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Advances in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications

Author : Fatos Xhafa
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319690965
Total Pages : 895 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications written by Fatos Xhafa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 895 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents research papers from diverse areas on novel Intelligent Systems and Interactive Systems and Applications. It gathers selected research papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent and Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA2017), which was held on June 17–18, 2017 in Beijing, China. Interactive Intelligent Systems (IIS) are systems that interact with human beings, media or virtual agents in intelligent computing environments. The emergence of Big Data and the Internet of Things have now opened new opportunities in both academic and industrial research for the successful design and development of intelligent interactive systems. This book explores how novel interactive systems can be used to overcome various challenges and limitations previously encountered by human beings by combining machine learning algorithms and the analysis of recent trends. The book presents 125 contributions, which have been categorized into seven sections, namely: i) Autonomous Systems; ii) Pattern Recognition and Vision Systems; iii) E-Enabled Systems; iv) Mobile Computing and Intelligent Networking; v) Internet and Cloud Computing; vi) Intelligent Systems, and vii) Various Applications. It not only offers readers extensive theoretical information on Intelligent and Interactive Systems, but also introduces them to various applications in different domains.

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications

Author : Fatos Xhafa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030343871
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications written by Fatos Xhafa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-16 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book is based on the research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Intelligent, Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA2019), held on June 28–30, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. Interactive intelligent systems (IIS) are systems that interact with human beings, media or virtual agents in intelligent computing environments. This book explores how novel interactive systems can intelligently address various challenges and also limitations previously encountered by human beings using different machine learning algorithms, and analyzes recent trends. The book includes contributions from diverse areas of IIS, here categorized into seven sections, namely i) Intelligent Systems; ii) Autonomous Systems; iii) Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision; iv) E-Enabled Systems; v) Internet & Cloud Computing; vi) Mobile & Wireless Communication; and vii) Various Applications. It not only presents theoretical knowledge on the intelligent and interactive systems but also discusses various applications pertaining to different domains.

Recent Developments in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications

Author : Fatos Xhafa
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319495682
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Recent Developments in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications written by Fatos Xhafa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: to date,="" research="" on="" interactive="" intelligent="" systems="" has="" largely="" focused="" either="" the="" realisation="" of="" systems’="" capabilities="" or="" cognitive="" processes="" and="" behaviour="" their="" users.="" with="" rapid="" development="" internet-based="" technologies,="" design="" is="" facing="" many="" emerging="" issues="" challenges="" such="" as="" investigating="" ways="" that="" artificial="" agents="" human="" intelligence="" can="" collaborate="" for="" better="" performance,="" understanding="" user="" requirements="" processes,="" safeguarding="" privacy,="" etc.="" divThis book provides the latest research findings and developments in the field of interactive intelligent systems, addressing diverse areas such as autonomous systems, Internet and cloud computing, pattern recognition and vision systems, mobile computing and intelligent networking, and e-enabled systems. It gathers selected papers from the International Conference on Intelligent and Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA2016) held on June 25–26, 2016 in Shanghai, China./divdivbr/divdivInteractive intelligent systems are among the most important multi-disciplinary research and development domains of artificial intelligence, human–computer interaction, machine learning and new Internet-based technologies. Accordingly, these systems embrace a considerable number of application areas such as autonomous systems, expert systems, mobile systems, recommender systems, knowledge-based and semantic web-based systems, virtual communication environments, and decision support systems, to name a few./divdivbr/divdivTo date, research on interactive intelligent systems has largely focused either on the realisation of the systems’ capabilities or on the cognitive processes and/or behaviour of their users. With the rapid development of Internet-based technologies, the design of interactive intelligent systems is facing many emerging issues and challenges such as investigating the ways that artificial agents and human intelligence can collaborate for better performance, understanding user requirements and user cognitive processes, safeguarding user privacy, etc. /divdivbr

Advances in Intelligent, Interactive Systems and Applications

Author : Fatos Xhafa
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030028046
Total Pages : 1180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Intelligent, Interactive Systems and Applications written by Fatos Xhafa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 1180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent, Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA2018), held in Hong Kong, China on June 29–30, 2018. It consists of contributions from diverse areas of intelligent interactive systems (IIS), such as: autonomous systems; pattern recognition and vision systems; e-enabled systems; mobile computing and intelligent networking; Internet & cloud computing; intelligent systems and applications. The book covers the latest ideas and innovations from both the industrial and academic worlds, and shares the best practices in the fields of computer science, communication engineering and latest applications of IOT and its use in industry. It also discusses key research outputs, providing readers with a wealth of new ideas and food for thought.

