There is a large increase in the amount of information available on the World Wide Web and also in the number of online databases. This information abundance increases the complexity of locating relevant information. Such complexity drives the need for improved and intelligent systems for search and information retrieval. Intelligent Agents are...
An overview of the multidisciplinary field of data mining, this book focuses specifically on new methodologies and case studies. Included are case studies written by 44 leading scientists and talented young scholars from seven different countries. Topics covered include data mining based on rough sets, the impact of missing data, and mining free...
A practical, hands-on guidebook to advanced receiver design Radio-frequency integrated circuit (RF IC) design is one of the most important fields in modern technology, as advances in chip architecture are essential to delivering the full promise of broadband wireless communications. Modern Receiver Front-Ends outlines today's most...
WiMAX Broadband Wireless Access Technology based on the IEEE 802.16 standard is at the origin of great promises for many different markets covering fixed wireless Internet Access, Backhauling and Mobile cellular networks. WiMAX technology is designed for the transmission of multimedia services (voice, Internet, email, games and others) at high...
"This book...gives a comprehensive overview of the implementation of OFDM systems. It capitalizes on the large experience of the authors with the implementation of OFDM based WLAN system. For those who study or work on broadband communication in a wireless multipath environment, this book is a useful and easy-to-read reference..." ...
Requirements for next generation networks (NGNs) are fueling an architectural evolution. Service providers are obliged to give users access to content anytime, anyhow, anywhere, on any device. This requires a converged infrastructure in which users across multiple domains can be served through a single unified domain and all network services...
The field of soft computing is emerging from the cutting edge research over the last ten years devoted to fuzzy engineering and genetic algorithms. The subject is being called soft computing and computational intelligence. With acceptance of the research fundamentals in these important areas, the field is expanding into direct applications through...
Understanding UMTS Radio Network Modelling, Planning and Automated Optimisation: Theory and Practice sets out to provide the theoretical foundations that will enable radio network planners to plan, model and radio networks using state-of-the-art findings from around the globe. Adopting a logical approach, it begins with the background to...
"...well-written and covers broad subjects related to the test of digital circuits. It will be useful for students and engineers involved in design and testing." (IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, July/August 2005)
“This is an excellent introduction to testing digital...
The technologies in data mining have been successfully applied to bioinformatics research in the past few years, but more research in this field is necessary. While tremendous progress has been made over the years, many of the fundamental challenges in bioinformatics are still open. Data mining plays an essential role in understanding the emerging...
This new Fourth Edition of Principles of Lasers is so thoroughly updated and expanded that it is virtually a whole new book. But the text’s essential mission remains the same: to provide a wide-ranging yet unified description of laser behavior, physics, technology, and current applications. Dr. Svelto emphasizes the physical...
Commercial applications of speech processing and recognition are fast becoming a growth industry that will shape the next decade. Now students and practicing engineers of signal processing can find in a single volume the fundamentals essential to understanding this rapidly developing field. IEEE Press is pleased to publish a classic reissue...
