Search

A statisticallanguage model, or more simply a language model, is a prob­ abilistic mechanism for generating text. Such adefinition is general enough to include an endless variety of schemes. However, a distinction should be made between generative models, which can in principle be used to synthesize artificial text, and discriminative techniques to classify text into predefined cat­ egories. The first statisticallanguage modeler was Claude Shannon. In exploring the application of his newly founded theory of information to human language, Shannon considered language as a statistical source, and measured how weH simple n-gram models predicted or, equivalently, compressed natural text. To do this, he estimated the entropy of English through experiments with human subjects, and also estimated the cross-entropy of the n-gram models on natural 1 text. The ability of language models to be quantitatively evaluated in tbis way is one of their important virtues. Of course, estimating the true entropy of language is an elusive goal, aiming at many moving targets, since language is so varied and evolves so quickly. Yet fifty years after Shannon's study, language models remain, by all measures, far from the Shannon entropy liInit in terms of their predictive power. However, tbis has not kept them from being useful for a variety of text processing tasks, and moreover can be viewed as encouragement that there is still great room for improvement in statisticallanguage modeling.

The two-volume set LNCS 13451 and 13452 constitutes revised selected papers from the CICLing 2019 conference which took place in La Rochelle, France, April 2019.The total of 95 papers presented in the two volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 335 submissions. The book also contains 3 invited papers. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: General, Information extraction, Information retrieval, Language modeling, Lexical resources, Machine translation, Morphology, sintax, parsing, Name entity recognition, Semantics and text similarity, Sentiment analysis, Speech processing, Text categorization, Text generation, and Text mining.

This book presents revised versions of the lectures given at the 8th ELSNET European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication held on the Island of Chios, Greece, in summer 2000. Besides an introductory survey, the book presents lectures on data analysis for multimedia libraries, pronunciation modeling for large vocabulary speech recognition, statistical language modeling, very large scale information retrieval, reduction of information variation in text, and a concluding chapter on open questions in research for linguistics in information access. The book gives newcomers to language and speech communication a clear overview of the main technologies and problems in the area. Researchers and professionals active in the area will appreciate the book as a concise review of the technologies used in text- and speech-triggered information access.

This popular book, updated as a textbook for classroom use, discusses text mining and different ways this type of data mining can be used to find implicit knowledge from text collections. The author provides the guidelines for implementing text mining systems in Java, as well as concepts and approaches. The book starts by providing detailed text preprocessing techniques and then goes on to provide concepts, the techniques, the implementation, and the evaluation of text categorization. It then goes into more advanced topics including text summarization, text segmentation, topic mapping, and automatic text management. The book features exercises and code to help readers quickly learn and apply knowledge.

This book features research papers presented at International Conference on Innovations in Cybersecurity and Data Science (ICICDS 2024), held at Reva University, Bengaluru, India during 15 – 16 March 2024. The book presents original research work in the field of computer science, computer applications, information technology, artificial intelligence, and other relevant fields of IoT, big data, data management and analytics, and security. The book is beneficial for readers from both academia and industry.

This LNCS volume constitutes the referred proceedings of 35th Australasian Database Conference, ADC 2024, held in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Tokyo, Japan, during December 16-18, 2024. The 38 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. They focus on latest advancements and innovative applications in database systems, data-driven applications, and data analytics.

This book outlines a range of user experiments, providing comprehensive evaluations that underline the rationale behind implementing collaborative 3D virtual offices in corporate settings and 3D classrooms in educational institutions. In this book, radically new scientific approaches are taken for studying user effectiveness in the realm of 3D graphical interfaces. The emergence of VR is seen in the book as a pivotal moment in the evolution of information technology, marking a shift from the era of DOS and Windows to immersive digital spaces. Through extensive research and experimentation, it is convincingly demonstrated that integrating 2D user interfaces, such as windows, images, and 2D widgets, into 3D digital environments significantly enhances user effectiveness in terms of online collaboration, memory, recall, and comprehension of complex workflows. Moreover, valuable advice and design principles are offered to guide the creation of such working 3D digital environments.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computing and Data Sciences, ICACDS 2024, held in Velizy, France, during May 9–10, 2024. The 28 full papers present here, were carefully reviewed and selected from 174 submissions. The papers focus on innovative research in the field of Advanced Computing and Data Sciences, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, cloud computing, computer vision and natural language processing.

