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Dart for Absolute Beginners

by David Kopec ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Dart for Absolute Beginners enables individuals with no background in programming to create their own web apps while learning the fundamentals of software development in a cutting edge language. Easily digested chapters, while comprehensive enough to explore the whole domain, are aimed at both hobbyists and professionals alike. The reader will not only gain an insight into Dart, but also the ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Dart for Absolute Beginners enables individuals with no background in programming to create their own web apps while learning the fundamentals of software development in a cutting edge language. Easily digested chapters, while comprehensive enough to explore the whole domain, are aimed at both hobbyists and professionals alike. The reader will not only gain an insight into Dart, but also the
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Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems

by David Suendermann ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems covers the peculiarities of commercial deployments of spoken dialog systems, from the tools, standards, and design principles to build them, the infrastructure to deploy them, techniques to monitor, evaluate, and analyze them, and, most importantly, effective strategies to adapt, tune, and optimize them. The book shows to what extent ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems covers the peculiarities of commercial deployments of spoken dialog systems, from the tools, standards, and design principles to build them, the infrastructure to deploy them, techniques to monitor, evaluate, and analyze them, and, most importantly, effective strategies to adapt, tune, and optimize them. The book shows to what extent
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Doing Design Ethnography

by Andrew Crabtree, Mark Rouncefield, Peter Tolmie ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Ethnography is now a fundamental feature of design practice, taught in universities worldwide and practiced widely in commerce. Despite its rise to prominence a great many competing perspectives exist and there are few practical texts to support the development of competence. Doing Design Ethnographyelaborates the ethnomethodological perspective on ethnography, a distinctive approach that provides ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Ethnography is now a fundamental feature of design practice, taught in universities worldwide and practiced widely in commerce. Despite its rise to prominence a great many competing perspectives exist and there are few practical texts to support the development of competence. Doing Design Ethnographyelaborates the ethnomethodological perspective on ethnography, a distinctive approach that provides
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Design of Video Quality Metrics with Multi-Way Data Analysis

A data driven approach

by Christian Keimel ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book proposes a data-driven methodology using multi-way data analysis for the design of video-quality metrics. It also enables video- quality metrics to be created using arbitrary features. This data- driven design approach not only requires no detailed knowledge of the human visual system, but also allows a proper consideration of the temporal nature of video using a three-way prediction ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book proposes a data-driven methodology using multi-way data analysis for the design of video-quality metrics. It also enables video- quality metrics to be created using arbitrary features. This data- driven design approach not only requires no detailed knowledge of the human visual system, but also allows a proper consideration of the temporal nature of video using a three-way prediction
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Data-Driven Methods for Adaptive Spoken Dialogue Systems

Computational Learning for Conversational Interfaces

Edited by Oliver Lemon, Olivier Pietquin ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Data driven methods have long been used in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesis and have more recently been introduced for dialogue management, spoken language understanding, and Natural Language Generation. Machine learning is now present “end-to-end” in Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDS). However, these techniques require data collection and annotation campaigns, ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Data driven methods have long been used in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesis and have more recently been introduced for dialogue management, spoken language understanding, and Natural Language Generation. Machine learning is now present “end-to-end” in Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDS). However, these techniques require data collection and annotation campaigns,
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The Algorithmic Statecraft: A Universal Blueprint for Global AI Governance and AI Ethics

by ABHIJEET SARKAR ...

THE DEFINITIVE BLUEPRINT FOR GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — AND THE ONE POLICYMAKERS CAN ACTUALLY USEIn January 2021, a national government resigned. Not over a war or a budget — over a risk-scoring model. Tens of thousands of families had been wrongly branded as fraudsters by a system nobody voted for, in a wealthy country with strong courts, a free press, and world-leading data protection ... Read more

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THE DEFINITIVE BLUEPRINT FOR GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — AND THE ONE POLICYMAKERS CAN ACTUALLY USEIn January 2021, a national government resigned. Not over a war or a budget — over a risk-scoring model. Tens of thousands of families had been wrongly branded as fraudsters by a system nobody voted for, in a wealthy country with strong courts, a free press, and world-leading data protection
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Mastering Rust: The Ultimate Starter Guide

by Dan Miller ...

