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Computer-Supported Collaboration with Applications to Software Development reviews the theory of collaborative groups and the factors that affect collaboration, particularly collaborative software development. The influences considered derive from diverse sources: social and cognitive psychology, media characteristics, the problem-solving behavior of groups, process management, group...

Organizational Semiotics: Evolving a Science of Information Systems covers such issues as: -Fundamental concepts such as 'information', 'data', 'message', 'communication', 'knowledge', 'organization', 'system' and so on; -Properties of signs vital to organizational functioning, such as their meanings, the intentions they express and the valuable...

Mobile Computation with Functions explores distributed computation with languages which adopt functions as the main programming abstraction and support code mobility through the mobility of functions between remote sites. It aims to highlight the benefits of using languages of this family in dealing with...

New Directions in Cognitive Information Retrieval presents an exciting new direction for research into cognitive oriented information retrieval (IR) research, a direction based on an analysis of the user's problem situation and cognitive behavior when using the IR system. This contrasts with the current...

Brings together a selection of papers that explore the active role of people, collectively and individually, in shaping the use of information and communication technologies in an attempt to investigate how we should conceptualise it and understand its forms and limitations. Focuses on some...

This post-conference volume contains a selection of the best papers presented at IE 2002, which took place in Vigo, Spain in November, 2002. IE 2002 was a joint conference on Computers & Education for the Spanish speaking community: the RIBIE Latin-American Congress on Informatics...

constitutive of reference in laboratory sciences as cultural sign systems and their manipulation and superposition, collectively shared classifications and associated conceptual frameworks, - and various fonns of collective action and social institutions. This raises the question of how much modes of representation, and specific...

This book explains different concepts of data structures using C. The topics discuss the theoretical basis of data structures as well as their applied aspects.Author: Ahmad Talha Siddiqui,Shoeb Ahad SiddiquiISBN-10: 1032591641ISBN-13: 9781032591643Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2025Pages: 414Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.31lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.87d

Video Based Machine Learning for Traffic Intersections describes the development of computer vision and machine learning-based applications for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and the challenges encountered during their deployment. This book presents several novel approaches.Author: Tania Banerjee,Xiaohui Huang,Aotian WuISBN-10: 1032565179ISBN-13: 9781032565170Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book introduces embedded software engineering and management methods, proposing the relevant testing theory and techniques that promise the final realization of automated testing of embedded systems.Author: Yongfeng Yin,Bo JiangISBN-10: 1032488190ISBN-13: 9781032488196Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2025Pages: 305Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Recent combinations of Semantic Technology and Artificial Intelligence presents new techniques to build intelligent systems. Semantic AI in Knowledge Graphs locates itself at the forefront of this novel development, uncovering the role of machine learning to extend the knowledge graphs by graph mapping or...

This book looks at the future of advertising from the perspective of pervasive computing. Pervasive computing encompasses the integration of computers into everyday devices, like the covering of surfaces with interactive displays and networked mobile phones. Advertising is the communication of sponsored messages to...

"This comprehensive reference work provides immediate, fingertip access to state-of-the-art technology in nearly 700 self-contained articles written by over 900 international authorities. Each article in the Encyclopedia features current developments and trends in computers, software, vendors, and applications...extensive bibliographies of leading figures in the...

This volume presents a development of the ideas of harmonic analysis with a special emphasis on application-oriented themes. In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, theoretical aspects of the subject are complemented by in-depth explorations of related material of an applied nature....

In this monograph we study two generalizations of standard unification, E-unification and higher-order unification, using an abstract approach orig- inated by Herbrand and developed in the case of standard first-order unifi- cation by Martelli and Montanari. The formalism presents the unification computation as a...

When this book was originally published in 1988, this book was the first to include a large number of reports on British and US companies' experience with computers in company training in such areas as banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, IT, the retail industry, transport,...

Recent years have seen an explosive growth in the use of new database applications such as CAD/CAM systems, spatial information systems, and multimedia information systems. The needs of these applications are far more complex than traditional business applications. They call for support of objects...

Database and Mobile Computing brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this important area. Databases and Mobile Computing serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most important research issues in the field.Author: Daniel BarbaráISBN-10: 0792397495ISBN-13:...

High Performance Computational Methods for Biological Sequence Analysis presents biological sequence analysis using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates biological, mathematical and computational concepts. These concepts are presented so that computer scientists and biomedical scientists can obtain the necessary background for developing better algorithms and...

The premise behind developing powerful declarative database languages is compelling: by enabling users to specify their queries (and their integrity constraints) in a clear, non-operational way, they make the user's task easier, and provide the database system with more opportunities for optimization. Relational database...

The field of "intelligent interfaces and systems" has seen a fast growth last decade. An impressive number of papers, conference tutorials, and volumes were devoted to the topic. Ten years ago, intelligent systems constituted a rather exotic topic and many were skeptic that such...

1. Contents of these proceedings. These proceedings contain most of the papers which were presented at the NATO ARW (Advanced Research Workshop) on "Large Scale Computations in Air Pollution Modelling". The workshop was held, from June 6 to June to, 1998, in Residence Bistritza,...

Combinatorial research has proceeded vigorously in Russia over the last few decades, based on both translated Western sources and original Russian material. The present volume extends the extremal approach to the solution of a large class of problems, including some that were hitherto regarded...

