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Interactive Design for New Media and the Web

by Nick Iuppa ...

In an age where digital technology makes just about anything possible, Interactive Design for New Media and the Web demonstrates how to realize that promise through the creation of outstanding interactive programs. This hands-on, practical book examines the ever-expanding capabilities of all forms of digital presentation for increasing interactivity, and the design principles and interface ... Read more

$76.99 USD

In an age where digital technology makes just about anything possible, Interactive Design for New Media and the Web demonstrates how to realize that promise through the creation of outstanding interactive programs. This hands-on, practical book examines the ever-expanding capabilities of all forms of digital presentation for increasing interactivity, and the design principles and interface
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Getting Started with Elastic Stack 9.x

The complete hands-on guide to building search, observability, and security solutions

by Grant Patterson, Emily McAlister, Asjad Athick ...

Master Elasticsearch v9.x to build AI-driven search, observability, and security solutions that scale effortlessly.Key FeaturesMaster Elastic's search, observability, and security tools through practical implementationEnhance traditional capabilities with AI to deliver smarter, automated insightsBuild robust, scalable architectures validated by real-world resultsPurchase of the print or Kindle ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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Master Elasticsearch v9.x to build AI-driven search, observability, and security solutions that scale effortlessly.Key FeaturesMaster Elastic's search, observability, and security tools through practical implementationEnhance traditional capabilities with AI to deliver smarter, automated insightsBuild robust, scalable architectures validated by real-world resultsPurchase of the print or Kindle
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Design of Soft–Rigid Devices for Rehabilitative and Assistive Robotics

by Mihai Dragusanu ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes a comprehensive research project in which different devices for rehabilitation, assistance, and haptic applications are designed and developed. The fil-rouge is the user-centered perspective, that has been employed in all the design and development phases, and the exploitation of soft robotics solutions allowing for a safe and comfortable interaction with the user. Extensive ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book describes a comprehensive research project in which different devices for rehabilitation, assistance, and haptic applications are designed and developed. The fil-rouge is the user-centered perspective, that has been employed in all the design and development phases, and the exploitation of soft robotics solutions allowing for a safe and comfortable interaction with the user. Extensive
... Read more
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops

Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XVII

Edited by Alessio Del Bue, Cristian Canton, Jordi Pont-Tuset, Tatiana Tommasi ...

Series Book 17 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management

16th International Conference, DHM 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This three-volume set LNCS 15791-15793 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This three-volume set LNCS 15791-15793 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters
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Design, User Experience, and Usability

14th International Conference, DUXU 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part VI

Edited by Martin Schrepp ...

Series Book 6 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This six-volume set LNCS 15794-15799 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This six-volume set LNCS 15794-15799 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully
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Data and AI Skills

Gain the Confidence You Need to Succeed

by Jordan Morrow ...

Build the data and AI skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving digital economy.Data and AI Skills is a practical guide for anyone who wants to understand, apply, and operationalize data and AI in real business contexts. As organizations accelerate adoption, the ability to interpret data, evaluate AI use cases, and apply human judgment is now a core professional capability, not a specialist ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Build the data and AI skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving digital economy.Data and AI Skills is a practical guide for anyone who wants to understand, apply, and operationalize data and AI in real business contexts. As organizations accelerate adoption, the ability to interpret data, evaluate AI use cases, and apply human judgment is now a core professional capability, not a specialist
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management

Methodology, System Architecture, and Applications

by Tin-Chih Toly Chen ...

Series series Mechanical Engineering (R0)
This book systematically reviews XAI techniques and introduces how these XAI techniques can be systematically applied to SCM, including methodology, system architecture, and applications. Relevant references, examples, or cases are also used as supporting evidence.So far, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have been widely used in the field of supply chain management (SCM) for supply chain ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book systematically reviews XAI techniques and introduces how these XAI techniques can be systematically applied to SCM, including methodology, system architecture, and applications. Relevant references, examples, or cases are also used as supporting evidence.So far, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have been widely used in the field of supply chain management (SCM) for supply chain
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MLOps with Databricks

Machine Learning and GenAI Applications End to End

by Maria Vechtomova ...

MLOps engineers have to deal with a glut of tools and SaaS applications, not to mention technical debt clogging the system. Such complexity requires a comprehensive approach. The Databricks platform provides all the critical components for end-to-end MLOps and LLMOps in one place. This exhaustive book shows you how to use Databricks to build and manage a robust ML system that delivers on your ... Read more

$48.99 USD

MLOps engineers have to deal with a glut of tools and SaaS applications, not to mention technical debt clogging the system. Such complexity requires a comprehensive approach. The Databricks platform provides all the critical components for end-to-end MLOps and LLMOps in one place. This exhaustive book shows you how to use Databricks to build and manage a robust ML system that delivers on your
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Big Data Analytics and Data Science

The future of Big Data Analytics and Data Science. Emerging Technologies and Trends

by Conor Williams ...

