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Books in Computer science

The Computing collection presents a range of foundational and applied content across computer and data science, including fields such as Artificial Intelligence; Computational Modelling; Computer Networks, Computer Organization & Architecture, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Data Management; Embedded Systems & Computer Engineering; HCI/User Interface Design; Information Security; Machine Learning; Network Security; Software Engineering.

  • Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction

    Designing for Cognitive Alignment
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Atkinson
    • English
    Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction: Designing for Cognitive Alignment reframes human-computer interaction (HCI), usability, and user-centered design by focusing on the conditions under which cognition stabilizes over time. It provides an integrated account of HCI by bringing together cognitive science, neuroscience, and design principles to explain how systems shape perception, regulate attention, and support stable reasoning across repeated encounters. This approach ensures that graduate and undergraduate students not only understand core theoretical frameworks but also recognize how design decisions influence reasoning, decision-making, and cognitive effort in real-world contexts. The book emphasizes structured learning and iterative design processes, making the material accessible to both novices and advanced learners. It also addresses contemporary challenges such as AI-driven systems, adaptive interfaces, and large-scale personalization, offering a framework for understanding how misalignment emerges as instability—seen in repetition, delayed decisions, fragmented attention, and unresolved effort—and how design can support clarity, recovery, and trust in responsible ways.
  • Smart Wearable IoT

    Principles and Implementation of Development Modules with Wireless Biomedical SOC
    • 1st Edition
    • Shuenn-Yuh Lee + 1 more
    • English
    Smart Wearable IoT: Principles and Implementation of Development Modules with Wireless Biomedical SOC focuses on the development of intelligent wearable technology integrated with the Internet and various platforms. The book provides detailed guidance on building a user-friendly development platform that features intelligent wearable systems, including bio-signal SoCs/modules, user-friendly websites/apps, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems on edge/cloud. By exploring specific case studies, such as the ECG-based fatigue analysis system, readers will gain fundamental knowledge in biosignal acquisition and processing.This hands-on approach enables users to understand the integration of digital signal processing and artificial intelligence in analyzing physiological data, ultimately enhancing their skills in developing innovative wearable solutions.
  • Pioneering Autonomous Technology: A Deep Dive into Hyper Automation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 143
    • English
    Pioneering Autonomous Technology: A Deep Dive into Hyper Automation, Volume 143 in the Advances in Computers series, showcases the transformative role of artificial intelligence, deep learning, and machine learning in creating safer, more efficient, and socially inclusive environments. This volume explores how autonomous technologies are reshaping healthcare, transportation, agriculture, and urban living. Chapters cover important topics such as a Survey on Deep Learning Based Autonomous Medical Diagnosis Models for Chronic Disease Identification, Human-Robot Interaction: Ensuring Safe and Effective Coordination, Blazing Trails: Cutting-Edge Technologies Revolutionizing Forest Fire Screening, Connected Communities: Fostering Social Inclusion and Equity in Smart Cities through IoT Integration, and much more.Additional chapters cover a Preliminary Study of Retinal Biomarkers Detection on Fundus Images for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases, Deep Learning Driven Classification of Sweet Lime Leaves: A Superior CNN Approach for Agricultural Automation, Machine Learning in Healthcare: Advancements, Applications, and Challenges, Feature Extraction and Object Recognition in Autonomous Systems, The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Industry Trends, Technologies, and Challenges, Autonomous Systems: Shaping the Future of Industries and Transportation, and many other topics that will be of interest to readers.
  • Data Compression for Data Mining Algorithms

    • 1st Edition
    • Xiaochun Wang
    • English
    Data Compression for Data Mining Algorithms tackles the important problems in the design of more efficient data mining algorithms by way of data compression techniques and provides the first systematic and comprehensive description of the relationships between data compression mechanisms and the computations involved in data mining algorithms. Data mining algorithms are powerful analytical techniques used across various disciplines, including business, engineering, and science. However, in the big data era, tasks such as association rule mining and classification often require multiple scans of databases, while clustering and outlier detection methods typically depend on Euclidean distance for similarity measures, leading to high computational costs.Data Compression for Data Mining Algorithms addresses these challenges by focusing on the scalarization of data mining algorithms, leveraging data compression techniques to reduce dataset sizes and applying information theory principles to minimize computations involved in tasks such as feature selection and similarity computation. The book features the latest developments in both lossless and lossy data compression methods and provides a comprehensive exposition of data compression methods for data mining algorithm design from multiple points of view.Key discussions include Huffman coding, scalar and vector quantization, transforms, subbands, wavelet-based compression for scalable algorithms, and the role of neural networks, particularly deep learning, in feature selection and dimensionality reduction. The book’s contents are well-balanced for both theoretical analysis and real-world applications, and the chapters are well organized to compose a solid overview of the data compression techniques for data mining. To provide the reader with a more complete understanding of the material, projects and problems solved with Python are interspersed throughout the text.
  • AI and Data Science in Precision Medicine, Predictive Analytics, and Medical Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Olfa Boubaker + 1 more
    • English
    AI and Data Science in Precision Medicine, Predictive Analytics, and Medical Practice examines the transformative role of AI and data science in improving diagnosis, treatment, and healthcare delivery. It shows how machine learning, deep learning, and advanced signal and image analysis enable breakthroughs in genomics, multi-omics integration, biomedical imaging, EEG-based seizure prediction, and real-time physiological monitoring. The book highlights AI-driven stratification of complex syndromes such as sepsis, stroke, and acute respiratory distress syndrome, demonstrating how data-driven models support early detection, personalized interventions, and actionable clinical decisions.The volume also presents system-level innovations, including AI-based forecasting for dialysis, blood supply management, and telemedicine optimization. It addresses ethical and regulatory challenges, fairness, transparency, data governance, and clinical validation, providing a practical roadmap for healthcare professionals, engineers, researchers, and policymakers. By integrating responsible, human-centered AI into precision medicine, the book illustrates clear pathways to enhance patient care, improve outcomes, and promote equitable healthcare.
  • AI and Data Science in Medical Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Olfa Boubaker
    • English
    AI and Data Science in Medical Research focuses on the integration of AI and data science into medical research, highlighting their impact on drug discovery, medical imaging, diagnostics, and genomic medicine. The book addresses the acceleration of therapeutic compound discovery and optimization of drug development pipelines through AI. The volume also discusses advancements in medical imaging, including early disease detection and neuroimaging. Additionally, it covers the application of AI in genomic medicine, offering insights into personalized treatment strategies.The volume concludes with an examination of AI's role in public health surveillance, particularly in disease detection and epidemiological research.
  • Artificial Intelligence Applications in Emerging Healthcare Technologies

