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Model and Data Engineering

8th International Conference, MEDI 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco, October 24–26, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by El Hassan Abdelwahed, Ladjel Bellatreche, Mattéo Golfarelli, Dominique Méry, Carlos Ordonez ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8h International Conference on Model and Data Engineering, MEDI 2018, held in Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2018.The 23 full papers and 4 short papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 86 submissions. The papers covered the recent and relevant topics in the areas of databases; ontology and model ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8h International Conference on Model and Data Engineering, MEDI 2018, held in Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2018.The 23 full papers and 4 short papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 86 submissions. The papers covered the recent and relevant topics in the areas of databases; ontology and model
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Brain-Computer Interface Research

A State-of-the-Art Summary 7

Edited by Christoph Guger, Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting, Brendan Z. Allison ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Each year, the Annual BCI Research Award recognizes the top new projects in brain-computer interface (BCI) research. This book contains summaries of these projects from the 2017 BCI Research Award. Each chapter is written by the group that submitted the BCI project that was nominated, and introduction and discussion chapters provide supporting information and explore trends that are reflected in ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

Each year, the Annual BCI Research Award recognizes the top new projects in brain-computer interface (BCI) research. This book contains summaries of these projects from the 2017 BCI Research Award. Each chapter is written by the group that submitted the BCI project that was nominated, and introduction and discussion chapters provide supporting information and explore trends that are reflected in
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Color in Electronic Display Systems

Advantages of Multi-primary Displays

by Michael E. Miller ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book explores the principles, design, and image processing of multi-primary displays, and introduces the reader to the intricacies of the typical imaging pathways which influence display design and the perception of color within a display system.Early chapters introduce the concepts behind human perception, color science, and lighting, which are necessary to fully understand multi-primary ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book explores the principles, design, and image processing of multi-primary displays, and introduces the reader to the intricacies of the typical imaging pathways which influence display design and the perception of color within a display system.Early chapters introduce the concepts behind human perception, color science, and lighting, which are necessary to fully understand multi-primary
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Think Complexity

Complexity Science and Computational Modeling

by Allen B. Downey ...

Complexity science uses computation to explore the physical and social sciences. In Think Complexity, you'll use graphs, cellular automata, and agent-based models to study topics in physics, biology, and economics.Whether you're an intermediate-level Python programmer or a student of computational modeling, you'll delve into examples of complex systems through a series of worked examples, ... Read more

$45.59 CAD

Complexity science uses computation to explore the physical and social sciences. In Think Complexity, you'll use graphs, cellular automata, and agent-based models to study topics in physics, biology, and economics.Whether you're an intermediate-level Python programmer or a student of computational modeling, you'll delve into examples of complex systems through a series of worked examples,
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Software Technologies

12th International Joint Conference, ICSOFT 2017, Madrid, Spain, July 24–26, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Enrique Cabello, Jorge Cardoso, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Marten van Sinderen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2017, held in Madrid, Spain, in July 2017.The 17 revised full papers and 24 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The topics covered in the papers include: software quality and metrics; software testing and ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2017, held in Madrid, Spain, in July 2017.The 17 revised full papers and 24 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The topics covered in the papers include: software quality and metrics; software testing and
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HCI International 2026 Posters

28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, George Margetis, Stavroula Ntoa, Margherita Antona, Gavriel Salvendy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
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 contributions to HCII 2026. Following peer review, 1463 papers and 360 posters (as short research papers) are included ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

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 contributions to HCII 2026. Following peer review, 1463 papers and 360 posters (as short research papers) are included
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Essentials of AI for Beginners: Unlock the Power of Machine Learning, Generative AI & ChatGPT to Advance Your Career, Boost Creativity & Keep Pace with Modern Innovations even if you're not Tech-Savvy

by Melissa Peneycad ...

Harness AI's potential quickly and easily for your career and creative endeavors. Gain practical skills that will turn your AI curiosity into confidence!Are you:...intrigued about AI but overwhelmed by the jargon and rapid pace of change?...concerned about being left behind because you don't know AI?...eager to learn but short on time?...excited about using AI for w... ... Read more

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Harness AI's potential quickly and easily for your career and creative endeavors. Gain practical skills that will turn your AI curiosity into confidence!Are you:...intrigued about AI but overwhelmed by the jargon and rapid pace of change?...concerned about being left behind because you don't know AI?...eager to learn but short on time?...excited about using AI for w...
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ChatGPT Playbook: 50+ Practical Prompts, Tools & Workflows to Get More from Ai

by Christopher Vale ...

