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Augmented and Virtual Reality

Second International Conference, AVR 2015, Lecce, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Lucio Tommaso De Paolis, Antonio Mongelli ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality, AVR 2015, held in Lecce, Italy, in September 2015.The 32 papers and 8 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The SALENTO AVR 2015 conference brings together a community of researchers from academia and industry, computer scientists, ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality, AVR 2015, held in Lecce, Italy, in September 2015.The 32 papers and 8 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The SALENTO AVR 2015 conference brings together a community of researchers from academia and industry, computer scientists,
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Citizen’s Right to the Digital City

Urban Interfaces, Activism, and Placemaking

Edited by Marcus Foth, Martin Brynskov, Timo Ojala ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Edited by thought leaders in the fields of urban informatics and urban interaction design, this book brings together case studies and examples from around the world to discuss the role that urban interfaces, citizen action, and city making play in the quest to create and maintain not only secure and resilient, but productive, sustainable and viable urban environments. The book debates the impact ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Edited by thought leaders in the fields of urban informatics and urban interaction design, this book brings together case studies and examples from around the world to discuss the role that urban interfaces, citizen action, and city making play in the quest to create and maintain not only secure and resilient, but productive, sustainable and viable urban environments. The book debates the impact
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Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer Exam 1Z0-809: A Comprehensive OCPJP 8 Certification Guide

A Comprehensive OCPJP 8 Certification Guide

by Hari Kiran Kumar, Tushar Sharma, SG Ganesh ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step and one-stop guide for the Java SE 8 Programmer II exam (IZ0-809). Salient features of this book include: 100% coverage of the exam topics, a full-length mock exam, practice exam questions, exam notes and tips.Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II Guide (Exam IZ0-809) is a comprehensive guide for the OCPJP 8 exam.The book starts by ... Read more

$95.79 CAD

This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step and one-stop guide for the Java SE 8 Programmer II exam (IZ0-809). Salient features of this book include: 100% coverage of the exam topics, a full-length mock exam, practice exam questions, exam notes and tips.Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II Guide (Exam IZ0-809) is a comprehensive guide for the OCPJP 8 exam.The book starts by
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Globalizing Domain-Specific Languages

International Dagstuhl Seminar, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, October 5-10, 2014, Revised Papers

Edited by Betty H.C. Cheng, Robert B. France, Bernhard Rumpe, Jean-Marc Jézéquel, Benoit Combemale ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The development of modern complex software-intensive systems often involves the use of multiple DSMLs that capture different system aspects. Supporting coordinated use of DSMLs leads to what we call the globalization of modeling languages, that is, the use of multiple modeling languages to support coordinated development of diverse aspects of a system.In this book, a number of articles describe ... Read more

$51.29 CAD

The development of modern complex software-intensive systems often involves the use of multiple DSMLs that capture different system aspects. Supporting coordinated use of DSMLs leads to what we call the globalization of modeling languages, that is, the use of multiple modeling languages to support coordinated development of diverse aspects of a system.In this book, a number of articles describe
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Image and Video Technology

PSIVT 2017 International Workshops, Wuhan, China, November 20-24, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Shin'ichi Satoh ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of five international workshops held in the framework of the 8th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2017, in Wuhan, China, in November 2017: Workshop on Human Behavior Analysis; Workshop on Educational Cloud and Image/Video Enriched Cloud Services, ECIVECS; Workshop: Vision Meets Graphics, VG; ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of five international workshops held in the framework of the 8th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2017, in Wuhan, China, in November 2017: Workshop on Human Behavior Analysis; Workshop on Educational Cloud and Image/Video Enriched Cloud Services, ECIVECS; Workshop: Vision Meets Graphics, VG;
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Applications of Evolutionary Computation

22nd International Conference, EvoApplications 2019, Held as Part of EvoStar 2019, Leipzig, Germany, April 24–26, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Paul Kaufmann, Pedro A. Castillo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2019, held in Leipzig, Germany, in April 2019, co-located with the Evo*2019 events EuroGP, EvoCOP and EvoMUSART.The 44 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2019, held in Leipzig, Germany, in April 2019, co-located with the Evo*2019 events EuroGP, EvoCOP and EvoMUSART.The 44 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named:
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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Acceptance, Communication and Participation

4th International Conference, ITAP 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15–20, 2018, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Jia Zhou, Gavriel Salvendy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference onHuman Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2018, held as part of the 20th International Conference, HCI International 2018, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 2018.The total of 1171 papers and 160 posters included in the 30 HCII 2018 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 4346 ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference onHuman Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2018, held as part of the 20th International Conference, HCI International 2018, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 2018.The total of 1171 papers and 160 posters included in the 30 HCII 2018 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 4346
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Virtual Manufacturing

by Wasim Ahmed Khan, Kai Cheng, Abdul Raouf ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Virtual Manufacturing presents a novel concept of combining human computer interfaces with virtual reality for discrete and continuous manufacturing systems. The authors address the relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering, before embarking on a description of the methodology for building augmented reality for manufacturing processes and ... Read more

$370.19 CAD

Virtual Manufacturing presents a novel concept of combining human computer interfaces with virtual reality for discrete and continuous manufacturing systems. The authors address the relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering, before embarking on a description of the methodology for building augmented reality for manufacturing processes and
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Building a Plex Server with Raspberry Pi

by Brian Schell ...

