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Developing Effective Websites: A Project Manager's Guide
by Patrick Hogan Roy StraussIs your website project out of control?Every website project needs a manager. Developing Effective Websites describes Internet technologies in plain language and helps you see beyond your expertise to the big picture. It does this by drawing on established software project and management principles. Like any project, effective management of website development starts by understanding and balancing the constraints of time, resources, and tasks. You can deliver your project on time and on budget, by following a process that includes:· Analyzing the requirements of users and your market· Developing a workplan for the site and breaking it down to tasks· Scheduling with Gantt and PERT charts and measuring slippage for more accurate revisions· Estimating cost by the budget-first or design-first methods · Using the team development process and covering all the necessary roles· Aligning contractor and client interests to create a win-win relationship· Following an iterative development process for designing, prototyping, and building out· Applying software testing principles to website development· Making hosting decisions and planning for maintenance
Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed
by Lara Callender HoganAs a web designer, you encounter tough choices when it comes to weighing aesthetics and performance. Good content, layout, images, and interactivity are essential for engaging your audience, and each of these elements has an enormous impact on page load time and the end-user experience. In this practical book, Laura Hogan helps you approach projects with page speed in mind, showing you how to test and benchmark which design choices are most critical.To get started, all you need are basic HTML and CSS skills and Photoshop experience.Topics include:The impact of page load time on your site, brand, and usersPage speed basics: how browsers retrieve and render contentBest practices for optimizing and loading imagesHow to clean up HTML and CSS, and optimize web fontsMobile-first design with performance goals by breakpointUsing tools to measure performance as your site evolvesMethods for shaping an organization's performance culture
Web Development Recipes
by Brian P. Hogan Chris Warren Mike Weber Chris JohnsonModern web development is so much more than just HTML and CSS with a little JavaScript mixed in. People want faster, more usable interfaces that work on multiple devices, and you need the latest tools and techniques to make that happen. This book gives you over 40 concise solutions to today's web development problems, and introduces new solutions that will expand your skill set---proven, practical advice from authors who use these tools and techniques every day. In this completely updated edition, you'll find innovative new techniques and workflows, as well as reworked solutions that take advantage of new developments.Web development is constantly changing, and you need to stay on top of your game. Discover a wide spectrum of web development techniques, from how to improve the way you present content, to solutions for data analysis, testing, and deployment.In this edition we introduce new tools, add new recipes, and modernize old ones. You'll use Vagrant to automate server setup, and you'll discover new ways to develop blogs and static sites. You'll learn how to use Grunt to script the deployment of your web project, and use Angular to build a single-page app. You'll learn how to make content stand out with simple cross-browser styles; create animations that work well everywhere without plugins; and create lightweight, responsive layouts. We'll show you how to use preprocessors like CoffeeScript and Sass; write tests for your code; use Git and Dropbox to collaborate; configure and secure the Apache web server; use virtualization to set up your own servers automatically; and much more.Whether you're new to front-end development, or you've got a few years of experience, you'll become a more versatile developer by finding out how---and why---to use these solutions in your next project.What You Need:Your favorite text editor, the most current version of Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Safari, and a working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript. Familiarity with command-line interfaces is a plus.
Automate with Grunt: The Build Tool for JavaScript
by Brian P. HoganGrunt is everywhere. JavaScript projects from jQuery to Twitter Bootstrap use Grunt to convert code, run tests, and produce distributions for production. It's a build tool in the spirit of Make and Rake, but written with modern apps in mind. This book gets you up to speed with Grunt using practical hands-on examples, so you can wrangle your projects with ease. You'll learn how to create and maintain tasks and project builds, and automate your workflow with plugins and custom tasks.JavaScript has moved from being the language you love to hate to the language you need to use. And as JavaScript applications get more complex, you need a process to manage that complexity. While online tutorials just explain how to slap together a configuration file, this book goes further and shows you how to create your own tasks, design your own project templates, combine plugins together to bring a web app to life, and build your own plugins. You'll start by learning the basics of task creation, error handling, and logging as you create a simple configuration that executes basic JavaScript code using Node.js. Then you'll jump right into file manipulation as you read, write, copy, and delete files. You'll learn how Grunt's powerful multitasks work as you build a task to concatenate files together. Once you've got a grasp on these basics, you'll build a simple app with AngularJS and CoffeeScript, using Grunt to do all the heavy lifting and script processing. Finally, you'll create your own plugin so you can understand how plugins work.Each chapter contains hands-on exercises and ideas for further study. Whether you rock Ruby or sling C#, Grunt will be a useful addition to your toolbox.What You Need:This book covers Grunt 0.4.1 and higher, and requires basic knowledge of JavaScript and command-line tools on Windows, OS X, or Linux.
