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Web Accessibility

A Foundation for Research

Edited by Simon Harper, Yeliz Yesilada ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Covering key areas of evaluation and methodology, client-side applications, specialist and novel technologies, along with initial appraisals of disabilities, this important book provides comprehensive coverage of web accessibility.Written by leading experts in the field, it provides an overview of existing research and also looks at future developments, providing a much deeper insight than can be ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Covering key areas of evaluation and methodology, client-side applications, specialist and novel technologies, along with initial appraisals of disabilities, this important book provides comprehensive coverage of web accessibility.Written by leading experts in the field, it provides an overview of existing research and also looks at future developments, providing a much deeper insight than can be
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Taming Your Dragon

Addressing Your Technical Debt

by Dr. Andrew Richard Brown ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Technical debt is an often-overlooked problem that the software industry needs to take more seriously. All organizations are impacted by it, most wish that they had less of it, but need help in understanding the nature of the beast. This book aims to clear up any misconceptions and show you how to implement a sound technical debt management program to suit your company’s needs.You’ll learn the ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Technical debt is an often-overlooked problem that the software industry needs to take more seriously. All organizations are impacted by it, most wish that they had less of it, but need help in understanding the nature of the beast. This book aims to clear up any misconceptions and show you how to implement a sound technical debt management program to suit your company’s needs.You’ll learn the
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Designing Agentic AI Frameworks: Build adaptive, autonomous digital agents that reason, strategize, and evolve

The Innovators of AI and Data Series, #4

by Gloria Kepler, Quinn D. Novak ...

Series Book 4 - The Innovators of AI and Data Series
The difference between a tool and an agent is the ability to say, "I'll figure it out."We are standing on the precipice of a massive shift in technology. For decades, we have programmed computers to do exactly what we say. But what happens when we program them to understand what we mean, and figure out the rest themselves?That is the core of Designing Agentic AI Frameworks.I wrote this book ... Read more

$12.90 USD

The difference between a tool and an agent is the ability to say, "I'll figure it out."We are standing on the precipice of a massive shift in technology. For decades, we have programmed computers to do exactly what we say. But what happens when we program them to understand what we mean, and figure out the rest themselves?That is the core of Designing Agentic AI Frameworks.I wrote this book
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2026

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

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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Decision Systems

Integrating Machine Learning, Fuzzy Logic, and Artificial Neural Networks

by Pallavi Vijay Chavan, Nisha Balani, Ramchandra Mangrulkar, Sangita Santosh Chaudhari ...

Decision-making is a fundamental process that influences outcomes across a wide range of domains, including business, healthcare, scientific research, and automation. With the increasing availability of data and the growing computational power of modern systems, decision-making models have become more sophisticated and capable of providing highly accurate and efficient solutions. The ability to ... Read more

$161.99 USD

Decision-making is a fundamental process that influences outcomes across a wide range of domains, including business, healthcare, scientific research, and automation. With the increasing availability of data and the growing computational power of modern systems, decision-making models have become more sophisticated and capable of providing highly accurate and efficient solutions. The ability to
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Quantum Machine Learning

Revolutionizing Data Analysis and Optimization

Edited by Jaiprakash Narain Dwivedi, Parag Shukla, Herat Joshi, Pankaj Tripathi ...

This work offers a structured and in-depth exploration of Quantum Machine Learning (QML), beginning with foundational quantum principles and progressing to advanced QML algorithms such as Quantum SVMs, quantum kernels, and quantum neural networks. It bridges theory with real-world implementation through domain-focused chapters covering finance, healthcare, taxation systems, mobile networks, supply ... Read more

$69.99 USD

This work offers a structured and in-depth exploration of Quantum Machine Learning (QML), beginning with foundational quantum principles and progressing to advanced QML algorithms such as Quantum SVMs, quantum kernels, and quantum neural networks. It bridges theory with real-world implementation through domain-focused chapters covering finance, healthcare, taxation systems, mobile networks, supply
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Iniciación a la creación de páginas web

by Pablo Enrique Fernández Casado ...

Esta obra introduce a los lectores al emocionante mundo de la creación de páginas web. Escrito por un experimentado desarrollador web, este libro ofrece una sinopsis clara y concisa de los fundamentos esenciales para aquellos que desean iniciarse en el diseño web.Utilizando un lenguaje claro y didáctico se explican los conceptos básicos del lenguaje HTML, el trabajo con textos, las imágenes y los ... Read more

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Esta obra introduce a los lectores al emocionante mundo de la creación de páginas web. Escrito por un experimentado desarrollador web, este libro ofrece una sinopsis clara y concisa de los fundamentos esenciales para aquellos que desean iniciarse en el diseño web.Utilizando un lenguaje claro y didáctico se explican los conceptos básicos del lenguaje HTML, el trabajo con textos, las imágenes y los
... Read more
Computer Vision – ECCV 2026

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

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

Series Book 17 - 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
... Read more
Human-Computer Interaction

Thematic Area, HCI 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part IV

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume ...

