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This three-volume set, CCIS 2345-2347, constitutes the revised selected papers from the 4th International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability 2024, ARTIIS 2024, held in Santiago de Chile, Chile, during October 21-23, 2024. The 83 full papers and 8 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 238 submissions. These papers are categorized under the following topical sections:- Part I: Computing Solutions Part II: Data Intelligence Part III: Sustainability; Ethics, Security, and Privacy more...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, ISAIR 2024, in Guilin, China, in September 27–30, 2024. The 61 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 164 submissions. The ISAIR 2024 focuses on three important areas of pattern recognition: artificial intelligence, robotics and Internet of Things, covering various technical aspects. more...

This book takes a balanced approach between theoretical understanding and real time applications. All topics show how to explore, build, evaluate and optimize deep learning models with computer vision. Deep learning is integrated with computer vision to enhance the performance of image classification with localization, object detection, object recognition, object segmentation, image style transfer, image colorization, image reconstruction, image super-resolution, image synthesis, motion detection, pose estimation, semantic segmentation in biomedical field. Huge number of efficient approaches/applications and models support medical decisions in the fields of cardiology, dermatology, and radiology. The content of book elaborates deep learning models such as convolution neural networks, deep learning, generative adversarial network, long short-term memory networks (LSTM), autoencoder (AE), restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), self-organizing map (SOM), deep belief network (DBN), etc. more...

This two-volume set, CCIS 2374 and CCIS 2375, constitutes the revised selected papers from the 37th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2024, held in Wuhan, China, during June 5-7, 2024. The 60 papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 208 submissions. These papers focus on various aspects of Computer Animation and Social Agents, such as Motion Capture & Retargeting, Physics-based Animation, Vision-based Techniques, Behavioral Animation, Facial Animation, Image-based Animation, Virtual Humans, Crowd Simulation, AI-based Animation, Deep Learning methods, Virtual humans and avatars, and 3D Physiological Humans. more...

This book constitutes the revised selected papers of several workshops which were held in conjunction with the MICAI 2024 International Workshops on Advances in Computational Intelligence, MICAI 2024, held in Tonantzintla, Mexico, during October 21–25, 2024. The 38 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The papers presented in this volume stem from the following workshops: – 17th Workshop of Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2024) – 17th Workshop on Intelligent Learning Environments (WILE 2024) – 6th Workshop on New Trends in Computational Intelligence and Applications (CIAPP 2024). more...

Die Konferenz'BVM - Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin'ist seit vielen Jahren als die nationale Plattform für den Austausch von Ideen und die Diskussion der neuesten Forschungsergebnisse im Bereich der Medizinischen Bildverarbeitung und der Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) etabliert. Auch 2025 werden wir aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse vorstellen und Gespräche zwischen (jungen) Wissenschaftler•innen, Industrie und Anwender•innen vertiefen. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes – die meisten davon in englischer Sprache - umfassen alle Bereiche der medizinischen Bildverarbeitung, insbesondere die Bildgebung und -akquisition, Segmentierung und Analyse, Registrierung, Visualisierung und Animation, computerunterstützte Diagnose sowie bildgestützte Therapieplanung und Therapie. Hierbei kommen Methoden des maschinellen Lernens, der biomechanischen Modellierung sowie der Validierung und Qualitätssicherung zum Einsatz. Das Kapitel'Leveraging multiple total body segmentators and anatomy-informed post-processing for segmenting bones in Lung CTs'ist unter einer Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License über link.springer.com frei verfügbar (Open Access). more...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Towards Sustainable Intelligence, AI4S 2024, held in Alcala de Henares, Spain, during October 3-4, 2024. The 16 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They deal with trustworthy AI and related topics, focusing on software and its engineering; software development process management and methods, etc. more...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop, FAIMI 2024, and the Third International Workshop, EPIMI 2024, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2024, Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2024. The 17 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. FAIMI aimed to raise awareness about potential fairness issues in machine learning within the context of biomedical image analysis. The instance of EPIMI concentrates on topics surrounding open science, taking a critical lens on the subject. more...