Build Websites with Hugo: Fast Web Development With Markdown
by Brian P. HoganDatabase-driven sites bring complexity you might not need, but building a site by hand is too much work. Hugo is a static site generator and web development framework that creates content sites quickly without the overhead or dependencies of a dyanmic web framework. With Hugo, you use HTML templates and Markdown to build static sites you can host anywhere, letting you use the skills you already have. Develop your own theme using standard HTML and CSS, using Hugo’s powerful templating features to organize your site’s components. Create your site’s content with HTML or Markdown and use Hugo’s content templating features to build new content quickly. Build a fully-featured blog with archive pages, tagging, and pagination, and integrate an external commenting system to provide interactivity. Use data from front-matter, site-wide configuration, and external JSON sources to add content, and generate JSON others can use. Integrate JavaScript with your site to create a search engine. Get Hugo working with Webpack so you can leverage the wider web development ecosystem, and explore ways to publish your site to various services. Finally, learn how you can move your existing content site to Hugo. Dive in and build your next site with Hugo!
Exercises for Programmers: 57 Challenges to Develop Your Coding Skills
by Brian P. HoganWhen you write software, you need to be at the top of your game. Great programmers practice to keep their skills sharp. Get sharp and stay sharp with more than fifty practice exercises rooted in real-world scenarios. If you're a new programmer, these challenges will help you learn what you need to break into the field, and if you're a seasoned pro, you can use these exercises to learn that hot new language for your next gig.One of the best ways to learn a programming language is to use it to solve problems. That's what this book is all about. Instead of questions rooted in theory, this book presents problems you'll encounter in everyday software development. These problems are designed for people learning their first programming language, and they also provide a learning path for experienced developers to learn a new language quickly.Start with simple input and output programs. Do some currency conversion and figure out how many months it takes to pay off a credit card. Calculate blood alcohol content and determine if it's safe to drive. Replace words in files and filter records, and use web services to display the weather, store data, and show how many people are in space right now. At the end you'll tackle a few larger programs that will help you bring everything together.Each problem includes constraints and challenges to push you further, but it's up to you to come up with the solutions. And next year, when you want to learn a new programming language or style of programming (perhaps OOP vs. functional), you can work through this book again, using new approaches to solve familiar problems.What You Need:You need access to a computer, a programming language reference, and the programming language you want to use.
HTML5 and CSS3: Level Up with Today's Web Technologies
by Brian P. HoganHTML5 and CSS3 are more than just buzzwords--they're the foundation for today's web applications. This book gets you up to speed on the HTML5 elements and CSS3 features you can use right now in your current projects, with backwards compatible solutions that ensure that you don't leave users of older browsers behind. This new edition covers even more new features, including CSS animations, IndexedDB, and client-side validations.HTML5 and CSS3 power today's web applications, with semantic markup, better forms, native multimedia, animations, and powerful APIs. You'll get hands-on with all the new features with practical example projects, and find what you need quickly with this book's modular structure. "Falling Back" sections show you how to create solutions for older browsers, and "The Future" sections at the end of each chapter get you excited about the possibilities when features mature. This revised second edition walks you through new features such as IndexedDB, CSS Animations, SVG, and more, along with updated fallback solutions. You'll use HTML5's new markup to create better structure for your content and better interfaces for your forms. You'll work with new form controls and validations, and build interfaces that are accessible to assistive technology and mobile devices. You'll draw with the Canvas and SVG, do simple animations with pure CSS, work with advanced CSS selectors, and make audio and video play natively.You'll bring your web apps to the next level as you use Web Storage and IndexedDB to save data on the client and make applications available offline. And you'll discover how to use web sockets, geolocation, cross-document messaging, and the History API to create even more interactive applications.Today, you have the flexibility that used to be only available through large JavaScript libraries or proprietary plugins. Get ready for today's web.What You Need:You'll need the latest versions of Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer, along with a text editor with good support for HTML5 and CSS3 syntax. Instructions for testing on older versions of Internet Explorer are included in the book.
