Computers - Computer Science

While rapid progress has been made on upper bounds (algorithms), progress on lower bounds on the complexity of explicit problems has remained slow despite intense efforts over several decades. As is natural with typical impossibility results, lower bound questions are hard mathematical problems and...

Long before the advent of the electronic computer, man was fascinated by the idea of automating the thought processes employed in playing games of skill. The very first chess "Automaton" captured the imagination oflate eighteenth century Vienna, and by the early 1900s there was...

This book is a timely and critical introduction for people who are interested in what data science is (and isn't), and how it should be applied. The language is conversational and the content is accessible for readers without a quantitative or computational background.Author: Diego...

This handbook contains information and guidance that supports all of the topics of the 2016 version of the CSQE Body of Knowledge (BoK) upon which ASQ's Certified Software Quality Engineer/(CSQE) exam is based. Armed with the knowledge presented in this handbook to complement the...

Over the past decade, the field of robotics has become increasingly popular among educators and researchers alike as a powerful tool for enhancing learning experiences. From preschool to high school students, educational robotics has shown the potential to improve cognitive and social skills, while...

The latest advances in Artificial Intelligence and (deep) Machine Learning in particular revealed a major drawback of modern intelligent systems, namely the inability to explain their decisions in a way that humans can easily understand. While eXplainable AI rapidly became an active area of...

The present reprint contains 33 articles accepted and published in the Special Issue entitled "Advancement of Mathematical Methods in Feature Representation Learning for Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining and Robotics, 2022" in the MDPI journal, Mathematics, which covers a wide range of topics connected to...

This book presents an enticing introduction to tropical circuits and their use as a rigorous mathematical model for dynamic programming (DP), which is one of the most fundamental algorithmic paradigms for solving combinatorial, discrete optimization problems. In DP, an optimization problem is broken up...

This open access volume explains the foundations of modern solvers for ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Formulating and solving ODEs is an essential part of mathematical modeling and computational science, and numerous solvers are available in commercial and open source software. However, no single ODE...

In today's data-driven world, understanding the nuances of statistics, forecasting, and machine learning is paramount. This book demystifies these complex concepts, offering hands-on applications and real-world examples that bridge the gap between theory and practice. Dive deep into the world of data analysis, and...

Artificial Intelligence is vital to the evolution of agriculture into a smart industry. The objective of this book is to inform readers about how artificial intelligence is improving agriculture by exploring its applications. The book addresses several aspects of artificial intelligence applications in smart...

This collection of essays explores the present and future of digital communication through a range of interdisciplinary approaches all of which focus on the so-called metaverse. Author: Raquel V. Ben?ez RojasISBN-10: 1032458119ISBN-13: 9781032458113Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2023Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x...

An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities."Big Data" is on the covers of Science, Nature, the Economist, and Wired magazines, on the front pages of the Wall...

A comprehensive overview of networks and economic design, presenting models and results drawn from economics, operations research, and computer science; with examples and exercises.This book explores networks and economic design, focusing on the role played by allocation rules (revenue and cost-sharing schemes) in creating...

Cognitive sensing systems combined with IoTs and smart technologies are used in countless applications such as industrial robotics, computer-aided diagnosis, brain-computer interface (BCI), human-computer interaction (HCI), telemedicine, driverless cars and smart energy systems. With contributions from an international team of experts from a wide...

As long as algebra and geometry proceeded along separate paths, their advance was slow and their applications limited. But when these sciences joined company they drew from each other fresh vitality and thenceforward marched on at rapid pace towards perfection Joseph L. Lagrange The...

Confabulation theory offers the first complete detailed explanation of the mechanism of cognition, i.e., thinking, an essential information processing capability of all enbrained Earth animals (bees, octopi, trout, ravens, humans, et al.). Concentrating on the human case, this book offers an hypothesis for the...

This volume presents a compelling collection of state-of-the-art work in algorithmic computational biology, honoring the legacy of Professor Bernard M.E. Moret in this field. Reflecting the wide-ranging influences of Prof. Moret's research, the coverage encompasses such areas as phylogenetic tree and network estimation, genome...

A first programming course should not be directed towards learning a particular programming language, but rather at learning to program well; the programming language should get out of the way and serve this goal. The simple, powerful Racket language (related to Scheme) allows us...

MATLAB is a high-level language and environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster...

The book is a detailed guide for beginners to understand Ruby with basic idea for web programming along with software development and simple app development.This book will teach you how to structure your applications properly and organize your code for optimum performance.Author: Sufyan Bin...

Explainable AI methods have been proposed to tackle this issue by producing human interpretable representations of machine learning models while maintaining performance. These methods hold the potential to increase public acceptance and trust in AI-based ITS.Author: Amina AdadiISBN-10: 1032344571ISBN-13: 9781032344577Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2023Pages:...

This book is to explore and explain the strategically sound capabilities at the synchronization between quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The reader will be presented with an introduction and a deeper review of the technological trends and transitions being unearthed in the quantum...

Go beyond the basics of Go and build complete applications using open-source libraries or the Go programming language by Google. This book will take you deep into the memory lane of the Go language with crunchy details straight from outer space.The applications in this...

Embark on an enlightening journey from high-level mathematics to practical code with "Category Theory in Programming: From Math to Code". This special report, penned by the seasoned Keith Jackson, is perfectly curated to guide readers through the thrilling interface of abstract mathematics and computer...

Master VMware Workstation to create and run virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes clusters simultaneously on physical devices without having to reformat or dual boot the underlying device. This book provides a practical, step-by-step guide to creating and managing virtual machines using VMware Workstation, a...

