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Entropy and Free Energy in Structural Biology - From Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics to Computer Simulation... Entropy and Free Energy in Structural Biology - From Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics to Computer Simulation (Hardcover)
Hagai Meirovitch
R3,208 Discovery Miles 32 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- It provides a rigorous mathematical and physical basis to techniques that are often introduced on empirical basis - While the book covers a broad range of techniques, it starts at a basic theoretical level. This gives the book a strong foundation and makes it accessible to students from various backgrounds. - Has a computational focus unlike many competing titles

New Heritage - New Media and Cultural Heritage (Paperback): Yehuda Kalay, Thomas Kvan, Janice Affleck New Heritage - New Media and Cultural Heritage (Paperback)
Yehuda Kalay, Thomas Kvan, Janice Affleck
R1,371 Discovery Miles 13 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The use of new media in the service of cultural heritage is a fast growing field, known variously as virtual or digital heritage. New Heritage, under this denomination, broadens the definition of the field to address the complexity of cultural heritage such as the related social, political and economic issues. This book is a collection of 20 key essays, of authors from 11 countries, representing a wide range of professions including architecture, philosophy, history, cultural heritage management, new media, museology and computer science, which examine the application of new media to cultural heritage from a different points of view. Issues surrounding heritage interpretation to the public and the attempts to capture the essence of both tangible (buildings, monuments) and intangible (customs, rituals) cultural heritage are investigated in a series of innovative case studies.

Advances in Artificial Intelligence - IBERAMIA 2010 - 12th Ibero-American Conference on AI, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, November... Advances in Artificial Intelligence - IBERAMIA 2010 - 12th Ibero-American Conference on AI, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, November 1-5, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Angel Kuri-Morales, Guillermo R. Simari
R2,985 Discovery Miles 29 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

IBERAMIAisthe internationalconferenceseriesoftheIbero-Americanarti?cial intelligence community, which has met every two years since the 1988 meeting in Barcelona. The conference is supported by the main Ibero-American societies of AI and provides researchers from Latin America, Portugal, and Spain the opportunity to meet AI researchers from all over the world. Since its inception IBERAMIA has been a widely recognized international conference. Its papers havebeen written,presented,andpublishedinEnglish. Papersofthe maintrack have been published by Springer in the LNCS/LNAI series. This volume c- tains the papers accepted for presentation at IBERAMIA 2010, held in Bah' ?a Blanca, Argentina, in November 2010. A total of 178 papers were submitted for the main track, and 61 papers were accepted for publication and oral pres- tation. Each paper was reviewed by ?ve members of the Program Committee (PC), coordinated by a PC Chair. The PC consisted of 110 researchers from 74 universities andresearchcentersfrom 17di?erent countries. The statistics ofthe PC members are shown in the following table; the full list of PC members and reviewers can be found on the pages that follow.

Algorithmic Game Theory - Third International Symposium, SAGT 2010, Athens, Greece, October 18-20, 2010, Proceedings... Algorithmic Game Theory - Third International Symposium, SAGT 2010, Athens, Greece, October 18-20, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Spyros Kontogiannis, Elias Koutsoupias, Paul Spirakis
R1,544 Discovery Miles 15 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thepresentvolumewasdevotedto thethirdeditionofthe InternationalSym- sium on Algorithmic Game Theory (SAGT), an interdisciplinary scienti?c event intended to provide a forum for researchers as well as practitioners to exchange innovative ideas and to be aware of each other's e?orts and results. SAGT 2010 took place in Athens, on October 18-20, 2010. The present volume contains all contributed papers presented at SAGT 2010 together with the distinguished invited lectures of Amos Fiat (Tel-Aviv University, Israel), and Paul Goldberg (University of Liverpool, UK). The two invited papers are presented at the - ginning of the proceedings, while the regular papers follow in alphabetical order (by the authors' names). In response to the call for papers, the Program Committee (PC) received 61 submissions.Amongthesubmissionswerefour paperswith atleastonecoauthor that was also a PC member of SAGT 2010. For these PC-coauthored papers, anindependent subcommittee (EliasKoutsoupias,PaulG. Spirakis,andXiaotie Deng) made the judgment, and eventually two of these papers were proposedfor inclusion in the Scienti?c Program. For the remaining 57 (non-PC-coauthored) papers, the PC of SAGT 2010 conducted a thorough evaluation (at least 3, and on average 3.9 reviews per paper) and electronic discussion, and eventually selected 26 papers for inclusion in the Scienti?c Program. An additional tutorial, "Games Played in Physics", was also provided in SAGT 2010, courtesy of the academic research network Algogames (A??o?a????o) of the University of Patras.