Small, Sharp Software Tools: Harness the Combinatoric Power of Command-Line Tools and Utilities
by Brian P. HoganThe command-line interface is making a comeback. That's because developers know that all the best features of your operating system are hidden behind a user interface designed to help average people use the computer. But you're not the average user, and the CLI is the most efficient way to get work done fast. Turn tedious chores into quick tasks: read and write files, manage complex directory hierarchies, perform network diagnostics, download files, work with APIs, and combine individual programs to create your own workflows. Put down that mouse, open the CLI, and take control of your software development environment. No matter what language or platform you're using, you can use the CLI to create projects, run servers, and manage files. You can even create new tools that fit right in with grep, sed, awk, and xargs. You'll work with the Bash shell and the most common command-line utilities available on macOS, Windows 10, and many flavors of Linux.Create files without opening a text editor. Manage complex directory strutures and move around your entire file system without touching the mouse. Diagnose network issues and interact with APIs. Chain several commands together to transform data, and create your own scripts to automate repetitive tasks. Make things even faster by customizing your environment, creating shortcuts, and integrating other tools into your environment. Hands-on activities and exercises will cement your newfound knowledge and give you the confidence to use the CLI to its fullest potential. And if you're worried you'll wreck your system, this book walks you through creating an Ubuntu virtual machine so you can practice worry-free.Dive into the CLI and join the thousands of other devs who use it every day.What You Need:You'll need macOS, Windows 10, or a Linux distribution like Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, or Debian using the Bash shell.
tmux 2: Productive Mouse-Free Development
by Brian P. HoganYour mouse is slowing you down. The time you spend context switching between your editor and your consoles eats away at your productivity. Take control of your environment with tmux, a terminal multiplexer that you can tailor to your workflow. With this updated second edition for tmux 2.3, you'll customize, script, and leverage tmux's unique abilities to craft a productive terminal environment that lets you keep your fingers on your keyboard's home row. You have a database console, web server, test runner, and text editor running at the same time, but switching between them and trying to find what you need takes up valuable time and breaks your concentration. By using tmux 2.3, you can improve your productivity and regain your focus. This book will show you how. This second edition includes many features requested by readers, including how to integrate plugins into your workflow, how to integrate tmux with Vim for seamless navigation - oh, and how to use tmux on Windows 10. Use tmux to manage multiple terminal sessions in a single window using only your keyboard. Manage and run programs side by side in panes, and create the perfect development environment with custom scripts so that when you're ready to work, your programs are waiting for you. Manipulate text with tmux's copy and paste buffers, so you can move text around freely between applications. Discover how easy it is to use tmux to collaborate remotely with others, and explore more advanced usage as you manage multiple tmux sessions, add custom scripts into the tmux status line, and integrate tmux with your system. Whether you're an application developer or a system administrator, you'll find many useful tricks and techniques to help you take control of your terminal.
From Social Science to Data Science: Key Data Collection and Analysis Skills in Python
by Bernie HoganFrom Social Science to Data Science is a fundamental guide to scaling up and advancing your programming skills in Python. From beginning to end, this book will enable you to understand merging, accessing, cleaning and interpreting data whilst gaining a deeper understanding into computational techniques and seeing the bigger picture. With key features such as tables, figures, step-by-step instruction and explanations giving a wider context, Hogan presents a clear and concise analysis on key data collection and skills in Python.
From Social Science to Data Science: Key Data Collection and Analysis Skills in Python
by Bernie HoganFrom Social Science to Data Science is a fundamental guide to scaling up and advancing your programming skills in Python. From beginning to end, this book will enable you to understand merging, accessing, cleaning and interpreting data whilst gaining a deeper understanding into computational techniques and seeing the bigger picture. With key features such as tables, figures, step-by-step instruction and explanations giving a wider context, Hogan presents a clear and concise analysis on key data collection and skills in Python.
