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This 15-volume set LNCS 15031-15045 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2024, held in Urumqi, China, during October 18–20, 2024. The 579 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1526 submissions. The papers cover various topics in the broad areas of pattern recognition and computer vision, including machine learning, pattern classification and cluster analysis, neural network and deep learning, low-level vision and image processing, object detection and recognition, 3D vision and reconstruction, action recognition, video analysis and understanding, document analysis and recognition, biometrics, medical image analysis, and various applications.

This 15-volume set LNCS 15031-15045 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2024, held in Urumqi, China, during October 18–20, 2024. The 579 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1526 submissions. The papers cover various topics in the broad areas of pattern recognition and computer vision, including machine learning, pattern classification and cluster analysis, neural network and deep learning, low-level vision and image processing, object detection and recognition, 3D vision and reconstruction, action recognition, video analysis and understanding, document analysis and recognition, biometrics, medical image analysis, and various applications.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Simplifying Medical Ultrasound, ASMUS 2024, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2024, the 27th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. The conference took place in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 6, 2024. The 21 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:​ Image Acquisition, Synthesis and Enhancement; Tracking, Registration and Image-guided Interventions; Segmentation; and Classification and Detection.

This book collects selected papers from the 11th Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Networking and Computers held in Chengdu, China, in September 2023. The book focuses on the current works of information theory, communication system, computer science, aerospace technologies, big data, and other related technologies. People from both academia and industry of these fields can contribute and find their interests from the book.The 11th International Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Networking and Computers (ICSINC) was held in Chengdu, China, in September 2023, which focused on the key technologies and challenges of signal and information processing schemes, network application, computer theory, space technologies, big data, and other related technologies

The two-volume set LNCS 14768 + 14769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, held in Lille, France, during June 30 – July 3, 2024. The 81 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 142 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: understanding touch; technology and systems; applications and interaction.

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 volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Frontiers in Cyber Security, FCS 2023, held in Chengdu, China, in August 2023.The 44 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Blockchain and Distributed Systems; Network Security and Privacy Protection; Cryptography and Encryption Techniques; Machine Learning and Security; and Internet of Things and System Security.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, ISAIR 2023, held in Beijing, China, during October 21–23, 2023. The 50 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 103 submissions. They focus on three important areas of Pattern Recognition: Artificial Intelligence; Robotics and Internet of Things, Covering Various Technical Aspects.

This 15-volume set LNCS 15031-15045 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2024, held in Urumqi, China, during October 18–20, 2024. The 579 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1526 submissions. The papers cover various topics in the broad areas of pattern recognition and computer vision, including machine learning, pattern classification and cluster analysis, neural network and deep learning, low-level vision and image processing, object detection and recognition, 3D vision and reconstruction, action recognition, video analysis and understanding, document analysis and recognition, biometrics, medical image analysis, and various applications.

This 15-volume set LNCS 15031-15045 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2024, held in Urumqi, China, during October 18–20, 2024. The 579 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1526 submissions. The papers cover various topics in the broad areas of pattern recognition and computer vision, including machine learning, pattern classification and cluster analysis, neural network and deep learning, low-level vision and image processing, object detection and recognition, 3D vision and reconstruction, action recognition, video analysis and understanding, document analysis and recognition, biometrics, medical image analysis, and various applications.

This 15-volume set LNCS 15031-15045 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2024, held in Urumqi, China, during October 18–20, 2024. The 579 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1526 submissions. The papers cover various topics in the broad areas of pattern recognition and computer vision, including machine learning, pattern classification and cluster analysis, neural network and deep learning, low-level vision and image processing, object detection and recognition, 3D vision and reconstruction, action recognition, video analysis and understanding, document analysis and recognition, biometrics, medical image analysis, and various applications.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2024, held in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, during April 15–18, 2024. The 58 full papers are presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 251 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Part One: AI-driven Cybersecurity Solutions; AI-driven Medical Analytics; Computational Intelligence; and Data Modelling and Information Systems. Part Two: Image and Video Processing; Prediction and Recommendation Systems; and Text, Speech and Natural Language Processing.

