, sondern wirklich verstehen wollen. Ob Du privat ein Projekt planst, im Job mehr Struktur brauchst oder einfach neugierig bist: Hier bekommst Du eine praxisnahe Einführung, die ohne Fachchinesisch auskommt - dafür mit vielen Beispielen, Denkanstößen und echten Aha-Momenten. Vom Kopf zur Datenbank - Schritt für Schritt:
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Le BIM entre recherche et industrialisation

Ingénierie et architecture, enseignement et recherche - Édition bilingue

by Charles-Edouard Tolmer, Régine Teulier ...

Series series Blanche BTP
Édition bilangue français/anglaisLe BIM est actuellement testé dans de multiples démarches d'entreprises de la construction. Ce qui relevait jusqu'ici du questionnement et des expérimentations est désormais à maturité, les entreprises ayant dépassé le stade de l'exploration pour mettre en oeuvre des solutions. On trouvera ici un choix représentatif de travaux portant sur les infrastructures comme ... Read more

$44.81 CAD

Édition bilangue français/anglaisLe BIM est actuellement testé dans de multiples démarches d'entreprises de la construction. Ce qui relevait jusqu'ici du questionnement et des expérimentations est désormais à maturité, les entreprises ayant dépassé le stade de l'exploration pour mettre en oeuvre des solutions. On trouvera ici un choix représentatif de travaux portant sur les infrastructures comme
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Talker Quality in Human and Machine Interaction

Modeling the Listener’s Perspective in Passive and Interactive Scenarios

by Benjamin Weiss ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The book discusses subjective ratings of quality and preference of unknown voices and dialog partners – their likability, for example. Human natural and artificial voices are studied in passive listening and interactive scenarios. In this book, the background, state of research, and contributions to the assessment and prediction of talker quality that is constituted in voice perception and in ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

The book discusses subjective ratings of quality and preference of unknown voices and dialog partners – their likability, for example. Human natural and artificial voices are studied in passive listening and interactive scenarios. In this book, the background, state of research, and contributions to the assessment and prediction of talker quality that is constituted in voice perception and in
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Mastering pandas

A complete guide to pandas, from installation to advanced data analysis techniques

by Ashish Kumar ...

Perform advanced data manipulation tasks using pandas and become an expert data analyst.Key FeaturesManipulate and analyze your data expertly using the power of pandasWork with missing data and time series data and become a true pandas expertIncludes expert tips and techniques on making your data analysis tasks easierBook Descriptionpandas is a popular Python library used by data scientists and ... Read more

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Perform advanced data manipulation tasks using pandas and become an expert data analyst.Key FeaturesManipulate and analyze your data expertly using the power of pandasWork with missing data and time series data and become a true pandas expertIncludes expert tips and techniques on making your data analysis tasks easierBook Descriptionpandas is a popular Python library used by data scientists and
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RGB-D Image Analysis and Processing

Edited by Paul L. Rosin, Yu-Kun Lai, Ling Shao, Yonghuai Liu ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book focuses on the fundamentals and recent advances in RGB-D imaging as well as covering a range of RGB-D applications. The topics covered include: data acquisition, data quality assessment, filling holes, 3D reconstruction, SLAM, multiple depth camera systems, segmentation, object detection, salience detection, pose estimation, geometric modelling, fall detection, autonomous driving, motor ... Read more

$267.69 CAD

This book focuses on the fundamentals and recent advances in RGB-D imaging as well as covering a range of RGB-D applications. The topics covered include: data acquisition, data quality assessment, filling holes, 3D reconstruction, SLAM, multiple depth camera systems, segmentation, object detection, salience detection, pose estimation, geometric modelling, fall detection, autonomous driving, motor
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Citizen in Sensor Networks

Second International Workshop, CitiSens 2013, Barcelona, Spain, September 19, 2013, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Jordi Nin, Daniel Villatoro ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Citizen Sensor Networks, CitiSens 2013, held in Barcelona, Spain, in September 2013. The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. The topics covered are: trajectory mining, smart cities, multi-agents systems, networks simulation, smart sensors and clustering or data ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Citizen Sensor Networks, CitiSens 2013, held in Barcelona, Spain, in September 2013. The 8 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. The topics covered are: trajectory mining, smart cities, multi-agents systems, networks simulation, smart sensors and clustering or data
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

8th International Conference, VAMR 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, Canada, July 17-22, 2016. Proceedings

Edited by Stephanie Lackey, Randall Shumaker ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on HCI in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, which took place in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016.HCII 2016 received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on HCI in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, which took place in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016.HCII 2016 received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful
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Advances in Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure

Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA

Edited by Jerzy Charytonowicz, Christianne Falcão ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book discusses human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment and architecture. It reports on advanced engineering methods for sustainable infrastructure design, architecture as well as on assessments of the efficient methods and the social, environmental, and economic impact of various designs and projects. The book covers a range of ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