    • 1st Edition
    • Miguel Antonio Wister Ovando + 2 more
    • English
    Artificial Intelligence Applications in Emerging Healthcare Technologies presents the latest advances and state-of-the-art methods and applications of computer science and emerging AI technologies in health and medicine. The book explores the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare for medical decision-making and data analysis, tackling topics such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, the internet of things, natural language processing, virtual health, data science applied to healthcare, personalized medicine, imaging, diagnosis, drug discovery, and diseases, among others.Chapters present adaptations or improvements on previous models and algorithms to process data from different sources. Other chapters investigate new formulations for the optimization of known procedures and algorithms. Finally, all chapters use experimental methods to study problems of interest in healthcare. This is a great resource for researchers and students who want to learn how machine learning algorithms and other data science techniques have been implemented to solve healthcare-related problems.
  • Digital Supply Chain Transformation

    Implementing Technology, Analytics, and Data-Driven Solutions
    • 1st Edition
    • Vinaytosh Mishra
    • English
    Digital Supply Chain Transformation: Implementing Technology, Analytics, and Data-Driven Solutions delves into the intricate world of supply chain management, emphasizing the role of digital transformation in modern supply chains. Through a blend of theoretical learning and practical applications, readers will gain a deep understanding of foundational supply chain principles while exploring emerging trends and technologies reshaping the industry. Topics such as system dynamics modelling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and end-to-end visibility are explored in-depth, equipping readers with the tools and knowledge needed to excel in the rapidly evolving landscape of supply chain management. Readers will learn how comprehend core principles and elements of supply chain management and its pivotal role in businesses and industries, recognize the significance of digital transformation in supply chains, understand the tools, technologies, and strategies essential for a successful transformation, evaluate the importance of end-to-end supply chain visibility, employ methods and technologies to enhance this visibility in practical scenarios, and apply system dynamics modeling techniques to address complex supply chain problems to optimize supply chain processes, and much more.
  • Foundations of High-Performance Computing

    A Comprehensive Guide to Systems, Concepts, and Programming
    • 1st Edition
    • Oscar Diez
    • English
    Foundations of High Performance Computing: A Comprehensive Guide to Systems, Concepts, and Programming offers a comprehensive reference on high-performance computing (HPC). Laying the groundwork for the companion text, High-Performance Computing: Applications and Frontiers, this book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts, systems, and introductory programming techniques. It focuses on infrastructure, programming basics, and practical access to HPC systems, covering the evolution of HPC and offering an architectural overview of HPC systems. In addition, it explores resource management and performance metrics in parallel systems, discussing practical access to HPC and considering the concepts behind distributed and shared memory. Other sections focuses on OpenMP for multithreading, MPI programming, GPU computing, OpenACC, and CUDA, and parallel I/O, data management, filesystems, cloud based HPC, and virtualization. The book concludes with a reference and glossary, equipping the reader with a thorough grounding in the basics of HPC and providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary guide on the principles and concepts that underpin high performance computing. It is designed for graduate students, early-career professionals, and researchers seeking to build a solid foundation in HPC.
  • AI-Driven Human-Machine Interaction for Biomedical Engineering

    Concepts, Applications, and Methodologies
    • 1st Edition
    • Kapil Gupta + 4 more
    • English
    AI-Driven Human-Machine Interaction for Biomedical Engineering: Concepts, Applications, and Methodologies offers a comprehensive examination of the intricate relationship between humans and machines, particularly through the transformative lens of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI technologies rapidly evolve, understanding their implications for human-machine interaction (HMI) has become essential across various domains, especially healthcare. Structured into well-defined chapters, the book begins with an introduction to AI-driven HMI, laying the groundwork for understanding its significance in sustainable healthcare and beyond. Subsequent chapters explore critical topics such as machine learning principles, advanced biomedical data classification methods, and the role of AI in telemedicine.Readers will delve into cutting-edge techniques, from deep learning to non-invasive computer vision, while also examining the implications of these technologies across industries. Each chapter equips readers with actionable insights and highlights emerging trends, ethical considerations, and the future of AI in HMI, ensuring a well-rounded perspective on this dynamic field. This is an invaluable resource for researchers, academics, and students in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Healthcare Technology.
  • Cybersecurity for Healthcare Systems in the Internet of Medical Things Era