Unlock the power of ChatGPT and learn how to make AI work for you.Your ChatGPT Playbook is a practical, easy-to-follow guide for anyone who wants to get more from ChatGPT—without needing technical experience or complicated jargon.Whether you're completely new to AI or already use ChatGPT and want better results, this playbook shows you how to ask smarter questions, create effective prompts, ... Read more

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Unlock the power of ChatGPT and learn how to make AI work for you.Your ChatGPT Playbook is a practical, easy-to-follow guide for anyone who wants to get more from ChatGPT—without needing technical experience or complicated jargon.Whether you're completely new to AI or already use ChatGPT and want better results, this playbook shows you how to ask smarter questions, create effective prompts,
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Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development

23rd International Conference, ICCBR 2015, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 28-30, 2015. Proceedings

Edited by Eyke Hüllermeier, Mirjam Minor ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, ICCBR 2015, held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in September 2015.The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of CBR topics that are of interest both to researchers and practitioners ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, ICCBR 2015, held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in September 2015.The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of CBR topics that are of interest both to researchers and practitioners
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Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends

Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, October 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy

Edited by Maria Chiara Carrozza, Silvestro Micera, José L. Pons ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018, ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018,
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Python Data Mining Quick Start Guide

A beginner's guide to extracting valuable insights from your data

by Nathan Greeneltch ...

Explore the different data mining techniques using the libraries and packages offered by PythonKey FeaturesGrasp the basics of data loading, cleaning, analysis, and visualizationUse the popular Python libraries such as NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, and scikit-learn for data miningYour one-stop guide to build efficient data mining pipelines without going into too much theoryBook DescriptionData mining ... Read more

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Explore the different data mining techniques using the libraries and packages offered by PythonKey FeaturesGrasp the basics of data loading, cleaning, analysis, and visualizationUse the popular Python libraries such as NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, and scikit-learn for data miningYour one-stop guide to build efficient data mining pipelines without going into too much theoryBook DescriptionData mining
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Cyber Deception

Techniques, Strategies, and Human Aspects

Edited by Tiffany Bao, Milind Tambe, Cliff Wang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book introduces recent research results for cyber deception, a promising field for proactive cyber defense. The beauty and challenge of cyber deception is that it is an interdisciplinary research field requiring study from techniques and strategies to human aspects.This book covers a wide variety of cyber deception research, including game theory, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, ... Read more

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This book introduces recent research results for cyber deception, a promising field for proactive cyber defense. The beauty and challenge of cyber deception is that it is an interdisciplinary research field requiring study from techniques and strategies to human aspects.This book covers a wide variety of cyber deception research, including game theory, artificial intelligence, cognitive science,
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AIxIA 2023 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence

XXIInd International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2023, Rome, Italy, November 6–9, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Roberto Basili, Domenico Lembo, Carla Limongelli, Andrea Orlandini ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the XXIInd International Conference on AIxIA 2023 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2023, held in Rome, Italy, during November 6–10, 2023.The 33 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Argumentation and Logic Programming, Natural ... Read more

$89.69 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the XXIInd International Conference on AIxIA 2023 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2023, held in Rome, Italy, during November 6–10, 2023.The 33 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Argumentation and Logic Programming, Natural
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Artificial Intelligence

1, #114

by Stephen K. Marchant, Stephen Kolarin ...

Series Book 114 - 1
Thousands of years ago, Western, Indian, Chinese, and Greek philosophers proposed making machines and computers smarter. These philosophers attempted to characterize human thought as a symbolic system.Their efforts saw some light when, in the 1940s, their line of thought led to the discovery of a machine based on the intellectual principle of mathematical reasoning. The programmable digital ... Read more

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Thousands of years ago, Western, Indian, Chinese, and Greek philosophers proposed making machines and computers smarter. These philosophers attempted to characterize human thought as a symbolic system.Their efforts saw some light when, in the 1940s, their line of thought led to the discovery of a machine based on the intellectual principle of mathematical reasoning. The programmable digital
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Effects of Data Overload on User Quality of Experience

by Josephina Antoniou, Orestis Tringides ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book introduces a unique perspective on the use of data from popular emerging technologies and the effect on user quality of experience (QoE). The term data is first refined into specific types of data such as financial data, personal data, public data, context data, generated data, and the popular big data. The book focuses the responsible use of data, with consideration to ethics and ... Read more

$153.69 CAD

This book introduces a unique perspective on the use of data from popular emerging technologies and the effect on user quality of experience (QoE). The term data is first refined into specific types of data such as financial data, personal data, public data, context data, generated data, and the popular big data. The book focuses the responsible use of data, with consideration to ethics and
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Practical C++20 Financial Programming

