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Perceptual Computing

Author : Jerry Mendel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470599634
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Perceptual Computing by : Jerry Mendel

Download or read book Perceptual Computing written by Jerry Mendel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains for the first time how "computing with words" can aid in making subjective judgments Lotfi Zadeh, the father of fuzzy logic, coined the phrase "computing with words" (CWW) to describe a methodology in which the objects of computation are words and propositions drawn from a natural language. Perceptual Computing explains how to implement CWW to aid in the important area of making subjective judgments, using a methodology that leads to an interactive device—a "Perceptual Computer"—that propagates random and linguistic uncertainties into the subjective judgment in a way that can be modeled and observed by the judgment maker. This book focuses on the three components of a Perceptual Computer—encoder, CWW engines, and decoder—and then provides detailed applications for each. It uses interval type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2 FSs) and fuzzy logic as the mathematical vehicle for perceptual computing, because such fuzzy sets can model first-order linguistic uncertainties whereas the usual kind of fuzzy sets cannot. Drawing upon the work on subjective judgments that Jerry Mendel and his students completed over the past decade, Perceptual Computing shows readers how to: Map word-data with its inherent uncertainties into an IT2 FS that captures these uncertainties Use uncertainty measures to quantify linguistic uncertainties Compare IT2 FSs by using similarity and rank Compute the subsethood of one IT2 FS in another such set Aggregate disparate data, ranging from numbers to uniformly weighted intervals to nonuniformly weighted intervals to words Aggregate multiple-fired IF-THEN rules so that the integrity of word IT2 FS models is preserved Free MATLAB-based software is also available online so readers can apply the methodology of perceptual computing immediately, and even try to improve upon it. Perceptual Computing is an important go-to for researchers and students in the fields of artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic, as well as for operations researchers, decision makers, psychologists, computer scientists, and computational intelligence experts.

Perceptual Computing

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Perceptual Computing written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2023-06-25 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Perceptual Computing An application of Zadeh's theory of computing with words to the field of helping people make subjective judgments is called perceptual computing. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Perceptual computing Chapter 2: Code Chapter 3: Fuzzy logic Chapter 4: Video codec Chapter 5: Arithmetic coding Chapter 6: Computing with words and perceptions Chapter 7: Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality Chapter 8: Fuzzy mathematics Chapter 9: Type-2 fuzzy sets and systems Chapter 10: Concept of Stratification (II) Answering the public top questions about perceptual computing. (III) Real world examples for the usage of perceptual computing in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of perceptual computing' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of perceptual computing.

Affective Computing

Author : Rosalind W. Picard
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262661157
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Affective Computing written by Rosalind W. Picard and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000-07-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Rosalind Picard, if we want computers to be genuinely intelligent and to interact naturally with us, we must give computers the ability to recognize, understand, even to have and express emotions. The latest scientific findings indicate that emotions play an essential role in decision making, perception, learning, and more—that is, they influence the very mechanisms of rational thinking. Not only too much, but too little emotion can impair decision making. According to Rosalind Picard, if we want computers to be genuinely intelligent and to interact naturally with us, we must give computers the ability to recognize, understand, even to have and express emotions. Part 1 of this book provides the intellectual framework for affective computing. It includes background on human emotions, requirements for emotionally intelligent computers, applications of affective computing, and moral and social questions raised by the technology. Part 2 discusses the design and construction of affective computers. Although this material is more technical than that in Part 1, the author has kept it less technical than typical scientific publications in order to make it accessible to newcomers. Topics in Part 2 include signal-based representations of emotions, human affect recognition as a pattern recognition and learning problem, recent and ongoing efforts to build models of emotion for synthesizing emotions in computers, and the new application area of affective wearable computers.

Neuromorphic Devices for Brain-inspired Computing

Author : Qing Wan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527349790
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (273 download)

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Book Synopsis Neuromorphic Devices for Brain-inspired Computing by : Qing Wan

Download or read book Neuromorphic Devices for Brain-inspired Computing written by Qing Wan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the cutting-edge of neuromorphic technologies with applications in Artificial Intelligence In Neuromorphic Devices for Brain-Inspired Computing: Artificial Intelligence, Perception, and Robotics, a team of expert engineers delivers a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of neuromorphic electronics designed to assist researchers and professionals to understand and apply all manner of brain-inspired computing and perception technologies. The book covers both memristic and neuromorphic devices, including spintronic, multi-terminal, and neuromorphic perceptual applications. Summarizing recent progress made in five distinct configurations of brain-inspired computing, the authors explore this promising technology’s potential applications in two specific areas: neuromorphic computing systems and neuromorphic perceptual systems. The book also includes: A thorough introduction to two-terminal neuromorphic memristors, including memristive devices and resistive switching mechanisms Comprehensive explorations of spintronic neuromorphic devices and multi-terminal neuromorphic devices with cognitive behaviors Practical discussions of neuromorphic devices based on chalcogenide and organic materials In-depth examinations of neuromorphic computing and perceptual systems with emerging devices Perfect for materials scientists, biochemists, and electronics engineers, Neuromorphic Devices for Brain-Inspired Computing: Artificial Intelligence, Perception, and Robotics will also earn a place in the libraries of neurochemists, neurobiologists, and neurophysiologists.