Series Book 4 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human-Computer Interaction thematic area of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2026, held in Montreal, Canada, during July 26-31, 2026.The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory, methodology and ... Read more

$98.09 USD

This book set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human-Computer Interaction thematic area of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2026, held in Montreal, Canada, during July 26-31, 2026.The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory, methodology and
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Games for Health

Proceedings of the 3rd european conference on gaming and playful interaction in health care

Edited by Ben Schouten, Stephen Fedtke, Tilde Bekker, Marlies Schijven, Alex Gekker ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Founded in 2004, the Games for Health Project supports community, knowledge and business development efforts to use cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and health care. The Games for Health Conference brings together researchers, medical professionals and game developers to share information about the impact of games, playful interaction and game technologies on health, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Founded in 2004, the Games for Health Project supports community, knowledge and business development efforts to use cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and health care. The Games for Health Conference brings together researchers, medical professionals and game developers to share information about the impact of games, playful interaction and game technologies on health,
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Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds

Edited by Mark Childs, Anna Peachey ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Since the publication of the companion volume Researching Learning in Virtual Worlds in 2010, there has been a growth not only in the range and number of educational initiatives taking place in virtual worlds, but also in the depth of analysis of the nature of that education. Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds reflects those changes through a collection of chapters that are extended versions ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Since the publication of the companion volume Researching Learning in Virtual Worlds in 2010, there has been a growth not only in the range and number of educational initiatives taking place in virtual worlds, but also in the depth of analysis of the nature of that education. Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds reflects those changes through a collection of chapters that are extended versions
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Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)

Volume I: Healthcare Ergonomics

Edited by Sebastiano Bagnara, Riccardo Tartaglia, Sara Albolino, Thomas Alexander, Yushi Fujita ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. 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, ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. 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,
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Practical Scala DSLs

Real-World Applications Using Domain Specific Languages

by Pierluigi Riti ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Build domain specific languages (DSLs) using Java's most popular functional programming language: Scala. This book introduces the basics of Scala and DSLs using a series of practical examples. In Practical Scala DSLs, you’ll learn to create pragmatic and complete code examples that explain the actual use of DSLs with Scala: a web API and microservices; a custom language; a mobile app; a Forex ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Build domain specific languages (DSLs) using Java's most popular functional programming language: Scala. This book introduces the basics of Scala and DSLs using a series of practical examples. In Practical Scala DSLs, you’ll learn to create pragmatic and complete code examples that explain the actual use of DSLs with Scala: a web API and microservices; a custom language; a mobile app; a Forex
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Computational Science – ICCS 2018

18th International Conference, Wuxi, China, June 11-13, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Yong Shi, Haohuan Fu, Yingjie Tian, Valeria V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Michael Harold Lees, Jack Dongarra, Peter M. A. Sloot ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set LNCS 10860, 10861 and 10862 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2018, held in Wuxi, China, in June 2018.The total of 155 full and 66 short papers presented in this book set was carefully reviewed and selected from 404 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named:Part I: ICCS Main TrackPart II: ... Read more

$98.09 USD

The three-volume set LNCS 10860, 10861 and 10862 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2018, held in Wuxi, China, in June 2018.The total of 155 full and 66 short papers presented in this book set was carefully reviewed and selected from 404 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named:Part I: ICCS Main TrackPart II:
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Human-Computer Interaction. Design and User Experience Case Studies

Thematic Area, HCI 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set LNCS 12762, 12763, and 12764 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which took place virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The three-volume set LNCS 12762, 12763, and 12764 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which took place virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222
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Limitless Analytics with Azure Synapse

An end-to-end analytics service for data processing, management, and ingestion for BI and ML

by Prashant Kumar Mishra ...

