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Pro D3.js: Use D3.js to Create Maintainable, Modular, and Testable Charts
by Marcos IglesiasGo beyond the basics of D3.js to create maintainable, modular, and testable charts and to package them into a library that can be distributed as open source software or kept for private use. This book will show you how to transform regular D3.js chart code into reusable and extendable modules.You know the basics of working with D3.js, but it's time to become a professional D3.js practitioner. This book is your launching pad to refactoring code, composing complex visualizations from small components, working as a team with other developers, and integrating charts with a Continuous Integration system. You'll begin by creating a production-ready chart using D3.js v5, ES2015, and a test-driven approach and then move on to using and extending Britecharts, the reusable charting library based on Reusable API patterns. Finally, you'll see how to use D3.js along with React to document and build your charts to compose a charting library you can release into the NPM repository. With Pro D3.js, you'll become an accomplished D3.js developer in no time. What You Will Learn Create v5 D3.js charts with ES2016 and unit testsDevelop modular, testable and extensible code with the Reusable API patternWork with and extend Britecharts, a reusable charting library created at EventbriteUse Webpack and npm to create and publish a charting library from your own chart collectionsWrite reference documentation and build a documentation homepage for your library. Who This Book Is For Data scientists, data visualization engineers, and frontend developers with a fundamental knowledge of D3.js and some experience with JavaScript, as well as data journalists and consultants.
Pro DAX with Power BI: Business Intelligence with PowerPivot and SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular
by Philip Seamark Thomas MartensLearn the intricate workings of DAX and the mechanics that are necessary to solve advanced Power BI challenges. This book is all about DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), the formula language used in Power BI—Microsoft’s leading self-service business intelligence application—and covers other products such as PowerPivot and SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. You will learn how to leverage the advanced applications of DAX to solve complex tasks.Often a task seems complex due to a lack of understanding, or a misunderstanding of core principles, and how certain components interact with each other. The authors of this book use solutions and examples to teach you how to solve complex problems. They explain the intricate workings of important concepts such as Filter Context and Context Transition. You will learn how Power BI, through combining DAX building blocks (such as measures, table filtering, and data lineage), can yield extraordinary analytical power. Throughout Pro Dax with Power BI these building blocks are used to create and compose solutions for advanced DAX problems, so you can independently build solutions to your own complex problems, and gain valuable insight from your data.What You Will Learn Understand the intricate workings of DAX to solve advanced problemsDeconstruct problems into manageable parts in order to create your own recipesApply predefined solutions for addressing problems, and link back step-by-step to the mechanics of DAX, to know the foundation of this powerful query languageGet fully on board with DAX, a new and evolving language, by learning best practices Who This Book Is ForAnyone who wants to use Power BI to build advanced and complex models. Some experience writing DAX is helpful, but not essential if you have experience with other data query languages such as MDX or SQL.
Pro iPhone Development with Swift 5: Design and Manage Top Quality Apps
by Wallace WangIf you’ve already learned the basics of Swift and iOS programming, it’s time to take your skills to the next level. In this follow up work to the best-selling Beginning iPhone Development with Swift, you’ll learn tips for organizing and debugging Swift code, using multi-threaded programming with Grand Central Dispatch, passing data between view controllers, and designing apps for multiple languages. You’ll also see how to play audio and video files, access the camera and save pictures to the Photos library, use location services to pinpoint your position on a map, display web pages, and create animation to spice up any user interface. Finally, you’ll learn how to use Apple’s advanced frameworks for machine learning, facial and text recognition, and creating augmented reality apps. Pro iPhone Development with Swift 5 provides insightful instruction on how to improve your existing apps or create powerful new iOS apps using the latest version of the Swift programming language. What You Will LearnSave and retrieve data when apps close or get pushed in the backgroundRecognize speech with Apple’s advanced frameworks Create augmented reality appsUnderstand spoken commands with SiriWho This Book is ForAspiring iOS app developers familiar with the Apple Swift programming language and/or the iOS SDK, but ready to move to the next level.
