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Book Advances in Ubiquitous Computing  Future Paradigms and Directions

Download or read book Advances in Ubiquitous Computing Future Paradigms and Directions written by Mostefaoui, Soraya Kouadri and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book investigates the technology of ubiquitous computing, emerging applications and services, and social issues vital for the successful deployment of a ubiquitous computing application. Providing high quality, authoritative content on such topics as device design, wireless communication, location sensing, privacy concerns, attention focus, multi-person interaction, and direct interaction, work patterns, it is a must-have in library collections"--Provided by publisher.

Book Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing  Concepts  Methodologies  Tools  and Applications

Download or read book Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Symonds, Judith and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 1962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This publication covers the latest innovative research findings involved with the incorporation of technologies into everyday aspects of life"--Provided by publisher.

Book Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence  Sensing  Processing  and Using Environmental Information

Download or read book Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence Sensing Processing and Using Environmental Information written by Juan M. García-Chamizo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-12 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2015, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, in December 2015. The 36 full papers presented together with 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are grouped in topical sections on adding intelligence for environment adaption; ambient intelligence for transport; human interaction and ambient intelligence; and ambient intelligence for urban areas.

Book Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing  Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts written by Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-04-30 with total page 1584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to this explosive range of new developments and applications, in constant evolution, and impacting every organization and society as a whole. This two volume handbook supports post-graduate students, teachers, and researchers, as well as IT professionals and managers.

Book Ubiquitous Computing for Business  Video Enhanced Edition

Download or read book Ubiquitous Computing for Business Video Enhanced Edition written by Bo Begole and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in the footsteps of the web, Web 2.0, and the iPod, Ubiquitous Computing ("UbiComp") is the next game-changing technology. Leading expert Bo Begole, the director of PARC’s UbiComp Center, shows executives, technology managers, and entrepreneurs how to successfully incorporate UbiComp into their own products, services, and strategies. Begole introduces the technologies of UbiComp, shows how they fit together, and identifies the challenges and opportunities they present. Next, he answers the key questions decision-makers and strategists ask most often about UbiComp, including: What is it, why does it matter, and how will it impact my business? What industries will be most affected first? Which parts of my organization will UbiComp change most? What UbiComp solutions should we consider for our internal business processes? How should I position my company for these transformations? What barriers must we overcome and which barriers can we erect for our competitors? What should I build, partner, or buy? What barriers does my company need to overcome to adopt a UbiComp-based business?

Book GeoComputation  Second Edition

Download or read book GeoComputation Second Edition written by Robert J. Abrahart and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revision of Openshaw and Abrahart’s seminal work, GeoComputation, Second Edition retains influences of its originators while also providing updated, state-of-the-art information on changes in the computational environment. In keeping with the field’s development, this new edition takes a broader view and provides comprehensive coverage across the field of GeoComputation. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Coverage of ubiquitous computing, the GeoWeb, reproducible research, open access, and agent-based modelling Expanded chapter on Genetic Programming and a separate chapter developed on Evolutionary Algorithms Ten chapters updated by the same or new authors and eight new chapters added to reflect state of the art Each chapter is a stand-alone entity that covers a particular topic. You can simply dip in and out or read it from cover to cover. The opening chapter by Stan Openshaw has been preserved, with only a limited number of minor essential modifications having been enacted. This is not just a matter of respect. Openshaw’s work is eloquent, prophetic, and his overall message remains largely unchanged. In contrast to other books on this subject, GeoComputation: Second Edition supplies a state-of-the-art review of all major areas in GeoComputation with chapters written especially for this book by invited specialists. This approach helps develop and expand a computational culture, one that can exploit the ever-increasing richness of modern geographical and geospatial datasets. It also supplies an instructional guide to be kept within easy reach for regular access and when need arises.

Book Human Computer Interaction

Download or read book Human Computer Interaction written by Panayiotis Zaphiris and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 2765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penetrates the human computer interaction (HCI) field with breadth and depth of comprehensive research.