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.

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 post proceedings of the Third International Scientific and Practical Conference on Information Technologies and Intelligent Decision Making Systems, ITIDMS 2023, held in Moscow, Russia, during December, 12-14, 2023. The 18 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers presented in this volume focus on topics such as digital, intellectual and information transformation, the development of computer models and the improvement of automated and computing processes.

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computing, Communication and Learning, CoCoLe 2023, held in Warangal, India, in August 29–31, 2023.The 25 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. The CoCoLe conference focuses on Application of Supervised Learning in Computing; Application of Unsupervised Learning in Computing; and Computing in Communication Networks.

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 22nd International Workshop on Digital Forensics and Watermarking, IWDW 2023, held in Jinan, China, during November 25–26, 2023. The 22 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The workshop focuses on subjects such as novel research, development and application of digital watermarking, data hiding, and forensic techniques for multimedia security.

This is an open access book.It is with my great pleasure and honor to announce The 2nd International Conference on Neural Networks and Machine Learning which will be held from 7th – 8th November 2023 in the University of Jember, East Java, Indonesia. The selected paper will be Published in Advances in Intelligent System Research by Atlantis Press. It is the second international conference organized by CGANT Research Group, University of Jember.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design, Operation and Evaluation of Mobile Communications, MOBILE 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which was held 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 MOBILE 2024 proceedings were organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Mobile health and wellbeing; mobile applications, serious games and advanced interfaces; Part II: Mobile commerce, marketing and retail; mobile security, privacy, and safety; mobile user experience and design.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management, MONAMI 2023, held in Yingtan, China, in October 2023. The 21 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The papers are divided into groups of content as follows: Wireless Communication and Networks; Network Security and Blockchain; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Distributed Computing; Emerging Applications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Recent Trends in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, RTIP2R 2023, held in Derby, UK, during December 2023, in collaboration with the Applied AI Research Lab at the University of South Dakota.The 62 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 216 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I:Artificial intelligence and applied machine learning; applied image processing and pattern recognition; and biometrics and applications.Volume II:Healthcare informatics; pattern recognition in blockchain, IOT, cyber plus network security, and cryptography.

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.

The two-volume set CCIS 1918 and 1919 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cognitive Systems and Information Processing, ICCSIP 2023, held in Luoyang, China, during August 10–12, 2023. The 52 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 136 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I : Award; Algorithm & Control; and Application.Volume II: Robotics & Bioinformatics; and Vision.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed and revised selected papers from the 12th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods, ICPRAM 2023, held in Lisbon, Portugal, during February 22–24, 2023. The 28 full papers and 42 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 157 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: theory and methods and applications.

The 13-volume set LNCS 14425-14437 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2023, held in Xiamen, China, during October 13–15, 2023. The 532 full papers presented in these volumes were selected from 1420 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Action Recognition, Multi-Modal Information Processing, 3D Vision and Reconstruction, Character Recognition, Fundamental Theory of Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Vision Problems in Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Pattern Classification and Cluster Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarks, Remote Sensing Image Interpretation, Biometric Recognition, Face Recognition and Pose Recognition, Structural Pattern Recognition, Computational Photography, Sensing and Display Technology, Video Analysis and Understanding, Vision Applications and Systems, Document Analysis and Recognition, Feature Extraction and Feature Selection, Multimedia Analysis and Reasoning, Optimization and Learning methods, Neural Network and Deep Learning, Low-Level Vision and Image Processing, Object Detection, Tracking and Identification, Medical Image Processing and Analysis.

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Communications and Business Analytics, CICBA 2023, held in Kalyani, India, during January 27–28, 2023.The 52 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 187 submissions. The papers present recent research on intersection of computational intelligence, communications, and business analytics, fostering international collaboration and the dissemination of cutting-edge research.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Big Data and Security, ICBDS 2022, held in Xiamen, China, during December 8–12, 2022.The 51 full papers and 3 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 211 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: answer set programming; big data and new method; intelligence and machine learning security; data technology and network security; sybersecurity and privacy; IoT security.

