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HIGHLIGHT IGI Global

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADVANCED MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR
AND SOFTWARE SECURE TRANSACTION PROCESSING
ENGINEERING Emerging Research and Opportunities
Concepts,
Methodologies, Tools, Raghvendra Kumar, Preeta Sharan & Aruna Devi
and Applications Sep 2017 163pp
9781522527596 Hardback £114.00 / €125.00
Edited by Information Presents the latest academic material on the application
Resources Management of mobile computing for secure payment transactions.
Association Highlighting a range of relevant topics such as information
Dec 2017 2000pp, 4 volumes security, electronic money, and online banking, this book
9781522539230 Hardback is designed for professionals, researchers, practitioners,
£2240.00 / €2500.00 students, and professionals interested in novel perspectives
Presents the latest scholarly material on trends, on mobile technologies and data management.
techniques, and uses of various technology applications
and examines the benefits and challenges of these ANDROIDS, CYBORGS, AND ROBOTS IN
computational developments. This multi-volume CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND SOCIETY
publication highlights a range of pertinent topics
such as utility computing, computer security, and Edited by Steven John Thompson
information systems applications. Oct 2017 300pp
IGI Global 9781522529736 Hardback £179.00 / €197.00
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
Chatham House Examines the current issues, methodologies, and trends
relating to advanced robotic technology in the modern
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE world. Featuring relevant topics that include STEM
technologies, brain-controlled androids, biped robots, and
Jacob Parakilas et al. media perception, this publication is ideal for engineers,
Nov 2017 60pp academics, students, and researchers that would like to
9781784132125 Paperback £12.50 / €14.00 stay current with the latest developments in robotics.
Discussions about the future of artificial intelligence (AI)
tend to view it as distinct from, and potentially as a threat APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
to, human intelligence. What has been less examined are AND SOFT COMPUTING IN ENGINEERING
the potential applications for AI in assisting the human
decision making process. This report bridges the gap Edited by Saifullah Khalid
between the technical and policy sectors to examine how Oct 2017 306pp
AI can contribute to different aspects of security policy. 9781522531296 Hardback £197.00 / €216.00
Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and
High Performance Computing
Presents the latest scholarly research on the concepts,
paradigms, and algorithms of computational intelligence
and its constituent methodologies, such as evolutionary
computation, neural networks, and fuzzy logic. This
volume includes coverage on a broad range of topics
and perspectives such as cloud computing, sampling in
optimization, and swarm intelligence.

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COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE-BASED HUMAN-COMPUTER
ENGINEERING INTERACTIONS
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Emerging Research and Opportunities
Applications
Petr Sosnin
Edited by Information Resources Management Association Oct 2017 211pp
Dec 2017 2000pp, 4 volumes 9781522529873 Hardback £144.00 / €159.00
9781522539230 Hardback £2240.00 / €2500.00 Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology
For full details of this title, see page 1. Provides in-depth discussions on the progression
and contemporary applications of human computer
DESIGN AND USE OF VIRTUALIZATION interaction. Highlighting relevant topic areas such as
TECHNOLOGY IN CLOUD COMPUTING semantic support, software intensive systems, ontology
applications, and conceptual objects, this publication is
Edited by Prashanta Kumar Das & Ganesh Chandra Deka ideal for engineers, academics, students, and researchers
Sep 2017 264pp that would like more information on recent advances.
9781522527855 Hardback £206.00 / €226.00
Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering OPTIMIZING HUMAN-COMPUTER
Provides in-depth discussions on the background of INTERACTIONS WITH EMERGING
virtualization, and the ways it can help shape the future TECHNOLOGIES
of cloud computing technologies. Highlighting relevant
topics including grid computing, mobile computing, open Edited by Francisco Cipolla-Ficarra
source virtualization, and virtualization in education, this Jul 2017 452pp
scholarly reference source is ideal for computer engineers, 9781522526162 Hardback £302.00 / €331.00
academics, students, and researchers. Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology
Presents the latest scholarly perspectives on technological
DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN breakthroughs in user operation and the processes of
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SMART communication in the digital era. Including a number
SYSTEMS of topics such as health information technology,
multimedia, and social media, this publication is
Edited by Vijayan Sugumaran designed for professionals, technology developers, and
Oct 2017 300pp researchers seeking current research on technology’s role in
9781522536864 Hardback £188.00 / €207.00 communication.
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
Presents scholarly material on the design, implementation,
and integration of intelligent applications across
numerous industries. Highlighting a range of innovative
topics such as enterprise modelling, remote patient
monitoring, and service-oriented architecture, this book is
designed for researchers, engineers, computer scientists,
academics, students, and professionals.