Book Handbook of Research on Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments written by Nak-Young Chong and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers the cutting-edge aspects of AMI applications, specifically those involving the effective design, realization, and implementation of a comprehensive ambient intelligence in smart environments"--

Book ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures  Surveillance  Locative Media and Global Networks

Download or read book ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures Surveillance Locative Media and Global Networks written by Firmino, Rodrigo J. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book investigates how a shift to a completely urban global world woven together by ubiquitous and mobile ICTs changes the ontological meaning of space, and how the use of these technologies challenges the social and political construction of territories and the cultural appropriation of places"--Provided by publisher.

Book Resource Management in Mobile Computing Environments

Download or read book Resource Management in Mobile Computing Environments written by Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports the latest advances on the design and development of mobile computing systems, describing their applications in the context of modeling, analysis and efficient resource management. It explores the challenges on mobile computing and resource management paradigms, including research efforts and approaches recently carried out in response to them to address future open-ended issues. The book includes 26 rigorously refereed chapters written by leading international researchers, providing the readers with technical and scientific information about various aspects of mobile computing, from basic concepts to advanced findings, reporting the state-of-the-art on resource management in such environments. It is mainly intended as a reference guide for researchers and practitioners involved in the design, development and applications of mobile computing systems, seeking solutions to related issues. It also represents a useful textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, addressing special topics such as: mobile and ad-hoc wireless networks; peer-to-peer systems for mobile computing; novel resource management techniques in cognitive radio networks; and power management in mobile computing systems.

Book Systems and Software Development  Modeling  and Analysis  New Perspectives and Methodologies

Download or read book Systems and Software Development Modeling and Analysis New Perspectives and Methodologies written by Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the digital age, technological solutions are being developed and integrated into every aspect of our everyday lives. The ever-changing scope of research in systems and software advancements allows for further improvements and applications. Systems and Software Development, Modeling, and Analysis: New Perspectives and Methodologies presents diverse, interdisciplinary research on topics pertaining to the management, integration, evaluation, and architecture of modern computational systems and software. Presenting the most up-to-date research in this rapidly evolving field, this title is ideally designed for use by computer engineers, academicians, graduate and post-graduate students, and computer science researchers.

Book The Handbook of Formal Methods in Human Computer Interaction

Download or read book The Handbook of Formal Methods in Human Computer Interaction written by Benjamin Weyers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive collection of methods and approaches for using formal methods within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research, the use of which is a prerequisite for usability and user-experience (UX) when engineering interactive systems. World-leading researchers present methods, tools and techniques to design and develop reliable interactive systems, offering an extensive discussion of the current state-of-the-art with case studies which highlight relevant scenarios and topics in HCI as well as presenting current trends and gaps in research and future opportunities and developments within this emerging field. The Handbook of Formal Methods in Human-Computer Interaction is intended for HCI researchers and engineers of interactive systems interested in facilitating formal methods into their research or practical work.

Book Diagnoses Without Names

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael D. Lockshin
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release : 2022-06-13
  • ISBN : 3031049357
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book Diagnoses Without Names written by Michael D. Lockshin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctors, patients, investigators, administrators, and policymakers who assign diagnoses assume three elements: the name describes an entity with conceptual or evidentiary boundaries, the person setting the name has a high degree of certainty, and the name has a consensus definition. This book challenges this practice and offers an alternative to assigning diagnoses: quantitating diagnostic uncertainty in personal and public medical plans. This book offers the stakeholders' views participating in a workshop, sponsored by the Barbara Volcker Center/Hospital for Special Surgery, taking place in April 2020, about uncertain diagnoses. Chapters examine the circumstances in which diagnosis names are "unassignable", either because patients do not fit within diagnostic "boxes" or because health abnormalities evolve and change over time. In addition, the book deconstructs the processes of diagnosis and explores how different stakeholders used diagnosis names for various purposes. In examining pertinent questions, the book offers a roadmap to achieving consensus definitions or including measures of uncertainty in personal care, research, and policy. Diagnoses Without Names: Challenges for Medical Care, Research, and Policy is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, and graduate students in internal medicine, rheumatology, and clinical immunology as well as investigators, administrators, policymakers.