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile Wireless Middleware, Operating Systems and Applications, MOBILWARE 2022, via Virtual Event on 28-29, 2022 Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 23 revised full papers were reviewed and selected from 59 submissions and are organized in tracks on Middleware, Wireless, and Future Networks; Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Information Network; and Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Intelligent Information Processing, Decision and Planning.

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Computing, Communication and Learning, CoCoLe 2022, held in Warangal, India, in October 2022.The 25 full papers and 1 short paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 submissions. The CoCoLe conference focuses on three broad areas of computer science and other allied branches, namely computing, communication, and learning.

This book constitutes thoroughly reviewed, revised and selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Human Centered Computing, HCC 2021, held in virtually, due to COVID- 19, in December 2021. The 18 full and 9 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 68 submissions. The conference focuses on the following three main themes as follows: Data such as Data Visualization, Big Data, Data Security, Hyper connectivity such as Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Mobile Network and Collaboration such as Collective Intelligence, Peer Production, Context Awareness and much more.

The 13-volume set LNCS 14425-14437 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2023, held in Xiamen, China, during October 13–15, 2023. The 532 full papers presented in these volumes were selected from 1420 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Action Recognition, Multi-Modal Information Processing, 3D Vision and Reconstruction, Character Recognition, Fundamental Theory of Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Vision Problems in Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Pattern Classification and Cluster Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarks, Remote Sensing Image Interpretation, Biometric Recognition, Face Recognition and Pose Recognition, Structural Pattern Recognition, Computational Photography, Sensing and Display Technology, Video Analysis and Understanding, Vision Applications and Systems, Document Analysis and Recognition, Feature Extraction and Feature Selection, Multimedia Analysis and Reasoning, Optimization and Learning methods, Neural Network and Deep Learning, Low-Level Vision and Image Processing, Object Detection, Tracking and Identification, Medical Image Processing and Analysis.

This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the First International Conference, ICSD 2023, virtually held in Delhi, India, during July 15–16, 2023.The book comprises 31 full papers that were selected from a total of 129 submissions. It provides insights into the latest research and advancements in sustainable development through the integration of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and IoT technologies. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working in the field of sustainable development.

This two-volume set constitutes reviewed and selected papers from the 12th International Advanced Computing Conference, IACC 2022, held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2022.The 72 full papers and 6 short papers presented in the volume were thorougly reviewed and selected from 415 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: ​AI in industrial applications; application of AI for disease classification and trend analysis; design of agricultural applications using AI; disease classification using CNN; innovations in AI; system security and communication using AI; use of AI in human psychology; use of AI in music and video industries.

The two-volume set LNICST 490 and 491 constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, MIET 2022, hosted by Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh, during September 23–25, 2022. The 104 papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 272 submissions. This book focuses on theoretical, practical, state-of-art applications, and research challenges in the field of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. It will be helpful for active researchers and practitioners in this field. These papers are organized in the following topical sections: imaging for disease detection; pattern recognition and natural language processing; bio signals and recommendation systems for wellbeing; network, security and nanotechnology; and emerging technologies for society and industry.