Pro MERN Stack: Full Stack Web App Development with Mongo, Express, React, and Node
by Vasan SubramanianAssemble the complete stack required to build a modern web app using MongoDB, Express, React, and Node. This book also covers many other complementary tools: React Router, GraphQL, React-Bootstrap, Babel, and Webpack. This new edition will use the latest version of React (React 16) and the latest React Router (React Router 4), which has a significantly different approach to routing compared to React Router 2 which was used in the first edition of the book.Though the primary focus of Pro MERN Stack is to equip you with all that is required to build a full-fledged web application, a large portion of the book will be devoted to React 16. The popular MEAN (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, Node) stack introduced Single Page Apps (SPAs) and front-end Model-View-Controller (MVC) as new and efficient paradigms. Facebook's React is a technology that competes indirectly with AngularJS. It is not a full-fledged MVC framework. It is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces (in some sense the View part). Yet, it is possible to build a web app by replacing AngularJS with React – hence the term MERN stackWhat You Will LearnDiscover the features of React 16 to get the maximum out of this libraryGain the basics of MongoDB, Express, and Node to build a web appWork with other libraries complementary to React, including React-Bootstrap, React Router, and GraphQLUse tools such as Babel and Webpack required to build JavaScript-based SPAs Tie all the components together to build a complete web app.Who This Book Is ForDevelopers and architects who have prior experience in any web app stack other than the MERN stack will find the book useful to learn about this modern stack. Prior knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is required.
Pro .NET Benchmarking: The Art of Performance Measurement
by Andrey AkinshinUse this in-depth guide to correctly design benchmarks, measure key performance metrics of .NET applications, and analyze results. This book presents dozens of case studies to help you understand complicated benchmarking topics. You will avoid common pitfalls, control the accuracy of your measurements, and improve performance of your software.Author Andrey Akinshin has maintained BenchmarkDotNet (the most popular .NET library for benchmarking) for five years and covers common mistakes that developers usually make in their benchmarks. This book includes not only .NET-specific content but also essential knowledge about performance measurements which can be applied to any language or platform (common benchmarking methodology, statistics, and low-level features of modern hardware).What You'll LearnBe aware of the best practices for writing benchmarks and performance testsAvoid the common benchmarking pitfallsKnow the hardware and software factors that affect application performanceAnalyze performance measurementsWho This Book Is For.NET developers concerned with the performance of their applications
Pro .NET Framework with the Base Class Library: Understanding the Virtual Execution System and the Common Type System
by Roger VillelaLearn about the fundamentals and inner workings of the Common Type System (CTS) and the Virtual Execution System (VES) of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and how they relate to the Base Class Library (BCL) from the perspective of the execution environment.The author first gives an introduction to the .NET Framework and describes the architectural and engineering resources required when implementing the .NET Framework on any platform. Next, you will learn about the BCL and understand how to work with system structures including the fundamental built-in types system.array and system.string. You will then learn about the VES along with its methods and functionality. Further, you will go through the Common Intermediate Language (CIL), Assembly Manifest, and versioning. You will also learn how to design and implement libraries in detail by creating a .NET class library. After reading this book, you will understand .NET Framework features, as well as details about the core functionalities of the VES and elements of the CTS.What You Will LearnDiscover details of the Common Type System (CTS)Work with the Virtual Execution System (VES)See the importance of correct use of fundamental built-in managed typesCarry out good programming practice in a managed environment Implement a .NET class libraryWho Is This Book ForDevelopers who are working with the .NET Framework on Windows.
