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.

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Data Governance

3rd Edition
January 1, 2026
John Ladley + 1 more
English

Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program, Third Edition, is for any student, executive, manager, or data professional who needs to understand and implement a data governance program, to ensure consistent, accurate and reliable data across their organization. The problem of managing data continues to grow with issues surrounding the cost of storage, exponential growth, as well as administrative, management, and security concerns – the solution to being able to scale all of these issues up is data governance which provides better services to users and saves money. This book offers an overview of why data governance is needed, how to design, initiate, and execute a program and how to keep the program sustainable. John Ladley guides readers though the detailed process of developing a Data Governance program, including an introduction to the concepts and principles of Data Governance, Data literacy concepts, business case, strategy, systems architecture and design, the importance of team engagement, implementation, and change management. The Third Edition includes all-new coverage embracing new data capabilities such as ethics and AI integration, as well as key regulatory changes. Data governance is now inevitable, and no longer an option. John Ladley examines the impact of society on data and the relevance for organizations to simply “do better.” The Third Edition updates coverage on data governance tools to achieve delivery of necessary capabilities. This valuable resource provides foundational understanding to advanced students in Data Management and related courses, as well as comprehensive guidance for beginning professionals, managers or analysts looking to improve their processes. With the provided framework and case studies, all students and professionals in the data governance field will gain key insights into launching successful and money-saving data governance programs.

Edge Intelligence

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
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.

Consensus

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Ali Ahmadian + 3 more
English

Consensus: Fueling Blockchain Innovation and DApp Expansion explores the complexities of consensus mechanisms in order to shed light on emerging trends, best practices, and real-world applications that can fuel blockchain innovation while encouraging the dissemination of DApps across various industries. Additionally, the book bridges a crucial gap in the literature by providing in-depth insights into the role of consensus mechanisms in shaping the future of blockchain technology and decentralized applications. This book delves into the fundamentals of blockchain technology along with the roles and significance of vital consensus mechanisms, their underlying principles, formal specifications, functional characteristics, architecture, frameworks, and potential across diverse blockchain applications. Moreover, the book meticulously explores classification, performance metrics, and design parameters. It offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of these mechanisms, shedding light on their computational and communication complexity, strengths, weaknesses, and suitability. Additionally, the book delves into future research directions, highlighting emerging trends and areas requiring further investigation. It also addresses the efforts underway to address existing challenges and open issues within the realm of consensus mechanisms, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the state-of-the-art in this pivotal aspect of blockchain technology. Due to the wide range of availability and evolving new consensus mechanisms, selecting an optimal and suitable consensus for a specific blockchain application is one of the crucial challenges in the development and innovation of blockchain systems. This book has also a discussion on appropriate selection algorithms based on multi-attribute decision-making for specific blockchain systems and DApps development.

Quantum Communication and Cryptography

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Walter O. Krawec
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Quantum Communication and Cryptography introduces readers to the theory of quantum cryptography, with a focus will on quantum key distribution (QKD) and more advanced quantum cryptographic protocols beyond QKD. It contains a brief introduction to the field of modern cryptography that is needed to fully appreciate and understand how quantum cryptographic systems are proven secure, and how they can be safely used in combination with current day classical systems. Readers are then introduced to quantum key distribution (QKD) - perhaps the most celebrated, and currently the most practical, of quantum cryptographic techniques.Basic protocols are described, and security proofs are given, providing readers with the knowledge needed to understand how QKD protocols are proven secure using modern, state- of-the-art definitions of security. Following this, more advanced QKD protocols are discussed, along with alternative quantum and classical methods to improve QKD performance. Finally, alternative quantum cryptographic protocols are covered, along with a discussion on some of the practical considerations of quantum secure communication technology. Throughout, protocols are described in a clear and consistent manner that still provides comprehensive, theoretical proofs and methods.

Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Shahryar Jafarinejad + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus explores the intricate connections between water, energy, and food—essentials for sustainable development—and the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) within these domains. It begins by introducing the water-energy-food nexus, outlining the three dimensions: water-energy, water-food, and energy-food nexus. The book discusses assessment methods, challenges, opportunities, trends, and future perspectives. Subsequent chapters delve into AI techniques like machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics. It studies AI applications in water treatment, wastewater management, renewable energy systems, smart grids, and food industry processes such as sorting, detection, safety, quality analysis, and packaging.The final chapter integrates AI applications across all these nexuses, making the book indispensable for researchers, students, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers.

AI and Data Science in Healthcare 5.0

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Olfa Boubaker
English
eBook
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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.

Advances in Fog Computing and the Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare

1st Edition
November 19, 2025
Joseph Bamidele Awotunde + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Advances in Fog Computing and the Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare delves into the transformative impact of fog computing and IoT on modern healthcare systems. This comprehensive guide educates researchers and graduate students on the fundamental concepts of these technologies, illustrating their practical applications in healthcare. Real-world use cases showcase the technologies' ability to enhance patient monitoring and personalized medicine. The book also addresses significant challenges such as privacy, security, data management, and regulatory compliance, providing strategies for overcoming them.Alongside its companion book, Fundamentals of Fog Computing and the Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare, this volume empowers various industries to leverage IoT technologies while optimizing performance and system efficiency. It highlights the crucial role of fog computing in processing data closer to the source, ensuring faster and more efficient data processing and contributing to the creation of effective IoT ecosystems. This synergy between fog computing and IoT facilitates smarter applications and services, advancing the landscape of healthcare with more efficient, personalized, and accessible services.

Advances in Image Processing, Reliability, and Artificial Intelligence

1st Edition
November 16, 2025
Mario J. Divan + 4 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Advances in Image Processing, Reliability, and Artificial Intelligence: Data Centred-Techniques and Applications in Edge Computing provides a clear outlook of the mechanisms, risks, challenges, and opportunities in system reliability for image processing and AI applications running on edge devices. It provides Best Known Configuration (BKC) and Methods (BKM) while discussing trends and future works based on current research. The content serves as a reference for practitioners and provides a state-of-the-art for researchers in the area. It provides foundations to analyse and replicate different applications through use cases. It tackles concerns for how reliability aspects (i.e., fault tolerance, availability, maturity, and recoverability) are addressed for applications running in an environment that is not fully controlled and exposed to environmental variations.

Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare

1st Edition
November 14, 2025
Anitha Velu + 4 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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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.

Embedded Systems Architecture

3rd Edition
November 3, 2025
Tammy Noergaard
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers, Third Edition is a practical and technical guide for understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. This book is perfect for those starting out as technical professionals such as engineers, programmers, and designers of embedded systems but is also great for students of computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering. Users will find a much-needed ‘big picture’ for recently graduated engineers grappling with understanding the design of real-world systems. In addition, the book provides professionals with a systems-level picture of the key elements that can go into embedded design.

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