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Author Marco Lanzagorta
This book offers a concise review of quantum radar theory. Our approach is pedagogical, making emphasis on the physics behind the operation of a hypothetical quantum radar. We concentrate our discussion on the two major models proposed to date: interferometric quant....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Computer Architecture, 5th Edition
Author David A. Patterson , John L. Hennessy
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Fifth Edition, explores the ways that software and technology in the cloud are accessed by digital media, such as cell phones, computers, tablets, and other mobile devices. The book, which became a part of Intel's 20....
Release Date 2011/10 -
The Semantic Sphere 1: Computation, Cognition and Information Economy
Author Pierre Lévy
The new digital media offers us an unprecedented memory capacity, an ubiquitous communication channel and a growing computing power. How can we exploit this medium to augment our personal and social cognitive processes at the service of human development? Combining ....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Applied Semantic Web Technologies
Author Jon Atle Gulla , Vijayan Sugumaran
The rapid advancement of semantic web technologies, along with the fact that they are at various levels of maturity, has left many practitioners confused about the current state of these technologies. Focusing on the most mature technologies, Applied Semantic Web T....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Author Andrew R. Teel , Luca Zaccarian
This book provides a wide variety of state-space--based numerical algorithms for the synthesis of feedback algorithms for linear systems with input saturation. Specifically, it addresses and solves the anti-windup problem, presenting the objectives and terminology o....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Author Kevin Wayne , Robert Sedgewick
This fourth edition of Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne’s Algorithms is the leading textbook on algorithms today and is widely used in colleges and universities worldwide. This book surveys the most important computer algorithms currently in use and provides a full ....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Data Structures and Algorithms in C++, Second Edition
Author David M. Mount , Roberto Tamassia , Michael T. Goodrich
An updated, innovative approach to data structures and algorithmsWritten by an author team of experts in their fields, this authoritative guide demystifies even the most difficult mathematical concepts so that you can gain a clear understanding of data structures an....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Algorithms in Computational Molecular Biology: Techniques, Approaches and Applications
Author Albert Y. Zomaya , Mourad Elloumi
This book represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on the topic of computational molecular biology. Bringing the most recent research into the forefront of discussion, Algorithms in Computational Molecular Biology studies the most i....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Liam Magee , Mary Kalantzis , Bill Cope
This book addresses the question of how knowledge is currently documented, and may soon be documented in the context of what it calls ‘semantic publishing’. This takes two forms: a more narrowly and technically defined ‘semantic web’; as well as a broader notion of ....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Building Software for Simulation: Theory and Algorithms, with Applications in C++
Author James J. Nutaro
A unique guide to the design and implementation of simulation softwareThis book offers a concise introduction to the art of building simulation software, collecting the most important concepts and algorithms in one place. Written for both individuals new to the fiel....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language
Author Magnus Lie Hetland
Python Algorithms explains the Python approach to algorithm analysis and design. Written by Magnus Lie Hetland, author of Beginning Python, this book is sharply focused on classical algorithms, but it also gives a solid understanding of fundamental algorithmic probl....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Ontologies, Taxonomies and thesauri in Systems Science and Systematics
Author Emilia Currás
The originality of this book, which deals with such a new subject matter, lies in the application of methods and concepts never used before - such as ontologies and taxonomies, as well as thesauri - to the ordering of knowledge based on primary information. Chapters....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management
Author William Jones
Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management is the first comprehensive book on new 'favorite child' of R&D at Microsoft and elsewhere, personal information management (PIM). It provides a comprehensive overview of PIM ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Data Structures and Algorithms Using C++
Author Radhika Raju Palagiri , Ananda Rao Akepogu
Data Structures and Algorithms Using C++ helps students master data structures, their algorithms and the analysis of complexities of these algorithms. Each chapter includes an Abstract Data Type (ADT) and applications along with a detailed explanation of the topics.....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Mobile 3D Graphics SoC: From Algorithm to Chip
Author Byeong-Gyu Nam , Ju-Ho Sohn , Jeong-Ho Woo , Hoi-Jun Yoo
The first book to explain the principals behind mobile 3D hardware implementation, helping readers understand advanced algorithms, produce low-cost, low-power SoCs, or become familiar with embedded systemsAs mobile broadcasting and entertainment applications evolve,....
