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Quantum Computing and Communications

19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sandor Imre, Ferenc Balazs

£65.00 19 Jul 2008 Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Gives an overview of basic quantum computing algorithms and their enhanced versions such as efficient database searching, counting and phase estimation. This book also introduces quantum-assisted solutions for telecom problems including multi-user detection in mobile systems, routing in IP based networks, and secure ciphering key distribution.

Information Security and Cryptology

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Inscrypt 2007 (3rd : 2007 : Xining, China)

£48.84 18 Jul 2008 Multimedia Item Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third SKLOIS (State Key Laboratory of Information Security) Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2007 (formerly CISC), held in Xining, China, in August/September 2007.

The 33 revised full papers and 10 revised short papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on digital signature schemes, block cipher, key management, zero knowledge and secure computation protocols, secret sharing, stream cipher and pseudorandomness, boolean functions, privacy and deniability, hash functions, public key cryptosystems, public key analysis, application security, system security and trusted computing, and network security.

Scientific and Statistical Database Management

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£54.94 18 Jul 2008 Multimedia Item Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management, SSDBM 2008, held in Hong Kong, China, in July 2008.

The 28 revised full papers, 7 revised short papers and 8 poster and demo papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on query optimization in scientific databases, privacy, searching and mining graphs, data streams, scientific database applications, advanced indexing methods, data mining, as well as advanced queries and uncertain data.

Computers as Components

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Principles of Embedded Computing System Design

By Wayne Wolf

£45.99 18 Jul 2008 Paperback Elsevier Science & Technology

Offers essential knowledge on embedded systems technology and techniques. This book uses real processors (ARM processor and TI C55x DSP) to demonstrate both technology and techniques. It shows readers how to apply principles to actual design practice. It covers various topics with emphasis on actual design practice.

WileyPLUS Stand Alone Premium to Accompany Introduction to Information Systems

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Efraim Turban

£0.58 17 Jul 2008 Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Ubiquitous Computing

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Design, Implementation and Usability

By Yin-Leng Theng, Henry Duh

£92.00 15 Jul 2008 Hardback IGI Global

Discusses the emergent usability theories, techniques, tools, and best practices in mobile, ubiquitous, and virtual environments.

Representation Discovery Using Harmonic Analysis

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sridhar Mahadevan

£22.50 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Teen Girls and Technology

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

What's the Problem, What's the Solution?

By Lesley Farmer

£35.50 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Teachers' College Press

Offers a framework that teachers, librarians, youth workers, and parents can use to empower girls to succeed in a technology-rich world. This book examines the disconnect many girls have with technology and shows adults what they can do to change this environment.

AS Level ICT Revision Guide

14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard Parsons

£9.99 14 Jul 2008 Paperback Coordination Group Publications Ltd

Introduction to Information Systems

14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Enabling and Transforming Business

By R. Kelly Rainer

£81.95 14 Jul 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Online Deliberation

12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Design, Research, and Practice

By Todd Davies

£13.00 12 Jul 2008 Paperback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Can new technologies enhance local, national, and global democracy? This book attempts to sample the full range of work on online deliberation, forging fresh connections between academic research, web designers, and practitioners. It is suitable for those working at the crossroads of computer and social science.

Developments in Chaos and Complexity Research

09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Franco F. Orsucci

£45.99 09 Jul 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Presents research on artificial life, cellular automata, chaos theory, cognition, complexity theory, synchronisation, fractals, genetic algorithms, information systems, metaphors, neural networks, non-linear dynamics, parallel computation and synergetics.

New Topics in Theoretical Computer Science

09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Oleg N. Terikhovsky, William N. Burton

£85.99 09 Jul 2008 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Theoretical computer science focuses on the more abstract, logical and mathematical aspects of computing, such as the theory of computation, analysis of algorithms and semantics of programming languages. This book presents the research in the field from around the globe.