Ready to dive into Rust but not sure where to start? Mastering Rust: The Ultimate Starter Guide by Dan Miller is your comprehensive companion on this exciting journey. Dan's unique approach to writing makes learning Rust a personable and rewarding experience.What sets this guide apart is its focus on practical application. You'll not only learn the "how" but also the "why," gaining insights into ... Read more

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Ready to dive into Rust but not sure where to start? Mastering Rust: The Ultimate Starter Guide by Dan Miller is your comprehensive companion on this exciting journey. Dan's unique approach to writing makes learning Rust a personable and rewarding experience.What sets this guide apart is its focus on practical application. You'll not only learn the "how" but also the "why," gaining insights into
... Read more
High Performance Computing for Computational Science -- VECPAR 2014

11th International Conference, Eugene, OR, USA, June 30 -- July 3, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Kengo Nakajima, Osni Marques, Michel Daydé ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on High Performance Computing for Computational Science, VECPAR 2014, held in Eugene, OR, USA, in June/July 2014.The 25 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected of numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on algorithms for GPU and manycores, large ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on High Performance Computing for Computational Science, VECPAR 2014, held in Eugene, OR, USA, in June/July 2014.The 25 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected of numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on algorithms for GPU and manycores, large
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Human-Computer Interaction. Design and Research

15th Indian Conference, IndiaHCI 2024, Mumbai, India, November 7–9, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Nimmi Rangaswamy, Gavin Robert Sim, Pranjal Protim Borah ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume proceedings, set CCIS 2337-2338, constitutes of the proceedings of 15th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Design and Research, IndiaHCI 2024, held in Mumbai, India, during November 7–9, 2024.The 30 full papers and 12 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 235 submissions. These papers belong to various tracks which have been ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This two-volume proceedings, set CCIS 2337-2338, constitutes of the proceedings of 15th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Design and Research, IndiaHCI 2024, held in Mumbai, India, during November 7–9, 2024.The 30 full papers and 12 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 235 submissions. These papers belong to various tracks which have been
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Research in Computational Molecular Biology

23rd Annual International Conference, RECOMB 2019, Washington, DC, USA, May 5-8, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Lenore J. Cowen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology, RECOMB 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in April 2019.The 17 extended and 20 short abstracts presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 175 submissions. The short abstracts are included in the back matter of the volume. The papers report on original research in all areas ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology, RECOMB 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in April 2019.The 17 extended and 20 short abstracts presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 175 submissions. The short abstracts are included in the back matter of the volume. The papers report on original research in all areas
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Information in Contemporary Society

14th International Conference, iConference 2019, Washington, DC, USA, March 31–April 3, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Natalie Greene Taylor, Caitlin Christian-Lamb, Michelle H. Martin, Bonnie Nardi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information in Contemporary Society, iConference 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in March/April 2019.The 44 full papers and 33 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submitted full papers and 88 submitted short papers. The papers are organized in the following topical ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information in Contemporary Society, iConference 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in March/April 2019.The 44 full papers and 33 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submitted full papers and 88 submitted short papers. The papers are organized in the following topical
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

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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. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops

Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XIX

Edited by Alessio Del Bue, Cristian Canton, Jordi Pont-Tuset, Tatiana Tommasi ...

Series Book 19 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in
... Read more
Modelos para Sistemas de Información

Una visión integrada: UML, AEM, Statemate y Entidades Dinámicas.

by Guillermo Bustos R. ...

Este libro propone entregar un lenguaje para la construcción de modelos de sistemas de información. La realidad para representar son los sistemas de información que están por doquier: desde la operación de un microondas, pasando por un celular, hasta un sistema transaccional en un banco. Los modeladores y lectores son las personas que necesitan comunicar sus percepciones acerca de estos sistemas. ... Read more

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Este libro propone entregar un lenguaje para la construcción de modelos de sistemas de información. La realidad para representar son los sistemas de información que están por doquier: desde la operación de un microondas, pasando por un celular, hasta un sistema transaccional en un banco. Los modeladores y lectores son las personas que necesitan comunicar sus percepciones acerca de estos sistemas.
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Web Devlopment

by Netra ...

Introduction to Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)By Netravati KorvekarAre you ready to unlock the world of web development? Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to strengthen your foundation, Introduction to Web Development is the perfect guide to mastering the core technologies of the web—HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.This book takes you on a step-by-step journey, starting with the ... Read more

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Introduction to Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)By Netravati KorvekarAre you ready to unlock the world of web development? Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to strengthen your foundation, Introduction to Web Development is the perfect guide to mastering the core technologies of the web—HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.This book takes you on a step-by-step journey, starting with the
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Humans and AI

The Future of Work

by Jayne Mather ...

