Considered one of the most innovative research directions, computational intelligence (CI) embraces techniques that use global search optimization, machine learning, approximate reasoning, and connectionist systems to develop efficient, robust, and easy-to-use solutions amidst multiple decision variables, complex constraints, and tumultuous environments. CI techniques involve a combination of learning, adaptation, and evolution used for intelligent applications.Computationa...

Bioinformatics deals with computational and mathematical approaches for understanding and processing biological data. This book highlights the computational procedures and the applications evolving around biological data, including usage of decision sciences for a variety of applications, namely text mining, "OMIC" sciences, systems biology, analyzing biological/medical images, computer-aided diagnosis/treatment of diseases, decision sciences for public health with COVID-19 data, biodivers...

In a world driven by uncertainty, unhappiness and strife, COVID-19 is a sharp warning to humanity to introspect and heal. At a time when values are on the decline and humankind sees no empathy, there is a dire need to reform and reconnect.This is where a comprehensive concept of dharma steps in, to help humanity find its true essence.In this book, ‘Dharma by Design : A Universe in Harmony,’ the author simplifies the steps to dharma, offering us comprehensive methods to adapt and ad...

"Surekha Davies invites readers to imagine the lives of historical monsters and to empathize with their often-wretched treatment." ― Science MagazineA history of how humans have created monsters out of one another—from our deepest fears—and what these monsters tell us about humanity's present and future.Monsters are central to how we think about the human condition. Join award-winning historian of science Dr. Surekha Davies as she ...

Giants, cannibals and other monsters were a regular feature of Renaissance illustrated maps, inhabiting the Americas alongside other indigenous peoples. In a new approach to views of distant peoples, Surekha Davies analyzes this archive alongside prints, costume books and geographical writing. Using sources from Iberia, France, the German lands, the Low Countries, Italy and England, Davies argues that mapmakers and viewers saw these maps as careful syntheses that enabled viewers to compare...

A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another—from our deepest fears—and what these monsters tell us about humanity's present and future.Monsters are central to how we think about the human condition. Join award-winning historian of science Dr. Surekha Davies as she reveals how people have defined the human in relation to everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way. With rich, evocative storytell...

The Book presents an overview of newly developed watermarking techniques in various independent and hybrid domainsCovers the basics of digital watermarking, its types, domain in which it is implemented and the application of machine learning algorithms onto digital watermarkingReviews hardware implementation of watermarkingDiscusses optimization problems and solutions in watermarking with a special focus on bio-inspired algorithmsIncludes a case study along ...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with Internet of Things (IoT), known as AIoT. It is recognized for its transformative potential across various sectors by enhancing automation, efficiency, and decision-making capabilities. The book delves into the technological, human, and organizational dimensions of deploying AIoT systems, highlighting the importance of sociotechnical readiness and human-centric approaches to ensure sustainable and ethical business transformation. The book...

At 24, Surekha had it all - a loving husband, a promising future, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Then cancer came knocking, and the life she knew crumbled. But this is not a story of despair - it's one of resilience, hope, and the triumph of an indomitable spirit.In this deeply moving memoir, Surekha takes you on a three-decade odyssey as she battles cancer and a host of health challenges with unwavering courage. From the hospital bed to the basketball court, from the depths of...

This book introduces medical imaging, its security requirements, and various security mechanisms using data hiding approaches. The book in particular provides medical data hiding techniques using various advanced image transforms and encryption methods. The book focuses on two types of data hiding techniques: steganography and watermarking for medical images. The authors show how these techniques are used for security and integrity verification of medical images and designed for various ty...

Offering a wide range of programming examples implemented in MATLAB, Computational Intelligence Paradigms: Theory and Applications Using MATLAB presents theoretical concepts and a general framework for computational intelligence (CI) approaches, including artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation, genetic algorithms and pr

This book introduces methods for copyright protection and compression for speech signals. The first method introduces copyright protection of speech signal using watermarking; the second introduces compression of the speech signal using Compressive Sensing (CS). Both methods are tested and analyzed. The speech watermarking method uses technology such as Finite Ridgelet Transform (FRT), Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). The performance of the method is...