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Graph Drawing - 18th International Symposium, GD 2010, Konstanz, Germany, September 21-24, 2010. Revised Selected Papers... Graph Drawing - 18th International Symposium, GD 2010, Konstanz, Germany, September 21-24, 2010. Revised Selected Papers (Paperback, Edition.)
Ulrik Brandes, Sabine Cornelsen
R1,560 Discovery Miles 15 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Graph Drawing, GD 2010, held in Konstanz, Germany, during September 2010. The 30 revised full papers presented together with 5 revised short and 8 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The volume also contains a detailed report about the 17th Annual Graph Drawing Contest, held as a satellite event of GD 2010. Devoted both to theoretical advances as well as to implemented solutions, the papers are concerned with the geometric representation of graphs and networks and are motivated by those applications where it is crucial to visualize structural information as graphs.

Advanced Computing - First International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, CCSIT 2011, Bangalore,... Advanced Computing - First International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, CCSIT 2011, Bangalore, India, January 2-4, 2011. Proceedings, Part III (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Natarajan Meghanathan, B.K. Kaushik, Dhinaharan Nagamalai
R2,952 Discovery Miles 29 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume constitutes the third of three parts of the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, CCSIT 2010, held in Bangalore, India, in January 2011. The 46 revised full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected. The papers are organized in topical sections on soft computing, such as AI, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, etc.; distributed and parallel systems and algorithms; security and information assurance; ad hoc and ubiquitous computing; wireless ad hoc networks and sensor networks.

Future Generation Information Technology - Second International Conference, FGIT 2010, Jeju Island, Korea, December 13-15,... Future Generation Information Technology - Second International Conference, FGIT 2010, Jeju Island, Korea, December 13-15, 2010. Proceedings (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Junghyun Lee, Byeong Ho Kang, Dominik Slezak
R3,031 Discovery Miles 30 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As information technology (IT) becomes specialized and fragmented, it is easy to lose sight that many topics have common threads and because of this, advances in one s- discipline may transmit to another. The presentation of results between different s- disciplines encourages this interchange for the advancement of IT as a whole. This volume comprises the selection of papers presented at the Second International Mega-Conference on Future Generation Information Technology (FGIT 2010), composed of the following 11 international conferences: Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications (ASEA 2010), Bio-Science and Bio- Technology (BSBT 2010), Control and Automation (CA 2010), Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (DRBC 2010), Database Theory and Application (DTA 2010), Future Generation Communication and Networking (FGCN 2010), Grid and Distributed Computing (GDC 2010), Multimedia, Computer Graphics and Broadcasting (MulGraB 2010), Security Technology (SecTech 2010), Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (SIP 2010), as well as u- and e-Service, Science and Technology (UNESST 2010). In total, 1,630 papers were submitted to FGIT 2010 from 30 countries. The submitted papers went through a rigorous reviewing process and 395 papers were accepted. Of these 395 papers, 60 were assigned to this volume. In addition, this volume contains 7 invited papers and abstracts. Of the remaining accepted papers, 269 were distributed among 8 volumes of proceedings published by Springer in the CCIS series. 66 papers were withdrawn due to technical reasons.

Advances in Computation and Intelligence - 5th International Symposium, ISICA 2010, Wuhan, China, October 22-24, 2010,... Advances in Computation and Intelligence - 5th International Symposium, ISICA 2010, Wuhan, China, October 22-24, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Zhihua Cai, Chengyu Hu, Zhuo Kang, Yong Liu
R1,598 Discovery Miles 15 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

