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The two volume set LNAI 3801 and LNAI 3802 constitute the refereed proceedings of the annual International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security, CIS 2005, held in Xi'an, China, in Dec
Exploratory data analysis (EDA) is about detecting and describing patterns, trends, and relations in data, motivated by certain purposes of investigation. As something relevant is detected in data, ne
Clustering is one of the most fundamental and essential data analysis techniques. Clustering can be used as an independent data mining task to discern intrinsic characteristics of data, or as a prepro
Research and development on optical wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) networks have matured considerably. While optics and electronics should be used appropriately for transmission and switching
Computer graphics is important in many areas including engineering design, architecture, education, and computer art and animation. This book examines a wide array of current methods used in creating
Designing Human Interface in Speech Technology bridges a gap between the needs of the technical engineer and cognitive researchers working in the multidisciplinary area of speech technology applicatio
A metaheuristic is a set of concepts that can be used to define heuristic methods that can be applied to a wide set of different problems. This volume presents a family of advanced methods of optimiza
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The proceedings from the IFIP TC-11 WG 11.1 and WG 11.5 Joint Working Conference on Security Management, Integrity, and Internal Control in Information Systems address the increasing need for ensuring
This companion exercise and solution book to A Classical Introduction to Cryptography: Applications for Communications Security contains a carefully revised version of teaching material used by the au
The proliferation of information housed in computerized domains makes it vital to find tools to search these resources efficiently and effectively. Ordinary retrieval techniques are inadequate becaus
M-health can be defined as the ??~emerging mobile communications and network technologies for healthcare systems.' This book paves the path toward understanding the future of m-health technologies an
Provides the reader with working knowledge of Mathematica and key aspects of Mathematica's numerical capabilities needed to deal with virtually any "real life" problemClear organization, complete topi
This textbook introduces software engineering to advanced-level undergraduate and graduate studentsof computer science. It emphasizes a case-study approach whereby a project is developed throug
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This volume presents the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP 2005). This conference - ries started about 20 years ago in Berlin. Initiall
Taking a broad approach that ranges from simple common gateway interface (CGI) development to monitoring Internet servers, interfacing with email, and serve and consume RSS feeds, this guidebook and q
Intended for intermediate robot builders with a basic understanding of Java, this hobby book introduces RS-22 serial communication, and provides Java class examples for moving wheel robots, robot arms
OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) is the most powerful business intelligence tool currently available and Microsoft's Analysis Manager makes OLAP cubes incredibly easy to build and deploy. However
Written for programmers who have developed small client-side Java applications for the desktop, this guide explains how to create reusable and scaleable components of Java enterprise edition, such as
Software product line engineering has proven to be the methodology for developing a diversity of software products and software intensive systems at lower costs, in shorter time, and with higher quali
DEXA 2005, the 16th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, was held at the Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, from August 22 to 26, 2005. The success of th
Manufacturing a product is not difficult, the difficulty consists in manufacturing a product of high quality, at a low cost and rapidly. Drastic technological advances are changing global markets very
This book presents some of the most recent research results in the area of machine learning and robot perception. The chapters represent new ways of solving real-world problems. The book covers topics
For developers working in business-application environments, White, an independent software consultant, describes how to write graphics code using the Windows Graphical Device Interface and .NET Frame
Communication systems are now ubiquitous and making them more intelligent remains very challenging. The IFIP International Conference on Intelligence in Communication Systems is an effort to bring to
"Machine Learning and Data Mining for Computer Security" provides an overview of the current state of research in machine learning and data mining as it applies to problems in computer security. This
Intended for experienced PHP programmers, this resource offers 235 solutions for applying the functionality new in version 5 and dropping code into custom-built applications. The code snippets are arr
Modern cryptology increasingly employs mathematically rigorous concepts and methods from complexity theory. Conversely, current research topics in complexity theory are often motivated by questions an
The Quintessential PICAr Microcontroller looks at one of the central technologies in many embedded computer and communication systems: the microcontroller. It approaches microcontrollers as the "inte
