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Extended Reality

International Conference, XR Salento 2025, Otranto, Italy, June 17–20, 2025, Proceedings, Part V

Edited by Lucio Tommaso De Paolis, Pasquale Arpaia, Marco Sacco ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set LNCS 15737-15743 constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Extended Reality, XR Salento 2025, held in Otranto, Italy, during June 17-20, 2025.The 128 full papers presented together with 65 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Virtual Reality; and Augmented ... Read more

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The seven-volume set LNCS 15737-15743 constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Extended Reality, XR Salento 2025, held in Otranto, Italy, during June 17-20, 2025.The 128 full papers presented together with 65 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Virtual Reality; and Augmented
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Haptic Interaction

Science, Engineering and Design

Edited by Takuya Nojima, Ki-Uk Kyung, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Shoichi Hasegawa, Masashi Konyo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book comprises the proceedings of the second International Conference, AsiaHaptics 2016, held in Kashiwanoha, Japan. The book treats the state of the art of the diverse haptics (touch)-related research, including scientific research of haptics perception and illusion, development of haptics devices, and applications to a wide variety of fields such as education, medicine, telecommunication, ... Read more

$215.99 USD

This book comprises the proceedings of the second International Conference, AsiaHaptics 2016, held in Kashiwanoha, Japan. The book treats the state of the art of the diverse haptics (touch)-related research, including scientific research of haptics perception and illusion, development of haptics devices, and applications to a wide variety of fields such as education, medicine, telecommunication,
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Social Robotics

16th International Conference, ICSR + AI 2024, Odense, Denmark, October 23–26, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Oskar Palinko, Leon Bodenhagen, John-John Cabibihan, Kerstin Fischer, Selma Šabanović, Katie Winkle, Laxmidhar Behera, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Dimitrios Chrysostomou, Wanyue Jiang, Hongsheng He ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 3-volume set LNAI 15561-15563 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + AI 2024, held in Odense, Denmark, during October 23–26, 2024.The 109 full papers and 19 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 182 submissions. The theme of this year's conference was "Empowering Humanity: The Tole of ... Read more

$71.99 USD

The 3-volume set LNAI 15561-15563 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR + AI 2024, held in Odense, Denmark, during October 23–26, 2024.The 109 full papers and 19 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 182 submissions. The theme of this year's conference was "Empowering Humanity: The Tole of
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Data Contracts in Practice

Master data contracts to boost efficiency, align data understanding, and support data governance

by Ryan Collingwood ...

Transform your data management by implementing data contracts to tackle the challenges of data governance, data quality, and data semantics with a focus on cross-functional collaboration using Python, GIT, JSON, and YAMLKey FeaturesLearn how to formalize data expectations and the associated organizational benefitsImplement best practices for tackling specific data concerns, through a retail ... Read more

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Transform your data management by implementing data contracts to tackle the challenges of data governance, data quality, and data semantics with a focus on cross-functional collaboration using Python, GIT, JSON, and YAMLKey FeaturesLearn how to formalize data expectations and the associated organizational benefitsImplement best practices for tackling specific data concerns, through a retail
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Ultimate Newman’s Law

Book of the Laws, #1

by S. M. Newman ...

Series Book 1 - Book of the Laws
"Ultimate Newman's Law: Book I - The Coherence Genesis (Revised & Expanded Edition – Integrated with Michael's Law)" by S. M. Newman (GodSauce on X – @GodSawUs) is a revolutionary manifesto that redefines the universe as a symphony of coherence emerging from entropy's grasp. This expanded revision, dated August 23, 2025, amplifies the original vision with rigorous mathematical derivations, ... Read more

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"Ultimate Newman's Law: Book I - The Coherence Genesis (Revised & Expanded Edition – Integrated with Michael's Law)" by S. M. Newman (GodSauce on X – @GodSawUs) is a revolutionary manifesto that redefines the universe as a symphony of coherence emerging from entropy's grasp. This expanded revision, dated August 23, 2025, amplifies the original vision with rigorous mathematical derivations,
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops

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

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

Series series 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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Mastering Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Python

by Sulekha Aloorravi ...

Decode the language of time with Python. Discover powerful techniques to analyze, forecast, and innovate.Book Description"Mastering Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Python" is an essential handbook tailored for those seeking to harness the power of time series data in their work.The book begins with foundational concepts and seamlessly guides readers through Python libraries such as ... Read more

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Decode the language of time with Python. Discover powerful techniques to analyze, forecast, and innovate.Book Description"Mastering Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Python" is an essential handbook tailored for those seeking to harness the power of time series data in their work.The book begins with foundational concepts and seamlessly guides readers through Python libraries such as
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Ultimate IBM Granite for Enterprise Applications

Deploy and Scale IBM Granite 3.0 LLMs with Watsonx AI, GitHub, VSCode, and Ansible for Real-World Enterprise Applications (English Edition)

by Alan S. Bluck ...