Release Date 2010/03 -
The Little Book of String Theory
Author Steven S. Gubser
The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics today. String theory has been called the "theory of everything." It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Author Donald Sull
A provocative user's guide to a world where the only thing that doesn't change is change itself"Before I die," Albert Einstein once said, "I hope someone will clarify quantum physics for me. After I die, I hope God will explain turbulence to me." Einstein might ha....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On
Author Tim O'Reilly , John Battelle
Ever since we first introduced the term Web 2.0, people have been asking, What ™s next? Assuming that Web 2.0 was meant to be a kind of software version number (rather than a statement about the second coming of the Web after the dotcom bust), we ™re constantly asked about Web 3.0. ....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Author Jamie Taylor , Colin Evans , To Segaran
With this book, the promise of the Semantic Web -- in which machines can find, share, and combine data on the Web -- is not just a technical possibility, but a practical reality Programming the Semantic Web demonstrates several ways to implement semantic web applica....
Release Date 2009/07 -
Algorithms of the Intelligent Web
Author Dmitry Babenko , Haralambos Marmanis
Web 2.0 applications are best known for providing a rich user experience, but the parts you can't see are just as important-and impressive. Many Web 2.0 applications use powerful techniques to process information intelligently and offer features based on patterns a....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist
Author James Hendler , Dean Allemang
The promise of the Semantic Web to provide a universal medium to exchange data information and knowledge has been well publicized. There are many sources too for basic information on the extensions to the WWW that permit content to be expressed in natural lan....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Mike Dean , Andrew Perez-Lopez , Ryan Blace , Matthew Fisher , John Hebeler
The next major advance in the Web Web 3.0 will be built on semantic Web technologies, which will allow data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and community boundaries. Written by a team of highly experienced Web developers, this book explains e....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Gary Pollice , Stanley Selkow , George T. Heineman
Creating robust software requires the use of efficient algorithms, but programmers seldom think about them until a problem occurs. Algorithms in a Nutshell describes a large number of existing algorithms for solving a variety of problems, and helps you select and i....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Author Roger R. Dube
Presents primary hardware-based computer security approaches in an easy-to-read toolbox formatProtecting valuable personal information against theft is a mission-critical component of today's electronic business community. In an effort to combat this serious and gr....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Author David McMahon
A self-contained treatment of the fundamentals of quantum computingThis clear, practical book takes quantum computing out of the realm of theoretical physics and teaches the fundamentals of the field to students and professionals who have not had training in quantum....
Release Date 2007/12 -
Author James Ross , Simon Harris
Beginning AlgorithmsA good understanding of algorithms, and the knowledge of when to apply them, is crucial to producing software that not only works correctly, but also performs efficiently. This is the only book to impart all this essential information-from the ba....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Quantum Approach to Informatics
Author Kalle-Antti Suominen , Stig Stenholm
An essential overview of quantum informationInformation, whether inscribed as a mark on a stone tablet or encoded as a magnetic domain on a hard drive, must be stored in a physical object and thus made subject to the laws of physics. Traditionally, information proce....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Fuzzy Modeling and Genetic Algorithms for Data Mining and Exploration
Author Earl Cox
Fuzzy Modeling and Genetic Algorithms for Data Mining and Exploration is a handbook for analysts, engineers, and managers involved in developing data mining models in business and government. As you’ll discover, fuzzy systems are extraordinarily valuable tools for r....
Release Date 2005/02 -
Fundamentals of Mobile and Pervasive Computing
Author Loren Schwiebert , Golden Richard III , Sandeep Gupta , Frank Adelstein
The authoritative, general reference that has been sorely missing in the field of mobile computing This book teaches all the main topics via the hottest applications in a rapidlygrowing field."Big picture" explanations of ad hoc networks and service discoveryExerci....
Release Date 2005/01