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Silicon Dreams

Inside the Mind of Machine Intelligence

by Usama Bajwa, Danish Ali Bajwa ...

Delve into the captivating world of artificial consciousness with "Silicon Dreams: Inside the Mind of Machine Intelligence." This creative exploration takes readers on a thought-provoking journey, contemplating what consciousness or 'thoughts' could resemble for AI. From tracing the historical roots of machine intelligence to speculating on its future frontiers, each chapter meticulously uncovers ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Delve into the captivating world of artificial consciousness with "Silicon Dreams: Inside the Mind of Machine Intelligence." This creative exploration takes readers on a thought-provoking journey, contemplating what consciousness or 'thoughts' could resemble for AI. From tracing the historical roots of machine intelligence to speculating on its future frontiers, each chapter meticulously uncovers
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Human-Centered Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications

5th International Conference, MOBILE 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29–July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by June Wei, George Margetis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications, MOBILE 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which was held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29-July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications, MOBILE 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which was held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29-July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully
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Practical Data Wrangling

Expert techniques for transforming your raw data into a valuable source for analytics

by Allan Visochek ...

Turn your noisy data into relevant, insight-ready information by leveraging the data wrangling techniques in Python and RKey Features? This easy-to-follow guide takes you through every step of the data wrangling process in the best possible way? Work with different types of datasets, and reshape the layout of your data to make it easier for analysis? Get simple examples and real-life data ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Turn your noisy data into relevant, insight-ready information by leveraging the data wrangling techniques in Python and RKey Features? This easy-to-follow guide takes you through every step of the data wrangling process in the best possible way? Work with different types of datasets, and reshape the layout of your data to make it easier for analysis? Get simple examples and real-life data
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Advanced Technologies in Modern Robotic Applications

by Chenguang Yang, Hongbin Ma, Mengyin Fu ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents in a systematic manner the advanced technologies used for various modern robot applications. By bringing fresh ideas, new concepts, novel methods and tools into robot control, robot vision, human robot interaction, teleoperation of robot and multiple robots system, we are to provide a state-of-the-art and comprehensive treatment of the advanced technologies for a wide range of ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book presents in a systematic manner the advanced technologies used for various modern robot applications. By bringing fresh ideas, new concepts, novel methods and tools into robot control, robot vision, human robot interaction, teleoperation of robot and multiple robots system, we are to provide a state-of-the-art and comprehensive treatment of the advanced technologies for a wide range of
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Playable Cities

The City as a Digital Playground

Edited by Anton Nijholt ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book addresses the topic of playable cities, which use the ‘smartness’ of digital cities to offer their citizens playful events and activities. The contributions presented here examine various aspects of playable cities, including developments in pervasive and urban games, the use of urban data to design games and playful applications, architecture design and playability, and mischief and ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book addresses the topic of playable cities, which use the ‘smartness’ of digital cities to offer their citizens playful events and activities. The contributions presented here examine various aspects of playable cities, including developments in pervasive and urban games, the use of urban data to design games and playful applications, architecture design and playability, and mischief and
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Big Data, Political Campaigning and the Law

Democracy and Privacy in the Age of Micro-Targeting

Edited by Normann Witzleb, Moira Paterson, Janice Richardson ...

In this multidisciplinary book, experts from around the globe examine how data-driven political campaigning works, what challenges it poses for personal privacy and democracy, and how emerging practices should be regulated.The rise of big data analytics in the political process has triggered official investigations in many countries around the world, and become the subject of broad and intense ... Read more

$62.99 USD

In this multidisciplinary book, experts from around the globe examine how data-driven political campaigning works, what challenges it poses for personal privacy and democracy, and how emerging practices should be regulated.The rise of big data analytics in the political process has triggered official investigations in many countries around the world, and become the subject of broad and intense
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Haptic Interfaces for Accessibility, Health, and Enhanced Quality of Life

Edited by Troy McDaniel, Sethuraman Panchanathan ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book is the first resource to provide in-depth coverage on topical areas of assistive, rehabilitative, and health-related applications for haptic (touch-based) technologies. Application topics are grouped into thematic areas spanning haptic devices for sensory impairments, health and well-being, and physical impairments which are illustrated in this book. A diverse group of experts in the ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book is the first resource to provide in-depth coverage on topical areas of assistive, rehabilitative, and health-related applications for haptic (touch-based) technologies. Application topics are grouped into thematic areas spanning haptic devices for sensory impairments, health and well-being, and physical impairments which are illustrated in this book. A diverse group of experts in the
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SwiftUI Essentials - iOS Edition

Learn to Develop iOS Apps using SwiftUI, Swift 5 and Xcode 11

by Neil Smyth ...

Learn the ropes of application development for iOS 13Key FeaturesTake a guided tour of Xcode in SwiftUI development modeDelve deep into Swift 5 with control flow, property wrappers, error handling, and moreWork with UI design concepts such as modifiers, tabbed views, and UI navigationBook DescriptionBeginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an iOS ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the ropes of application development for iOS 13Key FeaturesTake a guided tour of Xcode in SwiftUI development modeDelve deep into Swift 5 with control flow, property wrappers, error handling, and moreWork with UI design concepts such as modifiers, tabbed views, and UI navigationBook DescriptionBeginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an iOS
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Design, User Experience, and Usability. Practice and Case Studies

8th International Conference, DUXU 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings, Part IV

Edited by Aaron Marcus, Wentao Wang ...