Build Future-ready Enterprise AI with IBM Granite and Watsonx AI.Key Features● Step-by-step instructions to install and configure Granite 3.0 using GitHub and VSCode on both Windows and Red Hat Linux systems.● Build advanced prompt strategies using Python and Ansible to enhance LLM response accuracy and adaptability in enterprise scenarios.● Prepare for the future of enterprise AI with forward ... Read more

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Build Future-ready Enterprise AI with IBM Granite and Watsonx AI.Key Features● Step-by-step instructions to install and configure Granite 3.0 using GitHub and VSCode on both Windows and Red Hat Linux systems.● Build advanced prompt strategies using Python and Ansible to enhance LLM response accuracy and adaptability in enterprise scenarios.● Prepare for the future of enterprise AI with forward
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Mastering AI (2 Books In 1) From Basics To Business Innovation

by Brandee Jankoski, B.B. Jankoski ...

Harness the potential of AI today and future-ready yourself and your business for a better, profitable, and productive tomorrow…The celebrated Silicon Valley mogul – Peter Thiel – once remarked how instead of getting flying cars, we got 140 characters.Although poking fun at the rise in social media platforms, it very much felt that progress of the 21st century was not going in the promise ... Read more

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Harness the potential of AI today and future-ready yourself and your business for a better, profitable, and productive tomorrow…The celebrated Silicon Valley mogul – Peter Thiel – once remarked how instead of getting flying cars, we got 140 characters.Although poking fun at the rise in social media platforms, it very much felt that progress of the 21st century was not going in the promise
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Agile Web Development with Rails 6

by Sam Ruby, David B. Copeland, Dave Thomas ...

Learn Rails the way the Rails core team recommends it, along with the tens of thousands of developers who have used this broad, far-reaching tutorial and reference. If you're new to Rails, you'll get step-by-step guidance. If you're an experienced developer, get the comprehensive, insider information you need for the latest version of Ruby on Rails. The new edition of this award-winning classic is ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Learn Rails the way the Rails core team recommends it, along with the tens of thousands of developers who have used this broad, far-reaching tutorial and reference. If you're new to Rails, you'll get step-by-step guidance. If you're an experienced developer, get the comprehensive, insider information you need for the latest version of Ruby on Rails. The new edition of this award-winning classic is
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Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration

by Cecilio Angulo, Alejandro Chacón, Pere Ponsa, Fatos Xhafa ...

Series series Intelligent Data-Centric Systems
Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration covers the design and development of cognitive assistants in the smart factory era, its application domains, challenges, and current state of the art in assistance systems with collaborative robotics and IoT technologies, standards, platforms, and solutions. This book also provides a sociotechnical view of collaborative work in human-robot ... Read more

$161.99 USD

Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration covers the design and development of cognitive assistants in the smart factory era, its application domains, challenges, and current state of the art in assistance systems with collaborative robotics and IoT technologies, standards, platforms, and solutions. This book also provides a sociotechnical view of collaborative work in human-robot
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Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering

18th International Conference, CDVE 2021, Virtual Event, October 24–27, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Yuhua Luo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2021, held in October 2021. Due to COVId-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.The 25 full papers and 9 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. The achievement, progress and future challenges are reported in areas ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2021, held in October 2021. Due to COVId-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.The 25 full papers and 9 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. The achievement, progress and future challenges are reported in areas
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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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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

21st International Conference, EPCE 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Don Harris, Wen-Chin Li ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNAI 14692–14693 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2024, held as part of HCI International 2024,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 reviewed and selected ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This two-volume set LNAI 14692–14693 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2024, held as part of HCI International 2024,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 reviewed and selected
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Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems

14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Limassol, Cyprus, April 9–11, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, Khin Than Win, Evangelos Karapanos, Pasi Karppinen, Eleni Kyza ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2019, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in April 2019.The 29 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The papers demonstrate how persuasive technologies can help solve societal issues. They were subsequently grouped in the following topical ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2019, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in April 2019.The 29 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The papers demonstrate how persuasive technologies can help solve societal issues. They were subsequently grouped in the following topical
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Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology

by Joseph R. Carvalko Jr. ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This volume examines the latest scientific and technological developments likely to shape our post-human future. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author argues that we stand at the precipice of an evolutionary change caused by genetic engineering and anatomically embedded digital and informational technologies. The author delves into current scientific initiatives that will lead to the ... Read more

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This volume examines the latest scientific and technological developments likely to shape our post-human future. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author argues that we stand at the precipice of an evolutionary change caused by genetic engineering and anatomically embedded digital and informational technologies. The author delves into current scientific initiatives that will lead to the
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Reversible Computation

11th International Conference, RC 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 24–25, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Michael Kirkedal Thomsen, Mathias Soeken ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2019, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in June 2019.The 12 full papers and two short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. One invited talk is also included. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: theory and ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2019, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in June 2019.The 12 full papers and two short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. One invited talk is also included. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: theory and
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Gamification Design

