The International Symposium on Smart Graphics serves as a scientific forum that attracts researchers and practitioners from the fields of computer graphics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human–computer interaction, interface design, and information visualization. Initiated by Andreas Butz, Antonio Kr¨uger, and...

In the forty years since I started working in the field, and indeed for some years before that (almost since Calvin Mooers coined the term information storage and retrieval in the 1950s), there have been a significant number of books on information retrieval. Even if we ignore the more specialist research monographs and the...

Although the Internet of Things (IoT) will play a key role in the development of next generation information, network, and communication technologies, many are still unclear about what makes IoT different from similar concepts.

Answering fundamental questions about IoT architectures and models, Unit and Ubiquitous...

The first book to address electromagnetic modeling methodologies for analysis of the large complex electronic structures, Efficient Electromagnetic Modeling for High Speed Electronics systematically reviews a series of fast and efficient electromagnetic modeling techniques. The book presents a number of special methods to solve the SI, PI,...

The Rebel T3/1100D is one of the most affordable entry-level cameras Canon has ever introduced. It boasts 12.2 megapixels of resolution, fast automatic focus, and cool features like the real-time preview system called Live View, and standard high definition (1280 x 720 pixel) movie shooting. As the owner of a Rebel T3/1100D, you demand the...

Das Buch befasst sich mit der Vertragspraxis und den Rechtsfragen des Künstlermanagementvertrages im Musikbereich. Schwerpunkt des ersten Teils ist eine umfassende Vertragsanalyse der typischen Regelungen und Pflichtenprogramme zwischen Künstlern und Managern anhand von Praxis- und Musterverträgen. Im zweiten Teil wird die...

Lua is the language of choice for anyone who needs a scripting language that is simple, efficient, extensible, portable, and free. Currently, Lua is being used in areas ranging from embedded systems to Web development and is widely spread in the game industry, where knowledge of Lua is an indisputable asset. "Programming in Lua" is...