Genetic programming has emerged as an important computational methodology for solving complex problems in a diversity of disciplines. In an effort to foster collaborations and facilitate the exchange of ideas and information related to the rapidly advancing field of Genetic Programming, the annual Genetic Programming Theory and Practice...
The design process for organizational structures sometimes resembles a random walk, especially when it is embedded in an arena of competing personal interests and power games. Many organizations still lack clear guidance and are therefore seeking a rigorous, nuanced, and impartial methodology for the design and development of their...
Certification and accreditation has become a major topic of discussion in the information security arena over the past two to three years, at least in U.S. government circles. Many government organizations are currently engaged in employing certification and accreditation processes in response to the requirements of the Federal...
A quarter century after MRP arrived to transform the global manufacturing arena, Next Generation Product Development, written by PRTM cofounder and PACE developer Michael McGrath, promises to revolutionize new product development. This combination of real-world practice and cutting-edge insight will show you how to consistently increase...
Learn valuable programming skills while building your own Minecraft adventure!
If you love playing Minecraft and want to learn how to code and create your own mods, this book was designed just for you. Working within the game itself, you'll learn to set up and run your own local Minecraft server, interact with the game...
Flash MX provides the perfect platform to create fun games for Internet
distribution. This book takes the reader through the entire process from
creating the art and animation for these games, through to programming
them ready for users across the world to enjoy the results. The book is
split into four sections. The first section...
This is a book about creating physical interaction with computer systems. It focuses on designing hardware and programming for systems that use either physical input or physical feedback. This book has been a dream of mine since I was an art student beginning to create interactive installations and finding that there was no simple...
This is the second edition of this book. We wanted to improve upon the first edition and become the
market leader in providing practical knowledge on the fast-coming, latest-and-greatest technology of
Windows Phone.
While this second edition was being written, Microsoft and Nokia formally announced their
partnership and...
MMS will reshape mobile communication, making it more personal, versatile, and expressive than ever before.
Drawing on the authors’ hands-on experience in developing, billing and delivering Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), this innovative book addresses how MMS will affect existing network and...
Just when process orientation has become mainstream thinking for business people and systems people alike, it seems that the flow of process-oriented literature has pretty well stopped. So here we are, thousands of us, up to our necks in process improvement and information systems projects, finding that there is a real shortage of...
A practical guide to profiting from the high yield municipal market
This unique guide to the high yield municipal bond market sheds some much-needed light on this esoteric but profitable corner of the fixed-income world. It fills the void between the general reference handbooks on municipal bonds and the superficial...
A thought-provoking look at the historical and practical evolution of speech coding
Speech coding has evolved into a highly important branch of applied signal processing, resulting in an explosion of products such as cellular phones, answering machines, communication devices, and most recently, voice over Internet protocol. Because of the...
