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Methods and Applications of Autonomous Experimentation (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science)
by Marcus M. Noack Daniela UshizimaAutonomous Experimentation is poised to revolutionize scientific experiments at advanced experimental facilities. Whereas previously, human experimenters were burdened with the laborious task of overseeing each measurement, recent advances in mathematics, machine learning and algorithms have alleviated this burden by enabling automated and intelligent decision-making, minimizing the need for human interference. Illustrating theoretical foundations and incorporating practitioners’ first-hand experiences, this book is a practical guide to successful Autonomous Experimentation. Despite the field’s growing potential, there exists numerous myths and misconceptions surrounding Autonomous Experimentation. Combining insights from theorists, machine-learning engineers and applied scientists, this book aims to lay the foundation for future research and widespread adoption within the scientific community. This book is particularly useful for members of the scientific community looking to improve their research methods but also contains additional insights for students and industry professionals interested in the future of the field.
Methods and Experimental Techniques in Computer Engineering
by Francesco Amigoni Viola SchiaffonatiComputing and science reveal a synergic relationship. On the one hand, it is widely evident that computing plays an important role in the scientific endeavor. On the other hand, the role of scientific method in computing is getting increasingly important, especially in providing ways to experimentally evaluate the properties of complex computing systems. This book critically presents these issues from a unitary conceptual and methodological perspective by addressing specific case studies at the intersection between computing and science. The book originates from, and collects the experience of, a course for PhD students in Information Engineering held at the Politecnico di Milano. Following the structure of the course, the book features contributions from some researchers who are working at the intersection between computing and science.
Methods and Models in Mathematical Programming
by F. Hooshmand S. A. MirHassaniThis book focuses on mathematical modeling, describes the process of constructing and evaluating models, discusses the challenges and delicacies of the modeling process, and explicitly outlines the required rules and regulations so that the reader will be able to generalize and reuse concepts in other problems by relying on mathematical logic.Undergraduate and postgraduate students of different academic disciplines would find this book a suitable option preparing them for jobs and research fields requiring modeling techniques. Furthermore, this book can be used as a reference book for experts and practitioners requiring advanced skills of model building in their jobs.
Methods and Techniques in Deep Learning: Advancements in mmWave Radar Solutions
by Avik Santra Souvik Hazra Lorenzo Servadei Thomas Stadelmayer Michael Stephan Anand DubeyMethods and Techniques in Deep Learning Introduces multiple state-of-the-art deep learning architectures for mmWave radar in a variety of advanced applications Methods and Techniques in Deep Learning: Advancements in mmWave Radar Solutions provides a timely and authoritative overview of the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based processing for various mmWave radar applications. Focusing on practical deep learning techniques, this comprehensive volume explains the fundamentals of deep learning, reviews cutting-edge deep metric learning techniques, describes different typologies of reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms, highlights how domain adaptation (DA) can be used for improving the performance of machine learning (ML) algorithms, and more. Throughout the book, readers are exposed to product-ready deep learning solutions while learning skills that are relevant for building any industrial-grade, sensor-based deep learning solution. A team of authors with more than 70 filed patents and 100 published papers on AI and sensor processing illustrates how deep learning is enabling a range of advanced industrial, consumer, and automotive applications of mmWave radars. In-depth chapters cover topics including multi-modal deep learning approaches, the elemental blocks required to formulate Bayesian deep learning, how domain adaptation (DA) can be used for improving the performance of machine learning algorithms, and geometric deep learning are used for processing point clouds. In addition, the book: Discusses various advanced applications and how their respective challenges have been addressed using different deep learning architectures and algorithms Describes deep learning in the context of computer vision, natural language processing, sensor processing, and mmWave radar sensors Demonstrates how deep parametric learning reduces the number of trainable parameters and improves the data flow Presents several human-machine interface (HMI) applications such as gesture recognition, human activity classification, human localization and tracking, in-cabin automotive occupancy sensing Methods and Techniques in Deep Learning: Advancements in mmWave Radar Solutions is an invaluable resource for industry professionals, researchers, and graduate students working in systems engineering, signal processing, sensors, data science, and AI.
