"This book explores the latest research on computational thinking (CT) in education. This book discusses and offers a detailed discussion about the definition of CT, its contribution to students durin
This book outlines recent advances in the theoretical study of the collection of basic physical and thermodynamic processes in the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere. It focuses on the hydr
A number of diverse methods and approaches from different fields are juxtaposed in hopes of some fusion or cross-fertilization in the pursuit of the modeling and simulation of intellect. Among those f
Researchers (most of them from Brazil) in mathematics, computer science, and a range of biological and agricultural sciences survey mathematical and computational methods used in agriculture research.
Contributors from European and other countries describe recent developments in the theory and practice of network-on-chip (NoC) design, highlighting emerging issues such as communication protocols, in
This handbook is intended for students, researchers, law enforcement personnel, and IT and multimedia practitioners involved in the use, design, and development of digital devices and techniques for f
The first five chapters in this collection present research on knowledge management systems and related case studies from an Indian software company and an Australian call center. One particularly int
This reference work describes new models and systems that conduct efficient evaluations of student activity in Internet-based education programs. Contents include research from international experts a
Born from the editors' efforts to encourage students to use technology in meaningful ways outside the norm of mainstream thinking, this cross-disciplinary collection attempts to blur boundaries within
The issue of missing data imputation has been extensively explored in information engineering in recent years. Marwala's (systems engineering, U. of Witwatersrand, S. Africa) text examines various met
Multi-objective optimization (MO) is an emerging field in computational intelligence research. This book provides scholars, academics, and practitioners with a collection of research on MO optimizatio
The 13 chapters in the collection describe computational techniques inspired in part by nature and natural systems to represent and organize information from business, science, computing, and engineer
"This book disseminates practical solutions to the automation of open and distance learning. It discusses computational methods, algorithms, implemented prototype systems, and applications of open and
"This book explores moral implications of weapons design and development. It covers topics such as defense, projectile weapons, nuclear weapons, the real costs of war, weapon design in peacetime, and
Kim describes game theory as an important tool in research into the Internet of Things in such areas as computational offloading, cloud computing, cognitive radio, resource sharing, power control,
Modern optimization approaches have attracted many research scientists, decision makers and practicing researchers in recent years as powerful intelligent computational techniques for solving several
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
Matsuo (science and engineering, Yamagata U., Japan) and Fujimoto (computational science and engineering, Toyo U., Japan) compile 18 chapters by computer science, engineering, commerce, and other rese
Seventy-six international academics and practitioners from diverse IT disciplines--human-computer interaction, information systems in business and leadership, computational modeling and cultural dynam
International contributors shed light on emerging areas of cognitive informatics. The book begins by offering a computational cognitive model of the brain and describing a cognitive approach to the me