Declarative Programming and Knowledge Management: Conference on Declarative Programming, DECLARE 2019, Unifying INAP, WLP, and WFLP, Cottbus, Germany, September 9–12, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12057)
by Petra Hofstedt Salvador Abreu Ulrich John Herbert Kuchen Dietmar SeipelThis book constitutes revised selected papers from the 22nd International Conference on Applications of Declarative Programming and Knowledge Management, INAP 2019, the 33rd Workshop on Logic Programming, WLP 2019, and the 27th Workshop on Functional and (Constraint) Logic Programming, WFLP 2019. The 15 full papers and 1 short paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. The contributions present current research activities in the areas of declarative languages and compilation techniques, in particular for constraint-based, logical and functional languages and their extensions, as well as discuss new approaches and key findings in constraint-solving, knowledge representation, and reasoning techniques.
Food Supply Networks: Trust and E-business
by Gert Jan Hofstede Nicola Cantore Rainer Haas Lisa House Aris Matopoulos Rodney Bray Oliver MeixnerWhen relations are facilitated by communication technologies such as e-business, food supply networks can improve efficiency, flexibility and effectiveness. However, a lack of trust within such transactions can prevent the integration of e-business into this large, economic sector. Using case studies from European countries, chapters discuss trust-building methods for food networks in an e-business environment. Key issues include the influence of cultural disparity and cross-border transactions upon major product groups such as meat, cereal products and fresh produce.
Python für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Johannes C. Hofmeister Horst SchneiderPython ist eine der beliebtesten und vielseitigsten Programmiersprachen überhaupt. Für viele Entwickler führt deshalb kein Weg an Python vorbei. Schöpfen Sie mit diesem Buch aus dem reichen Erfahrungsschatz zweier langjähriger Softwareentwickler. Sie lernen zunächst die Syntax der Sprache und vertiefen dann das Erlernte anhand von konkreten Aufgabenstellungen. Für den Blick über den Tellerrand sorgen Kapitel zu Programmierparadigmen, Code-Qualität, Test-Ansätzen und Dokumentation. Jede Menge Tipps und Tricks und ein breites Spektrum an Beispielen lassen Sie zu einem wahren Python-Profi werden.
Internet-Modellierung mit Julia: Modelle, Algorithmen und Programme
by Ulrich HofmannDas Buch verbindet die Internetmodellierung mit der neuen Programmiersprache Julia. Die Eignung von Julia für die Modellierung sowohl etablierter Internet-Modelle als auch für forschungsnahe Themen wie die Car-to-Infrastructure-Kommunikation und von Black-Box-Modellen für Lastprognosen mit neuronalen Netzen wird vermittelt. Nach dem Studium des Buches und den Anregungen für weitere selbständige Analysen ist der Leser in der Lage, auch komplexere Modellierungsaufgaben in Forschung und Entwicklung mit Julia zu bearbeiten.
Designing for Digital Transformation. Co-Creating Services with Citizens and Industry: 15th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2020, Kristiansand, Norway, December 2–4, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12388)
by Sara Hofmann Oliver Müller Matti RossiThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2020, held in Kristiansand, Norway, in December 2020. The 28 revised full research papers included in the volume together with 7 research-in-progress papers and 9 prototype papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: digital public services; data science; design principles; methodology; platforms and networks; and service science. Due to the Corona pandemic this event was held virtually.
Electronic Participation: 12th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2020, Linköping, Sweden, August 31 – September 2, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12220)
by Sara Hofmann Csaba Csáki Noella Edelmann Thomas Lampoltshammer Ulf Melin Peter Parycek Gerhard Schwabe Efthimios TambourisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2019, held in Linköping, Sweden, in August/September 2020, in conjunction with the 19th IFIP WG 8.5 IFIP International Conference on Electronic Government (EGOV 2020) and the International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government Conference (CeDEM 2020). The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 11 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. The papers are clustered under the following topical sections: eParticipation developments; digital transformation; open government and transparency; and user perspectives.