As the amount of data generated and collected continues to grow exponentially, the field of Big Data Analytics and Data Science has become increasingly important in various industries. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current and emerging trends in the field, with a focus on the future of Big Data Analytics and Data Science.Starting with an introduction to the basics of Big Data ... Read more

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As the amount of data generated and collected continues to grow exponentially, the field of Big Data Analytics and Data Science has become increasingly important in various industries. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current and emerging trends in the field, with a focus on the future of Big Data Analytics and Data Science.Starting with an introduction to the basics of Big Data
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Applications of Computational Science in Artificial Intelligence

Edited by Anand Nayyar, Sandeep Kumar, Akshat Agrawal ...

Computational science, in collaboration with engineering, acts as a bridge between hypothesis and experimentation. It is essential to use computational methods and their applications in order to automate processes as many major industries rely on advanced modeling and simulation. Computational science is inherently interdisciplinary and can be used to identify and evaluate complicated systems, ... Read more

$229.99 USD

Computational science, in collaboration with engineering, acts as a bridge between hypothesis and experimentation. It is essential to use computational methods and their applications in order to automate processes as many major industries rely on advanced modeling and simulation. Computational science is inherently interdisciplinary and can be used to identify and evaluate complicated systems,
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Graph Transformation

19th International Conference, ICGT 2026, Held as Part of STAF 2026, Rennes, France, July 1–2, 2026, Proceedings

Edited by Blair Archibald, Oszkár Semeráth ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2026, held in Rennes, France, during July 1–2, 2026.The 9 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The topics of the accepted papers cover a wide spectrum including new approaches to hypergraphs, improvements to the ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2026, held in Rennes, France, during July 1–2, 2026.The 9 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The topics of the accepted papers cover a wide spectrum including new approaches to hypergraphs, improvements to the
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Developing with Couchbase Server

Building Scalable, Flexible Database-Based Applications

by MC Brown ...

Today’s highly interactive websites pose a challenge for traditional SQL databases—the ability to scale rapidly and serve loads of concurrent users. With this concise guide, you’ll learn how to build web applications on top of Couchbase Server 2.0, a NoSQL database that can handle websites and social media where hundreds of thousands of users read and write large volumes of information.Using food ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Today’s highly interactive websites pose a challenge for traditional SQL databases—the ability to scale rapidly and serve loads of concurrent users. With this concise guide, you’ll learn how to build web applications on top of Couchbase Server 2.0, a NoSQL database that can handle websites and social media where hundreds of thousands of users read and write large volumes of information.Using food
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Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems

by David Suendermann ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems covers the peculiarities of commercial deployments of spoken dialog systems, from the tools, standards, and design principles to build them, the infrastructure to deploy them, techniques to monitor, evaluate, and analyze them, and, most importantly, effective strategies to adapt, tune, and optimize them. The book shows to what extent ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems covers the peculiarities of commercial deployments of spoken dialog systems, from the tools, standards, and design principles to build them, the infrastructure to deploy them, techniques to monitor, evaluate, and analyze them, and, most importantly, effective strategies to adapt, tune, and optimize them. The book shows to what extent
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Patterns of HCI Design and HCI Design of Patterns

Bridging HCI Design and Model-Driven Software Engineering

by Ahmed Seffah ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
As interactive systems are quickly becoming integral to our everyday lives, this book investigates how we can make these systems, from desktop and mobile apps to more wearable and immersive applications, more usable and maintainable by using HCI design patterns. It also examines how we can facilitate the reuse of design practices in the development lifecycle of multi-devices, multi-platforms and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

As interactive systems are quickly becoming integral to our everyday lives, this book investigates how we can make these systems, from desktop and mobile apps to more wearable and immersive applications, more usable and maintainable by using HCI design patterns. It also examines how we can facilitate the reuse of design practices in the development lifecycle of multi-devices, multi-platforms and
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Grundkurs Software-Engineering mit UML

Der pragmatische Weg zu erfolgreichen Softwareprojekten

by Stephan Kleuker ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Mit der Entwicklung neuer Technologien werden auch die einzelnen Software-Projekte stetig komplexer. Zu analysieren, warum manche Projekte scheitern und andere erfolgreich sind, wird daher immer wichtiger. Dieses Buch ist ein praktischer Leitfaden für die Entwicklung neuer Software.Systematisch beschreibt der Autor die Chancen und Risiken, die einem bei der Entwicklung einer Software begegnen ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Mit der Entwicklung neuer Technologien werden auch die einzelnen Software-Projekte stetig komplexer. Zu analysieren, warum manche Projekte scheitern und andere erfolgreich sind, wird daher immer wichtiger. Dieses Buch ist ein praktischer Leitfaden für die Entwicklung neuer Software.Systematisch beschreibt der Autor die Chancen und Risiken, die einem bei der Entwicklung einer Software begegnen
... Read more
Formal Aspects of Component Software

15th International Conference, FACS 2018, Pohang, South Korea, October 10–12, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Kyungmin Bae, Peter Csaba Ölveczky ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings from the 15th International Conference on Formal Aspects of Component Software, FACS 2018, held in Pohang, South Korea, in October 2018.The 14 full papers presented together with an invited abstract and an invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. FACS 2016 is concerned with how formal methods can be used to make ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings from the 15th International Conference on Formal Aspects of Component Software, FACS 2018, held in Pohang, South Korea, in October 2018.The 14 full papers presented together with an invited abstract and an invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. FACS 2016 is concerned with how formal methods can be used to make
... Read more
Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2016