LNCS 6382 is the ?rst volume of the proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Intelligence Computation and Applications (ISICA 2010)held in Wuhan, China, October 22-24, 2010. Fifty-three papers among 267 submissions were selected and included in LNCS 6382. The symposium featured the most up-to-date research in ant colony and particle swarm optimization, di?erential evolution, distributed computing, - netic algorithms, multi-agent systems, multi-objective and dynamic optimi- tion, robot intelligence, statistical learning, and system design. LNCS 6382 is dedicated to the memory of Lishan Kang. ISICA conferences were one of the ?rst series of international conferences on computational intel- gence that combine elements of learning, adaptation, evolution and fuzzy logic to create programs as alternative solutions to arti?cial intelligence. The idea for ISICA came about after Lishan Kang organized on international symposium on evolutionary computation at Wuhan University in 2000. After he was - vited to be the Director of the School of Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, he wondered whether he could establish such discussion forums on computational intelligence at China University of Geosciences. With support from his university, the School of Computer Science organizedthe ?rst ISICA in 2005, in which some of the leading ?gures from the scienti?c computing world were invited, including H. -P. Schwefel, Germany, M. Schoenauer, France, D. J. Evans, UK, T. Higuchi, Japan, Z. Michalewicz, Australia, and X. Yao, UK.

Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition - Joint IAPR International Workshop, SSPR & SPR 2010, Cesme, Izmir,... Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition - Joint IAPR International Workshop, SSPR & SPR 2010, Cesme, Izmir, Turkey, August 18-20, 2010. Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Edwin R. Hancock, Richard C. Wilson, Terry Windeatt, Ilkay Ulusoy, Francisco Escolano
R3,031 Discovery Miles 30 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series contains the papers presented at the S+SSPR 2010 Workshops, which was the seventh occasion that SPR and SSPR workshops have been held jointly. S+SSPR 2010 was organized by TC1 and TC2, Technical Committees of the International Association for Pattern Recognition(IAPR), andheld inCesme, Izmir, whichis a seaside resort on the Aegean coast of Turkey. The conference took place during August 18-20, 2010, only a few days before the 20th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) which was held in Istanbul. The aim of the series of workshops is to create an international forum for the presentation of the latest results and exchange of ideas between researchers in the ?elds of statistical and structural pattern recognition. SPR 2010 and SSPR 2010 received a total of 99 paper submissions from many di?erent countries around the world, giving it a truly international perspective, as has been the case for previous S+SSPR workshops. This volume contains 70 accepted papers, 39 for oral and 31 for poster presentation. In addition to par- lel oral sessions for SPR and SSPR, there were two joint oral sessions of interest to both SPR and SSPR communities. Furthermore, to enhance the workshop experience, there were two joint panel sessions on "Structural Learning" and "Clustering," in which short author presentations were followed by discussion. Another innovation this year was the ?lming of the proceedings by Videol- tures.

Smart Spaces and Next Generation Wired/Wireless Networking - Third Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2010, and 10th... Smart Spaces and Next Generation Wired/Wireless Networking - Third Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2010, and 10th International Conference, NEW2AN 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia, August 23-25, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Sergey Balandin, Roman Dunaytsev, Yevgeni Koucheryavy
R1,583 Discovery Miles 15 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

th We welcome you to the joint proceedings of the anniversary 10 NEW2AN 2010 (Next Generation Teletra?c and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking) and Third ruSMART 2010 (Are You Smart) conferences held in St. Petersburg, Russia during August 23-25, 2010. OriginallytheNEW2ANconferencewaslaunchedbyITC(InternationalTe- tra?c Congress) in St. Petersburg in June 1993 as an ITC-Sponsored Regional International Teletra?c Seminar. The ?rst implementation was entitled "Tra?c Management and Routing in SDH Networks" and was hosted by R&D LONIIS. In 2002 the event received its current name, NEW2AN. In 2008 NEW2AN was joined by a new counterpartin smartspaces,ruSMART, hence boosting inter- tionbetweenresearchers,practitionersandengineersfromdi?erentareasofICT. th This year, in its 10 implementation, NEW2AN/ruSMART is an established conference with a unique cross-disciplinary mix of telecommunications science in Russia. NEW2AN/ruSMART has always featured outstanding keynotes from universities and companies from Europe, USA and Russia. th The 10 NEW2AN technical program addressed various aspects of ne- generationnetworkarchitectures.Newandinnovativedevelopmentsforenhanced signaling protocols, QoS mechanisms, cross-layeroptimization, tra? c charact- ization were also addressed within the program. In particular, issues of QoS in wireless and IP-based multiservice networks were dealt with, as well as ?nancial aspects of future networks. It is also worth mentioning that emphasis was place on wireless networks, including, but not limited to, cellular networks, wireless local area networks, personalarea networks, mobile ad hoc networks, and sensor networks.

