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Computer Vision – ECCV 2026

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

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

$98.09 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
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Software Technologies

9th International Joint Conference, ICSOFT 2014, Vienna, Austria, August 29-31, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Andreas Holzinger, Jorge Cardoso, José Cordeiro, Therese Libourel, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Marten van Sinderen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2014, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2014.The 15 revised full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions. The papers focus on enterprise software technologies; software engineering and systems security; ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2014, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2014.The 15 revised full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions. The papers focus on enterprise software technologies; software engineering and systems security;
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Interactive Storytelling

8th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 30 - December 4, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Henrik Schoenau-Fog, Luis Emilio Bruni, Sandy Louchart, Sarune Baceviciute ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th InternationalConference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2015, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in November/December 2015.The 18 revised full papers and 13 short papers presented together with 9posters, 9 workshop descriptions, and 3 demonstration papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers are ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th InternationalConference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2015, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in November/December 2015.The 18 revised full papers and 13 short papers presented together with 9posters, 9 workshop descriptions, and 3 demonstration papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers are
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Python Unlocked

Become more fluent in Python—learn strategies and techniques for smart and high-performance Python programming

by Arun Tigeraniya ...

Become more fluent in Python—learn strategies and techniques for smart and high-performance Python programmingKey Features\[\*\]Write smarter, bug-free, high performance code with minimal effort\[\*\]Uncover the best tools and options available to Python developers today\[\*\]Deploy decorators, design patters, and various optimization techniques to use Python 3.5 effectivelyBook DescriptionPython ... Read more

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Become more fluent in Python—learn strategies and techniques for smart and high-performance Python programmingKey Features\[\*\]Write smarter, bug-free, high performance code with minimal effort\[\*\]Uncover the best tools and options available to Python developers today\[\*\]Deploy decorators, design patters, and various optimization techniques to use Python 3.5 effectivelyBook DescriptionPython
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Informatics Curricula and Teaching Methods

IFIP TC3 / WG3.2 Conference on Informatics Curricula, Teaching Methods and Best Practice (ICTEM 2002) July 10–12, 2002, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

Edited by Lillian Cassel, R. Reis ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Several aspects of informatics curricula and teaching methods at the university level are reported in this volume, including:*Challenges in defining an international curriculum;*The diversity in informatics curricula;*Computing programs for scientists and engineers;*Patterns of curriculum design;*Student interaction;*Teaching of programming;*Peer review in education.This book contains a selection ... Read more

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Several aspects of informatics curricula and teaching methods at the university level are reported in this volume, including:*Challenges in defining an international curriculum;*The diversity in informatics curricula;*Computing programs for scientists and engineers;*Patterns of curriculum design;*Student interaction;*Teaching of programming;*Peer review in education.This book contains a selection
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Designing Gestural Interfaces

Touchscreens and Interactive Devices

by Dan Saffer ...

If you want to get ahead in this new era of interaction design, this is the reference you need. Nintendo's Wii and Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch have made gestural interfaces popular, but until now there's been no complete source of information about the technology.Designing Gestural Interfaces provides you with essential information about kinesiology, sensors, ergonomics, physical computing, ... Read more

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If you want to get ahead in this new era of interaction design, this is the reference you need. Nintendo's Wii and Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch have made gestural interfaces popular, but until now there's been no complete source of information about the technology.Designing Gestural Interfaces provides you with essential information about kinesiology, sensors, ergonomics, physical computing,
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Visual Studio Code Distilled

Evolved Code Editing for Windows, macOS, and Linux

by Alessandro Del Sole ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use Visual Studio Code to write and debug code quickly and efficiently on any platform, for any device, using any programming language, and on the operating system of your choice.Visual Studio Code is an open source and cross-platform development tool that focuses on code editing across a variety of development scenarios, including web, mobile, and cloud development. Visual Studio Code Distilled ... Read more

