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This insightful book provides a timely review of the potential
threats of advertising technologies, or adtech. It highlights the
need to protect internet users not only from privacy risks, but
also as consumers and citizens online dealing with a highly complex
technological setting. Jiahong Chen illustrates a concise overview
of the technical, economic and legal aspects of adtech together
with coverage of other important areas. These include: the ongoing
debates around online advertising and data protection, an
up-to-date analysis of the application of the GDPR, and insights
into both the practices and theories of the regulation of data
protection law. The book provides a clear picture of what is truly
at stake with online advertising practices, concluding with a
critical assessment of the current regime and a proposed approach
to reform data protection laws. This book will provide essential
reading for researchers and law students requiring an overview of
the legal framework and current practices, alongside legal
practitioners and policymakers evaluating the benefits and risks of
data-driven technologies.
The promises and realities of digital innovation have come to
suffuse everything from city regions to astronomy, government to
finance, art to medicine, politics to warfare, and from genetics to
reality itself. Digital systems augmenting physical space,
buildings, and communities occupy a special place in the
evolutionary discourse about advanced technology. The two
Intelligent Environments books edited by Peter Droege span a
quarter of a century across this genre. The second volume,
Intelligent Environments: Advanced Systems for a Healthy Planet,
asks: how does civilization approach thinking systems, intelligent
spatial models, design methods, and support structures designed for
sustainability, in ways that could counteract challenges to
terrestrial habitability? This book examines a range of baseline
and benchmark practices but also unusual and even sublime endeavors
across regions, currencies, infrastructure, architecture,
transactive electricity, geodesign, net-positive planning, remote
work, integrated transport, and artificial intelligence in
understanding the most immediate spatial setting: the human body.
The result of this quest is both highly informative and useful, but
also critical. It opens windows on what must fast become a central
and overarching existential focus in the face of anthropogenic
planetary heating and other threats-and raises concomitant
questions about direction, scope, and speed of that change.
This ground-breaking and timely book explores how big data,
artificial intelligence and algorithms are creating new types of
agency, and the impact that this is having on our lives and the
rule of law. Addressing the issues in a thoughtful,
cross-disciplinary manner, the authors examine the ways in which
data-driven agency is transforming democratic practices and the
meaning of individual choice. Leading scholars in law, philosophy,
computer science and politics analyse the latest innovations in
data science and machine learning, assessing the actual and
potential implications of these technologies. They investigate how
this affects our understanding of such concepts as agency,
epistemology, justice, transparency and democracy, and advocate a
precautionary approach that takes the effects of data-driven agency
seriously without taking it for granted. Scholars and students of
law, ethics and philosophy, in particular legal, political and
democratic theory, will find this book a compelling and invaluable
read, as will computer scientists interested in the implications of
their own work. It will also prove insightful for academics and
activists working on privacy, fairness and anti-discrimination.
Contributors include: J.E. Cohen, G. de Vries, S. Delacroix, P.
Dumouchel, C. Ess, M. Garnett, E.H. Gerding, R. Gomer, C. Graber,
M. Hildebrandt, C. Maple, K. O'Hara, P. Ohm, m.c. schraefel, D.
Stevens, N. van Dijk, M. Veale
The Designer's Guide to the Cortex-M Microcontrollers, Third
Edition provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the concepts
required to develop programs in C with a Cortex-M based
microcontroller. Sections cover architectural descriptions that are
supported with practical examples, enabling readers to easily
develop basic C programs to run on the Cortex-M0/M0+/M3 and M4 and
M7 and examine advanced features of the Cortex architecture, such
as memory protection, operating modes and dual stack operation.
Final sections examine techniques for software testing and code
reuse specific to Cortex-M microcontrollers. Users will learn the
key differences between the Cortex-M0/M0+/M3 and M4 and M7; how to
write C programs to run on Cortex-M based processors; how to make
the best use of the CoreSight debug system; the Cortex-M operating
modes and memory protection; advanced software techniques that can
be used on Cortex-M microcontrollers, and much more.
The medical domain is home to many critical challenges that stand
to be overcome with the use of data-driven clinical decision
support systems (CDSS), and there is a growing set of examples of
automated diagnosis, prognosis, drug design, and testing. However,
the current state of AI in medicine has been summarized as "high on
promise and relatively low on data and proof." If such problems can
be addressed, a data-driven approach will be very important to the
future of CDSSs as it simplifies the knowledge acquisition and
maintenance process, a process that is time-consuming and requires
considerable human effort. Diverse Perspectives and
State-of-the-Art Approaches to the Utilization of Data-Driven
Clinical Decision Support Systems critically reflects on the
challenges that data-driven CDSSs must address to become mainstream
healthcare systems rather than a small set of exemplars of what
might be possible. It further identifies evidence-based, successful
data-driven CDSSs. Covering topics such as automated planning,
diagnostic systems, and explainable artificial intelligence, this
premier reference source is an excellent resource for medical
professionals, healthcare administrators, IT managers, pharmacists,
students and faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers,
and academicians.
