Computer Science

A collection of articles by leading experts in theoretical computer science, this volume commemorates the 75th birthday of Professor Rani Siromoney...

"…a must-read text that provides a historical lens to see how ubicomp has matured into a multidisciplinary endeavor. It will be an essential refere...

Data flow analysis is used to discover information for a wide variety of useful applications, ranging from compiler optimizations to software engin...

Multiplayer Online Games (MOGs) have become a new genre of "play culture," integrating communication and entertainment in a playful, computer-media...

The concept of aware systems is among the most exciting trends in computing today, fueled by recent developments in pervasive computing, including ...

The Creative Electronic Music Producer examines the creative processes of electronic music production, from idea discovery and perception to the po...

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 o...

Computers are at the center of almost everything related to audio. Whether for synthesis in music production, recording in the studio, or mixing in...

This book records the author’s years of experience in the software industry. In his own practices, the author has found that the distributed work p...

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) have become increasingly important in the description of physical phenomena. Unlike Ordinary Differ...

Because the properties of objects are largely determined by their geometric features, shape analysis and classification are essential to almost eve...

The compendium presents the latest results of the most prominent competitions held in the field of Document Analysis and Text Recognition. It inclu...

This book covers the growing convergence between Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for Big Data, Multi-Agent systems, the Internet of Things a...

The long-standing cultural imperative of augmenting human intellect continues to move ever closer to its full manifestation, described by Marshall ...

Gaining access to high-quality data is a vital necessity in knowledge-based decision making. But data in its raw form often contains sensitive info...

An essential investigation into the murky ethics of AI, one that calls into question the future of photography. Artificial Intelligence is driving...

Machine learning (ML) is progressively reshaping the fields of quantitative finance and algorithmic trading. ML tools are increasingly adopted by h...

Break into the powerful world of parallel GPU programming with this down-to-earth, practical guide Designed for professionals across multiple indus...

"…an excellent text for either a short course or self-study… Professor Napolitano has figured out what students really need, and found a way to del...

From previous edition:Heidegger, Marcuse, and Ellul warned against the rise of a technological mass culture. Philosophy of technology has since tur...

Rapidly Prototyping Interfaces with InDesign guides readers to learn to create a wide range of interfaces, from mobile to desktop. With InDesign, ...

The Handbook of Natural Language Processing, Second Edition presents practical tools and techniques for implementing natural language processing in...

Most events and activities in today's world are ordinarily captured using photos, videos and other multimedia content. Such content has some limita...

'Compelling and innovative... Barry takes a story that has been done countless times before and makes it seem original' - Daily MailShe is the ulti...

The architects of today’s large and complex systems all too often struggle with the lack of a consistent set of principles and practices that adequ...

The term Fintech is a combination of the words “financial” and “technology,” which is now a real business need. However, there are limited books co...

The Certified Information Security Manager®(CISM®) certification program was developed by the Information Systems Audit and Controls Association (I...

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to foundational topics in sound design for linear media, such as listening and recording; audio p...

This comprehensive textbook presents a broad review of both traditional (i.e., conventional) and deep learning aspects of object detection in vario...

Energy efficiency is critical for running computer vision on battery-powered systems, such as mobile phones or UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, or d...

The most common form of severe dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is a cumulative neurological disorder because of the degradation and death of ne...

While most discoverability evaluation studies in the Library and Information Science field discuss the intersection of discovery layers and library...