This book presents some 33 rigorously reviewed, high quality research papers on soft computing, presented at WSC17, the 17th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications, which
This volume of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing contains accepted papers presented at IBICA2013, the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-inspired Computing and Applications
This book covers the breadth of Haskell's diverse selection of programming APIs for concurrent and parallel programming. It is split into two parts. The first part, on parallel programming, covers the
Law, Human Agency and Autonomic Computing interrogates the legal implications of the notion and experience of human agency implied by the emerging paradigm of autonomic computing, and the socio-techni
SmartShadow: Models and Methods for Pervasive Computing offers a new perspective on pervasive computing with SmartShadow, which is designed to model a user as a personality “shadow” and to model perva
International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing: Theories and Applications (BIC-TA) is one of the flagship conferences on Bio-Computing, bringing together the world’s leading scientists from differ
Mastering Cloud Computing is designed for undergraduate students learning to develop cloud computing applications. Tomorrow's applications won’t live on a single computer but will be deployed from and
High-Performance Computing using FPGA covers the area of high performance reconfigurable computing (HPRC). This book provides an overview of architectures, tools and applications for High-Performance
Cloud Computing Made Easy is an easy to understand reference about cloud computing. The authors explain "the cloud" in a way that anyone can understand it better. It covers important topics, such as “
Parallel structures are more effective than serial ones for industrial automation applications that require high precision and stiffness, or a high load capacity relative to robot weight. Although man
Scalable computing and communications involved using computer facilities that can readily adapt to the demands of more powerful computing and communication capabilities. It is used in situations where
Equip yourself for success with a state-of-the-art approach to algorithms available only in Miller/Boxer's ALGORITHMS SEQUENTIAL AND PARALLEL: A UNIFIED APPROACH, 3E. This unique and functional text g
Many often wonder about who they really are, why they are here, what their existence signifies, and how they should conduct their lives. In Parallel Paths to Personal Growth, author Eugene X. Pertione
Many often wonder about who they really are, why they are here, what their existence signifies, and how they should conduct their lives. In Parallel Paths to Personal Growth, author Eugene X. Pertione
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year Parallel Stories is a novel of extraordinary scope and depth, a masterwork that traces the fate of myriad Europeans---Hungarians, Jews, Germans, G
Major advances in computing are occurring at an ever-increasing pace. This is especially so in the area of high performance computing (HPC), where today's supercomputer is tomorrow's workstation.
This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing from the 1940s to the 1990s with one paper going back to look at Italian calculating/computing machines from the first
In the past two decades, breakthroughs in computer technology have made a tremendous impact on optimization. In particular, availability of parallel computers has created substantial interest in explo
The resilience of computing systems includes their dependability as well as their fault tolerance and security. It defines the ability of a computing system to perform properly in the presence of vari
Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together 54 contri
Computing isn't only (or even mostly) about hardware and software; it's also about the ideas behind the technology. In Computing for Ordinary Mortals, computer scientist Robert St. Amant explains this
Gathering presentations to the First International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, this book covers classification and definition, kinematics, workspace analysis, cable modeling, hardware/
Soft computing, as an engineering science, and statistics, as a classical branch of mathematics, emphasize different aspects of data analysis.Soft computing focuses on obtaining working solutions quic
This book describes computing innovation, using non-volatile memory for a sustainable world. It appeals to both computing engineers and device engineers by describing a new means of lower power comput
As more and more data is generated at a faster-than-ever rate, processing large volumes of data is becoming a challenge for data analysis software. Addressing performance issues, Cloud Computing: Data
"The Circus as a Parallel Universe" takes the circus as a metaphor for the art world--a platform for transgression against the existing world order. Artists brought forward to exemplify this perspecti
Recent research results in the area of parallel algorithms for problem solving, search, natural language parsing, and computer vision, are brought together in this book. The research reported demonstr
The book provides a sample of research on the innovative theory and applications of soft computing paradigms. The idea of Soft Computing was initiated in 1981 when Professor Zadeh published
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Trustworthy Global Computing, TGC 2011, held in Aachen, Germany, in June 2011. The 14 revised full papers presented
This monograph presents examples of best practices when combining bioinspired algorithms with parallel architectures. The book includes recent work by leading researchers in the field and offers a map
Programming is now parallel programming. Much as structured programming revolutionized traditional serial programming decades ago, a new kind of structured programming, based on patterns, is relevant
The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or thestory of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices, with subplots involvingIBM, Microsoft, Apple, Face
'Behavior' is an increasingly important concept in the scientific, societal, economic, cultural, political, military, living and virtual worlds. Behavior computing, or behavior informatics, consists o
"This book covers all the main areas of natural computing, from methods to computationally synthesized natural phenomena, to computing paradigms based on natural materials, offering ideas and research
This volume on cloud computing provides a foundational overview of current and emerging technologies in remote computing and explores key technologies as they relate to information technology planning
Do you trust the Cloud? Should you trust the Cloud? 'Cloud Computing' are the words on everyone's lips - it's the latest technology, the way forward. But how safe is the Cloud? Is it reliable? How sec
The Cloud Computing and Services Science book comprises a collection of the best papers presented at the International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER), which was held in Th
Parallel proceedings refers to the simultaneous or successive investigation or litigation of separate criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings. This book serves as a central repository of statut
This thoroughly revised second edition of Applied International Trade presents the leading theoretical and applied methods used in the field of international trade. It highlights the importance of lin
