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Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health

4th International Conference, ICAIMH 2026, Merida, Mexico, July 1–3, 2026, Proceedings

Edited by Mauricio Gabriel Orozco-del-Castillo, Juan Antonio Recio-Garcia, Stylianos Kapetanakis ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health, ICAIMH 2026, held in Merida, Mexico, during July 1–3, 2026.The 11 full papers and 4 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. They are organized into the following topical sections: Physiological Signal Processing; ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health, ICAIMH 2026, held in Merida, Mexico, during July 1–3, 2026.The 11 full papers and 4 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. They are organized into the following topical sections: Physiological Signal Processing;
... Read more
Rethinking Virtual Places

by Erik M. Champion ...

How would the humanities change if we grappled with the ways in which digital and virtual places are designed, experienced, and critiqued?In Rethinking Virtual Places, Erik Malcolm Champion draws from the fields of computational sciences and other place-related disciplines to argue for a more central role for virtual space in the humanities. For instance, recent developments in neuroscience could ... Read more

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How would the humanities change if we grappled with the ways in which digital and virtual places are designed, experienced, and critiqued?In Rethinking Virtual Places, Erik Malcolm Champion draws from the fields of computational sciences and other place-related disciplines to argue for a more central role for virtual space in the humanities. For instance, recent developments in neuroscience could
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Design for Better Futures: Beyond the Science of the Artificial. Completed Research

21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, Münster, Germany, June 8–10, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Jan vom Brocke, Leona Chandra Kruse, Alan Hevner, Michael Rosemann, Monica Chiarini Tremblay, Robert Winter ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume proceedings set LNCS 16605 and 16606 constitutes the refereed main proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, which was held in Münster, Germany, during June 8–10, 2026.Given the large number of high-quality contributions, the 2026 proceedings are published in three volumes: LNCS 16605 and 16606 as ... Read more

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The two-volume proceedings set LNCS 16605 and 16606 constitutes the refereed main proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2026, which was held in Münster, Germany, during June 8–10, 2026.Given the large number of high-quality contributions, the 2026 proceedings are published in three volumes: LNCS 16605 and 16606 as
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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

23rd International Conference, EPCE 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Wen-Chin Li, Anastasios Plioutsias ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 23rd International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 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 23rd International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 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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Configuring User-Designer Relations

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by Alex Voss, Mark Hartswood, Rob Procter, Mark Rouncefield, Roger Slack, Monika Büscher ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
‘User-designer relations’ concerns the sorts of working relationships that arise between developers and end users of IT products - the different ways designers of IT products seek to engage with users, and the ways users seek to influence product design. It is through the shifting patterns of these relations that IT products are realised. Although it has generally been accepted that achieving ... Read more

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‘User-designer relations’ concerns the sorts of working relationships that arise between developers and end users of IT products - the different ways designers of IT products seek to engage with users, and the ways users seek to influence product design. It is through the shifting patterns of these relations that IT products are realised. Although it has generally been accepted that achieving
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Linked Data

A Geographic Perspective

by Glen Hart, Catherine Dolbear ...

Linked Data opens up structured data from databases to be searched and queried via the web, and a geographic element is increasingly being used to link to those data. This book helps you understand how to organize and describe data that includes geographic content and how to publish it as Linked Data for the Semantic Web, as well as explaining the benefits of doing so. In easy-to-understand terms, ... Read more

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Linked Data opens up structured data from databases to be searched and queried via the web, and a geographic element is increasingly being used to link to those data. This book helps you understand how to organize and describe data that includes geographic content and how to publish it as Linked Data for the Semantic Web, as well as explaining the benefits of doing so. In easy-to-understand terms,
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Handbuch Robotik

Programmieren und Einsatz intelligenter Roboter

by Matthias Haun ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Ziele des Buches ist es, den Roboter als lernendes System aufzufassen, es als wissensbasiertes Modellsystem zu konzeptionalisieren und dieses System durch intelligente, rechnerbasierte Technologien in funktionaler Hinsicht zu implementieren. Das Ziel eines Ansatzes liegt in der Steigerung des systemischen Intelligenzquotienten (sIQ). Erreichbar wird dieses Ziel durch eine Modellierung auf Basis ... Read more

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Ziele des Buches ist es, den Roboter als lernendes System aufzufassen, es als wissensbasiertes Modellsystem zu konzeptionalisieren und dieses System durch intelligente, rechnerbasierte Technologien in funktionaler Hinsicht zu implementieren. Das Ziel eines Ansatzes liegt in der Steigerung des systemischen Intelligenzquotienten (sIQ). Erreichbar wird dieses Ziel durch eine Modellierung auf Basis
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The Social Life of Avatars

