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Artificial Intelligence in Finance

by Yves Hilpisch ...

The widespread adoption of AI and machine learning is revolutionizing many industries today. Once these technologies are combined with the programmatic availability of historical and real-time financial data, the financial industry will also change fundamentally. With this practical book, you'll learn how to use AI and machine learning to discover statistical inefficiencies in financial markets ... Read more

$77.59 CAD

The widespread adoption of AI and machine learning is revolutionizing many industries today. Once these technologies are combined with the programmatic availability of historical and real-time financial data, the financial industry will also change fundamentally. With this practical book, you'll learn how to use AI and machine learning to discover statistical inefficiencies in financial markets
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Modelling Human Motion

From Human Perception to Robot Design

Edited by Nicoletta Noceti, Alessandra Sciutti, Francesco Rea ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The new frontiers of robotics research foresee future scenarios where artificial agents will leave the laboratory to progressively take part in the activities of our daily life. This will require robots to have very sophisticated perceptual and action skills in many intelligence-demanding applications, with particular reference to the ability to seamlessly interact with humans. It will be crucial ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

The new frontiers of robotics research foresee future scenarios where artificial agents will leave the laboratory to progressively take part in the activities of our daily life. This will require robots to have very sophisticated perceptual and action skills in many intelligence-demanding applications, with particular reference to the ability to seamlessly interact with humans. It will be crucial
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Data Cleaning and Exploration with Machine Learning

Get to grips with machine learning techniques to achieve sparkling-clean data quickly

by Michael Walker ...

Explore supercharged machine learning techniques to take care of your data laundry loadsKey FeaturesLearn how to prepare data for machine learning processesUnderstand which algorithms are based on prediction objectives and the properties of the dataExplore how to interpret and evaluate the results from machine learningBook DescriptionMany individuals who know how to run machine learning algorithms ... Read more

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Explore supercharged machine learning techniques to take care of your data laundry loadsKey FeaturesLearn how to prepare data for machine learning processesUnderstand which algorithms are based on prediction objectives and the properties of the dataExplore how to interpret and evaluate the results from machine learningBook DescriptionMany individuals who know how to run machine learning algorithms
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HCI International 2022 Posters

24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part III

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

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Chapter “Swedish Recreational Businesses Coping with COVID-19 Using Technologies” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. ... Read more

$128.09 CAD

Chapter “Swedish Recreational Businesses Coping with COVID-19 Using Technologies” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Novel Technological Environments

9th International Conference, LCT 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Panayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Chapter “Developing a VR Tool to Support Repeat Pattern Design Learning ” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. ... Read more

$96.09 CAD

Chapter “Developing a VR Tool to Support Repeat Pattern Design Learning ” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic, and Validated Numerics

16th International Symposium, SCAN 2014, Würzburg, Germany, September 21-26, 2014. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Marco Nehmeier, Jürgen Wolff von Gudenberg, Warwick Tucker ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 16th International Symposium, SCAN 2014, held in Würzburg, Germany, in September 2014.The 22 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The main concerns of research addressed by SCAN conferences are validation, verification or reliable assertions of numerical computations. Interval arithmetic and other ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 16th International Symposium, SCAN 2014, held in Würzburg, Germany, in September 2014.The 22 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The main concerns of research addressed by SCAN conferences are validation, verification or reliable assertions of numerical computations. Interval arithmetic and other
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Sencha Charts Essentials

Create stunning charts and visualizations for both web and mobile applications

by Ajit Kumar ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are an Ext JS or Sencha Touch developer, designer, or architect who wants to build enterprise-scale data visualization capabilities using Sencha, then this book is ideal for you. You should have a knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Sencha Ext JS or Sencha Touch fundamentals, in particular. Some familiarity with SVG and HTML5 Canvas would be preferred, but ... Read more

$23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are an Ext JS or Sencha Touch developer, designer, or architect who wants to build enterprise-scale data visualization capabilities using Sencha, then this book is ideal for you. You should have a knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Sencha Ext JS or Sencha Touch fundamentals, in particular. Some familiarity with SVG and HTML5 Canvas would be preferred, but
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Logic, Rewriting, and Concurrency

Essays Dedicated to José Meseguer on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday

Edited by Narciso Martí-Oliet, Peter Csaba Ölveczky, Carolyn Talcott ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This Festschrift volume contains 28 refereed papers including personal memories, essays, and regular research papers by close collaborators and friends of José Meseguer to honor him on the occasion of his 65th birthday.These papers were presented at a symposium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on September 23-25, 2015. The symposium also featured invited talks by Claude and Hélène ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This Festschrift volume contains 28 refereed papers including personal memories, essays, and regular research papers by close collaborators and friends of José Meseguer to honor him on the occasion of his 65th birthday.These papers were presented at a symposium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on September 23-25, 2015. The symposium also featured invited talks by Claude and Hélène
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Physiological Computing Systems