"The Complete Ripple Guide: All You Need to Know About XRP Crypto Before Investing" serves as an exhaustive manual, providing a deep dive into the world of Ripple (XRP). It encompasses a detailed introduction to Ripple, exploring its decentralized nature and the crucial role...

This book presents the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science, with the goal of influencing the worldwide scientific and computing research communities and inspiring the next generation of scientists. Increasingly, scientific breakthroughs will be powered by advanced computing capabilities...

Over the course of several decades, the Pentagon's Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) helped transform computing from a cumbersome enterprise based on batch processing to the instantly interactive, graphically rich, highly intelligent computing of today. With the purpose of improving command and control systems...

The Synthesizer Generator is a system for automating the implementation of language-based editing environments. The editor designer prepares a specification that includes rules defining a language's context-free abstract syn- tax, context-sensitive relationships, display format, and concrete input syntax. From this specification, the Synthesizer Generator...

This collection of essays explores the present and future of digital communication through a range of interdisciplinary approaches all of which focus on the so-called metaverse. Author: Raquel V. Ben?ez RojasISBN-10: 1032458844ISBN-13: 9781032458847Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2023Pages: 178Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x...

The essential guide for writing portable, parallel programs for GPUs using the OpenMP programming model. Today's computers are complex, multi-architecture systems: multiple cores in a shared address space, graphics processing units (GPUs), and specialized accelerators. To get the most from these systems, programs must...

This book will show you how to build Java-based microservices architecture using the popular Spring Boot framework by evolving a small monolith application to an event-driven architecture composed of several services. This third edition has been updated to cover Spring Boot 3, including its...

Gain the information you need to design secure, useful, high-performing apps that expose end-users to as little risk as possible. This book shows you how to best design and develop Android apps with security in mind: explore concepts that you can use to secure...

This MATLAB SET is from the viewpoint of an engineering professor, concentrating on solving various applied mathematical problems with tools. Many innovative skills and general-purpose solvers are provided to solve problems with MATLAB, whereas not possible by any other existing solvers, so as to...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of 19th International Workshop on Power and Timing Modeling, Optimization and Simulation, PATMOS 2009, featuring Integrated Circuit and System Design, held in Delft, The Netherlands during September 9-11, 2009. The 26 revised full papers and 10...

Bayesian Theory.- Off-line Distributional Approximations and the Variational Bayes Method.- Principal Component Analysis and Matrix Decompositions.- Functional Analysis of Medical Image Sequences.- On-line Inference of Time-Invariant Parameters.- On-line Inference of Time-Variant Parameters.- The Mixture-based Extension of the AR Model (MEAR).- Concluding Remarks.Author: V當lav Sm?l,...

From the reviews: "This book offers a coherent treatment, at the graduate textbook level, of the field that has come to be known in the last decade or so as computational geometry. ... ... The book is well organized and lucidly written; a timely...

Designing satellite structures poses an ongoing challenge as the interaction between analysis, experimental testing, and manufacturing phases is underdeveloped. Finite Element Analysis for Satellite Structures: Applications to Their Design, Manufacture & Testing explains the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to perform design of satellite...

This work presents a study investigating social and curricular factors that lead to student retention and attrition in introductory Computer Science at UC Berkeley. CS10 and CS61A are identified as critical gateway classes in the curricula pipeline. To address the impedance match between the...

Author: Minghua Chen, Sid Chi-Kin ChauISBN-10: 3031115511ISBN-13: 9783031115516Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2023Pages: 79Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.19d

Blockchain and machine learning technologies can mitigate healthcare issues such as slow access to medical data, poor system interoperability, lack of patient agency, and data quality and quantity for medical research. Blockchain technology facilitates and secures the storage of information in such a way...

Computability theory is a branch of mathematical logic and computer science that has become increasingly relevant in recent years. The field has developed growing connections in diverse areas of mathematics, with applications in topology, group theory, and other subfields. In A Hierarchy of Turing...

This timely book, Making College Better: Views from the Top, offers more rational and practical responses to that public outcry by allowing college presidents and chancellors from a wide variety of postsecondary institutions the opportunity to address, in measured ways, many complex issues and...

Reversible computing refers to the computation that takes place in steps that are time reversible. Within reversible computing, if a logic gate changes an input X into an output Y, then there is an inverse operation which reverses this step. It is a "backwarddeterministic"...

This book focuses on solving practical problems in calculus with MATLAB. Descriptions and sketching of functions and sequences are introduced first, followed by the analytical solutions of limit, differentiation, integral and function approximation problems of univariate and multivariate functions. Advanced topics such as numerical...

This book presents fundamentals in MATLAB programming, including data and statement structures, control structures, function writing and bugging in MATLAB programming, followed by the presentations of algebraic computation, transcendental function evaluations and data processing. Advanced topics such as MATLAB interfacing, object-oriented programming and graphical...

This festschrift is in honour of a leading philosopher of argumentation. His theories of argument structure, whilst rooted in Aristotelian philosophy, have been influential in computer science and artificial intelligence. His theories have a strong empirical side and cover much of how argument and...

Examine the evolving enterprise security landscape and discover how to manage and survive risk. While based primarily on the author's experience and insights at major companies where he has served as CISO and CSPO, the book also includes many examples from other well-known companies...

Pro Java 8 Programming covers the core Java development kit. It takes advantage of the finer points of the core standard edition (SE) and development kit version 8. You'll discover the particulars of working with the Java language and APIs to develop applications in...