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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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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 I

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume ...

Series Book 1 - 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

$80.99 USD

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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Software Testing Automation Tips

50 Things Automation Engineers Should Know

by Gennadiy Alpaev ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Quickly access 50 tips for software test engineers using automated methods. The tips point to practices that save time and increase the accuracy and reliability of automated test techniques. Techniques that play well during demos of testing tools often are not the optimal techniques to apply on a running project. This book highlights those differences, helping you apply techniques that are ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Quickly access 50 tips for software test engineers using automated methods. The tips point to practices that save time and increase the accuracy and reliability of automated test techniques. Techniques that play well during demos of testing tools often are not the optimal techniques to apply on a running project. This book highlights those differences, helping you apply techniques that are
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Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering

20th International Conference, FASE 2017, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2017, Uppsala, Sweden, April 22-29, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Marieke Huisman, Julia Rubin ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 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 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. They were organized ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 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 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. They were organized
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Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good

Second International Conference, GOODTECHS 2016, Venice, Italy, November 30 – December 1, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Ombretta Gaggi, Pietro Manzoni, Claudio Palazzi, Armir Bujari, Johann M. Marquez-Barja ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second EAI international Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GOODTECHS 2016, held in Venice, Italy, November 30 – December 1, 2016.The 38 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. The papers reflect the design, implementation, deployment, operation and evaluation of smart objects and ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second EAI international Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, GOODTECHS 2016, held in Venice, Italy, November 30 – December 1, 2016.The 38 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. The papers reflect the design, implementation, deployment, operation and evaluation of smart objects and
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Computational Science and Its Applications

Edited by Anupama Chadha, Sachin Sharma, Vasudha Arora ...

This new volume explores the overlapping behavior of some aspects of computational science, focusing on the intersection of computing hardware, algorithms, mathematics, and data management components. The chapters discuss the various application areas of the computational science techniques such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, quantum computing, image processing, ... Read more

$169.99 USD

This new volume explores the overlapping behavior of some aspects of computational science, focusing on the intersection of computing hardware, algorithms, mathematics, and data management components. The chapters discuss the various application areas of the computational science techniques such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, quantum computing, image processing,
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Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Novel Technological Environments

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

Edited by Panayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou ...

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

$76.99 USD

Chapter “Developing a VR Tool to Support Repeat Pattern Design Learning ” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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Software Defined Chips

Volume I

by Shaojun Wei, Leibo Liu, Jianfeng Zhu, Chenchen Deng ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is the first book of a two-volume book set which introduces software defined chips. In this book, it introduces the conceptual evolution of software defined chips from the development of integrated circuits and computing architectures. Technical principles, characteristics and key issues of software defined chips are systematically analyzed. The hardware architecture design methods are ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This is the first book of a two-volume book set which introduces software defined chips. In this book, it introduces the conceptual evolution of software defined chips from the development of integrated circuits and computing architectures. Technical principles, characteristics and key issues of software defined chips are systematically analyzed. The hardware architecture design methods are
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2022

17th European Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 23–27, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Shai Avidan, Gabriel Brostow, Moustapha Cissé, Giovanni Maria Farinella, Tal Hassner ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 39-volume set, comprising the LNCS books 13661 until 13699, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2022, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, during October 23–27, 2022.The 1645 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 5804 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine ... Read more

$98.99 USD

The 39-volume set, comprising the LNCS books 13661 until 13699, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2022, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, during October 23–27, 2022.The 1645 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 5804 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine
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VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure

by Andrew B. Kahng, Jens Lienig, Igor L. Markov, Jin Hu ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The complexity of modern chip design requires extensive use of specialized software throughout the process. To achieve the best results, a user of this software needs a high-level understanding of the underlying mathematical models and algorithms. In addition, a developer of such software must have a keen understanding of relevant computer science aspects, including algorithmic performance ... Read more

$58.99 USD

The complexity of modern chip design requires extensive use of specialized software throughout the process. To achieve the best results, a user of this software needs a high-level understanding of the underlying mathematical models and algorithms. In addition, a developer of such software must have a keen understanding of relevant computer science aspects, including algorithmic performance
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Design Approaches and Technologies

16th International Conference, UAHCI 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2022, held as part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2022, held as a virtual event, in June-July 2022.A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. UAHCI 2022 includes a total of 73 ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2022, held as part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2022, held as a virtual event, in June-July 2022.A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. UAHCI 2022 includes a total of 73
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Gerontechnology

Second International Workshop, IWoG 2019, Cáceres, Spain, September 4–5, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by José García-Alonso, César Fonseca ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Gerotechnology, IWoG 2019, held in Cáceres, Spain, in September 2019.The 24 revised full papers along with 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on smart technologies and algorithms for health; ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Gerotechnology, IWoG 2019, held in Cáceres, Spain, in September 2019.The 24 revised full papers along with 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on smart technologies and algorithms for health;
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Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems

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

Edited by Taisuke Izumi, Petr Kuznetsov ...