Cardiovascular and Coronary Artery Imaging, Volume Two presents the
basics of echocardiography, nuclear imaging and magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) and provides insights into their appropriate use. The
book covers state-of-the-art approaches for automated non-invasive
systems for early cardiovascular and coronary artery disease
diagnosis. It includes several prominent imaging modalities such as
MRI, CT and PET technologies. Other sections focus on major trends
and challenges in this area and present the latest techniques for
cardiovascular and coronary image analysis.
Customized Production Through 3D Printing in Cloud Manufacturing
explains how to combine the latest cloud manufacturing and additive
manufacturing technology to find innovative solutions to important
problems in research and industry. The manufacturing industry
strives constantly to improve levels of product personalization for
its customers, who have become increasingly demanding in this
respect in recent decades. Among the tools currently growing in use
in the industry, there is great potential to address this demand.
Cloud manufacturing maps manufacturing resources and capabilities
to the cloud, adding the capacity to gather decentralized
manufacturing resources and use manufacturing services on-demand,
and 3D printing provides strong support for truly individualized
manufactured components. This is the first book to cover the whole
lifecycle of 3D printing services in a cloud environment, including
topics like: cloud servitization of 3D printers, 3D printing model
design, supply-demand matching and scheduling, on-demand using and
pricing, printing monitoring in cloud, and printing service
evaluation. With a systematic introduction to this promising
manufacturing paradigm, as well as coverage of models and service
management to practical applications, this book will meet the needs
of a broad range of researchers as well as practitioners.
Coulomb Interactions in Particle Beams, Volume 223 in the Advances
in Imaging and Electron Physics series, merges two long-running
serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances
in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features articles on
the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices),
particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image
science, digital image processing, electromagnetic wave
propagation, electron microscopy, and computing methods used in all
these domains, with this release exploring Coulomb Interactions in
Particle Beams.
The damaging effects of cyberattacks to an industry like the
Cooperative Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) can be
tremendous. From the least important to the worst ones, one can
mention for example the damage in the reputation of vehicle
manufacturers, the increased denial of customers to adopt CCAM, the
loss of working hours (having direct impact on the European GDP),
material damages, increased environmental pollution due e.g., to
traffic jams or malicious modifications in sensors' firmware, and
ultimately, the great danger for human lives, either they are
drivers, passengers or pedestrians. Connected vehicles will soon
become a reality on our roads, bringing along new services and
capabilities, but also technical challenges and security threats.
To overcome these risks, the CARAMEL project has developed several
anti-hacking solutions for the new generation of vehicles. CARAMEL
(Artificial Intelligence-based Cybersecurity for Connected and
Automated Vehicles), a research project co-funded by the European
Union under the Horizon 2020 framework programme, is a project
consortium with 15 organizations from 8 European countries together
with 3 Korean partners. The project applies a proactive approach
based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to
detect and prevent potential cybersecurity threats to autonomous
and connected vehicles. This approach has been addressed based on
four fundamental pillars, namely: Autonomous Mobility, Connected
Mobility, Electromobility, and Remote Control Vehicle. This book
presents theory and results from each of these technical
directions.
Statistical Modeling in Machine Learning: Concepts and Applications
presents the basic concepts and roles of statistics, exploratory
data analysis and machine learning. The various aspects of Machine
Learning are discussed along with basics of statistics. Concepts
are presented with simple examples and graphical representation for
better understanding of techniques. This book takes a holistic
approach - putting key concepts together with an in-depth treatise
on multi-disciplinary applications of machine learning. New case
studies and research problem statements are discussed, which will
help researchers in their application areas based on the concepts
of statistics and machine learning. Statistical Modeling in Machine
Learning: Concepts and Applications will help statisticians,
machine learning practitioners and programmers solving various
tasks such as classification, regression, clustering, forecasting,
recommending and more.
Data Analysis for Social Microblogging Platforms explores the
nature of microblog datasets, also covering the larger field which
focuses on information, data and knowledge in the context of
natural language processing. The book investigates a range of
significant computational techniques which enable data and computer
scientists to recognize patterns in these vast datasets, including
machine learning, data mining algorithms, rough set and fuzzy set
theory, evolutionary computations, combinatorial pattern matching,
clustering, summarization and classification. Chapters focus on
basic online micro blogging data analysis research methodologies,
community detection, summarization application development,
performance evaluation and their applications in big data.
