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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Learning and Intelligent Optimization, LION 16, which took place in Milos Island, Greece, in June 2022.The 36 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. LION deals with automatic solver configuration, parallel methods, intelligent optimization, nature-inspired algorithms, hard combinatorial optimization problems, DC learning, computational intelligence, and others. The contributions were organized in topical sections as follows: Invited Papers; Contributed Papers.

This book contains a selection of the best papers of the 32nd Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence, BNAIC/Benelearn 2020, held in Leiden, The Netherlands, in November 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 regular submissions. They address various aspects of artificial intelligence such as natural language processing, agent technology, game theory, problem solving, machine learning, human-agent interaction, AI and education, and data analysis.The chapter 11 is published open access under a CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License) Chapter “Gaining Insight into Determinants of Physical Activity Using Bayesian Network Learning” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com..

This book constitutes extended selected papers from the 17th Conference on Advanced Information Technologies for Management, AITM 2019, and the 14th Conference on Information Systems Management, ISM 2019, held as part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS, which took place in Leipzig, Germany, in September 2019. The total of 7 full and 6 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 45 submissions. The papers selected to be included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on and future directions of information technology for management in business and public organizations. They were organized in topical sections named: information technology assessment for future development; methods and models for designing information technology, and aspects of implementing information technology.

The present book includes extended and revised versions of papers presented during the 2018 International Computer Symposium (ICS 2018), held in Yunlin, Republic of China (Taiwan), on December 20-22, 2018.The 86 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 263 submissions from 11 countries. The variety of the topics include machine learning, sensor devices and platforms, sensor networks, robotics, embedded systems, networks, operating systems, software system structures, database design and models, multimedia and multimodal retrieval, object detection, image processing, image compression, mobile and wireless security.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshop on Altmetrics for Research Outputs Measurements and Scholarly Information Management, AROSIM 2018, held in Singapore, in January 2018. The 7 revised full papers presented together with two keynote papers and one introduction paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The workshop will investigate how social media based metrics along with traditional and non-traditional metrics can advance the state-of-the-art in measuring research outputs.

This book presents selected papers of 12 Workshops held in conjunction with the 28th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2019, in Macao, China, in August 2019.The workshops included in this volume are: AI4KM 2019: 7th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Knowledge Management and Innovation.FinNLP 2019: First International Workshop on Financial Technology and Natural Language Processing.OR 2019: 32nd International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning.SURL 2019: Second International Workshop on Scaling-Up Reinforcement Learning.First International Workshop on Bringing Semantic Knowledge into Vision and Text Understanding.EASyHAT 2019: First International Workshop on Evaluation of Adaptive Systems for Human-Autonomy Teaming.ACAN 2019: 12th International Workshop on Agent-based Complex Automated Negotiations.First International Workshop on Deep Learning for Human Activity Recognition.HAI 2019:Second International Workshop on Humanizing AI.International Workshop on Language Sense on Computer.AISafety 2019: International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Safety.DeLBP 2019: 4th International Workshop on Declarative Learning Based Programming.

The 18 full and 13 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 255 submissions. There were organized in topical sections named: Image Processing, Pattern Analysis and Machine Vision; Information and Data Convergence; Disruptive Technologies for Future; E-Governance and Smart World

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the International Conference for Smart Health, ICSH 2015, held in Phoenix, AZ, USA, in November 2015. The 33 papers presented together were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The conference focused on topics and issues including medical monitoring and information extraction, clinical and medical data mining, health data analysis and management, big data and smart health, and healthcare intelligent systems and clinical practice.

This book presents the Proceedings from the Second International Workshop GLOW 2024 held in conjunction with the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2024, in Jeju Island, South Korea, in August 2024. The 11 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: efficient methods for low-resource hardware; efficient fintuning with limited data; advancements in multimodal systems; recognition and reasoning in the open world.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024. The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applications as well.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024. The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applications as well.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024. The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applications as well.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2024, held in Corfu, Greece, during June 27–30, 2024. The 100 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 213 submissions. The diverse nature of papers presented demonstrates the vitality of AI algorithms and approaches. It certainly proves the very wide range of AI applications as well.

This volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2023, which was held in Guangzhou, China, during August 16–18, 2023. The 114 full papers and 30 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 395 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: knowledge science with learning and AI; knowledge engineering research and applications; knowledge management systems; and emerging technologies for knowledge science, engineering and management.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Computer Symposium on New Trends in Computer Technologies and Applications, ICS 2022, which took place in Taoyuan, Taiwan, in December 2022. ICS is one of the largest joint international IT symposia held in Taiwan. Founded in 1973, it is intended to provide a forum for researchers, educators, and professionals to exchange their discoveries and practices, and to explore future trends and applications in computer technologies. The biannual symposium offers a great opportunity to share research experiences and to discuss potential new trends in the IT industry.The 58 full papers and one invited paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 137 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Invited Paper; Algorithms, Bioinformatics, and Computation Theory; Cloud Computing and Big Data; Computer Vision and Image Processing; Cryptographyand Information Security; Electronics and Information Technology; Mobile Computation and Wireless Communication; Ubiquitous Cybersecurity and Forensics.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the International Conferences ICCASA and ICTCC 2020, held in November 2020 in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 68 submissions. The papers of ICCASA cover a wide spectrum in the area of context-aware-systems. CAS is characterized by its self- facets such as self-organization, self-configuration, self-healing, self-optimization, self-protection used to dynamically control computing and networking functions. The papers of ICTCC cover formal methods for self-adaptive systems and discuss natural approaches and techniques for computation and communication.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 19th Russian Conference on Artificial Intelligence, RCAI 2021, held in Moscow, Russia, in October 2021. The 19 full papers and 7 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The conference deals with a wide range of topics, categorized into the following topical headings: cognitive research; data mining, machine learning, classification; knowledge engineering; multi-agent systems and robotics; natural language processing; fuzzy models and soft computer; intelligent systems; and tools for designing intelligent systems.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Advances in Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2020, held in July 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 63 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 127 submissions. The papers are organized in 12 cohesive topical sections as follows: Swarm intelligence and nature-inspired computing; swarm-based computing algorithms for optimization; particle swarm optimization; ant colony optimization; brain storm optimization algorithm; bacterial foraging optimization; genetic algorithm and evolutionary computation; multi-objective optimization; machine learning; data mining; multi-agent system and robotic swarm, and other applications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2020, held in Saarbrücken, Germany, in June 2020.• The 15 full papers and 10 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: semantic analysis; question answering and answer generation; classification; sentiment analysis; personality, affect and emotion; retrieval, conversational agents and multimodal analysis. •The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics, CICM 2020, held in Bertinoro, Italy, in July 2020•.The 15 full papers, 1 invited paper and 2 abstracts of invited papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 35 submissions. The papers focus on advances in automated theorem provers and formalization, computer algebra systems and their libraries, and applications of machine learning, among other topics. • The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, SPICE 2018, held in Tessaloniki, Greece, in October 2018. The 26 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: SPI systematic literature reviews; SPI and assessment; SPI methods and reference models; SPI education and management issues; SPI knowledge and change processes; SPI compliance and configuration; SPI and agile; industry short papers.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering - Foundation for Software Quality, REFSQ 2017, held in Essen, Germany, in February/March 2017. The 16 full papers and 10 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: use case models; ecosystems and innovation; human factors in requirements engineering; goal-orientation in requirements engineering; communication and collaboration; process and tool integration; visualization and representation of requirements; agile requirements engineering; natural language processing, information retrieval and machine learning traceability; quality of natural language requirements; research methodology in requirements engineering.

