This book presents the state of the art for multi-party fair exchange protocols and provides insight details regarding multi-party applications for buying physical products. The authors tackle the fairness problem in e-commerce protocols for buying physical products in scenarios involving complex and chained transactions and provide use cases of these protocols for B2C and B2B scenarios. The book also includes the formal verification of the fair multi-party exchange e-commerce protocols using the Constraint-Logic-based Attack Searcher from AVISPA, a tool for the Automated Validation of Internet Security Protocols and Applications. This book is mainly targeted to researchers in e-commerce security, yet it shall be interesting as well for professional developers in e-commerce. They all are provided with an understanding of and a starting point for designing secure multi-party e-commerce protocols.

Examine select retail business scenarios to learn basic mathematics, as well as probability and statistics required to analyze big data. This book focuses on useful and imperative applied analytics needed to build a retail business and explains mathematical concepts essential for decision making and communication in retail business environments. Everyone is a buyer or seller of products these days whether through a physical department store, Amazon, or their own business website. This book is a step-by-step guide to understanding and managing the mechanics of markups, markdowns, and basic statistics, math and computers that will help in your retail business. You'll tackle what to do with data once it is has accumulated and see how to arrange the data using descriptive statistics, primarily means, median, and mode, and then how to read the corresponding charts and graphs. Analytics for Retail is your path to creating visual representations that powerfully communicate information and drive decisions. What You'll Learn Review standard statistical concepts to enhance your understanding of retail data Understand the concepts of markups, markdowns and profit margins, and probability Conduct an A/B testing email campaign with all the relevant analytics calculated and explained Who This Book Is For This is a primer book for anyone in the field of retail that needs to learn or refresh their skills or for a reader who wants to move in their company to a more analytical position.

This book constitutes refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Algorithmic Bias in Search and Recommendation, BIAS 2022, held in April, 2022. The 9 full papers and 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The papers cover topics that go from search and recommendation in online dating, education, and social media, over the impact of gender bias in word embeddings, to tools that allow to explore bias and fairnesson the Web.

This two-volume set LNCS 13305 - 13306 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the thematic area Human Interface and the Management of Information, HIMI 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26-July 1, 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 poster papers included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The papers included in the HCII-HIMI volume set were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Human-centered design approaches; information design and quality; visual design; visualization and big data; Information, cognition and learning. Part II: Recommender systems; robots and avatars appearance and embodiment; information in virtual and augmented reality; information in complex technological environments.

This two-volume set LNCS 13305 - 13306 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the thematic area Human Interface and the Management of Information, HIMI 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26-July 1, 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 poster papers included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The papers included in the HCII-HIMI volume set were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Human-centered design approaches; information design and quality; visual design; visualization and big data; Information, cognition and learning. Part II: Recommender systems; robots and avatars appearance and embodiment; information in virtual and augmented reality; information in complex technological environments.

This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the Third International Conference on Innovations in Digital Economy, SPBU IDE 2021, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October 2021. The 23 papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected for publication from 153 submissions. The papers are organized according the following topical sections: economic efficiency and social consequences of digital innovations implementation; regional innovation systems and clusters as drivers of the economic growth during the Fourth Industrial Revolution; industrial, service and agricultural digitalization; response of an educational system and labor market to the digital-driven changes in the economic system; digital transformation trends in the government and financial sector.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in HCI, AI-HCI 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26 - July 1, 2022. A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. AI-HCI 2022 includes a total of 39 papers; they are grouped thematically as follows: Human-Centered AI; Explainable and Trustworthy AI; UX Design and Evaluation of AI-Enabled Systems; AI Applications in HCI.

This book offers a selection of the best papers presented at the annual international scientific conference "Digital Transformation in Industry: Trends, Management, Strategies (DTI2021)," held by the Institute of Economics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in Ekaterinburg (Russia) on October 29, 2021. The book focuses on the idea of introduction mechanisms for digitization processes and on highlighting successful digital transformation strategies in all sectors of industry. Key topics include the development of a cyber-physical production system for Industry 4.0; digital design technologies for enhancing the competitiveness of products and companies; digital twin-driven product manufacturing and services; and the effects of the industrial digital transformation on society and the environment. With regard to implementing IT and other technological innovations, lessons learned in developed and developing economies, as well as small and large enterprises, are included. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers and managers of industrial organizations alike.