    • 1st Edition
    • Janmenjoy Nayak + 2 more
    • English
    Cybersecurity for Healthcare Systems in the Internet of Medical Things Era is driven by the imperative to address the intricate convergence of healthcare, technology, and security. In response to the burgeoning challenges presented by the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), this book is designed to be an indispensable resource for computer systems experts, healthcare staff, and executives. It goes beyond the surface, offering strategic insights and actionable strategies that encompass not only the IoMT landscape but also the intersection of artificial intelligence, signal processing, and cyber security. Cybersecurity for Healthcare Systems in the IoMT Era serves as a problem-solving compass for a diverse readership in the healthcare landscape. For healthcare professionals and IT leaders, the book untangles the complexities of integrating and securing Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices, offering a roadmap for understanding and navigating this rapidly evolving terrain. Biomedical engineers, burdened with strategic and everyday decisions, find in this book strategic insights and actionable strategies, empowering them to make informed choices amidst the ever-changing challenges posed by technology and cybersecurity threats. The authors present a comprehensive guide that not only elucidates the challenges and opportunities presented by IoMT but also explores how the synergy of AI and signal processing can elevate healthcare systems. This integration is crucial in deciphering the intricate nuances of medical data, enhancing diagnostics, and fortifying the security of interconnected healthcare networks.
  • AI Platforms as Global Governance for the Health Ecosystem

    The Future's Global Hospital
    • 1st Edition
    • Dominique J. Monlezun
    • English
    AI Platforms as Global Governance for the Health Ecosystem: The Future’s Global Hospital provides comprehensive and actionable approaches for readers to understand and optimize responsible AI to create global governance for the healthcare ecosystem. The book explores how AI platforms can transform hospitals and clinical practice by digitally unifying patients, providers, and payors, advancing healthcare for all. Users will find content that defines and explains the main hurdles and technical innovations in responsibly governing AI platforms for efficient, equitable, and sustainable global healthcare.Additiona... sections delve into the history, science, politics, economics, ethics, policy, and future of these AI platforms, and how governance efforts can work toward the common good. Written from the first-hand perspective of a practicing physician-data scientist and AI ethicist, the book maps out how to develop successful governance for AI platforms.
  • Metaverse and AI in Healthcare

    A Federated Learning Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Jyotir Moy Chatterjee + 1 more
    • English
    Metaverse and AI in Healthcare: A Federated Learning Approach addresses the transformative integration of artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies in healthcare. The book fills a critical gap by exploring how federated learning enables secure, decentralized data sharing and personalized medicine in virtual health platforms, meeting urgent demands for privacy, interoperability, and innovation. The book is structured into four parts covering foundational AI and federated learning concepts, augmented reality and metaverse applications, legal and cybersecurity challenges, and emerging strategic trends.Contributors from academia and industry present chapters on predictive modeling, cybersecurity frameworks, AR fitness, legal perspectives, and AI-driven medical tourism which are supported by case studies and technical explanations. This reference equips graduate students, researchers, and professionals in academia and industry who specialize in computer science, federated learning, biomedical engineering, and digital healthcare with practical knowledge and forward-looking analysis.
  • Deep Learning Assessment of Neurological Imaging

    • 1st Edition
    • Tripti Goel + 3 more
    • English
    Deep Learning Assessment of Neurological Imaging provides an introduction to deep learning structures and pre-processing methods for detecting MRI anomalies. The book also provides a comprehensive accounting of deep learning research on MRI images for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, and includes a discussion on current research issues and future objectives. This book is a valuable resource to guide new entrants in the field, helping them make a meaningful impact in their development efforts. The book concludes with a brief overview of problems and potential future advancements in the field.
  • Wearable Sensing and Assistive Devices for Robotic Rehabilitation

    • 1st Edition
    • Wei Meng + 4 more
    • English
    Wearable Sensing and Assistive Devices for Robotic Rehabilitation provides an overview of current research and developments in the field of innovative technologies for advanced wearable sensing and assistive devices in medical rehabilitation. The book presents a systematic investigation into the wearable acquisition and deep learning-based processing of biological signals and applications with wearable robotic devices. It provides fundamental bio-mechatronics engineering knowledge to analyze and design new wearable sensing and assistive devices.In addition, the book includes human wearable sensors design and development, biological signals acquisition and processing, brain-computer interface and neuromuscular interfaces, wearable exoskeleton and soft robotic devices, and human-centered interactive robot control.
  • Mastering DevOps

    A Cloud Engineering and Data Science Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Chinmaya Kumar Dehury + 1 more
    • English
    Mastering DevOps: A Cloud Engineering and Data Science Perspective addresses the challenge of understanding and implementing DevOps in an era of rapid technological advancement where cloud-based infrastructure and data science applications have become integral to many organizations. The book covers the specific requirements of these fields, such as scalability, automation, and managing large-scale data and containerized applications. Content focuses on DevOps principles while integrating core technologies such as cloud computing, microservices, and continuous integration/continuo... delivery (CI/CD). Additionally, the book provides coverage of a DevOps approach tailored to data science by covering recent advancements and explaining their relevance in a DevOps environment. Specific topics cover fundamental principles, including history, planning, and essential tools like Git, introduce the core technologies and architectures that power modern DevOps, such as microservices, cloud computing, and containerization, and focus on the practical implementation of DevOps, exploring key practices like continuous integration, automation, and monitoring. Finally, the book delves into advanced topics and future trends, such as deployment strategies and the extension of DevOps principles to data science and other narrowed-down domains.
  • The AI Ideal