Pro Oracle Database 18c Administration: Manage and Safeguard Your Organization’s Data
by Michelle Malcher Darl KuhnDatabase administration isn’t about passing a certified exam, or about pointing and clicking your way through a crisis. Database administration is about applying the right solution at the right time, avoiding risk, and making robust choices that get you home each night in time for dinner with your family. This book will help elevate you to the level of Professional Oracle Database Administrator.This book provides information and techniques for keeping an Oracle database stable and running on-premise, and is fully updated to cover Oracle Database 18c. New in this edition is coverage of cloud administration in the Oracle Public Cloud, automation of tasks using the autonomous database features, and data movement with multi-tenant databases. The book covers everything from architecture of the database engine, securing objects and users, strategies for performing maintenance tasks and resolving performance problems, through to backup and recovery. Pro Oracle Database 18c Administration takes a modern approach to database administration. Emphasis is given to automation, which is of growing importance as more databases are being moved into various cloud solutions and database administrators are being required to manage more instances than ever. Focus is given to multi-tenant container architecture and pluggable databases, and the book takes a refreshing, results-oriented approach that helps you get the job done. What You'll LearnUnderstand the differences between managing on-premise and cloud deploymentsTake advantage of new features in 18c while also managing older releasesManage more databases than ever by automating your environmentApply the latest techniques around pluggable databases and containerizationSafeguard your data through good security and backup/recovery practicesTroubleshoot common problemsWho This Book Is ForDatabase architects and administrators who want to level-up to the latest techniques around containerization, automation, and cloud deployment. The book also is appropriate for Oracle professionals desiring to present themselves as being competitive and up-to-date with the latest in the field.
Pro Oracle SQL Development: Best Practices for Writing Advanced Queries
by Jon HellerWrite SQL statements that are more powerful, simpler, and faster using Oracle SQL and its full range of features. This book provides a clearer way of thinking about SQL by building sets, and provides practical advice for using complex features while avoiding anti-patterns that lead to poor performance and wrong results. Relevant theories, real-world best practices, and style guidelines help you get the most out of Oracle SQL.Pro Oracle SQL Development is for anyone who already knows Oracle SQL and is ready to take their skills to the next level. Many developers, analysts, testers, and administrators use Oracle databases frequently, but their queries are limited because they do not have the knowledge, experience, or right environment to help them take full advantage of Oracle’s advanced features. This book will inspire you to achieve more with your Oracle SQL statements through tips for creating your own style for writing simple, yet powerful, SQL. It teaches you how to think about and solve performance problems in Oracle SQL, and covers advanced topics and shows you how to become an Oracle expert.What You'll LearnUnderstand the power of Oracle SQL and where to apply itCreate a database development environment that is simple, scalable, and conducive to learningSolve complex problems that were previously solved in a procedural languageWrite large Oracle SQL statements that are powerful, simple, and fastApply coding styles to make your SQL statements more readableTune large Oracle SQL statements to eliminate and avoid performance problemsWho This Book Is ForDevelopers, testers, analysts, and administrators who want to harness the full power of Oracle SQL to solve their problems as simply and as quickly as possible. For traditional database professionals the book offers new ways of thinking about the language they have used for so long. For modern full stack developers the book explains how a database can be much more than simply a place to store data.
Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services: Devops For The Aws Cloud
by Brian Beach Steven Armentrout Rodney Bozo Emmanuel TsourisAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading public cloud platform. In this book you will learn to use Microsoft PowerShell to create, host, manage, and administer workloads using Amazon Web Services. You will learn how to create virtual machines, provision storage, configure networks, and more—all using your preferred Windows scripting language. CIOs everywhere are leading their organizations to the cloud, but there are few books available to help. This book focuses on moving Microsoft Windows workloads to the cloud using technologies familiar to enterprise Microsoft-based professionals. The completely revised and expanded Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services is written specifically for Windows professionals who already know PowerShell and want to learn to host Windows workloads on Amazon Web Services. The cloud offers information technology workers significant cost savings and agility unimaginable even just a few years ago. Tasks that traditionally took weeks of work, costing thousands of dollars, can be completed in minutes for a fraction of a penny. New chapters in this second edition cover: AWS Lambda, Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon AppStream 2.0, AWS Directory Service, Amazon WorkDocs, and AWS System Manager.What You'll LearnCreate and manage Windows servers on Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)Configure and secure networks with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Leverage autoscaling to adjust resources as load changesDeploy and manage SQL Server using the Relational Database Service (RDS)Manage virtual desktops using WorkSpaces and AppStreamLeverage AWS Systems Manager to manage Windows at scale Who This Book Is ForWindows professionals who want to learn more about Amazon Web Services, with a focus on running Windows workloads and automated management at scale using PowerShell tools for AWS. The book assumes you have knowledge of Windows and PowerShell, but are new to AWS.
