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Social Robotics

12th International Conference, ICSR 2020, Golden, CO, USA, November 14–18, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Alan R. Wagner, David Feil-Seifer, Kerstin S. Haring, Silvia Rossi, Thomas Williams, Hongsheng He, Shuzhi Sam Ge ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2020, held in Golden, CO, USA, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 57 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The theme of the 2020 conference is Entertaining Robots. The papers focus on the following topics: human-robot trust and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2020, held in Golden, CO, USA, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 57 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The theme of the 2020 conference is Entertaining Robots. The papers focus on the following topics: human-robot trust and
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Logic and Language Models for Computer Science

by Dana Richards, Henry Hamburger ...

This unique compendium highlights the theory of computation, particularly logic and automata theory. Special emphasis is on computer science applications including loop invariants, program correctness, logic programming and algorithmic proof techniques.This innovative volume differs from standard textbooks, by building on concepts in a different order, using fewer theorems with simpler proofs. It ... Read more

$42.99 USD

This unique compendium highlights the theory of computation, particularly logic and automata theory. Special emphasis is on computer science applications including loop invariants, program correctness, logic programming and algorithmic proof techniques.This innovative volume differs from standard textbooks, by building on concepts in a different order, using fewer theorems with simpler proofs. It
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USING AI FOR BEGINNERS

A Simple Guide To Automate Repetitive Tasks, Save Time, And Boost Productivity In Less Than A Week

by Wesley Thomas ...

Unlock the Power of AI to Save Hours Every Week-Even If You're a Complete Beginner.Are you overwhelmed by constant emails, messy schedules, or repetitive digital tasks? Want to boost your productivity-but don't know where to start with AI tools like ChatGPT?You are not alone. Millions want to use AI to improve their work and personal life-but lack a simple, step-by-step guide.This book gives you ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Unlock the Power of AI to Save Hours Every Week-Even If You're a Complete Beginner.Are you overwhelmed by constant emails, messy schedules, or repetitive digital tasks? Want to boost your productivity-but don't know where to start with AI tools like ChatGPT?You are not alone. Millions want to use AI to improve their work and personal life-but lack a simple, step-by-step guide.This book gives you
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Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End

by Roger Beans-Rivet ...

Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End – A Practical Guide to Mastering Front-End DevelopmentAre you ready to build stunning, interactive websites from scratch using only plain JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS? Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate developer looking to strengthen your foundational front-end skills, this comprehensive ebook has everything you need to become proficient ... Read more

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Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End – A Practical Guide to Mastering Front-End DevelopmentAre you ready to build stunning, interactive websites from scratch using only plain JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS? Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate developer looking to strengthen your foundational front-end skills, this comprehensive ebook has everything you need to become proficient
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

17th International Conference, ICIRA 2024, Xi'an, China, July 31 – August 2, 2024, Proceedings, Part VI

Edited by Xuguang Lan, Xuesong Mei, Caigui Jiang, Fei Zhao, Zhiqiang Tian ...

Series Book 6 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative ... Read more

$143.99 USD

The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

17th International Conference, ICIRA 2024, Xi'an, China, July 31 – August 2, 2024, Proceedings, Part V

Edited by Xuguang Lan, Xuesong Mei, Caigui Jiang, Fei Zhao, Zhiqiang Tian ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative ... Read more

$143.99 USD

The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative
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Programming Languages and Systems

22nd Asian Symposium, APLAS 2024, Kyoto, Japan, October 22-24, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Oleg Kiselyov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2024, held in Kyoto, Japan, during October 22-24, 2024.The 18 full papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. These papers have been categorized under the following topical sections: Type theory and Semantic Frameworks; Probabilistic and Declarative ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2024, held in Kyoto, Japan, during October 22-24, 2024.The 18 full papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. These papers have been categorized under the following topical sections: Type theory and Semantic Frameworks; Probabilistic and Declarative
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The Universal Access Handbook

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series series Human Factors and Ergonomics
In recent years, the field of Universal Access has made significant progress in consolidating theoretical approaches, scientific methods and technologies, as well as in exploring new application domains. Increasingly, professionals in this rapidly maturing area require a comprehensive and multidisciplinary resource that addresses current principles, methods, and tools. Written by leading ... Read more

$111.99 USD

In recent years, the field of Universal Access has made significant progress in consolidating theoretical approaches, scientific methods and technologies, as well as in exploring new application domains. Increasingly, professionals in this rapidly maturing area require a comprehensive and multidisciplinary resource that addresses current principles, methods, and tools. Written by leading
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Recent Advances in Machine Learning Techniques and Sensor Applications for Human Emotion, Activity Recognition and Support

