The seven-volume set LNCS 12261, 12262, 12263, 12264, 12265, 12266, and 12267 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2020, held in Lima, Peru, in October 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-1...

This open access book provides an overview of the recent advances in representation learning theory, algorithms and applications for natural language processing (NLP). It is divided into three parts. Part I presents the representation learning techniques for multiple language entries, including words, phrases, sente...

As explored in this open access book, higher education in STEM fields is influenced by many factors, including education research, government and school policies, financial considerations, technology limitations, and acceptance of innovations by faculty and students. In 2018, Drs. Ryoo and Winkelmann explored the op...

This open access book covers the use of data science, including advanced machine learning, big data analytics, Semantic Web technologies, natural language processing, social media analysis, time series analysis, among others, for applications in economics and finance. In addition, it shows some successful applicatio...

Guiding readers through the basics of these rapidly emerging networks to more advanced concepts and future expectations, this book examines the most pressing research issues in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs). Leading researchers, industry professionals, and academics provide an authoritative perspective of the stat...

This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainabi...

2020 brought us a new version of Android, Android 11 (code-named “R”)! Each new release brings new opportunities and new challenges for Android developers. Many of the new challenges are extensions of the problems introduced in last year’s Android 10. So, if you are worried about further changes to storage or permis...

This open access book constitutes revised selected papers from the International Workshops held at the Third International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2021, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, during October 31–November 4, 2021. The conference focuses on the area of process mining research and pra...

This open access two-volume set LNCS 10980 and 10981 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2018, held in Oxford, UK, in July 2018. The 52 full and 13 tool papers presented together with 3 invited papers and 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed an...

This book includes innovative research work presented at ICO’2018, the 1st International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization, held in Pattaya, Thailand on October 4–5, 2018. The conference presented topics ranging from power quality, reliability, security assurance, cloud computing, smart cities, re...

This book is designed to be an ancillary to the classes, labs, and hands on practice that you have diligently worked on in preparing to obtain your Certified Ethical Hacker - CEH v10 certification. I won’t bother talking about the benefits of certifications. This book tries to reinforce the knowledge that you have g...

Many books ー such as Elements of Android Jetpack, ー present programming topics, showing you how to use different APIs, tools, and so on. This book is different. This book has you build an app from the beginning. Whereas traditional programming guides are focused on breadth and depth, this book is focused on “hands...

If you are looking to learn how to invest in Metaverses without programming knowledge and earn from it, keep reading. I guess you are confused by the thousands of confusing information about the world of metaverses coming out of the media, and you are afraid of missing this train reminiscent of the Internet and Bitc...

Utilisez-vous votre Chromebook régulièrement ? Souhaitez-vous apprendre à utiliser votre Chromebook comme un pro et de ce fait gagner beaucoup de temps? Compatible avec toutes les versions de Chromebook. Si vous avez répondu oui à l'une de ces questions, ce guide est pour vous. Saviez-vous que votre Chromebook est c...

In the last decade, wireless or wired sensor networks have attracted much attention. However, most designs target general sensor network issues including protocol stack (routing, MAC, etc.) and security issues. This book focuses on the close integration of sensing, networking, and smart signal processing via machine...

Privacy for the Smart Grid provides easy-to-understand guidance on data privacy issues and the implications for creating privacy risk management programs, along with privacy policies and practices required to ensure Smart Grid privacy. It addresses privacy in electric, natural gas, and water grids from two different...