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Computer Vision - ACCV 2014 Workshops

Singapore, Singapore, November 1-2, 2014, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by C.V. Jawahar, Shiguang Shan ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set, consisting of LNCS 9008, 9009, and 9010, contains carefully reviewed and selected papers presented at 15 workshops held in conjunction with the 12th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2014, in Singapore, in November 2014. The 153 full papers presented were selected from numerous submissions. LNCS 9008 contains the papers selected for the Workshop on Human Gait and ... Read more

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The three-volume set, consisting of LNCS 9008, 9009, and 9010, contains carefully reviewed and selected papers presented at 15 workshops held in conjunction with the 12th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2014, in Singapore, in November 2014. The 153 full papers presented were selected from numerous submissions. LNCS 9008 contains the papers selected for the Workshop on Human Gait and
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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems

23rd International Conference, TACAS 2017, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2017, Uppsala, Sweden, April 22-29, 2017, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Axel Legay, Tiziana Margaria ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-book set LNCS 10205 + 10206 constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2017, which took place in Uppsala, Sweden in April 2017, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2017.The 48 full papers, 4 tool demonstration papers, and 12 software ... Read more

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The two-book set LNCS 10205 + 10206 constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2017, which took place in Uppsala, Sweden in April 2017, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2017.The 48 full papers, 4 tool demonstration papers, and 12 software
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Foundations of PyGTK Development

GUI Creation with Python

by W. David Ashley, Andrew Krause ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn how to develop portable GUI programs to run on multiple operating systems. Revised and updated from the popular original, with a full set of new examples in Python and using PyGTK, this book provides all the information you'll need to write easy or complex GUI applications, offering one source of knowledge and best practices for user interface creation.Foundations of PyGTK Development ... Read more

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Learn how to develop portable GUI programs to run on multiple operating systems. Revised and updated from the popular original, with a full set of new examples in Python and using PyGTK, this book provides all the information you'll need to write easy or complex GUI applications, offering one source of knowledge and best practices for user interface creation.Foundations of PyGTK Development
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Exploring Service Science

10th International Conference, IESS 2020, Porto, Portugal, February 5–7, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Henriqueta Nóvoa, Monica Drăgoicea, Niklas Kühl ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Exploring Service Science, IESS 2020, held in Porto, Portugal, in February 2020.The 28 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The book includes papers that extend the view on different concepts related to the development of the Service Science domain of study, applying ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Exploring Service Science, IESS 2020, held in Porto, Portugal, in February 2020.The 28 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The book includes papers that extend the view on different concepts related to the development of the Service Science domain of study, applying
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series Book 13 - 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. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision ... Read more

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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. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision
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Information Architecture and UX Design

The Integration of Information Spaces

by Wei Ding, Xia Lin, Michael Zarro ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
This book explores integrated information spaces in the web context and beyond, with a focus on putting theories and principles into practice. The authors illustrate the heightened significance of Information Architecture (IA) and User Experience (UX) in industry and society. Building on foundational perspectives, the book explores advanced topics such as user research, the evolving role of ... Read more

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This book explores integrated information spaces in the web context and beyond, with a focus on putting theories and principles into practice. The authors illustrate the heightened significance of Information Architecture (IA) and User Experience (UX) in industry and society. Building on foundational perspectives, the book explores advanced topics such as user research, the evolving role of
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Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications

Second International Conference, CHIRA 2018, Seville, Spain, September 19-21, 2018 and Third International Conference, CHIRA 2019, Vienna, Austria, September 20-21, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Maria Jose Escalona, Andres Jimenez Ramirez, Hugo Plácido Silva, Larry Constantine, Markus Helfert, Andreas Holzinger ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes selected papers of the Second International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2018, held in Seville, Spain, in September 2018, and Third International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2019, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2019.The 7 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed ... Read more

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This book constitutes selected papers of the Second International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2018, held in Seville, Spain, in September 2018, and Third International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2019, held in Vienna, Austria, in September 2019.The 7 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed
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Mastering D3.js

by Pablo Navarro Castillo ...

