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In presented book the Intelligent Open Learning Systems (IOLS) are proposed, described, discussed, and evaluated. The IOLS is a system in which traditional methods of online teaching are enhanced thro
Generating a satisfactory classification image from remote sensing data is not a straightforward task. Many factors contribute to this difficulty including the characteristics of a study area, availab
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This book constitutes the symposia and workshops of the 10th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP. Each of the sympois and workshops focuses on a pa
The integration and convergence of state-of-the-art technologies in the grid have enabled more flexible, automatic, and complex grid services to fulfill industrial and commercial needs, from the LHC a
Demonstrating the breadth and depth of growth in the field since the publication of the popular first edition, Image Analysis, Classification and Change Detection in Remote Sensing, with Algorithms fo
This handbook provides comprehensive coverage of basic concepts and recent developments in the field. Focusing on design, proof of correctness, and complexity analysis, this volume presents a detailed
This book deals with location problems. Location problems establish a set of facilities (resources) to minimize the cost of satisfying a set of demands (customers) with respect to a set of constraints
A major challenge in constraint programming is to develop efficient generic approaches to solve instances of the constraint satisfaction problem (CSP). With this aim in mind, this book provides an acc
This compilation for academicians, researchers, and practitioners examines the fast growing area of wireless sensor networks and localization techniques, and explains fundamental theories underpinning
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, ESA 2008, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, in September 2008 in the context of the combined conference AL
The primary objective of this essential text is to emphasize the deep relations existing between the semiring and dioA_d structures with graphs and their combinatorial properties. It does so at the s
This is a comprehensive overview of the basics of fuzzy control, which also brings together some recent research results in soft computing, in particular fuzzy logic using genetic algorithms and neur
The ability of parallel computing to process large data sets and handle time-consuming operations has resulted in unprecedented advances in biological and scientific computing, modeling, and simulatio
How can we engineer systems capable of "cocktail party" listening? Human listeners are able to perceptually segregate one sound source from an acoustic mixture, such as a single voice from a mixture
Robot motion planning has become a major focus of robotics. Research findings can be applied not only to robotics but to planning routes on circuit boards, directing digital actors in computer graphi
Assuming only an elementary background in discrete mathematics, this textbook is an excellent introduction to the probabilistic techniques and paradigms used in the development of probabilistic algori
* Provides a broad overview of modeling approaches and solution methodologies for addressing inventory problems, particularly the management of high cost, low demand rate service parts found in multi-
Leung (computer science, New Jersey Institute of Technology) provides coverage of recent and advanced topics in scheduling. Contributors from management, industrial engineering, operations, and comput
This book is a solid foundation of the most important formalisms used for specification and verification of reactive systems. In particular, the text presents all important results o
An innovative new book designed to teach algorithmic approaches to solving engineering problems. De-emphasizing syntax, the author focuses on structured approaches to implementing solutions using a s
With solid theoretical foundations and numerous potential applications, Blind Signal Processing (BSP) is one of the hottest emerging areas in Signal Processing. This volume unifies and extends the the
Addressed to senior undergraduate/graduate students in math, engineering, computer science, physics, and other areas studying discrete transforms, this text takes a more practical than abstract approa
Semidefinite programming (SDP) is one of the most exciting and active research areas in optimization. It has and continues to attract researchers with very diverse backgrounds, including experts in
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A resource like no other-the first comprehensive guide to phase unwrappingPhase unwrapping is a mathematical problem-solving technique increasingly used in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometr
The challenge of dividing an asset fairly, from cakes to more important properties, is of great practical importance in many situations. Since the famous Polish school of mathematicians (Steinhaus, Ba
This book discusses maps as data with data structure implications; roving windows; spatial data modeling and management; assessing variability, shape, and pattern of map features; overlaying maps; cos
Modern software places increasing reliance on dynamic memory allocation, but its direct management is not only notoriously error-prone. Garbage collection eliminates many of these bugs. This reference
Text develops the concepts and theories of data structures and algorithm analysis in a gradual, step-by-step fashion, proceeding from concrete examples to abstract principles. The author discusses man
