Computers - Computer Science

This book, "How to Build Production-Ready RAG Systems," is an authoritative, end-to-end, and intensely practical guide for designing, building, and deploying professional-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. It is meticulously crafted to serve a dual purpose: first, as a primary textbook for undergraduate (B.Tech) and...

What happens when the mirror starts reflecting back more than you expected? In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping creativity, Reflections from the Mirror invites writers, artists, and curious souls into an honest, soulful journey of collaboration with AI. This is not a...

"Generative AI and Large Language Models" is a comprehensive, practical, and implementation-focused guide designed for university students and aspiring professionals in the field of computer science. It serves as both a textbook and a hands-on manual, systematically equipping readers with the knowledge and skills...

"Speech Processing" is a comprehensive and practical guide meticulously designed for students, developers, and engineers entering the fascinating domain of speech technology. This book is built on a "first principles" and "hands-on" approach, systematically demystifying the journey of a speech signal from a physical...

Digital Revolution For The Modern NurseAI Tools to Transform Patient CareIn today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the digital transformation in healthcare is no longer a futuristic concept - it's here, and we as nurses need to embrace it.This essential guide shows modern nurses how...

Microservices architectures push networking concerns out of application code and into the infrastructure layer. Service discovery, load balancing, retries, timeouts, mutual authentication, and traffic shaping all need to work reliably across hundreds of services without requiring every team to implement them independently. Istio solves...

Build the future of trust with Solana-beyond cryptocurrency.Most blockchain books focus on coins, speculation, and hype.This book takes a different path.Solana Fundamentals for the Real World shows how Solana can power education systems, commerce platforms, ICT workflows, community finance, donor transparency, and digital identity...

AI IS REDEFINING THE DIVIDES OF OUR WORLDArtificial Intelligence has become the new frontier of power reshaping economies, cultures, and human identity. Rich AI systems, built on vast computational privilege dominate the global landscape. Poor AI systems, constrained by dependence and exclusion serve at...

Clemens Willemsen PhD finished his studies in informatics in 1985 at the Economic faculty of the Groningen university in The Netherlands. Nearly four decades he has been involved in information security and technology as part of his various jobs within the central Dutch government....

Become a Job-Ready Data Scientist with Real-World, Production-Level SkillsMost data science books focus on theory. They explain algorithms, define concepts, and stop before showing how real systems are built and deployed.This book takes a different approach.It is designed to guide you step by step...

Every major AI failure has already happened, just not in code.In Echoes in the Code, Dr. Harvey Castro uncovers the hidden patterns between history's greatest disasters and today's most dangerous AI systems.From the Titanic and Chornobyl to financial crashes and algorithmic bias, this book...

Comprehensive coverage of foundational concepts including geometric modeling, transformations, and projection systems. Detailed discussion of rendering pipelines, shading models, illumination techniques, and rasterization processes. Introduction to ray tracing, global illumination, and physically based rendering approaches. Exploration of textures, materials, color theory, and visual perception...

The job market and recruiters no longer ask whether you know AI. They quietly filter out those who can't work with it. Everyone is chasing ROI, but the fear remains: what if AI makes a mistake, misses something important, or makes you look bad...

Why This Book?Google I/O 2025 was a tidal wave of information, covering everything from foundational AI models to new hardware form factors. This book is your focused lens, filtering out the noise to deliver only the most critical, high-impact technical announcements and strategic shifts....

As artificial intelligence reshapes our world, The Sacred Soul of AI offers a visionary manifesto: technology must embody soul, not just power. Katy Throop Montanez redefines AI not as a tool of efficiency but as a partner in humanity's search for meaning.Unlike any other...

Unlock the full power of modern TypeScript and transform the way you build, scale, and maintain JavaScript applications.Whether you're a beginner stepping into typed development or an intermediate developer ready to level up, this book walks you through TypeScript from foundations to advanced architecture,...

Modern Solution Architecture - Volume 1Designing Scalable, Secure, and Distributed SystemsModern systems must scale globally, integrate across complex environments, and remain secure under real-world constraints. Modern Solution Architecture - Volume 1 is a complete, practical guide for engineers, architects, and technology leaders who want...

What if everything you thought about the future... was already happening?AI isn't knocking at the door-it's in your pocket, your home, your car, your job.What if the future is not something we enter-but something we shape?Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology. It's...

Software Testing in the AI Era: A Complete Guide for Modern Testersby Rajamanickam AntonimuthuStep into the future of quality assurance with Software Testing in the AI Era.This practical and easy-to-read guide shows how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world of software testing - from...

Digital Accessibility Ethics is a practical guide with an urgent goal: to help end tech exclusion of 1.3 billion people across the world with disabilities. The book introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework - an action-oriented, three-part tool designed to influence, change, and...

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...

Multisensor data fusion is presented in a rigorous mathematical format, with definitions consistent with the desires of the data fusion community. A model of event-state fusion is developed and described . Definitions of fusion rules and fusors are introduced, along with functor categories, of...

Round trip engineering of software from source code and reverse engineering of software from binary files have both been extensively studied and the state-of-practice have documented tools and techniques. Forward engineering of protocols has also been extensively studied and there are firmly established techniques...

Given the drawbacks of leaving time-sensitive targeting (TST) strictly to humans, there is value to the investigation of alternative approaches to TST operations that employ autonomous systems. This paper accomplishes five things. First, it proposes a short-hop abbreviated routing paradigm (SHARP) -- based on...

In today's world of advanced computing power at the fingertips of any user, we must constantly think of computer security. Information is power and this power is had within our computer systems. If we can not trust the information within our computer systems then...