Pro Python 3: Features and Tools for Professional Development
by J. Burton Browning Marty AlchinRefine your programming techniques and approaches to become a more productive and creative Python programmer. This book explores the concepts and features that will improve not only your code but also your understanding of the Python community with insights and details about the Python philosophy.Pro Python 3, Third Edition gives you the tools to write clean, innovative code. It starts with a review of some core Python principles, which are illustrated by various concepts and examples later in the book. The first half of the book explores aspects of functions, classes, protocols, and strings, describing techniques which may not be common knowledge, but which together form a solid foundation. Later chapters cover documentation, testing, and app distribution. Along the way, you’ll develop a complex Python framework that incorporates ideas learned throughout the book.Updates in this edition include the role of iterators in Python 3, web scraping with Scrapy and BeautifulSoup, using Requests to call web pages without strings, new tools for distribution and installation, and much more. By the end of the book you'll be ready to deploy uncommon features that can take your skills to the next level in Python.What You’ll LearnImplement programs with various types of Python functionsWork with classes and object-oriented programmingUse strings from the standard library and third-party librariesHarvest web site data with PythonAutomate unit testing by writing a test suiteReview imaging, random number generation, and NumPy scientific extensionsUnderstand The Zen of Python documentation to help you decide the best way to distribute your codeWho This Book Is ForIntermediate programmers familiar with Python who are looking to move to an advanced level. You should have written at least a simple Python application, and be comfortable with a basic object-oriented approach, using the interactive interpreter, and writing control structures.
Pro Spring Boot 2: An Authoritative Guide To Building Microservices, Web And Enterprise Applications, And Best Practices
by Felipe GutierrezQuickly and productively develop complex Spring applications and microservices out of the box, with minimal concern over things like configurations. This revised book will show you how to fully leverage the Spring Boot 2 technology and how to apply it to create enterprise ready applications that just work. It will also cover what's been added to the new Spring Boot 2 release, including Spring Framework 5 features like WebFlux, Security, Actuator and the new way to expose Metrics through Micrometer framework, and more.This book is your authoritative hands-on practical guide for increasing your enterprise Java and cloud application productivity while decreasing development time. It's a no nonsense guide with case studies of increasing complexity throughout the book. The author, a senior solutions architect and Principal Technical instructor with Pivotal, the company behind the Spring Framework, shares his experience, insights and first-hand knowledge about how Spring Boot technology works and best practices.Pro Spring Boot 2 is an essential book for your Spring learning and reference library.What You Will LearnConfigure and use Spring Boot Use non-functional requirements with Spring Boot ActuatorCarry out web development with Spring BootPersistence with JDBC, JPA and NoSQL DatabasesMessaging with JMS, RabbitMQ and WebSocketsTest and deploy with Spring BootA quick look at the Spring Cloud projectsMicroservices and deployment to the CloudExtend Spring Boot by creating your own Spring Boot Starter and @Enable featureWho This Book Is ForExperienced Spring and Java developers seeking increased productivity gains and decreased complexity and development time in their applications and software services.