This book features high-quality research papers presented at Fifth Doctoral Symposium on Computational Intelligence (DoSCI 2024), jointly organized by Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, India, and School of Open Learning, University of Delhi in association with University of Calabria, Italy, on May 10, 2024. This book discusses the topics such as computational intelligence, artificial intelligence, deep learning, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, fuzzy sets and vague sets, rough set theoretic approaches, quantum-inspired computational intelligence, hybrid computational intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, soft computing, distributed computing, parallel and grid computing, cloud computing, high-performance computing, biomedical computing, and decision support and decision making.

This book provides a structured presentation of machine learning related to vision, speech, and natural language processing. It addresses the tools, techniques, and challenges of machine learning algorithm implementation, computation time, and the complexity of reasoning and modeling of different types of data. The book covers diverse topics such as semantic image segmentation, deep visual residual abstraction, brain–computer interfaces, natural language processing, traffic and signaling, driverless driving, and radiology. The majority of smart applications have a need for a sustainable Internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence. Active research trends and future directions of machine learning under big data analytics are also discussed. Machine learning is a class of artificial neural networks that have become dominant in various computer vision tasks, attracting interest across a variety of domains as they are a type of deep neural networks efficient in extracting meaningful information from visual imagery.

This two-volume set LNCS 14935-14936 constitutes the proceedings of International Workshops co-located with the 18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, ICDAR 2024, held in Athens, Greece, during August 30–31, 2024. The total of 30 regular papers presented in these proceedings were carefully selected from 46 submissions. Part I contains 16 regular papers that stem from the following workshops: ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Automatically Domain-Adapted and Personalized Document Analysis (ADAPDA); ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Advanced Analysis and Recognition of Parliamentary Corpora (ARPC); ICDAR 2024 Workshop on coMics ANalysis, Processing and Understanding (MANPU). Part II contains 14 regular papers that stem from the following workshops: ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Computational Paleography (IWCP); ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Machine Vision and NLP for Document Analysis (VINALDO).

This two-volume set LNCS 14935-14936 constitutes the proceedings of International Workshops co-located with the 18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, ICDAR 2024, held in Athens, Greece, during August 30–31, 2024. The total of 30 regular papers presented in these proceedings were carefully selected from 46 submissions. Part I contains 16 regular papers that stem from the following workshops: ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Automatically Domain-Adapted and Personalized Document Analysis (ADAPDA); ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Advanced Analysis and Recognition of Parliamentary Corpora (ARPC); ICDAR 2024 Workshop on coMics ANalysis, Processing and Understanding (MANPU). Part II contains 14 regular papers that stem from the following workshops: ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Computational Paleography (IWCP); ICDAR 2024 Workshop on Machine Vision and NLP for Document Analysis (VINALDO).

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems, DAS 2024, held in Athens, Greece, during August 30-31, 2024. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions addressing topics like: document analysis and understanding; retrieval and VQA; layout analysis; document classification; OCR correction and NLP; recognition systems; and historical documents.

The book presents high-quality research papers presented at International Conference on Computational Intelligence (ICCI 2023) held at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, during 4–5 November 2023. The topics covered are artificial intelligence, neural network, deep learning techniques, fuzzy theory and systems, rough sets, self-organizing maps, machine learning, chaotic systems, multi-agent systems, computational optimization ensemble classifiers, reinforcement learning, decision trees, support vector machines, hybrid learning, statistical learning, metaheuristics algorithms, machine vision, Internet of Things, image processing, image segmentation, data clustering, sentiment analysis, big data, computer networks, signal processing, supply chain management, web and text mining, distributed systems, bioinformatics, embedded systems, expert system, forecasting, pattern recognition, planning and scheduling, time series analysis, human-computer interaction, web mining, natural language processing, multimedia systems, and quantum computing.