    AIdealism and the Governance of AI
    • 1st Edition
    • Niklas Lidströmer
    • English
    The AI Ideal: Aidealism and the Governance of AI offers an actionable vision for ensuring AI strengthens democracy, ethics, and human dignity. Instead of allowing AI to concentrate power in the hands of a few, the book argues for a new global framework—one where AI serves justice, enlightenment, and human betterment. Rooted in European Enlightenment ideals, Scandinavian social models and liberalism, and Swiss direct democracy, Aidealism rejects extreme ideologies and champions pragmatic, ethical, and forward-thinking solutions. From free education and healthcare to AI-driven economic justice and climate responsibility, this book explores how AI can help build a sustainable, free, and prosperous world. Instead of a warning of the catastrophe of AI, Dr. Lidströmer offers an actionable vision for ensuring AI strengthens democracy, ethics, and human dignity. The book explicitly gives a manifesto for practical action, including a plan for how to harness and use AI for the common good so that it benefits everyone, not just the few. It elaborates on the daily conundrums of the human species; our nature, origins, goodness and cruelty, memes, hierarchies, political structures, and how to build a fairer, more just, peaceful, and benevolent society. As the risks are real and the threats are mounting, sections cover how AI could empower autocrats, disrupt economies, and undermine human agency while also highlighting how AI could also be our greatest tool for wisdom, fairness, and progress—if governed with foresight and courage.
  • AI, Blockchain and Social Network on Urban Crisis Management: Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Disaster Response and Resilience in Smart Cities

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 142
    • English
    AI, Blockchain and Social Network on Urban Crisis Management: Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Disaster Response and Resilience in Smart Cities, Volume 142 in the Advances in Computers series, examines how cutting-edge digital technologies are reshaping disaster preparedness and response. This volume highlights the convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and social network analysis to predict, prevent, and manage urban crises. Chapters explore Nutrient Recovery from Livestock Effluent in a Circular Economy Approach, Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Deforestation Monitoring and Conservation in the Colombian Amazon, Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Diffusion in Hydrocarbon-Based Dense Fluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery, and much more.Additional chapters cover Navigating the Complexities: Challenges, Weaknesses, and Hurdles in Integrating AI, Blockchain, and Social Networks for Urban Crisis Management, Educating Europe's Guardians: Ethical AI and Emerging Technologies in Law Enforcement Training for Urban Crisis Management, The Intersection of AI, Blockchain, and Social Networks in Urban Crises Management, Application of Graph Theory in Disaster Management for Efficient Handling and Mobilizing of Resources and Logistics, Analyzing the Role of Social Networks in Urban Crisis Management through Citizen Participation and Smart Technological Deployment, and many more important and timely topics.
  • 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.
  • Digital Twins for Sustainable Development

    • 1st Edition
    • Valentina Emilia Balas + 4 more
    • English
    Digital Twins for Sustainable Development covers digital twins for sustainability as a virtual representation of a physical system or environment, such as a building, city, or natural ecosystem and how they are used to support sustainable development and management practices. The book demonstrates how data from a variety of sources, such as sensors, satellite imagery, and other monitoring tools can be used for advanced analytics and modeling techniques to simulate the system's behavior over time. This allows researchers and professionals in computer science to manage complex systems and promote sustainable development and resource management practices.
  • Deep Learning Applications in Neuroinformatics

    Advances, Methods, and Perspectives
    • 1st Edition
    • Karthik Ramamurthy
    • English
    Deep Learning Applications in Neuroinformatics: Advances, Methods, and Perspectives explores how deep learning revolutionizes neuroinformatics, covering the latest methods and applications of deep learning in analyzing neuroimaging data from EEG, MRI, PET, and more. The book addresses critical neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Stroke, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, bridging the gap between neuroscience and artificial intelligence. It is an ideal resource for researchers, practitioners, and students with insights from leading experts.
  • Mastering Cloud Computing

    Foundations and Applications Programming
    • 2nd Edition
    • Rajkumar Buyya + 4 more
    • English
    Mastering Cloud Computing: Foundations and Applications Programming, Second Edition serves as a comprehensive introduction for readers seeking to develop applications in the ever-evolving world of cloud computing. As technology advances, applications are no longer confined to a single machine but instead operate from virtual servers, accessible globally at any time. This book equips aspiring developers with the essential tools and knowledge to create effective cloud-based applications. Beyond the foundational principles, the book delves into distributed and parallel computing, providing in-depth coverage of virtualization, thread programming, task programming, and map-reduce techniques.It also addresses the development of applications for various cloud architectures, highlighting industrial platforms and critical security considerations. To reinforce learning, the text integrates real-world case studies, practical examples, hands-on exercises, and lab activities throughout, allowing readers to apply concepts directly and build their expertise effectively.
  • The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing

    • 3rd Edition
    • Thomas Wilhelm + 1 more
    • English
    The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing, Third Edition serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. The book teaches readers how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. It provides a simple and clear explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools, along with a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test or hack, thus equipping readers with the know-how required to jump start their careers and gain a better understanding of offensive security.Each chapter contains hands-on examples and exercises that are designed to teach learners how to interpret results and utilize those results in later phases. This new edition includes six all-new chapters, and has been completely updated to the most current industry-standard tools, testing methodologies, and exploitable targets. New chapters on setting up a Pen Testing Lab and Hacking Careers have been added to expand and update the book. This is complemented by videos for in class use.
  • Signal Processing Roadmap