Becoming Computer Literate

09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A New User's Guide to Buying and Starting an IBM Computer

By Chris Kitchin

£9.50 09 Jul 2008 Paperback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Every type of business, large or small, has a computer and it is important to be computer literate in today's world. This text seeks to help the new computer user make an informed decision as to what kind of computer and accessories he/she really needs.

Recent Advances in Linear Models and Related Areas

07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Essays in Honour of Helge Toutenburg

By Heumann, C. Shalabh

£90.50 07 Jul 2008 Hardback Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co

The theory of linear models and regression analysis plays an essential role in the development of methods for the statistical modelling of data.

The book presents the most recent developments in the theory and applications of linear models and related areas of active research. The contributions include topics such as boosting, Cox regression models, cluster analysis, design of experiments, feasible generalized least squares, information theory, matrix theory, measurement error models, missing data models, mixture models, panel data models, penalized least squares, prediction, regression calibration, spatial models and time series models.

Several contributions illustrate applications in biomedical research, economics, finance, genetic epidemiology and medicine.

Information Technology for Management

07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy

By Efraim Turban

£114.00 07 Jul 2008 Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Recognition of Whiteboard Notes

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Online, Offline and Combination

By Horst Bunke, Marcus Liwicki

£38.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

Addresses the task of processing online handwritten notes acquired from an electronic whiteboard, a modality in handwriting recognition research. This book's motivation is smart meeting rooms that aim to automate standard tasks usually performed by humans in a meeting.

Von Nanodrahten Und Umklappenden Spins: Zukunftstechnologie Nanoelektronik

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bruck, Jurgen Bra1/4ck, Ja1/4rgen

£16.46 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Information Security and Cryptology: Third Sklois Conference, Inscrypt 2007, Xining, China, August 31 - September 5, 2007, Revis

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£49.42 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Digitale Visionen: Zur Gestaltung Allgegenwartiger Informationstechnologien

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rossnagel, Alexander Sommerlatte, Tom Winand, Udo

£21.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

AllgegenwArtige, in den Hintergrund tretende Informationstechniken kAnnten den Menschen in allen Lebensbereichen a" bei der Arbeit, beim Einkaufen, beim Reisen und zu Hause a" unbemerkt und a žmitdenkend" unterstA1/4tzen. Eine solche Entwicklung bietet nicht nur die Vision, intellektuelle und physische Begrenzungen des Menschen zu A1/4berwinden, sondern auch viele neue Herausforderungen fA1/4r bisherige Werte und Lebensweisen. Daher drAngt sich die Frage auf, wie wir angesichts dieser MAglichkeiten kA1/4nftig leben wollen und wie wir die vor uns stehenden Entwicklungen beeinflussen kAnnen. Das Buch beschreibt diese Entwicklungen, ihre mAglichen wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Folgen sowie ihre Auswirkungen auf das Weltbild und das Selbstbild der Menschen a" und es analysiert die MAglichkeiten, diese Entwicklungen gestaltend zu beeinflussen.

Fundamentals of Stochastic Signals, Systems and Estimation Theory: With Worked Examples

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kovacevic, Branko Durovic, Zeljko

£43.93 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Automata, Languages and Programming: 35th International Colloquium, Icalp 2008 Reykjavik, Iceland, July 6-13, 2008, Proceedings,

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£65.38 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Automata, Languages and Programming: 35th International Colloquium, Icalp 2008 Reykjavik, Iceland, July 6-13, 2008 Proceedings,

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£81.87 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 11th International Conference, Icchp 2008, Linz, Austria, July 9-11, 2008, Proceedi

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£103.85 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects: 5th International Conference, Amdo 2008, Port D'Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, July 9-11,

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£54.40 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Logic, Language, Information and Computation: 15th International Workshop, Wollic 2008 Edinburgh, UK, July 1-4, 2008 Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£38.43 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Theory and Practice of Model Transformations: First International Conference, Icmt 2008, Eth Za1/4rich, Switzerland, July 1-2, 2

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£38.43 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Image and Signal Processing: 3rd International Conference, Icisp 2008, Cherbourg-Octeville, July 1-3, 2008, Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£59.89 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Algorithm Theory -- Swat 2008: 11th Scandinavian Workshop on Algorithm Theory, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 2-4, 2008, Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£49.42 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Scandinavian Workshop on Algorithm Theory, SWAT 2008, held in Gothenborg, Sweden, in July 2008.