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.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 16th JSAI International Symposia on Artificial Intelligence (JSAI-isAI), held in Hamamatsu, Japan, in May 2024. The 21 full papers presented in this proceedings volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: AI-Biz 2024, BIAS 2024, JURISIN 2024, and SCIDOCA 2024.

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computational Data and Social Networks, CSoNet 2023, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in December 2023.The 23 full papers and 14 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are divided into the following topical sections: machine learning and prediction; optimization; security and blockchain; and network analysis.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences, KSS 2024, held in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, during November 16–17, 2024. The 23 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Complex networks and modeling; Opinion dynamics; Knowledge technologies and systems engineering; Knowledge management.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Big Data, BigData 2024, held as part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16-19, 2024. The 8 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They focus on various topics within the field of Data-based services such as Big Data Architecture, Big Data Modeling, Big Data As A Service, Big Data for Vertical Industries (Government, Healthcare, etc.), Big Data Analytics, Big Data Toolkits, Big Data Open Platforms, Economic Analysis, Big Data for Enterprise Transformation, Big Data in Business Performance Management, Big Data for Business Model Innovations and Analytics, Big Data in Enterprise Management Models and Practices, Big Data in Government Management Models and Practices, and Big Data in Smart Planet Solutions. The papers have been organized under the following topical sections: Research track; Application track; and Short paper track.

Sie haben sich gefragt, wie Tools wie ChatGPT oder Bard funktionieren, haben aber keinen technischen Hintergrund? Dann ist dies das richtige Buch für Sie! Um besser zu verstehen, wozu solche Technologien in der Lage sind und wie sich dies auf unser Leben und unsere Gesellschaft auswirken wird, ist ein grundlegendes Hintergrundwissen über diese Technologie erforderlich. In diesem Buch werden insbesondere die folgenden Fragen thematisiert: Was hat die unglaublichen Fortschritte der letzten Zeit ermöglicht? Können Chatbots wie ChatGPT oder Bard Menschen wirklich verstehen? Welche Fallstricke gibt es und wie spiegeln sich die Stereotypen der Gesellschaft in solchen Modellen wider? Welches Potenzial steckt in dieser Technologie und wie wird die digitale Gesellschaft der Zukunft in Bezug auf die Mensch-Chatbot-Zusammenarbeit aussehen? Nach der Lektüre dieses Buches sind Sie sich der Risiken und Fallstricke bewusst, die diese Technologien mit sich bringen können, und wissen, wie Sie verantwortungsbewusst mit Werkzeugen umgehen, die auf KI-Technologie basieren.

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference, ISDS 2024, held in Nha Trang, Vietnam, during November 9–10, 2024. The 38 full papers and 10 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 129 submissions. They were categorized under the topical sections as follows: AI in E-Commerce, Agriculture, and Aquaculture; AI in Health Care Analytics; Big Data, IoT, and Cloud Computing; and Natural Language Processing.

This book introduces the basic concepts of managing data using various computer languages and applications. It is designed as a fast-paced introduction to key features of data management, including statistical concepts, data-related techniques, Pandas, RDBMS, SQL, NLP topics, Matplotlib, and data visualization. The companion files with source code and color figures enhance the learning experience.Understanding these concepts is crucial for anyone looking to manage data effectively. The book covers the fundamentals of probability and statistics, working with data using Pandas, managing databases with SQL and MySQL, and cleaning data using NLP techniques. It also delves into data visualization, providing practical insights and numerous code samples.The journey begins with an introduction to probability and statistics, moving on to working with data and Pandas. It then covers RDBMS and SQL, focusing on practical SQL and MySQL usage. The book concludes with NLP, data cleaning, and visualization techniques, equipping readers with a comprehensive understanding of data management.

The two volume set LNCS 14958 + 14959 constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2024, held in Grenoble, France, during September 9–12, 2024. The proceedings contain 11 conference papers; 6 best of CLEF 2023 Labs'papers, and 14 Lab overview papers accepted from 45 submissions. In addition an overview paper on the CLEF activities in the last 25 years is included. The CLEF conference and labs of the evaluation forum deal with topics in information access from different perspectives, in any modality and language, focusing on experimental information retrieval (IR).

