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Wireless Sensor Multimedia Networks: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications
by Mohamed Mostafa A. Azim Xiaohong JiangWireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a special class of ad hoc network in which network nodes composed of tiny sensors pass data such as temperature, pressure, and humidity through the network to a central location. Wireless sensor multimedia networks (WSMNs) are a special category of WSNs in which the sensor nodes are small cameras and microphones
Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: 21st Annual Conference, TAROS 2020, Nottingham, UK, September 16, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12228)
by Abdelkhalick Mohammad Xin Dong Matteo RussoThe volume LNAI 12228 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 21th Annual Conference "Towards Autonomous Robotics," TAROS 20120, held in Nottingham, UK, in September 2020.*The 30 full papers and 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The papers present and discuss significant findings and advances in autonomous robotics research and applications. They are organized in the following topical sections: soft and compliant robots; mobile robots; learning, mapping and planning; human-robot interaction; and robotic systems and applications. * The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ext JS 4 Plugin and Extension Development
by Abdullah Al MohammadThis is a step-by-step tutorial that practically teaches Ext JS plugin and extension development through sample examples that increase in complexity.Ext JS 4 Plugin and Extension Development is ideal for experienced ExtJS developers who want to expand their knowledge in developing plugins and extensions. This book is also for those developers who are new to ExtJS development, with at least some knowledge on ExtJS basics.
Design Automation of Cyber-Physical Systems
by Mohammad Abdullah Al Faruque Arquimedes CanedoThis book presents the state-of-the-art and breakthrough innovations in design automation for cyber-physical systems.The authors discuss various aspects of cyber-physical systems design, including modeling, co-design, optimization, tools, formal methods, validation, verification, and case studies. Coverage includes a survey of the various existing cyber-physical systems functional design methodologies and related tools will provide the reader unique insights into the conceptual design of cyber-physical systems.
Embedded Memory Design for Multi-Core and Systems on Chip
by Baker MohammadThis book describes the various tradeoffs systems designers face when designing embedded memory. Readers designing multi-core systems and systems on chip will benefit from the discussion of different topics from memory architecture, array organization, circuit design techniques and design for test. The presentation enables a multi-disciplinary approach to chip design, which bridges the gap between the architecture level and circuit level, in order to address yield, reliability and power-related issues for embedded memory.
In-Memory Computing Hardware Accelerators for Data-Intensive Applications
by Baker Mohammad Yasmin HalawaniThis book describes the state-of-the-art of technology and research on In-Memory Computing Hardware Accelerators for Data-Intensive Applications. The authors discuss how processing-centric computing has become insufficient to meet target requirements and how Memory-centric computing may be better suited for the needs of current applications. This reveals for readers how current and emerging memory technologies are causing a shift in the computing paradigm. The authors do deep-dive discussions on volatile and non-volatile memory technologies, covering their basic memory cell structures, operations, different computational memory designs and the challenges associated with them. Specific case studies and potential applications are provided along with their current status and commercial availability in the market.
E-Business and Telecommunications: International Joint Conference, ICETE 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 29-31, 2013, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #456)
by Mohammad S. Obaidat and Joaquim FilipeThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Joint Conference on E-Business and Telecommunications, ICETE 2013, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, in July 2013. ICETE is a joint international conference integrating four major areas of knowledge that are divided into six corresponding conferences: International Conference on Data Communication Networking, DCNET; International Conference on E-Business, ICE-B; International Conference on Optical Communication Systems, OPTICS; International Conference on Security and Cryptography, SECRYPT; International Conference on Wireless Information Systems, WINSYS; and International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia, SIGMAP. The 24 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 341 submissions. The papers cover the following key areas of e-business and telecommunications: data communication networking, e-business, optical communication systems, security and cryptography, signal processing and multimedia applications, wireless information networks and systems.