This paper addresses how strategic effects win and lose wars. Strategic effects are defined here as the impacts that the outcomes from wartime operational and tactical events have on the highest level of decision-makers. Building on concepts proposed by Thomas Schelling, Robert Pape and...

One of the widely used techniques for construction of fault tolerant applications is the replication of resources so that if one copy fails sufficient copies may still remain operational to allow the application to continue to function. This thesis involves the design and implementation...

This research effort examines the idea of applying virtualization hardware to enhance operating system security against rootkits. Rootkits are sets of tools used to hide code and/or functionality from the user and operating system. Rootkits can accomplish this feat through using access to one...

This research extends the knowledge of live-virtual-constructive (LVC) and distributed virtual simulations (DVS) through a detailed analysis and characterization of their underlying computing architecture. LVCs are characterized as a set of asynchronous simulation applications each serving as both producers and consumers of shared state...

The use of and dependence on Information technology (IT) has grown tremendously in the lasttwo decades. Still, some believe we are only in the infancy of this growth. This explosive growthhas opened the door to capabilities that were only dreamed of in the past....

This research effort identifies attributes of distributed event correlation which make it desirable for security event detection, and evaluates those attributes in a comparison with a centralized alternative. Event correlation is an effective means of detecting complex situations encountered in information technology environments. Centralized,...

Information superiority, along with air superiority, must be achieved and maintained in a theatre of battle in order to increase efficacy and provide protection to our forces, both on the ground and in the air. Information, for the most part, utilizes an underlying network...

Since 9/11 protecting our critical infrastructure has become a national priority. Presidential Decision Directive 63 mandates and lays a foundation for ensuring all aspects of our nation's critical infrastructure remain secure. Key in this debate is the fact that much of our electrical power...

Information superiority is identified as an Air Force core competency and is recognized as a key enabler for the success of future missions. Information protection and information assurance are vital components required for achieving superiority in the Infosphere, but these goals are threatened by...

Flocking is seen in nature as a means for self protection, more efficient foraging, and other search behaviors. Although much research has been done regarding the application of this principle to autonomous vehicles, the majority of the research has relied on GPS information, broadcast...

Random number generators are used in many areas of engineering, computer science, most notably in simulations and cryptographic applications. Only a true random number generator is secure because the output bits are non-repeating and non-reproducible. A true random number generator on a field programmable...

Real-time malware analysis requires processing large amounts of data storage to look for suspicious files. This is a time consuming process that (requires a large amount of processing power) often affecting other applications running on a personal computer. This research investigates the viability of...

Computer Analysis of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies explores the application of computer science to medical decision-making. Published in 1969, this work provides early insights into the potential of computers to aid in the analysis of complex medical problems. It discusses techniques for using computers...

"Studies on the Logic of Automatic Computation: Incremental Data Assimilation in Man-computer Systems" explores the theoretical underpinnings of automated computing processes. Lionello A. Lombardi delves into the logical structures that enable machines to perform complex calculations and data processing. This work examines the crucial...

The future of project leadership is here-and it's powered by artificial intelligence. Project Management and AI is a bold, timely, and deeply insightful book that explores how today's project managers can transform their practice using the strategic, ethical, and operational capabilities of AI. Going...

ITIL 4.0 Foundations, Principles, and Applications for Effective IT Service Management This essay from the IT4nonIT series takes you on a practical and accessible journey into the world of ITIL without drowning in technical details.It serves as the compass that can provide you with...

Navigating the Digital Nomad Wave: Progress, Controversies, and Future Trends In a world that increasingly values freedom, flexibility, and exploration, the digital nomad lifestyle has captured the imagination of millions. But what does it really mean to be a digital nomad in today's rapidly...

Universal Logic is not a new logic, but a general theory of logics, considered as mathematical structures. The name was introduced about ten years ago, but the subject is as old as the beginning of modern logic. It was revived after the flowering of...

Workflow-based Process Controlling Systems provide companies with the ability to measure the operational performance of their business processes in a timely and accurate fashion. The combination of workflow audit trails with data warehouse technology and operational business data allows for complex analyses that can...

This textbook contains the mathematics needed to study computer science in application-oriented computer science courses. The content is based on the author's many years of teaching experience.The translation of the original German 7th edition Mathematik für Informatiker by Peter Hartmann was done with the...

This book reconciles the existence of technical trading with the Efficient Market Hypothesis. By analyzing a well-known agent-based model, the Santa Fe Institute Artificial Stock Market (SFI-ASM), it finds that when selective forces are weak, financial evolution cannot guarantee that only the fittest trading...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 1996 International Zurich Seminar on Digital Communications, IZS'96, held in Zurich, Switzerland, in February 1996 and focusing on broadband communications.The 26 revised papers were selected from a total of some 70 submissions and give a snapshot...

The commercial exploitation of distributed computing technologies is slowly starting to become popular under the general area of cloud computing. These solutions allow selling and buying of resources (i.e., computing, network, software, and data resources) on demand. Existing solutions in this area are diverse,...

Metaheuristicscontinuetodemonstratetheire?ectivenessforanever-broadening range of di?cult combinatorial optimization problems appearing in a wide - riety of industrial, economic, and scienti?c domains. Prominent examples of metaheuristics are evolutionary algorithms, tabu search, simulated annealing, scatter search, memetic algorithms, variable neighborhood search, iterated local search, greedy randomized adaptive search...

This book is devoted to adaptive processing of structured information similar to flexible and intelligent information processing by humans - in contrast to merely sequential processing of predominantly symbolic information within a deterministic framework. Adaptive information processing allows for a mixture of sequential and...