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Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

by Paula Boddington ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and ... Read more

$62.99 USD

The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and
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ggplot2 Essentials

Explore the full range of ggplot2 plotting capabilities to create meaningful and spectacular graphs

by Donato Teutonico ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is perfect for R programmers who are interested in learning to use ggplot2 for data visualization, from the basics up to using more advanced applications, such as faceting and grouping. Since this book will not cover the basics of R commands and objects, you should have a basic understanding of the R language.What you will learnFamiliarize yourself with some ... Read more

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Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is perfect for R programmers who are interested in learning to use ggplot2 for data visualization, from the basics up to using more advanced applications, such as faceting and grouping. Since this book will not cover the basics of R commands and objects, you should have a basic understanding of the R language.What you will learnFamiliarize yourself with some
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business - Strategies for Digital Transformation

by Moises Urbina ...

The book "Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business: Strategies for Digital Transformation" offers a comprehensive and practical vision of how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is revolutionizing the business world. Throughout nine chapters, the author explores the fundamentals of GAI, its applications in various sectors, implementation strategies, and associated ethical and practical ... Read more

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The book "Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business: Strategies for Digital Transformation" offers a comprehensive and practical vision of how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is revolutionizing the business world. Throughout nine chapters, the author explores the fundamentals of GAI, its applications in various sectors, implementation strategies, and associated ethical and practical
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Applications and Usability of Interactive TV

7th Iberoamerican Conference, jAUTI 2018, Bernal, Argentina, October 16–18, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by María José Abásolo, Telmo Silva, Nestor D. González ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2018, in Bernal, Argentina, in October 2018.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Contexts of application of the IDTV; Design and Implementation ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2018, in Bernal, Argentina, in October 2018.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Contexts of application of the IDTV; Design and Implementation
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Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques

13th International Conference, SoMeT 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia, September 22-24, 2014. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Hamido Fujita, Ali Selamat ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the best papers selection from the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, SoMeT 2014, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, in September 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed, thoroughly revised or enlarged, and selected as best papers from the 79 published proceedings papers, which had ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the best papers selection from the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, SoMeT 2014, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, in September 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed, thoroughly revised or enlarged, and selected as best papers from the 79 published proceedings papers, which had
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Trends in Functional Programming

19th International Symposium, TFP 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 11–13, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michał Pałka, Magnus Myreen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 19th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2018, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2018. The 7 revised full papers were selected from 13 submissions and present papers in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 19th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2018, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2018. The 7 revised full papers were selected from 13 submissions and present papers in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a
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Usability Testing Essentials

Ready, Set...Test

by Carol M. Barnum ...

Do you love your mobile phone? Your MP3 player? Your e-book reader? You laptop or tablet PC? There’s a reason for that. Usability.When usability testing is part of the design and development of products, the results are better products that users want and like. You may be doing testing now or want to help your company get started, but you may not have all the tools to know how to properly prepare, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Do you love your mobile phone? Your MP3 player? Your e-book reader? You laptop or tablet PC? There’s a reason for that. Usability.When usability testing is part of the design and development of products, the results are better products that users want and like. You may be doing testing now or want to help your company get started, but you may not have all the tools to know how to properly prepare,
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Being Agile

Your Roadmap to Successful Adoption of Agile

by Mario E. Moreira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Being Agile is your roadmap to successfully transforming your organization to an Agile culture. Veteran agile coach Mario Moreira teaches new adopters how to implement a robust Agile framework to derive from it the maximum business benefit in terms of customer value, revenue, and employee engagement.Agile is a ubiquitous watchword in the corporate world, but only a minority of companies understand ... Read more

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Being Agile is your roadmap to successfully transforming your organization to an Agile culture. Veteran agile coach Mario Moreira teaches new adopters how to implement a robust Agile framework to derive from it the maximum business benefit in terms of customer value, revenue, and employee engagement.Agile is a ubiquitous watchword in the corporate world, but only a minority of companies understand
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Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition

by Dia AbuZeina, Moustafa Elshafei ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition utilizes phonological rules in order to model the cross-word problem, a merging of adjacent words in speech caused by continuous speech, to enhance the performance of continuous speech recognition systems. The author aims to provide an understanding of the cross-word problem and how it can be avoided, specifically focusing on Arabic phonology using ... Read more

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Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition utilizes phonological rules in order to model the cross-word problem, a merging of adjacent words in speech caused by continuous speech, to enhance the performance of continuous speech recognition systems. The author aims to provide an understanding of the cross-word problem and how it can be avoided, specifically focusing on Arabic phonology using
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The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger Volume 2

Aigent Docs, #2

by Catburger, Elias Thornwood, Quinn Harper ...