RapidMiner: Data Mining Use Cases and Business Analytics Applications (Chapman And Hall/crc Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery Ser. #33)
by Markus HofmannPowerful, Flexible Tools for a Data-Driven WorldAs the data deluge continues in today's world, the need to master data mining, predictive analytics, and business analytics has never been greater. These techniques and tools provide unprecedented insights into data, enabling better decision making and forecasting, and ultimately the solution of incre
Arbeit 4.0 – Digitalisierung, IT und Arbeit: It Als Treiber Der Digitalen Transformation (Edition HMD)
by Josephine HofmannAktuelle und spannende Fachbeiträge zur Arbeitswelt der Zukunft.<P><P> Diskutiert Arbeitsgestaltung und Qualifizierung im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung.<P> Liefert differenzierte Einblicke zu IT-Einsatz und Wirkung in verschiedenen Branchen.<P> Die Digitalisierung transformiert die Arbeitswelt in vieler Hinsicht: Arbeitsplätze werden zunehmend mobil und flexibel, Arbeitsprozesse durch Algorithmen gesteuert, Roboter sind die neuen „Kollegen“ in der Industrie und im Dienstleistungssektor. Dieser Band der „Edition HDM“ erörtert viele zentrale Fragen rund um die Transformation der Arbeitswelt von heute und morgen. In ihren Beiträgen über den Einfluss der massiven Digitalisierung auf unterschiedliche Branchen und Arbeitsbereiche diskutieren die Autorinnen und Autoren diverse Aspekte wie: • den Einfluss der Digitalisierung im Versandhandel und auf die Wissensarbeit. • die Interaktion von Mensch und Roboter in der Fabrik 4.0.• den Wert der menschlichen Arbeitsleistung in der Zukunft.• die Anforderungen an Qualifizierung.• die Möglichkeiten für Mitarbeiter, die Arbeit in der vernetzten Wirtschaft 4.0 proaktiv mitzugestalten. Unter der Herausgeberschaft von Josephine Hofmann, Leiterin des Competence Center Business Performance Management am Fraunhofer IAO in Stuttgart, entsteht so ein Sammelband, der sich als Teil der aktuellen Debatte um die digitale Transformation der Arbeitswelt versteht. Nicht nur Wissenschaftler erhalten neue Denkanstöße für ihre Forschung, auch Entscheider in Wirtschaft und Politik sowie Verantwortliche in den Bereichen Bildung, Fortbildung und Personalentwicklung können aus der Lektüre des Buches wertvolle Erkenntnisse über die Arbeit von heute und die Gestaltung der zunehmend digitalisierten Arbeitswelt von morgen gewinnen.
iRules: What Every Tech-Healthy Family Needs to Know about Selfies, Sexting, Gaming, and Growing up
by Janell Burley HofmannAs Janell Burley Hofmann, mother of five, wrapped her 13-year-old's iPhone on Christmas Eve, she was overwhelmed by questions: "Will my children learn to sit and wonder without Googling? Should I know their passwords for online accounts? Will they experience the value of personal connection without technology?"To address her concerns, she outlined boundaries and expectations in a contract for her son to sign upon receiving his first cell phone. When Hofmann's editor at The Huffington Post posted the contract, now known as iRules, it resonated on a massive scale and went viral, resulting in a tsunami of media coverage and requests. It quickly became apparent that people across the country were hungry for more.In iRules, Hofmann provides families with the tools they need to find a balance between technology and human interaction through a philosophy she calls Slow Tech Parenting. In the book, she educates parents about the online culture tweens and teens enter the minute they go online, exploring issues like cyberbullying, friend fail, and sexting, as well as helping parents create their own iRules contracts to fit their families' needs. As funny and readable as it is prescriptive, iRules will help parents figure out when to unplug and how to stay in sync with the changing world of technology, while teaching their children self-respect, integrity, and responsibility.
EMSR-Stellenplan: Symbolik Und Übergang Von Din 40719-2 Zu Din En 81346-2 (Essentials)
by Dieter Hofmann Thomas BindelThomas Bindel und Dieter Hofmann ordnen EMSR- bzw. PCE-Stellenpläne als wichtige Unterlagen der Projektierung von Automatisierungsanlagen ein. DIN 19227-2 gilt weiterhin, jedoch wurde DIN 40719-2 zurückgezogen und durch DIN EN 81346-2 ersetzt. Da in EMSR-Stellenplänen bereits existierender Anlagen Betriebsmittel nach DIN 40719-2 gekennzeichnet wurden, stehen Anwender vor einer Herausforderung: Sie müssen diese Norm nach wie vor verstehen, für Neuanlagen in EMSR- bzw. PCE-Stellenplänen zur Referenzkennzeichnung jedoch statt DIN 40719-2 die sich eher zögerlich durchsetzende DIN EN 81346-2 anwenden. Die Autoren beleuchten die mit diesem Übergang verbundenen Änderungen und geben so Orientierung zur Nutzung von DIN EN 81346 für das Fachgebiet der Projektierung von Automatisierungsanlagen.Die AutorenProf. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bindel lehrt Automatisierungstechnik an der Fakultät Elektrotechnik der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden. Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Hofmann lehrte und lehrt Prozessautomatisierung an der TU Dresden sowie an der Staatlichen Studienakademie Bautzen.