Series Book 4 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 11583, 11584, 11585, and 11586 constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference, HCI International 2019, which took place in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The four-volume set LNCS 11583, 11584, 11585, and 11586 constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference, HCI International 2019, which took place in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was
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User eXperience design

Progettare esperienze di valore per utenti e aziende

by Debora Bottà ...

Progettare esperienze coinvolgenti e significative è una condizione fondamentale per differenziarsi dalla concorrenza, soddisfare i clienti e, di conseguenza, raggiungere gli obiettivi aziendali. Aziende e professionisti dimostrano sempre più interesse per il design delle esperienze, e questo libro fa finalmente chiarezza sulla disciplina, ne fissa le basi e ne dà una visione completa e concreta. ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Progettare esperienze coinvolgenti e significative è una condizione fondamentale per differenziarsi dalla concorrenza, soddisfare i clienti e, di conseguenza, raggiungere gli obiettivi aziendali. Aziende e professionisti dimostrano sempre più interesse per il design delle esperienze, e questo libro fa finalmente chiarezza sulla disciplina, ne fissa le basi e ne dà una visione completa e concreta.
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

$80.99 USD

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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Splunk Operational Intelligence Cookbook

Over 80 recipes for transforming your data into business-critical insights using Splunk

by Josh Diakun, Derek Mock, Yogesh Raheja, Thinknyx Technologies, Paul R. Johnson ...

Leverage Splunk s operational intelligence capabilities to unlock new hidden business insights and drive successKey FeaturesTackle any problems related to searching and analyzing your data with SplunkGet the latest information and business insights on Splunk 7.xExplore the all new machine learning toolkit in Splunk 7.xBook DescriptionSplunk makes it easy for you to take control of your data, and ... Read more

$44.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leverage Splunk s operational intelligence capabilities to unlock new hidden business insights and drive successKey FeaturesTackle any problems related to searching and analyzing your data with SplunkGet the latest information and business insights on Splunk 7.xExplore the all new machine learning toolkit in Splunk 7.xBook DescriptionSplunk makes it easy for you to take control of your data, and
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C# Programming for Absolute Beginners

by Radek Vystavěl ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get started using the C# programming language. Based on the author’s 15 years of experience teaching beginners, the book provides you with a step-by-step introduction to the principles of programming, or rather, how to think like a programmer. The task-solution approach will get you immersed, with minimum theory and maximum action.What You Will LearnUnderstand what programming is all aboutWrite ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Get started using the C# programming language. Based on the author’s 15 years of experience teaching beginners, the book provides you with a step-by-step introduction to the principles of programming, or rather, how to think like a programmer. The task-solution approach will get you immersed, with minimum theory and maximum action.What You Will LearnUnderstand what programming is all aboutWrite
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Interaction, Navigation, Visualization, Embodiment, and Simulation

10th International Conference, VAMR 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Jessie Y.C. Chen, Gino Fragomeni ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 10909 and 10910 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2018, held as part of HCI International 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.HCII 2018 received a total of 4346 submissions, of which 1171 papers and 160 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 65 papers presented ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 10909 and 10910 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2018, held as part of HCI International 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.HCII 2018 received a total of 4346 submissions, of which 1171 papers and 160 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 65 papers presented
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Beyond-CMOS Technologies for Next Generation Computer Design

Edited by Rasit O. Topaloglu, H.-S. Philip Wong ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes the bottleneck faced soon by designers of traditional CMOS devices, due to device scaling, power and energy consumption, and variability limitations. This book aims at bridging the gap between device technology and architecture/system design. Readers will learn about challenges and opportunities presented by “beyond-CMOS devices” and gain insight into how these might be ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This book describes the bottleneck faced soon by designers of traditional CMOS devices, due to device scaling, power and energy consumption, and variability limitations. This book aims at bridging the gap between device technology and architecture/system design. Readers will learn about challenges and opportunities presented by “beyond-CMOS devices” and gain insight into how these might be
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People, Personal Data and the Built Environment

Edited by Holger Schnädelbach, David Kirk ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Personal data is increasingly important in our lives. We use personal data to quantify our behaviour, through health apps or for 'personal branding' and we are also increasingly forced to part with our data to access services. With the proliferation of embedded sensors, the built environment is playing a key role in this developing use of data, even though this remains relatively hidden. Buildings ... Read more

$107.99 USD

Personal data is increasingly important in our lives. We use personal data to quantify our behaviour, through health apps or for 'personal branding' and we are also increasingly forced to part with our data to access services. With the proliferation of embedded sensors, the built environment is playing a key role in this developing use of data, even though this remains relatively hidden. Buildings
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Web Engineering