International Conferences, PhyCS 2016, Lisbon, Portugal, July 27–28, 2016, PhyCS 2017, Madrid, Spain, July 27–28, 2017, PhyCS 2018, Seville, Spain, September 19–21, 2018, Revised and Extended Selected Papers

Edited by Andreas Holzinger, Alan Pope, Hugo Plácido da Silva ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems, PhyCS 2016, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2016.The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on physiological computing systems, including brain ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems, PhyCS 2016, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2016.The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on physiological computing systems, including brain
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Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing

18th International Conference, ICAISC 2019, Zakopane, Poland, June 16–20, 2019, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Leszek Rutkowski, Rafał Scherer, Marcin Korytkowski, Witold Pedrycz, Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, Jacek M. Zurada ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 11508 and 11509 constitutes the refereed proceedings of of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2019, held in Zakopane, Poland, in June 2019.The 122 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 333 submissions. The papers included in the first volume are organized in the following five parts: ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

The two-volume set LNCS 11508 and 11509 constitutes the refereed proceedings of of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2019, held in Zakopane, Poland, in June 2019.The 122 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 333 submissions. The papers included in the first volume are organized in the following five parts:
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Neural Information Processing

25th International Conference, ICONIP 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 13–16, 2018, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Long Cheng, Andrew Chi Sing Leung, Seiichi Ozawa ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307, constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307, constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural
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Internet of Things for Industry 4.0

Design, Challenges and Solutions

Edited by G. R. Kanagachidambaresan, R. Anand, E. Balasubramanian, V. Mahima ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book covers challenges and solutions in establishing Industry 4.0 standards for Internet of Things. It proposes a clear view about the role of Internet of Things in establishing standards. The sensor design for industrial problem, challenges faced, and solutions are all addressed. The concept of digital twin and complexity in data analytics for predictive maintenance and fault prediction is ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book covers challenges and solutions in establishing Industry 4.0 standards for Internet of Things. It proposes a clear view about the role of Internet of Things in establishing standards. The sensor design for industrial problem, challenges faced, and solutions are all addressed. The concept of digital twin and complexity in data analytics for predictive maintenance and fault prediction is
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Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems

20th International Symposium, SSS 2018, Tokyo, Japan, November 4–7, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Taisuke Izumi, Petr Kuznetsov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2018, held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2018.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers are organized into three tracks reflecting major trends related to distributed systems: theoretical ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2018, held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2018.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers are organized into three tracks reflecting major trends related to distributed systems: theoretical
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Serviceology for Services

7th International Conference, ICServ 2020, Osaka, Japan, March 13–15, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Takeshi Takenaka, Spring Han, Chieko Minami ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Serviceology for Services, held in Osaka, Japan, in March 2020.The 16 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The papers are organized around the following topics: hospitality management; service innovation and employee engagement; service ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Serviceology for Services, held in Osaka, Japan, in March 2020.The 16 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The papers are organized around the following topics: hospitality management; service innovation and employee engagement; service
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Design for Ergonomics

by Francesca Tosi ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book focuses on the global quality of the design of systems that people interact with during their work activities and daily lives; a quality that involves the globality of people’s experience – physical, sensory, cognitive and emotional. It presents a concise and structured overview of the ergonomic approach to planning, and of methodological and operational tools from ergonomic research ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

This book focuses on the global quality of the design of systems that people interact with during their work activities and daily lives; a quality that involves the globality of people’s experience – physical, sensory, cognitive and emotional. It presents a concise and structured overview of the ergonomic approach to planning, and of methodological and operational tools from ergonomic research
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Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty

15th European Conference, ECSQARU 2019, Belgrade, Serbia, September 18-20, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Gabriele Kern-Isberner, Zoran Ognjanović ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty, ECSQARU 2019, held in Belgrade, Serbia, in September 2019.The 41 full papers presented together with 3 abstracts of invited talks inn this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty, ECSQARU 2019, held in Belgrade, Serbia, in September 2019.The 41 full papers presented together with 3 abstracts of invited talks inn this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections
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Wearable Technology for Robotic Manipulation and Learning

by Bin Fang, Fuchun Sun, Huaping Liu, Chunfang Liu, Di Guo ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Over the next few decades, millions of people, with varying backgrounds and levels of technical expertise, will have to effectively interact with robotic technologies on a daily basis. This means it will have to be possible to modify robot behavior without explicitly writing code, but instead via a small number of wearable devices or visual demonstrations. At the same time, robots will need to ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

