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Fitting Circles and Lines by Least Squares Nikolai Chernov University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

Exploring the recent achievements that have occurred since the mid-1990s, this book explains how to use modern algorithms to fit geometric contours to observed data in image processing and computer vision. The author covers all facets—geometric, statistical, and computational—of the methods. He looks at how the numerical algorithms relate to one another through underlying ideas, compares the strengths and weaknesses of each algorithm, and illustrates how to combine the algorithms to achieve the best performance. The text also identifies obscure issues that may be relevant in future research. MATLAB® codes are available on the author’s website. Catalog no. K11619, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3590-6 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 286 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £66.99 Available in eBook

A Computer-Aided Design Approach Edited by

Florin Balasa American University in Cairo, Egypt

Dhiraj K. Pradhan University of Bristol, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science, 24

Providing an algebraic framework for memory management tasks, this book illustrates how to optimize energy consumption in memory subsystems using CAD solutions. It covers data-dependence analysis techniques, memory size estimation methods, extensions of mapping approaches, and memory banking approaches. The book shows how these techniques are used to evaluate the data storage of an application, reduce dynamic and static energy consumption, design energyefficient address generation units, and much more. The algorithmic style of the text should help readers create prototype software tools for system-level exploration.

Algorithms & Computing

Circular and Linear Regression

Energy-Aware Memory Management for Embedded Multimedia Systems

Catalog no. K10721, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1400-0 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 359 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

The Garbage Collection Handbook The Art of Automatic Memory Management

Combinatory Logic

Richard Jones

Pure, Applied and Typed

University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

Katalin Bimbó University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Combinatory logic is a versatile field that is connected to philosophical, mathematical, and computational logic. This comprehensive reference on combinatory logic covers results in the field from the last four decades, along with classical information on the topic. The author makes combinatory logic simple to understand while providing working knowledge that is rigorous, current, and readable. Reader-friendly without compromising the precision of exposition, the book includes many new research results not found in the available literature. It also contains pointers to new directions in the field that can be pursued further by researchers. Catalog no. K10024, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0000-3 July 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 357 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Computability Theory Second Edition

Antony Hosking Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Eliot Moss University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Algorithms and Data Structures

This authoritative handbook brings together a wealth of knowledge gathered by automatic memory management researchers and developers over the past fifty years. It addresses new challenges to garbage collection made by recent advances in hardware and software. The authors compare the most important approaches and state-of-the-art techniques in a single, accessible framework. They cover parallel, concurrent, and real-time garbage collection algorithms and explain some of the tricky aspects of garbage collection. An online bibliographic database includes over 2,500 garbage collection-related publications. Catalog no. C2795, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8279-1 August 2011, 7 x 10, 511 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Handbook of Finite State Based Models and Applications Edited by

S. Barry Cooper University of Leeds, UK Series: Chapman Hall/CRC Mathematics

Designed for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students, this book provides a complete introduction to computability theory. This second edition includes new material on hyperarithmetical and Borel sets as well as more material on computability of structures, Pi-0-1 classes, and computability in science. It features an expanded treatment of complexity of computations and updated future directions in computability. In addition, the section on randomness is now a separate chapter. The author also discusses advanced topics in greater depth, including Post’s problem, forcing and category, applications of determinacy, and the computability of theories. Catalog no. K11743, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3843-3 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 506 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £34.99

Jiacun Wang Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

This handbook presents a collection of introductory materials on finite state theories and their applications. It offers an open treatment of the types of algorithms and data structures that are typically retained quietly by companies and provides performance information regarding individual techniques for various domain areas. A complete reference on finite state-based models and their applications, the book can be used by beginners as a quick reference guide and by researchers for an in-depth study of this area. Catalog no. K12067, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4618-6 June 2012, 7 x 10, 356 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet

Universal Algebra

Fundamentals and Selected Topics Clifford Bergman

Fabrizio Luccio, Linda Pagli, and Graham Steel

Algorithms & Computing / Computation

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Algorithms and Data Structures

Iowa State University, Ames, USA Series: Chapman & Hall Pure and Applied Mathematics

This book introduces the concepts and methods upon which computer networks rely and explores their applications to the Internet and Web. Accessible to readers with an elementary mathematical background, it illustrates mathematical and algorithmic concepts with examples from various fields, including literature, history, and art. The authors provide in-depth coverage of the mathematical prerequisites and assemble a complete presentation of how computer networks function. They cover computational complexity and randomness, networks and graphs, parallel and distributed computing, and search engines.

