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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Big Data Analytics and Knowledge Discovery, DaWaK 2024, which too place in Naples, Italy, during August 26-28, 2024. The 16 full and 20 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Modeling and design; entity matching and similarity; classification; machine learning methods and applications; time series; data repositories;optimization; and data quality and applications.

The two-volume set LNCS 14910 and 14911 constitutes the proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2024, which took place in Naples, Italy, in August 2024. The 27 full and 20 short papers included in the proceedings set were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Financial and economic data analysis; graph theory and network analysis; database management and query optimization; machine learning and large language models; recommender systems and personalization; Part II: Blockchain and supply management; data mining and knowledge discovery; spatiotemporal data and mobility analysis; computer vision and image processing; data security and privacy; database indexing and query processing; specialized applications and case studies.

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2023, held in Harbin, China, during September 22-24, 2023. The 108 full papers presented were selected from 270 submissions and focus on theory and application of hybrid information processing technology for smarter and more effective research and application. The theme of ADHIP 2022 was Hybrid Information Processing in Meta World. The papers are named in topical sections as follows: wireless communication for social information processing, artificial intelligence technology; Mobile education, mobile monitoring, behavior understanding and object tracking; wireless networks for social information processing, image information processing; mobile monitoring, civilian audio and acoustic signal processing.

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2023, held in Harbin, China, during September 22-24, 2023. The 108 full papers presented were selected from 270 submissions and focus on theory and application of hybrid information processing technology for smarter and more effective research and application. The theme of ADHIP 2022 was Hybrid Information Processing in Meta World. The papers are named in topical sections as follows: wireless communication for social information processing, artificial intelligence technology; Mobile education, mobile monitoring, behavior understanding and object tracking; wireless networks for social information processing, image information processing; mobile monitoring, civilian audio and acoustic signal processing.

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2023, held in Harbin, China, during September 22-24, 2023. The 108 full papers presented were selected from 270 submissions and focus on theory and application of hybrid information processing technology for smarter and more effective research and application. The theme of ADHIP 2022 was Hybrid Information Processing in Meta World. The papers are named in topical sections as follows: wireless communication for social information processing, artificial intelligence technology; Mobile education, mobile monitoring, behavior understanding and object tracking; wireless networks for social information processing, image information processing; mobile monitoring, civilian audio and acoustic signal processing.

​This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Recent Trends in Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts, AIST 2023, held in Yerevan, Armenia, during September 28–30, 2023. The 19 full papers 2 short papers and 1 demo paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Natural Language Processing; Computer Vision; Data Analysis and Machine Learning; Network Analysis; Theoretical Machine Learning and Optimization; and Demo Paper.

This proceedings constitutes selected papers from the Workshops KGMA and SemiBDMA which were held in conjunction with APWeb-WAIM 2023 which took place in Wuhan, China, during October 6-8, 2023. The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 papers submitted to these workshops. They focus on new research approaches on the theory, design, and implementation of data management systems.

The book'Text Mining Approaches for Biomedical Data'delves into the fascinating realm of text mining in healthcare. It provides an in-depth understanding of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are revolutionizing healthcare research and patient care. The book covers a wide range of topics such as mining textual data in biomedical and health databases, analyzing literature and clinical trials, and demonstrating various applications of text mining in healthcare. This book is a guide for effectively representing textual data using vectors, knowledge graphs, and other advanced techniques. It covers various text mining applications, building descriptive and predictive models, and evaluating them. Additionally, it includes building machine learning models using textual data, covering statistical and deep learning approaches. This book is designed to be a valuable reference for computer science professionals, researchers in the biomedical field, and clinicians. It provides practical guidance and promotes collaboration between different disciplines. Therefore, it is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the intersection of text mining and healthcare.

This volume constitutes poster papers and late breaking results presented during the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024, which took place in Recife, Brazil, during July 8–12, 2024. The 18 full papers and 92 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 200 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Part One: Blue Sky, Industry, Innovation and Practitioner, WideAIED and Late-Breaking Results. Part Two: Late-Breaking Results, Doctoral Consortium, Workshops and Tutorials.

