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Books > Computing & IT
The role of data fusion has been expanding in recent years through
the incorporation of pervasive applications, where the physical
infrastructure is coupled with information and communication
technologies, such as wireless sensor networks for the internet of
things (IoT), e-health and Industry 4.0. In this edited reference,
the authors provide advanced tools for the design, analysis and
implementation of inference algorithms in wireless sensor networks.
The book is directed at the sensing, signal processing, and ICTs
research communities. The contents will be of particular use to
researchers (from academia and industry) and practitioners working
in wireless sensor networks, IoT, E-health and Industry 4.0
applications who wish to understand the basics of inference
problems. It will also be of interest to professionals, and
graduate and PhD students who wish to understand the fundamental
concepts of inference algorithms based on intelligent and
energy-efficient protocols.
In his final book, the late Henry Kissinger joins forces with two
leading technologists to mount a profound exploration of the epochal
challenges and opportunities presented by the revolution in Artificial
Intelligence.
As it absorbs data, gains agency, and intermediates between humans and
reality, AI (Artificial Intelligence) will help us to address enormous
crises, from climate change to geopolitical conflicts to income
inequality. It might well solve some of the greatest mysteries of our
universe and elevate the human spirit to unimaginable heights. But it
will also pose challenges on a scale and of an intensity that we have
never seen - usurping our power of independent judgment and action,
testing our relationship with the divine, and perhaps even spurring a
new phase in human evolution.
The last book of elder statesman Henry Kissinger, written with
technologists Craig Mundie and Eric Schmidt, Genesis charts a course
between blind faith and unjustified fear as it outlines an effective
strategy for navigating the age of AI.
Recent advancements in technology have allowed for significant
improvements to computer software design and development. By
utilizing the latest available frameworks, developers can build
more innovative applications. Developing Service-Oriented
Applications using the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Framework is a pivotal source of research on the latest protocols
and concepts for applying the Windows Communication Foundation
(WCF) framework in the development of computer software
applications. Highlighting pivotal perspectives on topics such as
interoperability, programming methodologies, and security
considerations, this book is ideally designed for professionals,
researchers, graduate students, software developers, and
practitioners interested in the optimization of service-oriented
architectures.
Virtual work, which was steadily on the rise even before the
pandemic, is explored in this timely book that describes the impact
of technology on our work experiences, ranging from the individual
psychological level to the broad societal implications. Widespread
remote work is now possible, but it comes with its share of
frustrations. Virtual work has changed our lives in ways big and
small, from trying to balance our time to what we wear and where we
sit and from how we communicate to where we should look during a
videoconference. It's also fundamentally changed what kinds of jobs
we can now do. Grounded in research and including lively personal
anecdotes, The 10-Second Commute provides a thoughtful and
comprehensive scan of the nature of virtual work. The authors, both
researchers in management and technology, explore the current
questions of our virtual lives, such as: Why Zoom instead of Skype?
Why are emojis so useful? Why is videoconferencing so exhausting?
How does diversity at work both help and hinder productivity?
Virtual work is more than just work-it permeates our whole lives,
and it will continue to do so as hybrid work arrangements become
the new normal. Helping readers better understand the virtual work
experience, this book will engage and inform everyone who is still
trying to make it work. Discusses the conflicting roles of work and
home lives that can create challenges when working from home
Provides commentary on the big changes in our society based on
virtual work, such as the gig economy and the rise and fall of new
innovations in technology Includes interviews with relevant experts
on all facets of remote work, including architecture, programming,
fashion, telemedicine, law, education, tech entrepreneurship,
online recruiting, and leading virtual teams Discusses how
colleagues form and maintain working relationships online Explores
the pain points of videoconferencing, such as Zoom fatigue, virtual
background and clothing choices, visual gaze, language and emotion
online, and the complications of the self-view Identifies trends
with respect to choosing space to work in, whether at the kitchen
table, a coffee shop, or a dedicated remote workspace
Crossing the Bridge of the Digital Divide: A Walk with Global
Leaders explores the combined effect of the rapid growth of
information as an increasingly fragmented information base, a large
component of which is available only to people with money and/or
acceptable institutional affiliations. In the recent past, the
outcome of these challenges has been characterized as the ""digital
divide"" between the information "haves" and "have nots" along
racial and socio economic lines that seem to widen as time passes.
