Engineering: general Books

In recent years, new applications on computer-aided technologies for telemedicine have emerged. Therefore, it is essential to capture this growing research area concerning the requirements of telemedicine. This book presents the latest findings on soft...

This book presents a compilation of the most recent implementation of artificial intelligence methods for solving different problems generated by the COVID-19. The problems addressed came from different fields and not only from medicine. The information...

This book discusses the various open issues of blockchain technology, such as the efficiency of blockchain in different domains of digital cryptocurrency, smart contracts, smart education system, smart cities, cloud identity and access, safeguard to...

The scientific theme of the book concerns "Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS)" which is developed in a layered cloud networked manufacturing perspective, from the shop floor resource sharing model to the virtual enterprise collaborative model, by...

This book collects perceptions and needs expectations and experiences concerning the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in the steel sector. It contains a selection of themes discussed within the Workshop entitled "Impact...

This book uses new ideas and language for understanding how self-organization and complexity trend toward increased efficiency.  Different measures for efficiency from multiple disciplines are used to probe the ones that provide the most...

This book is a truly comprehensive, timely, and very much needed treatise on the conceptualization of analysis, and design of contactless & multimodal sensor-based human activities, behavior understanding & intervention. From an interaction design...

This book presents novel and original metaheuristics developed to solve the cost-balanced traveling salesman problem. This problem was taken into account for the Metaheuristics Competition proposed in MESS 2018, Metaheuristics Summer School,...

This book includes the outcomes of the 59th Symposium "Modelowanie w Mechanice" (Engineering Modelling in Mechanics) held in Ustroń from 22 February to 26 February 2020. The International Conference has an over 58-year-old history and is organized by the...

We describe in this book, recent developments on fuzzy logic, neural networks and optimization algorithms, as well as their hybrid combinations, and their application in areas such as, intelligent control and robotics, pattern recognition, medical...

This book is composed by the papers written in English and accepted for presentation and discussion at The 2021 International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS 21), held at the Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, in...

This book contains papers in the fields of collaborative learning, new learning models and applications, project-based learning, game-based education, educational virtual environments, computer-aided language learning (CALL) and teaching best practices...

This book presents cutting-edge research on innovative human systems integration and human-machine interaction, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and automation, as well as computational modeling and simulation. It covers a wide range of...

This book presents the proceedings of the 11th Scientific Conference "Intelligent systems for industrial automation," WCIS-2020, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on November 26-28, 2020. It includes contributions from diverse areas of intelligent industrial...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the XV Multidisciplinary International Congress on Science and Technology (CIT 2020), held in Quito, Ecuador, on 26-30 October 2020, proudly organized by Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE in collaboration...

This book explores the application of deep learning techniques within a particularly difficult computational type of computer vision (CV) problem ─ super-resolution (SR). The authors present and discuss ways to apply computational intelligence (CI)...

This book tackles the recent research directions in using the newly emerged technologies during the era of COVID-19 pandemic. It mainly focuses on using emerging technologies and their impact on health care, education, and society. It also provides...

This book presents a complete and accurate study of arithmetic and algebraic circuits. The first part offers a review of all important basic concepts: it describes simple circuits for the implementation of some basic arithmetic operations; it introduces...

This book contains papers in the fields of Interactive, Collaborative, and Blended Learning; Technology-Supported Learning; Education 4.0; Pedagogical and Psychological Issues.With growing calls for affordable and quality education worldwide, we are...

This book presents a selection of papers from the industrial track of ISMIS 2020. The selection emphasizes broad applicability of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in various industrial fields. The aim of the book is to fertilize preliminary...

This book covers topics such as AeroSpace Systems, Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning and Analytics, Internet of Things, Applied Media Informatics and Technology, Adaptive Control Systems, Software Engineering and Cyber-Physical Systems.Research in...

This book includes different topics associated with integral and integro-differential equations and their relevance and significance in various scientific areas of study and research. Integral and integro-differential equations are capable of modelling...

This book presents the stream-tube method (STM), a method offering computational means of dealing with the two- and three-dimensional properties of numerous incompressible materials in static and dynamic conditions. The authors show that the kinematics...