This book is open access under a CC BY license.This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2017, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in May 2017. The 16 revised full papers and 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics related to free, libre, and open source software (FLOSS), including: licensing, strategies, and practices; case studies; projects, communication, and participation; tools; and project management, development and evaluation.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th Mexican Conference on Pattern Recognition, MCPR 2016, held in Guanajuato, Mexico, in June 2016. The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on computer vision and image analysis; pattern recognition and artificial intelligent techniques; signal processing and analysis; and applications of pattern recognition.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2024, which was held in Limassol, Cyprus, during June 3-7, 2024. The 36 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 180 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Process alignment, comparison and discovery; process discovery, monitoring and correction; graphs and graph networks; process modelling and management; prediction, monitoring and planning; data preparation, sharing, and architecture; requirements; process and decision mining; event and process discovery; session trust, security and risk; social aspects and LLMs; model-driven engineering and quantum workflows.

The multi-volume set LNAI 13713 until 13718 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, ECML PKDD 2022, which took place in Grenoble, France, in September 2022.The 236 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 1060 submissions. In addition, the proceedings include 17 Demo Track contributions. The volumes are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Clustering and dimensionality reduction; anomaly detection; interpretability and explainability; ranking and recommender systems; transfer and multitask learning; Part II: Networks and graphs; knowledge graphs; social network analysis; graph neural networks; natural language processing and text mining; conversational systems; Part III: Deep learning; robust and adversarial machine learning; generative models; computer vision; meta-learning, neural architecture search; Part IV: Reinforcement learning; multi-agent reinforcement learning; bandits and online learning; active and semi-supervised learning; private and federated learning;. Part V: Supervised learning; probabilistic inference; optimal transport; optimization; quantum, hardware; sustainability; Part VI: Time series; financial machine learning; applications; applications: transportation; demo track.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Culture and Computing, C&C 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 C&C 2022 proceedings presents topics such as User Experience, Culture, and Technology, Culture and Computing in Arts and Music and preservation and fruition of cultural heritage, as well as developing and shaping future cultures.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security, SAFECOMP 2022, which took place in Munich, Germany, in September 2022.The 24 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. SafeComp has contributed to the progress of the state-of-the-art in dependable application of computers in safety-related and safety-critical systems. SafeComp is an annual event covering the state-of-the-art, experience and new trends in the areas of safety, security and reliability of critical computer applications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2022, which was held in Leuven, Belgium, during June 6-10, 2022.The 31 full papers included in these proceedings were selected from 203 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Process mining; sustainable and explainable applications; tools and methods to support research and design; process modeling; natural language processing techniques in IS engineering; process monitoring and simulation; graph and network models; model analysis and comprehension; recommender systems; conceptual models, metamodels and taxonomies; and services engineering and digitalization.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, ICCBR 2021, which took place in Salamanca, Spain, during September 13-16, 2021. The 21 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. They deal with AI and related research focusing on comparison and integration of CBR with other AI methods such as deep learning architectures, reinforcement learning, lifelong learning, and eXplainable AI (XAI).

The two-volume set LNAI 12319 and 12320 constitutes the proceedings of the 9th Brazilian Conference on Intelligent Systems, BRACIS 2020, held in Rio Grande, Brazil, in October 2020. The total of 90 papers presented in these two volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 228 submissions. The contributions are organized in the following topical section: Part I: Evolutionary computation, metaheuristics, constrains and search, combinatorial and numerical optimization; neural networks, deep learning and computer vision; and text mining and natural language processing. Part II: Agent and multi-agent systems, planning and reinforcement learning; knowledge representation, logic and fuzzy systems; machine learning and data mining; and multidisciplinary artificial and computational intelligence and applications.Due to the Corona pandemic BRACIS 2020 was held as a virtual event.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Designing for a Digital and Globalized World, DESRIST 2019, held Worcester, MA, USA, June 2019. The 20 revised full papers included in the volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Design Science Research Theory and Methodology; Design Science Research Applications in Healthcare; Design Science Research Applications in Data Science; and Design Science Research Applications in Emerging Topics.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Smart Blockchain, SmartBlock 2018, held in Tokyo, Japan, in December 2018. The 17 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. They focus on a broad range of topics in the area of blockchain, from privacy-preserving solutions to designing advanced blockchain mechanism, from empirical studies to practical manuals.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Security and Trust Management, STM 2018, held in Barcelona, Spain, in September 2018, and co-located with the 23rd European Symposium Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2018. The 8 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The focus of the workshop was on the following topics: cryptosystems and applied cryptography; modeling and risk assessment; and trust computing.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2016, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September 2016.The focus of the conference covers a range of papers focusing on automated discovery, conformance checking, modeling foundations, understandability of process representations, runtime management and predictive monitoring. The topics selected by the authors demonstrate an increasing interest of the research community in the area of process mining, resonated by an equally fast-growing uptake by different industry sectors.