15th IFIP TC 14 International Conference, Vienna, Austria, September 28-30, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Günter Wallner, Simone Kriglstein, Helmut Hlavacs, Rainer Malaka, Artur Lugmayr, Hyun-Seung Yang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th InternationalConference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2016, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2016.The 16 full papers, 13 short papers, and 2 posters presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. The multidisciplinary nature of entertainment computing is reflected by the papers. They are organized in the ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th InternationalConference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2016, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2016.The 16 full papers, 13 short papers, and 2 posters presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. The multidisciplinary nature of entertainment computing is reflected by the papers. They are organized in the
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Statistical Application Development with R and Python

Develop applications using data processing, statistical models, and CART

by Prabhanjan Narayanachar Tattar, Ajay Ohri, Abhinav Prakash Rai, RATNADIP ADHIKARI ...

Software Implementation Illustrated with R and PythonKey Features\[\*\]Learn the nature of data through software which takes the preliminary concepts right away using R and Python.\[\*\]Understand data modeling and visualization to perform efficient statistical analysis with this guide.\[\*\]Get well versed with techniques such as regression, clustering, classification, support vector machines and ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Software Implementation Illustrated with R and PythonKey Features\[\*\]Learn the nature of data through software which takes the preliminary concepts right away using R and Python.\[\*\]Understand data modeling and visualization to perform efficient statistical analysis with this guide.\[\*\]Get well versed with techniques such as regression, clustering, classification, support vector machines and
... Read more
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics

Third International Conference, AVR 2016, Lecce, Italy, June 15-18, 2016. Proceedings, Part I

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

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 2-volume set LNCS 9768 and 9769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics, AVR 2016, held in Lecce, Italy, in June 2016.The 40 full papers and 29 short papers presented werde carefully reviewed and selected from 131 submissions. The SALENTO AVR 2016 conference intended to bring together researchers, ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The 2-volume set LNCS 9768 and 9769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics, AVR 2016, held in Lecce, Italy, in June 2016.The 40 full papers and 29 short papers presented werde carefully reviewed and selected from 131 submissions. The SALENTO AVR 2016 conference intended to bring together researchers,
... Read more
Mastering Matplotlib

A practical guide that takes you beyond the basics of matplotlib and gives solutions to plot complex data

by Duncan M. McGreggor ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a scientist, programmer, software engineer, or student who has working knowledge of matplotlib and now want to extend your usage of matplotlib to plot complex graphs and charts and handle large datasets, then this book is for you.What you will learnAnalyze the matplotlib code base and its internalsRerender visualized data on the fly based on changes in the ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a scientist, programmer, software engineer, or student who has working knowledge of matplotlib and now want to extend your usage of matplotlib to plot complex graphs and charts and handle large datasets, then this book is for you.What you will learnAnalyze the matplotlib code base and its internalsRerender visualized data on the fly based on changes in the
... Read more
ColorWise

A Data Storyteller's Guide to the Intentional Use of Color

by Kate Strachnyi ...

Data has become the most powerful tool in business today, and telling its story effectively is critical. Yet one of the best communicators—color—is the most neglected tool in data visualization. With this book, DATAcated founder Kate Strachnyi provides the ultimate guide to the correct use of color for representing data in graphs, charts, tables, and infographics.Ideal for data and business ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Data has become the most powerful tool in business today, and telling its story effectively is critical. Yet one of the best communicators—color—is the most neglected tool in data visualization. With this book, DATAcated founder Kate Strachnyi provides the ultimate guide to the correct use of color for representing data in graphs, charts, tables, and infographics.Ideal for data and business
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Smart Cities at Play: Technology and Emerging Forms of Playfulness

Edited by Konstantinos Papangelis, Michael Saker, Catherine Jones ...

This book explores how smart cities enable new and playful ways for citizens to experience, inhabit and socialise within urban environments.It examines how the functionality of digital technologies within municipal settings can extend beyond environmental pragmatism and socio-economic concerns, to include playful approaches to urban spaces that co-constitute and reinvigorate the experience of ... Read more

$73.99 USD

This book explores how smart cities enable new and playful ways for citizens to experience, inhabit and socialise within urban environments.It examines how the functionality of digital technologies within municipal settings can extend beyond environmental pragmatism and socio-economic concerns, to include playful approaches to urban spaces that co-constitute and reinvigorate the experience of
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AIxIA 2020 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence

XIXth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Event, November 25–27, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Matteo Baldoni, Stefania Bandini ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the XIXth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2020, held in Milano, Italy, in November 2020.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was "rebooted"/ re-organized w.r.t. the original format.The 27 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The society aims at ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the XIXth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AIxIA 2020, held in Milano, Italy, in November 2020.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was "rebooted"/ re-organized w.r.t. the original format.The 27 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The society aims at
... Read more

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