The 8-volume set, comprising the LNCS books 13801 until 13809, constitutes the refereed proceedings of 38 out of the 60 workshops held at the 17th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2022. The conference took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, during October 23-27, 2022; the workshops were held hybrid or online.The 367 full papers included in this volume set were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the ECCV 2022 workshop proceedings. They were organized in individual parts as follows: Part I: W01 - AI for Space; W02 - Vision for Art; W03 - Adversarial Robustness in the Real World; W04 - Autonomous Vehicle Vision Part II: W05 - Learning With Limited and Imperfect Data; W06 - Advances in Image Manipulation; Part III: W07 - Medical Computer Vision; W08 - Computer Vision for Metaverse; W09 - Self-Supervised Learning: What Is Next?; Part IV: W10 - Self-Supervised Learning for Next-Generation Industry-LevelAutonomous Driving; W11 - ISIC Skin Image Analysis; W12 - Cross-Modal Human-Robot Interaction; W13 - Text in Everything; W14 - BioImage Computing; W15 - Visual Object-Oriented Learning Meets Interaction: Discovery, Representations, and Applications; W16 - AI for Creative Video Editing and Understanding; W17 - Visual Inductive Priors for Data-Efficient Deep Learning; W18 - Mobile Intelligent Photography and Imaging; Part V: W19 - People Analysis: From Face, Body and Fashion to 3D Virtual Avatars; W20 - Safe Artificial Intelligence for Automated Driving; W21 - Real-World Surveillance: Applications and Challenges; W22 - Affective Behavior Analysis In-the-Wild; Part VI: W23 - Visual Perception for Navigation in Human Environments: The JackRabbot Human Body Pose Dataset and Benchmark; W24 - Distributed Smart Cameras; W25 - Causality in Vision; W26 - In-Vehicle Sensing and Monitorization; W27 - Assistive Computer Vision and Robotics; W28 - Computational Aspectsof Deep Learning; Part VII: W29 - Computer Vision for Civil and Infrastructure Engineering; W30 - AI-Enabled Medical Image Analysis: Digital Pathology and Radiology/COVID19; W31 - Compositional and Multimodal Perception; Part VIII: W32 - Uncertainty Quantification for Computer Vision; W33 - Recovering 6D Object Pose; W34 - Drawings and Abstract Imagery: Representation and Analysis; W35 - Sign Language Understanding; W36 - A Challenge for Out-of-Distribution Generalization in Computer Vision; W37 - Vision With Biased or Scarce Data; W38 - Visual Object Tracking Challenge.

This two-volume set (CCIS 1762-1763) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences, MIND 2022, held in Bhopal, India, in December 2022. The 64 papers presented in this two-volume set were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 399 submissions. The papers are organized according to the following topical sections: ​machine learning and computational intelligence; data sciences; image processing and computer vision; network and cyber security.

The five-volume set LNCS 14073-14077 constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2023, held in Prague, Czech Republic, during July 3-5, 2023. The total of 188 full papers and 94 short papers presented in this book set were carefully reviewed and selected from 530 submissions. 54 full and 37 short papers were accepted to the main track; 134 full and 57 short papers were accepted to the workshops/thematic tracks. The theme for 2023,'Computation at the Cutting Edge of Science', highlights the role of Computational Science in assisting multidisciplinary research. This conference was a unique event focusing on recent developments in scalable scientific algorithms, advanced software tools; computational grids; advanced numerical methods; and novel application areas. These innovative novel models, algorithms, and tools drive new science through efficient application in physical systems, computational andsystems biology, environmental systems, finance, and others.

This two-volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Advancements in Smart Computing and Information Security, ASCIS 2022, held in Rajkot, India, in November 2022. The 37 full papers and 18 short papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 206 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on artificial intelligence; smart computing; cyber security; industry.

This book constitutes refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing - Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence Paradigms for Sustainable Development Goals. This book covers novel and state-of-the-art methods in computer vision coupled with intelligent techniques including machine learning, deep learning, and soft computing techniques. The contents of this book will be useful to researchers from industry and academia. This book includes contemporary innovations, trends, and concerns in computer vision with recommended solutions to real-world problems adhering to sustainable development from researchers across industry and academia. This book serves as a valuable reference resource for academics and researchers across the globe.

The 13-volume set LNCS 14425-14437 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2023, held in Xiamen, China, during October 13–15, 2023. The 532 full papers presented in these volumes were selected from 1420 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Action Recognition, Multi-Modal Information Processing, 3D Vision and Reconstruction, Character Recognition, Fundamental Theory of Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Vision Problems in Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Pattern Classification and Cluster Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarks, Remote Sensing Image Interpretation, Biometric Recognition, Face Recognition and Pose Recognition, Structural Pattern Recognition, Computational Photography, Sensing and Display Technology, Video Analysis and Understanding, Vision Applications and Systems, Document Analysis and Recognition, Feature Extraction and Feature Selection, Multimedia Analysis and Reasoning, Optimization and Learning methods, Neural Network and Deep Learning, Low-Level Vision and Image Processing, Object Detection, Tracking and Identification, Medical Image Processing and Analysis.