The book “Applied Assistive Technologies and Informatics for Students with Disabilities” provides a comprehensive guide to assist students with learning disabilities in higher education via modern assistive technologies and informatics. This book will take us on a tour of the various modern assistive technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, computer vision (CV), text analytics (TA), the metaverse, human-computer interaction (HCI), digital twins (DT), and federated learning (FL), and how they support higher education students with learning disabilities. This book is intended for students with learning disabilities, scientists and researchers, lecturers and teachers, academic and corporate libraries, practitioners, and professionals who are interested in providing inclusive education to students with learning disabilities through the application of modern assistive technologies and informatics. This book is ideal for readers who are new to the subject and knowledgeable about the principles of inclusive education. In addition, it is a fantastic resource for teachers and parents assisting students with learning disabilities. This book can be a powerful tool to educate more students about learning disabilities, which can help eradicate the bullying of these students.

This book focuses on and prioritizes a practical approach, minimizing theoretical concepts to deliver algorithms effectively. With deep learning emerging as a vibrant field of research and development in numerous industrial applications, there is a pressing need for accessible resources that provide comprehensive examples and quick guidance. Unfortunately, many existing books on the market tend to emphasize theoretical aspects, leaving newcomers scrambling for practical guidance. This book takes a different approach by focusing on practicality while keeping theoretical concepts to a necessary minimum. The book begins by laying a foundation of basic information on deep learning, gradually delving into the subject matter to explain and illustrate the limitations of existing algorithms. A dedicated chapter is allocated to evaluating the performance of multiple algorithms on specific datasets, highlighting techniques and strategies that can address real-world challenges when deep learning is employed. By consolidating all necessary information into a single resource, readers can bypass the hassle of scouring scattered online sources, gaining a one-stop solution to dive into deep learning for object detection and classification. To facilitate understanding, the book employs a rich array of illustrations, figures, tables, and code snippets. Comprehensive code examples are provided, empowering readers to grasp concepts quickly and develop practical solutions. The book covers essential methods and tools, ensuring a complete and comprehensive coverage that enables professionals to implement deep learning algorithms swiftly and effectively.This book is designed to equip professionals with the necessary skills to thrive in the active field of deep learning, where it has the potential to revolutionize traditional problem-solving approaches. This book serves as a practical companion, enabling readers to grasp concepts swiftly and embark on building practical solutions.

This book focuses on data and knowledge management for teaching and research in Africa. The importance of the information and knowledge society in current times is recognized and adopts a meta-analysis to demonstrate that modernization theory could be applied to economic development and rapid transformation of ISWEs in South Africa. The book argues that modernity and the information and knowledge society present the shift and transition from the traditional way of doing things through information and communication technologies (ICTs), which could bring about developing, progressing, and advancing developing communities, particularly Informal Sector Women Entrepreneurs (ISWEs). The book also has further shows how the modernization theory could be applied to the plight of ISWEs to assist them in leapfrogging from their situation and enjoying global business platforms. Various techniques and strategies for collaborative engagements among academics towards strengthening scholarly ties within institutions, and across borders, especially in Africa, are presented. This is a valuable source for understanding the contemporary issues in information and knowledge management/sharing and collaboration among university academics for undergraduates and postgraduate students in the library and information science profession. Tacit knowledge is also presented as an asset that boosts innovation and generates competitive advantage for organizations in all walks of life. Global research data management (RDM) literature is emphasized in higher education institutions (HIEs) and their libraries. The status of RDM services, as well as the competency requirements of employees responsible for providing RDM services and researchers, are addressed in the examined literature.