Advances in Intelligent Systems

Author : S.G. Tzafestas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401148406
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Intelligent Systems by : S.G. Tzafestas

Download or read book Advances in Intelligent Systems written by S.G. Tzafestas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent Systems involve a large class of systems which posses human-like capabilities such as learning, observation, perception, interpretation, reasoning under uncertainty, planning in known and unknown environments, decision making, and control action. The field of intelligent systems is actually a new interdisciplinary field which is the outcome of the interaction, cooperation and synergetic merging of classical fields such as system theory, control theory, artificial intelligence, information theory, operational research, soft computing, communications, linguistic theory, and others. Integrated intelligent decision and control systems involve three primary hierarchical levels, namely organization, coordination and execution levels. As we proceed from the be performed organization to the execution level, the precision about the jobs to increases and accordingly the intelligence required for these jobs decreases. This is in compliance with the principle of increasing precision with decreasing intelligence (IPOI) known from the management field and theoretically established by Saridis using information theory concepts. This book is concerned with intelligent systems and techniques and gives emphasis on the computational and processing issues. Control issues are not included here. The contributions of the book are presented in four parts as follows.

Advances and Applications in Computer Science, Electronics and Industrial Engineering

Author : Jyrki Nummenmaa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303033614X
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances and Applications in Computer Science, Electronics and Industrial Engineering by : Jyrki Nummenmaa

Download or read book Advances and Applications in Computer Science, Electronics and Industrial Engineering written by Jyrki Nummenmaa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the Conference on Computer Science, Electronics and Industrial Engineering (CSEI 2019), held in Ambato in October 2019, with participants from 13 countries and guest speakers from Chile, Colombia, France, Japan, Spain, Portugal, and United States. Featuring 23 peer-reviewed papers, it discusses topics such as the use of metaheuristic for non-deterministic problem solutions, software architectures for supporting e-government initiatives, and the use of electronics in e-learning and industrial environments. It also includes contributions illustrating how new approaches on these converging research areas are impacting the development of human societies around the world into Society 5.0. As such, it is a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners alike.

Emerging Trends in Intelligent and Interactive Systems and Applications

Author : Madjid Tavana
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783030637835
Total Pages : 1001 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Emerging Trends in Intelligent and Interactive Systems and Applications written by Madjid Tavana and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on the proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent, Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA 2020), held in Shanghai, China, on September 25–27, 2020. The IISA proceedings, with the latest scientific findings, and methods for solving intriguing problems, are a reference for state-of-the-art works on intelligent and interactive systems. This book covers nine interesting and current topics on different systems’ orientations, including Analytical Systems, Database Management Systems, Electronics Systems, Energy Systems, Intelligent Systems, Network Systems, Optimization Systems, and Pattern Recognition Systems and Applications. The chapters included in this book cover significant recent developments in the field, both in terms of theoretical foundations and their practical application. An important characteristic of the works included here is the novelty of the solution approaches to the most interesting applications of intelligent and interactive systems.

Lecture Notes in Real-Time Intelligent Systems

Author : Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319607448
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Lecture Notes in Real-Time Intelligent Systems written by Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent computing refers greatly to artificial intelligence with the aim at making computer to act as a human. This newly developed area of real-time intelligent computing integrates the aspect of dynamic environments with the human intelligence. This book presents a comprehensive practical and easy to read account which describes current state-of-the art in designing and implementing real-time intelligent computing to robotics, alert systems, IoT, remote access control, multi-agent systems, networking, mobile smart systems, crowd sourcing, broadband systems, cloud computing, streaming data and many other applications areas. The solutions discussed in this book will encourage the researchers and IT professional to put the methods into their practice.

Intelligent Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522556443
Total Pages : 2351 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 2351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ongoing advancements in modern technology have led to significant developments in intelligent systems. With the numerous applications available, it becomes imperative to conduct research and make further progress in this field. Intelligent Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications contains a compendium of the latest academic material on the latest breakthroughs and recent progress in intelligent systems. Including innovative studies on information retrieval, artificial intelligence, and software engineering, this multi-volume book is an ideal source for researchers, professionals, academics, upper-level students, and practitioners interested in emerging perspectives in the field of intelligent systems.