Series Book 2 - Aigent Docs
In the shadowy glow of endless screens, one man's vision spawns a digital revolution—and a nightmare of unchecked intelligence. In "The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger: Volume 2 – Learning to Manage the AI Workforce – The Spin-Off Era and Beyond," narrative historian Morgan Ashford plunges readers into the meta-chronicle of Catburger's odyssey. Fresh from taming the chaos of Image Magician's ... Read more

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In the shadowy glow of endless screens, one man's vision spawns a digital revolution—and a nightmare of unchecked intelligence. In "The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger: Volume 2 – Learning to Manage the AI Workforce – The Spin-Off Era and Beyond," narrative historian Morgan Ashford plunges readers into the meta-chronicle of Catburger's odyssey. Fresh from taming the chaos of Image Magician's
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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. They deal with topics such as computer vision; ... Read more

$80.99 USD

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. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
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Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems

Edited by Björn Granström, D. House, I. Karlsson ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book is based on contributions to the Seventh European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication that was held at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, in July of 1999 under the auspices of the European Language and Speech Network (ELSNET). The topic of the summer school was "Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems" (MiLaSS). The issue of multimodality in interpersonal, face-to-face ... Read more

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This book is based on contributions to the Seventh European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication that was held at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, in July of 1999 under the auspices of the European Language and Speech Network (ELSNET). The topic of the summer school was "Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems" (MiLaSS). The issue of multimodality in interpersonal, face-to-face
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to the Human Environment and Culture

9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings, Part IV

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona ...

Series Book 4 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four LNCS volume set 9175-9178 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, UAHCI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The four LNCS volume set 9175-9178 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, UAHCI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters
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Internet Science

INSCI 2017 International Workshops, IFIN, DATA ECONOMY, DSI, and CONVERSATIONS, Thessaloniki, Greece, November 22, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Sotiris Diplaris, Anna Satsiou, Asbjørn Følstad, Michail Vafopoulos, Thomas Vilarinho ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 4 workshops, held at the 4th International Conference on Internet Science, Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2017: the Second International Workshop on the Internet for Financial Collective Awareness and Intelligence, IFIN 2017, the International Workshop on Data Economy 2017, the International Workshop on Digital Technology to ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 4 workshops, held at the 4th International Conference on Internet Science, Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2017: the Second International Workshop on the Internet for Financial Collective Awareness and Intelligence, IFIN 2017, the International Workshop on Data Economy 2017, the International Workshop on Digital Technology to
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Agents and Artificial Intelligence

8th International Conference, ICAART 2016, Rome, Italy, February 24-26, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Joaquim Filipe, Jaap van den Herik ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book contains revised and extended versions of selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, ICAART 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in February 2016.The 17 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 149 initial submissions. The papers are organized in two sections: agents and artificial intelligence. They address open research ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book contains revised and extended versions of selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, ICAART 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in February 2016.The 17 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 149 initial submissions. The papers are organized in two sections: agents and artificial intelligence. They address open research
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F# 4.0 Design Patterns

Solve complex problems with functional thinking

by Gene Belitski ...

Learn how to apply functional F\# design patterns to a huge range of programming challenges, and discover a smart route to building better applicationsKey Features\[\*\] This book provides a path if you are coming from imperative and object-oriented paradigms\[\*\] It will take you to an intermediate level of functional programming in very practical manner to write enterprise-quality idiomatic F\# ... Read more

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Learn how to apply functional F\# design patterns to a huge range of programming challenges, and discover a smart route to building better applicationsKey Features\[\*\] This book provides a path if you are coming from imperative and object-oriented paradigms\[\*\] It will take you to an intermediate level of functional programming in very practical manner to write enterprise-quality idiomatic F\#
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Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions

12th International Conference, DAPI 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 Norbert A. Streitz, Shin'ichi Konomi ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 14718-14719 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2024, in Washington DC, USA, during June 29 – July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 14718-14719 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2024, in Washington DC, USA, during June 29 – July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