Data Mining for Social Robotics: Toward Autonomously Social Robots (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing #0)
by Yasser Mohammad Toyoaki NishidaThis book explores an approach to social robotics based solely on autonomous unsupervised techniques and positions it within a structured exposition of related research in psychology, neuroscience, HRI, and data mining. The authors present an autonomous and developmental approach that allows the robot to learn interactive behavior by imitating humans using algorithms from time-series analysis and machine learning. The first part provides a comprehensive and structured introduction to time-series analysis, change point discovery, motif discovery and causality analysis focusing on possible applicability to HRI problems. Detailed explanations of all the algorithms involved are provided with open-source implementations in MATLAB enabling the reader to experiment with them. Imitation and simulation are the key technologies used to attain social behavior autonomously in the proposed approach. Part two gives the reader a wide overview of research in these areas in psychology, and ethology. Based on this background, the authors discuss approaches to endow robots with the ability to autonomously learn how to be social. Data Mining for Social Robots will be essential reading for graduate students and practitioners interested in social and developmental robotics.
Application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods to Power System Problems (Power Systems)
by Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo Morteza Nazari-Heris Somayeh Asadi Moloud Abdar Houtan Jebelli Milad Sadat-MohammadiThis book evaluates the role of innovative machine learning and deep learning methods in dealing with power system issues, concentrating on recent developments and advances that improve planning, operation, and control of power systems. Cutting-edge case studies from around the world consider prediction, classification, clustering, and fault/event detection in power systems, providing effective and promising solutions for many novel challenges faced by power system operators. Written by leading experts, the book will be an ideal resource for researchers and engineers working in the electrical power engineering and power system planning communities, as well as students in advanced graduate-level courses.
Diagnostics in Ocular Imaging: Cornea, Retina, Glaucoma and Orbit
by Mehrdad MohammadpourThis book presents a new avenue in the field of ophthalmology and sheds light on the field of eye imaging. With the increasing availability of electronic devices and their important role in both personal and professional aspects of human life, there is a growing need for perfect vision. Ophthalmic imaging is a major tool for screening and documenting eye diseases in both medical and surgical fields of ophthalmology and is also of use for ophthalmologists around the globe. The number of eye-imaging devices has increased dramatically, however undiagnosed or poorly managed eye diseases remain a significant cause of ocular and visual problems worldwide. This essential guide addresses the need for a book that is dedicated to ophthalmic imaging, covering the cornea, glaucoma, retina and orbital imaging with updates on medical and surgical aspects of the topic.
Modern Adaptive Fuzzy Control Systems (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing #421)
by Ardashir Mohammadzadeh Mohammad Hosein Sabzalian Chunwei Zhang Oscar Castillo Rathinasamy Sakthivel Fayez F. El-SousyThis book explains the basic concepts, theory and applications of fuzzy systems in control in a simple unified approach with clear ex-amples and simulations in the MATLAB programming language. Fuzzy systems, especially, type-2 neuro-fuzzy systems, are now used extensively in various engineering fields for different purposes. In plain language, this book aims to practically explain fuzzy sys-tems and different methods of training and optimizing these systems. For this purpose, type-2 neuro-fuzzy systems are first analyzed along with various methods of training and optimizing these systems through implementation in MATLAB. These systems are then em-ployed to design adaptive fuzzy controllers. The authors aim at pre-senting all the well-known optimization methods clearly and code them in the MATLAB language.
Beamforming in Medical Ultrasound Imaging (Springer Tracts in Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
by Babak Mohammadzadeh Asl Roya ParidarThis book deals with the concept of medical ultrasound imaging and discusses array signal processing in ultrasound. Signal processing using different beamforming techniques in order to achieve a desirable reconstructed image and, consequently, obtain useful information about the imaging medium is the main focus of this book. In this regard, the principles of image reconstruction techniques in ultrasound imaging are fully described, and the required processing steps are completely expanded and analyzed in detail. Simulation results to compare the performance of different beamformers are also included in this book to visualize their differences to the reader. Other advanced techniques in the field of medical ultrasound data processing, as well as their corresponding recent achievements, are also presented in this book. Simply put, in this book, processing of medical ultrasound data from different aspects and acquiring information from them in different manners are covered and organized in different chapters. Before going through the detailed explanation in each chapter, it gives the reader an overview of the considered issue and focuses his\her mind on the challenge ahead. The contents of the book are also presented in such a way that they are easy for the reader to understand. This book is recommended for researchers who study medical ultrasound data processing.
