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HCI in Business, Government and Organizations

13th International Conference, HCIBGO 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

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

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 13th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted ... Read more

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The 13th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted
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Mivar NETs and logical inference with the linear complexity

by Varlamov, Oleg O. ...

MIVAR: Transition from Productions to Bipartite Graphs MIVAR Nets and Practical Realization of Automated Constructor of Algorithms Handling More than Three Million Production Rules. The theoretical transition from the graphs of production systems to the bipartite graphs of the MIVAR nets is shown. Examples of the implementation of the MIVAR nets in the formalisms of matrixes and graphs are given. ... Read more

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MIVAR: Transition from Productions to Bipartite Graphs MIVAR Nets and Practical Realization of Automated Constructor of Algorithms Handling More than Three Million Production Rules. The theoretical transition from the graphs of production systems to the bipartite graphs of the MIVAR nets is shown. Examples of the implementation of the MIVAR nets in the formalisms of matrixes and graphs are given.
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Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End

by Roger Beans-Rivet ...

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

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

Building next-generation financial applications using Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, and Stellar

by Ishan Roy ...

A practical blockchain handbook designed to take you through implementing and re-engineering banking and financial solutions and workflows using eight step-by-step projects Key FeaturesImplement various end-to-end blockchain projects and learn to enhance present-day financial solutionsUse Ethereum, Hyperledger, and Stellar to build public and private decentralized applicationsAddress complex ... Read more

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A practical blockchain handbook designed to take you through implementing and re-engineering banking and financial solutions and workflows using eight step-by-step projects Key FeaturesImplement various end-to-end blockchain projects and learn to enhance present-day financial solutionsUse Ethereum, Hyperledger, and Stellar to build public and private decentralized applicationsAddress complex
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

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

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

Series Book 1 - 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

$143.09 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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Exploring the .NET Core 3.0 Runtime

Through Code Generation and Metadata Inspection

by Roger Villela ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Explore advanced .NET APIs and create a basic .NET core library with dynamic code generation and metadata inspection to be used by other libraries or client applications. This book starts with the benefits of .NET including its fundamental tasks and tools where you will learn .NET SDK tools and the ILDasm tool. This is followed by a detailed discussion on code generation in .NET API programming ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Explore advanced .NET APIs and create a basic .NET core library with dynamic code generation and metadata inspection to be used by other libraries or client applications. This book starts with the benefits of .NET including its fundamental tasks and tools where you will learn .NET SDK tools and the ILDasm tool. This is followed by a detailed discussion on code generation in .NET API programming
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Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies

First International Conference, IETCIT 2024, Mohali, Punjab, India, March 1–2, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Manisha Malhotra ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies, IETCIT 2024, held in Mohali, India, in March 1–2, 2024.The 44 full papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 417 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: machine learning ... Read more

$107.09 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies, IETCIT 2024, held in Mohali, India, in March 1–2, 2024.The 44 full papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 417 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: machine learning
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Introduction to Bio-Ontologies

by Peter N. Robinson, Sebastian Bauer ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series
Introduction to Bio-Ontologies explores the computational background of ontologies. Emphasizing computational and algorithmic issues surrounding bio-ontologies, this self-contained text helps readers understand ontological algorithms and their applications.The first part of the book defines ontology and bio-ontologies. It also explains the importan ... Read more

$66.99 USD

Introduction to Bio-Ontologies explores the computational background of ontologies. Emphasizing computational and algorithmic issues surrounding bio-ontologies, this self-contained text helps readers understand ontological algorithms and their applications.The first part of the book defines ontology and bio-ontologies. It also explains the importan
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

$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. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

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

$80.99 USD

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

5th International Conference, ITAP 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Jia Zhou, Gavriel Salvendy ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 11592 and 11593 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA. HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process. The ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 11592 and 11593 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA. HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process. The
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Digital Personality: A Man Forever

Volume 3: Ontologies to Dialogue Generation

by Kuldeep Singh Kaswan, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal, Anand Nayyar ...

