Straightforward resource on the mathematics underpinning the AI/digital worldMathematics for the Digital Systems Engineer shines a light on the mathematics behind modern cryptography and related areas of communications and security, building from the basics up to more complex mathematical concepts in as simple a way as possible. Every main chapter includes one or more case studies of the discussed mathematics applied to real-world digital technologies....

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Security Standardisation Research, SSR 2025, which took place in Passau, Germany, during December 4-5, 2025.The 10 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. These papers focus on a wide range of topics within the field of Security standardization research.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Security Standardisation Research, SSR 2024, held in Kunming, China, during December 16, 2024.The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. These papers focus on a wide range of topics within the field of Security standardization research. This book also includes the full paper from the invited keynote talk titled "Standardisation of and Migratio...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Information Security, ISC 2015, held in Trondheim, Norway, in September 2015. The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 103 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in the area of cryptography and cryptanalysis and are organized in the following topical sections: signatures; system and software security; block ciphers; protocols; network and cloud security...

In this stand alone short story will the beliefs of the main character stand firm, or will he come to accept the world and to a greater extent the Universe is a complex place where everything is not so straight forward.Joshua is a retired engineer, but was not just an engineer by trade; he was one by heart. Ever since he was a child he has been fascinated by the mechanisms and machines that the human race has created. His mind is methodical, pragmatic and his beliefs stand firm in ...

This book contains a short story about the curious case of an unexpected letter, a Grandson, and his eccentric Grandmother, who was recently deceased.

This handbook offers comprehensive coverage of recent advancements in Big Data technologies and related paradigms. Chapters are authored by international leading experts in the field, and have been reviewed and revised for maximum reader value. The volume consists of twenty-five chapters organized into four main parts. Part one covers the fundamental concepts of Big Data technologies including data curation mechanisms, data models, storage models, programming models and programming platfor...

In this first issue of The Vampire Mysteries, Cassandra Dubois, a young vampire, recounts the things that led to the death of her parents, revealing a terrible plot that threatens to destroy both the vampire and human worlds. But just as she finds some of the answers in her father's journal, she is set upon by an unknown assailant whom she, and her toad companion, pursue to places unknown.

This two volume set LNCS 9261 and LNCS 9262 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2015, held in Valencia, Spain, September 1-4, 2015.The 40 revised full papers presented together with 32 short papers, and 2 keynote talks, were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 submissions. The papers discuss a range of topics including: temporal, spatial and high dimensional databases; semantic Web and onto...

Through JK Rowling's series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that I'm sure many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what we see and read, and what are some little-known facts about the books, the films, the actors and the characters? This book contains 101 amazing facts which you most likely didn’t know!

Search has been vital to artificial intelligence from the very beginning as a core technique in problem solving. The authors present a thorough overview of heuristic search with a balance of discussion between theoretical analysis and efficient implementation and application to real-world problems. Current developments in search such as pattern databases and search with efficient use of external memory and parallel processing units on main boards and graphics cards are detailed. Heuristic ...

“Silvey is a master of wit and words”—School Library JournalMeet twelve-year-old Liam McKenzie, who patrols his suburban neighborhood as the Masked Avenger—a superhero with powers so potent not even he can fully comprehend their extent.Along with his sidekick, Richie the Powerbeagle, he protects the people of Franklin Street from chaos, mayhem, evil, and low tire pressure on their cars.But when he attempts to rescue a damsel in distress from sadness...