This book discusses human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment and architecture. It reports on advanced engineering methods for sustainable infrastructure design, architecture as well as on assessments of the efficient methods and the social, environmental, and economic impact of various designs and projects. The book covers a range of
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OpenSHMEM and Related Technologies. OpenSHMEM in the Era of Extreme Heterogeneity

5th Workshop, OpenSHMEM 2018, Baltimore, MD, USA, August 21–23, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Swaroop Pophale, Neena Imam, Ferrol Aderholdt, Manjunath Gorentla Venkata ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th OpenSHMEM Workshop, held in Baltimore, MD, USA, in August 2018.The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers discuss a variety of ideas for extending the OpenSHMEM specification and discuss a variety of concepts, including interesting use of OpenSHMEM in HOOVER – a distributed ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th OpenSHMEM Workshop, held in Baltimore, MD, USA, in August 2018.The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers discuss a variety of ideas for extending the OpenSHMEM specification and discuss a variety of concepts, including interesting use of OpenSHMEM in HOOVER – a distributed
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Network Science with Python and NetworkX Quick Start Guide

Explore and visualize network data effectively

by Edward L. Platt ...

Manipulate and analyze network data with the power of Python and NetworkXKey FeaturesUnderstand the terminology and basic concepts of network scienceLeverage the power of Python and NetworkX to represent data as a networkApply common techniques for working with network data of varying sizesBook DescriptionNetworkX is a leading free and open source package used for network science with the Python ... Read more

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Manipulate and analyze network data with the power of Python and NetworkXKey FeaturesUnderstand the terminology and basic concepts of network scienceLeverage the power of Python and NetworkX to represent data as a networkApply common techniques for working with network data of varying sizesBook DescriptionNetworkX is a leading free and open source package used for network science with the Python
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Distributed User Interfaces: Usability and Collaboration

Edited by Victor M.R. Penichet, Ricardo Tesoriero, María D. Lozano, Jose A. Gallud ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Written by international researchers in the field of Distributed User Interfaces (DUIs), this book brings together important contributions regarding collaboration and usability in Distributed User Interface settings. Throughout the thirteen chapters authors address key questions concerning how collaboration can be improved by using DUIs, including:in which situations a DUI is suitable to ease the ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

Written by international researchers in the field of Distributed User Interfaces (DUIs), this book brings together important contributions regarding collaboration and usability in Distributed User Interface settings. Throughout the thirteen chapters authors address key questions concerning how collaboration can be improved by using DUIs, including:in which situations a DUI is suitable to ease the
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Working with Groupware

Understanding and Evaluating Collaboration Technology

by J.H. Erik Andriessen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This publication has grown out of two frustrations. One is the experience that so many applications in the area of information and communication technology (lCT) are built without an eye to what the users can handle or need for their work, systematic user oriented evaluation of new tools is therefore limited. The video recorder provides a good general example of this phenomenon, but more ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This publication has grown out of two frustrations. One is the experience that so many applications in the area of information and communication technology (lCT) are built without an eye to what the users can handle or need for their work, systematic user oriented evaluation of new tools is therefore limited. The video recorder provides a good general example of this phenomenon, but more
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Haptic Interaction

Perception, Devices and Applications

Edited by Ki-Uk Kyung, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Hideyuki Ando ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book is aimed not only at haptics and human interface researchers, but also at developers and designers from manufacturing corporations and the entertainment industry who are working to change our lives. This publication comprises the proceedings of the first International AsiaHaptics conference, held in Tsukuba, Japan, in 2014. The book describes the state of the art of the diverse haptics- ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book is aimed not only at haptics and human interface researchers, but also at developers and designers from manufacturing corporations and the entertainment industry who are working to change our lives. This publication comprises the proceedings of the first International AsiaHaptics conference, held in Tsukuba, Japan, in 2014. The book describes the state of the art of the diverse haptics-
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E-Learning and Games

11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26–28, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Christos Gatzidis, Feng Tian, Wen Tang, Fred Charles, Abdennour El Rhalibi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2017, held in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, in June 2017. The 19 fulland 17 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Virtual reality and augmented reality in edutainment; gamification ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Edutainment 2017, held in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, in June 2017. The 19 fulland 17 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Virtual reality and augmented reality in edutainment; gamification
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ES6 for Humans

The Latest Standard of JavaScript: ES2015 and Beyond

by Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn ES6 best practices for code optimization and organization and walk through practical, common examples of how to implement complete components of your applications. While this book covers the basic concepts of modern JavaScript, it primarily focuses on the new syntax, data-types, functionalities, and everything else that's new in ES6, the latest standard of JavaScript.You'll examine how to ... Read more