Introduction to Concurrency in Programming Languages (Hardcover): Matthew J. Sottile, Timothy G. Mattson, Craig E. Rasmussen Introduction to Concurrency in Programming Languages (Hardcover)
Matthew J. Sottile, Timothy G. Mattson, Craig E. Rasmussen
R2,615 Discovery Miles 26 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Exploring how concurrent programming can be assisted by language-level techniques, Introduction to Concurrency in Programming Languages presents high-level language techniques for dealing with concurrency in a general context. It provides an understanding of programming languages that offer concurrency features as part of the language definition. The book supplies a conceptual framework for different aspects of parallel algorithm design and implementation. It first addresses the limitations of traditional programming techniques and models when dealing with concurrency. The book then explores the current state of the art in concurrent programming and describes high-level language constructs for concurrency. It also discusses the historical evolution of hardware, corresponding high-level techniques that were developed, and the connection to modern systems, such as multicore and manycore processors. The remainder of the text focuses on common high-level programming techniques and their application to a range of algorithms. The authors offer case studies on genetic algorithms, fractal generation, cellular automata, game logic for solving Sudoku puzzles, pipelined algorithms, and more. Illustrating the effect of concurrency on programs written in familiar languages, this text focuses on novel language abstractions that truly bring concurrency into the language and aid analysis and compilation tools in generating efficient, correct programs. It also explains the complexity involved in taking advantage of concurrency with regard to program correctness and performance.

Introduction to Scheduling (Hardcover): Yves Robert, Frederic Vivien Introduction to Scheduling (Hardcover)
Yves Robert, Frederic Vivien
R5,675 Discovery Miles 56 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Full of practical examples, Introduction to Scheduling presents the basic concepts and methods, fundamental results, and recent developments of scheduling theory. With contributions from highly respected experts, it provides self-contained, easy-to-follow, yet rigorous presentations of the material.

The book first classifies scheduling problems and their complexity and then presents examples that demonstrate successful techniques for the design of efficient approximation algorithms. It also discusses classical problems, such as the famous makespan minimization problem, as well as more recent advances, such as energy-efficient scheduling algorithms. After focusing on job scheduling problems that encompass independent and possibly parallel jobs, the text moves on to a practical application of cyclic scheduling for the synthesis of embedded systems. It also proves that efficient schedules can be derived in the context of steady-state scheduling. Subsequent chapters discuss scheduling large and computer-intensive applications on parallel resources, illustrate different approaches of multi-objective scheduling, and show how to compare the performance of stochastic task-resource systems. The final chapter assesses the impact of platform models on scheduling techniques.

From the basics to advanced topics and platform models, this volume provides a thorough introduction to the field. It reviews classical methods, explores more contemporary models, and shows how the techniques and algorithms are used in practice.

