Classification of Lipschitz Mappings, Second Edition presents a systematic, self-contained treatment of a new classification of Lipschitz mappings and its applications, particularly to metric fixed point theory. Suitable for readers interested in nonlinear analysis, metric fixed point theory, differential equations,...

Digital Internationalisation of Firms offers a comprehensive examination of the digital outward internationalisation of firms, focusing on both Internet-based and Internet-enabled businesses, including SMEs and large enterprises. This monograph provides in-depth analysis of the processes, modes, and strategies firms...

Enterprise architects are specialized industry professionals responsible for leading joint business and IT planning in organizations, thereby enabling the success of their digital transformation efforts. Despite their immediate relevance to today's ubiquitous digitalization tendencies, the very presence of enterpris...

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those...

Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world. Throughout history, techn...

In an increasingly digital world, the ability to understand, create, and innovate with technology is no longer just an advantage, it’s a necessity. The landscape of computing is vast and ever-evolving, but at its heart lies a set of fundamental principles and languages that serve as the building blocks for nearly ev...

Large language models (LLMs) and diffusion models such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion have unprecedented potential. Because they have been trained on all the public text and images on the internet, they can make useful contributions to a wide variety of tasks. And with the barrier to entry greatly reduced today, pr...

Cyber–Physical–Human Systems A comprehensive edited volume exploring the latest in the interactions between cyber–physical systems and humans In Cyber–Physical–Human Systems: Fundamentals and Applications, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a robust and up-to-date volume of contributions from leading resea...

Does the Internet Have an Unconscious? is both an introduction to the work of Slavoj Žižek and an investigation into how his work can be used to think about the digital present. Clint Burnham uniquely combines the German idealism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and Marxist materialism found in Žižek's thought to understan...

Generate a personal assistant with generative AI Generative AI tools capable of creating text, images, and even ideas seemingly out of thin air have exploded in popularity and sophistication. This valuable technology can assist in authoring short and long-form content, producing audio and video, serving as a researc...

Master LLM fundamentals to advanced techniques like RAG, reinforcement learning, and knowledge graphs to build, deploy, and scale intelligent AI agents that reason, retrieve, and act autonomouslyKey FeaturesImplement RAG and knowledge graphs for advanced problem-solvingLeverage innovative approaches like LangChain t...

Prometheus' fire is poised to sweep through human civilization once again – this time, not as flame to ignite the hearth, but as a spark to enlighten the mind, empowering the fundamental transformation of civilization. Driven by the quest to uncover ultimate truth – a Theory of Everything - and unleash the transform...

Raspberry Pi is a small, clever, British-built computer that's packed with potential. Made using a desktop-class, energy-efficient processor, Raspberry Pi is designed to help you learn coding, discover how computers work, and build your own amazing things. This book was written to show you just how easy it is to get...

What makes human cognition distinct from animal and artificial forms of intelligenceーand how analogies play a crucial role in our unique abilities. In The Human Edge, cognitive scientist, poet, and translator Keith Holyoak takes a fresh look at what makes human intelligence special. His focus is analogyーthe abilit...

"Artificial intelligence is the most powerful technology force of our time. It has the potential to revolutionize every industry and every aspect of our lives." - Jensen Huang "Inside Nvidia: Jensen Huang's Vision for Artificial Intelligence" offers a deep dive into the transformative world of AI and the pivotal rol...

Like this Blog's volume 1, volume 2 are the blog posts from January 2017 through December 2018.