Human–computer interaction Books

About the Book This book is a practical guide for business users who rely on Microsoft Power Query to clean and transform messy data. It explains how to go beyond the user interface by focusing on the M language behind Power Query. This is not a...

The eight-volume set, CCIS 2522-2529, constitutes the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025.The total of...

The three-volume set LNCS 15806–15808 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems, MobiTAS 2025, held as part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, which took place in Gothenburg,...

This book offers a deep dive into quantum teleportation and immune noise models, providing cutting-edge solutions to challenges in noisy quantum communication systems. It covers advanced theories and practical methods for building robust, high-fidelity...

Streamline your entire civil design workflow-from data management to sheet automation-using Civil 3D 2024Key Features:- Leverage Civil 3D and partner tools for seamless project integration- Maximize productivity with scalable team workflows and...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during July 22-25, 2025.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 60...

Este libro aborda los más variados aspectos de la realidad que se va a ver afectada por la irrupción de la Inteligencia Artificial. Especialmente en lo relativo al mundo universitario en cuanto contenidos y docencia.

Prepare to be a Microsoft Lists advocate and transform the way data is harnessed in your organizationKey Features:- Get to grips with Microsoft Lists and organize your data efficiently- Discover best practices and real-world scenarios to track...

The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September...

UNLOCK THE POWER OF WORDS IN THE AGE OF AIYou don't need to code, you just need to know how to ask the right questions.Prompting Made Simple is your essential guide to mastering the most valuable new skill of the 21st century: communicating with AI...

This book provides a reasoned and authoritative description of what user experience (UX) is, why it works and what tools and techniques are involved, in line with the BCS Foundation Certificate in User Experience, based on ISO 9241-210.

Design thinking in software engineering reshapes how complex digital solutions are developed and delivered. With user-centered design principles, design thinking fosters a more creative and collaborative environment for software development. This...

The relationship between humans and generative AI tools creates a new era of collaborative intelligence, where human creativity, critical thinking, and empathy merge with the speed, scale, and precision of artificial intelligence. Rather than replacing...

Brain Computer Interfaces are an emerging technology that enables more direct communication between the human brain and external devices. While these interfaces have been primarily used in the medical field, their potential in the business world is...

Emerging technologies are transforming education. By incorporating gamification into the curriculum, teachers are having an impact on the engagement of their students, leading to optimized learning experiences that still encourage human creativity...

This two-volume set, CCIS 2370 and CCIS 2371, constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, CHIRA 2024, held Porto, Portugal, during November 21-22, 2024.The 16 full papers and 45...

This book provides an innovative exploration into the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) by developing personalities for large language models (LLMs) using psychological principles. Aimed at making AI interactions feel more human-like, the book guides...

Enterprises have made amazing advances by taking advantage of data about their business to provide predictions and understanding of their customers, markets, and products. But as the world of business becomes more interconnected and global, enterprise...

<p>Welcome to ACM TEI 2019, the 13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interactions, hosted in Tempe, Arizona, United States, from the 17th to the 20th of March 2019. The TEI conference features top-tier work that...

This book focuses on the design of displays and user interfaces for the older user. Aging is related to complex mental, physical, and social changes. While conventional wisdom says getting older leads to a decline, the reality is that some capabilities...

The text contains chapters addressing both the theoretical and the practical aspects of the Human-Computer Interaction discipline in usability and inclusion. It will serve as an ideal text for students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of...

Using Games and Simulations for Teaching and Assessment: Key Issues comprises a multidisciplinary investigation into the issues that arise when using games and simulations for educational purposes.

This book develops a framework that shows how uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (AI) expands and generalizes traditional AI. It explores the uncertainties of knowledge and intelligence. The authors focus on the importance of natural language –...

Several years ago when I began consulting full time, I quickly discovered that despite three advanced academic degrees my practical industrial experience had some significant gaps. It thus was necessary initially to spend...

