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Advanced Social Interaction with Agents

8th International Workshop on Spoken Dialog Systems

Edited by Maxine Eskenazi, Laurence Devillers, Joseph Mariani ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents lectures given at the 8th International Workshop on Spoken Dialog Systems. As agents evolve in terms of their ability to carry on a dialog with users, several qualities are emerging as essential components of a successful system. Users do not carry on long conversations on only one topic—they tend to switch between several topics. Thus the authors are observing the emergence of ... Read more

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This book presents lectures given at the 8th International Workshop on Spoken Dialog Systems. As agents evolve in terms of their ability to carry on a dialog with users, several qualities are emerging as essential components of a successful system. Users do not carry on long conversations on only one topic—they tend to switch between several topics. Thus the authors are observing the emergence of
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Artificial Intelligence in Education

19th International Conference, AIED 2018, London, UK, June 27–30, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Carolyn Penstein Rosé, Roberto Martínez-Maldonado, H. Ulrich Hoppe, Rose Luckin, Manolis Mavrikis, Kaska Porayska-Pomsta, Bruce McLaren, Benedict du Boulay ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two volume set LNAI 10947 and LNAI 10948 constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2018, held in London, UK, in June 2018.The 45 full papers presented in this book together with 76 poster papers, 11 young researchers tracks, 14 industry papers and 10 workshop papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submissions. ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This two volume set LNAI 10947 and LNAI 10948 constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2018, held in London, UK, in June 2018.The 45 full papers presented in this book together with 76 poster papers, 11 young researchers tracks, 14 industry papers and 10 workshop papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submissions.
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Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends

Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, October 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy

Edited by Maria Chiara Carrozza, Silvestro Micera, José L. Pons ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018, ... Read more

$188.09 USD

The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018,
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Social Robotics

10th International Conference, ICSR 2018, Qingdao, China, November 28 - 30, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Shuzhi Sam Ge, John-John Cabibihan, Miguel A. Salichs, Elizabeth Broadbent, Hongsheng He, Alan R. Wagner, Álvaro Castro-González ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2018, held in Qingdao, China, in November 2018.The 60 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The theme of the 2018 conference is: Social Robotics and AI. In addition to the technical sessions, ICSR 2018 included 2 workshops:Smart Sensing Systems: ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2018, held in Qingdao, China, in November 2018.The 60 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The theme of the 2018 conference is: Social Robotics and AI. In addition to the technical sessions, ICSR 2018 included 2 workshops:Smart Sensing Systems:
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Introducing Jakarta EE CDI

Contexts and Dependency Injection for Enterprise Java Development

by Luqman Saeed ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the Jakarta EE Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI 2.0) framework which helps you write better code through the use of well-defined enterprise Java-based components and beans (EJBs). If you have ever wanted to write clean Java EE code, this short book is your best guide for doing so: you will pick up valuable tips along the way from your author's years of experience teaching and coding ... Read more

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Discover the Jakarta EE Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI 2.0) framework which helps you write better code through the use of well-defined enterprise Java-based components and beans (EJBs). If you have ever wanted to write clean Java EE code, this short book is your best guide for doing so: you will pick up valuable tips along the way from your author's years of experience teaching and coding
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Auralization

Fundamentals of Acoustics, Modelling, Simulation, Algorithms and Acoustic Virtual Reality

by Michael Vorländer ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Auralization is the technique of creation and reproduction of sound on the basis of computer data. With this tool it is possible to predict the character of sound signals which are generated at the source and modified by reinforcement, propagation and transmission in systems such as rooms, buildings, vehicles or other technical devices. This book is organized as a comprehensive collection of the ... Read more

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Auralization is the technique of creation and reproduction of sound on the basis of computer data. With this tool it is possible to predict the character of sound signals which are generated at the source and modified by reinforcement, propagation and transmission in systems such as rooms, buildings, vehicles or other technical devices. This book is organized as a comprehensive collection of the
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Raku Fundamentals

A Primer with Examples, Projects, and Case Studies

by Moritz Lenz ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain the skills to begin developing Raku applications from the ground up in this hands-on compact book, which includes a foreword from Larry Wall, creator of Perl. You’ll learn enough to get started building with Raku, using Raku's gradual typing, handy object orientated features, powerful parsing capabilities, and human-usable concurrency. This book has been updated to include the latest version ... Read more

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Gain the skills to begin developing Raku applications from the ground up in this hands-on compact book, which includes a foreword from Larry Wall, creator of Perl. You’ll learn enough to get started building with Raku, using Raku's gradual typing, handy object orientated features, powerful parsing capabilities, and human-usable concurrency. This book has been updated to include the latest version
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Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design