Over the next few decades, millions of people, with varying backgrounds and levels of technical expertise, will have to effectively interact with robotic technologies on a daily basis. This means it will have to be possible to modify robot behavior without explicitly writing code, but instead via a small number of wearable devices or visual demonstrations. At the same time, robots will need to
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Posture, Motion and Health

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

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 12198 and 12199 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2020, which was supposed to be held as part of the 22st HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

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

A New Paradigm for Digital IC Design

by Itamar Levi, Alexander Fish ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents Dual Mode Logic (DML), a new design paradigm for digital integrated circuits. DML logic gates can operate in two modes, each optimized for a different metric. Its on-the-fly switching between these operational modes at the gate, block and system levels provide maximal E-D optimization flexibility. Each highly detailed chapter has multiple illustrations showing how the DML ... Read more

$76.89 CAD

This book presents Dual Mode Logic (DML), a new design paradigm for digital integrated circuits. DML logic gates can operate in two modes, each optimized for a different metric. Its on-the-fly switching between these operational modes at the gate, block and system levels provide maximal E-D optimization flexibility. Each highly detailed chapter has multiple illustrations showing how the DML
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Graph Drawing and Network Visualization

28th International Symposium, GD 2020, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 16–18, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by David Auber, Pavel Valtr ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, GD 2020, which was held during September 16-18, 2020. The conference was planned to take place in Vancouver, Canada, but changed to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 29 full and 9 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, GD 2020, which was held during September 16-18, 2020. The conference was planned to take place in Vancouver, Canada, but changed to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 29 full and 9 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected
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Supercomputing

6th Russian Supercomputing Days, RuSCDays 2020, Moscow, Russia, September 21–22, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Vladimir Voevodin, Sergey Sobolev ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th Russian Supercomputing Days, RuSCDays 2020, held in Moscow, Russia, in September 2020.*The 51 revised full and 4 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: parallel algorithms; supercomputer simulation; HPC, BigData, AI ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th Russian Supercomputing Days, RuSCDays 2020, held in Moscow, Russia, in September 2020.*The 51 revised full and 4 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: parallel algorithms; supercomputer simulation; HPC, BigData, AI
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Voice Content and Usability

by Preston So ...

Interfaces have long been visual affairs, with content confined to the text and images behind our screens. But that's changing. Humans have started talking to interfaces-and interfaces are talking back.Now we need to ensure those interfaces can converse effectively, thoughtfully, and naturally. Preston So introduces us to the exciting new frontier of voice content design, and the questions that ... Read more

$31.19 CAD

Interfaces have long been visual affairs, with content confined to the text and images behind our screens. But that's changing. Humans have started talking to interfaces-and interfaces are talking back.Now we need to ensure those interfaces can converse effectively, thoughtfully, and naturally. Preston So introduces us to the exciting new frontier of voice content design, and the questions that
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Business Intelligence with Looker Cookbook

Create BI solutions and data applications to explore and share insights in real time

by Khrystyna Grynko ...

Use Looker for visualizing data, data analysis, and reporting, and learn how to connect to your data, build dashboards and reports, and share insights with your teamKey FeaturesExplore data visualization, analysis, and reporting with Looker to gain insights from your dataConnect to data sources, build dashboards, and create reports to track and share key metricsShare insights with your team to ... Read more

$34.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Use Looker for visualizing data, data analysis, and reporting, and learn how to connect to your data, build dashboards and reports, and share insights with your teamKey FeaturesExplore data visualization, analysis, and reporting with Looker to gain insights from your dataConnect to data sources, build dashboards, and create reports to track and share key metricsShare insights with your team to
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AI Approaches for Designing and Evaluating Interactive Intelligent Systems

Selected and Revised Papers from RoCHI 2022

Edited by Christophe Kolski, Marian Cristian Mihăescu, Traian Rebedea ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Designing, building, and evaluating Interactive and Intelligent Systems (IIS) has highly impacted the progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques due to advancements in the fields of Deep Learning (DL) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). This book presents in a structured way several practical use cases of the interplay between IIS and DL/NLP, from cognitive assistants, adaptive ... Read more

$256.19 CAD

Designing, building, and evaluating Interactive and Intelligent Systems (IIS) has highly impacted the progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques due to advancements in the fields of Deep Learning (DL) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). This book presents in a structured way several practical use cases of the interplay between IIS and DL/NLP, from cognitive assistants, adaptive
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