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Artificial Intelligence Frontiers in Statistics

Al and Statistics III

by David J. Hand ...

This book presents a summary of recent work on the interface between artificial intelligence and statistics. It does this through a series of papers by different authors working in different areas of this interface. These papers are a selected and referenced subset of papers presented at the 3rd Interntional Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, Florida, January 1991. ... Read more

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This book presents a summary of recent work on the interface between artificial intelligence and statistics. It does this through a series of papers by different authors working in different areas of this interface. These papers are a selected and referenced subset of papers presented at the 3rd Interntional Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, Florida, January 1991.
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Data Strategy for LLMs

Master essential data strategies for modern LLM applications: a guide for technical professionals

by Eslam Kamal, Rany ElHousieny ...

Learn the essential data techniques for building real-world LLM applications with this practical guide for technical professionals and advanced students, starting from data fundamentals to LLM-specific methods and advanced topics.Key FeaturesLearn state-of-the-art data strategies and techniques for LLM application developmentUnderstand the fundamentals of data collection, processing and synthetic ... Read more

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Learn the essential data techniques for building real-world LLM applications with this practical guide for technical professionals and advanced students, starting from data fundamentals to LLM-specific methods and advanced topics.Key FeaturesLearn state-of-the-art data strategies and techniques for LLM application developmentUnderstand the fundamentals of data collection, processing and synthetic
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Cross-Cultural Design Methods, Practice and Impact

7th International Conference, CCD 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by P.L.Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two LNCS volume set 9180-9181 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 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 presented at the HCII 2015 ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

The two LNCS volume set 9180-9181 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 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 presented at the HCII 2015
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-centric Computing 2011 and Embedded and Multimedia Computing 2011

HumanCom & EMC 2011

Edited by James J. Park, Hai Jin, Xiaofei Liao, Ran Zheng ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-centric Computing and Embedded and Multimedia Computing (HumanCom & EMC 2011) will cover topics of HumanCom and EMC, the current hot topics satisfying the world-wide ever-changing needs.Human-centric computing is to create novel solutions so that the humans are always connected, portable, and available. As with pervasive-computing, human-centric ... Read more

$232.28 CAD

Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-centric Computing and Embedded and Multimedia Computing (HumanCom & EMC 2011) will cover topics of HumanCom and EMC, the current hot topics satisfying the world-wide ever-changing needs.Human-centric computing is to create novel solutions so that the humans are always connected, portable, and available. As with pervasive-computing, human-centric
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Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering

12th International Conference, CDVE 2015, Mallorca, Spain, September 20-23, 2015. Proceedings

Edited by Yuhua Luo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2015, held in Mallorca, Spain, in September 2015.The 30 full papers presented together with 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. There is a group of papers dressing the big data related to the cooperative work. It ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2015, held in Mallorca, Spain, in September 2015.The 30 full papers presented together with 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. There is a group of papers dressing the big data related to the cooperative work. It
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Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction (IHCI 2011), Prague, Czech Republic, August, 2011

Edited by Miloš Kudělka, Jaroslav Pokorný, Václav Snášel, Ajith Abraham ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The Third International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction 2011 (IHCI 2011) was held at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic from August 29 - August 31, 2011. This conference was third in the series, following IHCI 2009 and IHCI 2010 held in January at IIIT Allahabad, India.Human computer interaction is a fast growing research area and an attractive subject of interest for ... Read more

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The Third International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction 2011 (IHCI 2011) was held at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic from August 29 - August 31, 2011. This conference was third in the series, following IHCI 2009 and IHCI 2010 held in January at IIIT Allahabad, India.Human computer interaction is a fast growing research area and an attractive subject of interest for
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Biometrics and Kansei Engineering

Edited by Khalid Saeed, Tomomasa Nagashima ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Biometrics and Kansei Engineering is the first book to bring together the principles and applications of each discipline. The future of biometrics is in need of new technologies that can depend on people’s emotions and the prediction of their intention to take an action. Behavioral biometrics studies the way people walk, talk, and express their emotions, and Kansei Engineering focuses on ... Read more