Applications of Evolutionary Computation - EvoApplications 2010: EvoCOMNET, EvoENVIRONMENT, EvoFIN, EvoMUSART, and EvoTRANSLOG,... Applications of Evolutionary Computation - EvoApplications 2010: EvoCOMNET, EvoENVIRONMENT, EvoFIN, EvoMUSART, and EvoTRANSLOG, Istanbul, Turkey, April 7-9, 2010, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Cecilia Di Chio, Anthony Brabazon, Marc Ebner, Muddassar Farooq, Andreas Fink, …
R2,951 Discovery Miles 29 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Evolutionary computation (EC) techniques are e?cient, nature-inspired me- ods based on the principles of natural evolution and genetics. Due to their - ciency and simple underlying principles, these methods can be used for a diverse rangeofactivitiesincludingproblemsolving,optimization,machinelearningand pattern recognition. A large and continuously increasing number of researchers and professionals make use of EC techniques in various application domains. This volume presents a careful selection of relevant EC examples combined with a thorough examination of the techniques used in EC. The papers in the volume illustrate the current state of the art in the application of EC and should help and inspire researchers and professionals to develop e?cient EC methods for design and problem solving. All papers in this book were presented during EvoApplications 2010, which included a range of events on application-oriented aspects of EC. Since 1998, EvoApplications - formerly known as EvoWorkshops - has provided a unique opportunity for EC researchers to meet and discuss application aspects of EC and has been an important link between EC research and its application in a variety of domains. During these 12 years, new events have arisen, some have disappeared,whileothershavematuredtobecomeconferencesoftheirown,such as EuroGP in 2000, EvoCOP in 2004, and EvoBIO in 2007. And from this year, EvoApplications has become a conference as well.

A Textbook of Data Structures and Algorithms Volume 1 - Mastering Linear Data Structures (Hardcover): Vijayalakshmi P A Textbook of Data Structures and Algorithms Volume 1 - Mastering Linear Data Structures (Hardcover)
Vijayalakshmi P
R3,515 Discovery Miles 35 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Criminal Futures - Predictive Policing and Everyday Police Work (Paperback): Simon Egbert, Matthias Leese Criminal Futures - Predictive Policing and Everyday Police Work (Paperback)
Simon Egbert, Matthias Leese
R1,216 Discovery Miles 12 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book explores how predictive policing transforms police work. Police departments around the world have started to use data-driven applications to produce crime forecasts and intervene into the future through targeted prevention measures. Based on three years of field research in Germany and Switzerland, this book provides a theoretically sophisticated and empirically detailed account of how the police produce and act upon criminal futures as part of their everyday work practices. The authors argue that predictive policing must not be analyzed as an isolated technological artifact, but as part of a larger sociotechnical system that is embedded in organizational structures and occupational cultures. The book highlights how, for crime prediction software to come to matter and play a role in more efficient and targeted police work, several translation processes are needed to align human and nonhuman actors across different divisions of police work. Police work is a key function for the production and maintenance of public order, but it can also discriminate, exclude, and violate civil liberties and human rights. When criminal futures come into being in the form of algorithmically produced risk estimates, this can have wide-ranging consequences. Building on empirical findings, the book presents a number of practical recommendations for the prudent use of algorithmic analysis tools in police work that will speak to the protection of civil liberties and human rights as much as they will speak to the professional needs of police organizations. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, and cultural studies as well as to police practitioners and civil liberties advocates, in addition to all those who are interested in how to implement reasonable forms of data-driven policing.

Soft Computing Techniques for Engineering Optimization (Hardcover): Kaushik Kumar, Supriyo Roy, J. Paulo Davim Soft Computing Techniques for Engineering Optimization (Hardcover)
Kaushik Kumar, Supriyo Roy, J. Paulo Davim
R4,494 Discovery Miles 44 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book covers the issues related to optimization of engineering and management problems using soft computing techniques with an industrial outlook. It covers a broad area related to real life complex decision making problems using a heuristics approach. It also explores a wide perspective and future directions in industrial engineering research on a global platform/scenario. The book highlights the concept of optimization, presents various soft computing techniques, offers sample problems, and discusses related software programs complete with illustrations. Features Explains the concept of optimization and relevance to soft computing techniques towards optimal solution in engineering and management Presents various soft computing techniques Offers problems and their optimization using various soft computing techniques Discusses related software programs, with illustrations Provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to handle relevant software for obtaining the optimal solution to various engineering problems

Is Intelligence an Algorithm? (Paperback): Antonin Tuynman Is Intelligence an Algorithm? (Paperback)
Antonin Tuynman
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do we understand the world around us? How do we solve problems? Often the answer to these questions follows a certain pattern, an algorithm if you wish. This is the case when our analytical left-brain side is at work. However, there are also elements in our behaviour where intelligence appears to follow a more elusive path, which cannot easily be characterised as a specific sequence of steps. Is Intelligence an Algorithm? offers an insight into intelligence as it functions in nature, like human or animal intelligence, but also sheds light on modern developments in the field of artificial intelligence, proposing further architectural solutions for the creation of a so-called global Webmind.