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HCI CHALLENGES AND PRIVACY NOVEL DESIGN AND THE APPLICATIONS OF
PRESERVATION IN BIG DATA SECURITY SMART-M3 PLATFORMS IN THE INTERNET
OF THINGS
Edited by Daphne Lopez & M.A. Saleem Durai Emerging Research and Opportunities
Sep 2017 235pp
9781522528630 Hardback £188.00 / €207.00 Dmitry Korzun, Alexey Kashevnik & Sergey Balandin
Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology Jul 2017 115pp
Discusses how human-computer interaction impacts 9781522526537 Hardback £127.00 / €140.00
privacy and security in almost all sectors of modern life. Advances in Web Technologies and Engineering
Featuring relevant topics such as large scale security Provides an innovative outlook on the development of
data, threat detection, big data encryption, and identity open source technology for the creation of smart spaces
management, this reference source is ideal for academics, and services. Including a range of relevant topics such as
researchers, advanced-level students and engineers. interoperability, system architecture, and information
processing, this book is a reference source for academics,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RISK researchers, graduate students, and practitioners
MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE IN interested in the latest advances in the Internet of things.
MODERN ORGANIZATIONS
REAL-TIME FACE DETECTION,
Edited by Manish Gupta et al RECOGNITION, AND TRACKING SYSTEM IN
Jul 2017 329pp LABVIEW™
9781522526049 Hardback £197.00 / €216.00 Emerging Research and Opportunities
Advances in Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics
Presents the latest scholarly research on the need for Manimehala Nadarajan, Muralindran Mariappan &
an effective chain of information management and Rosalyn R. Porle
clear principles of information technology governance. Oct 2017 140pp
Including extensive coverage on a broad range of topics 9781522535034 Hardback £135.00 / €149.00
such as compliance programs, data leak prevention, and Advances in Multimedia and Interactive Technologies
security architecture, this book is ideally designed for IT Offers an innovative examination on the design and
professionals, scholars, researchers, and academics. developments of a novel face recognition platform.
Through a range of discussions on biometrics, artificial
MODERN TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIG DATA intelligence, and robotics, this book is an ideal reference
CLASSIFICATION AND CLUSTERING source for researchers, academics, students, engineers, and
professionals interested in facial recognition systems.
Hari Seetha et al
Sep 2017 360pp SELFIES AS A MODE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND
9781522528050 Hardback £188.00 / €207.00 WORK SPACE RESEARCH
Presents the latest scholarly research on handling large
data sets with conventional data mining and provides Edited by Shalin Hai-Jew
information about the new technologies developed for the Nov 2017 250pp
management of large data. Featuring coverage on a broad 9781522533733 Hardback £162.00 / €178.00
range of topics such as text and web data analytics, risk Presents the latest research on explicit and implicit
analysis, and opinion mining, this publication is designed messaging of self-portraiture and its indications about
for professionals, researchers, and students. individuals, groups, and societies. Featuring coverage on
a broad range of topics including dating, job hunting, and
marketing, this publication is designed for academics,
researchers, and professionals interested in the current
phenomenon of selfies and their impact on society.