Methods for Appearance-based Loop Closure Detection: Applications To Topological Mapping And Image Mosaicking (Springer Tracts In Advanced Robotics #122)
by Emilio Garcia-Fidalgo Alberto OrtizMapping and localization are two essential tasks in autonomous mobile robotics. Due to the unavoidable noise that sensors present, mapping algorithms usually rely on loop closure detection techniques, which entail the correct identification of previously seen places to reduce the uncertainty of the resulting maps. This book deals with the problem of generating topological maps of the environment using efficient appearance-based loop closure detection techniques. Since the quality of a visual loop closure detection algorithm is related to the image description method and its ability to index previously seen images, several methods for loop closure detection adopting different approaches are developed and assessed. Then, these methods are used in three novel topological mapping algorithms. The results obtained indicate that the solutions proposed attain a better performance than several state-of-the-art approaches. To conclude, given that loop closure detection is also a key component in other research areas, a multi-threaded image mosaicing algorithm is proposed. This approach makes use of one of the loop closure detection techniques previously introduced in order to find overlapping pairs between images and finally obtain seamless mosaics of different environments in a reasonable amount of time.
Methods for Multilevel Analysis and Visualisation of Geographical Networks
by Céline Rozenblat Guy MelanconThis leading-edge study focuses on the latest techniques in analysing and representing the complex, multi-layered data now available to geographers studying urban zones and their populations. The volume tracks the successful results of the SPANGEO Project, which was set up in 2005 to standardize, and share, the syncretic, multinational mapping techniques already developed by geographers and computer scientists. SPANGEO sought new and responsive ways of visualising urban geographical and social data that reflected the fine-grained detail of the inputs. It allowed for visual representation of the large and complex networks and flows which are such an integral feature of the dynamism of urban geography. SPANGEO developed through the 'visual analytics loop' in which geographers collaborated with computer scientists by feeding data into the design of visualisations that in turn spawned the urge to incorporate more varied data into the visualisation. This volume covers all the relevant aspects, from conceptual principles to the tools of network analysis and the actual results flowing from their deployment. Detailed case studies set out in this volume include spatial multi-level analyses of flows in airports and sea ports, as well as the fascinating scientific networks in European cities. The volume shows how the primary concern of geography--the interaction of society with physical space--has been revivified by the complexities of new cartographical and statistical methodologies, which allow for highly detailed mapping and far more powerful computer analysis of spatial relationships.
Methods for Solving Complex Problems in Fluids Engineering
by Can Kang Haixia Liu Yongchao Zhang Ning MaoThis book describes recently developed research methods used to study complex problems in fluid engineering, especially optical flow measurement, flow visualization and numerical methods. It includes a wealth of diagrams and images, and the content is presented in a step-by-step manner from beginning to end, helping readers grasp the central points of the book.The book also presents a number of practical cases, illustrating how the research methods covered can be concretely implemented. Lastly, the book offers a valuable point of departure for pursuing further research.
Methods for Studying Video Games and Religion (Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture)
by Vít Šisler Kerstin Radde-Antweiler Xenia ZeilerGame studies has been an understudied area within the emerging field of digital media and religion. Video games can reflect, reject, or reconfigure traditionally held religious ideas and often serve as sources for the production of religious practices and ideas. This collection of essays presents a broad range of influential methodological approaches that illuminate how and why video games shape the construction of religious beliefs and practices, and also situates such research within the wider discourse on how digital media intersect with the religious worlds of the 21st century. Each chapter discusses a particular method and its theoretical background, summarizes existing research, and provides a practical case study that demonstrates how the method specifically contributes to the wider study of video games and religion. Featuring contributions from leading and emerging scholars of religion and digital gaming, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in the areas of digital culture, new media, religious studies, and game studies across a wide range of disciplines.