Current and Future Trends on Intelligent Technology Adoption: Volume 1 (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1128)
by Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi Mostafa Al-Emran Garry Wei-Han Tan Keng-Boon OoiThis book explores current and future trends in adopting intelligent technologies, such as the metaverse, social technologies, FinTech applications, and blockchain, among individuals and organizations. The edited book includes empirical and review studies primarily focusing on these issues. This focus aids scholars in conducting future research in the domain and identifying possible future developments of emerging technologies. The empirical studies in the book utilize recent and advanced analytical techniques for data analysis.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems: ICETIS 2022, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #573)
by Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi Mostafa Al-Emran Mohammed Naji Al-Kabi Khaled ShaalanThis book sheds light on the recent research directions in intelligent systems and their applications. It involves four main themes: artificial intelligence and data science, recent trends in software engineering, emerging technologies in education, and intelligent health informatics. The discussion of the most recent designs, advancements, and modifications of intelligent systems, as well as their applications, is a key component of the chapters contributed to the aforementioned subjects.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems: ICETIS 2022 Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #584)
by Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi Mostafa Al-Emran Mohammed Naji Al-Kabi Khaled ShaalanThis book sheds light on the recent research directions in intelligent systems and their applications. It involves two main themes, including management information systems and advances in information security and networking. The discussion of the most recent designs, advancements, and modifications of intelligent systems, as well as their applications, is a key component of the chapters contributed to the aforementioned subjects.
Digital Economy, Energy and Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges (Green Energy and Technology)
by Mohammed El Amine Abdelli Muhammad ShahbazThis book looks at how digital economy can help energy businesses to meet their sustainability goals. It will further generates a new debate among policymakers about encouraging green technologies to reduce global carbon emissions.Our modern society requires a long-term, sustainable, and secure energy supply that not only generates and preserves renewable energy. It is also creating universal intelligent machines for power systems, and vital infrastructure is considered in terms of digital economy requirements. The idea of sharing information is an essential principle of sustainable thinking. In such instances, open internet and data access are required to enable any human being to acquire knowledge. Furthermore, the energy industry is changing worldwide, necessitating the consideration of potential implications and modifications. Thus, its most distinguishing feature is moving from a centrally organized system to one with many market players. Consequently, information and communication technologies and human growth have significant main and interactive effects on environmental sustainability. Simultaneously, energy industry is a major player in resolving the digital economy’s development issues.
Automatic Defense Against Zero-day Polymorphic Worms in Communication Networks
by Mohssen Mohammed Al-Sakib Khan PathanAble to propagate quickly and change their payload with each infection, polymorphic worms have been able to evade even the most advanced intrusion detection systems (IDS). And, because zero-day worms require only seconds to launch flooding attacks on your servers, using traditional methods such as manually creating and storing signatures to de
Honeypots and Routers: Collecting Internet Attacks
by Mohssen Mohammed Habib-ur RehmanAs the number of Internet-based consumer transactions continues to rise, the need to protect these transactions against hacking becomes more and more critical. An effective approach to securing information on the Internet is to analyze the signature of attacks in order to build a defensive strategy. This book explains how to accomplish this using h
Angular Projects: Build nine real-world applications from scratch using Angular 8 and TypeScript
by Zama Khan MohammedUnderstand Angular web development by building real-world captivating applications exploring various web technologies and best practices Key Features Explore Angular's capabilities in building Web apps, mobile apps, and browser games Get to know Angular's latest features like Ivy renderer, Lazy loading and differential loading Build test-driven Angular applications using Jasmine and Jest frameworks Book Description Angular is one of the best frameworks, not only for building web applications, but also for building applications on other platforms such as desktop and mobile. It is packed with amazing web tools that allow developers to become more productive and make the development experience a happier one This book will be your practical guide when it comes to building optimized web apps using Angular. The book explores a number of popular features, including the experimental Ivy rendered, lazy loading, and differential loading, among others, in the projects. It starts with the basics of Angular and its tools, which will help you to develop and debug Angular applications. You will