This volume constitutes poster papers and late breaking results presented during the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024, which took place in Recife, Brazil, during July 8–12, 2024. The 18 full papers and 92 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 200 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Part One: Blue Sky, Industry, Innovation and Practitioner, WideAIED and Late-Breaking Results. Part Two: Late-Breaking Results, Doctoral Consortium, Workshops and Tutorials.

Data Mining liefert Grundlagen für die Künstliche Intelligenz, indem es Technologien für die Analyse großer Datenmengen bereitstellt. Das Buch deckt den Stoff einer einsemestrigen Vorlesung an Universitäten oder Fachhochschulen ab und ist als klassisches Lehrbuch konzipiert. Es bietet eine Einführung in die wesentlichen Anwendungsgebiete und behandelt die zugehörigen Algorithmen. Die Beispiele und Aufgaben können mit frei verfügbaren Werkzeugen bearbeitet werden. Die vierte Auflage enthält inhaltliche Erweiterungen und Aktualisierungen.

This conference LNAI 14502 volume constitutes the workshop proceedings of 22nd Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held in November 2023 in Mérida, Yucatán, México. The total of 34 papers presented in this volume was carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions.The proceedings of MICAI 2023 workshops are structured into three sections: – WILE 2023: 16th Workshop on Intelligent Learning Environments – HIS 2023: 16th Workshop of Hybrid Intelligent Systems – CIAPP 2023: 5th Workshop on New Trends in Computational Intelligence and Applications

Counterterrorism and cybersecurity are the top two priorities at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Graduated from the FBI Citizens Academy in 2021, Prof. Newton Lee offers a broad survey of counterterrorism and cybersecurity history, strategies, and technologies in the 3rd edition of his riveting book that examines the role of the intelligence community, cures for terrorism, war and peace, cyber warfare, and quantum computing security. From September 11 attacks and Sony-pocalypse to Israel's 9/11 and MOAB (Mother of All Breaches), the author shares insights from Hollywood such as 24, Homeland, The Americans, and The X-Files. In real life, the unsung heroes at the FBI have thwarted a myriad of terrorist attacks and cybercrimes. The FBI has worked diligently to improve its public image and build trust through community outreach and pop culture. Imagine Sherlock Holmes meets James Bond in crime fighting, FBI Director Christopher Wray says, “We've got technically trained personnel—with cutting-edge tools and skills you might never have imagined seeing outside of a James Bond movie—covering roughly 400 offices around the country.” This book is indispensable for anyone who is contemplating a career at the FBI, think tanks, or law enforcement agencies worldwide. It is also a must-read for every executive to safeguard their organization against cyberattacks that have caused more than $10 billion in damages. In the spirit of President John F. Kennedy, one may proclaim: “Ask not what counterterrorism and cybersecurity can do for you, ask what you can do for counterterrorism and cybersecurity.” Praise for the First Edition: “The book presents a crisp narrative on cyberattacks and how to protect against these attacks. … The author views terrorism as a disease that may be cured through education and communication. … The book is a relevant, useful, and genial mix of history, current times, practical advice, and policy goals.” - Brad Reid, ACM Computing Reviews “Very professional and well researched.” - Eleanor Clift, Newsweek and The Daily Beast

This volume constitutes the revised selected papers of several workshops which were held in conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2023, held in Rome, Italy, in October 23–27, 2023.The 38 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The book also contains one invited talk. ICPM 2023 presented the following six workshops:– 4th International Workshop on Event Data and Behavioral Analytics (EdbA)– 4th International Workshop on Leveraging Machine Learning in Process Mining (ML4PM)– 6th International Workshop on Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare (PODS4H)– 8th International Workshop on Process Querying, Manipulation, and Intelligence (PQMI)– 2nd International Workshop on Education Meets Process Mining (EduPM)– 2nd International Workshop on Collaboration Mining for Distributed Systems (COMINDS).

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Machine Learning for Networking, MLN 2023, held in Paris, France, during November 28–30, 2023. The 18 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The conference aims at providing a top forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss new trends in machine learning, deep learning, pattern recognition and optimization for network architectures and services.

