International contributors in education, psychology, technology, and telecommunications engineering describe recent theory and applications in the field of computer supported collaborative learning (C
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
"This book is written for professionals who want to improve their understanding about how to bridge the gap between cryptographic theory and real-world cryptographic applications and how to adapt cryp
This collection considers the potential value of emerging social software tools for learners in the new millennium and describes pedagogy applications of the new technologies in higher education. The
Contributors to this work (a companion to the publisher's Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Development: Technologies, Applications, and Management) are all affiliated with or associated w
Ontologies and formal representations of knowledge are extremely powerful tools for modeling and managing large applications in several domains ranging from knowledge engineering, to data mining, to
For academics and researchers in the auto industry, Watfa (computer science and engineering, U. of Wollongong, UAE) assembles 15 chapters on the applications, communication protocols, and research cha
International contributors report on new technologies, research, applications, and trends in ubiquitous and pervasive computing. Some topics explored include low power considerations, managing context
The editors (National and Kapodistrian U. of Athens) of this collection believe advances in ICT have complicated modern applications and their interfaces, making web systems difficult to use, and sugg
Sixty-five international academics and researchers contribute 24 chapters providing theoretical and practical scenarios, concepts, methodologies, standards, definitions, and applications used to desig
"This book aids managers in the transformation of organizations into world-class competitors through business process applications"--Provided by publisher.
Written for researchers and practitioners in the field of biomedicine, this collection of research articles stressed the need for broader applications of natural language processing (NLP) for a more f
Consisting of 16 chapters in four sections, this third volume in the series focuses on research and applications in data warehousing, covering conceptual modeling and development, OLAP and patterns, s
This work brings together an international selection of 66 scholars presenting their research on urban technology, digital cities, locative media, and mobile and wireless applications. Chapters are in
Disciplines driven by visuals and statistics, such as geography, have become the direct beneficiaries of new technologies and applications to distance and collaborative learning. The reports and paper
This collection of research papers on business strategies for web applications investigates the charge that the Internet creates an additional burden for business management by creating a gap between
Featuring chapter contributions from leading experts in academia and industry, this reference explains terms, concepts, methods, and applications related to smart antennas in various wireless systems.
With the emergence of the Java 3D API, the creation of high quality 3D animated graphics for Java applications and applets becomes a possibility, With numerous aspects of the business, science, medic
Written by specialists in more than 25 countries, the 109 articles of this work address the concepts, applications, and theory of e-collaboration. A sampling of topics includes Wikis, voice-based grou
M-commerce uses the potential of wireless technologies to expand the reach of e-commerce applications to any time and any place. Currently this great potential has been limited by different perspectiv
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