This two-volume set, CCIS 2348 and CCIS 2349,constitutes the revised selected papers from the International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability 2024, ARTIIS 2024 Workshops, held in Santiago de Chile, Chile, in October 2024. The 55 full papers and 10 short papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 170 submissions. These proceedings include papers from the following workshops: Part I: Applications of Computational Mathematics to Simulation and Data Analysis (ACMaSDA 2024); Business, Technology and Digital Transformation (BTDT 2024); Intelligent Systems for Health and Medical Care (ISHMC 2024); Workshop on Gamification Application and Technologies (GAT 2024); Smart Tourism and Information Systems (SMARTTIS 2024). Part II: International Symposium on Technological Innovations for Industry and Society (ISTIIS 2024); International Workshop on Electronic and Telecommunications (IWET 2024); Boosting Tourism using New Technologies (#RTNT2024); Cybersecurity in Information and Communication Technologies (CICT 2024); Bridging Knowledge in a Fragmented World (glossaLAB 2024); Workshop on IoT Networks and Wireless for sustainability (WINWIN-4S 2024); Innovation in Educational Technology (JIUTE 2024). more...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information, Communication and Computing Technology, ICICCT 2024, held in New Delhi, India, on May 11, 2024. The 13 full papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 176 submissions. These papers have been categorized into the following topical sections: Intelligent systems and Pattern recognition. more...

This book features high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Computing and Machine Learning (CML 2024), organized by Department of Computer Applications, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim, India, during April 29 – 30, 2024. The volume book presents diverse range of topics, including machine learning algorithms and models, deep learning and neural networks, computer vision and image processing, natural language processing, robotics and automation, reinforcement learning, big data analytics, cloud computing, internet of things, human-–robot interaction, ethical and social implications of AI, applications in health care, finance, and industry, computer modeling, quantum computing, high-performance computing, cognitive and parallel computing, cloud computing, distributed computing, embedded computing, human-centered computing, and mobile computing. more...

This book constitutes the proceedings from the workshops held at the 27th International conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2024, which took place in Marrakesh, Morocco in October 2024. The 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from the total submissions from the following workshops: - Ninth International Skin Imaging Collaboration Workshop (ISIC 2024) Seventh International Workshop on Interpretability of Machine Intelligence in Medical Image Computing (iMIMIC 2024) Embodied AI and Robotics for HealTHcare Workshop (EARTH 2024) Fifth MICCAI Workshop on Distributed, Collaborative and Federated Learning (DeCaF 2024) more...

Blockchain and Digital Twins for Smart Healthcare describes the role of blockchain and digital twins in smart healthcare, covering the ecosystem of the Internet of Medical Things, how data can be gathered using a sensor network, which is securely stored, updated, and managed with blockchain for efficient and private medical data exchange. Medical data is collected real-time from devices and systems in smart hospitals: the internet of medical things. This data is integrated to provide insight from the analytics or machine learning software using digital twins. Security and transparency are brought through a combination of digital twin and blockchain technologies. - Provides the fundamentals of blockchain, digital twins, and IoMT - Presents a useful guide for readers on the new applications of blockchain, the medical digital twin, and IoMT - Explores how blockchain and digital twins can be used in the IoMT, smart hospitals, and for future healthcare services more...

This book provides an overview of the many visualization strategies that have been proposed in recent decades for solving problems within the disciplines of medicine and biology. It also evaluates which visualization techniques applied to various areas of biomedicine have been the most impactful and which challenges can be considered solved using visualization. The topics covered in this book include visualization research in omics, interaction networks and pathways, biological structures, tumor diagnosis and treatment, vasculature, brain, surgery, educational contexts, therapy and rehabilitation, electronic health records, and public health. One chapter is dedicated to general visualization techniques commonly used for biomedical data, such as surface and volume rendering, as well as abstract and illustrative approaches. For each of these areas, the past and present research trends are discussed, highlighting the influential works. Furthermore, the book explains how research is affected by developments in technology, data availability, and domain practice. Individual sections also summarize the typical target users, the nature of the data, and the typical tasks addressed in the given domain. With a uniquely broad scope, the book identifies research trends in biomedical visualization using a manually curated and searchable repository of more than 3,800 publications. The resultant trends are further categorized according to the application field and using natural language processing. The book also utilizes 16 interviews conducted with researchers in the field of biomedical visualization for the purpose of soliciting their opinions regarding the evolution and trends in the domain. The book handles these topics in a concise manner to help readers orient themselves in the already mature and diverse field of biomedical visualization without overwhelming them with technical details. As such, the book can help young researchers to become familiar with past challenges and identify future ones. For more senior researchers, it can serve as an insightful overview of the research field and the direction in which it is heading. more...

This two-volume set, CCIS 2370 and CCIS 2371, constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2024, held Porto, Portugal, during November 21–22, 2024. The 16 full papers and 45 short papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. These papers focus on the research advancements and practical applications within various areas in the field of Computer-Human Interaction, including Human Factors and Information Systems, Interactive Devices, Interaction Design and Adaptive and Intelligent Systems. more...

This Open Access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First MICCAI Challenge, HNTSMRG 2024, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco, on October 17, 2024. The 20 full papers and 1 overview paper included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 21 submissions. The HNTS-MRG 2024 Challenge focuses on advancing clinical workflows by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for automated segmentation of tumor regions in multi-timepoint MRI scans. more...