The 4-volume set LNCS 14331, 14332, 14333, and 14334 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2023, which took place in Wuhan, China, in October 2023. The total of 138 papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 434 submissions. They focus on innovative ideas, original research findings, case study results, and experienced insights in the areas of the World Wide Web and big data, covering Web technologies, database systems, information management, software engineering, knowledge graph, recommend system and big data.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 6th International Conference on Adaptive Instructional Systems, AIS 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29-July 4, 2024. The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5108 submissions. The HCII-AIS 2024 contributions have been organized in the following topical sections: Designing and developing adaptive instructional systems; adaptive learning experiences; AI in adaptive learning.

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2023, held in Harbin, China, during September 22-24, 2023. The 108 full papers presented were selected from 270 submissions and focus on theory and application of hybrid information processing technology for smarter and more effective research and application. The theme of ADHIP 2022 was Hybrid Information Processing in Meta World. The papers are named in topical sections as follows: wireless communication for social information processing, artificial intelligence technology; Mobile education, mobile monitoring, behavior understanding and object tracking; wireless networks for social information processing, image information processing; mobile monitoring, civilian audio and acoustic signal processing.

The two-volume proceedings constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications, icSoftComp 2023, held in Changa, Anand, India, in December 2023. The 42 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 351 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Volume number 2020: Theory and Methods; Systems and ApplicationsVolume number 2031: Systems and Applications; Hybrid Techniques.

The two-volume proceedings constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications, icSoftComp 2023, held in Changa, Anand, India, in December 2023. The 42 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 351 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Volume number 2020: Theory and Methods; Systems and ApplicationsVolume number 2031: Systems and Applications; Hybrid Techniques.

This volume LNCS 14918 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 28th European Conference, ADBIS 2024, held in Bayonne, France, during August 28-31, 2024. The 15 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The conference focuses on Algebra, Models, Schemata, Discovery and Data Analysis, Algorithms and Optimization, Access Methods and Query Processing, Advanced Architectures, Machine Learning, Large Language Models.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2024, which took place in Krakow, Poland, in September 2024. The 29 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 144 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Foundations; Engineering; and Management..

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2024, held in Ghent, Belgium, during September 3–5, 2024. The 15 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The conference is dedicated to digital or electronic government, open government, local government (smart cities), smart governance, artificial intelligence (AI), e-democracy, policy informatics, and electronic participation.

The two-volume set CCIS 2171 and 2172 constitutes the refereed papers from the 5th INternational Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications, DeLTA 2024, which took place in Dijon, France, during July 10-11, 2024. The 44 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 70 submissions. They focus on topics such as deep learning and big data analytics; machine-learning and artificial intelligence, etc.

The two-volume set CCIS 2171 and 2172 constitutes the refereed best papers from the 5th International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications, DeLTA 2024, which took place in Dijon, France, during July 10-11, 2024. The 44 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 70 submissions. They focus on topics such as deep learning and big data analytics; machine-learning and artificial intelligence, etc.

This two-volume set LNAI 14844-14845 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2024, held in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, during July 9-12, 2024. The 54 full papers and 22 short papers presented in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from 335 submissions. The papers are grouped in the following topical sections: Part I: Predictive modelling and disease risk prediction; natural language processing; bioinformatics and omics; and wearable devices, sensors, and robotics. Part II: Medical imaging analysis; data integration and multimodal analysis; and explainable AI.

The 4-volume set LNCS 14331, 14332, 14333, and 14334 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2023, which took place in Wuhan, China, in October 2023. The total of 138 papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 434 submissions. They focus on innovative ideas, original research findings, case study results, and experienced insights in the areas of the World Wide Web and big data, covering Web technologies, database systems, information management, software engineering, knowledge graph, recommend system and big data.

The 4-volume set LNCS 14331, 14332, 14333, and 14334 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2023, which took place in Wuhan, China, in October 2023. The total of 138 papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 434 submissions. They focus on innovative ideas, original research findings, case study results, and experienced insights in the areas of the World Wide Web and big data, covering Web technologies, database systems, information management, software engineering, knowledge graph, recommend system and big data.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on ICT Innovations 2023. Learning: Humans, Theory, Machines, and Data, ICT Innovations 2023, held in Ohrid, North Macedonia during September 24–26, 2023.The 17 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They are organized in sections by topics as follows: AI and natural language processing; bioinformatics; dew computing; e-learning and e-services; image processing; network science; theoretical informatics.