Starting with the most basic notions, this text introduces all the key elements needed to read and understand current research in the field. The first part of the book focuses on core components, including subalgebras, congruences, lattices, direct and subdirect products, isomorphism theorems, clones, and free algebras. The second part covers topics that demonstrate the power and breadth of the subject, such as Jónsson’s lemma, finitely and nonfinitely based algebras, primal and quasiprimal algebras, Murskiĭ’s theorem, and directly representable varieties. Examples and exercises are included throughout the text.

Catalog no. K11530, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3138-0 July 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 221 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £39.99

Catalog no. K12346, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5129-6 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Performance Tuning of Scientific Applications

Edited by

Bio-Inspired Computing and Networking

David H. Bailey, Robert F. Lucas, and Samuel Williams

Edited by

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Yang Xiao

Describing useful current research in modern performance science and engineering, this book helps real-world users of parallel computer systems to better understand both the performance vagaries arising in scientific applications and the practical means for improving performance. Some of the most notable experts in the field focus on the areas of performance monitoring, performance analysis, performance modeling, automatic performance tuning, and application tuning. The book also provides an overview of modern computer architecture. It includes examples from such areas as solid mechanics, astrophysics, quantum chromodynamics, molecular dynamics, and environmental science.

From ant-inspired allocation to a swarm algorithm derived from honeybees, this book explains how the study of biological systems can significantly improve computing, networking, and robotics. Containing contributions from leading researchers from around the world, the book investigates the fundamental aspects and applications of bio-inspired computing and networking. Presenting the latest advances in bio-inspired communication, computing, networking, clustering, optimization, and robotics, the book considers state-of-the art approaches, novel technologies, and experimental studies.

Catalog no. K10806, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1569-4 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 399 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Catalog no. AU0326, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8032-2 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 552 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

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The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

Combinatorial Scientific Computing Edited by

Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB®-Java Programming

Uwe Naumann RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Olaf Schenk

Yair M. Altman Ganey Tivka, Israel

University of Basel, Switzerland Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science, 12

Many people know that a major part of the functionality of the MATLAB software package is based on Java, but fewer people know how to manipulate Java to achieve improved appearance and functionality and thus heighten MATLAB software’s applicability to real-world, modern situations. Organized by related functionality/usage and ordered from facile to complex, this book presents examples, instruction, and code snippets in stand-alone, self-contained chapters. Requiring no prior Java knowledge, this book provides numerous online references and resources to show readers how to use and discover new components and functionalities using nothing but MATLAB itself as the discovery tool.

This is the first book to provide an overview of combinatorial scientific computing (CSC). Bringing together a diverse group of researchers, it addresses many of the challenges faced in high-performance computing (HPC) by setting the stage for accelerated development and deployment of fundamental enabling technologies in HPC. The text focuses on load balancing and parallelization on highperformance computers, large-scale optimization, automatic differentiation of numerical simulation code, and sparse matrix software tools. It also discusses key topics in CSC, important software tools, and special topics and applications.

Catalog no. K13163, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6903-1 December 2011, 7 x 10, 688 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K11349, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2735-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 575 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Computational Methods in Plasma Physics

A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python

Stephen Jardin

Mark J. Johnson

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, New Jersey, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Central College, Pella, Iowa, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

Largely self-contained, this text covers the computational mathematics and techniques needed to simulate magnetically confined plasmas in modern magnetic fusion experiments and future magnetic fusion reactors. Along with discussing numerical stability and accuracy, the author explores many of the algorithms used today in enough depth so that readers can analyze their stability, efficiency, and scaling properties. He focuses on mathematical models where the plasma is treated as a conducting fluid, since this is the most mature plasma model and most applicable to experiments. The book also emphasizes toroidal confinement geometries, particularly the tokamak.

Suitable for newcomers to computer science, this text provides a concise yet complete first course in computer science using the Python programming language. The author presents basic programming constructs early, so that beginners can use them throughout the course. He then covers objects and defines classes. Each chapter introduces a main idea through a concrete example and a series of exercises. The examples, exercises, and projects reflect a wide range of applications in biology, textual analysis, and other areas.