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Use Visual Studio Code to write and debug code quickly and efficiently on any platform, for any device, using any programming language, and on the operating system of your choice.Visual Studio Code is an open source and cross-platform development tool that focuses on code editing across a variety of development scenarios, including web, mobile, and cloud development. Visual Studio Code Distilled
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Speech and Audio Processing for Coding, Enhancement and Recognition

Edited by Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Roberto Togneri, Madihally (Sim) Narasimha ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes the basic principles underlying the generation, coding, transmission and enhancement of speech and audio signals, including advanced statistical and machine learning techniques for speech and speaker recognition with an overview of the key innovations in these areas. Key research undertaken in speech coding, speech enhancement, speech recognition, emotion recognition and ... Read more

$80.09 USD

This book describes the basic principles underlying the generation, coding, transmission and enhancement of speech and audio signals, including advanced statistical and machine learning techniques for speech and speaker recognition with an overview of the key innovations in these areas. Key research undertaken in speech coding, speech enhancement, speech recognition, emotion recognition and
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Beginning Perl Programming

From Novice to Professional

by William "Bo" Rothwell ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get started with Perl 5 and learn the important core concepts of Perl programming, such as variables, flow control, expressions, and I/O. Additionally, this book covers pattern matching and shows that Perl is extremely flexible and powerful, and that it isn’t afraid of the cloud. After reading and using this book, you'll be able to start writing your own powerful scripts to solve many web and ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Get started with Perl 5 and learn the important core concepts of Perl programming, such as variables, flow control, expressions, and I/O. Additionally, this book covers pattern matching and shows that Perl is extremely flexible and powerful, and that it isn’t afraid of the cloud. After reading and using this book, you'll be able to start writing your own powerful scripts to solve many web and
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Technology Enhanced Assessment

20th International Conference, TEA 2017, Barcelona, Spain, October 5–6, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Eric Ras, Ana Elena Guerrero Roldán ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Technology Enhanced Assessment, TEA 2017, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2017. The 17 papers presented were carefully selected from 42 submissions. They are centered around topics like e-learning, computer-assisted instruction, interactive learning environments, collaborative learning, computing education, student ... Read more

$67.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Technology Enhanced Assessment, TEA 2017, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2017. The 17 papers presented were carefully selected from 42 submissions. They are centered around topics like e-learning, computer-assisted instruction, interactive learning environments, collaborative learning, computing education, student
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Nios4 WEB API

by Davide Andreoli ...

Potencia tu sistema ERP con total autonomía gracias a Niso4.Conecta tus aplicaciones y tus servicios directamente a la nube de Nios4.Gracias a esta guía podrás desfrutar de todos los beneficios de la plataforma creando una conexión directa.Puedes conectar tu comercio electrónico, crear la versión móvil de tu software de gestión si cambiarlos, crear sistemas IOT y utilizar Nios4 como sistema de ... Read more

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Potencia tu sistema ERP con total autonomía gracias a Niso4.Conecta tus aplicaciones y tus servicios directamente a la nube de Nios4.Gracias a esta guía podrás desfrutar de todos los beneficios de la plataforma creando una conexión directa.Puedes conectar tu comercio electrónico, crear la versión móvil de tu software de gestión si cambiarlos, crear sistemas IOT y utilizar Nios4 como sistema de
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Tableau Prep: Up & Running

by Carl Allchin ...

For self-service data preparation, Tableau Prep is relatively easy to use—as long as you know how to clean and organize your datasets. Carl Allchin, from The Information Lab in London, gets you up to speed on Tableau Prep through a series of practical lessons that include methods for preparing, cleaning, automating, organizing, and outputting your datasets.Based on Allchin’s popular blog, Preppin’ ... Read more

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For self-service data preparation, Tableau Prep is relatively easy to use—as long as you know how to clean and organize your datasets. Carl Allchin, from The Information Lab in London, gets you up to speed on Tableau Prep through a series of practical lessons that include methods for preparing, cleaning, automating, organizing, and outputting your datasets.Based on Allchin’s popular blog, Preppin’
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Understanding Augmented Reality

Concepts and Applications

by Alan B. Craig ...