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SMART TECHNOLOGIES ARCHITECTURAL AND OPERATING SYSTEM
Breakthroughs in Research and Practice SUPPORT FOR VIRTUAL MEMORY

Edited by Information Resources Management Association Abhishek Bhattacharjee & Daniel Lustig
Jul 2017 500pp Nov 2017 175pp
9781522525899 Hardback £302.00 / €331.00 9781627056021 Paperback £64.95 / €72.00
Provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary research on Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture
emerging areas of information science and technology. Provides computer engineers, academic researchers,
Including innovative studies on image and speech new graduate students, and seasoned practitioners an
recognition, human-computer interface, and wireless end-to-end overview of virtual memory. This book begins
technologies, this book is an ideal source for researchers, with a recap of foundational concepts and discuss not only
academics, practitioners, and students interested in state-of-the-art virtual memory hardware and software
advanced technological applications and developments. support available today, but also emerging research
trends in this space. The span of topics covers processor
TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED HUMAN microarchitecture, memory systems, operating system
INTERACTION IN MODERN SOCIETY design, and memory allocation.

Francisco Vicente Cipolla-Ficarra et al BATS CODES
Sep 2017 271pp Theory and Practice
9781522534372 Hardback £179.00 / €197.00
Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology Shenghao Yang & Raymond W. Yeung
Presents the latest scholarly research on the technological Sep 2017 226pp
advances of applied aspects of life such as training, health, 9781627055970 Paperback £83.50 / €93.00
information gathering, and social communication. Synthesis Lectures on Communication Networks
Featuring coverage on subjects including biomedical Discusses an efficient random linear network coding
test instruments, computer animation, and mobile scheme, called BATched Sparse code, or BATS code, which
phones, this publication is designed for researchers and is proposed for communication through multi-hop
academics seeking current material on technology-based networks with packet loss. Multi-hop wireless networks
communication. have applications in the Internet of Things, space, and
under-water network communications, where the packet
Morgan & Claypool Publishers loss rate per network link is high, and feedbacks have long
delays and are unreliable.

ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR NETWORK
CONGESTION CONTROL

Steven H. Low
Jul 2017 213pp
9781627057332 Paperback £60.50 / €67.00
Synthesis Lectures on Communication Networks

The congestion control mechanism has been responsible
for maintaining stability as the Internet scaled up by
many orders of magnitude in size, speed, traffic volume,
coverage, and complexity over the last three decades.
In this book, the authors develop a coherent theory of
congestion control from the ground up to help understand
and design these algorithms.

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DEEP LEARNING FOR COMPUTER ON-CHIP NETWORKS
ARCHITECTS Second Edition

Brandon Reagen et al. Natalie Enright Jerger, Tushar Krishna & Li-Shiuan Peh
Aug 2017 123pp Jun 2017 210pp
9781627057288 Paperback £50.95 / €57.00 9781627059145 Paperback £64.95 / €72.00
Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture
A primer for computer architects in a new and rapidly Provides a short synthesis of the critical concepts in on-
evolving field. The authors review how machine learning chip network design. This volume is a resource for both
has evolved since its inception in the 1960s and track the understanding on-chip network basics and for providing
key developments leading up to the emergence of the an overview of state of the-art research in on-chip
powerful deep learning techniques that have emerged in networks.
the last decade.
ON THE DESIGN OF GAME-PLAYING
ELASTIC SHAPE ANALYSIS OF AGENTS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
Eun-Youn Kim & Daniel Ashlock
Ian H. Jermyn et al. Jul 2017 186pp
Aug 2017 185pp 9781681731629 Paperback £55.95 / €62.00
9781681730271 Paperback £69.50 / €77.00 Synthesis Lectures on Games and Computational Intelligence
Synthesis Lectures on Computer Vision Summarises, explores, and extends recent work showing
Statistical analysis of shapes of 3D objects is an that there are many unsuspected factors that must be
important problem with a wide range of applications. controlled in order to create a plausible or useful set
In this manuscript, the authors narrow the problem by of agents for modelling cooperation and conflict, deal
focusing on objects with fixed topology (objects that are making, or other social behaviours. The book also provides
diffeomorphic to unit spheres), and develop tools for a proposal for an agent training protocol that is intended
analyzing their geometries. as a step toward being able to train humaniform agents.