Activity, Behavior, and Healthcare Computing relates to the fields of vision and sensor-based human action or activity and behavior analysis and recognition. As well as a series of methodologies, the book includes original methods, exploration of new applications, excellent survey papers, presentations on relevant datasets, challenging applications, ideas and future scopes with guidelines. Featuring contributions from top experts and top research groups globally related to this domain, the book covers action recognition, action understanding, gait analysis, gesture recognition, behavior analysis, emotion and affective computing, healthcare, dementia, nursing, Parkinson's disease, and related areas. It addresses various challenges and aspects of human activity recognition – both in sensor-based and vision-based domains. This is a unique edited book covering both domains in the field of activity and behavior. more...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Joint IAPR International Workshops on Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition, S+SSPR 2024, which took place in Venice, Italy, during September 9-11, 2024. The 19 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions. The proceedings focus on pattern recognition, including classification and clustering, deep learning, structural matching and graph-theoretic methods, and multimedia analysis and understanding. more...

This volume comprises of research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Computational Intelligence and Computer Vision (ICICV 2024) organized by Department of Computer and Communication Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, India during April 4 – 5, 2024. The book includes a collection of innovative ideas from researchers, scientists, academics, industry professionals and students. The book covers a variety of topics, such as artificial intelligence and computer vision, image processing and video analysis, applications and services of artificial intelligence and computer vision, interdisciplinary areas combining artificial intelligence and computer vision, and other innovative practices. more...

Trustworthy AI in Medical Imaging brings together scientific researchers, medical experts, and industry partners working in the field of trustworthiness, bridging the gap between AI research and concrete medical applications and making it a learning resource for undergraduates, masters students, and researchers in AI for medical imaging applications.The book will help readers acquire the basic notions of AI trustworthiness and understand its concrete application in medical imaging, identify pain points and solutions to enhance trustworthiness in medical imaging applications, understand current limitations and perspectives of trustworthy AI in medical imaging, and identify novel research directions.Although the problem of trustworthiness in AI is actively researched in different disciplines, the adoption and implementation of trustworthy AI principles in real-world scenarios is still at its infancy. This is particularly true in medical imaging where guidelines and standards for trustworthiness are critical for the successful deployment in clinical practice. After setting out the technical and clinical challenges of AI trustworthiness, the book gives a concise overview of the basic concepts before presenting state-of-the-art methods for solving these challenges. - Introduces the key concepts of trustworthiness in AI. - Presents state-of-the-art methodologies for trustworthy AI in medical imaging. - Outlines major initiatives focusing on real-world deployment of trustworthy principles in medical imaging applications. - Presents outstanding questions still to be solved and discusses future research directions. more...

The six-volume set, LNCS 15251-15256, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2024, held in Macau, China, during October 29–31, 2024. The 91 full papers, 35 short papers and 5 workshop papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 265 submissions. They focus on the many dimensions of parallel algorithms and architectures, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial components and systems. more...

This book presents a series of revised papers selected from the First MICCAI Meets Africa Workshop, MImA 2024, and First MICCAI Workshop on Empowering Medical Information Computing and Research through Early-Career Expertise, EMERGE 2024, which was held in Marrakesh, Morocco, during October 6, 2024. MImA 2024 accepted 21 full papers from 45 submissions; for EMERGE 8 papers are included from 9 submissions. They describe cutting-edge research from computational scientists and clinical researchers working on a variety of medical image computing challenges relevant to the African and broader global contexts, as well as emerging techniques for image computing methods tailored to low-resource settings. more...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Applications of Medical Artificial Intelligence, AMAI 2024, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 6th, 2024. The volume includes 24 papers which were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The AMAI 2024 workshop created a forum to bring together researchers, clinicians, domain experts, AI practitioners, industry representatives, and students to investigate and discuss various challenges and opportunities related to applications of medical AI. more...

This book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Machine Vision and Augmented Intelligence (MAI 2023). The conference proceedings encapsulate the best deliberations held during the conference. The diversity of participants in the event from academia, industry, and research reflects in the articles appearing in the volume. The book theme encompasses all industrial and non-industrial applications in which a combination of hardware and software provides operational guidance to devices in the execution of their functions based on the capture and processing of images. This book covers a wide range of topics such as modeling of disease transformation, epidemic forecast, COVID-19, image processing and computer vision, augmented intelligence, soft computing, deep learning, image reconstruction, artificial intelligence in healthcare, brain-computer interface, cybersecurity, and social network analysis, natural language processing, etc. more...