Problem Solving for Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Business, and Economics

by Carlos Oliveira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Apply C++ to programming problems in the financial industry using this hands-on book, updated for C++20. It explains those aspects of the language that are more frequently used in writing financial software, including the Standard Template Library (STL), templates, and various numerical libraries. Practical C++20 Financial Programming also describes many of the important problems in financial ... Read more

$68.29 CAD

Apply C++ to programming problems in the financial industry using this hands-on book, updated for C++20. It explains those aspects of the language that are more frequently used in writing financial software, including the Standard Template Library (STL), templates, and various numerical libraries. Practical C++20 Financial Programming also describes many of the important problems in financial
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Amazon Redshift Cookbook

Recipes for building modern data warehousing solutions

by Shruti Worlikar, Thiyagarajan Arumugam, Harshida Patel ...

Discover how to build a cloud-based data warehouse at petabyte-scale that is burstable and built to scale for end-to-end analytical solutionsKey FeaturesDiscover how to translate familiar data warehousing concepts into Redshift implementationUse impressive Redshift features to optimize development, productionizing, and operations processesFind out how to use advanced features such as concurrency ... Read more

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Discover how to build a cloud-based data warehouse at petabyte-scale that is burstable and built to scale for end-to-end analytical solutionsKey FeaturesDiscover how to translate familiar data warehousing concepts into Redshift implementationUse impressive Redshift features to optimize development, productionizing, and operations processesFind out how to use advanced features such as concurrency
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Designing for User Engagement on the Web

10 Basic Principles

Edited by Cheryl Geisler ...

Designing for User Engagement on the Web: 10 Basic Principles is concerned with making user experience engaging. The cascade of social web applications we are now familiar with — blogs, consumer reviews, wikis, and social networking — are all engaging experiences. But engagement is an increasingly common goal in business and productivity environments as well. This book provides a foundation for ... Read more

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Designing for User Engagement on the Web: 10 Basic Principles is concerned with making user experience engaging. The cascade of social web applications we are now familiar with — blogs, consumer reviews, wikis, and social networking — are all engaging experiences. But engagement is an increasingly common goal in business and productivity environments as well. This book provides a foundation for
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Seeing Smart Cities Through a Multi-Dimensional Lens

Perspectives, Relationships, and Patterns for Success

by H. Patricia McKenna ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book provides an interdisciplinary lens for exploring, assessing, and coming to new understandings of smart cities and regions, focusing on the six dimensions of sensing, awareness, learning, openness, innovation, and disruption. Using a hybrid case study and correlational approach, people from diverse sectors in a variety of small to medium to large-sized cities in multiple countries (e.g., ... Read more

$140.89 CAD

This book provides an interdisciplinary lens for exploring, assessing, and coming to new understandings of smart cities and regions, focusing on the six dimensions of sensing, awareness, learning, openness, innovation, and disruption. Using a hybrid case study and correlational approach, people from diverse sectors in a variety of small to medium to large-sized cities in multiple countries (e.g.,
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Streaming Data Mesh

A Model for Optimizing Real-Time Data Services

by Hubert Dulay, Stephen Mooney ...

Data lakes and warehouses have become increasingly fragile, costly, and difficult to maintain as data gets bigger and moves faster. Data meshes can help your organization decentralize data, giving ownership back to the engineers who produced it. This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of data mesh patterns for streaming and real-time data services.Authors Hubert Dulay and Stephen ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

Data lakes and warehouses have become increasingly fragile, costly, and difficult to maintain as data gets bigger and moves faster. Data meshes can help your organization decentralize data, giving ownership back to the engineers who produced it. This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of data mesh patterns for streaming and real-time data services.Authors Hubert Dulay and Stephen
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

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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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The Digital Doctor

How Digital Health Can Transform Healthcare

Edited by Chayakrit Krittanawong ...

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Medical Informatics**The Digital Doctor: How Digital Health Can Transform Healthcare discusses digital health and demonstrates the appropriateness of each technology using an evidence-based approach. It serves as a comprehensive summary on current, evidence-based digital health applications, future novel digital health ... Read more

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**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Medical Informatics**The Digital Doctor: How Digital Health Can Transform Healthcare discusses digital health and demonstrates the appropriateness of each technology using an evidence-based approach. It serves as a comprehensive summary on current, evidence-based digital health applications, future novel digital health
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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;
... Read more
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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;
... Read more

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