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Biometrics and Kansei Engineering is the first book to bring together the principles and applications of each discipline. The future of biometrics is in need of new technologies that can depend on people’s emotions and the prediction of their intention to take an action. Behavioral biometrics studies the way people walk, talk, and express their emotions, and Kansei Engineering focuses on
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Safer Better Healthcare, By All for All

Proceedings of the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety, HEPS 2025

Edited by Marie E. Ward, Siobhán Corrigan, Peter Lachman, John Fitzsimons, Tamasine Grimes, Liam M. Chadwick ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 8th Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS) international conference, held in Dublin, Ireland, on June 18-20, 2025, which was endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). The conference theme of ‘Safer Better Care, By All, For All’ promoted the importance of bringing together Patient and Public Involvement, ... Read more

$209.06 CAD

This book presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 8th Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS) international conference, held in Dublin, Ireland, on June 18-20, 2025, which was endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). The conference theme of ‘Safer Better Care, By All, For All’ promoted the importance of bringing together Patient and Public Involvement,
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Mastering Pygame: From Basics to Advanced Game Development

by Kameron Hussain, Frahaan Hussain ...

"Mastering Pygame: From Basics to Advanced Game Development" is an indispensable resource for both budding and seasoned developers eager to enhance their game programming skills. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the world of Pygame, a popular Python library for creating video games, offering readers a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application.Starting with the ... Read more

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"Mastering Pygame: From Basics to Advanced Game Development" is an indispensable resource for both budding and seasoned developers eager to enhance their game programming skills. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the world of Pygame, a popular Python library for creating video games, offering readers a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application.Starting with the
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A Textbook of Data Structures and Algorithms, Volume 2

Mastering Nonlinear Data Structures

by G. A. Vijayalakshmi Pai ...

Data structures and algorithms is a fundamental course in Computer Science, which enables learners across any discipline to develop the much-needed foundation of efficient programming, leading to better problem solving in their respective disciplines.A Textbook of Data Structures and Algorithms is a textbook that can be used as course material in classrooms, or as self-learning material. The book ... Read more

$188.99 CAD

Data structures and algorithms is a fundamental course in Computer Science, which enables learners across any discipline to develop the much-needed foundation of efficient programming, leading to better problem solving in their respective disciplines.A Textbook of Data Structures and Algorithms is a textbook that can be used as course material in classrooms, or as self-learning material. The book
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Neurodynamic Methods for Continuum Robot Control

by Ning Tan, Peng Yu, Yunong Zhang ...

Exploration on how neurodynamic methods can be effectively applied to control complex, flexible robotic systems in research, and real-world settingsNeurodynamic Methods for Continuum Robot Control presents a comprehensive exploration of neurodynamic control methods for continuum robots—a new generation of soft, flexible robotic systems inspired by nature. The book is organized into seven thematic ... Read more

$175.99 CAD

Exploration on how neurodynamic methods can be effectively applied to control complex, flexible robotic systems in research, and real-world settingsNeurodynamic Methods for Continuum Robot Control presents a comprehensive exploration of neurodynamic control methods for continuum robots—a new generation of soft, flexible robotic systems inspired by nature. The book is organized into seven thematic
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AI ChatBots For Dummies

by Kelly Noble Mirabella, Eric Butow ...

A handbook for professionals implementing or upgrading chatbotsIn AI Chatbots For Dummies, chatbot expert Kelly Mirabella and veteran tech educator Eric Butow deliver a from-scratch guide to deploying AI-powered chatbots that keep your business' customers happy. The book offers step-by-step instructions to building your bot and putting it into use — even if you don't know how to code. You'll learn ... Read more

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A handbook for professionals implementing or upgrading chatbotsIn AI Chatbots For Dummies, chatbot expert Kelly Mirabella and veteran tech educator Eric Butow deliver a from-scratch guide to deploying AI-powered chatbots that keep your business' customers happy. The book offers step-by-step instructions to building your bot and putting it into use — even if you don't know how to code. You'll learn
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Windows e Microsoft 365

by Roberto Sabino ...