This two-volume set LNAI 14810-14811 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence, ICCCI 2024, held in Leipzig, Germany, during September 9–11, 2024. The 59 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 234 submissions. They cover the following topics: Part I: Collective intelligence and collective decision-making; deep learning techniques; natural language processing; data mining and machine learning. Part II: Social networks and intelligent system; cybersecurity, blockchain technology, and internet of things; cooperative strategies for decision making and optimization; computational intelligence for digital content understanding; knowledge engineering and application for industry 4.0.

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 Open Access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Natural Scientific Language Processing and Research Knowledge Graphs, NSLP 2024, held in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, on May 27, 2024. The 10 full papers and 11 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 26 submissions. The proceedings aims to bring together researchers working on the processing, analysis, transformation and making use-of scientific language and research knowledge graphs including all relevant sub-topics.

This book includes new research results of scholars from the Fourth International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Technologies (ICAIT 2023) organized by IRNet International Academic Communication Center, held during November 3–5, 2023. The book covers research work from active researchers who are working on collaboration of industry and various intelligent technologies such as intelligent technologies applicable/applied to manufacturing and distribution of industrial products, factory automation, business, etc. The topics included are all computational intelligence techniques applicable/applied to industry, intelligent techniques in data science applicable/applied to business and management, intelligent network systems applicable/applied to industrial production, intelligent technologies applicable to smart agriculture, and intelligent information systems for agriculture.

The Volume 1 book on Accelerating Discoveries in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Proceedings of ICDSAI 2023), that was held on April 24-25, 2023 by CSUSB USA, the International Association of Academicians (IAASSE), and the Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vizianagaram, India is intended to be used as a reference book for researchers and practitioners in the disciplines of AI and data science. The book introduces key topics and algorithms and explains how these contribute to healthcare, manufacturing, law, finance, retail, real estate, accounting, digital marketing, and various other fields. The book is primarily meant for academics, researchers, and engineers who want to employ data science techniques and AI applications to address real-world issues. Besides that, businesses and technology creators will also find it appealing to use in industry.

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.

Advances in experimental technologies have given rise to tremendous amounts of biology data. This not only offers valuable sources of data to help understand biological evolution and functional mechanisms, but also poses challenges for accurate and effective data analysis. This book offers an essential introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of association analysis, including data pre-processing, data mining methods/algorithms, and tools that are widely applied for computational biology. It covers significant recent advances in the field, both foundational and application-oriented, helping readers understand the basic principles and emerging techniques used to discover interesting association patterns in diverse and heterogeneous biology data, such as structure-function correlations, and complex networks with gene/protein regulation. The main results and approaches are described in an easy-to-follow way and accompanied by sufficientreferences and suggestions for future research. This carefully edited monograph is intended to provide investigators in the fields of data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and bioinformatics with a profound guide to the role of association analysis in computational biology. It is also very useful as a general source of information on association analysis, and as an overall accompanying course book and self-study material for graduate students and researchers in both computer science and bioinformatics.

This book aims to bring together a collection of innovative and cutting-edge research that addresses the various challenges in the application and theoretical aspects of ChatGPT in education. ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI that has the ability to generate human-like text based on a prompt. This has significant potential for use in the field of education, as it allows for the creation of personalized, interactive learning experiences, automating assessment and grading, and more. In e-learning, ChatGPT is used to provide instant feedback and support to students, as well as generate interactive conversations in the target language for language learning. It is also integrated with existing learning management systems and educational technology platforms to enhance their capabilities. In research, ChatGPT is used for natural language processing and sentiment analysis to gather insights on student learning experiences and educational outcomes. However, it is important to note that there are also ethical and privacy concerns that come with using language models like ChatGPT in education, such as data protection and the potential for bias. Overall, the use of ChatGPT in education has the potential to revolutionize the way we learn, teach, and access information. The book seeks to publish original manuscripts that cover a broad range of topics, from the development of new chatbot technologies and their integration into the classroom, to the examination of the ethical and pedagogical implications of these systems. By compiling the latest developments in the field and highlighting new areas for exploration, this book provides valuable insights and perspectives for researchers, educators, and practitioners working in the field of ChatGPT and education. The ultimate goal is to advance the understanding of ChatGPT and its role in education and to promote its effective and responsible use in the classroom and beyond.