​This book focuses on human machine interaction and user interfaces for teaching and research in Africa. The importance of digital humanities (DH) is recognized by focusing on the theoretical and historical development of DH in the context of LIS education and how infrastructure influences DH programs/initiatives in respective LIS schools. These findings and recommendations provide valuable knowledge for developing the domain and establishing potential areas of collaboration in DH research and curriculum. The book explores and explicates what the Diffusion of Innovations theory is about as well as the characteristics of innovators. The Diffusion of Innovations theory is relevant to the LIS field, which has widely adopted numerous innovations to automate a wide range of administrative and technical processes, build databases and networks, and provide better services to library users. The diffusion and adoption of technology have become imperative for the efficient management ofmodern libraries and LIS as a field in general. Existing literature that is related to the adoption, use, and challenges facing the development of clinical informatics in teaching hospitals in developing countries is reviewed. It is also revealed that hospitals in developing countries should embrace the use of tools for effective healthcare delivery and that nursing informatics is very significant in nursing practice. In addition, the role of academic institutions and the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by librarians for information and knowledge (IKM) in such institutions in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is addressed. The book acknowledges the marginalization of indigenous knowledge and that there is a need for Africa to develop and accelerate strategies for enhancing indigenous knowledge for future generation and ICT is poised to play a crucial role.

This book is a comprehensive guide for those navigating through the complexities of enterprise software development. For fresh graduates, transitioning from college projects to real-world applications can be overwhelming. This book acts as a roadmap, helping you bridge the gap to become industry-ready. It's like an intensive internship in book form, equipping readers with the skills and knowledge needed for modern tech roles. But it's not just for newcomers. Even experienced developers can get caught up in old routines and miss out on new tools and techniques. With the rise of AI and automation tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, the development landscape is rapidly changing. The core of the book revolves around practical application. Using.NET, Angular, and other Microsoft technologies as foundational pillars, you'll embark on a hands-on journey. From understanding the basics to designing and deploying a full-stack web application, CodeMosaic offers a holistic learning experience. By the end, you won't just be a developer; you'll be well-equipped to tackle the challenges of today's digital world. What You'll Learn Review Agile methodologies and Azure DevOps for streamlined project management. Gain a thorough understanding of smart development from design to deployment. Master software development with.NET and Angular, along with effective version control using Git. Enhance your coding and design skills using GitHub Copilot, GPT technologies, and AI-driven prompt engineering. Who This Book Is For Experienced developers looking for new tools and techniques, and recent graduates, transitioning from college projects to real-world applications.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to Matlab, which stands as the cornerstone of modern education and is the main computer language driving development in science and engineering. The author introduces readers to the rich world of Matlab, taking them on a journey from the fundamentals to advanced topics, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to become a proficient Matlab developer or scientist. The book provides a treasure trove of practical examples, meticulously crafted to deepen the reader understanding of Matlab. This comprehensive exploration is designed to cater to novice learners as well as mature developers and scientists, equipping them with the requisite knowledge and competencies to harness the Matlab full potential in their respective projects. From the basics of variable naming and program structure to complex matrix operations, recursion, and object-oriented programming, this book covers it all. This book is part of a series of worksdesigned to present both the examples and their explanations in various computer languages, as close to a mirror version as possible.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to JavaScript, which stands as the cornerstone of modern programming and is the main computer language driving the Internet. The author introduces readers to the rich world of JavaScript, taking them on a journey from the fundamentals to advanced topics, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to become a proficient science and engineering oriented JavaScript developer. The book provides a treasure trove of practical examples, meticulously crafted to deepen the reader understanding of JavaScript. This comprehensive exploration is designed to cater to novice learners as well as mature developers and scientists, equipping them with the requisite knowledge and competencies to harness the JavaScript full potential in their respective projects. This book is part of a series of works designed to present both the examples and their explanations in various computer languages, as close to a mirror version as possible.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to Python, which stands as the cornerstone of modern programming and is the main computer language driving software prototyping in both industry and research. The author introduces readers to the rich world of Python, taking them on a journey from the fundamentals to advanced topics, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to become a proficient Python developer or scientist. The book provides a treasure trove of practical examples, meticulously crafted to deepen the reader understanding of Python. This comprehensive exploration is designed to cater to novice learners as well as mature developers and scientists, equipping them with the requisite knowledge and competencies to harness the Python full potential in their respective projects. From the basics of variable naming and program structure to complex matrix operations, recursion, and object-oriented programming, this book covers it all. This book is part of a seriesof works designed to present both the examples and their explanations in various computer languages, as close to a mirror version as possible.