This book highlights the latest research articles presented at the second Digital Marketing & eCommerce Conference in June 2021. Papers include a diverse set of digital marketing and eCommerce-related topics such as user psychology and behavior in social commerce, influencer marketing in social commerce, social media monetization strategies, social commerce characteristics and their impact on user behavior, branding on social media, social media-based business models, user privacy and security protection on social media, social video marketing and commerce, among other topics.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government and Organizations, HCIBGO 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022. The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The HCIBGO 2022 proceedings focuses in topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain, service design, live streaming in electronic commerce, visualization, and workplace design.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2022, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2022, which was held virtually in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5487 submissions. The DUXU 2022 proceedings comprise three volumes; they were organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Processes, Methods, and Tools for UX Design and Evaluation; User Requirements, Preferences, and UX Influential Factors; Usability, Acceptance, and User Experience Assessment. Part II: Emotion, Motivation, and Persuasion Design; Design for Well-being and Health.- Learning Experience Design; Globalization, Localization, and Culture Issues. Part III: Design Thinking and Philosophy; DUXU Case Studies; Design and User Experience in Emerging Technologies.

Get a complete introduction to Salt, the widely used Python-based configuration management and remote execution tool. This practical guide not only shows system administrators how to manage complex infrastructures with Salt, but also teaches developers how to use Salt to deploy and manage their applications. Written by two Salt experts, this book provides the information you need to deploy Salt in a production infrastructure right away. You'll also learn how to customize Salt and use salt-cloud to manage your virtualization. If you have experience with Linux and data formats such as JSON or XML, you're ready to get started. Understand what Salt can do, and get a high-level overview of basic commands Learn how execution modules let you interact with many systems at once Use states to define how you want a host or a set of hosts to look Dive into grains and pillars, Salt's basic data elements Control your infrastructure programmatically by extending Salt Master's functionality Extend Salt with custom modules, the Jinja templating language, and Python scripts

This book includes the proceedings of the second workshop on recommender systems in fashion and retail (2020), and it aims to present a state-of-the-art view of the advancements within the field of recommendation systems with focused application to e-commerce, retail, and fashion by presenting readers with chapters covering contributions from academic as well as industrial researchers active within this emerging new field. Recommender systems are often used to solve different complex problems in this scenario, such as product recommendations, or size and fit recommendations, and social media-influenced recommendations (outfits worn by influencers).

This book systematically summarizes China Internet development over the past 25 years, highlighting its strong impact on China's economy and society, and discussing the Chinese people's transition from beneficiaries and participants to builders, contributors and joint maintainers of cyberspace development. It describes the development achievements, status and development and trends in China Internet in 2019, systematically summarizes the main lessons learned during development, and analyzes China's strategic planning and policy actions. Further, it discusses topics such as development outcomes, future trends in information infrastructure, network information technology, digital economy, e-government, construction and management of network contents, cyberspace security, the legal construction of cyberspace, and international cyberspace governance. In addition, the book suggests improvements to the index system for China Internet development and offers an overall assessment of cyberspace security and informatization work throughout China in order to comprehensively and accurately demonstrate the level of China Internet development.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Web and Internet Economics, WINE 2021, which was held online during December 14-17, 2021. The conference was originally planned to take place in Potsdam, Germany, but changed to a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 41 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 146 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: mechanism design and pricing; matching, markets and equilibria; learning, fairness, privacy and behavioral models; social choice and cryptocurrencies.

This open access book presents the proceedings of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT)'s 29th Annual International eTourism Conference, which assembles the latest research presented at the ENTER2022 conference, which will be held on January 11-14, 2022. The book provides an extensive overview of how information and communication technologies can be used to develop tourism and hospitality. It covers the latest research on various topics within the field, including augmented and virtual reality, website development, social media use, e-learning, big data, analytics, and recommendation systems. The readers will gain insights and ideas on how information and communication technologies can be used in tourism and hospitality. Academics working in the eTourism field, as well as students and practitioners, will find up-to-date information on the status of research.