To address the issues of digital equity and digital inequality in
an effort to bridge the digital divide, educational scholars,
researchers and practitioners are in positions to ensure equitable
opportunities are made available for people of all ages, races,
ability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity in support of social
justice for bridging the digital divide. The digital divide
addresses issues concerning equal opportunity, equity and access
that have an effect on the development of marginalized and
otherwise disenfranchised populations within and across systems
nationally and internationally. The contributing authors-
representing Unites States, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and
the UK - posit that education institutions can serve as the bridge
to close the digital divide for students who do not have access to
information technology in their homes. At a time when more
computers are made available in schools than ever before, the
digital divide continues to widen and fewer people in the lowest
SES groups are given the opportunity to join the world of computer
technology and the internet. As a result, the influence of
leadership activity on institutional racism, gender discrimination,
inequality of opportunity, inequity of educational processes,
digital exclusion, and justice have gained currency and attention.
The contributing national and international authors examine the
digital divide in terms of social justice leadership, equity and
access. It is within this context that the authors offer
discussions from a lens of their choice, i.e. conceptual, review of
literature, epistemological, etc. By adopting an educational
approach to bridging the digital divide, researchers and
practitioners can connect and extend long- established lines of
conceptual and empirical inquiry aimed at improving organizational
practices and thereby gain insights that might be otherwise
overlooked, or assumed. This holds great promise for generating,
refining, and testing theories of leadership for equity and access,
and helps strengthen already vibrant lines of inquiry on social
justice.
The technological advancements of today not only affect
individual's personal lives. They also affect the way urban
communities regard the improvement of their resident's lives.
Research involving these autonomic reactions to the growing needs
of the people is desperately needed to transform the cities of
today into the cities of the future. Driving the Development,
Management, and Sustainability of Cognitive Cities is a pivotal
reference source that explores and improves the understanding of
the strategic role of sustainable cognitive cities in residents'
routine life styles. Such benefits to residents and businesses
include having access to world-class training while sitting at
home, having their wellbeing observed consistently, and having
their medical issues identified before occurrence. This book is
ideally designed for administrators, policymakers, industrialists,
and researchers seeking current research on developing and managing
cognitive cities.
Modern day and technology-rich environments require a
reconceptualization of how the nature of technology influences
urban areas. Rethinking the way we apply these technologies will
not only alter the way people communicate and interact, but it will
also alter how individuals learn and explore the world around them.
Ambient Urbanities as the Intersection Between the IoT and the IoP
in Smart Cities offers insights about the ambient in 21st century
smart cities, learning cities, responsive cities, and future
cities, and highlights the importance of people as critical to the
urban fabric of smart cities that are increasingly embedded with
pervasive and often invisible technologies. The book, based on an
urban research study, explores urbanity from multiple perspectives
ranging from the cultural to the geographic. While highlighting
topics including digital literacies, smarter governance, and
information architectures, this book is ideally designed for
students, educators, researchers, the business community, city
government staff and officials, urban practitioners, and those
concerned with contemporary and emerging complex urban challenges
and opportunities.
As technology weaves itself more tightly into everyday life,
socio-economic development has become intricately tied to these
ever-evolving innovations. Technology management is now an integral
element of sound business practices, and this revolution has opened
up many opportunities for global communication. However, such swift
change warrants greater research that can foresee and possibly
prevent future complications within and between organizations. The
Handbook of Research on Engineering Innovations and Technology
Management in Organizations is a collection of innovative research
that explores global concerns in the applications of technology to
business and the explosive growth that resulted. Highlighting a
wide range of topics such as cyber security, legal practice, and
artificial intelligence, this book is ideally designed for
engineers, manufacturers, technology managers, technology
developers, IT specialists, productivity consultants, executives,
lawyers, programmers, managers, policymakers, academicians,
researchers, and students.
Vehicular networks were first developed to ensure safe driving and
to extend the Internet to the road. However, we can now see that
the ability of vehicles to engage in cyber-activity may result in
tracking and privacy violations through the interception of
messages, which are frequently exchanged on road. This book serves
as a guide for students, developers and researchers who are
interested in vehicular networks and the associated security and
privacy issues. It facilitates the understanding of the
technologies used and their various types, highlighting the
importance of privacy and security issues and the direct impact
they have on the safety of their users. It also explains various
solutions and proposals to protect location and identity privacy,
including two anonymous authentication methods that preserve
identity privacy and a total of five schemes that preserve location
privacy in the vehicular ad hoc networks and the cloud-enabled
internet of vehicles, respectively.
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