Projektierung von Automatisierungsanlagen: Eine effektive und anschauliche Einführung
by Dieter Hofmann Thomas BindelIn diesem Lehrbuch werden die wesentlichen Schritte und Abläufe für die Planung und Durchführung von Automatisierungsprojekten im Bereich der Verfahrenstechnik beschrieben, wobei sowohl kontinuierliche als auch ereignisdiskrete Prozesse betrachtet werden. Ausgehend vom allgemeinen Aufbau einer Automatisierungsanlage werden dazu Erarbeitung und Inhalt der wesentlichen Projektunterlagen, Steuerungs- bzw. Regelungsentwurf sowie Grundlagen zur Projektierung der Hilfsenergieversorgung erläutert, wobei hinsichtlich des R&I-Fließschemas auch auf den Übergang von DIN 19227 zu DIN EN 62424 sowie hinsichtlich des EMSR-Stellenplans von DIN 40719 zu DIN EN 81346 eingegangen wird. Darstellungen zur Angebotserstellung und Kalkulation von Automatisierungsprojekten runden das Thema ab.
Critical Perspectives on Esports (ICSSPE Perspectives)
by Annette R. Hofmann Pascal Mamudou CamaraThis book offers new, multidisciplinary perspectives on esports, one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the sports and leisure industries.Drawing on sociology, philosophy, education, business, economics, and sports science, this book considers the rise of esports, its impact on sports and society more widely, and the direction of travel for esports in the future. Featuring cutting-edge work from researchers in Europe, North America, and Asia, this book explores definitions of “esport” and “virtual sport,” and the philosophical basis by which we understand movement and embodiment in the context of digital gaming. It considers the health and well-being needs of esports athletes, across physical, mental, and social dimensions, as well as how nutrition and training relate to performance and injury prevention. This book also considers the economics of the esports industry and how the concept of sportification can be used to describe esports’ development, as well as the challenges and debates surrounding gender and representation in esports. A final section of this book looks at esports in education, in schools and universities, and considers the future of esports for a generation of digital natives.This book makes a useful contribution to the growing body of knowledge on esports and should be a thought-provoking read for anybody with an interest in sports studies, gaming, or the impact of technology on wider society.
Developments in Language Theory: 23rd International Conference, DLT 2019, Warsaw, Poland, August 5–9, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11647)
by Piotrek Hofman Michał SkrzypczakThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2019, held in Warsaw, Poland, in August 2019. The 20 full papers presented together with three invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The papers cover the following topics and areas: combinatorial and algebraic properties of words and languages; grammars, acceptors and transducers for strings, trees, graphics, arrays; algebraic theories for automata and languages; codes; efficient text algorithms; symbolic dynamics; decision problems; relationships to complexity theory and logic; picture description and analysis, polyominoes and bidimensional patterns; cryptography; concurrency; celluar automata; bio-inspired computing; quantum computing.
Countering Brandjacking in the Digital Age: … and Other Hidden Risks to Your Brand (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Christopher Hofman Simeon KeatesThe rise of the Internet and social media in particular offer great opportunities for brand owners to increase business and brand recognition. While this has clearly been of benefit to brand owners, who have seen a consequent rise in the value of their brands, it simultaneously makes those brands more attractive for exploitation or attack by others. Brand risks can come in many different types and this book provides examples of how these risks can arise as well as providing quantitative estimates of the adverse impacts that can result from such risks. Brand owners need to be aware of the risks and of the need to develop strategies for identifying and managing them. This book details the process by which a brand owner can develop a brand risk management process to protect a brand's reputation and value. Rather than prescribe a one-size-fits-all approach, the authors provide guidance on how a brand risk management process can be tailored to particular needs and circumstances. This approach is underpinned by drawing on examples of best practice in the fields of risk management, interaction design and engineering design. This combined approach relies on developing an understanding of the risks faced by a particular brand owner, the full context of those risks and also the brand owner's capabilities for identifying and managing those risks. This book contains many real-world examples and interviews with a number of brand owning organisations ranging from small companies to large multinationals.