Cellular Automata - 9th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, ACRI 2010, Ascoli Piceno,... Cellular Automata - 9th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, ACRI 2010, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, September 21-24, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Stefania Bandini, Sara Manzoni, Hiroshi Umeo, Giuseppe Vizzari
R3,004 Discovery Miles 30 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thisvolumecollectsthepapersselectedforpresentationatthe9thInternational Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry (ACRI 2010), held in Ascoli Piceno (Italy), September 21-24, 2010. ACRI conferences have been o?ering since 1994 a biennial scienti?c meeting to both scientists and innovation managersin academia and industriy to express and discuss their viewpoints on current and future trends, challenges, and sta- of-the-art solutions to various problems in the ?elds of arts, biology, chemistry, communication,ecology,economy,engineering,networks,physics, socialscience, and tra?c control. ACRI 2010 was organized by the Complex Systems and - ti?cial Intelligence (CSAI) research center of the University of Milano-Bicocca as a forum for the presentation and discussion of specialized results as well as general contributions to the growth of the cellular automata approach and its application. Cellular automata represent a very powerful approach to the study of spatio-temporal systems where complex phenomena are built up out of many simple localinteractions. The ACRI conferenceserieswas?rstorganizedin Italy (ACRI1994inRende,ACRI1996inMilan,andACRI1998inTrieste),andafter having moved to other Europeanand international settings, this year came back to Italy: ACRI 2000 in Karlsruhe (Germany), ACRI 2002 in Geneva (Switz- land), ACRI 2004 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), ACRI 2006 in Perpignan (France), and ACRI 2008 in Yokohama (Japan). In order to give a perspective in which both theoretical and applicational - pectsofcellularautomatacontributetothegrowthofthearea,thisbookmirrors the structure of the conference, groupingthe 74 papers into two main parts.

Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2010 - 13th International Conference, Beijing, China,... Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2010 - 13th International Conference, Beijing, China, September 20-24, 2010, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, Edition.)
Tianzi Jiang, Nassir Navab, Josien P.W. Pluim, Max A. Viergever
R3,018 Discovery Miles 30 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The13thInternationalConferenceonMedicalImageComputingandComputer- Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2010, was held in Beijing, China from 20-24 September,2010.ThevenuewastheChinaNationalConventionCenter(CNCC), China'slargestandnewestconferencecenterwith excellentfacilities andaprime location in the heart of the Olympic Green, adjacent to characteristic constr- tions like the Bird's Nest (National Stadium) and the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center). MICCAI is the foremost international scienti?c event in the ?eld of medical image computing and computer-assisted interventions. The annual conference has a high scienti?c standard by virtue of the threshold for acceptance, and accordingly MICCAI has built up a track record of attracting leading scientists, engineersandcliniciansfromawiderangeoftechnicalandbiomedicaldisciplines. This year, we received 786 submissions, well in line with the previous two conferences in New York and London. Three program chairs and a program committee of 31 scientists, all with a recognized standing in the ?eld of the conference, were responsible for the selection of the papers. The review process was set up such that each paper was considered by the three program chairs, two program committee members, and a minimum of three external reviewers. The review process was double-blind, so the reviewers did not know the identity of the authors of the submission. After a careful evaluation procedure, in which all controversialand gray area papers were discussed individually, we arrived at a total of 251 accepted papers for MICCAI 2010, of which 45 were selected for podium presentation and 206 for poster presentation. The acceptance percentage (32%) was in keeping with that of previous MICCAI conferences. All 251 papers are included in the three MICCAI 2010 LNCS volumes.

Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2010 - 13th International Conference, Beijing, China,... Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2010 - 13th International Conference, Beijing, China, September 20-24, 2010, Proceedings, Part III (Paperback, Edition.)
Tianzi Jiang, Nassir Navab, Josien P.W. Pluim, Max A. Viergever
R3,012 Discovery Miles 30 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The13thInternationalConferenceonMedicalImageComputingandComputer- Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2010, was held in Beijing, China from 20-24 September,2010.ThevenuewastheChinaNationalConventionCenter(CNCC), China'slargestandnewestconferencecenterwith excellentfacilities andaprime location in the heart of the Olympic Green, adjacent to characteristic constr- tions like the Bird's Nest (National Stadium) and the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center). MICCAI is the foremost international scienti?c event in the ?eld of medical image computing and computer-assisted interventions. The annual conference has a high scienti?c standard by virtue of the threshold for acceptance, and accordingly MICCAI has built up a track record of attracting leading scientists, engineersandcliniciansfromawiderangeoftechnicalandbiomedicaldisciplines. This year, we received 786 submissions, well in line with the previous two conferences in New York and London. Three program chairs and a program committee of 31 scientists, all with a recognized standing in the ?eld of the conference, were responsible for the selection of the papers. The review process was set up such that each paper was considered by the three program chairs, two program committee members, and a minimum of three external reviewers. The review process was double-blind, so the reviewers did not know the identity of the authors of the submission. After a careful evaluation procedure, in which all controversialand gray area papers were discussed individually, we arrived at a total of 251 accepted papers for MICCAI 2010, of which 45 were selected for podium presentation and 206 for poster presentation. The acceptance percentage (32%) was in keeping with that of previous MICCAI conferences. All 251 papers are included in the three MICCAI 2010 LNCS volumes.

Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2010 - 13th International Conference, Beijing, China,... Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2010 - 13th International Conference, Beijing, China, September 20-24, 2010, Proceedings Part I (Paperback, Edition.)
Tianzi Jiang, Nassir Navab, Josien P.W. Pluim, Max A. Viergever
R3,025 Discovery Miles 30 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The13thInternationalConferenceonMedicalImageComputingandComputer- Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2010, was held in Beijing, China from 20-24 September,2010.ThevenuewastheChinaNationalConventionCenter(CNCC), China'slargestandnewestconferencecenterwith excellentfacilities andaprime location in the heart of the Olympic Green, adjacent to characteristic constr- tions like the Bird's Nest (National Stadium) and the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center). MICCAI is the foremost international scienti?c event in the ?eld of medical image computing and computer-assisted interventions. The annual conference has a high scienti?c standard by virtue of the threshold for acceptance, and accordingly MICCAI has built up a track record of attracting leading scientists, engineersandcliniciansfromawiderangeoftechnicalandbiomedicaldisciplines. This year, we received 786 submissions, well in line with the previous two conferences in New York and London. Three program chairs and a program committee of 31 scientists, all with a recognized standing in the ?eld of the conference, were responsible for the selection of the papers. The review process was set up such that each paper was considered by the three program chairs, two program committee members, and a minimum of three external reviewers. The review process was double-blind, so the reviewers did not know the identity of the authors of the submission. After a careful evaluation procedure, in which all controversialand gray area papers were discussed individually, we arrived at a total of 251 accepted papers for MICCAI 2010, of which 45 were selected for podium presentation and 206 for poster presentation. The acceptance percentage (32%) was in keeping with that of previous MICCAI conferences. All 251 papers are included in the three MICCAI 2010 LNCS volumes.

Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality - 5th International Workshop, MIAR 2010, Beijing, China, September 19-20, 2010,... Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality - 5th International Workshop, MIAR 2010, Beijing, China, September 19-20, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Hongen Liao, P. J. "Eddie" Edwards, Xiaochuan Pan, Yong Fan, Guang-Zhong Yang
R1,609 Discovery Miles 16 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The 5th International Workshop on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality, MIAR 2010, was held at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), B- jing, China on September 19-20, 2010. MIAR has remained a truly international meeting, bringing together - searchers from all ?elds related to medical image analysis, visualization and targeted intervention.In recent years,technical advances in therapeutic delivery andagrowingdemandforpatient-speci?ctreatmenthaveacceleratedtheclinical applications of MIAR-related techniques. Imaging plays an increasingly imp- tant role in targeted therapy, with interventions such as drug or gene therapy relying on more accurate delivery tailored to individual patients. Rapid progress in surgical methodologies, such as those with robot assistance, demands p- cise guidance from both preoperative and intraoperative imaging. The volume of data available from existing and emerging imaging modalities leads to a - sire for more automated analysis for diagnosis, segmentation and registration. Research in this rapidly developing area is highly multi-disciplinary, integrating research in life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and medicine.