Series series Série Informática
Este livro é um guia prático das principais ferramentas do Windows 11 e de três dos aplicativos mais utilizados no dia a dia das empresas: Word, Excel e Power- Point, na versão do Microsoft 365, o antigo pacote Office. Atividades passo a passo ensinam a editar textos e aplicar tabelas e recursos gráficos no Word; a criar e editar planilhas e gráficos no Excel; e a montar apresentações no ... Read more

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Este livro é um guia prático das principais ferramentas do Windows 11 e de três dos aplicativos mais utilizados no dia a dia das empresas: Word, Excel e Power- Point, na versão do Microsoft 365, o antigo pacote Office. Atividades passo a passo ensinam a editar textos e aplicar tabelas e recursos gráficos no Word; a criar e editar planilhas e gráficos no Excel; e a montar apresentações no
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How Scary Is AI?

by Charles Patton ...

What if the greatest danger from artificial intelligence is not what AI wants—but what we want it to do?Much of the fear surrounding artificial intelligence begins with a familiar assumption: as machines become more intelligent, they will eventually develop ambitions of their own. They may seek power, resist human control, protect themselves, or even decide that humanity has become unnecessary.But ... Read more

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What if the greatest danger from artificial intelligence is not what AI wants—but what we want it to do?Much of the fear surrounding artificial intelligence begins with a familiar assumption: as machines become more intelligent, they will eventually develop ambitions of their own. They may seek power, resist human control, protect themselves, or even decide that humanity has become unnecessary.But
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The Visual Language of Technique

Volume 2 - Heritage and Expectations in Research

Edited by Luigi Cocchiarella ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
The book is inspired by the second seminar in a cycle connected to the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Politecnico di Milano. "Working with the Image Description Processing Prediction" was the motto of this meeting, aiming to point out the role of Visual Language not only in describing reality, but also in supporting the thinking processes in Science (prediction), in Art (invention), ... Read more

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The book is inspired by the second seminar in a cycle connected to the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Politecnico di Milano. "Working with the Image Description Processing Prediction" was the motto of this meeting, aiming to point out the role of Visual Language not only in describing reality, but also in supporting the thinking processes in Science (prediction), in Art (invention),
... Read more
Dementia Lab 2021: Supporting Ability Through Design

Proceedings of the 5th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2021, January 18–28, 2021

Edited by Rens Brankaert, Caylee Raber, Maarten Houben, Paulina Malcolm, Jon Hannan ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers revised and selected contributions to the 5th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2021, organized online on January 18-28, 2021, from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada. It describes original strategies in which design or creative methods have been shown to uncover, support and enhance the abilities of people living with dementia. Papers report on new ideas ... Read more

$174.23 CAD

This book gathers revised and selected contributions to the 5th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2021, organized online on January 18-28, 2021, from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada. It describes original strategies in which design or creative methods have been shown to uncover, support and enhance the abilities of people living with dementia. Papers report on new ideas
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Advanced Python Development

Using Powerful Language Features in Real-World Applications

by Matthew Wilkes ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book builds on basic Python tutorials to explain various Python language features that aren’t routinely covered: from reusable console scripts that play double duty as micro-services by leveraging entry points, to using asyncio efficiently to collate data from a large number of sources. Along the way, it covers type-hint based linting, low-overhead testing and other automated quality checking ... Read more

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This book builds on basic Python tutorials to explain various Python language features that aren’t routinely covered: from reusable console scripts that play double duty as micro-services by leveraging entry points, to using asyncio efficiently to collate data from a large number of sources. Along the way, it covers type-hint based linting, low-overhead testing and other automated quality checking
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Exploring C++20

The Programmer's Introduction to C++

by Ray Lischner ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover everything you need to know about C++ in a logical progression of small lessons that you can work through as quickly or as slowly as you need. This book divides C++ up into bite-sized chunks that will help you learn the language one step at a time. Fully updated to include C++20, it assumes no familiarity with C++ or any other C-based language.Exploring C++20acknowledges that C++ can be a ... Read more

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Discover everything you need to know about C++ in a logical progression of small lessons that you can work through as quickly or as slowly as you need. This book divides C++ up into bite-sized chunks that will help you learn the language one step at a time. Fully updated to include C++20, it assumes no familiarity with C++ or any other C-based language.Exploring C++20acknowledges that C++ can be a
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Modern C++ for Absolute Beginners