Leverage the Azure analytics platform\\'s key analytics services to deliver unmatched intelligence for your dataKey FeaturesLearn to ingest, prepare, manage, and serve data for immediate business requirementsBring enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics together to gain insights from your dataDevelop end-to-end analytics solutions using Azure SynapseBook DescriptionAzure Synapse ... Read more

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Leverage the Azure analytics platform\\'s key analytics services to deliver unmatched intelligence for your dataKey FeaturesLearn to ingest, prepare, manage, and serve data for immediate business requirementsBring enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics together to gain insights from your dataDevelop end-to-end analytics solutions using Azure SynapseBook DescriptionAzure Synapse
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Human-Centered Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications

5th International Conference, MOBILE 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29–July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by June Wei, George Margetis ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications, MOBILE 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which was held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29-July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications, MOBILE 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which was held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29-July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully
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Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Volume 5

Better Life Ergonomics for Future Humans (IEA 2024)

Edited by Sangeun Jin, Jeong Ho Kim, Yong-Ku Kong, Jaehyun Park, Myung Hwan Yun ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2024), held on August 25-29, 2024. 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 and ... Read more

$197.09 USD

This book presents the proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2024), held on August 25-29, 2024. 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 and
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Unleashing AI

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Business Success

by Dr. Milan Frankl ...

Unleashing AI: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Business Success is a comprehensive guide for business leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs looking to understand and leverage the transformative potential of AI technologies.Unleashing AI is an actionable resource that equips the readers with the knowledge and strategies to harness the power of AI for competitive advantage. This book goes ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Unleashing AI: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Business Success is a comprehensive guide for business leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs looking to understand and leverage the transformative potential of AI technologies.Unleashing AI is an actionable resource that equips the readers with the knowledge and strategies to harness the power of AI for competitive advantage. This book goes
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Building Machine Learning Systems with Python

Explore machine learning and deep learning techniques for building intelligent systems using scikit-learn and TensorFlow

by Luis Pedro Coelho, Willi Richert, Matthieu Brucher ...

Build intelligent end-to-end machine learning systems with PythonKey FeaturesUse scikit-learn and TensorFlow to train your machine learning modelsImplement popular supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms in PythonDiscover best practices for building production-grade machine learning systems from scratchBook DescriptionMachine learning enables systems to make predictions based on ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build intelligent end-to-end machine learning systems with PythonKey FeaturesUse scikit-learn and TensorFlow to train your machine learning modelsImplement popular supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms in PythonDiscover best practices for building production-grade machine learning systems from scratchBook DescriptionMachine learning enables systems to make predictions based on
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Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction

Third IFIP TC 5, TC 12, WG 8.4, WG 8.9, WG 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference, CD-MAKE 2019, Canterbury, UK, August 26–29, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Andreas Holzinger, Peter Kieseberg, A Min Tjoa, Edgar Weippl ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 5, TC 12, WG 8.4, 8.9, 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference for Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, CD-MAKE 2019, held in Canterbury, UK, in August 2019.The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. The cross-domain integration and appraisal of different fields provides an ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 5, TC 12, WG 8.4, 8.9, 12.9 International Cross-Domain Conference for Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, CD-MAKE 2019, held in Canterbury, UK, in August 2019.The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. The cross-domain integration and appraisal of different fields provides an
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System Analysis and Modeling. Languages, Methods, and Tools for Industry 4.0

11th International Conference, SAM 2019, Munich, Germany, September 16–17, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Pau Fonseca i Casas, Maria-Ribera Sancho, Edel Sherratt ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on System Analysis and Modeling, SAM 2019, held in Munich, Germany, in September 2019.The 12 full papers and 2 work in progress papers presented together with one keynote talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and experiences in ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on System Analysis and Modeling, SAM 2019, held in Munich, Germany, in September 2019.The 12 full papers and 2 work in progress papers presented together with one keynote talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and experiences in
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Human-Robot Interaction

Evaluation Methods and Their Standardization

Edited by Céline Jost, Brigitte Le Pévédic, Tony Belpaeme, Cindy Bethel, Dimitrios Chrysostomou, Nigel Crook, Marine Grandgeorge, Nicole Mirnig ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book offers the first comprehensive yet critical overview of methods used to evaluate interaction between humans and social robots. It reviews commonly used evaluation methods, and shows that they are not always suitable for this purpose. Using representative case studies, the book identifies good and bad practices for evaluating human-robot interactions and proposes new standardized ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book offers the first comprehensive yet critical overview of methods used to evaluate interaction between humans and social robots. It reviews commonly used evaluation methods, and shows that they are not always suitable for this purpose. Using representative case studies, the book identifies good and bad practices for evaluating human-robot interactions and proposes new standardized
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Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Modeling

8th International Symposium, ISoLA 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, November 5-9, 2018, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Tiziana Margaria, Bernhard Steffen ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual
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