GAME THEORY FOR DATA SCIENCE VALIDATING RDF DATA
Eliciting Truthful Information
Jose Emilio Labra Gayo et al.
Boi Faltings & Goran Radanovic Nov 2017 328pp
Sep 2017 151pp 9781681731643 Paperback £92.95 / €103.00
9781627057295 Paperback £60.50 / €67.00 Synthesis Lectures on the Semantic Web: Theory and Technology
Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning RDF and Linked Data have broad applicability across
Providing accurate and relevant data requires costly effort many fields, from aircraft manufacturing to zoology.
that agents may not always be willing to provide. Thus, it Requirements for detecting bad data differ across
becomes important not only to verify the data, but also communities, fields, and tasks, but nearly all involve
to provide incentives so that agents that provide high- some form of data validation. This book introduces data
quality data are rewarded. This volume covers different validation and describes its practical use in day-to-day data
settings and the assumptions they admit, including exchange.
sensing, human computation, peer grading, reviews, and
predictions.

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Plunkett Research, Ltd. HANDBOOK ON ICT IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
PLUNKETT’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS 5G Perspective
INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2018
Telecommunications Industry Market Research, Edited by Knud Erik Skouby, Idongesit Williams & Albert Gyamfi
Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies May 2017 200pp
9788793379916 Hardback £66.95 / €70.00
Jack W. Plunkett River Publishers Series in Communications
Jul 2017 519pp
9781628314496 Paperback £325.00 / €360.00 To aid policy makers, researchers and members of the
Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs academia make informed decision that will help the
A complete reference guide to the telecommunications advancement of 5G, this handbook provides an insight
technologies and companies that are changing the way the into the impact of existing mobile cellular networks in
world communicates today. This massive reference book’s developing countries. Topics discussed include the digital
market research section provides trends analysis, as well divide; policy outlook; 5G and rural areas; 5G readiness;
as major statistical tables. The corporate profiles section Telco Business models; telecom tower pricing; and mobile
includes details on the Telecommunications 500 Firms. application adoption.

River Publishers United Nations University Press

BREAKTHROUGHS IN SMART CITY HANDBOOK ON EARTH
IMPLEMENTATION EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE

Edited by Leo P. Ligthart & Ramjee Prasad International Telecommunication Union
May 2017 163pp Oct 2017 92pp
9788799923724 Hardback £76.95 / €85.00 9789261137618 Paperback £63.50 / €71.00
Provides answers on a wide variety of present social, Provides full and comprehensive information on the
political and technological problems. Green and long- development of EESS systems. Specifically, this handbook
lasting solutions for improving air quality, quality of life provides basic definitions, sheds light on the technical
of residents in cities, traffic congestions and many more principles underlying the operation of systems and
topics are needed in the coming 10 years and beyond and presents their main applications to assist administrations
this book addresses these issues. in the spectrum planning, engineering and deployment
aspects of these systems.

COGNITIVE HYPERCONNECTED DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION
Internet of Things Intelligence Evolution

Edited by Ovidiu Vermesan & Joël Bacquet
Jun 2017 338pp
9788793609112 Hardback £94.95 / €98.50
River Publishers Series in Communications

Provides an overview of the current Internet of Things
(IoT) landscape, ranging from research, innovation and
development priorities to enabling technologies in a global
context. The book presents global views and state-of-the-
art results regarding the challenges facing IoT research,
innovation, development and deployment in the future.