If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts ... Read more

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If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts
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Machine Learning Using R

by Karthik Ramasubramanian, Abhishek Singh ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Examine the latest technological advancements in building a scalable machine learning model with Big Data using R. This book shows you how to work with a machine learning algorithm and use it to build a ML model from raw data.All practical demonstrations will be explored in R, a powerful programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The various packages and ... Read more

$51.29 CAD

Examine the latest technological advancements in building a scalable machine learning model with Big Data using R. This book shows you how to work with a machine learning algorithm and use it to build a ML model from raw data.All practical demonstrations will be explored in R, a powerful programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The various packages and
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Brain-Computer Interface Research

A State-of-the-Art Summary 6

Edited by Christoph Guger, Brendan Allison, Mikhail Lebedev ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents compact and informative descriptions of the most promising new projects in brain-computer interface (BCI) research. As in earlier volumes in this series, the contributions come from many of the best-known groups in BCI research. Each of these chapters provides an overview of a project that was nominated for the most prestigious award in the BCI community: the Annual BCI Research ... Read more

$70.49 CAD

This book presents compact and informative descriptions of the most promising new projects in brain-computer interface (BCI) research. As in earlier volumes in this series, the contributions come from many of the best-known groups in BCI research. Each of these chapters provides an overview of a project that was nominated for the most prestigious award in the BCI community: the Annual BCI Research
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Spatial Analytics with ArcGIS

Build powerful insights with spatial analytics

by Eric Pimpler ...

Pattern Analysis and cluster mapping made easyKey Features\[\*\] Analyze patterns, clusters, and spatial relationships using ArcGIS tools\[\*\] Get up to speed in R programming to create custom tools for analysis\[\*\] Sift through tons of crime and real estate data and analyze it using the tools built in the bookBook DescriptionSpatial statistics has the potential to provide insight that is not ... Read more

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Pattern Analysis and cluster mapping made easyKey Features\[\*\] Analyze patterns, clusters, and spatial relationships using ArcGIS tools\[\*\] Get up to speed in R programming to create custom tools for analysis\[\*\] Sift through tons of crime and real estate data and analyze it using the tools built in the bookBook DescriptionSpatial statistics has the potential to provide insight that is not
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PRIMA 2016: Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems

19th International Conference, Phuket, Thailand, August 22-26, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Matteo Baldoni, Amit K. Chopra, Tran Cao Son, Katsutoshi Hirayama, Paolo Torroni ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems, PRIMA 2016, held in Phuket, Thailand, in August 22-26, 2016.The 16 revised full papers presented together with two invited papers, 9 short papers and three extended abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The intention of the papers is ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems, PRIMA 2016, held in Phuket, Thailand, in August 22-26, 2016.The 16 revised full papers presented together with two invited papers, 9 short papers and three extended abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The intention of the papers is
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Practical Hadoop Migration

How to Integrate Your RDBMS with the Hadoop Ecosystem and Re-Architect Relational Applications to NoSQL

by Bhushan Lakhe ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Re-architect relational applications to NoSQL, integrate relational database management systems with the Hadoop ecosystem, and transform and migrate relational data to and from Hadoop components. This book covers the best-practice design approaches to re-architecting your relational applications and transforming your relational data to optimize concurrency, security, denormalization, and ... Read more

$47.89 CAD

Re-architect relational applications to NoSQL, integrate relational database management systems with the Hadoop ecosystem, and transform and migrate relational data to and from Hadoop components. This book covers the best-practice design approaches to re-architecting your relational applications and transforming your relational data to optimize concurrency, security, denormalization, and
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COVID-19

Origin, Detection and Impact Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence Computational Techniques

by Parag Verma, Ankur Dumka, Alaknanda Ashok, Anuj Bhardwaj, Amit Dumka ...

This book highlights progress in terms of Virus Biology and Infection Detection, Prevention, and Control, along with Screening, Testing, and Detection Techniques, that will provide learners and researchers (from basic to advanced) with the most innovative computer-driven methodologies for the fight against COVID-19. In addition, this book also covers the Pre- and Post-Impact of the COVID-19 ... Read more

$92.06 CAD

This book highlights progress in terms of Virus Biology and Infection Detection, Prevention, and Control, along with Screening, Testing, and Detection Techniques, that will provide learners and researchers (from basic to advanced) with the most innovative computer-driven methodologies for the fight against COVID-19. In addition, this book also covers the Pre- and Post-Impact of the COVID-19
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HCI International 2021 - Posters

23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions.The posters ... Read more

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The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions.The posters
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In-Vehicle Corpus and Signal Processing for Driver Behavior