The five-volume set LNCS 14961, 14962, 14963, 14964 and 14965 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2024, held in Jinhua, China, during August 30–September 1, 2024. The 171 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 558 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Natural language processing, Generative AI and LLM, Computer Vision and Recommender System. Part II: Recommender System, Knowledge Graph and Spatial and Temporal Data. Part III: Spatial and Temporal Data, Graph Neural Network, Graph Mining and Database System and Query Optimization. Part IV: Database System and Query Optimization, Federated and Privacy-Preserving Learning, Network, Blockchain and Edge computing, Anomaly Detection and Security Part V: Anomaly Detection and Security, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Demonstration Paper and Industry Paper.

The five-volume set LNCS 14961, 14962, 14963, 14964 and 14965 constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2024, held in Jinhua, China, during August 30–September 1, 2024. The 171 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 558 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I: Natural language processing, Generative AI and LLM, Computer Vision and Recommender System. Volume II: Recommender System, Knowledge Graph and Spatial and Temporal Data. Volume III: Spatial and Temporal Data, Graph Neural Network, Graph Mining and Database System and Query Optimization. Volume IV: Database System and Query Optimization, Federated and Privacy-Preserving Learning, Network, Blockchain and Edge computing, Anomaly Detection and Security Volume V: Anomaly Detection and Security, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Demonstration Paper and Industry Paper.

The five-volume set LNCS 14961, 14962, 14963, 14964 and 14965 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2024, held in Jinhua, China, during August 30–September 1, 2024. The 171 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 558 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Natural language processing, Generative AI and LLM, Computer Vision and Recommender System. Part II: Recommender System, Knowledge Graph and Spatial and Temporal Data. Part III: Spatial and Temporal Data, Graph Neural Network, Graph Mining and Database System and Query Optimization. Part IV: Database System and Query Optimization, Federated and Privacy-Preserving Learning, Network, Blockchain and Edge computing, Anomaly Detection and Security Part V: Anomaly Detection and Security, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Demonstration Paper and Industry Paper.

The five-volume set LNCS 14961, 14962, 14963, 14964 and 14965 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2024, held in Jinhua, China, during August 30–September 1, 2024. The 171 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 558 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Natural language processing, Generative AI and LLM, Computer Vision and Recommender System. Part II: Recommender System, Knowledge Graph and Spatial and Temporal Data. Part III: Spatial and Temporal Data, Graph Neural Network, Graph Mining and Database System and Query Optimization. Part IV: Database System and Query Optimization, Federated and Privacy-Preserving Learning, Network, Blockchain and Edge computing, Anomaly Detection and Security Part V: Anomaly Detection and Security, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Demonstration Paper and Industry Paper.

The five-volume set LNCS 14961, 14962, 14963, 14964 and 14965 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Web and Big Data, APWeb-WAIM 2024, held in Jinhua, China, during August 30–September 1, 2024. The 171 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 558 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Natural language processing, Generative AI and LLM, Computer Vision and Recommender System. Part II: Recommender System, Knowledge Graph and Spatial and Temporal Data. Part III: Spatial and Temporal Data, Graph Neural Network, Graph Mining and Database System and Query Optimization. Part IV: Database System and Query Optimization, Federated and Privacy-Preserving Learning, Network, Blockchain and Edge computing, Anomaly Detection and Security Part V: Anomaly Detection and Security, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Demonstration Paper and Industry Paper.

This two-volume set LNAI 14839-14840 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Rough Sets, IJCRS 2024, held in Halifax, NS, Canada, during May 17–20, 2024. The 43 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Rough Set Models and Foundations; Rule Induction and Machine Learning; Granular Computing; and Rough Set Applications. part II: Three-Way Decision and Rough Sets; Three-Way Decision in Data Analytics; Three-Way Decision in Broad Senses; Rental Market Data Mining; and Applications of Deep Learning and Soft Computing.