Presence and Interaction in Shared Virtual Environments

Edited by Ralph Schroeder ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Virtual reality (VR) technology has been developed commercially since the early 1990s [1]. Yet it is only with the growth of the Internet and other high-bandwidth links that VR systems have increasingly become networked to allow users to share the same virtual environment (VE). Shared YEs raise a number of interesting questions: what is the difference between face-to-face interaction and ... Read more

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Virtual reality (VR) technology has been developed commercially since the early 1990s [1]. Yet it is only with the growth of the Internet and other high-bandwidth links that VR systems have increasingly become networked to allow users to share the same virtual environment (VE). Shared YEs raise a number of interesting questions: what is the difference between face-to-face interaction and
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Conversations About Challenges in Computing

by Kathrine Aspaas, Dana Mackenzie ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
This text sheds light on how mathematical models and computing can help understanding and prediction of complicated physical processes; how communication networks should be designed and implemented to meet the increasingly challenging requirements from users; and how modern engineering principles can lead to better and more robust software systems.Through interviews with 12 internationally ... Read more

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This text sheds light on how mathematical models and computing can help understanding and prediction of complicated physical processes; how communication networks should be designed and implemented to meet the increasingly challenging requirements from users; and how modern engineering principles can lead to better and more robust software systems.Through interviews with 12 internationally
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BIS ’99

3rd International Conference on Business Information Systems, Poznan, Poland 14-16 April 1999

Edited by Witold Abramowicz, Maria E. Orlowska ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
Welcome to BIS'99! Business Information Systems 99 is an international conference being held for the third time. BIS'99 aims to discuss the development, implementation, application and improvement of computer systems for business processes. It is addressed to the scientific community, people involved in the development of business computer applications, and to consultants helping to properly ... Read more

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Welcome to BIS'99! Business Information Systems 99 is an international conference being held for the third time. BIS'99 aims to discuss the development, implementation, application and improvement of computer systems for business processes. It is addressed to the scientific community, people involved in the development of business computer applications, and to consultants helping to properly
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Design Approaches and Technologies

16th International Conference, UAHCI 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2022, held as part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2022, held as a virtual event, in June-July 2022.A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. UAHCI 2022 includes a total of 73 ... Read more

$139.40 CAD

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2022, held as part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2022, held as a virtual event, in June-July 2022.A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. UAHCI 2022 includes a total of 73
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HCI International 2019 - Posters

21st International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 1032, CCIS 1033, and CCIS 1034 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2019, which took place in Orlando, Florida, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5029 submissions.The ... Read more

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The three-volume set CCIS 1032, CCIS 1033, and CCIS 1034 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2019, which took place in Orlando, Florida, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5029 submissions.The
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Computational Intelligence in Healthcare Law

AI for Ethical Governance and Regulatory Challenges

Edited by Bhupinder Singh, Christian Kaunert, Balamurugan Balusamy, Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj ...

Series series High-Performance Computing for Smart Healthcare
This book explores the intersection of legal frameworks, healthcare innovation, and computational intelligence, shedding light on how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are reshaping the medical landscape. It presents real- life challenges such as patient privacy, data security, and compliance issues in smart healthcare by delving into the associated ... Read more

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This book explores the intersection of legal frameworks, healthcare innovation, and computational intelligence, shedding light on how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are reshaping the medical landscape. It presents real- life challenges such as patient privacy, data security, and compliance issues in smart healthcare by delving into the associated
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Principles of Verilog Digital Design

by Wen-Long Chin ...

Covering both the fundamentals and the in-depth topics related to Verilog digital design, both students and experts can benefit from reading this book by gaining a comprehensive understanding of how modern electronic products are designed and implemented. Principles of Verilog Digital Design contains many hands-on examples accompanied by RTL codes that together can bring a beginner into the ... Read more

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Covering both the fundamentals and the in-depth topics related to Verilog digital design, both students and experts can benefit from reading this book by gaining a comprehensive understanding of how modern electronic products are designed and implemented. Principles of Verilog Digital Design contains many hands-on examples accompanied by RTL codes that together can bring a beginner into the
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Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step

A New Analyst's Hands-On Guide to SAS, R, Python, and Excel

by Jiazheng Chen ...

Most data-analysis books teach one tool. The real job demands four.In the working world, analysts rarely choose their software. A hospital runs on SAS, a research lab on R, a startup on Python, and almost every office on Excel. The same analytical idea-load the data, summarize it, model it, explain it-has to travel across all of them. Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step teaches that idea in all ... Read more

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Most data-analysis books teach one tool. The real job demands four.In the working world, analysts rarely choose their software. A hospital runs on SAS, a research lab on R, a startup on Python, and almost every office on Excel. The same analytical idea-load the data, summarize it, model it, explain it-has to travel across all of them. Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step teaches that idea in all
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Handbook of Graphs and Networks in People Analytics

With Examples in R and Python

by Keith McNulty ...

