General Computing category: 15796 books
BANTAM User Guide
Biometric and Token Technology Application Modeling Language
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
BANTAM is the first modeling language specifically designed for applications in Biometrics and Token Technology. It represents a significant step forward for the design and implementation of biometric and related technology applications in that:
- it is very simple to learn and use;
- it offers a...
by Y. Anzai
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
This is the first text to provide a unified and self-contained introduction to visual pattern recognition and machine learning. It is useful as a general introduction to artifical intelligence and knowledge engineering, and no previous knowledge of pattern recognition or machine learning is necessary....
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
This accessible text/reference provides a general introduction to probabilistic graphical models (PGMs) from an engineering perspective. The book covers the fundamentals for each of the main classes of PGMs, including representation, inference and learning principles, and reviews real-world applications...
HCI and User-Experience Design
Fast-Forward to the Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
This book consists of a series of essays which addresses the essentials of the development processes in user-experience design (UX design) planning, research, analysis, evaluation, training and implementation, and deals with the essential components (metaphors, mental models, navigation, and appearance)...
Python Data Science Essentials
A practitioner’s guide covering essential data science principles, tools, and techniques, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Gain useful insights from your data using popular data science tools
Key Features
A one-stop guide to Python libraries such as pandas and NumPy
Comprehensive coverage of data science operations such as data cleaning and data manipulation
Choose scalable learning algorithms for your data science...
by Equity Press
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
It’s clear that Business Objects SA is the future for analytics and reporting in SAP – but finding good reference materials can be difficult. Now, for the first time, a world class Business Objects SA consultant shares his knowledge and understanding of this complex topic. Business Objects SA...
Resource Management for Big Data Platforms
Algorithms, Modelling, and High-Performance Computing Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Serving as a flagship driver towards advance research in the area of Big Data platforms and applications, this book provides a platform for the dissemination of advanced topics of theory, research efforts and analysis, and implementation oriented on methods, techniques and performance evaluation....
Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
14th International Conference, ACE 2017, London, UK, December 14-16, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2017, held in London, UK, in December 2017.
The 59 full papers presented were selected from a total of 229 submissions.
ACE is by nature...
by Tom Plunkett, TJ Palazzolo, Tejas Joshi
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Achieve Extreme Application Performance for a Private Cloud with Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud
Transition to a private cloud computing infrastructure and achieve unmatched levels of performance with help from this Oracle Press guide. Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook shows you how to plan,...
Clojure Cookbook
Recipes for Functional Programming
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
With more than 150 detailed recipes, this cookbook shows experienced Clojure developers how to solve a variety of programming tasks with this JVM language. The solutions cover everything from building dynamic websites and working with databases to network communication, cloud computing, and advanced...
Brain vs Computer
The Challenge of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
It is well known that every animal species obeys Darwin's law of evolution, which requires permanent adaptation of animals to their environment. To be precise, every species except man, who behaves exactly contrariwise, adapting the workplace to himself in order to survive. For that he generally enjoys...
Morphogenetic Engineering
Toward Programmable Complex Systems
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Generally, spontaneous pattern formation phenomena are random and repetitive, whereas elaborate devices are the deterministic product of human design.
Yet, biological organisms and collective insect constructions are exceptional examples of complex systems that are both self-organized and architectural.
This...
Mobile, Secure, and Programmable Networking
Third International Conference, MSPN 2017, Paris, France, June 29-30, 2017, Revised Selected Papers
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Mobile, Secure and Programmable Networking, held in Paris, France, in June 2017.
The 17 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions....
Peer-to-Peer
Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2001
The term "peer-to-peer" has come to be applied to networks that expect end users to contribute their own files, computing time, or other resources to some shared project. Even more interesting than the systems' technical underpinnings are their socially disruptive potential: in various ways...