This two-volume set LNAI 14839-14840 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Rough Sets, IJCRS 2024, held in Halifax, NS, Canada, during May 17–20, 2024. The 43 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Rough Set Models and Foundations; Rule Induction and Machine Learning; Granular Computing; and Rough Set Applications. Part II: Three-Way Decision and Rough Sets; Three-Way Decision in Data Analytics; Three-Way Decision in Broad Senses; Rental Market Data Mining; and Applications of Deep Learning and Soft Computing.

The LNCS journal Transactions on Large-scale Data and Knowledge-centered Systemsfocuses on data management, knowledge discovery, and knowledge processing, which are core and hot topics in computer science. Since the 1990s, the Internet has become the maindriving force behind application development in all domains. An increase in the demand forresource sharing across different sites connected through networks has led to an evolution ofdata- and knowledge-management systems from centralized systems to decentralized systemsenabling large-scale distributed applications providing high scalability. This, the 56th issue of Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems,contains five fully revised and extended papers selected from the 39th conference on DataManagement - Principles, Technologies and Applications, BDA 2023. The topics cover awide range of timely data management research topics on adaptive learning, personal datamanagement systems, topic discovery in large corpora, spatio-temporal query processing, anddata generation.

This open access comprehensive methodological book offers a much-needed answer to the lack of resources and methodological guidance in learning analytics, which has been a problem ever since the field started. The book covers all important quantitative topics in education at large as well as the latest in learning analytics and education data mining. The book also goes deeper into advanced methods that are at the forefront of novel methodological innovations. Authors of the book include world-renowned learning analytics researchers, R package developers, and methodological experts from diverse fields offering an unprecedented interdisciplinary reference on novel topics that is hard to find elsewhere.The book starts with the basics of R as a programming language, the basics of data cleaning, data manipulation, statistics, and analytics. In doing so, the book is suitable for newcomers as they can find an easy entry to the field, as well as being comprehensive of all the major methodologies. For every method, the corresponding chapter starts with the basics, explains the main concepts, and reviews examples from the literature. Every chapter has a detailed explanation of the essential techniques and basic functions combined with code and a full tutorial of the analysis with open-access real-life data. A total of 22 chapters are included in the book covering a wide range of methods such as predictive learning analytics, network analysis, temporal networks, epistemic networks, sequence analysis, process mining, factor analysis, structural topic modeling, clustering, longitudinal analysis, and Markov models. What is really unique about the book is that researchers can perform the most advanced analysis with the included code using the step-by-step tutorial and the included data without the need for any extra resources.This is an open access book.

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts, AIST 2023, held in Yerevan, Armenia, during September 28-30, 2023. The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: natural language processing; computer vision; data analysis and machine learning; network analysis; and theoretical machine learning and optimization. The book also contains one invited talk in full paper length.

This open access book includes methods for retrieval, semantic representation, and analysis of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), geovisualization and user interactions related to VGI, and discusses selected topics in active participation, social context, and privacy awareness. It presents the results of the DFG-funded priority program'VGI: Interpretation, Visualization, and Social Computing'(2016-2023).The book includes three parts representing the principal research pillars within the program. Part I'Representation and Analysis of VGI'discusses recent approaches to enhance the representation and analysis of VGI. It includes semantic representation of VGI data in knowledge graphs; machine-learning approaches to VGI mining, completion, and enrichment as well as to the improvement of data quality and fitness for purpose. Part II'Geovisualization and User Interactions related to VGI'book explores geovisualizations and user interactions supporting the analysis and presentation of VGI data. When designing these visualizations and user interactions, the specific properties of VGI data, the knowledge and abilities of different target users, and technical viability of solutions need to be considered. Part III'Active Participation, Social Context and Privacy Awareness'of the book addresses the human impact associated with VGI. It includes chapters on the use of wearable sensors worn by volunteers to record their exposure to environmental stressors on their daily journeys, on the collective behavior of people using location-based social media and movement data from football matches, and on the motivation of volunteers who provide important support in information gathering, filtering and analysis of social media in disaster situations.The book is of interest to researchers and advanced professionals in geoinformation, cartography, visual analytics, data science and machine learning.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024, held in Recife, Brazil, in July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings. The 49 full papers and 27 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 334 submissions. The papers present results in high-quality research on intelligent systems and the cognitive sciences for the improvement and advancement of education.