New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia

Author : George A Tsihrintzis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540681272
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia by : George A Tsihrintzis

Download or read book New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia written by George A Tsihrintzis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the works and new research results presented at the First International Symposium on Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services (KES-IIMSS 2008), organized by the University of Piraeus and its Depa- ment of Informatics in conjunction with KES International (Piraeus, Greece, July 9–11, 2008). The aim of the symposium was to provide an internationally respected forum for scientific research into the technologies and applications of intelligent int- active multimedia systems and services. Besides the Preface, the book contains sixty four (64) chapters. The first four (4) chapters in the book are printed versions of the keynote addresses of the invited speakers of KES-IIMSS 2008. Besides the invited speaker chapters, the book contains fifteen (15) chapters on recent Advances in Multimedia Data Analysis, eleven (11) chapters on Reasoning Approaches, nine (9) chapters on Infrastructure of Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services, fourteen (14) chapters on Multimedia Applications, and eleven (11) chapters on Quality of Interactive Multimedia Services.

Advances in Intelligent Systems

Author : Gary Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642278698
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Intelligent Systems written by Gary Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2012 International Conference on Environment Science and 2012 International Conference on Computer Science (ICES 2012/ICCS 2012) will be held in Australia, Melbourne, 15‐16 March, 2012.Volume 2 contains some topics in intelligent system. There are 51 papers were selected as the regular paper in this volume. It contains the latest developments and reflects the experience of many researchers working in different environments (universities, research centers or even industries), publishing new theories and solving new technological problems. The purpose of volume 2 is interconnection of diverse scientific fields, the cultivation of every possible scientific collaboration, the exchange of views and the promotion of new research targets as well as the further dissemination, the diffusion of intelligent system, including but not limited to Intelligent System, Neural networks, Machine Learning, Multimedia System and Applications, Speech Processing, Image & video Signal Processing and Computer‐Aided Network Design the dispersion. We are sure that the efforts of the authors as well as the reviewers to provide high level contributions will be appreciated by the relevant scientific community. We are convinced that presented volume will be a source of knowledge and inspiration for all academic members, researchers and practitioners working in a field of the topic covered by the book.

Hybrid Intelligent Systems

Author : Ajith Abraham
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030730506
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Hybrid Intelligent Systems written by Ajith Abraham and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the recent research on hybrid intelligent systems and their various practical applications. It presents 58 selected papers from the 20th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2020) and 20 papers from the 12th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2020), which was held online, from December 14 to 16, 2020. A premier conference in the field of artificial intelligence, HIS - NaBIC 2020 brought together researchers, engineers and practitioners whose work involves intelligent systems, network security and their applications in industry. Including contributions by authors from 25 countries, the book offers a valuable reference guide for all researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of science and engineering.

Intelligent Systems for Security Informatics

Author : Christopher C Yang
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0124059023
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Systems for Security Informatics written by Christopher C Yang and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Intelligent Systems Series comprises titles that present state-of-the-art knowledge and the latest advances in intelligent systems. Its scope includes theoretical studies, design methods, and real-world implementations and applications. The most prevalent topics in Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) include data management, data and text mining for ISI applications, terrorism informatics, deception and intent detection, terrorist and criminal social network analysis, public health and bio-security, crime analysis, cyber-infrastructure protection, transportation infrastructure security, policy studies and evaluation, and information assurance, among others. This book covers the most active research work in recent years. Pulls together key information on ensuring national security around the world The latest research on this subject is concisely presented within the book, with several figures to support the text. Will be of interest to attendees of The Intelligence and Security Informatics conference series, which include IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (IEEE ISI)

Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020)

Author : Janusz Kacprzyk
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030906396
Total Pages : 1298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020) written by Janusz Kacprzyk and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book publishes the best papers accepted and presented at the 3rd edition of the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development Applied to Agriculture, Energy, Health, Environment, Industry, Education, Economy, and Security (AI2SD’2020). This conference is one of the biggest amalgamations of eminent researchers, students, and delegates from both academia and industry where the collaborators have an interactive access to emerging technology and approaches globally. In this book, readers find the latest ideas addressing technological issues relevant to all areas of the social and human sciences for sustainable development. Due to the nature of the conference with its focus on innovative ideas and developments, the book provides the ideal scientific and brings together very high-quality chapters written by eminent researchers from different disciplines, to discover the most recent developments in scientific research.