The book explores the creation of digital personalities that mimic human behaviour and cognition, authored by AI and computer science experts. It covers the technical foundations needed to develop advanced digital personas, focusing on the integration of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue generation. Ontologies are highlighted for their role in structuring knowledge, while ... Read more

$77.99 USD

The book explores the creation of digital personalities that mimic human behaviour and cognition, authored by AI and computer science experts. It covers the technical foundations needed to develop advanced digital personas, focusing on the integration of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue generation. Ontologies are highlighted for their role in structuring knowledge, while
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Responsible AI

Implement an Ethical Approach in your Organization

by Olivia Gambelin ...

FINALIST: American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2024 - Business: TechnologyWINNER: Independent Press Award 2025 - TechnologyWINNER: Axiom Business Book Award 2025 - Bronze Medal, Emerging Trends/AIWINNER: 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year - Bronze, Science & TechnologyFINALIST: 2025 International Book Awards (IBA) - Business: Technology<... ... Read more

$41.39 USD

FINALIST: American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2024 - Business: TechnologyWINNER: Independent Press Award 2025 - TechnologyWINNER: Axiom Business Book Award 2025 - Bronze Medal, Emerging Trends/AIWINNER: 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year - Bronze, Science & TechnologyFINALIST: 2025 International Book Awards (IBA) - Business: Technology<...
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The Overrated Machine An Inquiry Into Human Genius and Artificial Imitation

by Jawanna Dean ...

Artificial intelligence has been marketed as the next great evolutionary leap, a force capable of outthinking and eventually replacing the human mind. But when placed under sustained creative and intellectual pressure, its limits become undeniable. Jawanna Dean, one of the most prolific writers of the modern era, entered the world of AI with an extraordinary goal—to produce one thousand books in ... Read more

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Artificial intelligence has been marketed as the next great evolutionary leap, a force capable of outthinking and eventually replacing the human mind. But when placed under sustained creative and intellectual pressure, its limits become undeniable. Jawanna Dean, one of the most prolific writers of the modern era, entered the world of AI with an extraordinary goal—to produce one thousand books in
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Data Engineering for Multimodal AI

Architecting Scalable Systems for Next-Generation AI Applications

by Vasundra Srinivasan ...

AI is only as capable as the context it’s given, and context is a data engineering problem before it’s a model problem. As multimodal AI systems and applications become increasingly sophisticated and data-hungry, the infrastructure that produces and governs that context has to evolve to keep pace.Data Engineering for Multimodal AI is one of the first practical guides for data engineers, machine ... Read more

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AI is only as capable as the context it’s given, and context is a data engineering problem before it’s a model problem. As multimodal AI systems and applications become increasingly sophisticated and data-hungry, the infrastructure that produces and governs that context has to evolve to keep pace.Data Engineering for Multimodal AI is one of the first practical guides for data engineers, machine
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Learning ROS for Robotics Programming Second Edition

Take control of the Linux based Robot Operating System, and discover the tools, libraries, and conventions you need to create your own robots without the hassle.

by Anil Mahtani, Aaron Martinez ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you have ever tried building a robot, then you know how cumbersome programming everything from scratch can be. This is where ROS comes into the picture. It is a collection of tools, libraries, and conventions that simplifies the robot building process. What’s more, ROS encourages collaborative robotics software development, allowing you to connect with experts in ... Read more

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Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you have ever tried building a robot, then you know how cumbersome programming everything from scratch can be. This is where ROS comes into the picture. It is a collection of tools, libraries, and conventions that simplifies the robot building process. What’s more, ROS encourages collaborative robotics software development, allowing you to connect with experts in
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Getting Started with Advanced C#

Upgrade Your Programming Skills

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand and work with the most important features of advanced C# in different programming environments. This book teaches you the fundamental features of advanced C# and how to incorporate them in different programming techniques using Visual Studio 2019.The book is divided into two parts. Part I covers the fundamentals and essentials of advanced programming in C#. You will be introduced to ... Read more

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Understand and work with the most important features of advanced C# in different programming environments. This book teaches you the fundamental features of advanced C# and how to incorporate them in different programming techniques using Visual Studio 2019.The book is divided into two parts. Part I covers the fundamentals and essentials of advanced programming in C#. You will be introduced to
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HCI in Games

4th International Conference, HCI-Games 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26–July 1, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Xiaowen Fang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI in Games 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions.The HCI in Games 2022 ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI in Games 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions.The HCI in Games 2022
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Developing Semantic Web Services

by H.Peter Alesso, Craig F. Smith ...

