Sparseness and heterogeneity of data are major challenges in the field of food science. Evolutionary algorithms can be effectively used to tackle these issues: in this book, we highlight some promisin
Explaining how to apply to mathematical programming to network design and control, Linear Programming and Algorithms for Communication Networks: A Practical Guide to Network Design, Control, and Manag
This book proposes new algorithms to ensure secured communications and prevent unauthorized data exchange in secured multimedia systems. Focusing on numerous applications’ algorithms and scenarios, it
With a recording of the story read by ESA astronaut Tim Peake, from the International Space Station! Inspired by Tim and his sons, and featuring an introduction from the astronaut, this is the perfect
This book presents the state of the art in reinforcement learning applied to robotics both in terms of novel algorithms and applications. It discusses recent approaches that allow robots to learn moto
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed prost-workshop proceedings of the International Workshop on Medical Computer Vision: Algorithms for Big Data, MCS 2015, held in Munich, Germany, in Octobe
This book gives a review of the principles, methods and techniques of important and emerging research topics and technologies in Channel Coding, including theory, algorithms, and applications. Edited
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics, WABI 2016, held in Aarhus, Denmark. The 25 full papers together with 2 invited talk
This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to nature-inspired metaheuristic methods for search and optimization, including the latest trends in evolutionary algorithms and other forms of natu
CAZA: 2011-15, the inaugural monograph of the Brooklyn-based design studio CAZA, celebrates the first five years of the firm, and includes photographs, drawings, building descriptions, essays, and con
In Reading the Bible Across Contexts Esa Autero offers a fresh perspective on Luke’s poverty texts. This is done through a critical dialogue between an historical reading and empirical readings by two
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives a
IoT security refers to the safeguarding of connected devices and networks in the Internet of Things (IoT). This book covers the critical models, algorithms and implementations in security and privacy
Embedded Systems and Applications is a compendium of articles and papers that were presented at ESA '15, an international conference that serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and aca
This book collects the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics, CALDAM 2016, held in Thiruvananthapuram, India, in February 2016. The
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Approximation and Online Algorithms, WAOA 2015, held in Patras, Greece, in September 2015
Despite their many differences, Detective Rachel Getty trusts her boss, Esa Khattak, implicitly. But she's still uneasy at Khattak's tight-lipped secrecy when he asks her to look into Christopher Dray
This four volume set LNCS 9528, 9529, 9530 and 9531 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2015, held
Are you looking for new lectures for your course on algorithms, combinatorial optimization, or algorithmic game theory? Maybe you need a convenient source of relevant, current topics for a gradu
This four volume set LNCS 9528, 9529, 9530 and 9531 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2015, held
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Algorithms and Models for the Web Graph, WAW 2015, held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in December 2015.The 15 full papers p
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, ISAAC 2015, held in Nagoya, Japan, in December 2015.The 65 revised full papers present
Creating robust software requires the use of efficient algorithms, but programmers seldom think about them until a problem occurs. This updated edition ofAlgorithms in a Nutshell describes a large num
This book treats graph colouring as an algorithmic problem, with a strong emphasis on practical applications. The author describes and analyses some of the best-known algorithms for colouring arbitrar
Hidden Semi-Markov Models: Theory, Algorithms and Applications provides a unified and foundational approach on Hidden Semi-Markov Models, including various HSMMs (such as the explicit duration, variab
This book presents machine learning models and algorithms to address big data classification problems. Existing machine learning techniques like the decision tree (a hierarchical approach), random for
Explore clustering algorithms used with Apache MahoutAbout This BookUse Mahout for clustering datasets and gain useful insightsExplore the different clustering algorithms used in day-to-day workA prac
Fuzzy Neural Networks for Real Time Control Applications: Concepts, Modeling and Algorithms for Fast Learning provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of a process that is increasingly bein
Multisensor Data Fusion: From Algorithms and Architectural Design to Applications covers the contemporary theory and practice of multisensor data fusion, from fundamental concepts to cutting-edge tech
This accessible textbook presents an introduction to computer vision algorithms for industrially-relevant applications of X-ray testing. Features: introduces the mathematical background for monocular
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2015, held in Qufu, Shandong, China, in August 2015.The 36 revised fu
Evolutionary algorithms and metaheuristics play an increasing key role in the optimum design in many applied sciences and engineering fields. This book focus on civil and structural engineering and co
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms, IWOCA 2014, held in Duluth, MN, USA, in October 2014. The 32 rev
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms, SEA 2015, held in Paris, France, in June/July 2015.The 30 revised full papers presented w
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) is the largest professional society devoted to the science of ecology.A Centennial History of the Ecological Society
This book provides a computational perspective on partial order and lattice theory, focusing on algorithms and their complexity.Examines; posets, Dilworth’s theorem, merging algorithms, lattices, latt
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2015, which took place in London, UK, in April 20
This graduate level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the body of main-stream algorithms used in electromagnetic brain imaging, with specific emphasis on novel Bayesian algorithms. It helps
Now forty years old, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) remains a landmark act in conservation and one of the world’s most comprehensive laws designed to prevent species extinctions and support recovery
This book provides a wide variety of algorithms and models to integrate linguistic knowledge into Statistical Machine Translation (SMT). It helps advance conventional SMT to linguistically motivated S