Mathematical logic provides a conceptual framework for many different areas of science. It has been recognized recently that logic is also significant for data bases. To focus on this impor­ tant topic, a group of researchers...

Implicit objects have gained increasing importance in geometric modeling, visualisation, animation, and computer graphics, because their geometric properties provide a good alternative to traditional parametric objects. This book presents the...

Foundations for Designing User-Centered Systems introduces the fundamental human capabilities and characteristics that influence how people use interactive technologies. Organized into four main areas-anthropometrics, behaviour, cognition and social...

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Domestic Photography and Technological Paths.- The Portrait Path (ca. 1830s-1890s).- The Kodak Path (ca.1888-1990s).- The Digital Path (ca.1990).- Digital Photo Adoption.- The Future of Domestic Photography.- Future...

Advances in Commercial Deployment of Spoken Dialog Systems covers the peculiarities of commercial deployments of spoken dialog systems, from the tools, standards, and design principles to build them, the infrastructure to...

Contemporary Methods for Speech Parameterization offers a general view of short-time cepstrum-based speech parameterization and provides a common ground for further in-depth studies on the subject. Specifically, it offers a...

An Introduction to Classical Dynamics.- Dynamics over Local Fields: Good Reduction.- Dynamics over Global Fields.- Families of Dynamical Systems.- Dynamics over Local Fields: Bad Reduction.- Dynamics Associated to Algebraic Groups.- Dynamics in Dimension...

Designing for Windows 8 is a fast-paced, 150-page primer on the key design concepts you need to create successful Windows 8 apps. This book will help you design a user interface that is both delightful and effective, feels 'right' to your users, and...

Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 Databases introduces you to the world of building data-driven Web sites using ASP.NET, ADO.NET and the Entity Framework using C#. Since ASP.NET developers need to access databases quickly and efficiently, this book teaches the best...

Now available in paperback- Relational databases hold data, right? They do indeed, but to think of a database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful way of...

You've just purchased a Kindle Fire. How do you set it up? How do you secure it? What can you do with it? In Taking Your Kindle Fire to the Max, you'll learn how to set up email, social networking, videos, music, eBooks, contacts, calendar, and...

JavaFX 2.0: Introduction by Example provides a quick start to programming the JavaFX 2.0 platform. JavaFX 2.0 provides a rich set of APIs for use in creating graphically exciting client applications written solely in Java. You get a large set of...

Assuming only basic knowledge of C#, Beginning C# 5.0 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers.A comprehensive...

User Experience Innovation is a book about creating novel and engaging user experiences for new products and systems. User experience is what makes devices such as Apple's iPhone and systems such as Amazon.com so successful. iPhone customers don't buy...

Pro Web Project Management is a collection of hard-won lessons the authors have learned managing modern web projects with small and medium budgets in a consulting environment. This isn't a book about project management theory. Pro Web Project Management...

Android games programmers now have the power to write games for Android tablets. Beginning Android Tablet Games Programming explains how to enhance your Android games using the new tablet interface and the additional screen estate. You'll learn how to...

Agile Oracle Application Express shows how skilled, motivated, and self-organizing developers can realize extraordinary commercial benefits from Oracle Application Express. The secret is to couple Application Express with an agile software development...

The march of the Android-based tablets has begun, including Galaxy Samsung Tab, Motorola XOOM, Nook and more. But where do you start? And what can you do with an Android tablet? Taking Your Android Tablets to the Max is a one-stop shop for users of all...

If you thought your phone was smart, you should see the new Android tablets! Based on Android 3 Honeycomb, these tablets provide all the computing power you'll need on a device light enough to carry wherever you go. Get the most out of your Android 3.0...

Are you new to the Macintosh experience and iLife? Or are you someone who wants to know the ins and outs of Apple's powerful media creation tools? Either way, you have come to right place. iLife '11 Made Simple will guide you through the iLife apps and...

Pro Access 2010 Development is a fundamental resource for developing business applications that take advantage of the features of Access 2010 and the many sources of data available to your business. In this book, you'll learn how to build database...