Methods for the Analysis of Asymmetric Proximity Data (Behaviormetrics: Quantitative Approaches to Human Behavior #7)
by Giuseppe Bove Akinori Okada Donatella VicariThis book provides an accessible introduction and practical guidelines to apply asymmetric multidimensional scaling, cluster analysis, and related methods to asymmetric one-mode two-way and three-way asymmetric data. A major objective of this book is to present to applied researchers a set of methods and algorithms for graphical representation and clustering of asymmetric relationships. Data frequently concern measurements of asymmetric relationships between pairs of objects from a given set (e.g., subjects, variables, attributes,…), collected in one or more matrices. Examples abound in many different fields such as psychology, sociology, marketing research, and linguistics and more recently several applications have appeared in technological areas including cybernetics, air traffic control, robotics, and network analysis. The capabilities of the presented algorithms are illustrated by carefully chosen examples and supported by extensive data analyses. A review of the specialized statistical software available for the applications is also provided. This monograph is highly recommended to readers who need a complete and up-to-date reference on methods for asymmetric proximity data analysis.
Methods of Optimization and Systems Analysis for Problems of Transcomputational Complexity
by Ivan V. SergienkoThis work presents lines of investigation and scientific achievements of the Ukrainian school of optimization theory and adjacent disciplines. These include the development of approaches to mathematical theories, methodologies, methods, and application systems for the solution of applied problems in economy, finances, energy saving, agriculture, biology, genetics, environmental protection, hardware and software engineering, information protection, decision making, pattern recognition, self-adapting control of complicated objects, personnel training, etc. The methods developed include sequential analysis of variants, nondifferential optimization, stochastic optimization, discrete optimization, mathematical modeling, econometric modeling, solution of extremum problems on graphs, construction of discrete images and combinatorial recognition, etc. Some of these methods became well known in the world's mathematical community and are now known as classic methods.
Metoda Lean Analytics. Zbuduj sukces startupu w oparciu o analiz? danych
by Alistair Croll Benjamin YoskovitzLektura obowi?zkowa dla wszystkich zainteresowanych wykorzystaniem analityki w pracach nad nowym produktem i odnoszeniem sukcesów biznesowych bez konieczno?ci wiecznego zgadywania.Peter Yared, dyrektor ds. IT, CBS InteractiveTo nie jest kolejna ksi??ka o liczbach, a rzecz o praktycznych wska?nikach. Alistair i Ben naucz? Ci?, jak przebi? si? przez mg?? danych i skupi? si? na w?a?ciwych, istotnych wska?nikach, które zadecyduj? o Twojej pora?ce lub sukcesie.Ash Maurya, za?o?yciel i dyrektor generalny Spark59 oraz WiredReach, autor ksi??ki Metoda Running LeanOkie?znane dane Jeste? przedsi?biorc?? Masz innowacyjny produkt i chcesz wej?? z nim na rynek? Mo?esz wybra? jedn? z dwóch dróg: tradycyjn?, opart? na odwiecznych m?dro?ciach starych mistrzów, albo nowoczesn?, z u?yciem modelu Lean Startup. Je?li wybra?e? pierwszy sposób - zmie? lektur?, je?li drugi - gratulacje! W tej ksi??ce znajdziesz kompletny proces analityczny, od generowania pomys?