Pro Spring Security: Securing Spring Framework 5 and Boot 2-based Java Applications
by Carlo Scarioni Massimo NardoneBuild and deploy secure Spring Framework and Spring Boot-based enterprise Java applications with the Spring Security Framework. This book explores a comprehensive set of functionalities to implement industry-standard authentication and authorization mechanisms for Java applications.Pro Spring Security, Second Edition has been updated to incorporate the changes in Spring Framework 5 and Spring Boot 2. It is an advanced tutorial and reference that guides you through the implementation of the security features for a Java web application by presenting consistent examples built from the ground up.This book also provides you with a broader look into Spring security by including up-to-date use cases such as building a security layer for RESTful web services and Grails applications.What You Will LearnExplore the scope of security and how to use the Spring Security FrameworkMaster Spring security architecture and design Secure the web tier in Spring Work with alternative authentication providersTake advantage of business objects and logic securityExtend Spring security with other frameworks and languagesSecure the service layerWho This Book Is ForExperienced Spring and Java developers with prior experience in building Spring Framework or Boot-based applications.
Pro SQL Server 2019 Administration: A Guide for the Modern DBA
by Peter A. CarterUse this comprehensive guide for the SQL Server DBA, covering all that practicing database administrators need to know to get their daily work done. Updated for SQL Server 2019, this edition includes coverage of new features such as Memory-optimized TempDB Metadata, and Always Encrypted with Secure Enclaves. Other new content includes coverage of Query Store, resumable index operations, installation on Linux, and containerized SQL.Pro SQL Server 2019 Administration takes DBAs on a journey that begins with planning their SQL Server deployment and runs through installing and configuring the instance, administering and optimizing database objects, and ensuring that data is secure and highly available. Finally, readers will learn how to perform advanced maintenance and tuning techniques.This book teaches you to make the most of new SQL Server 2019 functionality, including Data Discovery and Classification. The book promotes best-practice installation, shows how to configure for scalability and high workloads, and demonstrates the gamut of database-level maintenance tasks such as index maintenance, database consistency checks, and table optimizations. What You Will LearnInstall and configure SQL Server on Windows through the GUI and with PowerShell Install and configure SQL Server on Linux and in ContainersOptimize tables through in-memory OLTP, table partitioning, and the creation of indexesSecure and encrypt data to protect against embarrassing data breachesEnsure 24x7x365 access through high-availability and disaster recovery featuresBack up your data to ensure against loss, and recover data when neededPerform routine maintenance tasks such as database consistency checks Troubleshoot and solve performance problems in SQL queries and in the database engineWho This Book Is ForSQL Server DBAs who manage on-premise installations of SQL Server. This book is also useful for DBAs who wish to learn advanced features such as Query Store, Extended Events, Distributed Replay, and Policy-Based Management, or those who need to install SQL Server in a variety of environments.
Pro SQL Server 2019 Wait Statistics: A Practical Guide to Analyzing Performance in SQL Server
by Enrico van de LaarHere is a practical guide for analyzing and troubleshooting SQL Server performance using wait statistics. Learn to identify precisely why your queries are running slowly. Measure the amount of time consumed by each bottleneck so that you can focus attention on making the largest improvements first. This edition is updated to cover analysis of wait statistics inside Query Store, the CXCONSUMER wait event, and to be current with SQL Server 2019. Whether you are new to wait statistics, or already familiar with them, this book provides a deeper understanding on how wait statistics are generated and what they can mean for your SQL Server instance’s performance. Pro SQL Server 2019 Wait Statistics goes beyond the most common wait types into the more complex and performance-threatening wait types. You’ll learn about per-query wait statistics and session-based wait statistics, and the types of problems they each can help you solve. The different wait types are categorized by their area of impact, including CPU, IO, Lock, and many more.The book presents clear examples to help you gain practical knowledge of why and how specific wait times increase or decrease, and how they impact your SQL Server’s performance. After reading this book you won’t want to be without the valuable information that wait statistics