The 10-volume set LNCS 14254-14263 constitutes the proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning, ICANN 2023, which took place in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, during September 26–29, 2023.The 426 full papers and 9 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 947 submissions. ICANN is a dual-track conference, featuring tracks in brain inspired computing on the one hand, and machine learning on the other, with strong cross-disciplinary interactions and applications.

The 10-volume set LNCS 14254-14263 constitutes the proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning, ICANN 2023, which took place in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, during September 26–29, 2023.The 426 full papers, 9 short papers and 9 abstract papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 947 submissions. ICANN is a dual-track conference, featuring tracks in brain inspired computing on the one hand, and machine learning on the other, with strong cross-disciplinary interactions and applications.

This book constitutes refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Security, Privacy and Data Analytics, ISPDA 2022. The volume covers topics, including big data and analytics, cloud security and privacy, data intelligence, hardware security, network security, blockchain technology and distributed ledger, machine learning for security, and many others. The volume includes novel contributions and the latest developments from researchers across industry and academia working in security, privacy, and data analytics from technological and social perspectives. This book will emerge as a valuable reference for researchers, instructors, students, scientists, engineers, managers, and industry practitioners across the globe.

This six-volume set of LNCS 14187, 14188, 14189, 14190, 14191 and 14192 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, ICDAR 2021, held in San José, CA, USA, in August 2023. The 53 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 316 submissions, and are presented with 101 poster presentations. The papers are organized into the following topical sections: Graphics Recognition, Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, Document Analysis and Recognition.

The three-volume proceedings set LNCS 13655,13656 and 13657 constitutes the refereedproceedings of the 4th International Conference on Machine Learning for Cyber Security, ML4CS 2022, which taking place during December 2–4, 2022, held in Guangzhou, China.The 100 full papers and 46 short papers were included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 367 submissions.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Green, Pervasive, and Cloud Computing, GPC 2022, held in Chengdu, China, in December 2022.The 19 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. GPC 2022 shares novel ideas and experiences in the areas of Green, Pervasive, and Cloud Computing.

The 13-volume set LNCS 14425-14437 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, PRCV 2023, held in Xiamen, China, during October 13–15, 2023. The 532 full papers presented in these volumes were selected from 1420 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Action Recognition, Multi-Modal Information Processing, 3D Vision and Reconstruction, Character Recognition, Fundamental Theory of Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Vision Problems in Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Pattern Classification and Cluster Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarks, Remote Sensing Image Interpretation, Biometric Recognition, Face Recognition and Pose Recognition, Structural Pattern Recognition, Computational Photography, Sensing and Display Technology, Video Analysis and Understanding, Vision Applications andSystems, Document Analysis and Recognition, Feature Extraction and Feature Selection, Multimedia Analysis and Reasoning, Optimization and Learning methods, Neural Network and Deep Learning, Low-Level Vision and Image Processing, Object Detection, Tracking and Identification, Medical Image Processing and Analysis.

The five-volume set LNCS 14355, 14356, 14357, 14358 and 14359 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Image and Graphics, ICIG 2023, held in Nanjing, China, during September 22–24, 2023.The 166 papers presented in the proceedings set were carefully reviewed and selected from 409 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: computer vision and pattern recognition; computer graphics and visualization; compression, transmission, retrieval; artificial intelligence; biological and medical image processing; color and multispectral processing; computational imaging; multi-view and stereoscopic processing; multimedia security; surveillance and remote sensing, and virtual reality.The ICIG 2023 is a biennial conference that focuses on innovative technologies of image, video and graphics processing and fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and networking. It will feature world-classplenary speakers, exhibits, and high-quality peer reviewed oral and poster presentations.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Technologies and Innovation, CITI 2023, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, during November 13–16, 2023. The 20 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing and Semantic Web; Computer vision; and Knowledge-based systems.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cognitive Systems and Information Processing, ICCSIP 2022, held in Fuzhou, China, during November 18–20, 2022.The 47 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 121 submissions. They were organized in the following topical sections as follows: Award; Algorithm; Application; Manipulation & Control; Hardware and Vision.