How Things Work - The Technology Edition (Paperback): Charles F. Bowman How Things Work - The Technology Edition (Paperback)
Charles F. Bowman
R1,423 Discovery Miles 14 230 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Provides simple, conceptual descriptions of everyday technologies * Includes clear examples and diagrams that demonstrate the principles and techniques, not just a "how-to" punch list * Covers advanced topics for readers who want to dive into the deep end of the technology pool * Avoids jargon-where terminology does appear, the text will provide clear, concise definitions

S-BPM ONE - Learning by Doing - Doing by Learning - Third International Conference S-BPM ONE 2011, Ingolstadt, Germany,... S-BPM ONE - Learning by Doing - Doing by Learning - Third International Conference S-BPM ONE 2011, Ingolstadt, Germany, September 29-30, 2011, Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Werner Schmidt
R1,529 Discovery Miles 15 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Subject-Oriented Business Process Management, S-BPM ONE 2011, held in Ingolstadt, Germany, in September 2011. The papers feature the analysis, modeling, implementation, execution and management of interaction patterns with an explicit stakeholder focus and also embrace themes pertaining to the engineering and management of systems and organizations, particularly with respect to the areas of interaction culture, process-aware information systems, strategic alignment, and governance structures.

Algorithm Design Practice for Collegiate Programming Contests and Education (Paperback): Yonghui Wu, Jian-De Wang Algorithm Design Practice for Collegiate Programming Contests and Education (Paperback)
Yonghui Wu, Jian-De Wang
R2,928 Discovery Miles 29 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book can be used as an experiment and reference book for algorithm design courses, as well as a training manual for programming contests. It contains 247 problems selected from ACM-ICPC programming contests and other programming contests. There's detailed analysis for each problem. All problems, and test datum for most of problems will be provided online. The content will follow usual algorithms syllabus, and problem-solving strategies will be introduced in analyses and solutions to problem cases. For students in computer-related majors, contestants and programmers, this book can polish their programming and problem-solving skills with familarity of algorithms and mathematics.

Image Analysis and Recognition - 8th International Conference, ICIAR 2011, Burnaby, BC, Canada, June 22-24, 2011. Proceedings,... Image Analysis and Recognition - 8th International Conference, ICIAR 2011, Burnaby, BC, Canada, June 22-24, 2011. Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, Edition.)
Mohamed Kamel, Aurelio Campilho
R1,561 Discovery Miles 15 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The two-volume set LNCS 6753/6754 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Image and Recognition, ICIAR 2011, held in Burnaby, Canada, in June 2011. The 84 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 147 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on image and video processing; feature extraction and pattern recognition; computer vision; color, texture, motion and shape; tracking; biomedical image analysis; biometrics; face recognition; image coding, compression and encryption; and applications.

Frontiers in Algorithmics and Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management - Joint International Conference, FAW-AAIM... Frontiers in Algorithmics and Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management - Joint International Conference, FAW-AAIM 2011, Jinhua, China, May 28-31, 2011, Proceedings (Paperback, 2011)
Mikhail Atallah, Xiang-Yang Li, Binhai Zhu
R1,553 Discovery Miles 15 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 5th International Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop, FAW 2011, and the 7th International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management, AAIM 2011, jointly held in Jinhua, China, in May 2011. The 35 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 92 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in the areas of algorithmics, combinatorial optimization and their applications presenting current trends of research.