provide regarding where you should be spending your limited tuning time to maximize performance and value to your business. What You'll LearnIdentify resource bottlenecks in a running SQL Server instanceLocate wait statistics information inside DMVs and Query StoreAnalyze the root cause of sub-optimal performanceDiagnose I/O contention and locking contentionBenchmark SQL Server performanceLower the wait time of the most popular wait typesWho This Book Is ForDatabase administrators who want to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, those who want to learn more about how the SQL Server engine accesses and uses resources inside SQL Server, and administrators concerned with achieving—and knowing they have achieved—optimal performance
Pro TBB: C++ Parallel Programming with Threading Building Blocks
by Michael Voss Rafael Asenjo James ReindersThis open access book is a modern guide for all C++ programmers to learn Threading Building Blocks (TBB). Written by TBB and parallel programming experts, this book reflects their collective decades of experience in developing and teaching parallel programming with TBB, offering their insights in an approachable manner. Throughout the book the authors present numerous examples and best practices to help you become an effective TBB programmer and leverage the power of parallel systems.Pro TBB starts with the basics, explaining parallel algorithms and C++'s built-in standard template library for parallelism. You'll learn the key concepts of managing memory, working with data structures and how to handle typical issues with synchronization. Later chapters apply these ideas to complex systems to explain performance tradeoffs, mapping common parallel patterns, controlling threads and overhead, and extending TBB to program heterogeneous systems or system-on-chips. What You'll LearnUse Threading Building Blocks to produce code that is portable, simple, scalable, and more understandableReview best practices for parallelizing computationally intensive tasks in your applicationsIntegrate TBB with other threading packagesCreate scalable, high performance data-parallel programsWork with generic programming to write efficient algorithmsWho This Book Is ForC++ programmers learning to run applications on multicore systems, as well as C or C++ programmers without much experience with templates. No previous experience with parallel programming or multicore processors is required.
Proactive and Dynamic Network Defense (Advances in Information Security #74)
by Cliff Wang Zhuo LuThis book discusses and summarizes current research issues, identifies challenges, and outlines future directions for proactive and dynamic network defense. This book also presents the latest fundamental research results toward understanding proactive and dynamic network defense by top researchers in related areas. It includes research results that offer formal frameworks to define proactive and dynamic network defense, and develop novel models to analyze and evaluate proactive designs and strategies in computer systems, network systems, cyber-physical systems and wireless networks. A wide variety of scientific techniques have been highlighted to study these problems in the fundamental domain. As the convergence of our physical and digital worlds grows fast pace, protecting information systems from being tampered or unauthorized access is becoming one of the most importance issues. The traditional mechanisms of network defense are built upon a static, passive, and reactive nature, which has insufficient to defend against today's attackers that attempt to persistently analyze, probe, circumvent or fool such mechanisms. It has not yet been fully investigated to address the early stage of “cyber kill chain” when adversaries carry out sophisticated reconnaissance to plan attacks against a defense system. Recently, proactive and dynamic network defense has been proposed as an important alternative towards comprehensive network defense. Two representative types of such defense are moving target defense (MTD) and deception-based techniques. These emerging approaches show great promise to proactively disrupt the cyber-attack kill chain and are increasingly gaining interest within both academia and industry. However, these approaches are still in their preliminary design stage. Despite the promising potential, there are research issues yet to be solved regarding the effectiveness, efficiency, costs and usability of such approaches. In addition, it is also necessary to identify future research directions and challenges, which is an essential step towards fully embracing proactive and dynamic network defense. This book will serve as a great introduction for advanced-level computer science and engineering students who would like to start R&D efforts in the field of proactive and dynamic network defense. Researchers and professionals who work in this related field will also find this book useful as a reference.
