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Thinking as computation: a first course

Can computers think? Well, some might ask if people can think... Is thinking a form of computation? Can mere symbolic processing be equated with thought? These questions have dogged the intellect as... more
Computer Science Education (K.3.2...) | May 18 12

Detection and identification of rare audio-visual cues

Did you know that some living organisms often generate appropriate responses to incongruent and unexpected stimuli or situations, despite having no experience with or previous knowledge about... more
Learning (I.2.6) | May 17 12

Windows 7 made simple

Like other Apress books, this one presents high-quality information about new software products. Information about the main components of Windows 7 and how one can customize it is included. The book describes working with programs, files, music, photos... more
Microsoft Windows (D.4.0...) | May 17 12

Adopting open source software: a practical guide

Five case studies of government organizations that have made a transition from proprietary, commercial software to open-source software are described in this book. Each of these organizations has its own... more
Software Management (K.6.3) | May 17 12

Middleware and cloud computing: Oracle on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Rackspace Cloud and RightScale

Vivek Kundra, the former Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the US, identified cloud computing as a “light technology” that can be deployed rapidly and at substantial cost savings. As such, the cloud... more
Cloud Computing (C.2.4...) | May 16 12

Voice over IP security: a comprehensive survey of vulnerabilities and academic research

Talking over the Internet is probably the best way to describe voice over IP (VoIP). VoIP also includes video conferencing over the Internet. As the title suggests, the book is a survey of security-related publications about VoIP. The survey is organized using a... more
Data Communications (C.2.0...) | May 16 12

The science of service systems

This book is one of two related collections of papers in the Springer “Service Science” series on research and innovation in the service economy [1,2]. Best suited for academics, it presents research on the nature of service systems and future directions in... more
Web-Based Services (H.3.5...) | May 16 12

Handbook of scientific proposal writing

Unfortunately, many researchers are not well prepared on how to write a convincing proposal; often, this leads to the frustrating consequence of having their proposals rejected, even if the research ideas... more
Miscellaneous (A.m) | May 15 12

Service systems implementation

This work is one of two related collections of papers in the Springer “Service Science” series on research and innovation in the service economy [1,2]. Best suited for practitioners, it presents research and case... more
Online Information Services (H.3.5) | May 15 12

Handbook of mobile ad hoc networks for mobility models

Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) are networks of mobile nodes that have, as a consequence of their mobilities, no fixed topology. They also have limited and possibly uncertain communication links... more
Wireless Communication (C.2.1...) | May 14 12

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