The six-volume set LNCS 14608, 14609, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612 and 14613 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 46th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2024, held in Glasgow, UK, during March 24–28, 2024.The 57 full papers, 18 finding papers, 36 short papers, 26 IR4Good papers, 18 demonstration papers, 9 reproducibility papers, 8 doctoral consortium papers, and 15 invited CLEF papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 578 submissions. The accepted papers cover the state of the art in information retrieval focusing on user aspects, system and foundational aspects, machine learning, applications, evaluation, new social and technical challenges, and other topics of direct or indirect relevance to search.

The six-volume set LNCS 14608, 14609, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612 and 14613 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 46th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2024, held in Glasgow, UK, during March 24–28, 2024.The 57 full papers, 18 finding papers, 36 short papers, 26 IR4Good papers, 18 demonstration papers, 9 reproducibility papers, 8 doctoral consortium papers, and 15 invited CLEF papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 578 submissions. The accepted papers cover the state of the art in information retrieval focusing on user aspects, system and foundational aspects, machine learning, applications, evaluation, new social and technical challenges, and other topics of direct or indirect relevance to search.

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.

Acquire the knowledge needed to work effectively in conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and understand the opportunities and threats it can potentially bring. This book will help you navigate from the traditional world of dialogue systems that revolve around hard coded scripts, to the world of large language models, prompt engineering, conversational AI platforms, multi-modality, and ultimately autonomous agents.In this new world, decisions are made by a system that may forever remain a ‘black box'for most of us. This book aims to eliminate unnecessary noise and describe the fundamental components of conversational AI. Past experiences will prove invaluable in constructing seamless hybrid systems. This book will provide the most recommended solutions, recognizing that it is not always necessary to blindly pursue new tools.Written in unprecedented and turbulent times for conversational interfaces you'll see that despite previous waves of advancement in conversational technology, now conversational interfaces are gaining unparalleled popularity. Specifically, the release of ChatGPT in November 2022 by Open AI revolutionized the conversational paradigm and showed how easy and intuitive communication with a computer can be. Old professions are being disrupted, new professions are emerging, and even the most conservative corporations are changing their strategy and experimenting with large language models, allocating an unprecedented amount of budget to these projects. No one knows for sure the exact future of conversational AI, but everyone agrees that it's here to stay. What You'll Learn See how large language models are constructed and used in conversational systems Review the risks and challenges of new technologies in conversational AI Examine techniques for prompt engineering Enable practitioners to keep abreast of recent developments in conversational AI Who This Book Is For Conversation designers, product owners, and product or project managers in conversational AI who wish to learn about new methods and challenges posed by the recent emergence in the public domain of ChatGPT. Data scientists, final year undergraduates and graduates of computer science

This 4-volume set of LNCS 14495-14498 constitutes the proceedings of the 40th Computer Graphics International Conference, CGI 2023, held in Shanghai, China, August 28 – September 1, 2023. The 149 papers in this set were carefully reviewed and selected from 385 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Detection and Recognition; Image Analysis and Processing; Image Restoration and Enhancement; Image Attention and Perception; Reconstruction; Rendering and Animation; Synthesis and Generation; Visual Analytics and Modeling; Graphics and AR/VR; Medical Imaging and Robotics; Theoretical Analysis; Image Analysis and Visualization in Advanced Medical Imaging Technology; Empowering Novel Geometric Algebra for Graphics and Engineering.

