Information theory Books

Insider threat is a real issue, pain point, and can be a challenge in any organization of any size or industry. Having experienced personnel, the right tools, and the right processes can certainly assist your organization in moving in a positive...

Flood, Field and Forest is a book written by George Rooper and published in 1874. The book is a descriptive account of the natural landscapes of England, focusing on the effects of floods, the beauty of the countryside fields, and the majesty of the...

"Robert Pearl, a well-known DBA in the SQL community, explains his holistic vision of a database instance that needs regular check-ups and gives the tools, scripts, and best practices he has collected over the years." Alberto Bolchini, Computing Reviews,...

Pro Oracle SQL, Second Edition unlocks the power of SQL in the Oracle database-one of the most potent SQL implementations on the market today. To master it requires a multi-pronged approach: learn the language features, learn how and why the language...

Metaheuristics for Resource Deployment under Uncertainty in Complex Systems analyzes how to set locations for the deployment of resources to incur the best performance at the lowest cost. Resources can be static nodes and moving nodes while services for...

In this work, the author investigates the researches and applications of blockchain technology in the field of Big Data and assesses the advantages and challenges that blockchain technology may bring to big data. The author also analyses possible future...

Consent is necessary for collecting, processing and transferring Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and sensitive personal data. But to what extent? What are the limitations and restricts to avoid penalties under The General Data Protection...

Ce livre est un essai techno-philosophique qui vise à répondre aux questions suivantes : Est-ce que les ordinateurs peuvent créer ? La création n'est-elle pas le fruit d'un processus de l'intelligence où...

Design-type research deals with the multidisciplinary issues of methodology of design, design principles and guidelines, and philosophy of design with the aim of producing knowledge that aids designers in becoming more effective and efficient...

Research Methods in Africana Studies, Revised Edition is a major contribution to the discipline of Africana studies and social science involving people of African descent in general.

Communities for Social Change: Practicing Equality and Social Justice in Youth and Community Work examines core ideas of social justice and equality that underpin community and youth work.

In 1953, exactly 50 years ago to this day, the first volume of Studia Logica appeared under the auspices of The Philosophical Committee of The Polish Academy of Sciences. Now, five decades later the present volume is dedicated...

Operations Research in Space and Air is a selection of papers reflecting the experience and expertise of international OR consulting companies and academic groups. The global market and competition play a crucial part in the...

It is unlikely that any frontier of economics/econometrics is being pushed faster, further than that of computational techniques. The computer has become a tool for performing as well as an environment in which to perform...

The explosive development of information science and technology puts in new problems involving statistical data analysis. These problems result from higher re­ quirements concerning the reliability of statistical decisions, the...

Gertrudis Van de Vijver· Seminar of Logic and Epistemology University of Ghent Before being classified under the fashionable denominators of complexity and chaos, self-organization and autonomy were intensely inquired into in...

'Et moi, ... , si j'avait su comment en revenir, One service mathematics has rendered the je n'y serais point aIle.' human race. It has put common sense back Jules Verne where it belongs, on the topmost shelf next to the dusty...

Cyber-security and its related threats change constantly. The book aims at using practical contemporary machine learning-based techniques for detecting everyday threats such as, malware and dynamic risk analysis on attack graphs to determine how...

This bookseries aimes to report new developments on parts of control systems and signal processing at a high level, without a restriction in the size of contribution, if (it is) necessary. Basic knowledge is needed. Each volume...

1 Selbstorganisation als wissenschaftliche Revolution Seit Beginn der 1960er Jahre bahnt sich eine wissenschaftliche Revolution an, die inzwischen unter dem Sammelbegriff Selbstorganisation zu einem gro13angelegten, nahezu aIle...

Vorwort Information ist heute ein nahezu universeller Begriff. Fast jeder gebraucht ibn intuitiv. Viele Wissenschaftsgebiete verwenden eine fUr sie typische Defini­ tion. Leider fehlt jedoch eine hinreichend systematische...

Im Rahmen der Komplexitätstheorie wird versucht, die Schwierigkeit von Problemen durch den Ressourcenverzehr zu messen, der durch die Problem­ lösung verursacht wird. Zur Untersuchung dieser Problemschwierigkeit ("Komplexität")...