ów po przygotowanie zestawienia produktu i rynku. Dowiesz si? z niej, jak zweryfikowa? swój pomys?, znale?? odpowiednich klientów, zdefiniowa? ostateczn? wersj? produktu, zarobi? na swojej dzia?alno?ci i j? wypromowa?. Znajdziesz tu konkretne i przydatne informacje, oparte na ponad trzydziestu analizach przypadku, bez których nie mo?e si? obej?? ?aden przedsi?biorca. Ksi??ka jest skierowana równie? do analityków internetowych i analityków danych, poniewa? pozwala powi?za? efekty ich pracy z rozwa?aniami biznesowymi. Zamieszczone tu tre?ci zainteresuj? te? ludzi zaanga?owanych w rozwój produktu, zarz?dzanie nim, marketing, PR oraz dzia?alno?? inwestycyjn?, poniewa? dzi?ki nim ?atwiej b?dzie im zrozumie? i ocenia? startupy.Rewolucja w sze?ciu prostych krokachStwórz co?, co klienci pokochaj?.Zaanga?uj ludzi, aby znale?li Twój produkt i zacz?li z niego korzysta?.Poznaj model Lean Startup, podstawy analityki oraz mentalno?ci kierowania si? danymi, niezb?dnej do odniesienia sukcesu.Dowiedz si?, na którym etapie rozwoju si? znajdujesz, nad czym powiniene? pracowa? oraz jak zastosowa? model Lean Analytics we w?asnym startupie.Znajd? niez?e punkty odniesienia dla ró?nych wska?ników i naucz si? wyznacza? w?asne warto?ci docelowe.Sprawd?, w jaki sposób mo?esz zastosowa? zasady Lean Analytics w funkcjonuj?cej ju? organizacji, bo przecie? podej?cie oparte na danych sprawdza si? nie tylko w nowo powsta?ych firmach. Alistair Croll od niemal dwudziestu lat jest przedsi?biorc?, autorem ksi??ek i prelegentem. Zajmowa? si? du?ymi zbiorami danych, chmurami obliczeniowymi i startupami. W 2001 roku wspó?uczestniczy? w zak?adaniu firmy Coradiant. Od tamtej pory aktywnie pomaga wielu nowo powstaj?cym firmom i wspiera liczne startupowe imprezy.Benjamin Yoskovitz jest przedsi?biorc? z ponadpi?tnastoletnim do?wiadczeniem w bran?y internetowej. Wspó?za?o?yciel Standout Jobs i Year One Labs, pe?ni funkcj? mentora dla wielu startupów i akceleratorów przedsi?biorczo?ci. Regularnie przemawia podczas licznych konferencji po?wi?conych problematyce startupów.
Metoda Running Lean. Iteracja od planu A do planu, który da Ci sukces. Wydanie II
by Ash MauryaTo jedna z najlepszych technicznych ksi??ek na temat modelu Lean Startup. I tyle. Nic wi?cej nie trzeba dodawa?.Dan Martell, za?o?yciel, Clarity.fm, anio? biznesu Wizja testowana w praktyceWitamy w ?wiecie najnowocze?niejszych praktyk biznesowych i niezmierzonych mo?liwo?ci w dziedzinie innowacji. ?yjemy w dobie Internetu, chmur obliczeniowych i oprogramowania open source, dzi?ki czemu koszty budowania nowych produktów osi?gn??y rekordowo niski poziom. A jednak mimo wszystko szanse na to, by za?o?ony przez nas startup odniós? sukces, nie wzros?y. Dlatego w?a?nie powsta? ten podr?cznik. Jest on znakomitym narz?dziem dla szefów firm, dyrektorów generalnych, w?a?cicieli ma?ych przedsi?biorstw, deweloperów i programistów oraz ka?dego zainteresowanego stworzeniem firmy, która nie tylko przetrwa, ale b?dzie mia?a szanse liczy? si? na rynku.Running Lean to lepsza i szybsza metoda testowania pomys?ów na nowe produkty oraz opracowywania produktów, które odnios? sukces. Dzi?ki niej nauczysz si?:znajdowa? uczestników wczesnego rynku;wybiera? w?a?ciwy moment na pozyskiwanie kapita?u z zewn?trz;testowa? ceny;tworzy? i mierzy? to, czego chc? klienci;maksymalizowa? podejmowane dzia?ania pod k?tem szybko?ci uczenia si? i koncentracji;rozpoznawa? zestawienie produktu i rynku;d??y? w sposób powtarzalny do opracowywania produktów odpowiadaj?cych potrzebom rynku.Przeczytaj równie?: Metoda Lean Startup. Wykorzystaj innowacyjne narz?dzia i stwórz firm?, która zdob?dzie rynek, Eric Ries, Helion 2012.Ash Maurya - za?o?yciel firmy Spark59. Za?o?y? równie? kilka innych startupów, w?ród których znalaz?y si? tak udane przedsi?wzi?cia, jak WiredReach. Dzi?ki prowadzonym przez siebie warsztatom Running Lean blisko wspó?pracuje z wieloma przedsi?biorcami, którym pomaga testowa? i dopracowywa? ich wizj?. Ash pe?ni funkcj? mentora w wielu inkubatorach przedsi?biorczo?ci na ca?ym ?wiecie, w tym w Mozilla Foundation, Year One Labs oraz Capital Factory.