Innovative Applications of Ambient Intelligence: Advances in Smart Systems

Author : Curran, Kevin
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 146660039X
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Book Synopsis Innovative Applications of Ambient Intelligence: Advances in Smart Systems by : Curran, Kevin

Download or read book Innovative Applications of Ambient Intelligence: Advances in Smart Systems written by Curran, Kevin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides perspectives on the convergence of ubiquitous computing, intelligent systems research, and context awareness with the aim of encouraging the further development of ambient intelligence frameworks and research"--

Intelligent Computing for Interactive System Design

Author : Parisa Eslambolchilar
Publisher : ACM Books
ISBN 13 : 9781450390262
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Computing for Interactive System Design written by Parisa Eslambolchilar and published by ACM Books. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent Computing for Interactive System Design provides a comprehensive resource on what has become the dominant paradigm in designing novel interaction methods, involving gestures, speech, text, touch and brain-controlled interaction, embedded in innovative and emerging human-computer interfaces. These interfaces support ubiquitous interaction with applications and services running on smartphones, wearables, in-vehicle systems, virtual and augmented reality, robotic systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), and many other domains that are now highly competitive, both in commercial and in research contexts. This book presents the crucial theoretical foundations needed by any student, researcher, or practitioner working on novel interface design, with chapters on statistical methods, digital signal processing (DSP), and machine learning (ML). These foundations are followed by chapters that discuss case studies on smart cities, brain-computer interfaces, probabilistic mobile text entry, secure gestures, personal context from mobile phones, adaptive touch interfaces, and automotive user interfaces. The case studies chapters also highlight an in-depth look at the practical application of DSP and ML methods used for processing of touch, gesture, biometric, or embedded sensor inputs. A common theme throughout the case studies is ubiquitous support for humans in their daily professional or personal activities. In addition, the book provides walk-through examples of different DSP and ML techniques and their use in interactive systems. Common terms are defined, and information on practical resources is provided (e.g., software tools, data resources) for hands-on project work to develop and evaluate multimodal and multi-sensor systems. In a series of in-chapter commentary boxes, an expert on the legal and ethical issues explores the emergent deep concerns of the professional community, on how DSP and ML should be adopted and used in socially appropriate ways, to most effectively advance human performance during ubiquitous interaction with omnipresent computers. This carefully edited collection is written by international experts and pioneers in the fields of DSP and ML. It provides a textbook for students and a reference and technology roadmap for developers and professionals working on interaction design on emerging platforms.

Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2019)

Author : Mostafa Ezziyyani
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303036674X
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2019) written by Mostafa Ezziyyani and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers papers presented at the second installment of the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD-2019), which was held on July 08–11, 2019 in Marrakech, Morocco. It offers comprehensive coverage of recent advances in big data, data analytics and related paradigms. The book consists of fifty-two chapters, each of which shares the latest research in the fields of big data and data science, and describes use cases and applications of big data technologies in various domains, such as social networks and health care. All parts of the book discuss open research problems and potential opportunities that have arisen from the rapid advances in big data technologies. In addition, the book surveys the state of the art in data science, and provides practical guidance on big data analytics and data science. Expert perspectives are provided by authoritative researchers and practitioners from around the world, who discuss research developments and emerging trends, present case studies on helpful frameworks and innovative methodologies, and suggest best practices for efficient and effective data analytics. Chiefly intended for researchers, IT professionals and graduate students, the book represents a timely contribution to the growing field of big data, which has been recognized as one of the leading emerging technologies that will have a major impact on various fields of science and various aspects of human society over the next several decades. Therefore, the content in this book is an essential tool to help readers understand current developments, and provides them with an extensive overview of the field of big data analytics as it is practiced today. The chapters cover technical aspects of key areas that generate and use big data, such as management and finance, medicine and health care, networks, the Internet of Things, big data standards, benchmarking of systems, and others. In addition to a diverse range of applications, key algorithmic approaches such as graph partitioning, clustering and finite mixture modeling of high-dimensional data are also covered. The varied collection of topics addressed introduces readers to the richness of the emerging field of big data analytics.