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Books in Hardware and architecture

Showcasing processor design, digital logic, and embedded systems, this collection provides deep insights into hardware development. Featuring the latest research, design methodologies, and practical applications, these titles support engineers, researchers, and students in creating efficient, innovative computing devices. Addressing emerging trends like quantum computing and hardware security, the collection fosters technological progress at the hardware-software interface.

  • Computational Intelligence in Mechatronics

    Solving Real-World Problems in Electronic Systems Design
    • 1st Edition
    • Mohamed Arezki Mellal
    • English
    Computational Intelligence in Mechatronics: Solving Real-World Problems in Electronic Systems Design provides a comprehensive exploration of the diverse applications of computational intelligence in the realm of applied electronics. By compiling cutting-edge research and practical case studies, the book bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering insights into how CI techniques can be effectively utilized to solve real-world problems in electronic systems design, analysis, and optimization. Through a combination of theoretical foundations, algorithmic implementations, and practical examples, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the potential benefits and limitations of CI in various applications within the field of applied electronics.From optimizing circuit designs to enhancing signal processing algorithms, CI has demonstrated its efficacy in addressing challenges across diverse domains such as telecommunications, consumer electronics, renewable energy systems, and medical devices. As the demand for intelligent electronic systems continues to grow, understanding and harnessing the potential of computational intelligence becomes imperative for researchers, engineers, and practitioners in the field of applied electronics.
  • ARM Processors for Power Electronic Applications

    Fundamentals to Programming
    • 1st Edition
    • P. Ponnambalam + 2 more
    • English
    ARM Processors for Power Electronic Applications: Fundamentals to Programming teaches the concept of controlling power converters using the ARM processor, from its fundamentals to implementation procedure, including using advanced controllers for energy management. The book discusses coding the ARM processor for different power converters and a variety of applications. It covers the step-by-step procedure in the design of advanced controllers, the ARM processor and parallel processing, creating driver circuits to interface the ARM processor with power circuits, the peripherals to ARM processors so it can used to control power converters and coding for power circuits.
  • Digital Twin Technology and Smart Grid

    • 1st Edition
    • Iraklis Varlamis + 2 more
    • English
    The integration of Digital Twin (DT) technology with Smart Grids (SG) represents a groundbreaking development in energy management, making this a highly significant and timely topic. As urban areas expand and energy demands rise, the need for more efficient, sustainable, and resilient energy systems becomes critical. DT technology, with its ability to create real-time, virtual replicas of physical systems, offers unprecedented opportunities for enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of smart grids. As the global energy landscape moves toward greater sustainability and decentralization, digital twins present unprecedented opportunities to enhance grid efficiency, bolster resilience, and support the integration of renewable energy sources. Digital Twin Technology and Smart Grid explores the intersection of these two technologies, which are essential for the evolution of energy systems. It explains how it utilises intelligent wireless sensor networks, the internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud, edge and fog-computing to monitor power consumption, to bring efficiencies and sustainability to our industry and human lives. It discusses how the the security risks and privacy challenges can be accommodated, and explains the ethical/legal implications of collecting data on a massive scale.
  • Integrated Photonics for Sensing Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Anu Agarwal + 2 more
    • English
    Integrated Photonics for Sensing Applications introduces sensors as an important application area for integrated photonics. It provides a brief historical perspective and highlights key free-space spectroscopic sensing techniques such as FTIR, Raman, SPR, and reflectometry, and it thoroughly explores the advantages of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) sensor systems, which have the potential for low SWAP-C and high performance.The topics covered include sensor system components such as waveguides (for optical wavelengths less than and greater than 1550 nm), ring resonators and toroids, photonic crystals, MZ interferometers, light input and output, light sources (wavelengths less than and greater than 1550 nm), and spectrometers and detectors. The book considers integrated systems that employ biofunctionalization... for applications in chem–bio sensing, and it also addresses sensor manufacturing at scale, including materials, PDK development, and sensor packaging.
  • Digital Design using VerilogHDL

    VLSI Modeling, Coding and Verification
    • 1st Edition
    • Shilpi Birla + 2 more
    • English
    Digital Design using VerilogHDL: VLSI Modeling, Coding and Verification covers the concepts of digital logic design, including, logic simplification and optimization for digital circuit synthesis and implementation, design and integration of logics (combinational and sequential) in the building of digital circuits and systems, the practical aspects of number systems, the use of VerilogHDL in the logic design, testbench verification, and the synthesis of digital circuits and systems with HDL code examples. Users will find an approach to the design, integration, verification, and synthesizing of a digital logic circuit, complete with coding examples.
  • Home Digital Twins