Understanding Augmented Reality addresses the elements that are required to create augmented reality experiences. The technology that supports augmented reality will come and go, evolve and change. The underlying principles for creating exciting, useful augmented reality experiences are timeless. Augmented reality designed from a purely technological perspective will lead to an AR experience that ... Read more

$53.09 USD

Understanding Augmented Reality addresses the elements that are required to create augmented reality experiences. The technology that supports augmented reality will come and go, evolve and change. The underlying principles for creating exciting, useful augmented reality experiences are timeless. Augmented reality designed from a purely technological perspective will lead to an AR experience that
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Non-prioritized Belief Change

by Eduardo Fermé, Marco Garapa, Maurício D. L. Reis ...

Series series Artificial Intelligence (R0)
Belief change (also referred to as logic of theory change or as belief revision) is a research area that models how rational agents modify their beliefs in response to new information or experiences. It emerged as a major field of study in the mid-1980s and has since become a key topic across disciplines such as philosophy, logic, and artificial intelligence. The one that is nowadays considered ... Read more

$152.09 USD

Belief change (also referred to as logic of theory change or as belief revision) is a research area that models how rational agents modify their beliefs in response to new information or experiences. It emerged as a major field of study in the mid-1980s and has since become a key topic across disciplines such as philosophy, logic, and artificial intelligence. The one that is nowadays considered
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PHP Beyond the Web

by Rob Aley ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use your existing web-based PHP skills to write all types of software: CLI scripts, desktop software, network servers, and more. This book gives you the tools, techniques, and background necessary to write just about any type of software you can think of, using the PHP you know.PHP Beyond the Web shows you how to take your knowledge of PHP development for the web and utilise it with a much wider ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Use your existing web-based PHP skills to write all types of software: CLI scripts, desktop software, network servers, and more. This book gives you the tools, techniques, and background necessary to write just about any type of software you can think of, using the PHP you know.PHP Beyond the Web shows you how to take your knowledge of PHP development for the web and utilise it with a much wider
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Data Strategy

How to Use Data and Artificial Intelligence to Transform Your Business

by Bernard Marr ...

Is your business equipped with a data strategy that drives real impact?Data Strategy is an essential guide for business leaders who want to use data to build a competitive, future-ready organization. Written by bestselling author and futurist Bernard Marr, this book shows how to design and implement a practical strategy to collect, manage and use data for measurable business performance.Now on its ... Read more

$29.69 USD

Is your business equipped with a data strategy that drives real impact?Data Strategy is an essential guide for business leaders who want to use data to build a competitive, future-ready organization. Written by bestselling author and futurist Bernard Marr, this book shows how to design and implement a practical strategy to collect, manage and use data for measurable business performance.Now on its
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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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Advanced Snowflake

by Muhammad Fasih Ullah ...

As Snowflake's capabilities expand, staying updated with its latest features and functionalities can be overwhelming. The platform's rapid development gave rise to advanced tools like Snowpark and the Native App Framework, which are crucial for optimizing data operations but may seem complex to navigate.In this essential book, author Muhammad Fasih Ullah offers a detailed guide to understanding ... Read more

$43.19 USD

As Snowflake's capabilities expand, staying updated with its latest features and functionalities can be overwhelming. The platform's rapid development gave rise to advanced tools like Snowpark and the Native App Framework, which are crucial for optimizing data operations but may seem complex to navigate.In this essential book, author Muhammad Fasih Ullah offers a detailed guide to understanding
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Prompts: El lenguaje secreto de la inteligencia artificial

IA desde cero: De la Nube a tu PC, #2

by LUMA LEZI ...