learn how to create an SPA using Angular Router, and optimize it by code splitting and Preloading Routes. We will then build a form-heavy application and make forms reactive by using Reactive Forms. After that, we will learn how to build a Progressive Web App, and a server-side rendering app, as well as a MonoRepo app. Furthermore, we will also dive into building mobile apps using Ionic and NativeScript. Finally, we end the book by creating a component library for our application using Angular CDK and then testing it. By the end of this book, you will know everything you need in order to get started with Angular and build a variety of applications. What you will learn Set up Angular applications using Angular CLI and Angular Console Understand lazy loading using dynamic imports for routing Perform server-side rendering by building an SEO application Build a Multi-Language NativeScript Application with Angular Explore the components library for frontend web using Angular CDK Scale your Angular applications using Nx, NgRx, and Redux Who this book is for The book is aimed at any JavaScript developers who want to start with Angular and become an expert in all the tools and the various use cases that they might deal with as an Angular expert. Whatever the case, a basic understanding of Angular is a plus but is not required. You should know the basics of developing web applications and have experience working with ES6 or TypeScript.
Python for Graph and Network Analysis
by Mohammed Zuhair Al-Taie Seifedine KadryThis research monograph provides the means to learn the theory and practice of graph and network analysis using the Python programming language. The social network analysis techniques, included, will help readers to efficiently analyze social data from Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, GitHub and many others at three levels of depth: ego, group, and community. They will be able to analyse militant and revolutionary networks and candidate networks during elections. For instance, they will learn how the Ebola virus spread through communities. Practically, the book is suitable for courses on social network analysis in all disciplines that use social methodology. In the study of social networks, social network analysis makes an interesting interdisciplinary research area, where computer scientists and sociologists bring their competence to a level that will enable them to meet the challenges of this fast-developing field. Computer scientists have the knowledge to parse and process data while sociologists have the experience that is required for efficient data editing and interpretation. Social network analysis has successfully been applied in different fields such as health, cyber security, business, animal social networks, information retrieval, and communications.
Structural Bioinformatics: Applications in Preclinical Drug Discovery Process (Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics #27)
by C. Gopi MohanThis book reviews the advances and challenges of structure-based drug design in the preclinical drug discovery process, addressing various diseases, including malaria, tuberculosis and cancer. Written by internationally recognized researchers, this edited book discusses how the application of the various in-silico techniques, such as molecular docking, virtual screening, pharmacophore modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, and residue interaction networks offers insights into pharmacologically active novel molecular entities. <P><P> It presents a clear concept of the molecular mechanism of different drug targets and explores methods to help understand drug resistance. In addition, it includes chapters dedicated to natural-product- derived medicines, combinatorial drug discovery, the CryoEM technique for structure-based drug design and big data in drug discovery. <P><P> The book offers an invaluable resource for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as for researchers in academic and industrial laboratories working in the areas of chemoinformatics, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacoinformatics.
Anomaly Detection Principles and Algorithms (Terrorism, Security, and Computation)
by Chilukuri K. Mohan Kishan G. Mehrotra HuaMing HuangThis book provides a readable and elegant presentation of the principles of anomaly detection,providing an easy introduction for newcomers to the field. A large number of algorithms are succinctly described, along with a presentation of their strengths and weaknesses. The authors also cover algorithms that address different kinds of problems of interest with single and multiple time series data and multi-dimensional data. New ensemble anomaly detection algorithms are described, utilizing the benefits provided by diverse algorithms, each of which work well on some kinds of data. With advancements in technology and the extensive use of the internet as a medium for communications and commerce, there has been a tremendous increase in the threats faced by individuals and organizations from attackers and criminal entities. Variations in the observable behaviors of individuals (from others and from their own past behaviors) have been found to be useful in predicting potential problems of various kinds. Hence computer scientists and statisticians have been conducting research on automatically identifying anomalies in large datasets. This book will primarily target practitioners and researchers who are newcomers to the area of modern anomaly detection techniques. Advanced-level students in computer science will also find this book helpful with their studies.