This textbook presents an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Natural Language Processing (NLP), from basic concepts to core algorithms and key applications. Further, it contains seven step-by-step NLP workshops (total length: 14 hours) offering hands-on practice with essential Python tools like NLTK, spaCy, TensorFlow Kera, Transformer and BERT.The objective of this book is to provide readers with a fundamental grasp of NLP and its core technologies, and to enable them to build their own NLP applications (e.g. Chatbot systems) using Python-based NLP tools. It is both a textbook and NLP tool-book intended for the following readers: undergraduate students from various disciplines who want to learn NLP; lecturers and tutors who want to teach courses or tutorials for undergraduate/graduate students on NLP and related AI topics; and readers with various backgrounds who want to learn NLP, and more importantly, to build workable NLP applications after completing its 14 hours of Python-based workshops.

This book features high-quality research papers presented at Fifth Doctoral Symposium on Computational Intelligence (DoSCI 2024), jointly organised by Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, India, and School of Open Learning, University of Delhi in association with University of Calabria, Italy, on May 10, 2024. This book discusses the topics such as computational intelligence, artificial intelligence, deep learning, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, fuzzy sets and vague sets, rough set theoretic approaches, quantum-inspired computational intelligence, hybrid computational intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, soft computing, distributed computing, parallel and grid computing, cloud computing, high-performance computing, biomedical computing, and decision support and decision making.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management, CISIM 2024, held in Bialystok, Poland, during September 27-29, 2024. The 31 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. These papers focus on biometrics and pattern recognition applications; computer information systems and security; industrial management and other applications; machine learning and artificial neural networks; modelling and optimization.

This book constitutes selected papers from the 20th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2023, which was held in Dubai, UAE, during December 11-12, 2023. EMCIS covers technical, organizational, business, and social issues in the application of information technology and is dedicated to the definition and establishment of Information Systems (IS) as a discipline of high impact for IS professionals and practitioners. It focuses on approaches that facilitate the identification of innovative research of significant relevance to the IS discipline following sound research methodologies that lead to results of measurable impact. The 43 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 126 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Metaverse; blockchain technology and applications; digital governance; healthcare information systems; artificial intelligence; Part II: Big data and analytics; digital services and social media; innovative research projects; managing information systems; smart cities.

This monograph takes the reader through recent advances in data-driven methods and machine learning for problems in science—specifically in continuum physics. It develops the foundations and details a number of scientific machine learning approaches to enrich current computational models of continuum physics, or to use the data generated by these models to infer more information on these problems. The perspective presented here is drawn from recent research by the author and collaborators. Applications drawn from the physics of materials or from biophysics illustrate each topic. Some elements of the theoretical background in continuum physics that are essential to address these applications are developed first. These chapters focus on nonlinear elasticity and mass transport, with particular attention directed at descriptions of phase separation. This is followed by a brief treatment of the finite element method, since it is the most widely used approach to solve coupled partial differential equations in continuum physics. With these foundations established, the treatment proceeds to a number of recent developments in data-driven methods and scientific machine learning in the context of the continuum physics of materials and biosystems. This part of the monograph begins by addressing numerical homogenization of microstructural response using feed-forward as well as convolutional neural networks. Next is surrogate optimization using multifidelity learning for problems of phase evolution. Graph theory bears many equivalences to partial differential equations in its properties of representation and avenues for analysis as well as reduced-order descriptions--all ideas that offer fruitful opportunities for exploration. Neural networks, by their capacity for representation of high-dimensional functions, are powerful for scale bridging in physics--an idea on which we present a particular perspective in the context of alloys. One of the most compelling ideas in scientific machine learning is the identification of governing equations from dynamical data--another topic that we explore from the viewpoint of partial differential equations encoding mechanisms. This is followed by an examination of approaches to replace traditional, discretization-based solvers of partial differential equations with deterministic and probabilistic neural networks that generalize across boundary value problems. The monograph closes with a brief outlook on current emerging ideas in scientific machine learning.