Recent Advances in the Message Passing Interface - 17th European MPI User's Group Meeting, EuroMPI 2010, Stuttgart,... Recent Advances in the Message Passing Interface - 17th European MPI User's Group Meeting, EuroMPI 2010, Stuttgart, Germany, September12-15, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, Edition.)
Rainer Keller, Edgar Gabriel, Jack Dongarra
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Parallel Computing is at the verge of a new era. Multi-core processors make parallel computing a fundamental skill required by all computer scientists. At the same time, high-end systems have surpassed the Peta?op barrier, and s- ni?cant e?orts are devoted to the development of hardware and software te- nologies for the next-generation Exascale systems. To reach this next stage, processor architectures, high-speed interconnects and programming models will go through dramatic changes. The Message Passing Interface (MPI) has been the most widespread programming model for parallel systems of today. A key questions of upcoming Exascale systems is whether and how MPI has to evolve inordertomeettheperformanceandproductivitydemandsofExascalesystems. EuroMPI is the successor of the EuroPVM/MPI series, a ?agship conf- ence for this community, established as the premier international forum for - searchers,usersandvendorsto presenttheir latestadvancesinMPIandmessage th passingsystemingeneral.The17 EuropeanMPIusersgroupmeetingwasheld in Stuttgart during September 12-15,2010.The conferencewasorganizedbythe High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart at the University of Stuttgart. ThepreviousconferenceswereheldinEspoo(2009),Dublin(2008),Paris(2007), Bonn(2006),Sorrento(2005),Budapest(2004),Venice(2003),Linz(2002),S- torini (2001), Balatonfured (2000), Barcelona (1999), Liverpool (1998), Krakow (1997), Munich (1996), Lyon (1995) and Rome (1994). The main topics of the conference were message-passing systems - especially MPI, performance, scalability and reliability issues on very large scale systems.

Airport Building Information Modelling (Hardcover): Ozan Koseoglu, Yusuf Arayici Airport Building Information Modelling (Hardcover)
Ozan Koseoglu, Yusuf Arayici
R3,466 Discovery Miles 34 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book details how Building Information Modelling is being successfully deployed in the planning, design, construction and future operation of the Istanbul New Airport, a mega-scale construction project incorporating a varying mix of infrastructures including terminals, runways, passenger gates, car parks, railways and roads. The book demonstrates how Airport Building Information Modelling (ABIM) is being used to: * facilitate collaboration, cooperation and integrated project delivery * manage subcontractors and eliminate cost over-runs * reduce waste on site and enhance overall quality * connect people in a virtual environment to encourage collaborative working * provide clients with an effective interface for lifecycle management including: design development, construction documentation, construction phases and BIM and Big Data Integration for future facilities management The book presents a best practice BIM project, demonstrating concurrent engineering, lean processes, collaborative design and construction, and effective construction management. Moreover, the book provides a visionary exemplar for the further use of BIM technologies in civil engineering projects including highways, railways and others on the way towards the Smart City vision. It is essential reading for all Built Environment and Engineering stakeholders.

Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - 11th International Conference, PROFES 2010, Limerick, Ireland, June 21-23, 2010,... Product-Focused Software Process Improvement - 11th International Conference, PROFES 2010, Limerick, Ireland, June 21-23, 2010, Proceedings (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Muhammad Ali Babar, Matias Vierimaa, Markku Oivo
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On behalf of the PROFES Organizing Committee we are proud to present the proce- th ings of the 11 International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2010), held in Limerick, Ireland. Since the first conference in 1999 the conference has established its place in the software engineering community as a respected conference that brings together participants from academia and industry. The roots of PROFES are in professional software process improvement motivated by product and service quality needs. The conference addresses both the solutions found in practice as well as relevant research results from academia. To ensure that PROFES retains its high quality and focus on the most relevant research issues, the conference has actively maintained close collaboration with industry and subsequently widened its scope to the research areas of collaborative and agile software devel- ment. The main themes of this year's conference were "Agile and Lean Processes" and "Engineering Service-Oriented Systems. " These two main themes enabled us to cover the contemporary software devel- ment demands and trends in a comprehensive manner and to tackle the most important current challenges identified by the software industry and software research com- nity--namely, the shift of focus from "products" to "services. " The technical program featured invited talks, research papers, and experience reports on the most relevant topics related to processes for developing software-intensive services and products. In addition, a number of workshops and tutorials were hosted.

Smart Graphics - 10th International Symposium on Smart Graphics, Banff, Canada, June 24-26 Proceedings (Paperback, 2010 ed.):... Smart Graphics - 10th International Symposium on Smart Graphics, Banff, Canada, June 24-26 Proceedings (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Robyn Taylor, Pierre Boulanger, Antonio Kruger, Patrick Olivier
R1,522 Discovery Miles 15 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The 10thInternationalSymposium on SmartGraphics was held during June 24- 26, 2010 in Ban?, Alberta, Canada. Smart Graphics brings together researchers and practitioners from the ?elds of computer graphics, arti?cial intelligence, cognitive science, graphic design and ?ne art. In response to the overwhelming success of Smart Graphics' conception as a AAAI Spring Symposium in 2000, its organizers decided to turn it into a self-contained event. Since then, annual Smart Graphics symposia have been held internationally, in such diverse locations as Heidelberg, Kyoto, Vancouver, Rennes, and most recently in 2009 in Salamanca, Spain, where Smart Gra- ics was intertwined with the 5th International Arts Festival of Castilla y Leon. Connecting last year's symposium to Salamanca's arts festival intensi?ed the creative ?avor of the Smart Graphics sessions, and sparked lively debate and discussion during the course of the symposium, inspiring exploration of the - terconnected relationships between the disciplines of arts and sciences. Building upon the momentum begun last year,it wassuggestedthat the 2010symposium would place speci?c emphasis on the integrationof scienti?c researchand digital media technology into the design of aesthetic experience and artistic practice. In 2010 we had the opportunity to collaborate with the Ban? New Media Institute to present the symposium at Canada's renowned Ban? Centre, a - cility known worldwide for its creative excellence in arts and culture research, education and practice.

Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, March 23-26, 2010,... Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, March 23-26, 2010, Proceedings, Part IV (Paperback, Edition.)
David Taniar, Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Eric Pardede, Bernady O. Apduhan
R2,966 Discovery Miles 29 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The four-volume set LNCS 6016 - 6019 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2010, held in Fukuoka, Japan, in March 2010. The four volumes contain papers presenting a wealth of original research results in the field of computational science, from foundational issues in computer science and mathematics to advanced applications in virtually all sciences making use of computational techniques. The topics of the fully refereed papers are structured according to the five major conference themes: computational methods, algorithms and scientific application, high performance computing and networks, geometric modelling, graphics and visualization, advanced and emerging applications, and information systems and technologies. Moreover, submissions from more than 30 special sessions and workshops contribute to this publication. These cover These cover topics such as geographical analysis, urban modeling, spatial statistics, wireless and ad hoc networking, logical, scientific and computational aspects of pulse phenomena in transitions, high-performance computing and information visualization, sensor network and its applications, molecular simulations structures and processes, collective evolutionary systems, software engineering processes and applications, molecular simulations structures and processes, internet communication security, security and privacy in pervasive computing environments, and mobile communications.

Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, March 23-26, 2010,... Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, March 23-26, 2010, Proceedings, Part III (Paperback, Edition.)
David Taniar, Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Eric Pardede, Bernady O. Apduhan
R2,976 Discovery Miles 29 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The four-volume set LNCS 6016 - 6019 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2010, held in Fukuoka, Japan, in March 2010. The four volumes contain papers presenting a wealth of original research results in the field of computational science, from foundational issues in computer science and mathematics to advanced applications in virtually all sciences making use of computational techniques. The topics of the fully refereed papers are structured according to the five major conference themes: computational methods, algorithms and scientific application, high performance computing and networks, geometric modelling, graphics and visualization, advanced and emerging applications, and information systems and technologies. Moreover, submissions from more than 30 special sessions and workshops contribute to this publication. These cover These cover topics such as geographical analysis, urban modeling, spatial statistics, wireless and ad hoc networking, logical, scientific and computational aspects of pulse phenomena in transitions, high-performance computing and information visualization, sensor network and its applications, molecular simulations structures and processes, collective evolutionary systems, software engineering processes and applications, molecular simulations structures and processes, internet communication security, security and privacy in pervasive computing environments, and mobile communications.

Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, March 23-26, 2010,... Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, March 23-26, 2010, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, Edition.)
David Taniar, Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Eric Pardede, Bernady O. Apduhan
R2,985 Discovery Miles 29 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The four-volume set LNCS 6016 - 6019 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2010, held in Fukuoka, Japan, in March 2010. The four volumes contain papers presenting a wealth of original research results in the field of computational science, from foundational issues in computer science and mathematics to advanced applications in virtually all sciences making use of computational techniques. The topics of the fully refereed papers are structured according to the five major conference themes: computational methods, algorithms and scientific application, high performance computing and networks, geometric modelling, graphics and visualization, advanced and emerging applications, and information systems and technologies. Moreover, submissions from more than 30 special sessions and workshops contribute to this publication. These cover These cover topics such as geographical analysis, urban modeling, spatial statistics, wireless and ad hoc networking, logical, scientific and computational aspects of pulse phenomena in transitions, high-performance computing and information visualization, sensor network and its applications, molecular simulations structures and processes, collective evolutionary systems, software engineering processes and applications, molecular simulations structures and processes, internet communication security, security and privacy in pervasive computing environments, and mobile communications.

Game Character Creation with Blender and Unity (Paperback): C Totten Game Character Creation with Blender and Unity (Paperback)
C Totten
R1,054 R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Save R257 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A complete guide to creating usable, realistic game characters with two powerful tools

Creating viable game characters requires a combination of skills. This book teaches game creators how to create usable, realistic game assets using the power of an open-source 3D application and a free game engine. It presents a step-by-step approach to modeling, texturing, and animating a character using the popular Blender software, with emphasis on low polygon modeling and an eye for using sculpting and textures, and demonstrates how to bring the character into the Unity game engine. Game creation is a popular and productive pursuit for both hobbyists and serious developers; this guide brings together two effective tools to simplify and enhance the processArtists who are familiar with Blender or other 3D software but who lack experience with game development workflow will find this book fills important gaps in their knowledgeProvides a complete tutorial on developing a game character, including modeling, UV unwrapping, sculpting, baking displacements, texturing, rigging, animation, and exportEmphasizes low polygon modeling for game engines and shows how to bring the finished character into the Unity game engine

Whether you're interested in a new hobby or eager to enter the field of professional game development, this book offers valuable guidance to increase your skills.

Advances in Neuro-Information Processing - 15th International Conference, ICONIP 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, November 25-28,... Advances in Neuro-Information Processing - 15th International Conference, ICONIP 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, November 25-28, 2008, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Mario Koeppen, Nikola Kasabov, George Coghill
R4,696 Discovery Miles 46 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The two volume set LNCS 5506 and LNCS 5507 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2008, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 2008.

The 260 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous ordinary paper submissions and 15 special organized sessions. 116 papers are published in the first volume and 112 in the second volume. The contributions deal with topics in the areas of data mining methods for cybersecurity, computational models and their applications to machine learning and pattern recognition, lifelong incremental learning for intelligent systems, application of intelligent methods in ecological informatics, pattern recognition from real-world information by svm and other sophisticated techniques, dynamics of neural networks, recent advances in brain-inspired technologies for robotics, neural information processing in cooperative multi-robot systems.

Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation (Hardcover): Jurgen Scheffran, Todd BenDor Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation (Hardcover)
Jurgen Scheffran, Todd BenDor
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Conflict is a major facet of many environmental challenges of our time. However, growing conflict complexity makes it more difficult to identify win-win strategies for sustainable conflict resolution. Innovative methods are needed to help predict, understand, and resolve conflicts in cooperative ways. Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation examines computer modeling techniques as an important set of tools for assessing environmental and resource-based conflicts and, ultimately, for finding pathways to conflict resolution and cooperation. This book has two major goals. First, it argues that complexity science can be a unifying framework for professions engaged in conflict studies and resolution, including anthropology, law, management, peace studies, urban planning, and geography. Second, this book presents an innovative framework for approaching conflicts as complex adaptive systems by using many forms of environmental analysis, including system dynamics modeling, agent-based modeling, evolutionary game theory, viability theory, and network analysis. Known as VIABLE (Values and Investments from Agent-Based interaction and Learning in Environmental systems), this framework allows users to model advanced facets of conflicts-including institution building, coalition formation, adaptive learning, and the potential for future conflict-and conflict resolution based on the long-term viability of the actors' strategies. Written for scholars, students, practitioners, and policy makers alike, this book offers readers an extensive introduction to environmental conflict research and resolution techniques. As the result of decades of research, the text presents a strong argument for conflict modeling and reviews the most popular and advanced techniques, including system dynamics modeling, agent-based modeling, and participatory modeling methods. This indispensable guide uses NetLogo, a widely used and free modeling software package, to implement the VIABLE modeling approach in three case study applications around the world. Readers are invited to explore, adapt, modify, and expand these models to conflicts they hope to better understand and resolve.

Digital Fabrication in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014):... Digital Fabrication in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Luca Caneparo
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Digital technologies are changing the relationship between design and construction: with computer models, CAD/CAM, and prototyping, designers can gain direct control of building and construction processes. The ability to digitally model designs, and thus to use those models directly in the context of production, creates a synthesis between design and construction in keeping with the tradition of the close relationship between design and craftsmanship, between the quality of the design and the rules of the craft. The evolution of the culture of design and construction is the underlying theme of this book. The aim is to discuss the direction that innovation is now taking, with a particular focus on today's cutting-edge architectures. The method addresses the ways in which different societies have dealt with the issues of their age regarding design and construction, the different contributions provided by various techniques, and with them the meanings expressed by the architecture. As building design using digital tools requires specific skills in the fabrication processes and in the languages used by information technology, the book also offers a practical guide to new methods and techniques of managing and controlling fabrication for AEC. A systematic analysis of new skills used in the design process presents an overview of opportunities for architects and engineers. By collecting information on significant projects and analyzing them, the book explores the technical and artistic potential of digital technology. The cases studied are the outcomes of groundbreaking projects which were able to give form and significance to technological research. They show that digital tools are not the exclusive prerogative of large firms but can also be adopted by teams working across small and medium-sized firms - firms which have been able to use informed research to link innovative design with the possibilities offered by digital fabrication in architecture.

Topology-Based Modeling of Textile Structures and Their Joint Assemblies - Principles, Algorithms and Limitations (Hardcover,... Topology-Based Modeling of Textile Structures and Their Joint Assemblies - Principles, Algorithms and Limitations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Yordan Kyosev
R2,918 R2,553 Discovery Miles 25 530 Save R365 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents the textile-, mathematical and mechanical background for the modelling of fiber based structures such as yarns, braided and knitted textiles. The hierarchical scales of these textiles and the structural elements at the different levels are analysed and the methods for their modelling are presented. The author reports about problems, methods and algorithms and possible solutions from his twenty year experience in the modelling and software development of CAD for textiles.