    Technologies, Applications, and Future Directions
    • 1st Edition
    • Pushan Kumar Dutta + 4 more
    • English
    Signal Processing Roadmap: Technologies, Applications, and Future Directions explores cutting-edge and emerging signal-processing techniques across various measurement and monitoring applications, serving as an authoritative reference for engineers, researchers, and technologists. The book critically analyzes key signal processing considerations such as uncertainty modeling that enable more intelligent and reliable next-generation measurement systems, all of which are backed by real-world implementation examples in areas ranging from Internet of Things devices to complex biomedical equipment. In addition, sections provide an overview of the latest research in the hybrid information system modeling field, with a particular emphasis on practical applications in various fields. The book includes case studies and examples of how these models have been used to solve problems in finance, healthcare, engineering, and other related fields. Finally, the book reviews the theories and concepts related to non-linear optimization, fuzzy sets, and rough sets.
  • Computational Intelligence in Surveillance Systems Using Image Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • Jay Kumar Pandey + 3 more
    • English
    Traditional surveillance systems struggle to process large volumes of visual data, identify specific objects or behaviors, and adapt to dynamic environments. Computational intelligence, which encompasses techniques like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and computer vision, offers powerful tools to address these challenges by enabling automated analysis, pattern recognition, and decision-making based on visual data. Computational Intelligence in Surveillance Systems Using Image Processing addresses the unique challenges and ethical considerations of applying AI and ML, offering a nuanced understanding of the regulatory landscape. It provides insights into the responsible development and deployment of technologies to unlock the transformative potential of computational intelligence to revolutionize surveillance systems and advance the capabilities of security and monitoring across various sectors.
  • Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Ensure Diverse Global Teams

    • 1st Edition
    • Harish Garg + 3 more
    • English
    Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Ensure Diverse Global Teams explores new research and applications of AI which can be used to address the distinct challenges of diverse, distributed teams. Incorporating compelling case studies and strategic guidance, the book demonstrates how AI can be developed and applied within systems and programs to promote inclusion, break down barriers, and enhance collaboration in cross-cultural organizational settings. Providing case studies and examples, this book equips computer scientists and engineers with actionable strategies for integrating AI seamlessly into programs and applications designed for diverse global teams. With contributions from experts in AI and team dynamics, this book will benefit leaders and team members seeking to leverage AI for improved teamwork across geographical and cultural boundaries, providing an up-to-date resource for uniting, uplifting, and optimizing global collaborations through inclusive artificial intelligence.
  • Programming Massively Parallel Processors

    A Hands-on Approach
    • 5th Edition
    • Wen-mei W. Hwu + 2 more
    • English
    Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach, Fifth Edition shows both students and professionals alike the basic concepts of parallel programming and GPU architecture. Concise, intuitive, and practical, it is based on years of road-testing in the authors' own parallel computing courses. Various techniques for constructing and optimizing parallel programs are explored in detail, while case studies demonstrate the development process, which begins with computational thinking and ends with effective and efficient parallel programs. This new edition has been updated with an expanded repertoire of optimizations, new patterns and applications, ad more coverage of important CUDA features.
  • Quantum Cryptography and Annealing for Securing Industrial IoT

    • 1st Edition
    • Seifedine Kadry + 5 more
    • English
    Quantum Cryptography and Annealing for Securing Industrial IoT focuses on the rapidly evolving field of quantum security solutions for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms, emphasizing the critical intersection of quantum cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, and their practical applications in IIoT. The book’s primary objective is to drive advancements that significantly intersect quantum cryptography in securing IIoT devices, elevate secure IIoT infrastructures, and optimize the overall delivery. Distinguishing itself by prioritizing practical applications, it offers a nuanced perspective on how technological integrations in quantum cryptosystems are actively employed in real-world scenarios. The authors meticulously examine the role of quantum cryptosystems in the design, analysis, and optimization of IIoT-specific hardware, covering their resilience to physical and side-channel attacks and evaluating performance. This book strikes a balance between theoretical concepts and practical applications, providing insights into the challenges and solutions encountered in applying quantum cryptographical principles to IIoT engineering problems.
  • 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.
  • Cloud-native Architecture (CNA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Future of Software Engineering: The Principles, Patterns, Platforms and Practices

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 141
    • English
    Cloud-native Architecture (CNA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Future of Software Engineering: The Principles, Patterns, Platforms and Practices, Volume 141 in the Advances in Computers series, explores the convergence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and modern software engineering practices. Chapters in this new release include Demystifying the Cloud-native Artificial Intelligence (CNAI) Paradigm, Articulating Machine and Deep Learning Models for Next-Generation Software Development, Delineating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Potentials for Automated Software Engineering, Leveraging Machine and Deep Learning (ML/DL) Algorithms towards AI Models for Automating Software Development, and more.Other sections cover Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies and Tools for Accelerated Software Development, Demystifying the Agentic AI Paradigm for Accelerated Software Engineering, Detailing AI Techniques and Tools for Software Engineering Acceleration and Automation, Generative AI Tools for Accelerated Software Engineering, Empowering Software Engineering Automation through Explainable AI, and much more.
  • Mathematical Modeling and AI-Driven Computational Techniques for Epidemiology and Disease Dynamics

    • 1st Edition
    • Sayooj Aby Jose + 2 more
    • English
    Mathematical Modeling and AI-Driven Computational Techniques for Epidemiology and Disease Dynamics offers a comprehensive exploration of innovative methodologies at the intersection of mathematics, biology, and medicine. This book delves into advanced mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, and computational intelligence, providing essential tools for understanding and managing complex disease dynamics. Covering a wide range of topics, including fractional-order modeling, optimal control strategies, and privacy-preserving technologies, it addresses critical challenges in public health and healthcare systems. With contributions from leading experts, this volume bridges theoretical advancements and practical applications, making it an invaluable resource for researchers, healthcare professionals, and academics seeking interdisciplinary solutions to global health issues.
  • Humans, Robots and Virtual Worlds in the Tactile Internet