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HANDBOOK ON GROUND WAVE MEASURING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
PROPAGATION REPORT 2016

International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union
Oct 2017 62pp Oct 2017 290pp
9789261146412 Paperback £35.50 / €40.00 9789261214210 Paperback £112.00 / €125.00
Deals with fundamentals and theory, wide-scale Features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure
considerations and prediction methods used for the information society, including the ICT Development
compatibility assessments and planning procedures. Index (IDI). The IDI 2016 captures the level of ICT
Smaller scale variability, which may be of major importance developments in 175 economies worldwide and compares
in assessing the quality of services, is also treated. The progress made since the year 2014. The MISR 2016
topics of measurements and phase are also covered. assesses IDI findings at the regional level and highlights
countries that rank at the top of the IDI and those that have
HANDBOOK ON SPACE RESEARCH improved their position.
COMMUNICATION
TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATION
International Telecommunication Union REFORM 2015
Oct 2017 38pp Getting Ready for the Digital Economy
9789261151911 Paperback £31.95 / €36.00
This handbook is concerned principally with those aspects International Telecommunication Union
of the space research service that are relevant to the Oct 2017 240pp
management of radio spectrum usage in order to minimize 9789261155216 Paperback £207.00 / €230.00
interference between radiocommunication services when Under the overarching theme “Getting ready for the digital
the space research service is involved. economy”, the 15th edition of Trends in Telecommunication
Reform discusses changing ICT consumer behaviour,
MEASURING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY consumer empowerment and protection in the digital age.
REPORT 2015 It further explores the opportunities and challenges of big
data and what it means from a regulatory perspective.
International Telecommunication Union
Oct 2017 272pp
9789261157913 Paperback £112.00 / €125.00
Features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure
the information society. The report features a review and
quantitative assessment of the global ITU goals and targets
agreed upon at PP-14 and included in the Connect 2020
Agenda. In addition, the MISR will show the results of the
ICT Price Basket and present and analyse fixed and mobile
broadband price data for around 180 economies.

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TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATION BESTSELLERS
REFORM 2016
Regulatory Incentives to Achieve Digital Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Opportunities
TEXT DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
International Telecommunication Union A Practical Introduction to Information
Oct 2017 172pp Retrieval and Text Mining
9789261165512 Paperback £207.00 / €230.00
Under the overarching theme “Regulatory incentives to Cheng Xiang Zhai & Sean Massung
achieve digital opportunities”, the 16th edition of Trends 2016 530pp
explores topical issues regulators need to address to ensure 9781970001167 Paperback £74.50 / €82.00
that citizens can benefit from the social and economic Covers the major concepts, techniques, and ideas in text
opportunities brought about by the digital economy. data mining and information retrieval from a practical
viewpoint, and includes many hands-on exercises designed
YEARBOOK OF STATISTICS 2015 with a companion software toolkit to help readers learn
Telecommunication/ICT Indicators 2005-2014 how to apply techniques of text mining and information
retrieval to real-world text data and how to experiment
International Telecommunication Union with and improve some of the algorithms for interesting
Oct 2017 314pp application tasks.
9789261160012 Paperback £130.00 / €145.00 ACM Books
The 41st edition of the Yearbook of Statistics. It provides
the most authoritative source of data about the evolution
of the telecommunication sector, the availability of ICTs in
households and usage of ICTs by individuals.

YEARBOOK OF STATISTICS 2016 PHI Learning
Telecommunication/ICT Indicators 2006-2015
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
International Telecommunication Union Building Intelligent Systems
Oct 2017 350pp
9789261222512 Paperback £132.00 / €147.00 Parag Kulkarni & Prachi Joshi
2015 528pp
The 42nd edition of the Yearbook of Statistics. It provides 9788120350465 Paperback £14.95 / €18.00
the most authoritative source of data about the evolution Covers the basics of AI. It presents all relevant concepts
of the telecommunication sector, the availability of ICTs in in a simplified way so that readers understand the basic
households and usage of ICTs by individuals. concepts. Coverage includes problem solving, search
techniques, intelligent agents, constraint satisfaction
problems, knowledge representation, machine learning,
natural language processing, pattern recognition, game
playing, hybrid and fuzzy systems, and neural network-
based learning.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Concepts and Applications, Second Edition

K. N. Raja Rao
2013 412pp
9788120347250 Paperback £10.50 / €13.00

Provides comprehensive coverage of space and satellite
communication. With all of the latest information
incorporated and several key pedagogical attributes
included, this textbook is an invaluable learning tool for the
engineering students of electronics and communication.

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