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Scaling Machine Learning with Spark

Distributed ML with MLlib, TensorFlow, and PyTorch

by Adi Polak ...

Learn how to build end-to-end scalable machine learning solutions with Apache Spark. With this practical guide, author Adi Polak introduces data and ML practitioners to creative solutions that supersede today's traditional methods. You'll learn a more holistic approach that takes you beyond specific requirements and organizational goals--allowing data and ML practitioners to collaborate and ... Read more

$44.09 USD

Learn how to build end-to-end scalable machine learning solutions with Apache Spark. With this practical guide, author Adi Polak introduces data and ML practitioners to creative solutions that supersede today's traditional methods. You'll learn a more holistic approach that takes you beyond specific requirements and organizational goals--allowing data and ML practitioners to collaborate and
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Data Visualization with Microsoft Power BI

How to Design Savvy Dashboards

by Alex Kolokolov, Maxim Zelensky ...

The first book that delivers data viz best practices precisely for Power BIThis practical guide shows how to quickly create visualizations and build savvy dashboards, with 25 chapters that explore different chart types plus 40 visuals from the AppSource gallery, from default to advanced, all over 400 color pages.Key features:Beautiful examples of charts, along with specific use casesStep-by-step ... Read more

$33.11 USD

The first book that delivers data viz best practices precisely for Power BIThis practical guide shows how to quickly create visualizations and build savvy dashboards, with 25 chapters that explore different chart types plus 40 visuals from the AppSource gallery, from default to advanced, all over 400 color pages.Key features:Beautiful examples of charts, along with specific use casesStep-by-step
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Introduction to Intelligent Construction Technology of Transportation Infrastructure

by Guanghui Xu, Dongsheng Wang ...

Translated by George K. Chang, Hao Wang, Fei Wang, Shihui Shen, António Gomes Correia, Soheil Nazarian ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book expounds on the related technologies of intelligent transportation infrastructure construction. Based on the essential characteristics of intelligent construction, "perception, analysis, decision-making, and execution," the basic structure of intelligent construction technology (ICT) is established. With the integration of engineering construction technologies, the analyses of the ... Read more

$72.08 USD

This book expounds on the related technologies of intelligent transportation infrastructure construction. Based on the essential characteristics of intelligent construction, "perception, analysis, decision-making, and execution," the basic structure of intelligent construction technology (ICT) is established. With the integration of engineering construction technologies, the analyses of the
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Fundamentals of Quantum Programming in IBM's Quantum Computers

by Weng-Long Chang, Athanasios V. Vasilakos ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This textbook introduces major topics that include quantum bits, superposition, entanglement, logic gates, quantum search algorithm, quantum Fourier transform, inverse quantum Fourier transform, Shor’s order-finding algorithm and phase estimation. Everyone can write algorithms and programs in the cloud making using IBM’s quantum computers that support IBM Q Experience which contains the composer, ... Read more

$56.69 USD

This textbook introduces major topics that include quantum bits, superposition, entanglement, logic gates, quantum search algorithm, quantum Fourier transform, inverse quantum Fourier transform, Shor’s order-finding algorithm and phase estimation. Everyone can write algorithms and programs in the cloud making using IBM’s quantum computers that support IBM Q Experience which contains the composer,
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Advances in Deep Generative Models for Medical Artificial Intelligence

Edited by Hazrat Ali, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Zubair Shah ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
Generative Artificial Intelligence is rapidly advancing with many state-of-the-art performances on computer vision, speech processing, and natural language processing tasks. Generative adversarial networks and neural diffusion models can generate high-quality synthetic images of human faces, artworks, and coherent essays on different topics. Generative models are also transforming Medical ... Read more

$144.98 USD

Generative Artificial Intelligence is rapidly advancing with many state-of-the-art performances on computer vision, speech processing, and natural language processing tasks. Generative adversarial networks and neural diffusion models can generate high-quality synthetic images of human faces, artworks, and coherent essays on different topics. Generative models are also transforming Medical
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Advances in Quantum Inspired Artificial Intelligence

Techniques and Applications

Edited by Satchidananda Dehuri, Monalisa Jena, Sarat Chandra Nayak, Margarita N. Favorskaya, Smaranda Belciug ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book advances the artificial intelligence techniques by strongly inspired from quantum computing. Quantum computing (QC), rooted in the mysterious principles of quantum mechanics, has fascinated scientists, researchers, and visionaries for a long time. Its potential lies in changing how we compute, moving from classical bits to quantum bits (qubits), and unlocking incredible processing ... Read more

$177.38 USD

This book advances the artificial intelligence techniques by strongly inspired from quantum computing. Quantum computing (QC), rooted in the mysterious principles of quantum mechanics, has fascinated scientists, researchers, and visionaries for a long time. Its potential lies in changing how we compute, moving from classical bits to quantum bits (qubits), and unlocking incredible processing
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Computational Intelligence based Hyperspectral Image Processing