9th International Conference, EvoMUSART 2020, Held as Part of EvoStar 2020, Seville, Spain, April 15–17, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Juan Romero, Anikó Ekárt, Tiago Martins, João Correia ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design, EvoMUSART 2020, held as part of Evo*2020, in Seville, Spain, in April 2020, co-located with the Evo*2020 events EuroGP, EvoCOP and EvoApplications.The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers cover a ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design, EvoMUSART 2020, held as part of Evo*2020, in Seville, Spain, in April 2020, co-located with the Evo*2020 events EuroGP, EvoCOP and EvoApplications.The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers cover a
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Design, User Experience, and Usability

14th International Conference, DUXU 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Martin Schrepp ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This six-volume set LNCS 15794-15799 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This six-volume set LNCS 15794-15799 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully
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Extended Reality

International Conference, XR Salento 2025, Otranto, Italy, June 17–20, 2025, Proceedings, Part VI

Edited by Lucio Tommaso De Paolis, Pasquale Arpaia, Marco Sacco ...

Series Book 6 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set LNCS 15737-15743 constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Extended Reality, XR Salento 2025, held in Otranto, Italy, during June 17-20, 2025.The 128 full papers presented together with 65 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Virtual Reality; and Augmented ... Read more

$71.99 USD

The seven-volume set LNCS 15737-15743 constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Extended Reality, XR Salento 2025, held in Otranto, Italy, during June 17-20, 2025.The 128 full papers presented together with 65 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Virtual Reality; and Augmented
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User Experience Design

Guida completa per imparare da zero

by Luca Longo ...

Questo volume presenta le conoscenze e gli strumenti di base che permettono di integrare le migliori pratiche di UX Design nel contesto di un progetto digitale. Il testo non fa riferimento a una metodologia specifica per organizzare un processo di progettazione, ma si concentra su criteri operativi proponendo le prassi migliori a seconda della tipologia di progetto attraverso un percorso che ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Questo volume presenta le conoscenze e gli strumenti di base che permettono di integrare le migliori pratiche di UX Design nel contesto di un progetto digitale. Il testo non fa riferimento a una metodologia specifica per organizzare un processo di progettazione, ma si concentra su criteri operativi proponendo le prassi migliori a seconda della tipologia di progetto attraverso un percorso che
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Knowledge Representation for Health Care

6th International Workshop, KR4HC 2014, held as part of the Vienna Summer of Logic, VSL 2014, Vienna, Austria, July 21, 2014. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Silvia Miksch, David Riaño, Annette ten Teije ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Knowledge Representation for Health Care, KR4HC 2014, held as part of the Vienna Summer of Logic, VSL 2014, in Vienna, Austria, in July 2014. The workshop aimed at attracting the interest of novel research and advances contributing in the definition, representation and exploitation of health care knowledge in ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Knowledge Representation for Health Care, KR4HC 2014, held as part of the Vienna Summer of Logic, VSL 2014, in Vienna, Austria, in July 2014. The workshop aimed at attracting the interest of novel research and advances contributing in the definition, representation and exploitation of health care knowledge in
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Design de Compiladores

by Knowledge Flow ...

Series series Série de Programação e Ciências da Computação
O livro Compiler Design da Knowledge Flow é um guia abrangente que cobre os conceitos fundamentais e avançados da construção de compiladores. Este livro é ideal para estudantes, engenheiros de software e entusiastas da ciência da computação que desejam entender análise léxica, análise sintática, análise semântica, geração de código intermediário, otimização e técnicas de geração de código.Ele ... Read more

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O livro Compiler Design da Knowledge Flow é um guia abrangente que cobre os conceitos fundamentais e avançados da construção de compiladores. Este livro é ideal para estudantes, engenheiros de software e entusiastas da ciência da computação que desejam entender análise léxica, análise sintática, análise semântica, geração de código intermediário, otimização e técnicas de geração de código.Ele
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HCI International 2021 - Posters

23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held 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 submissions.The posters ... Read more

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The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held 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 submissions.The posters
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Human Behavior Understanding

6th International Workshop, HBU 2015, Osaka, Japan, September 8, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Diane J. Cook, Ben J.A. Kröse, Albert Ali Salah ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Human Behavior Understanding, HBU 2015, held in Osaka, Japan, in September 2015.The 11 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 initial submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: interaction with elderly, learning behavior patterns, and mobile solutions. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Human Behavior Understanding, HBU 2015, held in Osaka, Japan, in September 2015.The 11 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 initial submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: interaction with elderly, learning behavior patterns, and mobile solutions.
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