    • 1st Edition
    • Tuan Anh Nguyen
    • English
    Home Digital Twins explores how digital twin technologies can serve as a bridge between the real home and the virtual home. It explains how IoT devices, wearable sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) can aid in the diagnosis, prediction, and prevention of abnormal/critical/ex... problems in real home environments, while also showing how digital twin computing can support the management of home energy consumption to optimize everyday living. The book also considers the security and ethical implications of introducing digital twin technology in the home to ensure the technology benefit the lives of the home's inhabitants.The introduction of sensor networks into the home environment allows automation into the home, utilizing internet of things (IoT) devices to program, for example, door opening, room luminosity, room temperature, and humidity. Digital Twin technology extends the capabilities of the smart home, collecting and analyzing data from the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and applying Human Activity Recognition (HAR) algorithms to provide adaptive services, including minimizing power consumption, improving healthcare, and enhancing overall well-being. However, there are many challenges when applying these algorithms to the smart home due to the variability and sparsity of sensor data, which can lead to a mismatch between the real home and the digital home.
  • Internet of Multimedia Things Security

    Tools and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Gururaj H L + 3 more
    • English
    The proliferation of IoT devices and the exponential growth of multimedia brings opportunities and challenges. IoMT has uses in a variety of fields, including healthcare, education, agriculture, communication and entertainment, but IoMT networks are susceptible to security issues that must be addressed. Internet of Multimedia Things Security: Tools and Applications introduces the principles behind the IoMT by exploring three converging three domains: Internet of Things, Data Security, and Multimedia. It covers vulnerabilities such as cyber-attacks, unauthorized access, data breaches, and privacy preservation, and provides case studies to assist research students and engineers in securely incorporate multimedia into their applications.
  • Industry 4.0 and Sustainability

    Integrating Digital Technologies and Circular Models for a Sustainable Future
    • 1st Edition
    • M. Imran Khan + 2 more
    • English
    The Fourth Industrial Revolution, commonly termed Industry 4.0, is transforming production and manufacturing through integration of advanced digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), industrial internet of things (IIoT), big data analytics, additive manufacturing, and advanced robotics. While much discussion has centered on potential economic impacts, Industry 4.0 also holds significant implications for sustainability across environmental, social, and economic dimensions. However, simply adopting technologies does not guarantee sustainability benefits, and improperly managed, they pose risks related to job losses, inequality, and rebound effects that must be addressed through integrative frameworks. Industry 4.0 and Sustainability will provide the first comprehensive, evidence-based perspective unifying technological, organizational, policy, and social considerations to strategically direct Industry 4.0 innovations towards improved sustainability across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. With applied case studies and integrated roadmaps spanning engineering, management, and policy, it fills a crucial gap in guiding Industry 4.0 deployments to accelerate progress on sustainable development goals.
  • Adaptive AI in Sensor Informatics

    Methods, Applications, and Implications
    • 1st Edition
    • Karthik Ramamurthy + 4 more
    • English
    Adaptive AI in Sensor Informatics: Methods, Applications, and Implications explores the growing need for efficient, interpretable, and reliable adaptive AI systems tailored to wireless sensor networks. The book highlights how adaptive AI strengthens collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence by enabling transparent decision-making processes. Aimed at academics, professionals, and students, it provides an accessible yet thorough guide to understanding the intersection of adaptive AI and sensor informatics, focusing on practical implementation and the development of models that are both trustworthy and user-friendly. Readers will gain insight into the essential role adaptive AI plays in advancing wireless sensor networks across various sectors.The book also examines the unique challenges and opportunities that arise when deploying adaptive AI in real-world sensor environments. It offers actionable advice for designing AI models that comply with regulations and support user confidence, especially in areas such as healthcare, environmental monitoring, smart cities, and industrial automation.
  • Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare

    • 1st Edition
    • Anitha Velu + 4 more
    • English
    Flexible electronics, or flex circuits, involve the construction of electrical circuits using flexible plastic substrates, such as polyimide, PEEK, or transparent conductive polyester sheets. Flexible electronic assemblies are made using a variety of manufacturing techniques, including printing, laminating, and deposition, which enables the circuit board to bend or take on a desired shape. They allow the user to create extremely flexible, light-weight, and thin electronic components such as batteries, screens, and sensors. Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare discusses incorporating flexible and printed electronics in the field of sustainable healthcare. It details how to utilise natural materials in the design, fabrication and application of flexible electronic-based wearables and sensors. It also offers a detailed analysis of the effects and challenges of integrating flexible electronics within the healthcare ecosystem. Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare considers the implications of the advances in flexible electronics with regards data privacy, security and scalability.