The 36 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 111 submissions. Papers were solicited for original research on algorithms and data structures in all areas, including but not limited to: approximation algorithms, computational biology, computational geometry, distributed algorithms, external-memory algorithms, graph algorithms, online algorithms, optimization algorithms, parallel algorithms, randomized algorithms, string algorithms and algorithmic game theory.

Computational Science and Its Applications - Iccsa 2008: International Conference, Perugia, Italy, June 30 - July 3, 2008, Proce

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£98.35 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

The four-volume set LNCS 3480-3483 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2005, held in Singapore in May 2005.

The four volumes present a total of 540 papers selected from around 2700 submissions. The papers span the whole range of computational science, comprising advanced applications in virtually all sciences making use of computational techniques as well as foundations, techniques, and methodologies from computer science and mathematics, such as high performance computing and communication, networking, optimization, information systems and technologies, scientific visualization, graphics, image processing, data analysis, simulation and modelling, software systems, algorithms, security, multimedia etc.

Image Analysis and Recognition: 5th International Conference, Iciar 2008, Pa3voa de Varzim, Portugal, June 25-27, 2008, Proceedi

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£87.36 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition, ICIAR 2008, held in PA3voa do Varzim, Portugal, in June 2008.

The 110 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 226 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on image restoration and enhancement, image and video segmentation, non-linear image processing, image and video coding and encryption, indexing and retrieval, computer vision, feature extraction and classification, shape representation and matching, object recognition, character recognition, texture and motion analysis, tracking, biomedical image analysis, biometrics, face recognition, and a special session on recent advances in multimodal biometric systems and applications.

Computing and Combinatorics: 14th International Conference, Cocoon 2008 Dalian, China, June 27-29, 2008 Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£59.89 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing -- Icaisc 2008: 9th International Conference Zakopane, Poland, June 22-26, 2008, Proc

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£98.35 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2006, held in Zakopane, Poland, in June 2006.

The 128 revised contributed papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 400 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on neural networks and their applications, fuzzy systems and their applications, evolutionary algorithms and their applications, rough sets, classification and clustering, image analysis and robotics, bioinformatics and medical applications, various problems of artificial intelligence.

Arthmetic of Finite Fields: Second International Workshop, Waifi 2008, Siena, Italy, July 6-9, 2008 Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£38.43 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Public Key Infrastructure: 5th European Pki Workshop: Theory and Practice, Europki 2008 Trondheim, Norway, June 16-17, 2008, Pro

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£32.94 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Scientific and Statistical Database Management: 20th International Conference, Ssdbm 2008, Hong Kong, China, July 9-11, 2008 Pro

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£54.40 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Logic and Theory of Algorithms: 4th Conference on Computability in Europe, Cie 2008 Athens, Greece, June 15-20, 2008, Proceeding

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£54.40 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Computational Science a " Iccs 2008: 8th International Conference, Kraka3w, Poland, June 23-25, 2008, Proceedings, Part III

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

8th International Conference, Krakow, Poland, June 23-26, 2008, Proceedings

By Marian Bubak, G. Dick van Albada, Jack Dongarra, Peter M.A. Sloot

£64.61 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Computational Science a " Iccs 2008: 8th International Conference, Kraka3w, Poland, June 23-25, 2008, Proceedings, Part II

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

8th International Conference, Krakow, Poland, June 23-26, 2008, Proceedings,

By Marian Bubak, G. Dick van Albada, Jack Dongarra, Peter M.A. Sloot

£64.61 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Computational Science a " Iccs 2008: 8th International Conference, Kraka3w, Poland, June 23-25, 2008, Proceedings, Part I