If you are a software developer working with data visualizations and want to build complex data visualizations, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of D3 framework is expected. With real-world examples, you will learn how to structure your applications to create enterprise-level charts and interactive dashboards. ... Read more

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If you are a software developer working with data visualizations and want to build complex data visualizations, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of D3 framework is expected. With real-world examples, you will learn how to structure your applications to create enterprise-level charts and interactive dashboards.
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Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method

4th International Workshop, SOFL+MSVL 2014, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, November 6, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Shaoying Liu, Zhenhua Duan ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method, SOFL+MSVL 2014, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, in November 2014. The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on testing and inspection; model ... Read more

$40.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method, SOFL+MSVL 2014, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, in November 2014. The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on testing and inspection; model
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Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2025 IFIP TC 14 Workshops

Tokyo, Japan, August 27–30, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Ryosuke Yamanishi, Andréia Formico, Yuta Sugiura, Kohei Matsumura ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops held in conjunction with the 24th IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2025, which took place in Tokyo, Japan, during August 27–30, 2025.The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The proceedings also contain 5 workshop descriptions. The papers deal with ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops held in conjunction with the 24th IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2025, which took place in Tokyo, Japan, during August 27–30, 2025.The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The proceedings also contain 5 workshop descriptions. The papers deal with
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Advanced Virtual Environments and Education

Third International Workshop, WAVE 2021, Fortaleza, Brazil, March 21–24, 2021, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Tiago T. Primo, Alex S. Gomes, Fernando Moreira, César Collazos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume revised versions of the selected papers presented during the Third International Workshop on Advanced Virtual Environments and Education, WAVE 2021, held in Fortaleza, Brazil, in March 2021.The 7 full papers and 4 short papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 27 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: learning scenarios and ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This volume revised versions of the selected papers presented during the Third International Workshop on Advanced Virtual Environments and Education, WAVE 2021, held in Fortaleza, Brazil, in March 2021.The 7 full papers and 4 short papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 27 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: learning scenarios and
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The Era of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Edited by Stephanie K. Ashenden ...

The Era of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science in the Pharmaceutical Industry examines the drug discovery process, assessing how new technologies have improved effectiveness. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are considered the future for a wide range of disciplines and industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. In an environment where producing a single ... Read more

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The Era of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science in the Pharmaceutical Industry examines the drug discovery process, assessing how new technologies have improved effectiveness. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are considered the future for a wide range of disciplines and industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. In an environment where producing a single
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Python Data Science Cookbook

Practical solutions across fast data cleaning, processing, and machine learning workflows with pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn

by Taryn Voska ...

This book's got a bunch of handy recipes for data science pros to get them through the most common challenges they face when using Python tools and libraries. Each recipe shows you exactly how to do something step-by-step. You can load CSVs directly from a URL, flatten nested JSON, query SQL and NoSQL databases, import Excel sheets, or stream large files in memory-safe batches.Once the data's ... Read more

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This book's got a bunch of handy recipes for data science pros to get them through the most common challenges they face when using Python tools and libraries. Each recipe shows you exactly how to do something step-by-step. You can load CSVs directly from a URL, flatten nested JSON, query SQL and NoSQL databases, import Excel sheets, or stream large files in memory-safe batches.Once the data's
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OpenSHMEM and Related Technologies. OpenSHMEM in the Era of Extreme Heterogeneity

5th Workshop, OpenSHMEM 2018, Baltimore, MD, USA, August 21–23, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Swaroop Pophale, Neena Imam, Ferrol Aderholdt, Manjunath Gorentla Venkata ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th OpenSHMEM Workshop, held in Baltimore, MD, USA, in August 2018.The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers discuss a variety of ideas for extending the OpenSHMEM specification and discuss a variety of concepts, including interesting use of OpenSHMEM in HOOVER – a distributed ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th OpenSHMEM Workshop, held in Baltimore, MD, USA, in August 2018.The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers discuss a variety of ideas for extending the OpenSHMEM specification and discuss a variety of concepts, including interesting use of OpenSHMEM in HOOVER – a distributed
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New Directions in Third Wave Human-Computer Interaction: Volume 2 - Methodologies

Edited by Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is the first extensive compilation documenting contemporary third wave HCI, covering key methodological developments at the leading edge of human-computer interactions. Now in its second decade as a major current of HCI research, the third wave integrates insights from the humanities and social sciences to emphasize human dimensions beyond workplace efficiency or cognitive capacities. Where ... Read more

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This is the first extensive compilation documenting contemporary third wave HCI, covering key methodological developments at the leading edge of human-computer interactions. Now in its second decade as a major current of HCI research, the third wave integrates insights from the humanities and social sciences to emphasize human dimensions beyond workplace efficiency or cognitive capacities. Where
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Making Money with Alexa Skills

A Developer's Guide

by Matthias Biehl ...