Computation

Catalog no. K10512, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1021-7 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 372 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

Catalog no. K14279, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9694-5 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 219 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99 Available in eBook

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Computational Quantum Mechanics for Nuclear Physics David J. Dean Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA

Mortin Hjorth-Jensen University of Oslo, Ctr of Mathematics for Applications, Norway

This book presents various many-body techniques used to describe nuclei from the basic interactions among nucleons. It provides a brief description of modern nuclear forces and their application in finite nuclei. It also includes an overview of several many-body techniques used in the field, including quantum Monte Carlo, configuration interaction, and coupled cluster methods. The book covers the key algorithms necessary to build out and/or use computer codes for simple problems. It also focuses on important high-performance computing aspects, modern computing languages, parallelization methods and libraries, and basic quantum many-body training. Catalog no. C8609, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6609-8 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Design of Low-Power Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Architectures Yoonjin Kim Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea

Rabi N. Mahapatra Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Coarse-grained reconfigurable architecture has emerged as a solution for flexible, application-specific optimization of embedded systems. Helping you understand the issues involved in designing and constructing embedded systems, this book offers new frameworks for optimizing the architecture of components in embedded systems in order to decrease area and save power. Real application benchmarks and gate-level simulations substantiate these frameworks. The first half of the text explains how to reduce power in the configuration cache. The second half focuses on the design of a cost-effective processing element array to reduce area and power consumption. Catalog no. K11194, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2510-5 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 223 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99 Available in eBook

Desktop Grid Computing Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation Edited by

Edited by

Christophe Cerin Universite Paris 13, Villetaneuse, France

Gilles Fedak

Stewart Robinson, Roger Brooks, Kathy Kotiadis, and Durk-Jouke Van Der Zee

Laboratoire de l’Informatique du Parallélisme, ENS Lyon, France Series: Chapman and Hall/CRC Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of the state of the art in simulation conceptual modeling. The first section of the text discusses the purpose and requirements of a conceptual model. The next set of chapters provides frameworks and tools for conceptual modeling. The book then describes the use of soft systems methodology for model structuring as well as the application of software engineering methods and tools for model specification. After illustrating how conceptual modeling is adopted in the military and semiconductor manufacturing, the book concludes with a discussion on future research directions.

This book reviews various approaches in desktop grid computing useful for implementing and solving many important sub-problems of middleware design, such as scheduling, data management, security, load balancing, and fault tolerance. With numerous tables and illustrations, the text balances the theory of designing desktop grid middleware and architecture with practical applications and realworld deployment on large scale platforms. Each chapter presents sub-problems, discusses the theoretical and practical issues, details chosen implementation and experiments, and offers references for further reading.

Catalog no. K10519, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1037-8 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 527 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

Catalog no. K12879, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6214-8 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 406 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Explorations in Computing

An Introduction to Computer Science John S. Conery University of Oregon, Eugene, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

Computation

This text offers insight into how computation is used to solve a variety of interesting and important real-world problems. Taking an active learning approach that uses hands-on projects to teach computer science concepts and applications, the text encourages students to explore computing ideas by running programs and testing them on different inputs. It requires no prior experience with programming and includes a set of exercises at the end of each chapter, with selected solutions in an appendix. A lab manual for Ruby and RubyLabs and links to the latest versions of the software are available on the book’s website. Catalog no. K10640, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1262-4 October 2010, 7 x 10, 390 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Fundamentals of Multicore Software Development Edited by

Victor Pankratius, Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, and Walter Tichy

Handbook of Energy-Aware and Green Computing - Two Volume Set Edited by

Ishfaq Ahmad University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Sanjay Ranka University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

Implementing energy-efficient CPUs and peripherals as well as reducing resource consumption have become emerging trends in computing. A landmark for researchers in computer science and engineering, this two-volume handbook is one of the first to present a comprehensive account of recent research in energyaware and green computing. The set incorporates fundamental knowledge from all related areas, including circuit and component design, software, operating systems, networking, mobile computing, and data centers. It also discusses upto-date research on many aspects of power-aware computing at the component, software, and system levels. Catalog no. K14390, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0116-4 January 2012, 7 x 10, 1312 pp. Suggested Price: $199.95 / £127.00

High Performance Computing Programming and Applications John Levesque Cray Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Gene Wagenbreth

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science, 13

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

With multicore processors now in every computer, server, and embedded device, the need for cost-effective, reliable parallel software has never been greater. By explaining key aspects of multicore programming, this book helps software engineers understand parallel programming and master the multicore challenge. Accessible to newcomers to the field, it covers the fundamentals of multicore hardware, parallel design patterns, and parallel programming in C++, .NET, and Java. It also discusses manycore computing on graphics cards and heterogeneous multicore platforms, automatic parallelization, automatic performance tuning, transactional memory, and emerging applications.