This book aims to bring together Researchers, Scientists, Engineers, Scholars and Students in the areas of computer engineering and information technology, and provides a forum for the dissemination of original research results, new ideas, Research and...

This book constitutes the full research papers and short monographs developed on the base of the refereed proceedings of the International Conference: Information and Communication Technologies for Research and Industry (ICIT 2020). The book brings...

This book tackles the latest research trends in technology acceptance models and theories. It presents high-quality empirical and review studies focusing on the main theoretical models and their applications across various technologies and contexts. It...

This book presents the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Soft Computing, and Artificial Intelligence Tools, ICAFS-2020, held in Budva, Montenegro, on August 27-28, 2020. It includes contributions from...

This book covers theoretical work, applications, approaches, and techniques for computational models of information and its presentation by language (artificial, human, or natural in other ways). Computational and technological developments that...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies (ICAETT 2020), held in Riobamba, Ecuador, on 26-30 October 2019, proudly organized by Facultad de Informática y Electrónica (FIE) at...

This book reports on the proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent, Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA 2020), held in Shanghai, China, on September 25-27, 2020. The IISA proceedings, with the latest scientific findings, and...

This book provides a clear insight about IoD and its requirements, protocols, performance improvement, evaluation methods and challenging aspects, to the readers at one place. The recent enhancement of integrating drone with the Internet of things (IoT)...

This book is one of the first books that deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic has affected countries all over the world and has made a significant impact on daily life and healthcare facilities and treatment systems. The book covers the...

This book contains a selection of papers from the 2020 International Conference on Software Process Improvement (CIMPS 20), held between the 21st and 23rd of October in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. The CIMPS 20 is a global forum for researchers and...

This book presents the proceedings of The 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2020), held in Shanghai, China, on November 6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak problem, SPIoT-2020...

​This book is focused on the use of deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI) as tools to advance the fields of malware detection and analysis. The individual chapters of the book deal with a wide variety of state-of-the-art AI and DL...

This book is a selected collection of 54 peer-reviewed original scientific research papers of the 5th International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD2020) organised in Vietnam in 2020. It highlights the importance of...

This book is an up-to-date source for computation applications of optimization, prediction via artificial intelligence methods, and evaluation of metaheuristic algorithm with different structural applications. As the current interest of researcher,...

This book offers a self-contained guide to advanced algorithms and their applications in various fields of science. Gathering contributions by authoritative researchers in the field of mathematics, statistics and computer science, it aims at offering a...

This book describes new theories and applications of artificial neural networks, with a special focus on answering questions in neuroscience, biology and biophysics and cognitive research. It covers a wide range of methods and technologies, ...

This book presents the proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Innovation and Research - A Driving Force for Socio-Econo-Technological Development (CI3 2020). CI3 was held on June 18-19, 2020. It was organized by the Instituto Tecnológico...

This book is intended to present the state of the art in research on machine learning and big data analytics. The accepted chapters covered many themes including  artificial intelligence and data mining applications, machine learning...

This book reflects the outcome of contribution by the plural community and of the interactions between disciplines. With the mass of data available through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in an unprecedented quantity since the Human...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Systems and Information Sciences (ICCIS), held in Manta, Ecuador, from July 27 to 29, 2020, and was jointly organized by Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí "ULEAM", in...

This proceedings book gives a new vision and real progress towards more difficult problems resolution. In trying to solve the problems we face every day in the complex world we are living, we are constantly developing artificial systems and increasingly...

This book describes recent advances on fuzzy logic, neural networks and optimization algorithms, as well as their hybrid combinations, and their application in areas such as intelligent control and robotics, pattern recognition, medical diagnosis, time...

This book presents the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics 2020 (AISI2020), which took place in Cairo, Egypt, from October 19 to 21, 2020. This international and interdisciplinary conference,...

This book covers the further advances in the field of the Internet of things, biomedical engineering and cyber physical system with recent applications. It is covering the various real-time, offline applications, and case studies in the field of recent...

This book is the very first book-length study devoted to the advances in technological development and systems research in cooperative economics. The chapters provide, first of all, a coherent framework for understanding and applying the concepts and...