This book presents and discusses research in the study of computer science. Topics
discussed include fuzzy logic in molecular computing; mobile database computing; learning
methods for spam filtering; heterogeneous systems; nested relational database systems;
advanced array processing techniques and systems and swarm intelligence....
IS-IS has always been my favourite Interior Gateway Protocol. Its elegant simplicity, its
well-structured data formats, its flexibility and easy extensibility are all appealing – IS-IS
epitomizes link-state routing. Whether for this reason or others, IS-IS is the IGP of choice
in some of the world’s largest networks....
This book is inspired by boredom and fascination: boredom with the usual presentation of data structures and algorithms, and fascination with complex
systems. The problem with data structures is that they are often taught without a motivating context; the problem with complexity science is that it is
usually not taught at...
Pure Data (Pd) is a programming language for digital audio and more. Written by Miller Puckette in the 1990s and under active development ever since, Pd has established itself as one of the leading open-source packages for computer music, and it remains largely interoperable with its commercial cousin, Max/MSP. A Pd program,...
A course in database management has become well established as a required
course in both undergraduate and graduate management information systems degree
programs. This is as it should be, considering the central position of the database
field in the information systems environment. Indeed, a solid understanding of the...
The Semantic Web aims at allowing knowledge to be freely accessed and exchanged
by software. It is now widely recognized that if the Semantic Web is
to contain deep knowledge, the need for new representation and reasoning techniques
is critical. These techniques need to find the right trade-off between expressiveness,...
Swarm Intelligence is a collection of nature-inspired algorithms under the big umbrella
of evolutionary computation. They are population based algorithms. A population
of individuals (potential candidate solutions) cooperating among themselves and
statistically becoming better and better over generations and eventually finding (a)...
As quantum theory enters its second century, it is fitting to examine just how far it has come as a tool for the chemist. Beginning with Max Planck’s agonizing conclusion in 1900 that linked energy emission in discreet bundles to the resultant black-body radiation curve, a body of knowledge has developed with profound consequences in...
This edition differs from its predecessor in a number of ways. The overall objective remains the same, of course—
using SQL relationally is still the emphasis—but the text has been revised throughout to reflect, among other things,
experience gained from teaching live seminars based on the first edition.
The Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) standards and guideline publications,
of which the document contained herein is one, are developed through a voluntary
consensus standards development process. This process brings together volunteers
and/or seeks out the views of persons who have an interest in the topic covered by
this...
This book’s primary focus is on designing hypermedia APIs. That may seem a bit
strange to some readers. There are many books on programming languages, data storage
systems, web frameworks, etc. This is not one of those books. Instead, this book
covers the nature of the messages passed between client and server, and how to improve...
This earliest recorded attempt to regulate the engineering profession reminds
us, in the bluntest way possible, that the paramount purpose of engineering and
engineering design is to serve the user. One would assume that the engineer’s
responsibility to users is so self evident that it goes without saying. Various
professional...