    • 1st Edition
    • Frank H. P. Fitzek + 5 more
    • English
    Humans, Robots and Virtual Worlds in the Tactile Internet is a groundbreaking, comprehensive guide to this innovative communication platform that merges the physical and digital worlds, transforming how we experience the Metaverse and interact with robots and other cyber-physical systems. From exploring real-world applications in healthcare, industry, education, and beyond, to delving into the cutting-edge components, sensors, and communication systems that underpin this transformation, this book offers a multidisciplinary view of the Tactile Internet revolution.This is an essential read for academic researchers, students, industry professionals, and R&D engineers seeking a comprehensive, up-to-date, and forward looking approach to understanding the Tactile Internet’s intersection with the Metaverse, together with its far reaching implications.
  • Foundations of Cloud Computing

    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    Foundations of Cloud Computing provides readers with a guidebook to navigating the field of Cloud Computing, including the guiding principles, key concepts, history, terminology, state-of-the-art in research, and a roadmap to where the field intersects and interacts with related fields of research and development. In this age of total connectivity, researchers need to be able to communicate and collaborate with a wide range of colleagues across multiple disciplines. This book helps researchers from all fields understand what Cloud Computing is, how it works, and how to speak the language of collaboration with developers and researchers who specialize in the field. With a complete and in-depth foundation in the key concepts of the field, and a roadmap to where and how Cloud Computing intersects across the domains of scientific research and application development, this book gives readers everything they need to navigate and apply this important, ubiquitous technology.
  • Digital Transformation in Artificial Systems

    Engineering Requirements and Political, Economic, and Philosophical Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • Mirko Farina + 3 more
    • English
    The last decade has seen exponential growth in the development of digital technologies. This has led to significant shifts in the political arena as well as in the economy, precipitating a series of revolutionary changes in the fabric of our societies, which have had far-reaching consequences and effects on the way we relate and connect to each other. Digital Transformation in Artificial Systems: Engineering Requirements and Political, Economic, and Philosophical Challenges focuses on analyzing the engineering requirements as well as the political consequences, overarching the philosophical and ethical implications of this transformation, especially in relation to its application in artificial systems. In this context, the concept of digital transformation (understood as the practice of redefining models, functions, operations, processes, and activities by leveraging technological advancements to build efficient digital environments) has become increasingly important. This book brings together key concepts, ideas, and frameworks related to this idea. It promotes an inclusive and responsible digital transformation capable of addressing the constraints on the global digital divide, deepening cooperation in digitization, industrialization, and innovation, while furthering our understanding of the ethical and moral challenges associated with such a development. The distinctive and most original element of the book is its interdisciplinarity. It will allow readers to gather crucial insights that will be instrumental to better understand the reach of the forthcoming AI revolution, its multidimensionality, and its potential impact on people and society.
  • MetaConstructs

    The Evolution of Digital Twins in the Metaverse Era
    • 1st Edition
    • Chiranji Lal Chowdhary + 3 more
    • English
    MetaConstructs: The Evolution of Digital Twins in the Metaverse Era provides information on emerging fields of next-generation digital twins, with a special emphasis on developments and applications in IoT, artificial intelligence, deep learning techniques, virtual reality, augmented reality, internet of medical things (IoMT), optimization techniques, decision-making, and cloud computing. The book provides a conceptual framework and roadmap for decision-makers for this transformation. The metaverse technology represents a comprehensive virtual world where everything and everyone interacts similarly to what we would do in the real world. The concept of the metaverse has gained a lot of prominence after several cryptocurrency networks adopted the technology.With the metaverse technology, virtual reality becomes a persistent virtual environment that exists even when you are not engaging with it. The digital twin in IoT (Internet of things) and the metaverse are the next big step in our technological evolution as these two technologies continue to shorten the gap between humans and the digital world.
  • Connected Diagnoses

    IoT, Healthcare, and Digital Forensics
    • 1st Edition
    • Keshav Kaushik + 1 more
    • English
    Connected Diagnoses: IoT, Healthcare, and Digital Forensics investigates the complex intersection of IoT, healthcare, and digital forensics. The book explores the intricate relationships between these fields, with a focus on cybersecurity, patient data ethics, and challenges in IoT investigations. It advances knowledge on leveraging IoT securely to enhance patient care and digital forensic analysis, providing significant insights from experts along with practical guidance for those operating at the crossroads of these critical disciplines. The book helps professionals grasp, adapt to, and capitalize on the interconnected nature of emerging technologies to ensure ethics, security, and safety. Users will find this to be a comprehensive resource that benefits researchers and practitioners who seek to understand the convergence of medical technology, interconnected devices, and digital forensics.
  • The Governance of Artificial Intelligence

    • 1st Edition
    • Tshilidzi Marwala
    • English
    The Governance of Artificial Intelligence provides an essential approach to AI governance, including proactive and comprehensive strategies that efficiently balance innovation and ethical concerns. The book prioritizes social welfare and upholds human rights by maximizing the benefits of AI while reducing its negative aspects. Sections address the principles that govern artificial intelligence, data-related topics, AI algorithms, the issue of computing, applications, and AI governance. Throughout each section, the idea that it is essential to implement a versatile governance structure that incorporates several fields of study and encourages diversity is reinforced. Additionally, utilizing existing regulatory frameworks, ethical standards, and industry benchmarks is essential. Moreover, the book maintains that it is crucial to integrate cooperation between governments, economic organizations, civil society, and the academic community under a multi-stakeholder framework to promote transparency, accountability, and public trust in AI systems. Because of the fast pace of technological progress, the opaqueness of AI algorithms, worries about bias and impartiality, the requirement for accountability in AI-based decisions, and the global nature of AI development and deployment, it is imperative to cultivate global cooperation in regulating AI as its impacts extend beyond national boundaries. AI governance involves establishing worldwide norms and standards that encourage coordinating governance efforts while recognizing cultural and geographical differences.
  • Modeling, Dynamics and Control approaches for Modern Robotics

