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From the Foreword:"Dietmar Hildenbrand's new book, Introduction to Geometric Algebra Computing, in my view, fills an important gap in Clifford's geometric algebra literature…I can only congratulate the author for the daring simplicity of his novel...

This book focuses on image based security techniques, namely visual cryptography, watermarking, and steganography. This book is divided into four sections. The first section explores basic to advanced concepts of visual cryptography. The second section...

Security for Software Engineers is designed to introduce security concepts to undergraduate software engineering students. The book is divided into four units, each targeting activities that a software engineer will likely be involved in within industry...

Intelligent Autonomy of UAVs: Advanced Missions and Future Use provides an approach to the formulation of the fundamental task typical to any mission and provides guidelines of how this task can be solved by different generic robotic problems. As such,...

As today’s organizations are capturing exponentially larger amounts of data than ever, now is the time for organizations to rethink how they digest that data. Through advanced algorithms and analytics techniques, organizations can harness this data,...

Background modeling and foreground detection are important steps in video processing used to detect robustly moving objects in challenging environments. This requires effective methods for dealing with dynamic backgrounds and illumination changes as well...

Modern computing relies on future and emergent technologies which have been conceived via interaction between computer science, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology. This highly interdisciplinary book presents advances in the fields of parallel,...

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of cloud computing security technology and implementation while exploring practical solutions to a wide range of cloud computing security issues. As more organizations use cloud computing and cloud providers...

From the Foreword:"While large-scale machine learning and data mining have greatly impacted a range of commercial applications, their use in the field of Earth sciences is still in the early stages. This book, edited by AshokSrivastava, Ramakrishna...

From Internet of Things to Smart Cities: Enabling Technologies explores the information and communication technologies (ICT) needed to enable real-time responses to current environmental, technological, societal, and economic challenges. ICT technologies...

DescriptionCooperative Gaming provides context and practical advice regarding diversity in the games industry. The book begins with a deep dive into research literature and the history of diversity in the games industry to provide context around what...

With the extraordinary growth of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in research, military, and commercial contexts, there has been a need for a reference that provides a comprehensive look at the latest research in the area. Filling this void, Smart...

Graphics, 3D modeling, and animation are the cornerstones of not only the video game industry, but also the motion picture industry, digital lighting, and many other professions. Each of these subjects (Graphics, 3D modeling, and animation) intertwine...

Graphics, 3D modeling, and animation are the cornerstones of not only the video game industry, but also the motion picture industry, digital lighting, and many other professions. Each of these subjects (Graphics, 3D modeling, and animation) intertwine...

Today, it is commonly believed that if you learn software you can become an animator. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. Master animators are trained and not born. Software, as is the humble pencil, is merely yet another tool through which an...

Provides a comprehensive overview of machine learning and deep learning techniques for biomedical imagingIncludes thoracic imaging, abdominal imaging, brain imaging, and retinal imagingCovers new and emerging methods in machine learningFeatures...

Games as Texts provides an overview and practical steps for analysing games in terms of their representations of social structures, class, power, race, sexuality, gender, animals, nature, and ability. Each chapter applies a traditional literary theory to...

Virtual Humans provides a much-needed definition of what constitutes a 'virtual human' and places virtual humans within the wider context of Artificial Intelligence development. It explores the technical approaches to creating a virtual human, as well as...

This tutorial-based book allows readers to create a first-person game from start to finish using industry-standard (and free to student) tools of Unity, Substance Painter, and Maya. The first half of the book lays out the basics of using Maya and...

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In the era of the Internet of Things and with the explosive worldwide growth of electronic data volume, and associated need of processing, analysis, and storage of such a humongous amount of data, it has now become mandatory to exploit the power of...

The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Account of Advanced Sensor Networking TechnologiesHandbook of Sensor Networking: Advanced Technologies and Applications provides a complete professional reference and practitioner’s guide to today’s advanced sensor...

From the Foreword"Getting CPS dependability right is essential to forming a solid foundation for a world that increasingly depends on such systems. This book represents the cutting edge of what we know about rigorous ways to ensure that our CPS designs...

Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Networks introduces the autonomous network by juxtaposing two unique technologies and communities: Networking and AI. The book reviews the technologies behind AI and software-defined network/network function...

From AI to Robotics: Mobile, Social, and Sentient Robots is a journey into the world of agent-based robotics and it covers a number of interesting topics, both in the theory and practice of the discipline. The book traces the earliest ideas for...

An Active Learning Approach to Teaching the Main Ideas in Computing Explorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science and Python Programming teaches computer science students how to use programming skills to explore fundamental concepts and...

Big Data: A Tutorial-Based Approach explores the tools and techniques used to bring about the marriage of structured and unstructured data. It focuses on Hadoop Distributed Storage and MapReduce Processing by implementing (i) Tools and Techniques of...

Introduction to Bio-Ontologies explores the computational background of ontologies. Emphasizing computational and algorithmic issues surrounding bio-ontologies, this self-contained text helps readers understand ontological algorithms and their...

This two-volume set on Mathematical Principles of the Internet provides a comprehensive overview of the mathematical principles of Internet engineering. The books do not aim to provide all of the mathematical foundations upon which the Internet is based...

Practical Guidance on the Efficient Development of High-Quality SoftwareIntroduction to Software Engineering, Second Edition equips students with the fundamentals to prepare them for satisfying careers as software engineers regardless of future changes...

"Ask not what your compiler can do for you, ask what you can do for your compiler."--John Levesque, Director of Cray’s Supercomputing Centers of ExcellenceThe next decade of computationally intense computing lies with more powerful multi/manycore nodes...

This book investigates in detail the emerging deep learning (DL) technique in computational physics, assessing its promising potential to substitute conventional numerical solvers for calculating the fields in real-time. After good training, the proposed...

Why learn functional programming? Isn’t that some complicated ivory-tower technique used only in obscure languages like Haskell?In fact, functional programming is actually very simple. It’s also very powerful, as Haskell demonstrates by throwing away all...

Why learn functional programming? Isn’t that some complicated ivory-tower technique used only in obscure languages like Haskell?In fact, functional programming is actually very simple. It’s also very powerful, as Haskell demonstrates by throwing away all...

Cutting-edge advanced game audio programming concepts, with examples from real games and audio engines gaming to better protect a company’s unique IPIncludes perspectives of both audio programmers and sound designers on working and communicating together...

Clearly details the process of applying for game writing jobs and gives guidance on how to advance your career. Provides perspectives from a wide range of industry leaders and hiring managers, as well as offering insights into the challenges faced by...

· The first dedicated educational resource on technical animation for video games.· Contains contemporary technical animation information covering the latest next generation pipelines, software, and processes in an ever-evolving industry.· An accessible...

• Provides a holistic approach to analog game design. • Includes unique chapters on accessibility, taking a game to market, and writing about serious games. • Each chapter includes chapter-end tasks for readers to complete.Book InformationISBN...

• Provides a holistic approach to analog game design. • Includes unique chapters on accessibility, taking a game to market, and writing about serious games. • Each chapter includes chapter-end tasks for readers to complete.Book InformationISBN...

Clearly details the process of applying for game writing jobs and gives guidance on how to advance your career. Provides perspectives from a wide range of industry leaders and hiring managers, as well as offering insights into the challenges faced by...