This two-volume set LNAI 14844-14845 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2024, held in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, during July 9-12, 2024. The 54 full papers and 22 short papers presented in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from 335 submissions. The papers are grouped in the following topical sections: Part I: Predictive modelling and disease risk prediction; natural language processing; bioinformatics and omics; and wearable devices, sensors, and robotics. Part II: Medical imaging analysis; data integration and multimodal analysis; and explainable AI.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, ISMIS 2024, held in Poitiers, France, in June 2024. The 18 full papers, 6 short papers and 5 industrial papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Classification and Clustering; Neural Network and Natural Language Processing; AI tools and Models; Neural Network and Data Mining; Explainability in AI; Industry Session; Learning with Complex Data; Recommendation Systems and Prediction.

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2023, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, during April 21–23, 2023.CSEDU 2023 accepted 34 full and 54 papers out of 162 papers submissions. Out of these, 8 contributions have been selected for inclusion in this book. The papers included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends in the current research on Computer Supported Education, with a particular focus on: eLearning Platforms, Portals, Feedback and Learning Support, Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning, Active Learning, Tools to Assess Learning, Learning with AI Systems, Higher Order Thinking Skills, Flipped Classroom, Faculty Development and Constructivism and Social Constructivism.

This book presents the foundations of using analytics from the laboratory, social media platforms, and the web. The authors cover key topics including analytics strategy, data gathering approaches, data preprocessing, data quality assessment, analytical methods, tools, and validation methods. The book includes chapters explaining web analytics, social media analytics, and how to create an analytics strategy. The authors also cover on data sources, such as online surveys, crowdsourcing, eye tracking, mouse tracking, social media APIs, search logs, and analytics triangulation. The book also discusses analytical tools for social media analytics, search analytics, persona analytics, user studies, and website analytics. The authors conclude by examining the validity of online analytics.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the BPM Forum held at the 22nd International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2024, which took place in Krakow, Poland, in September 2024. The BPM Forum hosts innovative research which has a high potential of stimulating discussions. The papers selected for the forum are expected to showcase fresh ideas from exciting and emerging topics in BPM, even if they are not yet as mature as the regular papers at the conference. The 21 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 144 submissions to the conference. The papers were organized in research tracks on foundations, engineering, and management.

These two-volume set IFIP AICT 717 and 718 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Data Science, ICCIDS 2024, held in Chennai, India, during February 21–23, 2024. The 63 full papers and 9 short papers were presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 259 submissions. The conference papers are organized in topical sections on: Part I - Applications of AI/ML in Natural Language Processing; and Applications of AI/ML in Image Processing. Part II - Applications of AI/ML in KDM, Cloud Computing & Security; Data Analytics; and Applications of ML.

These two-volume set IFIP AICT 717 and 718 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Data Science, ICCIDS 2024, held in Chennai, India, during February 21–23, 2024. The 63 full papers and 9 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 259 submissions. The conference papers are organized in following topical sections: Part I: Applications of AI/ML in Natural Language Processing; and Applications of AI/ML in Image Processing. Part II: Applications of AI/ML in KDM, Cloud Computing & Security; Data Analytics; and Applications of ML.

The two-volume set LNCS 14910 and 14911 constitutes the proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2024, which took place in Naples, Italy, in August 2024. The 27 full and 20 short papers included in the proceedings set were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Financial and economic data analysis; graph theory and network analysis; database management and query optimization; machine learning and large language models; recommender systems and personalization; Part II: Blockchain and supply management; data mining and knowledge discovery; spatiotemporal data and mobility analysis; computer vision and image processing; data security and privacy; database indexing and query processing; specialized applications and case studies.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Rough Sets, IJCRS 2023, held in Krakow, Poland, during October 5–8, 2023.The 43 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Rough Set Models, Foundations, Three-way Decisions, Granular Models, Distances and Similarities, Hybrid Approaches, Applications, Cybersecurity and IoT.