Discussion on the nature of intelligence long pre-dated the development of the electronic computer, but along with that development came a renewed burst of investigation into what an artificial intelligence would be. There is still no consensus on how to define artificial intelligence: Early definitions tended to discuss the type of...
Recent years have seen many new developments in computational intelligence (CI) techniques and, consequently, this has led to an exponential increase in the number of applications in a variety of areas, including: engineering, finance, social and biomedical. In particular, CI techniques are increasingly being used in biomedical and human movement...
Personal identification and verification both play a critical role in our society. Today, more and more business activities and work practices are computerized. Ecommerce applications, such as e-banking, or security applications, such as building access, demand fast, real-time and accurate personal identification. Traditional...
Healthcare costs around the globe are on the rise, creating a strong need for new ways of assisting the requirements of the healthcare system. Besides applications in other areas, neural networks have naturally found many promising applications in the health and medicine areas. Neural Networks in Healthcare: Potential and Challenges presents...
Since the U.S. Department of Defense initiated the development of networked computers in 1969, Internet technologies have rapidly advanced and revolutionized the way we communicate and conduct business. The second wave of the technological revolution came with intranet technology in the mid-1990s. With the intranet,...
Offering ERP deployment strategies for information as diverse as patient records, police and community relations, and geospatial services, this text addresses the complex issues that IT and communication technologies pose for organizations of all sizes.
The successful implementation and deployment of enterprise resource planning depends...
This book provides a fresh perspective on issues related to IS research by providing chapters from world-renowned leaders in IS research along with chapters from relative newcomers who bring some interesting and often new perspectives to IS research.
The field of information systems research is undergoing subtle changes as it seeks to...
Collecting the latest research results from the leading researchers in the field of fuzzy object-oriented databases, Advances in Fuzzy Object-Oriented Databases: Modeling and Applications provide a single source for current research and practical applications in fuzzy object-oriented databases. This book includes major aspects of fuzzy...
Description Scholars and students are searching for information on what a Web portfolio is, what it is not, what to put into a Web portfolio, and what technical skills are needed to succeed in the process. Web Portfolio Design and Applications provides a combination of theory, pedagogy, and practice to help enable faculty and students across...
This book covers all key subject areas of the Information Society an presents innovative business models, case studies, normative theories and social explanations.
The advent of the Information Society is marked by the explosive penetration of information technologies in all aspects of life and by a related fundamental transformation in...
This text describes how more subtle kinds of knowledge can be managed in a distributed international environment. It also describes work in the field of knowledge management, with a specific focus on the management of knowledge .
Going Virtual: Distributed Communities of Practice contributes to the understanding of how more...
This text records and interprets some important existing theories, models and practices in the IT Governance domain and aims to contribute to the understanding of IT Governance.
In many organizations, Information Technology (IT) has become crucial in the support, the sustainability and the growth of the business. This pervasive use of...