A Friendly Introduction to C++ Programming Language and C++11 to C++20 Standards

by Slobodan Dmitrović ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn the C++ programming language in a structured, straightforward, and friendly manner. This book teaches the basics of the modern C++ programming language, C++ Standard Library, and modern C++ standards. No previous programming experience is required.C++ is a language like no other, surprising in its complexity, yet wonderfully sleek and elegant in so many ways. It is also a language that ... Read more

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Learn the C++ programming language in a structured, straightforward, and friendly manner. This book teaches the basics of the modern C++ programming language, C++ Standard Library, and modern C++ standards. No previous programming experience is required.C++ is a language like no other, surprising in its complexity, yet wonderfully sleek and elegant in so many ways. It is also a language that
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Getting Structured Data from the Internet

Running Web Crawlers/Scrapers on a Big Data Production Scale

by Jay M. Patel ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
Utilize web scraping at scale to quickly get unlimited amounts of free data available on the web into a structured format. This book teaches you to use Python scripts to crawl through websites at scale and scrape data from HTML and JavaScript-enabled pages and convert it into structured data formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, or load it into a SQL database of your choice.This book goes beyond the ... Read more

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Utilize web scraping at scale to quickly get unlimited amounts of free data available on the web into a structured format. This book teaches you to use Python scripts to crawl through websites at scale and scrape data from HTML and JavaScript-enabled pages and convert it into structured data formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, or load it into a SQL database of your choice.This book goes beyond the
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Java 17 Recipes

A Problem-Solution Approach

by Josh Juneau, Luciano Manelli ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Quickly find solutions to dozens of common programming problems encountered while building Java applications, with recipes presented in the popular problem-solution format. Look up the programming problem that you want to resolve. Read the solution. Apply the solution directly in your own code. Problem solved!Java 17 Recipes is updated to reflect changes in specification and implementation since ... Read more

$72.71 CAD

Quickly find solutions to dozens of common programming problems encountered while building Java applications, with recipes presented in the popular problem-solution format. Look up the programming problem that you want to resolve. Read the solution. Apply the solution directly in your own code. Problem solved!Java 17 Recipes is updated to reflect changes in specification and implementation since
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Java Design Patterns

A Hands-On Experience with Real-World Examples

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use the step-by-step approach of this book to learn and implement design patterns in real-world applications. It focuses on classical design patterns with Java 17 and Eclipse (2021-09). In addition to Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns, the book covers popular and alternative design patterns and includes criticisms of design patterns in a chapter on anti-patterns.The book is divided into four ... Read more

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Use the step-by-step approach of this book to learn and implement design patterns in real-world applications. It focuses on classical design patterns with Java 17 and Eclipse (2021-09). In addition to Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns, the book covers popular and alternative design patterns and includes criticisms of design patterns in a chapter on anti-patterns.The book is divided into four
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Multigrammatical Framework for Knowledge-Based Digital Economy

by Igor A. Sheremet ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This monograph introduces a novel multiset-based conceptual, mathematical and knowledge engineering paradigm, called multigrammatical framework (MGF), used for planning and scheduling in resource-consuming, resource-producing (industrial) and resource-distributing (economical) sociotechnological systems (STS). This framework is meant to enable smart operation not only in a “business-as-usual” mode ... Read more

$232.28 CAD

This monograph introduces a novel multiset-based conceptual, mathematical and knowledge engineering paradigm, called multigrammatical framework (MGF), used for planning and scheduling in resource-consuming, resource-producing (industrial) and resource-distributing (economical) sociotechnological systems (STS). This framework is meant to enable smart operation not only in a “business-as-usual” mode
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Hardware and Software: Verification and Testing

11th International Haifa Verification Conference, HVC 2015, Haifa, Israel, November 17-19, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Nir Piterman ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Haifa Verification Conference, HVC 2015, held in Haifa, Israel, in November 2015.The 17 revised full papers and 4 invited talks presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on hybrid systems; tools; verification of robotics; symbolic execution; model ... Read more

$54.62 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Haifa Verification Conference, HVC 2015, held in Haifa, Israel, in November 2015.The 17 revised full papers and 4 invited talks presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on hybrid systems; tools; verification of robotics; symbolic execution; model
... Read more

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