Edited by Kyandoghere Kyamakya, Fadi Al Machot, Habib Ullah, Florenc Demrozi ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book explores integrating machine learning techniques and sensor applications for human emotion and activity recognition, creating personalized and effective support systems. It covers state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and large language models using multimodal sensors. Enhancing the quality of life for individuals with special needs, particularly the elderly, is a key focus in ... Read more

$197.99 USD

This book explores integrating machine learning techniques and sensor applications for human emotion and activity recognition, creating personalized and effective support systems. It covers state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and large language models using multimodal sensors. Enhancing the quality of life for individuals with special needs, particularly the elderly, is a key focus in
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 upto 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as Computer vision, ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 upto 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as Computer vision,
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Human Computer Interaction in Healthcare

The Role of Cognition

Edited by Andre W. Kushniruk, David R. Kaufman, Thomas G. Kannampallil, Vimla L. Patel ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This thoroughly updated edition reports on the current state of human computer interaction (HCI) in biomedicine and healthcare, focusing on the cognitive underpinnings of human interactions with people and technology. With health information technologies becoming increasingly vital tools for the practice of clinical medicine, this book draws from key theories, models and evaluation frameworks, and ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This thoroughly updated edition reports on the current state of human computer interaction (HCI) in biomedicine and healthcare, focusing on the cognitive underpinnings of human interactions with people and technology. With health information technologies becoming increasingly vital tools for the practice of clinical medicine, this book draws from key theories, models and evaluation frameworks, and
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Practical Microservices Architectural Patterns

Event-Based Java Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud

by Binildas Christudas ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Take your distributed applications to the next level and see what the reference architectures associated with microservices can do for you. This book begins by showing you the distributed computing architecture landscape and provides an in-depth view of microservices architecture. Following this, you will work with CQRS, an essential pattern for microservices, and get a view of how distributed ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Take your distributed applications to the next level and see what the reference architectures associated with microservices can do for you. This book begins by showing you the distributed computing architecture landscape and provides an in-depth view of microservices architecture. Following this, you will work with CQRS, an essential pattern for microservices, and get a view of how distributed
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Humanizing Digital Experience

Converging Cognitive Ergonomics and Technology in Modern Marketing

by Rajagopal ...

Humanizing Digital Experience explores how technology-driven business environments can be designed around human cognition, behavior, and values to enhance customer engagement and marketing performance. Grounded in a customer-centric philosophy, the book examines how organizations can motivate consumers and co-create value through human–computer interaction, interpersonal experience, cognitive ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Humanizing Digital Experience explores how technology-driven business environments can be designed around human cognition, behavior, and values to enhance customer engagement and marketing performance. Grounded in a customer-centric philosophy, the book examines how organizations can motivate consumers and co-create value through human–computer interaction, interpersonal experience, cognitive
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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

23rd International Conference, EPCE 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Wen-Chin Li, Anastasios Plioutsias ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 23rd International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted ... Read more

$67.99 USD

The 23rd International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted
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HCI International 2025 – Late Breaking Papers

27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part XIII

Edited by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Keng Leng Siau ...

Series Book 13 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 16-volume set LNCS 16331–16346 constitutes late breaking papers from the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.439 papers and 104 posters were included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work”.The papers were organized in topical sections as ... Read more

$98.99 USD

The 16-volume set LNCS 16331–16346 constitutes late breaking papers from the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.439 papers and 104 posters were included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work”.The papers were organized in topical sections as
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Assessing the Quality of Experience of Cloud Gaming Services

by Steven Schmidt ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides an overview of concepts and challenges in intis investigated using structural equation modeling. The conveyed understanding of gaming QoE, empirical eraction quality in the domain of cloud gaming services. The author presents a unified evaluation approach by combining quantitative subjective assessment methods in a concise way. The author discusses a measurement tool, Gaming ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book provides an overview of concepts and challenges in intis investigated using structural equation modeling. The conveyed understanding of gaming QoE, empirical eraction quality in the domain of cloud gaming services. The author presents a unified evaluation approach by combining quantitative subjective assessment methods in a concise way. The author discusses a measurement tool, Gaming
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2026

19th European Conference, Malmö, Sweden, September 8–12, 2026, Proceedings, Part XLVI

Edited by Paolo Favaro, Zuzana Kukelova, Atsuto Maki, Anna Rohrbach, Konrad Schindler, Federico Tombari ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 17001 up to 17078 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2026, held in Malmö, Sweden, during September 8–12, 2026.The 2834 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 10,473 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 17001 up to 17078 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2026, held in Malmö, Sweden, during September 8–12, 2026.The 2834 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 10,473 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine
... Read more
Handbook of Research on Trends and Future Directions in Big Data and Web Intelligence

Edited by Noor Zaman, Mohamed Elhassan Seliaman, Mohd Fadzil Hassan, Fausto Pedro Garcia Marquez ...

