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This book presents a collection of original research papers focused on the relationship between information technology and accounting and control models. The book discusses the importance of establishing a synergetic relationship between new information...

This book reviews the theoretical concepts, leading-edge techniques and practical tools involved in the latest multi-disciplinary approaches addressing the challenges of big data. Illuminating perspectives from both academia and industry are presented by...

This book offers a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in classification at the interface between statistics, computer science and application fields. The contributions span a broad spectrum, from theoretical developments to practical applications; they all...

This book presents new concepts as well as practical applications and experiences in the field of information technology for environmental engineering. The book has three main focus areas: firstly, it shows how information technologies can be employed to...

This book presents a collection of original research papers focusing on the enabling aspects of Information and Communication Technologies. In particular, it focuses on the two topics of digital platforms and digital artefacts, and discusses their role...

This book presents the latest findings and ongoing research in the field of green information systems and green information and communication technology (ICT). It provides insights into a whole range of cross-cutting topics in ICT and environmental...

This book explores a range of critical issues and emerging topics relevant to the linkages between information technologies and organizational systems. It encourages debate and opens up new avenues of inquiry in the fields of Information Systems,...

This book reviews nonparametric Bayesian methods and models that have proven useful in the context of data analysis. Rather than providing an encyclopedic review of probability models, the book's structure follows a data analysis perspective. As such,...

These are the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Domain Decomposition Methods, which was held in Lugano, Switzerland. With 172 participants from over 24 countries, this conference continued a long-standing tradition of internationally...

The chapters in this volume stress the need for advances in theoretical understanding to go hand-in-hand with the widespread practical application of forecasting in industry. Forecasting and time series prediction have enjoyed considerable attention over...

This edited volume focuses on recent research results in classification, multivariate statistics and machine learning and highlights advances in statistical models for data analysis. The volume provides both methodological developments and contributions...

Data analysis, machine learning and knowledge discovery are research areas at the intersection of computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics and statistics. They cover general methods and techniques that can be applied to a vast set of...

​​​​Describing novel mathematical concepts for recommendation engines, Realtime Data Mining: Self-Learning Techniques for Recommendation Engines features a sound mathematical framework unifying approaches based on control and learning theories, tensor...

This volume provides a systematic in-depth analysis of nonparametric learning. It covers the theoretical limits and the asymptotical optimal algorithms and estimates, such as pattern recognition, nonparametric regression...

Due to the great success of the First International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism which took place in January 1994 there was common agreement among the participants as well as among the...

Terrorism is one of the serious threats to international peace and security that we face in this decade. No nation can consider itself immune from the dangers it poses, and no society can remain disengaged from the efforts to combat it. The...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Smart Communication and Network Technologies, ICICSCNT 2023, held in Chennai, India, during April 26-27, 2023.The 36 full papers included in...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First MICCAI 2023 Challenge on Semi-supervisedTooth Segmentation, SemiToothSeg 2023, held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2023, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on October 8, 2023.The 16 full papers presented in this book...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Digital Product Management, ICDPM 2024, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, on June 12, 2024. This year's theme was "Digital Product Management in the Era of Data Economy,...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Intelligence Science, ICIS 2024, held in Nanjing, China, in October 25-28, 2024. The 23 full papers and 2 short papers presented here were...

This book delves into the transformative potential of neuromorphic computing within the realm of civil engineering, emphasizing its role in advancing smart infrastructure systems. Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the neural structures of the human...

This book explores the ongoing debate between shallow and deep learning in the field of machine learning. It provides a comprehensive survey of machine learning methods, from shallow learning to deep learning, and examines their applications across...

The three-volume proceedings set LNCS 14997-14999 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2024, held in Qindao, China, during June 21-23, 2024.The 98 full...

The two volume set CCIS 2032 and 2033 constitutes the proceedings of the 11th Congress on Simulation for a Sustainable Future, EUROSIM 2023, which was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during July 3-5, 2023.The 47 full papers included in the...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Annual Privacy Forum on Privacy Technologies and Policy, APF 2024, held in Karlstad, Sweden, during September 4-5, 2024.The 12 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions...

Successful interaction between humans and artificial systems allows for combining the advantages of all actors in solving problems. However, interaction is often demanding for people, as it builds on artificial concepts, such as strict protocols.This...

The proposed book will provide a comprehensive picture of the journey from 5G networks towards 6G. Different aspects, ranging from theoretical foundations to existing platforms and technologies will be presented and analysed, by critically highlighting...

This monograph highlights the connection between the theory of neutron transport and the theory of non-local branching processes. By detailing this frequently overlooked relationship, the authors provide readers an entry point into several active areas,...

The central concepts of information meaning, embodied cognition and semiotics are hugely relevant to contemporary organisations and personal and social lives. However, these concepts are not well understood and are frequently under-represented,...

This textbook provides an accessible overview of statistical learning methods and techniques, and includes case studies using the statistical software Stata. After introductory material on statistical learning concepts and practical aspects, each further...

Dieses Buch stellt ausgewählte Beispiele der Digitalisierung im Zeitalter des digitalen Wandels vor. Es gliedert sich in die zwei Abschnitte "Digitale Innovation", in dem neue Technologien vorgestellt werden, die neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten anregen und...

The proceedings volume presents selected papers from the International Conference on Sustainability in Software Engineering & Business Information Management: Innovation & Applications (SSEBIM 2022) held in Olten, Switzerland from September 23-24,...

The main goal of this comprehensive textbook is to cover the core techniques required to understand some of the basic and most popular model learning algorithms available for engineers, then illustrate their applicability directly with stationary time...

Sustainable development is based on the idea that societies should advance without compromising their future development requirements. This book explores how the application of data analytics and digital technologies can ensure that development changes...

This book examines the factors that shape the adoption and continuous usage of new technology by employees in organizations. While within an organization new technology adoption has evolved from its traditional role to a more strategic one, the...

This book explores multidimensional issues concerning digital resilience and analyzes how people and organizations maintain, enhance and protect value stemming from digital technologies. Society is now heading for a future in which organizations and...

This book celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Software Center (a collaboration between 18 European companies and five Swedish universities) by presenting some of the most impactful and relevant journal or conference papers that researchers in the...

This innovative textbook presents material for a course on modern statistics that incorporates Python as a pedagogical and practical resource. Drawing on many years of teaching and conducting research in various applied and industrial settings, the...

This book examines the recent evolution of the concept of data as an economic and managerial phenomenon. The author first describes and discusses open data and then introduces the concept of linked data, with a focus on assets for reuse. Furthermore, he...

With a focus on cargo transportation, this book addresses the development of approaches intended to secure an infrastructure of smart services to support the adaptive implementation of online multi-modal freight transport management processes. It...

This book covers a broad range of topics related to digitalization. Specifically, it views digitalization across different organizational levels, such as the level of individuals, teams, processes, firms, and ecosystems. It includes a collection of...