Volume 1

Edited by Anu Bajaj, Ajith Abraham ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
Hyperspectral imaging has revolutionized fields ranging from environmental monitoring to medical diagnostics by providing detailed spectral information across vast datasets. However, the complexity and high dimensionality of hyperspectral data pose significant challenges in analysis and interpretation. “Computational Intelligence based Hyperspectral Image Processing" is a comprehensive guide to ... Read more

$242.18 USD

Hyperspectral imaging has revolutionized fields ranging from environmental monitoring to medical diagnostics by providing detailed spectral information across vast datasets. However, the complexity and high dimensionality of hyperspectral data pose significant challenges in analysis and interpretation. “Computational Intelligence based Hyperspectral Image Processing" is a comprehensive guide to
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Advanced Methods for Human Biometrics

Edited by Nabil Derbel, Olfa Kanoun ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The book highlights recent developments in human biometrics, covering a wide range of methods based on biological signals, image processing, and measurements of human characteristics such as fingerprints and iris or medical characteristics. Human Biometrics is becoming increasingly crucial in forensics security and medicine. They provide a solid basis for identifying individuals based on unique ... Read more

$96.38 USD

The book highlights recent developments in human biometrics, covering a wide range of methods based on biological signals, image processing, and measurements of human characteristics such as fingerprints and iris or medical characteristics. Human Biometrics is becoming increasingly crucial in forensics security and medicine. They provide a solid basis for identifying individuals based on unique
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Kafka Connect

Build and Run Data Pipelines

by Mickael Maison, Kate Stanley ...

Used by more than 80% of Fortune 100 companies, Apache Kafka has become the de facto event streaming platform. Kafka Connect is a key component of Kafka that lets you flow data between your existing systems and Kafka to process data in real time.With this practical guide, authors Mickael Maison and Kate Stanley show data engineers, site reliability engineers, and application developers how to ... Read more

$44.09 USD

Used by more than 80% of Fortune 100 companies, Apache Kafka has become the de facto event streaming platform. Kafka Connect is a key component of Kafka that lets you flow data between your existing systems and Kafka to process data in real time.With this practical guide, authors Mickael Maison and Kate Stanley show data engineers, site reliability engineers, and application developers how to
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Long-Term Structural Health Monitoring by Remote Sensing and Advanced Machine Learning

A Practical Strategy via Structural Displacements from Synthetic Aperture Radar Images

by Alireza Entezami, Bahareh Behkamal, Carlo De Michele ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book offers an in-depth investigation into the complexities of long-term structural health monitoring (SHM) in civil structures, specifically focusing on the challenges posed by small data and environmental and operational changes (EOCs). Traditional contact-based sensor networks in SHM produce large amounts of data, complicating big data management. In contrast, synthetic aperture radar (SAR ... Read more

$44.54 USD

This book offers an in-depth investigation into the complexities of long-term structural health monitoring (SHM) in civil structures, specifically focusing on the challenges posed by small data and environmental and operational changes (EOCs). Traditional contact-based sensor networks in SHM produce large amounts of data, complicating big data management. In contrast, synthetic aperture radar (SAR
... Read more
Data Ingestion with Python Cookbook

A practical guide to ingesting, monitoring, and identifying errors in the data ingestion process

by Gláucia Esppenchutz ...

Deploy your data ingestion pipeline, orchestrate, and monitor efficiently to prevent loss of data and qualityKey FeaturesHarness best practices to create a Python and PySpark data ingestion pipelineSeamlessly automate and orchestrate your data pipelines using Apache AirflowBuild a monitoring framework by integrating the concept of data observability into your pipelinesBook DescriptionData ... Read more

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Deploy your data ingestion pipeline, orchestrate, and monitor efficiently to prevent loss of data and qualityKey FeaturesHarness best practices to create a Python and PySpark data ingestion pipelineSeamlessly automate and orchestrate your data pipelines using Apache AirflowBuild a monitoring framework by integrating the concept of data observability into your pipelinesBook DescriptionData
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AI & Data Literacy

Empowering Citizens of Data Science

by Bill Schmarzo ...

Learn the key skills and capabilities that empower Citizens of Data Science to not only survive but thrive in an AI-dominated world. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesPrepare for a future dominated by AI and big dataEnhance your AI and data literacy with real-world examplesLearn how to leverage AI and data to address current and future challengesBook ... Read more

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Learn the key skills and capabilities that empower Citizens of Data Science to not only survive but thrive in an AI-dominated world. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesPrepare for a future dominated by AI and big dataEnhance your AI and data literacy with real-world examplesLearn how to leverage AI and data to address current and future challengesBook
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Geospatial Analysis with SQL

A hands-on guide to performing geospatial analysis by unlocking the syntax of spatial SQL

by Bonny P McClain ...