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Case Studies in Geospatial Applications to Groundwater Resources
provides thorough the most up-to-date techniques in GIS and
geostatistics as they relate to groundwater, through detailed case
studies that prove real-world applications of remote sensing
applications to this subject. Groundwater is the primary source of
fresh water in many parts of the world, while come regions are
becoming overly dependent on it, consuming groundwater faster than
it is naturally replenished and causing water tables to decline
unremittingly. India is the largest user of groundwater in the
world followed by China and the USA, with developing countries
using groundwater at an unsustainable rate. Systematic planning of
groundwater usage using modern techniques is essential for the
proper utilization, management and modeling of this precious but
shrinking natural resource. With the advent of powerful and
highspeed personal computers, efficient techniques for water
management have evolved, of which remote sensing, GIS (Geographic
Information Systems), GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and
Geostatistical techniques are of great significance. This book
advances the scientific understanding, development, and application
of geospatial technologies related to water resource management.
Case Studies in Geospatial Applications to Groundwater Resources is
a valuable reference for researchers and postgraduate students in
Earth and Environmental Sciences, especially GIS, agriculture,
hydrology, natural resources, and soil science, who need to be able
to apply the latest technologies in groundwater research in a
practical manner.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law,
expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be
accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Woodrow Barfield and Ugo Pagallo present a succinct
introduction to the legal issues related to the design and use of
artificial intelligence (AI). Exploring human rights,
constitutional law, data protection, criminal law, tort law, and
intellectual property law, they consider the laws of a number of
jurisdictions including the US, the European Union, Japan, and
China, making reference to case law and statutes. Key features
include: a critical insight into human rights and constitutional
law issues which may be affected by the use of AI discussion of the
concept of legal personhood and how the law might respond as AI
evolves in intelligence an introduction to current laws and
statutes which apply to AI and an identification of the areas where
future challenges to the law may arise. This Advanced Introduction
is ideal for law and social science students with an interest in
how the law applies to AI. It also provides a useful entry point
for legal practitioners seeking an understanding of this emerging
field.
In A Tour of C++, Third Edition, Bjarne Stroustrup provides an
overview of ISO C++, C++20, that aims to give experienced
programmers a clear understanding of what constitutes modern C++.
Featuring carefully crafted examples and practical help in getting
started, this revised and updated edition concisely covers most
major language features and the major standard-library components
needed for effective use. Stroustrup presents C++ features in the
context of the programming styles they support, such as
object-oriented and generic programming. His tour is remarkably
comprehensive. Coverage begins with the basics, then ranges widely
through more advanced topics, emphasizing newer language features.
This edition covers many features that are new in C++20 as
implemented by major C++ suppliers, including modules, concepts,
coroutines, and ranges. It even introduces some library components
in current use that are not scheduled for inclusion in the standard
until C++23. This authoritative guide does not aim to teach you how
to program (for that, see Stroustrup's Programming: Principles and
Practice Using C++, Second Edition), nor will it be the only
resource you'll need for C++ mastery (for that, see Stroustrup's
The C++ Programming Language, Fourth Edition, and recommended
online sources). If, however, you are a C or C++ programmer wanting
greater familiarity with the current C++ language, or a programmer
versed in another language wishing to gain an accurate picture of
the nature and benefits of modern C++, you won't find a shorter or
simpler introduction.
Applying mechanisms and principles of human intelligence and
converging the brain and artificial intelligence (AI) is currently
a research trend. The applications of AI in brain simulation are
countless. Brain-inspired intelligent systems will improve
next-generation information processing by applying theories,
techniques, and applications inspired by the information processing
principles from the brain. Exploring Future Opportunities of
Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence focuses on the convergence
of AI with brain-inspired intelligence. It presents research on
brain-inspired cognitive machines with vision, audition, language
processing, and thinking capabilities. Covering topics such as data
analysis tools, knowledge representation, and super-resolution,
this premier reference source is an essential resource for
engineers, developers, computer scientists, students and educators
of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.
This insightful book discusses how states deploy frontier and
digital technologies to manage and control migratory movements.
Assessing the development of blockchain technologies for digital
identities and cash transfer; artificial intelligence for smart
borders, resettlement of refugees and assessing asylum
applications; social media and mobile phone applications to track
and surveil migrants, it critically examines the consequences of
new technological developments and evaluates their impact on the
rights of migrants and refugees. Chapters evaluate the
technology-based public-private projects that govern migration
globally and illustrate the political implications of these virtual
borders. International contributors compare and contrast different
forms of political expression, in both personal technologies, such
as social media for refugees and smugglers, and automated
decision-making algorithms used by states to enable migration
governance. This timely book challenges hegemonic approach to
migration governance and provides cases demonstrating the dangers
of employing frontier technologies denying basic rights, liberties
and agencies of migrants and refugees. Stepping into a contentious
political climate for migrants and refugees, this provocative book
is ideal reading for scholars and researchers of political science
and public policy, particularly those focusing on migration and
refugee studies. It will also benefit policymakers and
practitioners dealing with migration, such as humanitarian NGOs, UN
agencies and local authorities.
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