Environmental informatics is a field of applied computer science that develops and uses the techniques of information processing for environmental protection, research and engineering. The multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems needs environmental informatics as a bridge and mediator between many disciplines and institutions. The...

The aim of this book is to provide an account of the state of the art in Com- putational Kinematics. We understand here under this term, that branch of kinematics research involving intensive computations not only of the numer- ical type, but also of...

Today the notion of the algorithm is familiar not only to mathematicians. It forms a conceptual base for information processing; the existence of a corresponding algorithm makes automatic information processing possible. The theory of algorithms (together with mathematical logic ) forms the the- oretical...

cians concerned with using logical tools in philosophy have been keenly aware of the limitations that arise from the original con- centration of symbolic logic on the idiom of mathematics, and many of them have worked to create extensions of the received logical theories...

This comprehensive collection of calendars could only have been assembled by the authors of the definitive text on calendar algorithms, Calendrical Calculations. Using the algorithms outlined in their earlier book, Reingold and Dershowitz have achieved the near impossible task of simultaneously displaying the date...

The state-of-the-art of broadband communications - and its evolution - in both the public and private networks, is presented in this book. Particular consideration is given to the issues of switching, resource management, network control, communication services, testing, quality of service, traffic characteristics, traffic...

Review(s) ...recommend this book to the applied community as a valuable source of practical examples of parametric excitations, treated in a modern fashion. - Mathematical Reviews; [Cartmell] has successfully presented the usually complicated and difficult subjects of parametric and nonlinear vibrations in a concise,...

This book discusses the role of modeling in the management process and gives an overview of state-of-the-art landscape modeling applications. It describes the latest models in a wide selection of environmental disciplines. Since management frequently requires the integration of knowledge from many different areas,...

After an introduction to geometric algebra, and the necessary math concepts that are needed, the book examines a variety of applications in the field of cognitive systems using geometric algebra as the mathematical system. It is addressed to a broad audience of computer scientists,...

Collaborative networks in action Collaborative Networks (CN) is a fast developing area, as shown by the already large number of diverse real-world implemented cases and the dynamism of its related involved research community. Benefiting from contributions of multiple areas, namely computer science, computer engineering,...

This book records one of the continuous attempts of the IFIP Working Group 8. 2, studying the interaction of information systems and the organization, to explore and understand the shifting boundaries and dependencies between organizational activities and their computer support. The book marks the...

Even in the age of ubiquitous computing, the importance of the Internet will not change and we still need to solve conventional security issues. In addition, we need to deal with new issues such as security in the P2P environment, privacy issues in the...

Pervasive Computing and Networking aim at providing ubiquitous, ever-present, adaptable, smart, enveloping and immersive environments in which computing components and humans can interact regardless of the location. The combination of an abundance of computational power of the processors and the communication bandwidth provided by...

AI is transforming every health profession. This is the guide that prepares you to use it safely, ethically, and effectively.AI-Powered Care is written specifically for nursing students, pre-med students, allied health professionals, pharmacy students, and practicing clinicians who need practical AI education grounded in...

Memory, the second function of a computer, has gradually become more complex in order to meet growing needs in terms of capacity, speed, security and energy efficiency. It takes the form of a component or system, such as a memory subassembly or a mass...

This book constitutes the referred proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2026, held as part of EvoStar 2026, in Toulouse, France, during April 8-10, 2026. The 10 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and...

This book explores the intersection of biomedical computer vision, IoT, and sensor technologies, highlighting their growing impact on healthcare diagnostics, medical imaging, and remote patient monitoring. It presents cutting-edge applications of wireless sensor networks, the role of IoT in medical social media analytics, and...

Storage, the computer's second function, has become progressively more complex to meet growing needs in terms of capacity, speed, security and energy efficiency. It takes the form of a component or system, such as a memory subset or a mass storage device. With examples...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2025, which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during November 24-28, 2025. The 22 full papers and included in this book were carefully reviewed and...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Algorithmics of Wireless Networks, ALGOWIN 2025, held in Warsaw, Poland, in September 2025. The 13 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They focus on the...

Over the past two decades, various signal and image analyses, as well as bioinformatics approaches, have had a significant impact on research in life sciences. Problems arising in medical and biological research depend on a multitude of system parameters, often in a nonlinear way;...

This Festschrift is dedicated to Christel Baier in recognition of her contributions to the field of theoretical computer science, particularly in formal methods, temporal logics, model checking, and probabilistic systems. After earning her doctorate from the University of Mannheim, Christel Baier held research and...

In recent times, researchers across various fields have become interested in the topic of fractional calculus based on integrals and derivatives of fractional order. This area has numerous and widespread applications in fields of science and engineering, including wave and fluid dynamics, mathematical biology,...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Joint Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems and Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems, QEST+Formats 2025, which took place in Aarhus, Denmark, during August 2025. The 26 full papers included in these proceedings were...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval, SPIRE 2025, held in London, UK, during September 8-11, 2025. The 17 full papers and 6 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected...

This compilation emphasizes the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the healthcare field, illustrating their potential to refine diagnostics, treatment protocols, and patient management. The studies confront critical healthcare challenges, presenting solutions that improve precision, efficiency, and accessibility. Featured...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Fundamentals of Computation Theory, FCT 2025, held in Wroclaw, Poland, during September 15-17, 2025. The 32 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. They present the...