$68.29 CAD

Learn ES6 best practices for code optimization and organization and walk through practical, common examples of how to implement complete components of your applications. While this book covers the basic concepts of modern JavaScript, it primarily focuses on the new syntax, data-types, functionalities, and everything else that's new in ES6, the latest standard of JavaScript.You'll examine how to
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A Beginner's Guide to Scala, Object Orientation and Functional Programming

by John Hunt ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Scala is now an established programming language developed by Martin Oderskey and his team at the EPFL. The name Scala is derived from Sca(lable) La(nguage). Scala is a multi-paradigm language, incorporating object oriented approaches with functional programming.Although some familiarity with standard computing concepts is assumed (such as the idea of compiling a program and executing this ... Read more

$76.89 CAD

Scala is now an established programming language developed by Martin Oderskey and his team at the EPFL. The name Scala is derived from Sca(lable) La(nguage). Scala is a multi-paradigm language, incorporating object oriented approaches with functional programming.Although some familiarity with standard computing concepts is assumed (such as the idea of compiling a program and executing this
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Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning

16th International Conference, LPNMR 2022, Genova, Italy, September 5–9, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Georg Gottlob, Daniela Inclezan, Marco Maratea ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning, LPNMR 2022, held in Genova, Italy, in September 2022.The 34 full papers and 5 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Technical Contributions; Systems; ... Read more

$93.49 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning, LPNMR 2022, held in Genova, Italy, in September 2022.The 34 full papers and 5 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Technical Contributions; Systems;
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African Artificial Intelligence

Discovering Africa's AI Identity

by Mark Nasila ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is upending life, work, and play as we know it, and it's only just getting started. The rise of AI is a milestone on par with the discovery of fire, the invention of the wheel, and the creation of the internet. In short, AI is going to change everything. For some, that's an exciting prospect. For others, it's terrifying. However you feel about AI, there's no escaping ... Read more

$17.19 CAD

Artificial intelligence (AI) is upending life, work, and play as we know it, and it's only just getting started. The rise of AI is a milestone on par with the discovery of fire, the invention of the wheel, and the creation of the internet. In short, AI is going to change everything. For some, that's an exciting prospect. For others, it's terrifying. However you feel about AI, there's no escaping
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HCI in Business, Government and Organizations

11th International Conference, HCIBGO 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Keng Leng Siau ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set of HCIBGO 2024 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11h International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA.Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCIBGO ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This two-volume set of HCIBGO 2024 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11h International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in from June 29 - July 4, 2024 in Washington DC, USA.Two volumes of the HCII 2024 proceedings are dedicated to this year’s edition of the HCIBGO
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Joder con la ia!

by DG Drake ...

"No todo lo que piensa una máquina es inteligente. Pero todo lo que no entiendas... puede acabar programándote a ti." ESTO NO ES UN MANUAL. NO ES UN LIBRO MÃS. ES LA INFORMACIÓN QUE NECESITAS PARA ENTENDER LA IA ANTES DE QUE SEA TARDE. Mientras debatimos si la inteligencia artificial salvará el mundo o lo arruinará, ya está transformando industrias, redefiniendo profesiones y reescribiendo las ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"No todo lo que piensa una máquina es inteligente. Pero todo lo que no entiendas... puede acabar programándote a ti." ESTO NO ES UN MANUAL. NO ES UN LIBRO MÃS. ES LA INFORMACIÓN QUE NECESITAS PARA ENTENDER LA IA ANTES DE QUE SEA TARDE. Mientras debatimos si la inteligencia artificial salvará el mundo o lo arruinará, ya está transformando industrias, redefiniendo profesiones y reescribiendo las
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PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition

by Peter G ...

Offering a detailed practical look at PostgreSQL 16's new features, "PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition" equips database administrators and developers to take advantage of the most recent developments. This edition provides in-depth coverage of enhanced logical replication, which now includes the ability to replicate from standby servers. We provide detailed instructions for setting up these ... Read more

$42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Offering a detailed practical look at PostgreSQL 16's new features, "PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition" equips database administrators and developers to take advantage of the most recent developments. This edition provides in-depth coverage of enhanced logical replication, which now includes the ability to replicate from standby servers. We provide detailed instructions for setting up these
... Read more
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part LXIII

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; ... Read more

$102.49 CAD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
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AI Tomorrow: Rewriting the Rules of Life, Work, and Purpose

by Malik Abualzait ...

What if everything you thought about the future… was already happening?AI isn't knocking at the door—it's in your pocket, your home, your car, your job.What if the future is not something we enter—but something we shape?Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology. It's a force transforming our lives, decisions, and sense of purpose. From smart cities to self-learning machines, AI ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What if everything you thought about the future… was already happening?AI isn't knocking at the door—it's in your pocket, your home, your car, your job.What if the future is not something we enter—but something we shape?Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology. It's a force transforming our lives, decisions, and sense of purpose. From smart cities to self-learning machines, AI
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