10th International Conference, ICIRA 2017, Wuhan, China, August 16–18, 2017, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by YongAn Huang, Hao Wu, Honghai Liu, Zhouping Yin ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three volume set LNAI 10462, LNAI 10463, and LNAI 10464 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2017.The 235 papers presented in the three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 310 submissions. The papers in this third volume of the set are organized in topical ... Read more

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The three volume set LNAI 10462, LNAI 10463, and LNAI 10464 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2017.The 235 papers presented in the three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 310 submissions. The papers in this third volume of the set are organized in topical
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Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence

10th International Conference, UCAmI 2016, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Spain, November 29 – December 2, 2016, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Mike Burmester, Pino Caballero-Gil, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia, Carmelo R. García ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This LNCS double volume LNCS 10069-10070 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2016, which includes the International Work Conference on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL), and the International Conference on Am-bient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in November ... Read more

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This LNCS double volume LNCS 10069-10070 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2016, which includes the International Work Conference on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL), and the International Conference on Am-bient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in November
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Advances in Ergonomics in Design

Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Edited by Francisco Rebelo, Marcelo Soares ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to the design, development and prototyping – as well as the evaluation, training and manufacturing – of products, systems and services. Combining theoretical contributions, case studies, and reports on technical interventions, it covers a wide range of topics in ergonomic design including: ecological ... Read more

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This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to the design, development and prototyping – as well as the evaluation, training and manufacturing – of products, systems and services. Combining theoretical contributions, case studies, and reports on technical interventions, it covers a wide range of topics in ergonomic design including: ecological
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Proceedings of COOP 2010

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Designing Cooperative Systems, May, 18-21, 2010, Aix-en-Provence

Edited by Myriam Lewkowicz, Parina Hassanaly, Markus Rohde, Volker Wulf ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
COOP 2010 is the 9th edition of the International Conference on Designing Cooperative Systems, being the second European conference in the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work after ECSCW. The conference brings together researchers who contribute to the analysis and design of cooperative systems and their integration in organizational community, public and other settings, and their ... Read more

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COOP 2010 is the 9th edition of the International Conference on Designing Cooperative Systems, being the second European conference in the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work after ECSCW. The conference brings together researchers who contribute to the analysis and design of cooperative systems and their integration in organizational community, public and other settings, and their
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Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science

Epistemic and Cultural Shifts in Computer-based Modelling and Simulation

Edited by Matthias Heymann, Gabriele Gramelsberger, Martin Mahony ...

Series series Routledge Environmental Humanities
In recent decades, science has experienced a revolutionary shift. The development and extensive application of computer modelling and simulation has transformed the knowledge‐making practices of scientific fields as diverse as astro‐physics, genetics, robotics and demography. This epistemic transformation has brought with it a simultaneous heightening of political relevance and a renewal of ... Read more

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In recent decades, science has experienced a revolutionary shift. The development and extensive application of computer modelling and simulation has transformed the knowledge‐making practices of scientific fields as diverse as astro‐physics, genetics, robotics and demography. This epistemic transformation has brought with it a simultaneous heightening of political relevance and a renewal of
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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 X

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy, Qin Gao, Jia Zhou ...

Series Book 10 - 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.A total of 7972 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 92 countries submitted contributions. 1430 papers and 355 posters (as short ... Read more

$71.99 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.A total of 7972 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 92 countries submitted contributions. 1430 papers and 355 posters (as short
... Read more
Bioinformatics Unveiled

by Joan Melody ...

Dive into the dynamic world of bioinformatics with Bioinformatics Unveiled, your essential guide to understanding the intersection of biology and data science. This comprehensive introduction unpacks the complexities of analyzing biological data through advanced computational techniques. Discover how bioinformatics is revolutionizing fields from genomics to drug discovery, and gain hands-on ... Read more

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Dive into the dynamic world of bioinformatics with Bioinformatics Unveiled, your essential guide to understanding the intersection of biology and data science. This comprehensive introduction unpacks the complexities of analyzing biological data through advanced computational techniques. Discover how bioinformatics is revolutionizing fields from genomics to drug discovery, and gain hands-on
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Verification and Validation of Rule-Based Expert Systems

by Suzanne Smith, Abraham Kandel ...

This book presents an innovative approach to verifying and validating rule-based expert systems. It features a complete set of techniques and tools that provide a more formal, objective, and automated means of carrying out verification and validation procedures. Many of the concepts behind these procedures have been adapted from conventional software, while others have required that new techniques ... Read more

$254.99 USD

This book presents an innovative approach to verifying and validating rule-based expert systems. It features a complete set of techniques and tools that provide a more formal, objective, and automated means of carrying out verification and validation procedures. Many of the concepts behind these procedures have been adapted from conventional software, while others have required that new techniques
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision ... Read more

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