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

$49.99 USD

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

From Novice to Professional

by Andrew T. Shvets ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the Ada programming language by being gently guided through the various parts of the language and its latest available stable release. The goal in this book is to slowly ease you into the different topics. It is understood that you do not always have ample free time, so the text is easy to digest and concepts are spoon fed to the reader.Starting with the simplest of topics, detailed ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Discover the Ada programming language by being gently guided through the various parts of the language and its latest available stable release. The goal in this book is to slowly ease you into the different topics. It is understood that you do not always have ample free time, so the text is easy to digest and concepts are spoon fed to the reader.Starting with the simplest of topics, detailed
... Read more
Data Ethics

Practical Strategies for Implementing Ethical Information Management and Governance

by Katherine O'Keefe, Daragh O Brien ...

Data-gathering technology is more sophisticated than ever, as are the ethical standards for using this data. This second edition shows how to navigate this complex environment.Data Ethics provides a practical framework for the implementation of ethical principles into information management systems. It shows how to assess the types of ethical dilemmas organizations might face as they become more ... Read more

$56.99 USD

Data-gathering technology is more sophisticated than ever, as are the ethical standards for using this data. This second edition shows how to navigate this complex environment.Data Ethics provides a practical framework for the implementation of ethical principles into information management systems. It shows how to assess the types of ethical dilemmas organizations might face as they become more
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Agents and Multi-agent Systems: Technologies and Applications 2023

Proceedings of 17th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2023, June 2023

Edited by Gordan Jezic, J. Chen-Burger, M. Kusek, R. Sperka, R. J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book highlights new trends and challenges in research on agents and the new digital and knowledge economy. It includes papers on business process management, agent-based modeling and simulation and anthropic-oriented computing that were originally presented at the 17th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2023), held in Rome, ... Read more

$251.99 USD

This book highlights new trends and challenges in research on agents and the new digital and knowledge economy. It includes papers on business process management, agent-based modeling and simulation and anthropic-oriented computing that were originally presented at the 17th International KES Conference on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2023), held in Rome,
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Embracing Machines and Humanity Through Cognitive Computing and IoT

Edited by Mohammed Usman, Xiao-Zhi Gao ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book sheds light on systems that learn extensively, with purpose and naturally interact with humans. Improving operations and increasing competitive differentiation among manufacturing organizations by harnessing the power of cognitive abilities, IoT can help build and influence the flow of information—making the shop floor more cognitive through effective processing, analysis, and ... Read more

$98.99 USD

This book sheds light on systems that learn extensively, with purpose and naturally interact with humans. Improving operations and increasing competitive differentiation among manufacturing organizations by harnessing the power of cognitive abilities, IoT can help build and influence the flow of information—making the shop floor more cognitive through effective processing, analysis, and
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Physiological Computing Systems

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

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

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

$49.99 USD

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

21st International Conference, DaWaK 2019, Linz, Austria, August 26–29, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Carlos Ordonez, Il-Yeol Song, Gabriele Anderst-Kotsis, A Min Tjoa, Ismail Khalil ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Big Data Analytics and Knowledge Discovery, DaWaK 2019, held in Linz, Austria, in September 2019.The 12 full papers and 10 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Applications; patterns; RDF and streams; big data ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Big Data Analytics and Knowledge Discovery, DaWaK 2019, held in Linz, Austria, in September 2019.The 12 full papers and 10 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Applications; patterns; RDF and streams; big data
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Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty

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

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

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

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty, ECSQARU 2019, held in Belgrade, Serbia, in September 2019.The 41 full papers presented together with 3 abstracts of invited talks inn this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections
... Read more
Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments

9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Aaron Marcus, Elizabeth Rosenzweig ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.From a total of 6326 submissions, a total of 1439 papers and 238 ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.From a total of 6326 submissions, a total of 1439 papers and 238
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Metadata and Semantic Research

14th International Conference, MTSR 2020, Madrid, Spain, December 2–4, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Emmanouel Garoufallou, María-Antonia Ovalle-Perandones ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research, MTSR 2020, held in Madrid, Spain, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.The 24 full and 13 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The papers are organized in the following tracks: metadata ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research, MTSR 2020, held in Madrid, Spain, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.The 24 full and 13 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The papers are organized in the following tracks: metadata
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Distributed Computing for Emerging Smart Networks

Second International Workshop, DiCES-N 2020, Bizerte, Tunisia, December 18, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Imen Jemili, Mohamed Mosbah ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Distributed Computing for Emerging Smart Networks, DiCES-N 2020, held in Bizerte, Tunisia, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.The 8 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in the ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Distributed Computing for Emerging Smart Networks, DiCES-N 2020, held in Bizerte, Tunisia, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.The 8 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in the
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IoT Technologies for HealthCare

6th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2019, Braga, Portugal, December 4–6, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Nuno M. Garcia, Ivan Miguel Pires, Rossitza Goleva ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2019, held in Braga, Portugal, in December 2019. The IoT as a set of existing and emerging technologies, notions and services can provide many solutions to delivery of electronic healthcare, patient care, and medical data management. The 10 revised full ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2019, held in Braga, Portugal, in December 2019. The IoT as a set of existing and emerging technologies, notions and services can provide many solutions to delivery of electronic healthcare, patient care, and medical data management. The 10 revised full
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