This two-volume set of IFIP AICT 617 and 618 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.6 International Working Conference "Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation" on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, held in Tiruchirappalli, India, in December 2020.The 86 revised full papers and 36 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions. The papers focus on the re-imagination of diffusion and adoption of emerging technologies. They are organized in the following parts: Part I: artificial intelligence and autonomous systems; big data and analytics; blockchain; diffusion and adoption technology; emerging technologies in e-Governance; emerging technologies in consumer decision making and choice; fin-tech applications; healthcare information technology; and Internet of Things Part II: diffusion of information technology and disaster management; adoption of mobile and platform-based applications; smart cities and digital government; social media; and diffusion of information technology and systems

This book introduces readers to state-of-the-art cases and tools for managing innovation in today's rapidly changing business environment. It provides a wealth of methodological knowhow and guidance on practical applications, as well as case studies that reveal various challenges in technology and innovation management. Written by a mix of academic scholars and practitioners, the respective chapters present tools and approaches for the early detection of emerging fields of innovation, as well as relevant processes and resources. The contributing authors hail from leading innovative companies including Google, Amazon, Intel, Daimler-Benz, and NASA.

Schon immer hat Technologiewandel zu Veranderungen in der Facharbeit und damit auch in der dualen Berufsausbildung gefuhrt. In dem vorliegenden Band wird der Wandel des UEberganges von der Festnetz-Telefonie zur Internet Protocol-Telefonie empirisch untersucht. Die evidenzbasierten Ergebnisse werden zu konkreten Vorschlagen zur Implementierung in die Lernfeldstruktur, zu Handlungsempfehlungen fur schulinterne Curricula sowie zu Vorschlagen zur Implementierung in den Unterricht weiterentwickelt und dargestellt.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Economy, ICDEc 2021. The conference was held during July 15-17, 2021. It was initially planned to take place in Tallin, Estonia, but changed to a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 18 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Digital strategies; virtual communities; digital assets and blockchain technology; artificial intelligence and data science; online education; digital transformation; and augmented reality and IOT.

This book constitutes late breaking papers from the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held in July 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Washington DC, USA but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 5222 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and governmental agencies from 81 countries submitted contributions, and 1276 papers and 241 posters were included in the volumes of the proceedings that were published before the start of the conference. Additionally, 174 papers and 146 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as "Late Breaking Work" (papers and posters). The contributions thoroughly cover the entire field of HCI, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2019, held in Rome, Italy, in June 2019. The 41 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 206 submissions. The book also contains one invited talk in full paper length. The papers were organized in topical sections named: information system engineering; requirements and modeling; data modeling and analysis; business process modeling and engineering; information system security; and learning and mining in information systems. Abstracts on the CAiSE 2019 tutorials can be found in the back matter of the volume.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2020, held in Valencia, Spain, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 53 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 submissions. They provide a comprehensive overview of major challenges and recent advances in various domains related to the digital transformation and collaborative networks and their applications with a strong focus on the following areas related to the main theme of the conference: collaborative business ecosystems; collaborative business models; collaboration platform; data and knowledge services; blockchain and knowledge graphs; maintenance, compliance and liability; digital transformation; skills for organizations of the future; collaboration in open innovation; collaboration in supply chain; simulation and analysis in collaborative systems; product and service systems; collaboration impacts; boosting sustainability through collaboration in Agri-food 4.0; digital innovation hubs for digitalizing European industry; and collaborative networks for health and wellness data management.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services, GECON 2021, in September 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually hosted by the Libera Universita Maria SS. Assunta (LUMSA), Rome, Italy. The 7 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. In addition, this book includes 8 work-in-progress papers and 2 extended abstracts. Chapters "AI Technologies and Motives for AI Adoption by Countries and Firms: A Systematic Literature Review"; "Knowledge Management Framework for Cloud Federation"; "Architecture for Orchestrating Containers in Cloud" and "Towards Software Compliance Specification and Enforcement using TOSCA" are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

This book presents the current state of research in information systems and digital transformation. Due to the global trend of digitalization and the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic, the need for innovative, high-quality research on information systems is higher than ever. In this context, the book covers a wide range of topics, such as digital innovation, business analytics, artificial intelligence, and IT strategy, which affect companies, individuals, and societies. This volume gathers the revised and peer-reviewed papers on the topic "Management" presented at the International Conference on Information Systems, held at the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2021.