Edited by Kazuya Takeda, Hakan Erdogan, John Hansen, Huseyin Abut ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
In-Vehicle Corpus and Signal Processing for Driver Behavior is comprised of expanded papers from the third biennial DSPinCARS held in Istanbul in June 2007. The goal is to bring together scholars working on the latest techniques, standards, and emerging deployment on this central field of living at the age of wireless communications, smart vehicles, and human-machine-assisted safer and comfortable ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

In-Vehicle Corpus and Signal Processing for Driver Behavior is comprised of expanded papers from the third biennial DSPinCARS held in Istanbul in June 2007. The goal is to bring together scholars working on the latest techniques, standards, and emerging deployment on this central field of living at the age of wireless communications, smart vehicles, and human-machine-assisted safer and comfortable
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The Shape of Data in Digital Humanities

Modeling Texts and Text-based Resources

Edited by Julia Flanders, Fotis Jannidis ...

Series series Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities
Data and its technologies now play a large and growing role in humanities research and teaching. This book addresses the needs of humanities scholars who seek deeper expertise in the area of data modeling and representation. The authors, all experts in digital humanities, offer a clear explanation of key technical principles, a grounded discussion of case studies, and an exploration of important ... Read more

$89.31 CAD

Data and its technologies now play a large and growing role in humanities research and teaching. This book addresses the needs of humanities scholars who seek deeper expertise in the area of data modeling and representation. The authors, all experts in digital humanities, offer a clear explanation of key technical principles, a grounded discussion of case studies, and an exploration of important
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Artificial Media

Emerging Trends in Narratives, Education and Creative Practice

Edited by Nelson Zagalo, Damián Keller ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
A groundbreaking exploration of the evolving relationship between the fields of artificial intelligence and creativity studies, Artificial Media charts the course of a transformative path toward hybrid methodologies involving computing and human-centric approaches.Scholars and practitioners from leading research centers in South America, Asia and Europe delve into theoretical and philosophical ... Read more

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A groundbreaking exploration of the evolving relationship between the fields of artificial intelligence and creativity studies, Artificial Media charts the course of a transformative path toward hybrid methodologies involving computing and human-centric approaches.Scholars and practitioners from leading research centers in South America, Asia and Europe delve into theoretical and philosophical
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MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Implementing ML and AI (2023 Beginner Crash Course)

by Carl Dennis ...

Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are two of the most popular and rapidly evolving fields in the technology industry. From self-driving cars and personalized recommendation systems to speech recognition and medical diagnosis, ML and AI are transforming the way we live and work.In this book, you'll learn about the fundamental concepts and practical applications of ML and... ... Read more

$10.69 CAD

Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are two of the most popular and rapidly evolving fields in the technology industry. From self-driving cars and personalized recommendation systems to speech recognition and medical diagnosis, ML and AI are transforming the way we live and work.In this book, you'll learn about the fundamental concepts and practical applications of ML and...
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Cross-Cultural Design

15th International Conference, CCD 2023, Held as Part of the 25th International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Pei-Luen Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This three-volume set of CCD 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2023, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This three-volume set of CCD 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2023, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from
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AIxIA 2022 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence

XXIst International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2022, Udine, Italy, November 28 – December 2, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Agostino Dovier, Angelo Montanari, Andrea Orlandini ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the XXIst International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence on AIxIA 2022 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence, which was held in Udine, Italy, during November 28–December 2, 2022.The 33 full papers and 1 invited paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They were ... Read more

$83.29 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the XXIst International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence on AIxIA 2022 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence, which was held in Udine, Italy, during November 28–December 2, 2022.The 33 full papers and 1 invited paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They were
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The Structure of Game Design

by Wallace Wang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The Structure of Game Design is designed to help aspiring and existing game designers turn their ideas into working games. Creating a game involves understanding the core foundational elements of all types of games from paper-based games to the latest video games. By understanding how these core principles work in all types of games, you can apply these same principles to design your own game ... Read more

$76.89 CAD

The Structure of Game Design is designed to help aspiring and existing game designers turn their ideas into working games. Creating a game involves understanding the core foundational elements of all types of games from paper-based games to the latest video games. By understanding how these core principles work in all types of games, you can apply these same principles to design your own game
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Cracking the Data Engineering Interview

Land your dream job with the help of resume-building tips, over 100 mock questions, and a unique portfolio

by Kedeisha Bryan, Taamir Ransome ...

Get to grips with the fundamental concepts of data engineering, and solve mock interview questions while building a strong resume and a personal brand to attract the right employersKey FeaturesDevelop your own brand, projects, and portfolio with expert help to stand out in the interview roundGet a quick refresher on core data engineering topics, such as Python, SQL, ETL, and data modelingPractice ... Read more

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Get to grips with the fundamental concepts of data engineering, and solve mock interview questions while building a strong resume and a personal brand to attract the right employersKey FeaturesDevelop your own brand, projects, and portfolio with expert help to stand out in the interview roundGet a quick refresher on core data engineering topics, such as Python, SQL, ETL, and data modelingPractice
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