Nested algorithms for optimal reservoir operation and their embedding in a decision support platform (Hardcover): Blagoj... Nested algorithms for optimal reservoir operation and their embedding in a decision support platform (Hardcover)
Blagoj Delipetrev
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Reservoir operation is a multi-objective optimization problem, and is traditionally solved with dynamic programming (DP) and stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) algorithms. The thesis presents novel algorithms for optimal reservoir operation, named nested DP (nDP), nested SDP (nSDP), nested reinforcement learning (nRL) and their multi-objective (MO) variants, correspondingly MOnDP, MOnSDP and MOnRL. The idea is to include a nested optimization algorithm into each state transition, which reduces the initial problem dimension and alleviates the curse of dimensionality. These algorithms can solve multi-objective optimization problems, without significantly increasing the algorithm complexity or the computational expenses. It can additionally handle dense and irregular variable discretization. All algorithms are coded in Java and were tested on the case study of the Knezevo reservoir in the Republic of Macedonia. Nested optimization algorithms are embedded in a cloud application platform for water resources modeling and optimization. The platform is available 24/7, accessible from everywhere, scalable, distributed, interoperable, and it creates a real-time multiuser collaboration platform. This thesis contributes with new and more powerful algorithms for an optimal reservoir operation and cloud application platform. All source codes are available for public use and can be used by researchers and practitioners to further advance the mentioned areas.

Learning Classifier Systems - 11th International Workshop, IWLCS 2008, Atlanta, GA, USA, July 13, 2008, and 12th International... Learning Classifier Systems - 11th International Workshop, IWLCS 2008, Atlanta, GA, USA, July 13, 2008, and 12th International Workshop, IWLCS 2009, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 9, 2009, Revised Selected Papers (Paperback, Edition.)
Jaume Bacardit, Will Browne, Jan Drugowitsch, Ester Bernado-Mansilla, Martin V. Butz
R1,494 Discovery Miles 14 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed joint post-conference proceedings of two consecutive International Workshops on Learning Classifier Systems that took place in Atlanta, GA, USA in July 2008, and in Montreal, Canada, in July 2009 - all hosted by the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO. The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from the workshop contributions. The papers are organized in topical sections on LCS in general, function approximation, LCS in complex domains, and applications.

Design and Modeling for Computer Experiments (Hardcover, New): Kai-Tai Fang, Runze Li, Agus Sudjianto Design and Modeling for Computer Experiments (Hardcover, New)
Kai-Tai Fang, Runze Li, Agus Sudjianto
R2,902 Discovery Miles 29 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Computer simulations based on mathematical models have become ubiquitous across the engineering disciplines and throughout the physical sciences. Successful use of a simulation model, however, requires careful interrogation of the model through systematic computer experiments. While specific theoretical/mathematical examinations of computer experiment design are available, those interested in applying proposed methodologies need a practical presentation and straightforward guidance on analyzing and interpreting experiment results. Written by authors with strong academic reputations and real-world practical experience, Design and Modeling for Computer Experiments is exactly the kind of treatment you need. The authors blend a sound, modern statistical approach with extensive engineering applications and clearly delineate the steps required to successfully model a problem and provide an analysis that will help find the solution. Part I introduces the design and modeling of computer experiments and the basic concepts used throughout the book. Part II focuses on the design of computer experiments. The authors present the most popular space-filling designs - like Latin hypercube sampling and its modifications and uniform design - including their definitions, properties, construction and related generating algorithms. Part III discusses the modeling of data from computer experiments. Here the authors present various modeling techniques and discuss model interpretation, including sensitivity analysis. An appendix reviews the statistics and mathematics concepts needed, and numerous examples clarify the techniques and their implementation. The complexity of real physical systems means that thereis usually no simple analytic formula that sufficiently describes the phenomena. Useful both as a textbook and professional reference, this book presents the techniques you need to design and model computer experiments for practical problem solving.