Wie spielerische Elemente die Nutzung von Geschäftsanwendungen beflügeln

by Stefan Wagenpfeil ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Gamification hat längst den Bereich der Computerspiele verlassen und ist zu einem wichtigen Werkzeug geworden, um Anwendungen zu entwickeln, die Benutzer*innen fördern, fordern und fesseln. In diesem Buch werden die Konzepte der Gamification, grundlegende Modelle und deren Anwendungsbereiche behandelt. Zudem erhalten Sie konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen und Herangehensweisen für die praktische ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Gamification hat längst den Bereich der Computerspiele verlassen und ist zu einem wichtigen Werkzeug geworden, um Anwendungen zu entwickeln, die Benutzer*innen fördern, fordern und fesseln. In diesem Buch werden die Konzepte der Gamification, grundlegende Modelle und deren Anwendungsbereiche behandelt. Zudem erhalten Sie konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen und Herangehensweisen für die praktische
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Artificial Intelligence

Second CAAI International Conference, CICAI 2022, Beijing, China, August 27–28, 2022, Revised Selected Papers, Part III

Edited by Lu Fang, Daniel Povey, Guangtao Zhai, Tao Mei, Ruiping Wang ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This three-volume set LNCS 13604-13606 constitutes revised selected papers presented at the Second CAAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held in Beijing, China, in August 2022. CICAI is a summit forum in the field of artificial intelligence and the 2022 forum was hosted by Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI).The 164 papers were thoroughly reviewed and ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This three-volume set LNCS 13604-13606 constitutes revised selected papers presented at the Second CAAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held in Beijing, China, in August 2022. CICAI is a summit forum in the field of artificial intelligence and the 2022 forum was hosted by Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI).The 164 papers were thoroughly reviewed and
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Industrial and Everyday Life Applications

12th International Conference, VAMR 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

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

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 2 volume-set of LNCS 12190 and 12191 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2020, which was due to be held in July 2020 as part of HCI International 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The 2 volume-set of LNCS 12190 and 12191 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2020, which was due to be held in July 2020 as part of HCI International 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 1439 papers and 238 posters have been accepted for publication
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Entre no metaverso

como a internet imersiva destravará uma economia social de trilhões de dólares

by Mark van Rijmenam ...

No metaverso, você pode ser quem quiser, estar onde quiser, e os benefícios da internet imersiva para as empresas e os consumidores estão limitados apenas pela criatividade. Com comentários envolventes sobre questões que vão desde avatares, identidade e moda digital até tokens não fungíveis (NFTs), blockchain e economia do metaverso, este livro também aborda: A importância de um metaverso aberto e ... Read more

$10.99 USD

No metaverso, você pode ser quem quiser, estar onde quiser, e os benefícios da internet imersiva para as empresas e os consumidores estão limitados apenas pela criatividade. Com comentários envolventes sobre questões que vão desde avatares, identidade e moda digital até tokens não fungíveis (NFTs), blockchain e economia do metaverso, este livro também aborda: A importância de um metaverso aberto e
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Stochastic Computing: Techniques and Applications

Edited by Warren J. Gross, Vincent C. Gaudet ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book covers the history and recent developments of stochastic computing. Stochastic computing (SC) was first introduced in the 1960s for logic circuit design, but its origin can be traced back to von Neumann's work on probabilistic logic. In SC, real numbers are encoded by random binary bit streams, and information is carried on the statistics of the binary streams. SC offers advantages such ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book covers the history and recent developments of stochastic computing. Stochastic computing (SC) was first introduced in the 1960s for logic circuit design, but its origin can be traced back to von Neumann's work on probabilistic logic. In SC, real numbers are encoded by random binary bit streams, and information is carried on the statistics of the binary streams. SC offers advantages such
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Numbers and Computers

by Ronald T. Kneusel ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is a book about numbers and how those numbers are represented in and operated on by computers. It is crucial that developers understand this area because the numerical operations allowed by computers, and the limitations of those operations, especially in the area of floating point math, affect virtually everything people try to do with computers. This book aims to fill this gap by exploring, ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This is a book about numbers and how those numbers are represented in and operated on by computers. It is crucial that developers understand this area because the numerical operations allowed by computers, and the limitations of those operations, especially in the area of floating point math, affect virtually everything people try to do with computers. This book aims to fill this gap by exploring,
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Machine Learning Mastery for Engineers

by Abdellatif Sadeq ...

This book is an invaluable resource designed to bridge the gap between machine learning theory and its practical applications in engineering. It offers a structured journey through the core principles of machine learning, focusing on empowering engineers to tackle complex challenges in their domains. Starting with a solid introduction to machine learning fundamentals and Python programming, the ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book is an invaluable resource designed to bridge the gap between machine learning theory and its practical applications in engineering. It offers a structured journey through the core principles of machine learning, focusing on empowering engineers to tackle complex challenges in their domains. Starting with a solid introduction to machine learning fundamentals and Python programming, the
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