Computers - Computer Science

Over the past decade, computational methods, including machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), have been exponentially growing in their development of solutions in various domains, especially medicine, cybersecurity, finance, and education. While these applications of machine learning algorithms have been proven beneficial in...

The start of high-volume production of field-effect transistors with a feature size below 100 nm at the end of the 20th century signaled the transition from microelectronics to nanoelectronics. Since then, downscaling in the semiconductor industry has continued until the recent development of sub-10...

Coastal systems are unique environments that provide socioeconomic benefits via a variety of different functions. These functions are influenced by changing morphology, which results from erosion and sedimentation at different spatiotemporal scales, from both natural forcing and human interventions. Additionally, interactions between coastal processes...

The Special Issue contains theoretical and experimental works that report on studies of impurities in quantum gases, fundamental properties and universal aspects of quasiparticles and other related many-body phenomena. Particular focus is placed on the Fermi and Bose polarons.The Special Issue contains ten research...

The present book contains 14 articles that were accepted for publication in the Special Issue "Numerical Computation, Data Analysis and Software in Mathematics and Engineering" of the MDPI journal Mathematics. The topics of these articles include the aspects of the meshless method, numerical simulation,...

The first experiments on electron scattering were completed before the "official" discovery of this particle by J. J. Thomson. In spite of this, our knowledge of cross sections is still far from complete.More recent experiments had some unexpected results, like selective fragmentation of DNA...

The latest proliferation of Internet of Things deployments and edge computing combined with artificial intelligence has led to new exciting application scenarios, where embedded digital devices are essential enablers. Moreover, new powerful and efficient devices are appearing to cope with workloads formerly reserved for...

Data science, information theory, probability theory, statistical learning and other related disciplines greatly benefit from non-negative measures of dissimilarity between pairs of probability measures. These are known as divergence measures, and exploring their mathematical foundations and diverse applications is of significant interest. The present...

This Special Issue brings together original research papers, in all areas of mathematics, that are concerned with inequalities or the role of inequalities. The research results presented in this Special Issue are related to improvements in classical inequalities, highlighting their applications and promoting an...

In recent years, fractional calculus has led to tremendous progress in various areas of science and mathematics. New definitions of fractional derivatives and integrals have been uncovered, extending their classical definitions in various ways. Moreover, rigorous analysis of the functional properties of these new...

This textbook "Applied Mathematics in Ferroelectricity and Piezoelectricity" was authored to provide the reader solid mathematical background for studying "ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity", as a supplemental reference to my three course books; "Ferroelectric Devices 2nd Edition (2010)", "Micromechatronics 2nd Edition (2019)", and "FEM and Micromechatronics...

This Special Issue is devoted to some serious problems that the Fractional Calculus (FC) is currently confronted with and aims at providing some answers to the questions like "What are the fractional integrals and derivatives?", "What are their decisive mathematical properties?", "What fractional operators...

"This is without question the best PhD thesis that I have read since the 1970s. Its coverage is breathtaking." Robert Sedgewick Quicksort is the fastest general-purpose sorting method in practice and a showcase for the paradigms of the mathematical analysis of algorithms: it can...

"The Meca Sapiens Blueprint" is a Cognitive Architecture that describes, in detail, how to build a conscious machine using standard software techniques. A robotic system based on The Meca Sapiens Blueprint would be a unique and autonomous entity that is self-aware and capable of...

New developments in computing hardware, algorithms, and data sources have led to an explosion of interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Widely viewed as a "strategic technology," governments, companies, and venture firms are investing in AI and rushing to create powerful applications -- with economic,...

Computer Science Design Series Programming with MFC & Visual C++ Prerequisite: Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or equivalent. Recommended especially if you are new to MFC: Jeff Prosise "Programming Windows with MFC" (1337 pages, ISBN 1572 316 950) This text is about how to use...

Communities of Computing is the first book-length history of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), founded in 1947 and with a membership today of 100,000 worldwide. It profiles ACM's notable SIGs, active chapters, and individual members, setting ACM's history into a rich social and...

The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces provides the first authoritative resource on what has become the dominant paradigm for new computer interfaces: user input involving new media (speech, multi-touch, hand and body gestures, facial expressions, writing) embedded in multimodal-multisensor interfaces that often include biosignals. This...

Let's Ask AI explores philosophical questions through the lens of Artificial Intelligence. The brilliance of AI answers questions from centuries-old philosophy questions, ranging from existentialism, ethics, life, God, and more recent ideas of qualia and singularity. By approaching this subject matter philosophically, Let's Ask...

Nash equilibrium is the central solution concept in Game Theory. Since Nash's original paper in 1951, it has found countless applications in modeling strategic behavior of traders in markets, (human) drivers and (electronic) routers in congested networks, nations in nuclear disarmament negotiations, and more....

This book explores how to conduct information system (IS) research using various approaches that are grounded in proven scientific methods. It is primarily for consumers of IS research and for individuals involved in any type of academic research across various disciplines. This book is...

This book, The Nature of Computing, is written for students of computing in Universities and Colleges. It contains discussions of applied computing in the areas of image processing, robotics, wind energy (turbines and wind farms), neural circuits, and multi-programming. This revised and extended edition...

This volume of the Texts in Algorithmics series is a collection of work by the participants and friends of London Stringology Days (LSD) and London Algorithmic Workshop (LAW) 2008, sponsored by the Department of Computer Science, King's College London. The form of this volume...

Quantum Mechanics (QM) is emerging from physics into non-physics domains (domains traditionally found outside of physics) such as human language, cognition, information processing, AI, biology, political science, economics, organizations, and social interaction. The Second Quantum Interaction Symposium advances and applies the methods and structures...