Metodi e Modelli Matematici per le Dinamiche Urbane (UNITEXT #128)
by Sergio Albeverio Paolo Giordano Alberto VancheriIl testo presenta metodi e modelli per lo studio delle città viste come sistemi evolutivi che interagiscono con il territorio circostante. Gli aspetti morfologici, strutturali e dinamici sono sottolineati e analizzati con metodi qualitativi e quantitativi originati dalla matematica e dalla fisica, ma anche ispirati da altre scienze naturali e dallo studio dei sistemi socio-economici. Il libro usa la matematica in vari modi: i concetti e i metodi che vanno oltre quelli della matematica elementare vengono introdotti ed esposti brevemente, con particolare attenzione a quelli attinenti a probabilità e statistica che, non facendo parte dell'educazione di base, vengono presentati sistematicamente tramite capitoli appositi. Contributi più specializzati includono argomenti come la dinamica urbana, l'analisi di progetti architettonici per il territorio, l'uso di automi cellulari stocastici, la sintassi dello spazio urbano, l'influenza del paesaggio e della geografia, e i modelli per la mobilità urbana. Il libro è rivolto agli studenti di corsi avanzati di architettura, urbanistica e ingegneria, e a tutte le persone che studiano il territorio o vi operano.
Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms
by Angele ChristinThe starkly different ways that American and French online news companies respond to audience analytics and what this means for the future of newsWhen the news moved online, journalists suddenly learned what their audiences actually liked, through algorithmic technologies that scrutinize web traffic and activity. Has this advent of audience metrics changed journalists’ work practices and professional identities? In Metrics at Work, Angèle Christin documents the ways that journalists grapple with audience data in the form of clicks, and analyzes how new forms of clickbait journalism travel across national borders.Drawing on four years of fieldwork in web newsrooms in the United States and France, including more than one hundred interviews with journalists, Christin reveals many similarities among the media groups examined—their editorial goals, technological tools, and even office furniture. Yet she uncovers crucial and paradoxical differences in how American and French journalists understand audience analytics and how these affect the news produced in each country. American journalists routinely disregard traffic numbers and primarily rely on the opinion of their peers to define journalistic quality. Meanwhile, French journalists fixate on internet traffic and view these numbers as a sign of their resonance in the public sphere. Christin offers cultural and historical explanations for these disparities, arguing that distinct journalistic traditions structure how journalists make sense of digital measurements in the two countries.Contrary to the popular belief that analytics and algorithms are globally homogenizing forces, Metrics at Work shows that computational technologies can have surprisingly divergent ramifications for work and organizations worldwide.
The Metrics Manifesto: Confronting Security with Data
by Richard SeiersenSecurity professionals are trained skeptics. They poke and prod at other people’s digital creations, expecting them to fail in unexpected ways. Shouldn’t that same skeptical power be turned inward? Shouldn’t practitioners ask: “How do I know that my enterprise security capabilities work? Are they scaling, accelerating, or slowing as the business exposes more value to more people and through more channels at higher velocities?” This is the start of the modern measurement mindset—the mindset that seeks to confront security with data. The Metrics Manifesto: Confronting Security with Data delivers an examination of security metrics with R, the popular open-source programming language and software development environment for statistical computing. This insightful and up-to-date guide offers readers a practical focus on applied measurement that can prove or disprove the efficacy of information security measures taken by a firm. The book’s detailed chapters combine topics like security, predictive analytics, and R programming to present an authoritative and innovative approach to security metrics. The author and security professional examines historical and modern methods of measurement with a particular emphasis on Bayesian Data Analysis to shed light on measuring security operations. Readers will learn how processing data with R can help measure security improvements and changes as well as help technology security teams identify and fix gaps in security. The book also includes downloadable code for people who are new to the R programming language. Perfect for security engineers, risk engineers, IT security managers, CISOs, and data scientists comfortable with a bit of code, The Metrics Manifesto offers readers an invaluable collection of information to help professionals prove the efficacy of security measures within their company.