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

8th International Conference, Krakow, Poland, June 23-26, 2008, Proceedings,

By Marian Bubak, G. Dick van Albada, Jack Dongarra, Peter M.A. Sloot

£78.34 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Pattern Recognition: 30th Dagm Symposium Munich, Germany, June 10-13, 2008 Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£54.40 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

A Practical Programming Model for the Multi-Core Era: International Workshop on Openmp, Iwomp 2007 Beijing, China, June 3-7, 200

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£32.94 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

From Animals to Animats 10: 10th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, Sab 2008, Osaka, Japan, July 7-12,

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

10th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2008,

By Minoru Asada, John C.T. Hallam, Jean-Arcady Meyer, Jun Tani

£48.84 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 9th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Its 2008, Montreal, Canada, June 23-

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£81.87 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Combinatorial Pattern Matching: 19th Annual Symposium, CPM 2008 Pisa, Italy, June 18-20, 2008, Proceedings

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£43.93 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, CPM 2008, held in Pisa, Italy, in June 2008.

The 25 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. The papers address all areas related to combinatorial pattern matching and its applications, such as coding and data compression, computational biology, data mining, information retrieval, natural language processing, pattern recognition, string algorithms, string processing in databases, symbolic computing and text searching.

New Frontiers in Applied Artificial Intelligence: 21st International Conference on Industrial, Engineering and Other Application

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£76.37 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Springer

Robocup 2007: Robot Soccer World Cup XI

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£54.40 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th RoboCup International Symposium, held in Atlanta, GA, USA, in July 2007, immediately after the 2007 RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue and RoboCupJunior Competitions. Papers presented at the symposium focused on topics related to these three events and to artificial intelligence and robotics in general.

The 18 revised full papers and 42 revised poster papers included in the book were selected from 133 submissions. Each paper was reviewed by at least three program committee members. The program committee also nominated two papers for the Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards, respectively.

The book provides a valuable source of reference and inspiration for R&D professionals and educationalists active or interested in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Applications and Theory of Petri Nets 2008: 29th International Conference, Petri Nets 2008, Xi'an, China, June 23-27, 2008, Proc

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£49.42 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Applications and Theory of Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency, PETRI NETS 2008, held in Xi'an, China, in June 2008.

The 23 revised full regular papers and 4 revised tool papers presented together with 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. All current issues on research and development in the area of Petri nets and modeling of concurrent systems are addressed.

Multimodal Technologies for Perception of Humans: International Evaluation Workshops Clear 2007 and Rt 2007, Baltimore, MD, USA,

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£59.89 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Entwurf Von Flugzeugen

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Die Synthese Ziviler Flugzeuge - Praxisorientierte Parameteroptimierung Von

By Dieter Scholz

£64.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

Das Buch beschreibt die Anforderungen an Flugzeuge wie Flugleistungen, Flugeigenschaften, Sicherheit, Wirtschaftlichkeit. Aufbauend darauf wird erlautert, wie die Grobe und die Form eines Flugzeugs berechnet werden.

Software Testing: Interview Questions

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Koirala, S. Sheikh, S. Koirala, Shivprasad

£20.50 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Infinity Science Press

The competence and quality of software testers are often judged by the various testing techniques they have mastered. This book provides a self-study format and is designed for certification course review, and for "freshers" as well as professionals who are searching for opportunities in the software testing field.

An Introduction to Computer Graphics and Creative 3-D Environments

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Blundell, Barry

£35.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

This book introduces the fundamentals of 2-D and 3-D computer graphics. Additionally, a range of emerging, creative 3-D display technologies are described, including stereoscopic systems, immersive virtual reality, volumetric, varifocal, and others.

Interaction is a vital aspect of modern computer graphics, and issues concerning interaction (including haptic feedback) are discussed. Included with the book are anaglyph, stereoscopic, and Pulfrich viewing glasses. Topics covered include: - essential mathematics, - vital 2-D and 3-D graphics techniques, - key features of the graphics, - pipeline, - display and interaction techniques, - important historical milestones.