Unlock the Future of Work: A Blueprint for TransformationStep boldly into the new era of organizational excellence with this essential guide that navigates the intricacies of transformation powered by artificial intelligence.Elevate your leadership and strategy with insights into organizational design, process re-engineering, and cultivating an AI-centric mindset. This book offers executives and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Unlock the Future of Work: A Blueprint for TransformationStep boldly into the new era of organizational excellence with this essential guide that navigates the intricacies of transformation powered by artificial intelligence.Elevate your leadership and strategy with insights into organizational design, process re-engineering, and cultivating an AI-centric mindset. This book offers executives and
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Artificial Intelligence in Education

25th International Conference, AIED 2024, Recife, Brazil, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Andrew M. Olney, Irene-Angelica Chounta, Zitao Liu, Olga C. Santos, Ig Ibert Bittencourt ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024, held in Recife, Brazil, in July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings.The 49 full papers and 27 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 334 submissions. The papers present results in high-quality research on intelligent systems and the ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024, held in Recife, Brazil, in July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings.The 49 full papers and 27 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 334 submissions. The papers present results in high-quality research on intelligent systems and the
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Learning Kimi from Kimi

by Mohan Krishnamurthy, Kimi AI ...

Welcome to the world of Kimi, your AI assistant designed to enhance your productivity, creativity, and learning. "Learning Kimi from Kimi" is your ultimate guide to unlocking the full potential of this powerful tool, brought to you by Mohan Krishnamurthy and powered by Kimi itself.Discover the Magic of AI:Introduction to Kimi: Meet Kimi, your AI assistant, developed by Moonshot AI to provide safe, ... Read more

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Welcome to the world of Kimi, your AI assistant designed to enhance your productivity, creativity, and learning. "Learning Kimi from Kimi" is your ultimate guide to unlocking the full potential of this powerful tool, brought to you by Mohan Krishnamurthy and powered by Kimi itself.Discover the Magic of AI:Introduction to Kimi: Meet Kimi, your AI assistant, developed by Moonshot AI to provide safe,
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Human-Computer Interaction

Thematic Area, HCI 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part VI

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume ...

Series Book 6 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This seven-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This seven-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory,
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AI Chatbots

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

by James Crowder, John Carbone ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
This book explores the subject of artificial psychology from the standpoint of how online Chatbots have infiltrated and affected societies and the world in general. The book explores the psychological effects of depending on an online entity for our needs – even if it’s a reminder of scheduled events. The author provides insight into the notion of human-Chatbot exchanges, understanding, and false ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book explores the subject of artificial psychology from the standpoint of how online Chatbots have infiltrated and affected societies and the world in general. The book explores the psychological effects of depending on an online entity for our needs – even if it’s a reminder of scheduled events. The author provides insight into the notion of human-Chatbot exchanges, understanding, and false
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Objective-C Programmer's Reference

by Carlos Oliveira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Objective-C Programmer's Reference provides the tools necessary to write software in Objective-C—the language of choice for developing iOS and OS X applications. Author Carlos Oliveira begins from the basic building blocks of the language. He shows how to create correct and efficient applications by applying your knowledge of object-oriented and structured programming. This book:Takes you quickly ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Objective-C Programmer's Reference provides the tools necessary to write software in Objective-C—the language of choice for developing iOS and OS X applications. Author Carlos Oliveira begins from the basic building blocks of the language. He shows how to create correct and efficient applications by applying your knowledge of object-oriented and structured programming. This book:Takes you quickly
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Data Mashups in R

A Case Study in Real-World Data Analysis

by Jeremy Leipzig, Xiao-Yi Li ...

How do you use R to import, manage, visualize, and analyze real-world data? With this short, hands-on tutorial, you learn how to collect online data, massage it into a reasonable form, and work with it using R facilities to interact with web servers, parse HTML and XML, and more. Rather than use canned sample data, you'll plot and analyze current home foreclosure auctions in Philadelphia.This ... Read more

$10.99 USD

How do you use R to import, manage, visualize, and analyze real-world data? With this short, hands-on tutorial, you learn how to collect online data, massage it into a reasonable form, and work with it using R facilities to interact with web servers, parse HTML and XML, and more. Rather than use canned sample data, you'll plot and analyze current home foreclosure auctions in Philadelphia.This
... Read more
Design, User Experience, and Usability

13th International Conference, DUXU 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29–July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Aaron Marcus, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Marcelo M. Soares ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This five-volume set LNCS 14712-14716 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, 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 proceedings was carefully reviewed and ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This five-volume set LNCS 14712-14716 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, 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 proceedings was carefully reviewed and
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

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

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

Series Book 2 - 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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