18th International Conference, ICWE 2018, Cáceres, Spain, June 5-8, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Tommi Mikkonen, Ralf Klamma, Juan Hernández ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2018, held in Cáceres, Spain, in June 2018.The 18 full research papers and 17 short papers presented together with 2 practice papers, 6 demonstration papers, and 5 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 103 submissions. The papers cover research areas such as Web application ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2018, held in Cáceres, Spain, in June 2018.The 18 full research papers and 17 short papers presented together with 2 practice papers, 6 demonstration papers, and 5 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 103 submissions. The papers cover research areas such as Web application
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Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment

13th EAI International Conference, INTETAIN 2021, Virtual Event, December 3-4, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Zhihan Lv, Houbing Song ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2021. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the conference was held virtually. This year's conference put an emphasis on the future of technologies for interactive entertainment.The 25 full papers presented at the conference and thus included in ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2021. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the conference was held virtually. This year's conference put an emphasis on the future of technologies for interactive entertainment.The 25 full papers presented at the conference and thus included in
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Tangible Modeling with Open Source GIS

by Anna Petrasova, Brendan Harmon, Vaclav Petras, Payam Tabrizian, Helena Mitasova ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book provides an overview of the latest developments in the fast growing field of tangible user interfaces. It presents a new type of modeling environment where the users interact with geospatial data and simulations using 3D physical landscape model coupled with 3D rendering engine. Multiple users can modify the physical model, while it is being scanned, providing input for geospatial ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This book provides an overview of the latest developments in the fast growing field of tangible user interfaces. It presents a new type of modeling environment where the users interact with geospatial data and simulations using 3D physical landscape model coupled with 3D rendering engine. Multiple users can modify the physical model, while it is being scanned, providing input for geospatial
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Human-Computer Systems Interaction

Backgrounds and Applications 4

Edited by Zdzisław S. Hippe, Juliusz L. Kulikowski, Teresa Mroczek ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents a fascinating, state-of-the-art collection of papers on the recent advances in human-computer systems interaction (H-CSI). It offers a detailed description of the status quo in the H-CSI field and also provides a solid base for further development and research in the area. The content is divided into three parts: I. Aid systems for disabled people; II. Decision-making support ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book presents a fascinating, state-of-the-art collection of papers on the recent advances in human-computer systems interaction (H-CSI). It offers a detailed description of the status quo in the H-CSI field and also provides a solid base for further development and research in the area. The content is divided into three parts: I. Aid systems for disabled people; II. Decision-making support
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Haskell-Intensivkurs

Ein kompakter Einstieg in die funktionale Programmierung

by Marco Block, Adrian Neumann ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Das Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung in die funktionale Programmierung mit Haskell. Zunächst werden grundlegende Konzepte anhand von anschaulichen Beispielen vermittelt, die das Fundament für die funktionale Programmentwicklung bilden. Anschließend werden fortgeschrittene Aspekte behandelt, um das Verständnis weiter zu vertiefen. Mit zahlreichen Anwendungen und Themengebieten, die gemeinsam ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Das Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung in die funktionale Programmierung mit Haskell. Zunächst werden grundlegende Konzepte anhand von anschaulichen Beispielen vermittelt, die das Fundament für die funktionale Programmentwicklung bilden. Anschließend werden fortgeschrittene Aspekte behandelt, um das Verständnis weiter zu vertiefen. Mit zahlreichen Anwendungen und Themengebieten, die gemeinsam
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Doing Design Ethnography

by Andrew Crabtree, Mark Rouncefield, Peter Tolmie ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Ethnography is now a fundamental feature of design practice, taught in universities worldwide and practiced widely in commerce. Despite its rise to prominence a great many competing perspectives exist and there are few practical texts to support the development of competence. Doing Design Ethnographyelaborates the ethnomethodological perspective on ethnography, a distinctive approach that provides ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Ethnography is now a fundamental feature of design practice, taught in universities worldwide and practiced widely in commerce. Despite its rise to prominence a great many competing perspectives exist and there are few practical texts to support the development of competence. Doing Design Ethnographyelaborates the ethnomethodological perspective on ethnography, a distinctive approach that provides
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Ageing and Digital Technology

Designing and Evaluating Emerging Technologies for Older Adults

Edited by Barbara Barbosa Neves, Frank Vetere ...

This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people. It offers an innovative and comprehensive overview, not only of the rapidly developing suite of current digital technologies and platforms, but also of perennial theoretical, methodological and ethical issues. ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies for older people. It offers an innovative and comprehensive overview, not only of the rapidly developing suite of current digital technologies and platforms, but also of perennial theoretical, methodological and ethical issues.
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Smart Mobility

Exploring Foundational Technologies and Wider Impacts

by Alaa Khamis ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Each year we witness several paradigm shifts in mobility systems and services, increasingly so as technology progresses. The future of mobility is people-centric, software-defined, connected, and electric. Now more than ever, it is imperative for current and aspiring leaders in the field to understand the foundations of people-centric smart cities with a focus on sustainability.Smart Mobility ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Each year we witness several paradigm shifts in mobility systems and services, increasingly so as technology progresses. The future of mobility is people-centric, software-defined, connected, and electric. Now more than ever, it is imperative for current and aspiring leaders in the field to understand the foundations of people-centric smart cities with a focus on sustainability.Smart Mobility
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