Metrics of Sensory Motor Coordination and Integration in Robots and Animals: How to Measure the Success of Bioinspired Solutions with Respect to their Natural Models, and Against More ‘Artificial’ Solutions? (Cognitive Systems Monographs #36)
by Fabio Bonsignorio Elena Messina Angel P. del Pobil John HallamThis book focuses on a critical issue in the study of physical agents, whether natural or artificial: the quantitative modelling of sensory–motor coordination.Adopting a novel approach, it defines a common scientific framework for both the intelligent systems designed by engineers and those that have evolved naturally. As such it contributes to the widespread adoption of a rigorous quantitative and refutable approach in the scientific study of ‘embodied’ intelligence and cognition. More than 70 years after Norbert Wiener’s famous book Cybernetics: or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (1948), robotics, AI and life sciences seem to be converging towards a common model of what we can call the ‘science of embodied intelligent/cognitive agents’. This book is interesting for an interdisciplinary community of researchers, technologists and entrepreneurs working at the frontiers of robotics and AI, neuroscience and general life and brain sciences.
Metrics That Make a Difference: How to Analyze Change and Error (Advances in Geographic Information Science)
by Robert Gilmore Pontius JrYour government warns that 10% of your neighbors have a deadly contagious virus. The producer of a diagnostic test advertises that 90% of its tests are correct for any population. The test indicates that you have the virus. This book’s author claims your test has a 50% chance of being false, given your test’s result. Who do you believe? This book gives you insights necessary to interpret metrics that make a difference in life’s decisions.This book gives methods and software that are essential to analyze change and error. Change describes a phenomenon across time points. Error compares diagnoses with the truth. Other texts give insufficient attention to these topics. This book’s novel ideas dispel popular misconceptions and replace previous methods. The author uses carefully designed graphics and high school mathematics to communicate easily with college students and advanced scientists. Applications include but are not limited to Remote Sensing, Land Change Science, and Geographic Information Science.“A wide range of tools to aid understanding of land cover and its change has been used but scientific progress has sometimes been limited through misuse and misunderstanding. Professor Pontius seeks to rectify this situation by providing a book to accompany the researcher’s toolbox. Metrics That Make a Difference addresses basic issues of relevance to a broad community in a mathematically friendly way and should greatly enhance the ability to elicit correct information. I wish this book existed while I was a grad student.” – Giles Foody, Professor of Geographical Information Science, The University of Nottingham“Metrics That Make a Difference provides a comprehensive synthesis of over two decades of work during which Dr. Pontius researched, developed, and applied these metrics. The book meticulously and successfully guides the reader through the conceptual basis, computations, and proper interpretation of the many metrics derived for different types of variables. The book is not just a mathematical treatise but includes practical guidance to good data analysis and good science. Data scientists from many fields of endeavor will benefit substantially from Dr. Pontius’ articulate review of traditionally used metrics and his presentation of the innovative and novel metrics he has developed. While reading this book, I had multiple ‘aha’ moments about metrics that I shouldn't be using and metrics that I should be using instead.” – Stephen Stehman, Distinguished Teaching Professor, State University of New York
Metriken für das Testreporting
by Frank WitteZu jeder Softwareentwicklung gehört es dazu, das Management regelmäßig über Fortschritte und etwaige Probleme des Projekts zu informieren. Dieses Buch stellt verschiedene Testgrößen und Metriken vor, mit denen sich Fortschritte im Rahmen eines Softwaretests plastisch darstellen lassen und Handlungsbedarf leicht zu identifizieren ist. Detailreich werden dazu die für ein erfolgreiches Reporting wesentlichen Kenngrößen und Indexwerte erklärt. Ausgehend von der historischen Entwicklung des Testreportings erläutert der Autor den grundsätzlichen Nutzen der Metriken und gibt einen Überblick darüber, welche verschiedenen Arten von Metriken es gibt und wie sie im Softwaretest sinnvoll eingesetzt werden können. Er zeigt, wie sich, angefangen bei der Testspezifikation über die Testdurchführung bis hin zur Entwicklung der Testabdeckung, eine bestimmte Metrik individuell auf eine zu testende Software abstimmen lässt und wie man dadurch eine Automatisierung der Tests erreichen kann. Daneben stellt er Vorzüge und Nachteile jener Testmetriken auf, die auf Fehlern basieren, also die die Fehleranzahl, die Fehlerdichte und die Entwicklung der Fehler im Zeitverlauf messen. Mit dieser ausführlichen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Testreporting liefert der Autor eine optimale Bewertungsgrundlage, mit der sich nicht nur einschätzen lässt, welche Testmetrik man für welchen Einsatzzweck bzw. welche individuellen Projektsituation verwenden sollte, sondern auch, worin besondere Probleme einer einzelnen Metrik für das Testreporting bestehen können und wie man diese Probleme am besten löst. Damit richtet sich dieser praktische Leitfaden vor allem an Mitarbeiter in IT-Projekten, wie Projektleiter, Softwaretester und Entwickler, aber auch Unternehmens- und Technologieberater sowie Dozenten an Hochschulen und Universitäten finden hier einen spannenden Einblick in verschiedene Methoden des Softwaretestings.
Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)
by Nilda M. GarciaMexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks examines the effects of technology on three criminal organizations: the Sinaloa cartel, the Zetas, and the Caballeros Templarios. Using social network analysis, and analyzing the use of web platforms Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Nilda M. Garcia provides fresh insights on the organizational network, the central nodes, and the channels through which information flows in these three criminal organizations. In doing so, she demonstrates that some drug cartels in Mexico have adopted the usage of social media into their strategies, often pursuing different tactics in the search for new ways to dominate. She finds that the strategic adaptation of social media platforms has different effects on criminal organization’s survivability. When used effectively, coupled with the adoption of decentralized structures, these platforms do increase a criminal organization’s survival capacity. Nonetheless, if used haphazardly, it can have the opposite effect. Drawing on the fields of criminology, social network analysis, international relations, and organizational theory and featuring a wealth of information about the drug cartels themselves, Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks will be a great source for all those interested in the presence, behavior, purposes, and strategies of drug cartels in their forays into social media platforms in Mexico and beyond.
mHealth: From Smartphones to Smart Systems (HIMSS Book Series)
by Mas, Metcalf David Rick Krohn Ma, Mas, Metcalf David Rick Kroh MamHealth: From Smartphone to Smart Systems provides a high level and comprehensive survey of the emergence of mobile technology healthcare. This book looks beyond the already-popular devices and apps associated with mHealth, exploring the major role this technology could play as healthcare steers inexorably toward an architecture
mHealth and Human-Centered Design Towards Enhanced Health, Care, and Well-being (Studies in Big Data #120)
by Sofia Scataglini Silvia Imbesi Gonçalo MarquesThe book examines the current state of mHealth and Human-Centered Design (HCD) initiatives toward health, care, and well-being. The present surge in interest in improving people's quality of life is creating new prospects for the development of innovative design solutions aimed at enhancing living conditions. The combination of emerging user needs and opportunities provided by recent innovative mHealth technologies enables research institutions, stakeholders, and academia to design new solutions to promote well-being, health, and care, thereby improving the quality of life of people of all ages. The book analyzes and discusses the most innovative services, products, and systems in the healthcare field. This strategy is in line with the concept of ambient assisted living or enhanced living environment, which focuses on the comfort and health of specific categories of users.This book covers several topics highlighting the importance of involving end-users in the design of innovative solutions in digital health care, and design considerations of mobile healthcare applications.Furthermore, the covered topics are described in their current applications in relevant fields focusing on the design of smart solutions, such as biomonitoring systems, activity recognition tools, smart living environments, physical autonomy, and virtual assistance.This editorial project is addressed to academics, designers, engineers, and practitioners in health care who want to promote cooperation between academia, stakeholders, and research institutions.
Mi vecino es un robot
by Cicero, Paola Juarez Mojica, JavierUn mosaico que refleja la complejidad de una ciencia joven que ya no es producto de una sola rama del conocimiento humano, sino de la interdependencia de todo nuestro conocimiento. Un conjunto de ensayos de expertos que evidencian cada uno de los aspectos más problemáticos de la Inteligencia Artificial con la realidad mexicana. En Mi vecino es un robot se busca explorar qué es la Inteligencia artificial más allá de la categoría simplista que se le ha otorgado como tecnología. Busca abordar algunos de los principales mitos y crear una amalgama que refleje el valor de un área en desarrollo del conocimiento humano, abriendo al lector los caminos por desarrollar y explorar que tiene como ciencia y promoviendo, en algunos casos, una perspectiva crítica sobre sus retos e implicaciones. En la medida que entendamos a la IA, sus impactos y sus retos, estaremos en condiciones de proponer medidas, como lectores y como sociedad, sobre cuál es el rumbo que queremos seguir a fin de que la tecnología no se convierta en otro factor de desigualdad.