Die rasante Entwicklung der Kornrnunikationstechnologien im letzten Jahrzehnt hat den weltweiten Austausch von Daten zu privaten und kommerziellen Zwecken ermöglicht. Vor allem durch Übertragung in öffentlich zugänglichen...

Die Informationstheorie gehOrt zu den Grundlagen fUr alle Wissenschaftsgebiete, die sich mit der Obertragung von Nachrichten und dei Verarbeitung von Informationen befassen. Ihre Geburtsstunde wird auf das Jahr 1948 dadiert, in...

Les systèmes se rencontrent partout et nous les percevons au quotidien dans nos vies privées et professionnelles. Nous utilisons tous le mot système pour décrire quelque chose d'essentiel mais souvent abstrait, complexe et même mystérieux. Cependant,...

The stories in this book are truly fictional and no event mentioned in any of the stories are not true as far as my knowledge.Even though, the author of this book is a software engineer, he doesn't like computers at all. He thought that he might be...

The interaction between communication entities, which is unique in the network setting, have been at the root of many difficult challenges in communications and information theory. This monograph advocates a sequential approach to make progress on the...

Interference alignment is a radical idea that has recently emerged out of the capacity analysis of interference networks. In a relatively short time, this concept has challenged much of the conventional wisdom about the throughput limits of both wired...

It is with great pleasure that I offer my reflections on Professor Anthony N. Michel's retirement from the University of Notre Dame. I have known Tony since 1984 when he joined the University of Notre Dame's faculty as Chair of...

Information Systems and Data Compression presents a uniform approach and methodology for designing intelligent information systems. A framework for information concepts is introduced for various types of information systems...

The disciplines of computer science and operations research (OR) have been linked since their origins, each contributing to the dramatic advances of the other. This work explores the connections between these key technologies:...

Solid Freeform Fabrication is a set of manufacturing processes that are capable of producing complex freeform solid objects directly from a computer model of an object without part-specific tooling or knowledge. In essence,...

Climate and Environmental Database Systems contains the papers presented at the Second International Workshop on Climate and Environmental Database Systems, held November 21-23, 1995, in Hamburg, Germany. Climate and...

Codes, Designs, and Geometry brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this important area. Codes, Designs, and Geometry serves as an excellent reference, providing insight...

"Do we see the world as it really is, or is the world of our experience mere illusion?" That question has fascinated reflective people since ancient times. Modern neuroscience has finally provided the definitive answer -- it's both -- and The World...

In today's digital world, where remote working is becoming increasingly common, it is crucial to understand the importance of network security. With the rise of cyber threats and the adoption of hybrid working models, organizations and individuals must...

"Dive into the transformative world of agriculture with 'IoT in Agriculture,' a comprehensive guide that unravels the intricacies of integrating Internet of Things (IoT) technologies into farming practices. In this enlightening exploration, the book...

Covering some of the key areas of optimal control theory (OCT), a rapidly expanding field, the authors use new methods to set out a version of OCT's more refined 'maximum principle.' The results obtained have applications in production planning,...

Introduction.- Part I. Asymptotic Analysis of Optimal Control Problems for Partial Differential Equations: Basic Tools.- Background Material on Asymptotic Analysis of External Problems.- Variational Methods of Optimal Control Theory.- Suboptimal and...

Preface.- Entropy of Digraphs and Infinite Networks.- An Information-Theoretic Upper Bound on Planar Graphs Using Well-orderly Maps.- Probabilistic Inference Using Function Factorization and Divergence Minimization.- Wave Localization on Complex Networks...

Infinite dimensional systems can be used to describe many phenomena in the real world. As is well known, heat conduction, properties of elastic­ plastic material, fluid dynamics, diffusion-reaction processes, etc., all lie...

The papers in this voluriic were presented at the CHYP'I'O 'SS conf- ence on theory and applications of cryptography, Iicld August 21-2,j. 19SS in Sarita Uarbara, ('alifornia. The conference was sponsored hy the Int- national...