Full Stack Testing: A Practical Guide For Delivering High Quality Software
by Gayathri MohanTesting is a critical discipline for any organization looking to deliver high-quality software. This practical book provides software developers and QA engineers with a comprehensive one-stop guide to testing skills in 10 different categories. You'll learn appropriate strategies, concepts, and practical implementation knowledge you can apply from both a development and testing perspective for web and mobile applications.Author Gayathri Mohan offers examples of more than 40 tools you can use immediately. You'll acquire the skills to conduct exploratory testing, test automation, cross-functional testing, data testing, mobile testing, and visual testing, as well as tests for performance, security, and accessibility. You'll learn to integrate them in continuous integration pipelines to gain faster feedback. Once you dive into this guide, you'll be able to tackle challenging development workflows with a focus on quality.With this book, you will:Learn how to employ various testing types to yield maximum quality in your projectsExplore new testing methods by following the book's strategies and conceptsLearn how to apply these tools at work by following detailed examplesImprove your skills and job prospects by gaining a broad exposure to testing best practices
Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (Smart Engineering Systems)
by Lal Kolhe MohanThis reference text offers the reader a comprehensive insight into recent research breakthroughs in blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and material structure and hybrid technologies in their integrated platform, while also emphasizing their sustainability aspects. The text begins by discussing recent advances in energy materials and energy conversion materials using machine learning, as well as recent advances in optoelectronic materials for solar energy applications. It covers important topics including advancements in electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells, advancements in composite materials for Li-ion batteries, progression of materials for supercapacitor applications, and materials progression for thermochemical storage of low-temperature solar thermal energy systems. This book: Discusses advances in blockchain, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, material structure and hybrid technologies Covers intelligent techniques in materials progression for sensor development and energy material characterization using signal processing Examines the integration of phase change materials in construction for thermal energy regulation in new buildings Explores the current happenings in technology in conjunction with basic laws and mathematical models Connecting advances in engineering materials with the use of smart techniques including artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) in a single volume, this text will be especially useful for graduate students, academic researchers and professionals in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering and computer science.
Learn ECMAScript - Second Edition: Discover the latest ECMAScript features in order to write cleaner code and learn the fundamentals of JavaScript, 2nd Edition
by Mehul MohanGet up and running with all the new features of ECMAScript and explore new ways of coding with JavaScript. Key Features Grasp the latest features of ECMAScript and the best way to use it in production code Learn newly added native APIs to JS Engine and perform tasks efficiently with a cleaner code base Understand the more complex sides of JavaScript such as the inheritance model, low-level memory management, multithreaded environments, and web workers Book Description Learn ECMAScript explores implementation of the latest ECMAScript features to add to your developer toolbox, helping you to progress to an advanced level. Learn to add 1 to a variable andsafely access shared memory data within multiple threads to avoid race conditions. You’ll start the book by building on your existing knowledge of JavaScript, covering performing arithmetic operations, using arrow functions and dealing with closures. Next, you will grasp the most commonly used ECMAScript skills such as reflection, proxies, and classes. Furthermore, you’ll learn modularizing the JS code base, implementing JS on the web and how the modern HTML5 + JS APIs provide power to developers on the web. Finally, you will learn the deeper parts of the language, which include making JavaScript multithreaded with dedicated and shared web workers, memory management, shared memory, and atomics. It doesn’t end here; this book is 100% compatible with ES.Next. By the end of this book, you'll have fully mastered all the features of ECMAScript! What you will learn Implement methods associated with objects as per the latest ECMAScript specification Make use of the latest features of ECMAScript Make use of many new APIs in HTML5 and modern JavaScript implementation Use SharedArrayBuffers for superfast concurrent and parallel programming Perform asynchronous programming with JavaScript Implement the best ways and practices to perform modular programming in JavaScript Who this book is for This book is for web developers who have some basic programming knowledge and want to learn to write cleaner code with the power of ECMAScript.