Soft Computing Evaluation Logic

Author : Jozo Dujmovic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119256453
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)

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Book Synopsis Soft Computing Evaluation Logic by : Jozo Dujmovic

Download or read book Soft Computing Evaluation Logic written by Jozo Dujmovic and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel approach to decision engineering, with a verified framework for modeling human reasoning Soft Computing Evaluation Logic provides an in-depth examination of evaluation decision problems and presents comprehensive guidance toward the use of the Logic Scoring of Preference (LSP) method in modeling complex decision criteria. Fully aligned with current developments in computational intelligence, the discussion covers the design and use of LSP criteria for evaluation and comparison in diverse areas, such as search engines, medical conditions, real estate, space management, habitat mitigation projects in ecology, and land use and residential development suitability maps, with versatile transfer to other similar decision-modeling contexts. Human decision making is rife with fuzziness, imprecision, uncertainty, and half-truths—yet humans make evaluation decisions every day. In this book, such decision processes are observed, analyzed, and modeled. The result is graded logic, a soft computing mathematical infrastructure that provides both formal logic and semantic generalizations of classical Boolean logic. Graded logic is used for logic aggregation in the context of evaluation models consistent with observable properties of human reasoning. The LSP method, based on graded logic and logic aggregation, is a vital component of an industrial-strength decision engineering framework. Thus, the book: Provides detailed theoretical background for graded logic Provides a theory of logic aggregators Explains the LSP method for designing complex evaluation criteria and their use Shows techniques for evaluation, comparison, and selection of complex systems, as well as the cost/suitability analysis, optimization, sensitivity analysis, tradeoff analysis, and missingness-tolerant aggregation Includes a survey of available LSP software tools, including ISEE, ANSY and LSP.NT. With quantitative modeling of human reasoning, novel approaches to modeling decision criteria, and a verified decision engineering framework applicable to a broad array of applications, this book is an invaluable resource for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners working within the decision engineering realm.

Intelligent Systems: Models and Applications

Author : Endre Pap
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642339581
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Systems: Models and Applications written by Endre Pap and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory and applications of intelligent systems is today an important field of research. This book is an up-to-date collection of seventeen chapters, written by recognized experts in the field. In an introductory mathematical foundations part an overview of generalizations of the integral inequalities for nonadditive integrals and a construction of the General Prioritized Fuzzy Satisfaction Problem is given. Then different aspects of robotics are presented, such as the differences between human beings and robots, the motion of bipedal humanoid robots, and an evaluation of different autonomous quadrotor flight controllers. Also Fuzzy Systems are presented by a model of basic planar imprecise geometric objects allowing various applications in image analysis , GIS, and robotics, as well as a type-2 fuzzy logic in a software library for developing perceptual computers, and a two--degree--of--freedom speed control solutions for a brushless Direct Current motor. The book also presents recent applications in medicine such as a Virtual Doctor System, methods for a face to face human machine interaction, and an emotion estimation, with applications for multiple diseases and the effect of the applied therapy. The last part of the book covers different applications in transportation, network monitoring, and localization of pedestrians in images.

Advanced Concepts in Fuzzy Logic and Systems with Membership Uncertainty

Author : Janusz T. Starczewski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642295207
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Concepts in Fuzzy Logic and Systems with Membership Uncertainty by : Janusz T. Starczewski

Download or read book Advanced Concepts in Fuzzy Logic and Systems with Membership Uncertainty written by Janusz T. Starczewski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book generalizes fuzzy logic systems for different types of uncertainty, including - semantic ambiguity resulting from limited perception or lack of knowledge about exact membership functions - lack of attributes or granularity arising from discretization of real data - imprecise description of membership functions - vagueness perceived as fuzzification of conditional attributes. Consequently, the membership uncertainty can be modeled by combining methods of conventional and type-2 fuzzy logic, rough set theory and possibility theory. In particular, this book provides a number of formulae for implementing the operation extended on fuzzy-valued fuzzy sets and presents some basic structures of generalized uncertain fuzzy logic systems, as well as introduces several of methods to generate fuzzy membership uncertainty. It is desirable as a reference book for under-graduates in higher education, master and doctor graduates in the courses of computer science, computational intelligence, or fuzzy control and classification, and is especially dedicated to researchers and practitioners in industry.