This book focuses on information seeking and the knowledge economy for teaching and research in Africa. The book first explores the evolution and current state of information-seeking behavior research, demonstrating its importance in informing practice, policy, and design of information systems. Despite the informal sector's substantial contributions to the national economy in Uganda, there is a lack of studies delving into its information needs, as well as an information gap in government, NGOs, and other stakeholders. The book proposes that an appropriate information behavior model for information-poor communities such as informal entrepreneurs must be grounded on oral traditions and indigenous knowledge and should be sensitive to poverty, infrastructure, and illiteracy. The negative impact of the lack of financial literacy skills for women entrepreneurs is investigated and solutions for this problem are suggested, including regular assessments of women entrepreneurs'financial literacy skills and the introduction of training courses. The role of academic libraries in universities, library services for students with disabilities, and accessibility of library services to students with disabilities is discussed, and theoretical models for enhancing service in academic libraries are presented. The book highlights the specific challenges and opportunities related to information literacy for secondary schools and concludes by examining the rapid changes in library and information science research in South Africa.

This book fills a vacuum in the market for high-quality information on a VMware vSphere system and offers a thorough introduction to VMware virtualization. Written for novices and those seeking more information about vSphere, this book walks you through its key concepts and technology, such as vSphere infrastructure creation, maintenance, and performance for beginners and advanced users.You'll take a step-by-step approach to guarantee you grasp the fundamental concepts and practical procedures required to construct and manage virtual machines in a VMware vSphere system. You'll explore the key components of vSphere with detail and explanation for each feature, including the hypervisor, networking, storage, and high availability, unravelling their intricacies and highlighting best practices.This book provides full VMware knowledge to develop, set up, and maintain vSphere environments that meet modern computing needs. It also features advanced topics, such as resource optimization, performance monitoring, advanced settings, and automation, empowering you to take your virtualization skills to the next level. VMware vSphere Essentials uses a unique step-by-step instructions designed to provide a high-level understanding, accompanied by illustrative images. What You'll LearnEnhance network efficiency with advanced vSphere LACP setupConfigure and manage virtual machines in vSphereImplement vSphere networking and storage Explore advanced vSphere features, such as DRS, HA, and fault toleranceMaster seamless VM migration techniquesOptimize hardware utilization with direct path I/O passthroughWho This Book Is ForSystem administrators, advanced vSphere administrators, and IT professionals pursuing VMware certifications

This book discusses the recent research work on designing efficient fault-tolerant synchronization mechanisms for concurrent processes using the relatively new persistent memory technology that combines the low latency benefits of DRAM with the persistence of magnetic disks. The authors include all of the major contributions published to date, and also convey some perspective regarding how the problem itself is evolving. The results are described at a high level to enable readers to gain a quick and thorough understanding of the RME problem and its nuances, as well as various solutions that have been designed to solve the problem under a variety of important conditions and how they compare to each other.