Big data is a well-trafficked subject in recent IT discourse and does not lack for current research. In fact, there is such a surfeit of material related to big data—and so much of it of questionably reliability, thanks to the high-gloss efforts of savvy tech-marketing gurus—that it can, at times, be difficult for a serious academician to navigate. The Handbook of Research on Trends and Future ... Read more

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Big data is a well-trafficked subject in recent IT discourse and does not lack for current research. In fact, there is such a surfeit of material related to big data—and so much of it of questionably reliability, thanks to the high-gloss efforts of savvy tech-marketing gurus—that it can, at times, be difficult for a serious academician to navigate. The Handbook of Research on Trends and Future
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Innovative Design and Creation of Visual Interfaces: Advancements and Trends

Edited by Ben Falchuk, Adérito Fernandes-Marcos ...

Computer graphics and digital design have come a long way in recent years, and it is difficult to keep up with the latest trends in software development and output. Innovative Design and Creation of Visual Interfaces: Advancements and Trends offers the cutting-edge in research, development, technologies, case studies, frameworks, and methodologies within the field of visual interfaces. The book ... Read more

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Computer graphics and digital design have come a long way in recent years, and it is difficult to keep up with the latest trends in software development and output. Innovative Design and Creation of Visual Interfaces: Advancements and Trends offers the cutting-edge in research, development, technologies, case studies, frameworks, and methodologies within the field of visual interfaces. The book
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Advances in Explainable AI Applications for Smart Cities

Edited by Mangesh M. Ghonge, Nijalingappa Pradeep, Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, Praveen M. Kulkarni ...

As smart cities become more prevalent, the need for explainable AI (XAI) applications has become increasingly important. Advances in Explainable AI Applications for Smart Cities is a co-edited book that showcases the latest research and development in XAI for smart city applications. This book covers a wide range of topics, including medical diagnosis, finance and banking, judicial systems, ... Read more

$256.99 USD

As smart cities become more prevalent, the need for explainable AI (XAI) applications has become increasingly important. Advances in Explainable AI Applications for Smart Cities is a co-edited book that showcases the latest research and development in XAI for smart city applications. This book covers a wide range of topics, including medical diagnosis, finance and banking, judicial systems,
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Current Trends in Web Engineering

ICWE 2016 International Workshops, DUI, TELERISE, SoWeMine, and Liquid Web, Lugano, Switzerland, June 6-9, 2016. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Sven Casteleyn, Peter Dolog, Cesare Pautasso ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2016, held in Lugano, Switzerland, in June 2016.The 15 revised full papers together with 5 short papers were selected form 37 submissions. The workshops complement the main conference, and provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss emerging topics. ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2016, held in Lugano, Switzerland, in June 2016.The 15 revised full papers together with 5 short papers were selected form 37 submissions. The workshops complement the main conference, and provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss emerging topics.
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Interrogate Webdesigners

Interrogate, #1

by James Blanchette ...

Series Book 1 - Interrogate
This book will walk you thru everyhting you need to do before you hire a Webdesigner or web developer.Aspects ofThe Jargon -- what they are talking aboutDecide First -- tells you what you need to prepare before you start lookingWeb Designer Questions questions to ask your webdesignerBasic SEO lets you understand what SEO is all aboutWho Owns the Code the realities of code ownershipWeb Hosting-what ... Read more

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This book will walk you thru everyhting you need to do before you hire a Webdesigner or web developer.Aspects ofThe Jargon -- what they are talking aboutDecide First -- tells you what you need to prepare before you start lookingWeb Designer Questions questions to ask your webdesignerBasic SEO lets you understand what SEO is all aboutWho Owns the Code the realities of code ownershipWeb Hosting-what
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Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions

4th International Conference, DAPI 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17-22, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Norbert Streitz, Panos Markopoulos ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016 and received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016 and received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing
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Your Digital Afterlives

Computational Theories of Life after Death

by E. Steinhart ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death. ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death.
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