Recent Developments and the New Direction in Soft-Computing Foundations and Applications

Author : Shahnaz N. Shahbazova
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030471241
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Recent Developments and the New Direction in Soft-Computing Foundations and Applications by : Shahnaz N. Shahbazova

Download or read book Recent Developments and the New Direction in Soft-Computing Foundations and Applications written by Shahnaz N. Shahbazova and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers authoritative contributions in the field of Soft Computing. Based on selected papers presented at the 7th World Conference on Soft Computing, which was held on May 29–31, 2018, in Baku, Azerbaijan, it describes new theoretical advances, as well as cutting-edge methods and applications. New theories and algorithms in fuzzy logic, cognitive modeling, graph theory and metaheuristics are discussed, and applications in data mining, social networks, control and robotics, geoscience, biomedicine and industrial management are described. This book offers a timely, broad snapshot of recent developments, including thought-provoking trends and challenges that are yielding new research directions in the diverse areas of Soft Computing.

Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce

Author : Mentor, Dominic
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668439980
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce by : Mentor, Dominic

Download or read book Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce written by Mentor, Dominic and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The abrupt shift to online learning brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need for the adoption and application of new media, virtual training, and online skill development for the modern workforce. However, organizations are grappling with unanticipated complexities, and many have recognized the gaps between online and in-person competencies and capabilities with unaddressed needs. There is an urgent need to bridge this gap and organically grow engagement and connectedness in the digital online space with new media tools and resources. The Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce exhibits how both business and educational organizations may utilize the new media computer technology to best engage in workforce training. It provides the best practices to aid the transition to successful learning environments for organizational skill development and prepare and support new media educational engagement as the new norm in all its forms and finer nuances. Covering topics such as occupational performance assessment, personal response systems, and situationally-aware human-computer interaction, this major reference work is an essential tool for workforce development organizations, business executives, managers, communications specialists, students, teachers, government officials, pre-service teachers, researchers, and academicians.

Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns

Author : Mario Vento
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030299309
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns written by Mario Vento and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of two workshops held at the 18th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, CAIP 2019, held in Salerno, Italy, in September 2019: First Workshop on Deep-learning based Computer Vision for UAV, DL-UAV 2019, and the First Workshop on Visual Computing and Machine Learning for Biomedical Applications, ViMaBi 2019. The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions and focus on all aspects of visual computing and machine learning for biomedical applications, and deep-learning based computer vision for UAV.

Advances in Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Author : Alireza Sadeghian
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1461466660
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and Systems by : Alireza Sadeghian

Download or read book Advances in Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and Systems written by Alireza Sadeghian and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores recent developments in the theoretical foundations and novel applications of general and interval type-2 fuzzy sets and systems, including: algebraic properties of type-2 fuzzy sets, geometric-based definition of type-2 fuzzy set operators, generalizations of the continuous KM algorithm, adaptiveness and novelty of interval type-2 fuzzy logic controllers, relations between conceptual spaces and type-2 fuzzy sets, type-2 fuzzy logic systems versus perceptual computers; modeling human perception of real world concepts with type-2 fuzzy sets, different methods for generating membership functions of interval and general type-2 fuzzy sets, and applications of interval type-2 fuzzy sets to control, machine tooling, image processing and diet. The applications demonstrate the appropriateness of using type-2 fuzzy sets and systems in real world problems that are characterized by different degrees of uncertainty.

Advances in Artificial Systems for Logistics Engineering III

Author : Zhengbing Hu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031361156
Total Pages : 1107 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Artificial Systems for Logistics Engineering III by : Zhengbing Hu

Download or read book Advances in Artificial Systems for Logistics Engineering III written by Zhengbing Hu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 1107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises high-quality refereed research papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Logistics Engineering (ICAILE2023), held in Wuhan, China, on March 11–12, 2023, organized jointly by Wuhan University of Technology, Nanning University, the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the Polish Operational and Systems Society, Wuhan Technology and Business University, and the International Research Association of Modern Education and Computer Science. The topics discussed in the book include state-of-the-art papers in artificial intelligence and logistics engineering. It is an excellent source of references for researchers, graduate students, engineers, management practitioners, and undergraduate students interested in artificial intelligence and its applications in logistics engineering.

Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality

Author : Woodrow Barfield
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780805829020
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (29 download)

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Book Synopsis Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality by : Woodrow Barfield

Download or read book Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality written by Woodrow Barfield and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality presents a broad coverage of the technologies and interface design issues associated with wearable computers and augmented reality displays both rapidly developing fields in computer science, engineering, and human interface design. This book presents concepts related to the use and underlying technologies of augmented reality and wearable computer systems. There are many application areas for this technology, such as medicine, manufacturing, training, and recreation. Wearable computers will allow a much closer association of information with the user than is possible with traditional desktop computers. This book addresses an important aspect of wearable computers and augmented reality, either from the conceptual or from an application framework. Given the wide coverage of topics on issues related to the display of computer-generated images in the environment, this book can be used as a text for computer science, computer engineering, and interface design courses.

Speech Prosody in Speech Synthesis: Modeling and generation of prosody for high quality and flexible speech synthesis

Author : Keikichi Hirose
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662452588
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)

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Book Synopsis Speech Prosody in Speech Synthesis: Modeling and generation of prosody for high quality and flexible speech synthesis by : Keikichi Hirose

Download or read book Speech Prosody in Speech Synthesis: Modeling and generation of prosody for high quality and flexible speech synthesis written by Keikichi Hirose and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume addresses issues concerning prosody generation in speech synthesis, including prosody modeling, how we can convey para- and non-linguistic information in speech synthesis, and prosody control in speech synthesis (including prosody conversions). A high level of quality has already been achieved in speech synthesis by using selection-based methods with segments of human speech. Although the method enables synthetic speech with various voice qualities and speaking styles, it requires large speech corpora with targeted quality and style. Accordingly, speech conversion techniques are now of growing interest among researchers. HMM/GMM-based methods are widely used, but entail several major problems when viewed from the prosody perspective; prosodic features cover a wider time span than segmental features and their frame-by-frame processing is not always appropriate. The book offers a good overview of state-of-the-art studies on prosody in speech synthesis.

Computational Intelligence and Information Technology

Author : Vinu Das
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364225733X
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Computational Intelligence and Information Technology written by Vinu Das and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Information Technology, CIIT 2011, held in Pune, India, in November 2011. The 58 revised full papers, 67 revised short papers, and 32 poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 483 initial submissions. The papers are contributed by innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of computer science, information technology, computational engineering, mobile communication and security and offer a stage to a common forum, where a constructive dialog on theoretical concepts, practical ideas and results of the state of the art can be developed.

Computers, Brains and Minds

Author : P. Slezak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400911815
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Computers, Brains and Minds by : P. Slezak

Download or read book Computers, Brains and Minds written by P. Slezak and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The institutionalization of History and Philosophy of Science as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour began comparatively early - though not always under that name - in the Australasian region. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne imme diately after the Second World War, in 1946, and other appointments followed as the subject underwent an expansion during the 1950s and 1960s similar to that which took place in other parts of the world. Today there are major Departments at the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong, and smaller groups active in many other parts of Australia and in New Zealand. "Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science" aims to provide a distinctive publication outlet for Australian and New Zealand scholars working in the general area of history, philosophy and social studies of science. Each volume comprises a group of essays on a connected theme, edited by an Australian or a New Zealander with special expertise in that particular area. Papers address general issues, however, rather than local ones; parochial topics are avoided. Further more, though in each volume a majority of the contributors is from Australia or New Zealand, contributions from elsewhere are by no means ruled out. Quite the reverse, in fact - they are actively encour aged wherever appropriate to the balance of the volume in question.

Computer-Mediated Learning for Workforce Development

Author : Mentor, Dominic
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522541128
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Computer-Mediated Learning for Workforce Development written by Mentor, Dominic and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has become a driving force of innovation in every industry and professionals need to strengthen their proficiency in emerging technologies to remain competitive. Today’s working world is very demanding of young professionals, as recent graduates are expected to come into their chosen field both knowledgeable and ready to hit the ground running, with minimal on-the-job training. Computer-Mediated Learning for Workforce Development delivers crucial knowledge on how to prepare twenty-first century students for today’s fast-paced workforce. This book explores the use of multimedia programs in classrooms to train students on necessary technology skills through techniques such as game-based training curriculums and massive open online courses (MOOCs). This publication also touches on computer-mediated youth civic action and interaction by examining the use of social media during the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and Black Lives Matter movements. Filled with critical information on educational technology, mobile learning, and employment preparation, this book is a vital resource for academicians, education practitioners, school administrators, and advanced-level students.