Modeling and Control of AC Machine using MATLAB (R)/SIMULINK (Hardcover): Mourad Boufadene Modeling and Control of AC Machine using MATLAB (R)/SIMULINK (Hardcover)
Mourad Boufadene
R1,754 Discovery Miles 17 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book introduces electrical machine modeling and control for electrical engineering and science to graduate, undergraduate students as well as researchers, who are working on modeling and control of electrical machines. It targets electrical engineering students who have no time to derive mathematical equations for electrical machines in particular induction machine (IM) and doubly fed induction machines (DFIM). The main focus is on the application of field oriented control technique to induction motor (IM) and doubly fed induction motor (DFIM) in details, and since the induction motors have many drawback using this technique, therefore the application of a nonlinear control technique (feedback linearization) is applied to a reduced order model of DFIM to enhance the performance of doubly fed induction motor. Features Serves as text book for electrical motor modeling, simulation and control; especially modeling of induction motor and doubly fed induction motor using different frame of references. Vector control (field oriented control) is given in more detailed, and is applied to induction motor. A nonlinear controller is applied to a reduced model of an doubly induction motor associated with a linear observer to estimate the unmeasured load torque, which is used to enhance the performance of the vector control to doubly fed induction motor. Access to the full MATLAB/SIMULINK blocks for simulation and control.

Analytical Modeling of Wireless Communication Systems (Paperback): CF Chiasserini Analytical Modeling of Wireless Communication Systems (Paperback)
CF Chiasserini
R3,863 Discovery Miles 38 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Wireless networks represent an inexpensive and convenient way to connect to the Internet. However, despite their applications across several technologies, one challenge still remains: to understand the behavior of wireless sensor networks and assess their performance in large-scale scenarios. When a large number of network nodes need to interact, developing suitable analytical models is essential to ensure the appropriate coverage and throughput of these networks and to enhance user mobility. This is intrinsically difficult due to the size and number of different network nodes and users. This book highlights some examples which show how this problem can be overcome with the use of different techniques. An intensive parameter analysis shows the reader how to the exploit analytical models for an effective development and management of different types of wireless networks.

Introduction to Modeling and Numerical Methods for Biomedical and Chemical Engineers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): Edward Gatzke Introduction to Modeling and Numerical Methods for Biomedical and Chemical Engineers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Edward Gatzke
R1,330 R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Save R69 (5%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This textbook introduces the concepts and tools that biomedical and chemical engineering students need to know in order to translate engineering problems into a numerical representation using scientific fundamentals. Modeling concepts focus on problems that are directly related to biomedical and chemical engineering. A variety of computational tools are presented, including MATLAB, Excel, Mathcad, and COMSOL, and a brief introduction to each tool is accompanied by multiple computer lab experiences. The numerical methods covered are basic linear algebra and basic statistics, and traditional methods like Newton's method, Euler Integration, and trapezoidal integration. The book presents the reader with numerous examples and worked problems, and practice problems are included at the end of each chapter.

Fuzzy Hybrid Computing in Construction Engineering and Management - Theory and Applications (Hardcover): Aminah Robinson Fayek Fuzzy Hybrid Computing in Construction Engineering and Management - Theory and Applications (Hardcover)
Aminah Robinson Fayek
R3,485 Discovery Miles 34 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an introduction to fuzzy logic and surveys emerging research trends and the application of state-of-the-art fuzzy hybrid computing techniques in the field of construction engineering and management. Authors cover the theory and implementation of fuzzy hybrid computing methodologies for arithmetic, optimization, machine learning, multi-criteria decision-making, simulation, cognitive maps and data modelling. The practical application of these techniques to solve real-world problems across a wide range of construction engineering and management issues is also demonstrated and discussed. The completion of effectively planned, executed and controlled construction projects is dependent on numerous interacting factors and human activities, both of which introduce vagueness and subjective uncertainty into already complex processes. While expert knowledge is an essential component of effective decision-making, analysis and consideration of expert knowledge expressed in linguistic terms remains a challenging aspect of construction engineering and management. Fuzzy logic, which has applications in many disciplines, has the potential to address certain challenges inherent in construction engineering and management, in part because of its strengths in modelling human reasoning, dealing with subjective uncertainty and computing with linguistic terms. However, fuzzy logic alone has a number of limitations that can only be overcome by its integration with other, complementary methodologies, together leading to advanced and powerful fuzzy hybrid computing techniques. This book is of particular interest to students, researchers and practitioners who want to learn about the latest developments in fuzzy hybrid computing in construction engineering and management.

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