SparxSystems Enterprise Architect (EA) is a logical choice for many companies and organizations: it combines a broad feature set with an affordable price. However, the robust range of features makes starting to use this fantastic tool a bit intimidating. Enter Michael, a fictional consultant and experienced enterprise architect featured throughout the book to show you how to populate a model with elements and connectors, and how to create diagrams that speak to the audience: management, project managers, internal audit, business stakeholders and IT representatives. As the book progresses Michael's duties continue with more advanced topics including the use of workflow tools such as Kanban boards. You'll even see how to present directly from Enterprise Architect so that latest information can be shown straight from the source! The last days of Michael's mission are devoted to fine-tuning the enterprise architecture model with the help of tagged values. And to leave the model in the hands of the customer by creating a custom toolbox. What You'll Learn Setup EA and populate a model with elements, connectors and diagramsReview the Big Five of enterprise architect: Model, Packages, Diagrams, Elements, ConnectorsImplement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goalsWho This Book Is ForNon-technical users who use EA mainly to document entire landscapes.

A service-oriented architecture is fundamental to many new IT applications, from web development to social software and cloud computing. The same principles can be applied to every aspect of the service-oriented enterprise – not just in IT. In this book, you'll explore how an enterprise architecture and viable services can link together to create a simpler yet far more powerful view of the enterprise, as a dynamic, unified whole. You can use the ideas, principles and methods described here in business transformation, workflow mapping, system design and much else besides, in every type of enterprise - including those in which there may be little or no IT at all. Step by step, you'll walk through the basics of service-oriented architectures, the four key categories of services and how they connect, and how all of this comes together in real-world service design, implementation and operations. From this, you'll discover how to identify and describe the different types ofservices that you need for your enterprise, and how to distinguish between the services that you can safely outsource, versus those that you do need to keep in-house. By the end of this book, you'll learn how to construct function models and service models of your enterprise as a base for service-mapping, and how to pinpoint and map the information flows you need for service-management and service-performance, to keep everything on-track to purpose. What You'll LearnSee how an enterprise architecture can work as a literal architecture Understand Stafford Beer's'Viable System Model'and adapt it as a robust modelStudy how a Viable Services Model provides a template for service design that covers functionals, non-functionals and operational governance for servicesWho This Book Is ForEnterprise architects, Business architects, Service designers, Workflow designers

Examine the working details for real-world Java programs used for system integration with IBM Software, applying various API libraries (as used by Banking and Insurance companies). This book includes the step-by-step procedure to use the IBM FileNet Case Manager 5.3.3 Case Builder solution and the similar IBM System, IBM Business Automation Workflow to create an Audit System. You'll learn how to implement the workflow with a client Java Message Service (JMS) java method developed with Workflow Custom Operations System Step components. Using IBM Cognos Analytics Version 11.2, you'll be able to create new views for IBM Case Manager Analytics for custom time dimensions. The book also explains the SQL code and procedures required to create example Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cubes with multi-level time dimensions for IBM Case Manager analytics.IBM Software Systems Integration features the most up to date systems software procedures using tested API calls.What You Will Learn Review techniques for generating custom IBM JMS codeCreate a new custom view for a multi-level time dimensionSee how a java program can provide the IBM FileNet document management API calls for content store folder and document replicationConfigure Java components for content engine events Who This Book Is ForIT consultants, Systems and Solution Architects.

This book illustrates how to achieve effective dimension reduction and data clustering. The authors explain how to accomplish this by utilizing the advanced dynamic graph learning technique in the era of big data. The book begins by providing background on dynamic graph learning. The authors discuss why it has attracted considerable research attention in recent years and has become well recognized as an advanced technique. After covering the key topics related to dynamic graph learning, the book discusses the recent advancements in the area. The authors then explain how these techniques can be practically applied for several purposes, including feature selection, feature projection, and data clustering.