Book Human Machine Shared Contexts

Download or read book Human Machine Shared Contexts written by William Lawless and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human-Machine Shared Contexts considers the foundations, metrics, and applications of human-machine systems. Editors and authors debate whether machines, humans, and systems should speak only to each other, only to humans, or to both and how. The book establishes the meaning and operation of "shared contexts between humans and machines; it also explores how human-machine systems affect targeted audiences (researchers, machines, robots, users) and society, as well as future ecosystems composed of humans and machines. This book explores how user interventions may improve the context for autonomous machines operating in unfamiliar environments or when experiencing unanticipated events; how autonomous machines can be taught to explain contexts by reasoning, inferences, or causality, and decisions to humans relying on intuition; and for mutual context, how these machines may interdependently affect human awareness, teams and society, and how these "machines" may be affected in turn. In short, can context be mutually constructed and shared between machines and humans? The editors are interested in whether shared context follows when machines begin to think, or, like humans, develop subjective states that allow them to monitor and report on their interpretations of reality, forcing scientists to rethink the general model of human social behavior. If dependence on machine learning continues or grows, the public will also be interested in what happens to context shared by users, teams of humans and machines, or society when these machines malfunction. As scientists and engineers "think through this change in human terms," the ultimate goal is for AI to advance the performance of autonomous machines and teams of humans and machines for the betterment of society wherever these machines interact with humans or other machines. This book will be essential reading for professional, industrial, and military computer scientists and engineers; machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) scientists and engineers, especially those engaged in research on autonomy, computational context, and human-machine shared contexts; advanced robotics scientists and engineers; scientists working with or interested in data issues for autonomous systems such as with the use of scarce data for training and operations with and without user interventions; social psychologists, scientists and physical research scientists pursuing models of shared context; modelers of the internet of things (IOT); systems of systems scientists and engineers and economists; scientists and engineers working with agent-based models (ABMs); policy specialists concerned with the impact of AI and ML on society and civilization; network scientists and engineers; applied mathematicians (e.g., holon theory, information theory); computational linguists; and blockchain scientists and engineers. - Discusses the foundations, metrics, and applications of human-machine systems - Considers advances and challenges in the performance of autonomous machines and teams of humans - Debates theoretical human-machine ecosystem models and what happens when machines malfunction

Book Software Engineering for Self Adaptive Systems

Download or read book Software Engineering for Self Adaptive Systems written by Betty H. C. Cheng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-06-10 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the self-adaptability of systems has been studied in a wide range of disciplines, from biology to robotics, only recently has the software engineering community recognized its key role in enabling the development of future software systems that are able to self-adapt to changes that may occur in the system, its requirements, or the environment in which it is deployed. The 12 carefully reviewed papers included in this state-of-the-art survey originate from the International Seminar on Software Engineering for Self-Adaptive Systems, held in Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, in January 2008. They examine the current state-of-the-art in the field, describing a wide range of approaches coming from different strands of software engineering, and present future challenges facing this ever-resurgent and challenging field of research. Also included in this book is an invited roadmap paper on the research challenges facing self-adaptive systems within the area of software engineering, based on discussions at the Dagstuhl Seminar and put together by several of its participants. The papers have been divided into topical sections on architecture-based self-adaptation, context-aware and model-driven self-adaptation, and self-healing. These are preceded by three research roadmap papers.

Book Workshops Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments

Download or read book Workshops Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments written by Michael Schneider and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 09), held at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain, provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and engineers from across the world to present their latest research and to discuss future directions in the area of intelligent environments. This volume forms the combined proceedings of five workshops held at the IE 09. Included are the proceedings of the: Workshop on Digital Object Memories (DOMe 09); Workshop on RFID Technology: Concepts, Practices and Solutions (RFID 09);