    • 1st Edition
    • Ahmad Taher Azar + 1 more
    • English
    Modeling, Dynamics and Control approaches for Modern Robotics explores and investigates various theoretical and practical principles related to modeling, dynamics, and control in robotics. The objective is to enhance the understanding and development of robotic systems by applying these principles. Through accurate representations of robot kinematics and dynamics, researchers aim to effectively analyze and predict robot behavior. This title focuses on designing algorithms and control strategies for precise and efficient robotic system management.Additiona... the book delves into sensory feedback and perception systems for robots, advancements in autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, humanoid robots, and medical robotics, showcasing the integration of technology and computing power in modern applications. The study of control approaches and the development of optimized performance schemes are highlighted, demonstrating the significance of stability and adaptive response in changing environments. This comprehensive examination underscores the evolution and complexity of robotic systems, emphasizing their growing role in various sectors.
  • 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.
  • Fundamentals of Statistics for Researchers and Data Analysts

    • 1st Edition
    • Shashi A. Chiplonkar + 1 more
    • English
    Fundamentals of Statistics for Researchers and Data Analysts explains statistical methods, and the assumptions and prerequisites for applying various analytical tools from an statistical point of view. Statistical analysis has become indispensable in almost all fields of science, business, industry and medicine, for evidence-based decision making and forecasting. However, due to lack of fundamental understanding of statistics, results of data analysis often remain inconclusive or erroneous. In addition, data analysts or even statistical advisers may not be familiar with the subject area of the data, leading to inaccurate application of statistical tools and interpretation of results. To address these issues, this book breaks down the concepts of statistics into accessible, practical explanations with real-world examples. The book is organized by first explaining what statistical thinking is and how one should proceed with formulating their question in terms of a statistical hypothesis. Then step by step, topics are explained in detail, including data generation by choice of proper study design, data collection methods, identifying outliers, methods of data analysis, and finally interpretation of results to help make the required decision. Essential statistical methods such as classification techniques, correlation analysis, regression models, probability distributions, model building and statistical tests of significance are explained with live datasets using Excel and SPSS. Fundamentals of Statistics for Researchers and Data Analysts instructs readers on the precise methodology of analyzing data and interpretation of statistical results to arrive at a valid conclusion. Readers can use the same methodology from the case studies given in the book for their own applications and research by replacing the variables in the examples with the variables from their own datasets. The book ensures that readers are well-prepared for data-driven roles in various sectors.
  • 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.
  • Smart City Computational Paradigms

    A Sustainable Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Mohit Kumar + 3 more
    • English
    Smart City Computational Paradigms: A Sustainable Approach describes the connections between state-of-the-art technologies while also providing a comprehensive overview for readers interested in advanced technologies. The smart city paradigm combines smart homes, smart healthcare, smart transportation, smart industry, smart environment, and smart energy to ensure sustainability, well-being, and comfortable living within the urban environment for the city's citizens. The book identifies challenges and proposed solutions and covers underlying theory, design techniques, classification, taxonomy, and analytical tools. Content primarily focuses on real-time applications, uncertainty solutions, and approaches with hands-on demonstrations for decision-making outcomes.This convergence of computational intelligence and IoT not only transforms data into actionable knowledge but also fosters the development of autonomous, efficient, and adaptive systems across diverse domains, ranging from smart cities to healthcare and industrial applications. The integration of computational intelligence with IoT enhances the capabilities of connected systems, making them smarter, more efficient, and better equipped to handle the complexities of the modern world.
  • AI and Data Science in Healthcare 5.0

    • 1st Edition
    • Olfa Boubaker
    • English
    AI and Data Science in Healthcare 5.0 delves into the innovative developments in Healthcare 5.0, focusing on smart medical robots, devices, and connected hospitals. It explores the role of robotics in modern healthcare, including advanced wearables enhanced by deep learning. The volume also addresses the integration of blockchain technology, IoT, and cloud computing in healthcare, emphasizing real-time applications in precision healthcare. The discussion extends to energy optimization in smart hospitals, federated learning for IoMT networks, and advanced patient monitoring systems.The volume concludes with an overview of the future opportunities and challenges in Healthcare 5.0.
  • Edge Intelligence

    Advanced Deep Transfer Learning for IoT Security
    • 1st Edition
    • Jawad Ahmad + 5 more
    • English
    Edge Intelligence: Advanced Deep Transfer Learning for IoT Security presents a comprehensive exploration into the critical intersection of cybersecurity, edge computing, and deep learning, offering practitioners, researchers, and cybersecurity professionals a definitive guide to protect IoT/IIoT systems. This book delves into the synergistic potential of edge computing and advanced machine/deep learning algorithms, providing insights into lightweight and resource-efficient models with a special focus on resource-constrained edge devices. The rapidly evolving nature of cyberattacks underscores the need for updated and integrated resources that address the intersection of cybersecurity, edge computing, and deep learning. The authors address this issue by offering practical insights, lightweight models, and proactive defense mechanisms tailored to the unique challenges of securing edge devices and networks. This book is not only written to provide its audience effective strategies to detect and mitigate network intrusions by leveraging edge intelligence and advanced deep transfer learning techniques but also to provide practical insights and implementation guidelines tailored to resource-constrained edge devices.
  • Tcl/Tk