The International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms was established in 1989 as the Australasian Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms. As a consequence of the workshop's success in attracting mathematicians and computer scientists from around the world, it was decided at the 2006 meeting to go global,...

Automata and Dictionaries is aimed at students and specialists in natural language processing and related disciplines where efficient text analysis plays a role. Large linguistic resources, in particular lexica, are now recognized as a fundamental pre-requisite for all natural language processing tasks. Specialists in...

This volume is a collection of papers that explore various areas of common interest between philosophy, computing, and cognition. The book illustrates the rich intrigue of this fascinating recent intellectual story. It begins by providing a new analysis of the ideas related to computer...

This book provides an invaluable overview of the reach of logic. It provides reference to some of the most important, well-established results in logic, while at the same time offering insight into the lattest research issues in the area. It also has a balance...

This book provides an invaluable overview of the reach of logic. It provides reference to some of the most important, well-established results in logic, while at the same time offering insight into the latest research issues in the area. It also has a balance...

Author: Brian Youngblood, Stefano IacovellaISBN-10: 1849516685ISBN-13: 9781849516686Publisher: Packt PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2013Pages: 350Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.73d

This Festschrift is dedicated to Tom Maibaum on the occasion of his 70th birthday and on the occasion of his retirement. The Festschrift is also a follow up to the International Symposium on the Mathematics of Software Engineering organized by the Department of Computing...

This new edition contains new chapters for undergraduates, where the progression is purposefully slow and every step explained. The chapter on merge sort has been rewritten for better clarity and new results were included. A large chapter on XSLT has been added. This book...

This volume contains selected papers presented by students at URC* 2010 (Undergraduate Research in Computer Science - Theory and Applications). The papers cover a wide range of topics, including algorithm design (in particular, the design of heuristic algorithms for the maximum-leaf spanning tree problem,...

The compilation of five Management related books: 1. THE I.T. BOOK AIMS TO FILL A GAP IN THE CURRENT BUSINESS AND TUTORIAL LITERATURE. 2. MANAGEMENT OF CHANGES TO I.T. DEALS WITH THE CHANGES OF SYSTEMS, CONFIGURATIONS, RELEASES AND ASSETS AS A WHOLE GROUP OF...

This book uses a mathematical approach to deriving the laws of science and technology that is based upon the concept of Fisher information. The approach that follows from these ideas is called the principle of Extreme Physical Information (EPI). It is shown how to...

Optimized linear algebra (LA) libraries that are able to exploit the underlying hardware are always of interest in the high-performance computing community. The implementation of LA software has evolved along with computer architecture, while the specification remains unaltered almost from the beginning. It is...

With the recent advancements and implementations of technology within the global community, various regions of the world have begun to transform. The idea of smart transportation and mobility is a specific field that has been implemented among countless areas around the world that are...

Overview of Mobile Technology Evolution: Provide a comprehensive history and overview of the evolution of mobile technologies, including key milestones, advancements in hardware and software, and the transition from 2G to 5G and beyond.Mobile Operating Systems and Platforms: Discuss the major mobile operating systems...

Fundamentals of Edge Computing: Provide a comprehensive introduction to edge computing, including its definition, core concepts, and how it differs from traditional cloud computing. Discuss the motivations for using edge computing, such as latency reduction, bandwidth efficiency, and enhanced security.Architecture and Components: Explore the...

1. Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing (DSP): -Introduce the core principles of DSP, including discrete-time signals, systems, and their representation. Cover essential concepts like sampling, quantization, and the importance of the Nyquist theorem in signal reconstruction.2. Transform Techniques and Algorithms: -Explore transform methods used...

1.Introduction to AR and VR Technologies: -Provide a comprehensive overview of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), including their definitions, key components, and underlying technologies. Differentiate between AR and VR experiences, discussing their applications, advantages, and limitations.2.Hardware and Software Platforms: -Explore the hardware...

Iris recognition technologies for identity management are already deployed globally in several large-scale nationwide biometric projects and are currently entering the mobile market. More recently, periocular recognition has been employed to augment the biometric performance of the iris in unconstrained environments where only the...

Author: Roger Stone, Andrew DoveISBN-10: 1785285122ISBN-13: 9781785285127Publisher: Packt PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2015Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.42d

The branch of study which is concerned with the processes which can be represented as data in the form of programs and which interact with data is known as computer science. It focuses on the usage of algorithms for the manipulation, communication and storage...

Computer science is a field that is concerned with the study of the theory of computation and the design of software systems. It encompasses the use of algorithms for storing, manipulating and communicating digital information. Computer science is a broad field that spans diverse...

Computational science is the field that is concerned with the development of computational models and simulations to understand natural systems and solve complex problems. The methods and frameworks used in this field include high-performance computing, modeling and simulation, algorithms, mathematical foundations, analysis and visualization...

Computer architecture refers to the rules and methods that explain the implementation, functioning and organization of computer systems. It is concerned with the programming and modeling of computers. The different topics included in this subject are logic design, instruction set architecture design, implementation, microarchitecture...

The implementation of computers and other networking and storage devices for processing, retrieving and transmitting data is known as information technology. Database administration, information security, network architecture, etc. are some of the main sectors where information technology is used. SQL servers, real-time order entry...

Computer science studies the theory and engineering of computers as well as computation processes. It is a widely applied field that has many branches such as computer programming, complex systems, artificial intelligence, robotics, etc. Computer graphics, user interaction, computer security, and database management are...

This book on computer and information science deals with the use of high-speed computing technologies for the storage, retrieval and manipulation of information. Data engineers create and maintain conceptual data warehouses that can perform specific functions with the data stored by an organization. Functions...