Developing Semantic Web Services is "well-informed about work on WS [Web Services] and the SemWeb [Semantic Web], and in particular . . . understand[s] OWL-S . . . very well . . .. Also, the book . . . fill[s] a need that, to my knowledge, hasn't been met at all." ---David Martin, editor OWL-S Coalition The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, is also the originator of the next ... Read more

$140.99 USD

Developing Semantic Web Services is "well-informed about work on WS [Web Services] and the SemWeb [Semantic Web], and in particular . . . understand[s] OWL-S . . . very well . . .. Also, the book . . . fill[s] a need that, to my knowledge, hasn't been met at all." ---David Martin, editor OWL-S Coalition The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, is also the originator of the next
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Thinking Machines: Exploring AI's Present and Future

Exploring AI's Present and Future

by Altaf Siddiqui, Greg Jameson ...

Thinking Machines: Exploring AI's Present and Future is an essential guide to understanding artificial intelligence, from its foundational principles to its transformative impact on society. Written by experts Dr. Altaf Siddiqui and Greg Jameson, this book provides a structured and insightful look at how AI is shaping the world around us.The book begins with Part 1: Understanding AI Foundations, ... Read more

$4.95 USD

Thinking Machines: Exploring AI's Present and Future is an essential guide to understanding artificial intelligence, from its foundational principles to its transformative impact on society. Written by experts Dr. Altaf Siddiqui and Greg Jameson, this book provides a structured and insightful look at how AI is shaping the world around us.The book begins with Part 1: Understanding AI Foundations,
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Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modeling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

First International Conference, TMM_CH 2018, Athens, Greece, October 10–13, 2018, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by Antonia Moropoulou, Manolis Korres, Andreas Georgopoulos, Constantine Spyrakos, Charalambos Mouzakis ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set CCIS 961 and 962 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Conference on Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modeling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, TMM_CH 2018, held in Athens, Greece, in October 2018.73 revised full papers of 237 submissions are included in these volumes. The papers of the first volume are ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This two-volume set CCIS 961 and 962 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Conference on Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modeling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, TMM_CH 2018, held in Athens, Greece, in October 2018.73 revised full papers of 237 submissions are included in these volumes. The papers of the first volume are
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Social Computing and Social Media. Design, Human Behavior and Analytics

11th International Conference, SCSM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Gabriele Meiselwitz ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 11578 and 11579 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA.HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 81 papers ... Read more

$76.49 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 11578 and 11579 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA.HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 81 papers
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Domain-Driven Transformation

Modernize Legacy Systems and Mitigate Risk

by Carola Lilienthal, Henning Schwentner ...

To prepare legacy software for the future, it's essential to modernize it. Domain-Driven Transformation provides an effective approach for transforming large legacy systems—either by breaking them into microservices or by converting them into maintainable modular monoliths.In this guide, Carola Lilienthal and Henning Schwentner present their method, a comprehensive approach for transforming ... Read more

$43.19 USD

To prepare legacy software for the future, it's essential to modernize it. Domain-Driven Transformation provides an effective approach for transforming large legacy systems—either by breaking them into microservices or by converting them into maintainable modular monoliths.In this guide, Carola Lilienthal and Henning Schwentner present their method, a comprehensive approach for transforming
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Modeling and Precision Control of Systems with Hysteresis

by Lei Liu, Yi Yang ...

Modelling and Precision Control of Systems with Hysteresis covers the piezoelectric and other smart materials that are increasingly employed as actuators in precision engineering, from scanning probe microscopes (SPMs) in life science and nano-manufacturing, to precision active optics in astronomy, including space laser communication, space imaging cameras, and the micro-electro-mechanical systems ... Read more

$116.09 USD

Modelling and Precision Control of Systems with Hysteresis covers the piezoelectric and other smart materials that are increasingly employed as actuators in precision engineering, from scanning probe microscopes (SPMs) in life science and nano-manufacturing, to precision active optics in astronomy, including space laser communication, space imaging cameras, and the micro-electro-mechanical systems
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