General Computing category: 15796 books
Machine Learning
The New AI
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
A concise overview of machine learning—computer programs that learn from data—which underlies applications that include recommendation systems, face recognition, and driverless cars.
Today, machine learning underlies a range of applications we use every day, from product recommendations...
Advancements in Distributed Computing and Internet Technologies
Trends and Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
The benefits of distributed computing are evidenced by the increased functionality, retrieval capability, and reliability it provides for a number of networked applications. The growth of the Internet into a critical part of daily life has encouraged further study on how data can better be transferred,...
Dictionary of Computing: Over 10,000 terms clearly defined
Over 10,000 terms clearly defined
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
With over 10,000 entries providing contemporary coverage of computing terms, this fully revised edition of Dictionary of Computing" provides coverage of the terms used in computing, including hardware, software, programme languages, networks and applications, e-commerce and the Internet. Its...
Computing
Time-Tested Tips For Healthy Computing, Grid Computing and More
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Fireball secrets to healthy computing, grid computing and much more.
Emotion-Oriented Systems
The Humaine Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2011
Emotion pervades human life in general, and human communication in particular, and this sets information technology a challenge. Traditionally, IT has focused on allowing people to accomplish practical tasks efficiently, setting emotion to one side. That was acceptable when technology was a small...
Advances in Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing
Workshops of ESOCC 2017, Oslo, Norway, September 27-29, 2017, Revised Selected Papers
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
This volume contains the technical papers presented in the workshops, which took place at the 6th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing, ESOCC 2017, held in Oslo, Norway, September 2017: First International Workshop on Business Process Management in the Cloud, BPM@Cloud 2017;...
The Computing Universe
A Journey through a Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Computers now impact almost every aspect of our lives, from our social interactions to the safety and performance of our cars. How did this happen in such a short time? And this is just the beginning. In this book, Tony Hey and Gyuri Pápay lead us on a journey from the early days of computers in...
Adventures in Computer Science
From Classical Bits to Quantum Bits
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2017
The main focus of this textbook is the basic unit of information and the way in which our understanding of this has evolved over time. In particular the author covers concepts related to information, classical computing, logic, reversible computing, quantum mechanics, quantum computing, thermodynamics...
Theory and Practice of Natural Computing
6th International Conference, TPNC 2017, Prague, Czech Republic, December 18-20, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference,on Theory and Practice of Natural Computing, TPNC 2017, held in Prague, Czech Republic, December 2017.
The 22 full papers presented in this book, together with one invited talk, werecarefully reviewed and selected...
X-Machines for Agent-Based Modeling (Open Access)
FLAME Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2017
From the Foreword:
"This book exemplifies one of the most successful approaches to modeling and simulating [the] new generation of complex systems. FLAME was designed to make the building of large scale complex systems models straightforward and the simulation code that it generates is...
Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health
5th International Conference, MindCare 2015, Milan, Italy, September 24-25, 2015, Revised Selected Papers
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, MindCare 2015, held in Milan, Italy, in September 2015.
The 23 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions....
Membrane Computing
17th International Conference, CMC 2016, Milan, Italy, July 25-29, 2016, Revised Selected Papers
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
This book contains revised selected papers from the 17th International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC 2017, held in Milan, Italy, in July 2016.
The 19 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. They deal with membrane computing (P...
Giants of Computing
A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Pioneers
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
It has been upon the shoulders of giants that the modern world has been forged. This accessible compendium presents an insight into the great minds responsible for the technology which has transformed our lives. Each pioneer is introduced with a brief biography, followed by a concise account of their...
by Christian Müller-Schloer, Sven Tomforde
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
This book is a comprehensive introduction into Organic Computing (OC), presenting systematically the current state-of-the-art in OC. It starts with motivating examples of self-organising, self-adaptive and emergent systems, derives their common characteristics and explains the fundamental ideas for...