Probabilistic Methods and Distributed Information: Rudolf Ahlswede’s Lectures on Information Theory 5 (Foundations in Signal Processing, Communications and Networking #15)
by Rudolf Ahlswede Alexander Ahlswede Ingo Althöfer Christian Deppe Vladimir Blinovsky Ulrich Tamm Holger Boche Ulrich Krengel Ahmed MansourThe fifth volume of Rudolf Ahlswede’s lectures on Information Theory focuses on several problems that were at the heart of a lot of his research. One of the highlights of the entire lecture note series is surely Part I of this volume on arbitrarily varying channels (AVC), a subject in which Ahlswede was probably the world's leading expert. Appended to Part I is a survey by Holger Boche and Ahmed Mansour on recent results concerning AVC and arbitrarily varying wiretap channels (AVWC). After a short Part II on continuous data compression, Part III, the longest part of the book, is devoted to distributed information. This Part includes discussions on a variety of related topics; among them let us emphasize two which are famously associated with Ahlswede: "multiple descriptions", on which he produced some of the best research worldwide, and "network coding", which had Ahlswede among the authors of its pioneering paper. The final Part IV on "Statistical Inference under Communication constraints" is mainly based on Ahlswede’s joint paper with Imre Csiszar, which received the Best Paper Award of the IEEE Information Theory Society. The lectures presented in this work, which consists of 10 volumes, are suitable for graduate students in Mathematics, and also for those working in Theoretical Computer Science, Physics, and Electrical Engineering with a background in basic Mathematics. The lectures can be used either as the basis for courses or to supplement them in many ways. Ph.D. students will also find research problems, often with conjectures, that offer potential subjects for a thesis. More advanced researchers may find questions which form the basis of entire research programs.
Problem-Based Learning: A Didactic Strategy in the Teaching of System Simulation (Studies in Computational Intelligence #824)
by Lorenzo Cevallos-Torres Miguel Botto-TobarThis book describes and outlines the theoretical foundations of system simulation in teaching, and as a practical contribution to teaching-and-learning models. It presents various methodologies used in teaching, the goal being to solve real-life problems by creating simulation models and probability distributions that allow correlations to be drawn between a real model and a simulated model. Moreover, the book demonstrates the role of simulation in decision-making processes connected to teaching and learning.
Procedural Storytelling in Game Design
by Tanya X. Short Tarn AdamsThis edited collection of chapters concerns the evolving discipline of procedural storytelling in video games. Games are an interactive medium, and this interplay between author, player and machine provides new and exciting ways to create and tell stories. In each essay, practitioners of this artform demonstrate how traditional storytelling tools such as characterization, world-building, theme, momentum and atmosphere can be adapted to full effect, using specific examples from their games. The reader will learn to construct narrative systems, write procedural dialog, and generate compelling characters with unique personalities and backstories. Key Features Introduces the differences between static/traditional game design and procedural game design Demonstrates how to solve or avoid common problems with procedural game design in a variety of concrete ways World’s finest guide for how to begin thinking about procedural design
Proceeding of the 24th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management 2018
by George Q. Huang Chen-Fu Chien Runliang DouThis book records the new research findings and development in the field of industrial engineering, and it will serve as the guidebook for the potential development in industrial engineering and smart manufacturing. It gathers the accepted papers from the 24th International conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management held at Central South University of Forestry and Technology in Changsha during May 19-20, 2018. The aim of this conference was to provide a high-level international forum for experts, scholars and entrepreneurs at home and abroad to present the recent advances, new techniques and application, to promote discussion and interaction among academics, researchers and professionals to promote the developments and applications of the related theories and technologies in universities and enterprises, and to establish business or research relations to find global partners for future collaboration in the field of Industrial Engineering. It addresses diverse themes in smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, ergonomics, simulation and modeling, quality and reliability, logistics engineering, data mining and other related fields. This timely book summarizes and promotes the latest achievements in the field of industrial engineering and related fields over the past year, proposing prospects and vision for the further development.
Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Networking: ICCCN 2018, NITTTR Chandigarh, India (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #46)
by C. Rama Krishna Maitreyee Dutta Rakesh KumarThe book provides insights from the 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Networking organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India on March 29–30, 2018. The book includes contributions in which researchers, engineers, and academicians as well as industrial professionals from around the globe presented their research findings and development activities in the field of Computing Technologies, Wireless Networks, Information Security, Image Processing and Data Science. The book provides opportunities for the readers to explore the literature, identify gaps in the existing works and propose new ideas for research.
