This book comprehensively covers the important efforts in improving the quality of images in visual cryptography (VC), with a focus on cases with gray scale images. It not only covers schemes in traditional VC and extended VC for binary secret images, but also the latest development in the analysis-by-synthesis approach.This book distinguishes itself from the existing literature in three ways. First, it not only reviews traditional VC for binary secret images, but also covers recen...

Since the publication of the benchmark first edition of this book, chemical library and combinatorial chemistry methods have developed into mature technologies. There have also been significant shifts in emphasis in combinatorial synthesis. Reflecting the growth in the field and the heightened focus on select areas, Analytical Methods in Combinator

This book elaborates on the physical principles of polarization remote sensing. It explains the reflective characteristics of surface objects and atmosphere separately, including theory, experiment, instrument and application. In addition, it introduces how polarization remote sensing works in advanced research programs as it can be used in aviation, astronomy, disaster risk prevention and navigation fields. This book serves as a fundamental and comprehensive reference for researchers and ...

Model Predictive Control (MPC) has advanced as a robust method for managing complex dynamic systems, surpassing traditional control strategies in performance and constraint handling. This book explores MPC theory and applications, focusing on robust MPC (RMPC) for systems with uncertainties. It examines three system types: networked systems, stochastic switching systems, and nonlinear hybrid systems. It addresses challenges in networked interventions, Markovian jump systems, and nonlinear ...

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, IWACIII 2023, held in Beijing, China, in November 2023.The 56 papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 118 qualifies submissions. They are organized in the topical sections on intelligent information processing; intelligent optimization and decision-making; pattern recognition and computer vision; advan...

The book provides an overview of III-nitride-material-based light-emitting diode (LED) technology, from the basic material physics to the latest advances in the field, such as homoepitaxy and heteroepitaxy of the materials on different substrates. It also includes the latest advances in the field, such as approaches to improve quantum efficiency and reliability as well as novel structured LEDs. It explores the concept of material growth, chip structure, packaging, reliability and applicati...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th China Conference on Knowledge Graph and Semantic Computing: Knowledge Graph Empowers the Digital Economy, CCKS 2022, in Qinhuangdao, China, August 24–27, 2022.The 15 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: knowledge representation and reasoning; knowledge acquisition and knowledge base construction; lin...

This book provides an overview of electronic and optical properties of graphite-related systems. It presents a well-developed and up-to-date theoretical model and addresses important advances in essential properties and diverse quantization phenomena. Key features include various Hamiltonian models, dimension-enriched carbon-related systems, complete and unusual results, detailed comparisons with the experimental measurements, clear physical pictures, and further generalizations to other e...

This book offers comprehensive coverage on the most important aspects of audio watermarking, from classic techniques to the latest advances, from commonly investigated topics to emerging research subdomains, and from the research and development achievements to date, to current limitations, challenges, and future directions. It also addresses key topics such as reversible audio watermarking, audio watermarking with encryption, and imperceptibility control methods.The book sets itse...

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, IWACIII 2023, held in Beijing, China, in November 2023.The 56 papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 118 qualifies submissions. They are organized in the topical sections on intelligent information processing; intelligent optimization and decision-making; pattern recognition and computer vision; advan...

This book studies the stability analysis of continuous time delay-difference equations and their application in the predictor feedback control of input-delayed systems. Stability analysis for delay-difference equations is a central topic and is typically addressed through two methods: frequency-domain methods, which provide nonconservative conditions but are challenging for control synthesis; time-domain LKF methods, which are tractable but often conservative. This book analyzes the stabil...

New contributions to the cyclic plasticity of engineering materialsWritten by leading experts in the field, this book provides an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to cyclic plasticity of metals, polymers, composites and shape memory alloys. Each chapter is devoted to fundamentals of cyclic plasticity or to one of the major classes of materials, thereby providing a wide coverage of the field.The book deals with experimental observations on metals...