Series Book 2 - IA desde cero: De la Nube a tu PC
Cada palabra cuenta. Cada frase despierta una mente digital.El secreto para dominar la inteligencia artificial no está en el código… está en el lenguaje.Prompts: El lenguaje secreto de la inteligencia artificial es el segundo volumen de la saga IA desde cero: De la Nube a tu PC, diseñado para transformar la forma en que interactúas con las máquinas.La mayoría de usuarios solo "chatea" con la IA. ... Read more

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Cada palabra cuenta. Cada frase despierta una mente digital.El secreto para dominar la inteligencia artificial no está en el código… está en el lenguaje.Prompts: El lenguaje secreto de la inteligencia artificial es el segundo volumen de la saga IA desde cero: De la Nube a tu PC, diseñado para transformar la forma en que interactúas con las máquinas.La mayoría de usuarios solo "chatea" con la IA.
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Social Robotics + AI

17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Mariacarla Staffa, John-John Cabibihan, Bruno Siciliano, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Leon Bodenhagen, Adriana Tapus, Silvia Rossi, Filippo Cavallo, Laura Fiorini, Marco Matarese, Hongsheng He ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 3-volume set LNAI 16131 -16133 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, held in Naples, Italy, during September 10–12, 2025.The 117 full papers and 57 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 276 submissions.They focus on the topical sections:Part 1 Emotion & Affective Interaction; Applications in Real ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The 3-volume set LNAI 16131 -16133 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, held in Naples, Italy, during September 10–12, 2025.The 117 full papers and 57 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 276 submissions.They focus on the topical sections:Part 1 Emotion & Affective Interaction; Applications in Real
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Machine Learning in Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Build machine learning models using Python and deploy them on the cloud

by Saleh Alkhalifa ...

Explore all the tools and templates needed for data scientists to drive success in their biotechnology careers with this comprehensive guide Key Features • Learn the applications of machine learning in biotechnology and life science sectors • Discover exciting real-world applications of deep learning and natural language processing • Understand the general process of deploying models to cloud ... Read more

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Explore all the tools and templates needed for data scientists to drive success in their biotechnology careers with this comprehensive guide Key Features • Learn the applications of machine learning in biotechnology and life science sectors • Discover exciting real-world applications of deep learning and natural language processing • Understand the general process of deploying models to cloud
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Getting Started with CockroachDB

A guide to using a modern, cloud-native, and distributed SQL database for your data-intensive apps

by Kishen Das Kondabagilu Rajanna ...

Get hands-on with deploying and managing your database services to provide scalable and high-speed data access on CockroachDBKey FeaturesGain insights into CockroachDB and build highly reliable cloud-native applicationsExplore the power of a scalable and highly available cloud-native SQL database to distribute data and workloads automaticallyBuild high-speed database services using CockroachDB and ... Read more

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Get hands-on with deploying and managing your database services to provide scalable and high-speed data access on CockroachDBKey FeaturesGain insights into CockroachDB and build highly reliable cloud-native applicationsExplore the power of a scalable and highly available cloud-native SQL database to distribute data and workloads automaticallyBuild high-speed database services using CockroachDB and
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Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering

22nd International Conference, CDVE 2025, Bangkok, Thailand, October 19-22, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Yuhua Luo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during October 19-22, 2025.The 22 full papers and 3 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. They focus on all aspects of model-based systems, engineering interoperability, ... Read more

$67.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during October 19-22, 2025.The 22 full papers and 3 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. They focus on all aspects of model-based systems, engineering interoperability,
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AI Observer: Semantic Pressure

AI OBSERVER, #7

by K.ZEN-YU ...

Series Book 7 - AI OBSERVER
AI Observer: Semantic Pressure explores a hidden layer of modern language models that is rarely discussed, yet constantly at work: semantic pressureWhen people talk about "deep reasoning," they often focus on model size, architecture, or training data. This book takes a different approach. It examines how meaning itself accumulates, compresses, destabilizes, and ultimately activates reasoning ... Read more

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AI Observer: Semantic Pressure explores a hidden layer of modern language models that is rarely discussed, yet constantly at work: semantic pressureWhen people talk about "deep reasoning," they often focus on model size, architecture, or training data. This book takes a different approach. It examines how meaning itself accumulates, compresses, destabilizes, and ultimately activates reasoning
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