Complexity Theory and Law - Mapping an Emergent Jurisprudence (Hardcover): Jamie Murray, Steven Wheatley, Thomas Webb Complexity Theory and Law - Mapping an Emergent Jurisprudence (Hardcover)
Jamie Murray, Steven Wheatley, Thomas Webb
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of essays explores the different ways the insights from complexity theory can be applied to law. Complexity theory - a variant of systems theory - views law as an emergent, complex, self-organising system comprised of an interactive network of actors and systems that operate with no overall guiding hand, giving rise to complex, collective behaviour in law communications and actions. Addressing such issues as the unpredictability of legal systems, the ability of legal systems to adapt to changes in society, the importance of context, and the nature of law, the essays look to the implications of a complexity theory analysis for the study of public policy and administrative law, international law and human rights, regulatory practices in business and finance, and the practice of law and legal ethics. These are areas where law, which craves certainty, encounters unending, irresolvable complexity. This collection shows the many ways complexity theory thinking can reshape and clarify our understanding of the various problems relating to the theory and practice of law.

Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods (Hardcover): Yun-Bin Zhao Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods (Hardcover)
Yun-Bin Zhao
R4,804 Discovery Miles 48 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Seeking sparse solutions of underdetermined linear systems is required in many areas of engineering and science such as signal and image processing. The efficient sparse representation becomes central in various big or high-dimensional data processing, yielding fruitful theoretical and realistic results in these fields. The mathematical optimization plays a fundamentally important role in the development of these results and acts as the mainstream numerical algorithms for the sparsity-seeking problems arising from big-data processing, compressed sensing, statistical learning, computer vision, and so on. This has attracted the interest of many researchers at the interface of engineering, mathematics and computer science. Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods presents the state of the art in theory and algorithms for signal recovery under the sparsity assumption. The up-to-date uniqueness conditions for the sparsest solution of underdertemined linear systems are described. The results for sparse signal recovery under the matrix property called range space property (RSP) are introduced, which is a deep and mild condition for the sparse signal to be recovered by convex optimization methods. This framework is generalized to 1-bit compressed sensing, leading to a novel sign recovery theory in this area. Two efficient sparsity-seeking algorithms, reweighted l1-minimization in primal space and the algorithm based on complementary slackness property, are presented. The theoretical efficiency of these algorithms is rigorously analysed in this book. Under the RSP assumption, the author also provides a novel and unified stability analysis for several popular optimization methods for sparse signal recovery, including l1-mininization, Dantzig selector and LASSO. This book incorporates recent development and the author's latest research in the field that have not appeared in other books.

Algorithms of Oppression - How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (Paperback): Safiya Umoja Noble Algorithms of Oppression - How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (Paperback)
Safiya Umoja Noble
R796 R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Save R113 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms Run a Google search for "black girls"-what will you find? "Big Booty" and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in "white girls," the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and un-moderated discussions about "why black women are so sassy" or "why black women are so angry" presents a disturbing portrait of black womanhood in modern society. In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities, and activities. Data discrimination is a real social problem; Noble argues that the combination of private interests in promoting certain sites, along with the monopoly status of a relatively small number of Internet search engines, leads to a biased set of search algorithms that privilege whiteness and discriminate against people of color, specifically women of color. Through an analysis of textual and media searches as well as extensive research on paid online advertising, Noble exposes a culture of racism and sexism in the way discoverability is created online. As search engines and their related companies grow in importance-operating as a source for email, a major vehicle for primary and secondary school learning, and beyond-understanding and reversing these disquieting trends and discriminatory practices is of utmost importance. An original, surprising and, at times, disturbing account of bias on the internet, Algorithms of Oppression contributes to our understanding of how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in the 21st century.

Discrete Problems in Nature Inspired Algorithms (Hardcover): Anupam Shukla, Ritu Tiwari Discrete Problems in Nature Inspired Algorithms (Hardcover)
Anupam Shukla, Ritu Tiwari
R2,758 Discovery Miles 27 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book includes introduction of several algorithms which are exclusively for graph based problems, namely combinatorial optimization problems, path formation problems, etc. Each chapter includes the introduction of the basic traditional nature inspired algorithm and discussion of the modified version for discrete algorithms including problems pertaining to discussed algorithms.

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