Designed to be a core teaching text at the undergraduate level, accessible to students with wide-ranging backgrounds, only an elementary grounding in mathematics is assumed as key maths is provided. Regular a ~Over to Youa (TM) activities are included, and each chapter concludes with review and discussion questions.

Modeling and Simulation

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pratiksha Saxena

£29.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Alpha Science International Ltd

Computer Aided Simulations

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lanka Udawatta, Buddhika Jayasekara

£29.95 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Alpha Science International Ltd

Computers

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Petrie, Kristin

£13.30 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Checkerboard Books

Intelligent Engineering Systems and Computational Cybernetics

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By J.A. Tenreiro Machado, Bela Patkai, Imre Rudas

£105.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Kluwer Academic Publishers Group

Molecular Electronics Materials, Devices and Applications

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Antoine Jalabert, Amara Amara, Fabien Clermidy

£67.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Kluwer Academic Publishers Group

Special Matrices and Their Applications in Numerical Mathematics: Second Edition: Second Edition

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fiedler, Miroslav

£10.96 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Dover Publications

Programming Languages

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Active Learning Approach

By Kent Lee

£75.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

The Future of Identity in the Information Society

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Proceedings of the Third IFIP WG 9.2, 9.6/11.6, 11.7/ FIDIS International

By Simone Fischer-Hubner (University of Karlstad), Penny Duquenoy, Albin Zuccato, Leonardo Martucci

£96.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Primality Testing and Integer Factorization in Public-key Cryptography

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Song Y. Yan

£70.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Intrusion Detection Systems

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Di Pietro, Robert Mancini, Luigi V.

£65.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

To defend against computer and network attacks, multiple, complementary security devices such as intrusion detection systems (IDSs), and firewalls are widely deployed to monitor networks and hosts. These various IDSs will flag alerts when suspicious events are observed.

Intrusion Detection Systems is an edited volume by world class leaders within computer network and information security. This edited volume introduces defense alert systems against computer and network attacks. It also covers integrating intrusion alerts within security policy framework for intrusion response, related case studies and much more.

Intrusion Detection Systems is designed as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry within the computer network & information security field. This book is also suitable as a secondary text book for advanced-level students in computer science.

Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems: Analysis, Design & Models

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Analysis, Design and Models

By Vidyarthi, Deo P. Sarker, Biplab K. Tripathi, Anil Kumar

£74.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer

Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems: Analysis, Design and Models intends to inculcate the innovative ideas for the scheduling aspect. Although the models in this book have been designed for distributed systems, the same information is applicable for any type of system (i.e., where distributed processing is required).

Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems: Analysis, Design and Models will dramatically improve the design and management of the processes for industry professionals. This book deals exclusively with the scheduling aspect, which finds little space in other distributed operating system books.

Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems: Analysis, Design and Models is structured for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a reference for graduate-level students in management sciences, and computer science for distributed computing system classes.

Protein Modeling with Bioinformatics and Biophysics

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ron Elber

£57.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Discusses the interface between the different disciplines and the mixed sets of theoretical and computational methods used by each to study proteins. This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to computational study of proteins, based on notions from computer science, physics, chemistry and biology.

Encyclopedia of Algorithms

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ming Yang Kao

£279.06 01 Jul 2008 Electronic Book Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Advances in Ad Hoc Networking

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Seventh Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop, Palma De Mallorca,

By Pedro Cuenca, Carlos Guerrero, Ramon Puigjaner, Bartomeu Serra

£75.00 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Foundations of Computational Science

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By James E. Gentle

£35.50 01 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Computer simulation has become, alongside experimentation and abstract reasoning, a third major tool of science. This book covers many of the traditional areas of numerical analysis as well as topics in software development and methods of Monte Carlo simulations.

Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tiwary, U. S. Siddiqui, Tanveer

£13.99 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press, USA

Computer Applications in Materials Science and Engineering

30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By D.W. Brenner

£38.50 30 Jun 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Edexcel Diploma: Information Technology

30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Anderson, et al

£16.99 30 Jun 2008 Paperback Edexcel Limited

A textbook for Edexcel's Higher Diploma in Information Technology. It contains material for the Principal Learning of Edexcel's Level 2 Higher Diploma. It covers activities referenced to personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS), functional skills and/or to the project.

