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    • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Safety-Critical Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Rajiv Pandey + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Safety-Critical Systems: A Comprehensive Guide serves as a vital reference for engineers and system designers seeking to integrate AI and ML techniques into safety-critical environments. The book is meticulously structured into nine sections, each focusing on core applications and challenges unique to these high-stakes systems. Readers are guided through strategies that optimize resources, minimize failures, and bolster both system and public safety. With its practical approach, the guide aims to bridge the gap between advanced AI solutions and the rigorous demands of safety-critical industries.The book also delves into diverse domains such as pattern recognition, image processing, edge computing, IoT, encryption, and hardware accelerators. Each application area is explored to reveal the unique hurdles and solutions in deploying ML models in safety-sensitive contexts. Finally, the authors also emphasize the importance of explainable AI, ensuring model outputs are transparent and trustworthy rather than opaque. To further strengthen confidence in these systems, the text discusses legal, certification, and regulatory aspects, equipping readers with the tools necessary to achieve compliance and public trust.

    • Natural Polymer-Based Films and Coatings in Food Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Ewelina Jamróz + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Natural Polymer-based Films and Coatings in Food Technology provides a thorough overview of several bio-based polymers used in the preparation of single- or multi-layer films and coatings, as well as their current and potential applications in the field of food science. The book starts with an introduction to biopolymer films and coatings, followed by a discussion of their properties, production, and utilization as smart packaging materials. It then discusses the applications and future trends of biopolymer films and coatings in food technology, as well as the interaction between food and packaging, including chemical migration. In the last chapters, the book addresses materials’ biodegradation, life cycle assessment, and packaging legal regulations, ending with a presentation of real-world examples of industrial and commercial applications. This book is a valuable resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, and R&D professionals seeking to explore the advancements and applications of natural polymer-based films and coatings in the food industry.

    • Security and Privacy in Trustworthy 6G

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Christos Masouros + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Security and Privacy in Trustworthy 6G: A Physical Layer Perspective gives a comprehensive overview of fundamental principles and cutting-edge techniques, equipping the reader with a deep understanding of the underlying concepts and techniques in trustworthy 6G. It provides guidance on practical implementation in areas such as secure precoding, secure waveform, power efficient secure techniques, data/sensing security issues in ISAC. Additionally, the book explores diverse security requirements in applications, including data security, computing security, sensing security, user anonymity, making it relevant for researchers, engineers, and practitioners in various domains.

    • Functional Analysis: Theory and Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Ravi P. Agarwal + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      An applied understanding of functional analysis is essential for students pursuing research or careers in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering, among other disciplines.Function... Analysis: Theory and Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of functional analysis. Authored by esteemed mathematicians with extensive expertise in the field, this book thoroughly introduces fundamental concepts in functional analysis, including Banach spaces, Hilbert spaces, operator theory, nonlinear analysis, linear operators, and normed spaces, and implements these in real-world problems across various scientific and engineering disciplines.The book's rigorous mathematical treatment is combined with worked examples, exercises and solutions, visual aids, application case studies, and future directions across all chapters to reinforce learning, while appendices offer supplementary materials, proofs of theorems, and tables of important results, among other resources.

    • Practical Process Research and Development

      • 3rd Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Neal G. Anderson
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Practical Process Research and Development: A Guide for Organic Chemists, Third Edition provides a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step framework to support understanding and implement organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries. Neal G. Anderson has heavily updated the book once again for its third edition, whilst retaining the basic spirit and structure of the first two editions. The book describes the steps taken following synthesis and evaluation to bring key compounds to market in a cost-effective manner. He describes hands-on, step-by-step, approaches to solving process development problems, including route, reagent, and solvent selection, optimising catalytic reactions, chiral syntheses, and green chemistry. Practical Process Research and Development: A Guide for Organic Chemists, Third Edition is written primarily for organic, medicinal, pharmaceutical, and chemical process development chemists as well as chemical engineers- it is well suited for beginners at upper undergraduate and graduate student level and early career researchers who need an accessible insight into industrial process R&D.

    • Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Robert Atkinson
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction: Innovations and Future Trends covers the fundamentals of human-computer interaction (HCI), usability, and user-centred design. It provides a holistic and engaging exploration of HCI by integrating historical perspectives, behavioural and cognitive insights, neuroscientific principles, and advanced technological tools. This comprehensive approach ensures graduate students and undergraduate not only understand the theoretical frameworks but also see their practical applications in real-world scenarios. The pedagogy emphasizes interactive learning, critical thinking, and iterative design processes, making the content accessible and engaging for both novices and advanced learners. The book also discusses contemporary challenges such as dark patterns and surveillance capitalism, and offers an understanding of the ethics and code of conduct to enable the student and practitioner take their thinking and designs forward into the market place in a responsible way.

    • Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Yasir Beeran Pottathara + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites: Materials Processing, Structural Designs and Applications presents the latest developments in this important technological field. The book focuses specifically on polymer composites used in additive manufacturing. It offers a detailed exploration of not just the materials and their properties but also their specialized applications such as electrically conductive, metal-polymer, and shape memory polymer composites. The book discusses the basic principles of the manufacturing processes, material selection, and structural design. Furthermore, it covers the latest advancements in surface engineering, post-treatment processes, and the use of these materials in various industrial sectors. The book will be a valuable reference resource that will equip the researcher with key knowledge on the latest research trends, commercialization prospects, and environmental impacts of these additively manufactured materials and their application across various industries.

    • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Md Zillur Rahman + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications presents the latest developments in this important research field. The chapters cover both current and emerging research trends in the development of multifunctional CFRTCs, as well as their fabrication, properties and performance evaluation. The book also addresses significant issues and emerging challenges related to CFRTC manufacture, including processing parameters, damage mechanisms, machining, recycling, and sustainability. Additionally, it covers molecular modeling, dynamic simulations, and 3D printing of CFRTCs. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in the development of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and their related applications.

    • The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing

      • 3rd Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Thomas Wilhelm + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      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. The new Third Edition of this book includes six all-new chapters, and has been completely updated to the most current industry-standard tools, testing methodology 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 use in class. This book is an ideal resource for security consultants, beginning InfoSec professionals, and students.

    • AI Platforms as Global Governance for the Health Ecosystem

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Dominique J. Monlezun
      • English
      • Paperback
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      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 as global governance for the healthcare ecosystem. 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. The book explores how AI platforms can transform hospitals and clinical practice by digitally unifying patients, providers, and payors, advancing healthcare for all. This book defines and explains the main hurdles and technical innovations in responsibly governing AI platforms for efficient, equitable, and sustainable global healthcare. It explores the history, science, politics, economics, ethics, policy, as well as the future of these AI platforms, and how governance efforts can work toward the common good.

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