Handbook of Graphs and Networks in People Analytics: With Examples in R and Python covers the theory and practical implementation of graph methods in R and Python for the analysis of people and organizational networks. Starting with an overview of the origins of graph theory and its current applications in the social sciences, the book proceeds to give in-depth technical instruction on how to ... Read more

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Handbook of Graphs and Networks in People Analytics: With Examples in R and Python covers the theory and practical implementation of graph methods in R and Python for the analysis of people and organizational networks. Starting with an overview of the origins of graph theory and its current applications in the social sciences, the book proceeds to give in-depth technical instruction on how to
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Data-driven BIM for Energy Efficient Building Design

by Saeed Banihashemi, Hamed Golizadeh, Farzad Pour Rahimian ...

Series series Spon Research
This research book aims to conceptualise the scale and spectrum of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches in energy efficient building design and to develop its functional solutions with a focus on four crucial aspects of building envelop, building layout, occupant behaviour and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Drawn from ... Read more

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This research book aims to conceptualise the scale and spectrum of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches in energy efficient building design and to develop its functional solutions with a focus on four crucial aspects of building envelop, building layout, occupant behaviour and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Drawn from
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

14th International Conference, ICIRA 2021, Yantai, China, October 22–25, 2021, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Xin-Jun Liu, Zhenguo Nie, Jingjun Yu, Fugui Xie, Rui Song ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 4-volume set LNAI 13013 – 13016 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021, which took place in Yantai, China, during October 22-25, 2021.The 299 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 386 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics dexterous ... Read more

$127.70 CAD

The 4-volume set LNAI 13013 – 13016 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021, which took place in Yantai, China, during October 22-25, 2021.The 299 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 386 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics dexterous
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Democratization of Expertise

How Cognitive Systems Will Revolutionize Your Life

by Ron Fulbright ...

We create technology enabling us to do things never before possible and it ultimately changes the way we live, work, play, and interact with each other. Throughout human history, the democratization of technology making a technology available to the masses, has brought about sweeping cultural, social, political, and societal changes. In the last half-century, the democratization of computers, ... Read more

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We create technology enabling us to do things never before possible and it ultimately changes the way we live, work, play, and interact with each other. Throughout human history, the democratization of technology making a technology available to the masses, has brought about sweeping cultural, social, political, and societal changes. In the last half-century, the democratization of computers,
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Learn Zig over Rust and C++

by Annie Cal ...

There's a question that's always been asked by systems programmers working in C++ and those working in Rust. Is there a way to control systems that doesn't mean choosing between power and predictability? Zig represents that path.The idea is pretty clear as really there's no such thing as hidden behaviour. Everything's totally clear about each allocation. Every error is given a name and can be ... Read more

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There's a question that's always been asked by systems programmers working in C++ and those working in Rust. Is there a way to control systems that doesn't mean choosing between power and predictability? Zig represents that path.The idea is pretty clear as really there's no such thing as hidden behaviour. Everything's totally clear about each allocation. Every error is given a name and can be
... Read more
Future-proofing

Making Practice-Based IT Design Sustainable

by Carla Simone, Ina Wagner, Anne Weibert, Volker Wulf, Claudia Müller ...

Innovative research solutions increasingly require deep engagement with practitioners to manage the complex problems they are attempting to solve. This often project-based research is equipped with finite resources over a limited period without much thought into future-proofing the practice. These projects must face questions of what happens when a product comes to an end and whether there are any ... Read more

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Innovative research solutions increasingly require deep engagement with practitioners to manage the complex problems they are attempting to solve. This often project-based research is equipped with finite resources over a limited period without much thought into future-proofing the practice. These projects must face questions of what happens when a product comes to an end and whether there are any
... Read more
Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide

Data Lakehouse Functionality, Performance, and Scalability on the Data Lake

by Tomer Shiran, Jason Hughes, Alex Merced ...

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool—a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a better way ... Read more

$53.99 CAD

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool—a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a better way
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Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies

Edited by Chris D. Nugent, Maurice D Mulvenna ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Information and communication technologies can provide new paradigms in healthcare provision. In particular, new Pervasive Healthcare technologies can revolutionise the dynamics of healthcare, enabling people to remain at home for longer, at lower costs to health and welfare organisations.This book reveals how pervasive healthcare technologies can be designed in conjunction with users and carers, ... Read more

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Information and communication technologies can provide new paradigms in healthcare provision. In particular, new Pervasive Healthcare technologies can revolutionise the dynamics of healthcare, enabling people to remain at home for longer, at lower costs to health and welfare organisations.This book reveals how pervasive healthcare technologies can be designed in conjunction with users and carers,
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Perspectives of System Informatics

10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, in Memory of Helmut Veith, Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, August 24-27, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Manuel Mazzara, Andrei Voronkov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, held in Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, in August 2015.The 2 invited and 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers cover various topics related to the foundations of program and system development and analysis, ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, held in Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, in August 2015.The 2 invited and 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers cover various topics related to the foundations of program and system development and analysis,
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