Series Book 10 - API-University Series
This is a book for developers, who not only want to learn how to develop software for Alexa but also want to make money with Alexa.Voice assistants - such as Alexa - have one of the highest adoption rates in history: more than 30 million devices have been sold. This large and growing number of devices creates a massive demand for a new type of app: the voice app or Skill. Just as in the early days ... Read more

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This is a book for developers, who not only want to learn how to develop software for Alexa but also want to make money with Alexa.Voice assistants - such as Alexa - have one of the highest adoption rates in history: more than 30 million devices have been sold. This large and growing number of devices creates a massive demand for a new type of app: the voice app or Skill. Just as in the early days
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Developing Turn-Based Multiplayer Games

with GameMaker Studio 2 and NodeJS

by Yadu Rajiv ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Create your first turn-based multiplayer game using GameMaker Studio 2’s built-in networking functions as well as using a simple NodeJS server. This book introduces you to the complexities of network programming and communication, where the focus will be on building the game from the ground up.You will start with a brief introduction to GameMaker Studio 2 and GML coding before diving into the ... Read more

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Create your first turn-based multiplayer game using GameMaker Studio 2’s built-in networking functions as well as using a simple NodeJS server. This book introduces you to the complexities of network programming and communication, where the focus will be on building the game from the ground up.You will start with a brief introduction to GameMaker Studio 2 and GML coding before diving into the
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String Processing and Information Retrieval

25th International Symposium, SPIRE 2018, Lima, Peru, October 9-11, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Travis Gagie, Alistair Moffat, Gonzalo Navarro, Ernesto Cuadros-Vargas ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval, SPIRE 2018, held in Lima, Peru, in October 2018.The 22 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. They focus on fundamental studies on string processing and information retrieval, as well as on computational ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval, SPIRE 2018, held in Lima, Peru, in October 2018.The 22 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. They focus on fundamental studies on string processing and information retrieval, as well as on computational
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Kawaii Engineering

Measurements, Evaluations, and Applications of Attractiveness

Edited by Michiko Ohkura ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
“Kawaii” is a Japanese word that denotes “cute,” “lovable,” or “charming” although it does not have exactly the same meaning as those adjectives. This book proposes engineering methodologies for systematic measurement of the affective perception of kawaii, by using virtual reality and biological signals, and discusses the effectiveness of kawaii engineering for designing industrial products and ... Read more

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“Kawaii” is a Japanese word that denotes “cute,” “lovable,” or “charming” although it does not have exactly the same meaning as those adjectives. This book proposes engineering methodologies for systematic measurement of the affective perception of kawaii, by using virtual reality and biological signals, and discusses the effectiveness of kawaii engineering for designing industrial products and
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Advanced Information Systems Engineering

30th International Conference, CAiSE 2018, Tallinn, Estonia, June 11-15, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by John Krogstie, Hajo A. Reijers ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2018, held in Talinn, Estonia, in June 2018.The 37 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 175 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Process Execution, User-Oriented IS Development, Social Computing and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2018, held in Talinn, Estonia, in June 2018.The 37 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 175 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Process Execution, User-Oriented IS Development, Social Computing and
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HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust

First International Conference, HCI-CPT 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Abbas Moallem ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2019, which was held as part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2019.The total of 1275 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, HCI-CPT 2019, which was held as part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2019.The total of 1275 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from
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Brain-Inspired Computing

Second International Workshop, BrainComp 2015, Cetraro, Italy, July 6-10, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Katrin Amunts, Lucio Grandinetti, Thomas Lippert, Nicolai Petkov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the Second International Workshop on Brain-Inspired Computing, BrainComp 2015, held in Cetraro, Italy, in July 2015.The 14 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book. They deal with brain structure and function; computational models and brain-inspired computing methods with practical ... Read more

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This book constitutes revised selected papers from the Second International Workshop on Brain-Inspired Computing, BrainComp 2015, held in Cetraro, Italy, in July 2015.The 14 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book. They deal with brain structure and function; computational models and brain-inspired computing methods with practical
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Human-Computer Interaction

Thematic Area, HCI 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part V

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This five-volume set LNCS 14684-14688 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 26 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 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 from 5108 submissions.The ... Read more

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This five-volume set LNCS 14684-14688 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 26 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 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 from 5108 submissions.The
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Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work

Edited by Nancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), held online on June 13-18, 2021. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology ... Read more

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This book presents the proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), held online on June 13-18, 2021. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology
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