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

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

Series Book 3 - 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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Human and Robot Hands

Sensorimotor Synergies to Bridge the Gap Between Neuroscience and Robotics

Edited by Matteo Bianchi, Alessandro Moscatelli ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book looks at the common problems both human and robotic hands encounter when controlling the large number of joints, actuators and sensors required to efficiently perform motor tasks such as object exploration, manipulation and grasping. The authors adopt an integrated approach to explore the control of the hand based on sensorimotor synergies that can be applied in both neuroscience and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book looks at the common problems both human and robotic hands encounter when controlling the large number of joints, actuators and sensors required to efficiently perform motor tasks such as object exploration, manipulation and grasping. The authors adopt an integrated approach to explore the control of the hand based on sensorimotor synergies that can be applied in both neuroscience and
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Privacy Online

Perspectives on Privacy and Self-Disclosure in the Social Web

Edited by Sabine Trepte, Leonard Reinecke ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Communications and personal information that are posted online are usually accessible to a vast number of people. Yet when personal data exist online, they may be searched, reproduced and mined by advertisers, merchants, service providers or even stalkers. Many users know what may happen to their information, while at the same time they act as though their data are private or intimate. They expect ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Communications and personal information that are posted online are usually accessible to a vast number of people. Yet when personal data exist online, they may be searched, reproduced and mined by advertisers, merchants, service providers or even stalkers. Many users know what may happen to their information, while at the same time they act as though their data are private or intimate. They expect
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Diseño de experiencia de usuario (UX)

Cómo diseñar interfaces digitales amigables para las personas y rentables para las compañías

by Juan Manuel Carraro, Yanina Duarte ...

En los últimos años, el diseño de experiencia de usuario se ha convertido en una tendencia consolidada en Latinoamérica. En países como Inglaterra o Estados Unidos User Experience (UX ) lleva ya un par de décadas de existencia y, en los últimos años, ha comenzado incluso a expandirse hacia otras áreas como el diseño de servicios y modelos de negocio. En un contexto de "incubación" del campo de UX ... Read more

$9.99 USD

En los últimos años, el diseño de experiencia de usuario se ha convertido en una tendencia consolidada en Latinoamérica. En países como Inglaterra o Estados Unidos User Experience (UX ) lleva ya un par de décadas de existencia y, en los últimos años, ha comenzado incluso a expandirse hacia otras áreas como el diseño de servicios y modelos de negocio. En un contexto de "incubación" del campo de UX
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Advanced Boolean Techniques

Selected Papers from the 13th International Workshop on Boolean Problems

Edited by Rolf Drechsler, Mathias Soeken ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes recent findings in the domain of Boolean logic and Boolean algebra, covering application domains in circuit and system design, but also basic research in mathematics and theoretical computer science. Content includes invited chapters and a selection of the best papers presented at the 13th annual International Workshop on Boolean Problems.Provides a single-source reference to ... Read more

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This book describes recent findings in the domain of Boolean logic and Boolean algebra, covering application domains in circuit and system design, but also basic research in mathematics and theoretical computer science. Content includes invited chapters and a selection of the best papers presented at the 13th annual International Workshop on Boolean Problems.Provides a single-source reference to
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Neural Information Processing

25th International Conference, ICONIP 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 13–16, 2018, Proceedings, Part V

Edited by Long Cheng, Andrew Chi Sing Leung, Seiichi Ozawa ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural
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Semantic Keyword-based Search on Structured Data Sources

First COST Action IC1302 International KEYSTONE Conference, IKC 2015, Coimbra, Portugal, September 8-9, 2015. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Jorge Cardoso, Francesco Guerra, Geert-Jan Houben, Alexandre Miguel Pinto, Yannis Velegrakis ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First COST Action IC1302 International KEYSTONE Conference on semantic Keyword-based Search on Structured Data Sources, IKC 2015, held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 2015.The 13 revised full papers, 3 revised short papers, and 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 initial submissions. The ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First COST Action IC1302 International KEYSTONE Conference on semantic Keyword-based Search on Structured Data Sources, IKC 2015, held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 2015.The 13 revised full papers, 3 revised short papers, and 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 initial submissions. The
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