Leverage the power of SQL to perform geospatial analysis and increase your speed and efficiency working with a variety of spatial applications such as PostGIS and QGISKey FeaturesFollow along with actionable instructions with this practical guideBecome well-versed in advanced spatial modeling and machine learning techniquesLearn best practices for performing spatial analysis from an expert spatial ... Read more

$30.77 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leverage the power of SQL to perform geospatial analysis and increase your speed and efficiency working with a variety of spatial applications such as PostGIS and QGISKey FeaturesFollow along with actionable instructions with this practical guideBecome well-versed in advanced spatial modeling and machine learning techniquesLearn best practices for performing spatial analysis from an expert spatial
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Vector Search for Practitioners with Elastic

A toolkit for building NLP solutions for search, observability, and security using vector search

by Bahaaldine Azarmi, Jeff Vestal ...

"This book delves into the practical applications of vector search in Elastic and embodies a broader philosophy. It underscores the importance of search in the age of Generative Al and Large Language Models. This narrative goes beyond the 'how' to address the 'why' - highlighting our belief in the transformative power of search and our dedication to pushing boundaries to meet and exceed customer ... Read more

$24.83 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"This book delves into the practical applications of vector search in Elastic and embodies a broader philosophy. It underscores the importance of search in the age of Generative Al and Large Language Models. This narrative goes beyond the 'how' to address the 'why' - highlighting our belief in the transformative power of search and our dedication to pushing boundaries to meet and exceed customer
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Data Visualization with Python

Exploring Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Bokeh for Interactive Visualizations (English Edition)

by Dr. Pooja ...

Python is a popular programming language for data visualization due to its rich ecosystem of libraries and tools. If you're interested in delving into data visualization in Python, this book is an excellent resource to begin your journey. With Matplotlib, you'll master the art of creating a wide range of charts, plots, and graphs. From basic line plots to complex 3D visualizations, you'll learn ... Read more

$12.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Python is a popular programming language for data visualization due to its rich ecosystem of libraries and tools. If you're interested in delving into data visualization in Python, this book is an excellent resource to begin your journey. With Matplotlib, you'll master the art of creating a wide range of charts, plots, and graphs. From basic line plots to complex 3D visualizations, you'll learn
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Big data, machine learning y data science en python

by José Manuel Ortega ...

El libro está dirigido aquellos lectores que estén trabajando en proyecto relacionados con big data y busquen identificar las características de una solución de Big Data, los datos asociados a estas soluciones, la infraestructura requerida, y las técnicas de procesamiento de esos datos. Entre los principales objetivos podemos destacar:_x000D_ _x000D_ • Introducir los conceptos de ciencias de datos ... Read more

$9.53 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

El libro está dirigido aquellos lectores que estén trabajando en proyecto relacionados con big data y busquen identificar las características de una solución de Big Data, los datos asociados a estas soluciones, la infraestructura requerida, y las técnicas de procesamiento de esos datos. Entre los principales objetivos podemos destacar:_x000D_ _x000D_ • Introducir los conceptos de ciencias de datos
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The Power of AI and Algorithms

How They Shape Our Lives

by Eleanor J. Carter ...

The Future's Blueprint: Navigating AI's Impact on Modern LifeEmbark on a mesmerizing journey through the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and algorithms, realms that are profoundly shaping the contours of our everyday lives. Dive into the pages that explore how these technological marvels are not just futuristic concepts but present-day realities sculpting every facet of human ... Read more

$4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Future's Blueprint: Navigating AI's Impact on Modern LifeEmbark on a mesmerizing journey through the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and algorithms, realms that are profoundly shaping the contours of our everyday lives. Dive into the pages that explore how these technological marvels are not just futuristic concepts but present-day realities sculpting every facet of human
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R Statistics Cookbook

Over 100 recipes for performing complex statistical operations with R 3.5

by Francisco Juretig ...

Solve real-world statistical problems using the most popular R packages and techniquesKey FeaturesLearn how to apply statistical methods to your everyday research with handy recipesFoster your analytical skills and interpret research across industries and business verticalsPerform t-tests, chi-squared tests, and regression analysis using modern statistical techniquesBook DescriptionR is a popular ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Solve real-world statistical problems using the most popular R packages and techniquesKey FeaturesLearn how to apply statistical methods to your everyday research with handy recipesFoster your analytical skills and interpret research across industries and business verticalsPerform t-tests, chi-squared tests, and regression analysis using modern statistical techniquesBook DescriptionR is a popular
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PostgreSQL 13 Cookbook

Over 120 recipes to build high-performance and fault-tolerant PostgreSQL database solutions

by Vallarapu Naga Avinash Kumar ...

