Contributors from India, the US, Taiwan, and Australia overview developments in pervasive computing technology, consider security concerns in pervasive computing, and look at innovative applications a
Munir presents a collection of academic and professional perspectives on current and emerging trends in the security management of mobile cloud computing devices and networks. The eight selections tha
Computer scientists describe computing techniques that have been inspired by natural physics, chemistry, biology, and collective intelligence. Their topics include applying an electromagnetism-like
This collection of papers presents an overview of the field and applications of social computing (such as social networking and social media). It is divided into four main sections that reflect the pe
Sixteen contributions describe the role of pervasive computing in intelligent decision making, online advertising, manufacturing systems, quality control, human resource management, and financial syst
Editors Turuk, Sahoo, and Addya present readers with a collection of academic and independent research into contemporary best practices in efficient resource management in cloud computing environme
The 15 contributions in this volume propose frameworks for building pervasive computing systems and address the challenges posed by pervasive communications, context awareness, security, privacy, and
Computer scientists, software engineers, and other basic and application researchers explore approaches to computing that have emerged from distributed systems and exploit the ubiquity of computers an
Visual languages are the defining component of interactive computing environments, yet in spite of the rapid pace of evolution of this domain, significant challenges remain. Visual Languages for Inter
This collection of seventeen articles on affective systems showcases current scholarship in the induction and detection of emotional responses in computing. The work is divided into five sections begi
Offering case studies in each chapter, this book details theory, models, patterns, technologies, platforms, and applications of large-scale distributed computing. It covers major issues related such a
Visitors to the velvet underground of computing are apt to encounter fuzzy sets, neural networks, genetic algorithms, Bayesian belief networks, rough sets, and other methodologies of uncertainty. Comp
This collection explains cutting-edge handheld computing technologies for mobile commerce, related techniques for wireless networks and security, and new approaches to delivering image and videos to m
This collection of twenty-six articles on ambient computing, showcases current scholarship in the field of ubiquitous, user-oriented computer interface design. Topics discussed include context aware p
The chapters of this volume offer a wide range of areas where the technology of soft computing, fuzzy logic, neural networks, evolutionary computation, and probabilistic reasoning are applied, includi
"This book explores membrane computing in the context of the fast developing field of robotics and presents the fundamental concepts of decentralized control, local interaction, stigmergy, and emergin
The volume, complexity, and irregularity of computational data in modern algorithms and simulations necessitates an unorthodox approach to computing. Understanding the facets and possibilities of soft
International contributors report on new technologies, research, applications, and trends in ubiquitous and pervasive computing. Some topics explored include low power considerations, managing context
"This book addresses cloud-based development concepts that offer a new way to educate the way we think, share, learn and collaborate inside and outside of the classroom, the impact of cloud computing
As lifestyles in personal and public spheres become more fast-paced and hectic, the need for reliable mobile technologies becomes increasingly important. Insights into the various impacts of mobile ap
International contributors in computer science, electronics engineering, and networks present the latest research on mobile networking in this overview and update for researchers from academia and ind
Author Hu (computer science, U. of North Dakota) examines the current status of handheld computing and application development, and covers topics such as advanced wireless markup language and J2ME pro
This book reveals conceptual and algorithmic perspectives on research issues, findings, and approaches to mobile and wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) computing. Chapters are in sections on information retr
This work characterizes the latest research on the use of quality of service (QoS) in grid computing, for academicians, engineers, IT professionals, and researchers in fields such as parallel and dist
Ding (University of Illinois) combines ideas from cognitive science, mathematical modeling, and computer simulation to establish a theoretical framework for addressing homeland security issues related
Asharaf and Adarsh present readers with a comprehensive guide to emerging academic research into block chain innovation and their application in contractural agreements of various types. The author
Editors Saxena, Singh, and Pant present readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles focused on the use of contemporary and emerging optimization techniques as solutions for pro
So much data is being generated these days that scientists spend a lot of time on such matters as where to store it, how to access it, or how to move it to visualization or computer resources for furt
Computer and information scientists, electrical engineers, and researchers in other technical fields describe the latest offspring of the cross between the Internet and the mobile phone, and predict t
Computer scientists, electrical engineers, and other researchers from India and Iran present 12 essays on the use of bio-inspired computing for information retrieval applications. They discuss the
Stand-alone chapters in this book look at autonomous peer-to-peer web services models and emerging technologies. Major themes are multi-agent systems development, context searching, framework design,
This book presents leading examples of radio frequency identification (RFID) research being developed for part identification and health systems, and examines the data convergence required for the tec
The latest generations and classes of context-aware mobile applications are reviewed in this collection of research articles aimed at practitioners and students in the fields of artificial intelligenc
Researchers in the human-computer interaction community are developing new methods for describing user behavior, analyzing user needs and expectations, and designing and evaluating user-friendly compu
Lee is co-founder of a firm that specializes in helping other firms optimize business relationships, and he has written this volume on IT governance for enterprise managers and IT professionals who ne