Mi vida perra: Diario de una treintañera cualquiera
by Almudena MonteroMi vida perra es una sucesión de textos tan directos y vivos como el día a día que reflejan. Tan sorprendentes y cambiantes como las formas de relación en la nueva era de internet. «Lo malo de vivir sola es que pasas demasiado tiempo mirándote la bragueta. Y cuando observas mucho algo, no suele gustarte demasiado. Entonces te regañas, te peleas contigo misma, te largas con el perro dando un portazo, o mejor al cine y así no tienes que seguir escuchándote. Al salir, te apetece hablar con alguien, pero a ver a quién le cuentas que ya no te soportas, que no puedes más, o que te vas a separar de ti misma por culpa de tus problemas de convivencia.» Los textos de Mi vida perra han sido extraídos del blog de Almudena Montero, escritora y guionista que un día decidió compartir su intimidad a través de la pantalla de su ordenador. Durante unos meses nos infiltramos en su apartamento y asistimos a cuanto vive, piensa, desea o tan solo imagina. La soledad, el desencuentro con la pareja, el sexo casual, los amigos de toda la vida, los paseos con su perro Baldo o las crisis de identidad ocupan estas páginas, teñidas de ironía ácida y de un sentido del humor iconoclasta.
Michael Dudok de Wit: A Life in Animation
by Andrijana RuzicThis unique survey of the career of Michael Dudok de Wit discusses all of his works and offers a glimpse into his private life. The biography of this European master of 2D animation, born in the Netherlands and based in London, is the first complete overview of the well-defined and canonic opus of this humble genius. Visually and thematically, Dudok de Wit’s poetic and singular style of animation differs from the rest of contemporary independent animation production. This book reveals what still challenges and thrills Dudok de Wit in the art of animation and why he persistently continues to believe in the beauty of hand-drawn animation. Key Features The complete animation production of Michael Dudok de Wit, never-before reviewed in one volume An all-embracing approach regarding this auteur, unavailable elsewhere in one place (his biography, his peculiar method of work, his extracurricular activities) An ad hoc glossary of animation written by Michael Dudok de Wit and a critical reception of his body of work with a wide contribution of his colleagues and collaborators Filmography and bibliography Author Andrijana Ružić graduated in History and Criticism of Art at the Universita degli Studi in Milan, Italy, where she fell in love with the medium of animation. She specialised in the History of Animated Film under Giannalberto Bendazzi’s mentorship. For the past six years, she has curated the section dedicated to animated films at the International Comics Festival in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a member of the Selection Board of Animafest Scanner, the symposium for Contemporary Animation Studies at the World Festival of Animated Film held annually in Zagreb, Croatia. She writes about animation and art for the Belgrade weekly magazine Vreme.
Michael Freeman's Photo School: Landscape (Michael Freeman's Photo School)
by Michael FreemanThe classic genre that has been a fundamental part of photography since the beginning, landscape has perennial appeal to all photographers. Michael Freeman shares his wealth of experience in this comprehensive guide to art of capturing beautiful landscapes.Start your exploration of this vast subject by deconstructing and studying its elements-from the most reliable locations to the classic compositions. Next, learn how to find and position yourself in the optimal viewpoints for original and creative interpretations of these massive subjects. Using the right gear and techniques for each frame, you will be able to capture depth and dimensionality that speak to the grandeur of these exotic locations. With the sky as your studio, you can make the weather work for you to provide a stunning variety of spectacular light.Going beyond the purely technical side, Freeman also dives into the mind of the landscape photographer, addressing the environment, studying how distinct colour palettes can evoke moods, and following in the illustrious tradition of B&W landscapes. The studio will start to feel very small indeed once you start exploring the great outdoors!