Get to grips with building reliable, scalable, and maintainable database solutions for enterprises and production databasesKey FeaturesImplement PostgreSQL 13 features to perform end-to-end modern database managementDesign, manage, and build enterprise database solutions using a unique recipe-based approachSolve common and not-so-common challenges faced while working to achieve optimal database ... Read more

$25.10 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with building reliable, scalable, and maintainable database solutions for enterprises and production databasesKey FeaturesImplement PostgreSQL 13 features to perform end-to-end modern database managementDesign, manage, and build enterprise database solutions using a unique recipe-based approachSolve common and not-so-common challenges faced while working to achieve optimal database
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Hands-On Data Science with the Command Line

Automate everyday data science tasks using command-line tools

by Jason Morris, Chris McCubbin, Raymond Page ...

Big data processing and analytics at speed and scale using command line tools. Key FeaturesPerform string processing, numerical computations, and more using CLI toolsUnderstand the essential components of data science development workflowAutomate data pipeline scripts and visualization with the command lineBook DescriptionThe Command Line has been in existence on UNIX-based OSes in the form of ... Read more

$20.51 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Big data processing and analytics at speed and scale using command line tools. Key FeaturesPerform string processing, numerical computations, and more using CLI toolsUnderstand the essential components of data science development workflowAutomate data pipeline scripts and visualization with the command lineBook DescriptionThe Command Line has been in existence on UNIX-based OSes in the form of
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Advanced Mathematics for the Modeling and Solution of Challenging Problems in Engineering

Edited by Oscar Castillo, Gökhan Çuvalcıoğlu, Feride Tuğrul ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book includes studies that give mathematical solution methods and mathematical modeling to support these methods for solving problems in the current application area of engineering, as well as studies that include solutions for problems that are also related to current life areas.In this book, some current problems in the field of mathematics and engineering, solutions to solve these problems ... Read more

$169.28 USD

This book includes studies that give mathematical solution methods and mathematical modeling to support these methods for solving problems in the current application area of engineering, as well as studies that include solutions for problems that are also related to current life areas.In this book, some current problems in the field of mathematics and engineering, solutions to solve these problems
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Security Framework and Defense Mechanisms for IoT Reactive Jamming Attacks

by Fadele Ayotunde Alaba, Alvaro Rocha ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book digs into the important confluence of cybersecurity and big data, providing insights into the ever-changing environment of cyber threats and solutions to protect these enormous databases. In the modern digital era, large amounts of data have evolved into the vital organs of businesses, providing the impetus for decision-making, creativity, and a competitive edge. Cyberattacks pose a ... Read more

$121.49 USD

This book digs into the important confluence of cybersecurity and big data, providing insights into the ever-changing environment of cyber threats and solutions to protect these enormous databases. In the modern digital era, large amounts of data have evolved into the vital organs of businesses, providing the impetus for decision-making, creativity, and a competitive edge. Cyberattacks pose a
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Combining, Modelling and Analyzing Imprecision, Randomness and Dependence

Edited by Jonathan Ansari, Sebastian Fuchs, Wolfgang Trutschnig, María Asunción Lubiano, María Ángeles Gil, Przemyslaw Grzegorzewski, Olgierd Hryniewicz ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume contains more than 65 peer-reviewed papers corresponding to presentations at the 11th Conference on Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics (SMPS) held in Salzburg, Austria, in September 2024. It covers recent advances in the field of probability, statistics, and data science, with a particular focus on dealing with dependence, imprecision and incomplete information. Reflecting the ... Read more

$178.19 USD

This volume contains more than 65 peer-reviewed papers corresponding to presentations at the 11th Conference on Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics (SMPS) held in Salzburg, Austria, in September 2024. It covers recent advances in the field of probability, statistics, and data science, with a particular focus on dealing with dependence, imprecision and incomplete information. Reflecting the
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Navigating the Deepfake Conundrum: A Manager's Roadmap

Edited by Sanjay Taneja, Swati Gupta, Mohit Kukreti, Ercan Ozen ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book provides a structured roadmap for managers, researchers, and policymakers to navigate the evolving landscape, offering insights into brand perception, financial decision-making, corporate transparency, and governance. Deepfake technology is reshaping industries, raising critical ethical, managerial, and regulatory challenges. Bringing together interdisciplinary research, it blends ... Read more

$169.28 USD

This book provides a structured roadmap for managers, researchers, and policymakers to navigate the evolving landscape, offering insights into brand perception, financial decision-making, corporate transparency, and governance. Deepfake technology is reshaping industries, raising critical ethical, managerial, and regulatory challenges. Bringing together interdisciplinary research, it blends
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