    A Developer's Guide
    • 4th Edition
    • Clif Flynt
    • English
    Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide, Fourth Edition is an essential resource for computer professionals, from systems administrators to programmers. It covers new Tcl features, expanded Tcl-OO coverage, web technology using Rivet and SQLite, and AI integration with AWS. The book also delves into Tcl's standard tools, multi-faceted nature, and extensibility, making it ideal for developing GUIs, client/server middleware, and web applications. Readers will quickly learn to code in Tcl and extend its capabilities with the inclusion of numerous code examples and case studies.The updated edition includes over 150 pages on the latest Tcl extensions, proven techniques, and tools for effective programming. Extensive code snippets and online tutorials enhance understanding, while case studies provide practical insights. The book also discusses Tcl's role as the hidden "secret sauce" in commercial applications, highlighting its graphics and control infrastructure. With a vibrant user community and evolving API, Tcl/Tk remains a powerful and versatile programming platform for both beginners and experienced programmers.
  • 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.
  • Challenges and Applications of Generative Large Language Models

    • 1st Edition
    • Anitha S. Pillai + 2 more
    • English
    Large Language Models (LLMs) are a form of generative AI, based on Deep Learning, that rely on very large textual datasets, and are composed of hundreds of millions (or even billions) of parameters. LLMs can be trained and then refined to perform several NLP tasks like generation of text, summarization, translation, prediction, and more. Challenges and Applications of Generative Large Language Models assists readers in understanding LLMs, their applications in various sectors, challenges that need to be encountered while developing them, open issues, and ethical concerns. LLMs are just one approach in the huge set of methodologies provided by AI. The book, describing strengths and weaknesses of such models, enables researchers and software developers to decide whether an LLM is the right choice for the problem they are trying to solve. AI is the new buzzword, in particular Generative AI for human language (LLMs). As such, an overwhelming amount of hype is obfuscating and giving a distorted view about AI in general, and LLMs in particular. Thus, trying to provide an objective description of LLMs is useful to any person (researcher, professional, student) who is starting to work with human language. The risk, otherwise, is to forget the whole set of methodologies developed by AI in the last decades, sticking with only one model which, although very powerful, has known weaknesses and risks. Given the high level of hype around such models, Challenges and Applications of Generative Large Language Models (LLMs) enables readers to clarify and understand their scope and limitations.
  • Multilevel Quantum Metaheuristics

    Applications in Data Exploration
    • 1st Edition
    • Siddhartha Bhattacharyya + 4 more
    • English
    Multilevel Quantum Metaheuristics: Applications in Data Exploration explores the most recent advances in hybrid quantum-inspired algorithms. Combining principles of quantum mechanics with metaheuristic techniques for efficient data optimization, this book examines multilevel quantum systems characterized by qudits and higher-level quantum states as more robust alternatives to conventional bilevel quantum approaches. It introduces novel multilevel applications of quantum metaheuristics for addressing optimization problems in areas including function optimization, data analysis, scheduling, and signal processing. The book also showcases real-world examples, case studies, and contributions that emphasize the effectiveness of proposed multilevel techniques over existing bilevel methods. Researchers, professionals, and engineers working on intelligent computing, quantum computing, data processing, clustering, and analysis, and those interested in the synergies between quantum computing, metaheuristics, and multilevel quantum systems for enhanced data exploration and analysis will find this book to be of great value.
  • Quantum Theory, Decision Making and Social Dynamics

    • 1st Edition
    • Tofigh Allahviranloo + 3 more
    • English
    Quantum Theory, Decision Making, and Social Dynamics is a detailed exploration of the connection between quantum theory, decision-making, and social networks. As quantum theory expands into various fields, there is an increasing demand for accessible resources that clarify its principles and uses. This book aims to address that need by explaining the complex relationship between quantum theory and social dynamics, especially in decision-making contexts. It discusses the challenges of understanding and applying quantum theory in social settings and provides readers with the knowledge to leverage its potential in decision-making processes. The book is divided into eleven chapters, each focusing on a specific aspect of quantum theory and its applications. Chapter 1 introduces quantum theory, fuzzy logic, and social network analysis, highlighting key concepts like superposition, entanglement, and fuzzy influence within networks. Chapter 2 examines fuzzy sets, membership functions, and inference systems, with applications in devices, traffic management, and healthcare. Chapter 3 covers the mathematical framework of quantum mechanics and its philosophical paradoxes, connecting them to fuzzy logic models of uncertainty. Chapter 4 links social networks to quantum graphs, defining their topology, centrality, and entangled edges. Chapter 5 models social identity as a fuzzy quantum superposition, exploring identity collapse and coherence within networks. Chapter 6 relates quantum entanglement to social ties, proposing fuzzy–quantum graph models for interconnected systems. Chapter 7 analyses measures of irregularity in quantum graphs and applies these to financial networks. Chapter 8 integrates quantum cognition with fuzzy MCDM, employing various probability evaluation methods. Chapter 9 features case studies of fuzzy systems and their integration with quantum fuzzy graphs. Chapter 10 develops a quantum graph-based link prediction model for dynamic social networks. Chapter 11 concludes with a summary of the quantum–fuzzy framework, discussing its contributions, limitations, and future directions.
  • Essentials of Big Data Analytics

    Applications in R and Python
    • 1st Edition
    • Pallavi Chavan + 2 more
    • English
    Essentials of Big Data Analytics: Applications in R and Python is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the complex world of big data analytics, blending theoretical concepts with hands-on practices using the Python and R programming languages and MapReduce framework. This book bridges the gap between theory and practical implementation, providing clear and practical understanding of the key principles and techniques essential for harnessing the power of big data. Essentials of Big Data Analytics is designed to provide a comprehensive resource for readers looking to deepen their understanding of Big Data analytics, particularly within a computer science, engineering, and data science context. By bridging theoretical concepts with practical applications, the book emphasizes hands-on learning through exercises and tutorials, specifically utilizing R and Python. Given the growing role of Big Data in industry and scientific research, this book serves as a timely resource to equip professionals with the skills needed to thrive in data-driven environments.