Digital Fundamentals

28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Thomas L. Floyd

£13.99 28 Jun 2008 Cd-Rom Pearson Education (US)

Quantum Computing and Communications

21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Engineering Approach

By Sandor Imre, Ferenc Balazs

£65.00 21 Jun 2008 Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Enterprise Architecture A to Z

20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dan Minoli

£41.99 20 Jun 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Examines cost-saving trends in architecture planning, administration, and management. This book evaluates the role of Enterprise Architecture planning and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) modeling. It provides a review of widely-deployed architecture framework models, including The Open Group Architecture and Zachman Architectural Frameworks.

WileyPLUS Stand Alone Premium to Accompany Introduction to Information Systems

19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Efraim Turban

£0.58 19 Jun 2008 Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

From Animals to Animats 10

18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

10th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2008,

By Minoru Asada, John C.T. Hallam, Jean-Arcady Meyer, Jun Tani

£48.84 18 Jun 2008 Paperback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

Undertsanding Computers

18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Comprehensive, International Edition

By Deborah Morley

£41.99 18 Jun 2008 Hardback Equity Press

Introduction to Information Systems

16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Enabling and Transforming Business

By R. Kelly Rainer

£81.95 16 Jun 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fang Zhao

£92.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback IGI Global

Presents studies on the nature, process and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation in the development, implementation and application of information technology. This work provides academics, entrepreneurs, managers and practitioners with research-based articles on the formation and implementation of effective strategies and business plans.

Game Theory

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Crash Course for Scientists and Engineers

By Kevin Leyton-Brown, Yoav Shoham

£22.50 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Morgan & Claypool Publishers

High Dynamic Range Video

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Karol Myszkowsi, Rafal Mantiuk, Grzegorz Krawczyk

£22.50 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Teen Girls and Technology

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

What's the Problem, What's the Solution?

By Lesley Farmer

£35.50 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Teachers' College Press

Online Deliberation

14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Design, Research, and Practice

By Todd Davies

£13.00 14 Jun 2008 Paperback Centre for the Study of Language & Information

Performance Modeling and Engineering

13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Zhen Liu, Cathy H. Xia

£65.50 13 Jun 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

BTEC Nationals IT Practitioners (Bk. 3)

12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Trevor Heathcote, Michael Hawkes, John Cowell, Steven Farrell, Sue Jennings

£14.50 12 Jun 2008 Paperback Pearson Education Limited

Edexcel's own resources for BTEC Nationals

Neural Information Processing (Pt. 2)

11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

14th International Confernce, ICONIP 2007, Kitakyushu, Japan, November

By Masumi Ishikawa, Kenji Doya, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Takeshi Yamakawa

£80.38 11 Jun 2008 Paperback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

Neural Information Processing

11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

14th International Confernce, ICONIP 2007, Kitakyushu, Japan, November

By Masumi Ishikawa, Kenji Doya, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Takeshi Yamakawa

£82.92 11 Jun 2008 Paperback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

Information Technology for Management

09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy

By Efraim Turban

£114.00 09 Jun 2008 Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Undertsanding Computers

06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Comprehensive, International Edition

By Deborah Morley

£41.99 06 Jun 2008 Hardback Equity Press

Deduction, Computation, Experiment

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Exploring the Effectiveness of Proof

By Rossella Lupacchini, Giovanna Corsi

£50.00 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Springer Verlag, Italy

Institution-Independent Model Theory

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Diaconescu, Razvan

£52.50 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Birkhauser Boston

The Puzzle of Granular Computing

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bruno Apolloni, Witold Pedrycz, Simone Bassis, Dario Malchiodi

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Decision Procedures: An Algorithmic Point of View

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Computational Science - ICCS 2008 (Pt. 3)

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