Proceedings of ELM-2017 (Proceedings in Adaptation, Learning and Optimization #10)
by Jiuwen Cao Chi Man Vong Yoan Miche Amaury LendasseThis book contains some selected papers from the International Conference on Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) 2017, held in Yantai, China, October 4–7, 2017. The book covers theories, algorithms and applications of ELM.Extreme Learning Machines (ELM) aims to enable pervasive learning and pervasive intelligence. As advocated by ELM theories, it is exciting to see the convergence of machine learning and biological learning from the long-term point of view. ELM may be one of the fundamental `learning particles’ filling the gaps between machine learning and biological learning (of which activation functions are even unknown). ELM represents a suite of (machine and biological) learning techniques in which hidden neurons need not be tuned: inherited from their ancestors or randomly generated. ELM learning theories show that effective learning algorithms can be derived based on randomly generated hidden neurons (biological neurons, artificial neurons, wavelets, Fourier series, etc) as long as they are nonlinear piecewise continuous, independent of training data and application environments. Increasingly, evidence from neuroscience suggests that similar principles apply in biological learning systems. ELM theories and algorithms argue that “random hidden neurons” capture an essential aspect of biological learning mechanisms as well as the intuitive sense that the efficiency of biological learning need not rely on computing power of neurons. ELM theories thus hint at possible reasons why the brain is more intelligent and effective than current computers. This conference will provide a forum for academics, researchers and engineers to share and exchange R&D experience on both theoretical studies and practical applications of the ELM technique and brain learning. It gives readers a glance of the most recent advances of ELM.
Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Engineering: Proceedings of ICCIDE 2018 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #28)
by Nabendu Chaki Nagaraju Devarakonda Anirban Sarkar Narayan C. DebnathThe book presents high-quality research work on cutting-edge technologies and the most-happening areas of computational intelligence and data engineering. It includes selected papers from the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Engineering (ICCIDE 2018). The conference was conceived as a forum for researchers from academia and industry to present and share ideas and results and allow them to develop a comprehensive understanding of the challenges of technological advancements from different viewpoints. As such, this book helps foster strong links between academia and industry. It covers various topics, including collective intelligence, intelligent transportation systems, fuzzy systems, Bayesian network, ant colony optimization, data privacy and security, data mining, data warehousing, big data analytics, cloud computing, natural language processing, swarm intelligence, and speech processing.
Proceedings of International Ethical Hacking Conference 2018: eHaCON 2018, Kolkata, India (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #811)
by Mohuya Chakraborty Satyajit Chakrabarti Valentina Emilia Balas J. K. MandalThis book discusses the implications of new technologies for a secured society. As such, it reflects the main focus of the International Conference on Ethical Hacking, eHaCon 2018, which is essentially in evaluating the security of computer systems using penetration testing techniques. Showcasing the most outstanding research papers presented at the conference, the book shares new findings on computer network attacks and defenses, commercial security solutions, and hands-on, real-world security experience. The respective sections include network security, ethical hacking, cryptography, digital forensics, cloud security, information security, mobile communications security, and cyber security.
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #935)
by Sukhan Lee Roslan Ismail Hyunseung ChooOver past few years, technologies have experienced boundaries getting blurred and concept of convergence to gain prominence. Harnessing from this, two main tracks for information processing management and communication are held, covering both research and application works of information management, intelligent information processing, interaction management, networking/ telecommunications, and social interaction. This book creates unique opportunity for research convergence among truly diverse technology domains of computer science. Leveraging from this diversity of topics, researchers get to generate novel research ideas by seeking application of their research in a different technology domain. This volume represents the collection of papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (IMCOM 2019), held on 4-6 January 2019 in Phuket, Thailand. Out of 228 papers submitted from all around the world 88 papers were accepted for presentations. The 88 contributions to this volume are organized into 5 chapters: Chapter 1. Network Evolution, Chapter 2. Intelligent and Secure Network, Chapter 3. Image and Video Processing, Chapter 4. Information Technology and Society, and Chapter 5. Data Mining and Learning. Our editors wish readers to find this volume informative and enjoyable.