This book is a comprehensive guide for professionals, leaders, and academics seeking to unlock the power of data and analytics in the modern business landscape. It delves deeply into the strategic, architectural, and managerial aspects of implementing enterprise analytics (EA) systems in large enterprises. The book is meticulously structured into three parts. Part 1 lays the foundation for adaptable architecture in EA. Part 2 explores technical considerations: data, cloud platforms, and AI solutions. The final part focuses on strategy execution, investment, and risk management. Acting as a comprehensive guide, the book enables the creation of robust EA capabilities that foster growth, optimize operations, and keep pace with EA's dynamic world. Whether readers are leaders harnessing data's potential, practitioners navigating analytics, or academics exploring this evolving domain, this book provides insights and knowledge to guide readers toward a thriving, data-driven future.

The six-volume set LNCS 14608, 14609, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612 and 14613 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 46th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2024, held in Glasgow, UK, during March 24–28, 2024.The 57 full papers, 18 finding papers, 36 short papers, 26 IR4Good papers, 18 demonstration papers, 9 reproducibility papers, 8 doctoral consortium papers, and 15 invited CLEF papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 578 submissions. The accepted papers cover the state of the art in information retrieval focusing on user aspects, system and foundational aspects, machine learning, applications, evaluation, new social and technical challenges, and other topics of direct or indirect relevance to search.

This 4-volume set of LNCS 14495-14498 constitutes the proceedings of the 40th Computer Graphics International Conference, CGI 2023, held in Shanghai, China, August 28 – September 1, 2023. The 149 papers in this set were carefully reviewed and selected from 385 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Detection and Recognition; Image Analysis and Processing; Image Restoration and Enhancement; Image Attention and Perception; Reconstruction; Rendering and Animation; Synthesis and Generation; Visual Analytics and Modeling; Graphics and AR/VR; Medical Imaging and Robotics; Theoretical Analysis; Image Analysis and Visualization in Advanced Medical Imaging Technology; Empowering Novel Geometric Algebra for Graphics and Engineering.

This book includes original unpublished contributions presented at the International Conference on Data Analytics and Management (ICDAM 2023), held at London Metropolitan University, London, UK, during June 2023. The book covers the topics in data analytics, data management, big data, computational intelligence, and communication networks. The book presents innovative work by leading academics, researchers, and experts from industry which is useful for young researchers and students. The book is divided into four volumes.

This book includes research papers presented at the International Conference on Data Science and Network Engineering (ICDSNE 2023) organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, Tripura, India, during July 21–22, 2023. It includes research works from researchers, academicians, business executives, and industry professionals for solving real-life problems by using the advancements and applications of data science and network engineering. This book covers many advanced topics, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), computer networks, blockchain, security and privacy, Internet of things (IoT), cloud computing, big data, supply chain management, and many more. Different sections of this book are highly beneficial for the researchers, who are working in the field of data science and network engineering.

The two volume set LNCS 14958 + 14959 constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2024, held in Grenoble, France, during September 9–12, 2024. The proceedings contain 11 conference papers; 6 best of CLEF 2023 Labs'papers, and 14 Lab overview papers accepted from 45 submissions. In addition an overview paper on the CLEF activities in the last 25 years is included. The CLEF conference and labs of the evaluation forum deal with topics in information access from different perspectives, in any modality and language, focusing on experimental information retrieval (IR).

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 result in high-quality research on intelligent systems and the cognitive sciences for the improvement and advancement of education.

This book discusses statistical methods and their innovative applications in precision health. It serves as a valuable resource to foster the development of this growing field within the context of the big data era. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including foundational principles, statistical theories, new procedures, advanced methods, and practical applications in precision medicine. Particular attention is devoted to the interplay between precision health, big data, and mobile health research, while also exploring precision medicine's role in clinical trials, electronic health record data analysis, survival analysis, and genomic studies. Targeted at data scientists, statisticians, graduate students, and researchers in academia, industry, and government, this book offers insights into the latest advances in personalized medicine using advanced statistical techniques.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Baltic Conference on Digital Business and Intelligent Systems, Baltic DB&IS 2024, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, during June 30–July 3, 2024. The 13 full papers and 3 short papers presented here, were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions, and focus on the various fields of Business digitalization and development of intelligent business systems. Abstracts from the keynote speeches from the conference are also included in these proceedings.