Covering all three levels of parallelism, this book presents techniques that address new performance issues in the programming of HPC applications. Drawing on their experience with chips from AMD and systems, interconnects, and software from Cray Inc., the authors explore the problems that create bottlenecks in attaining good performance. After discussing architectural and software challenges, they outline a strategy for porting and optimizing an existing application to a large MPP system. They also introduce the use of GPGPUs for carrying out HPC computations.

Catalog no. K10647, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1273-0 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 332 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Catalog no. C7058, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7705-6 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 244 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Green Computing

Large-Scale Energy Efficiency Edited by

Wu-chun Feng

Introduction to Contextual Processing

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Theory and Applications

Driven by the newly placed importance on and growing searches for ways to make computing greener and more efficient, this reference is the first researchlevel book devoted to green computing and large-scale energy efficiency. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the book presents current research and developments in hardware, systems software, run-time systems, programming languages, data center management, and applications. It also covers the emerging green movement in computing, including the Green Grid and the Green 500 list, as well as important programs in grassroots organizations and government agencies.

Helping to advance a valuable paradigm shift in the next generation and processing of knowledge, this seminal work provides a comprehensive model for constructing a contextually based processing system that can support advanced semantic web and cloud computing capabilities at a global scale. It explores the components of the system, the interactions of the components, key mathematical foundations behind the model, and new concepts necessary for operating the system. The book also describes numerous cutting-edge applications and research directions for contextual processing and offers novel methods for addressing the producer-consumer problem.

Catalog no. K11047, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1987-6 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £54.99

Catalog no. K11563, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3468-8 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 286 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Gregory Vert, S. Sitharama Iyengar, and Vir V. Phoha

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Essential Concepts, Principles, and Problem Solving Jose M. Garrido

Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

With an emphasis on problem solving, this book introduces the fundamental principles of computational modeling. The author provides case studies, along with an overview of computational models and their development. The first part of the text presents the basic concepts of models and techniques for designing and implementing problem solutions. It applies standard pseudo-code constructs and flowcharts for designing models. The second part covers model implementation with basic programming constructs using MATLAB®, Octave, and FreeMat. Examples demonstrate the computation and visualization of the implemented models. Catalog no. K13027, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6739-6 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 329 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Iterative Splitting Methods for Differential Equations Juergen Geiser Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany Series: Chapman and Hall/CRC Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation

This work explains how to solve evolution equations via novel iterative-based splitting methods that efficiently use computational and memory resources. It focuses on systems of parabolic and hyperbolic equations, including convectiondiffusion-reaction equations, heat equations, and wave equations. The author analyzes the stability and consistency of the iterative splitting method for ODEs and extends the method to PDEs and spatial- and time-dependent differential equations. He also presents the numerical results of benchmark and real-life applications, including elastics wave propagation and complex flow phenomena.

Computation

Introduction to Elementary Computational Modeling

Catalog no. K13211, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6982-6 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers Georg Hager and Gerhard Wellein University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Written by HPC experts, this book provides a solid introduction to current mainstream computer architecture, dominant parallel programming models, and useful optimization strategies for scientific HPC. It facilitates an intuitive understanding of performance limitations without relying on heavy computer science knowledge. The authors highlight the importance of performance modeling of applications on all levels of a system’s architecture and include numerous case studies drawn from their experiences in HPC user support, performance optimization, and benchmarking. Downloadable code and an annotated bibliography are available on the book’s website. Catalog no. K10600, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1192-4 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 356 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $69.95 / £42.99 Available in eBook

LabVIEW

A Developer’s Guide to Real World Integration Edited by

Ian Fairweather Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

Anne Brumfield Daqtronics, Inc., Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA

LabVIEW is a popular graphical programming language that is used for many applications, including parallel programming, wireless technologies, and real-time math. This book provides programmers with a comprehensive and practically oriented guidebook on LabVIEW. It presents information on the integration of hardware and third party software. Contributing experts and applications developers present their hands-on experience and knowledge to enable programmers to write better and more versatile programs in LabVIEW. Emphasizing real-world integration throughout, the text includes worked examples of applications in every chapter. Catalog no. K11834, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3981-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 282 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Particle Swarm Optimisation Textbook

Classical and Quantum Perspectives

Introduction to the Simulation of Dynamics Using Simulink®

Jun Sun Choi-Hong Lai University of Greenwich, London, UK

Michael A. Gray

Xiao-Jun Wu

American University, Washington, D.C., USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Series: Chapman and Hall/CRC Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation

Requiring no prior programming experience, this book shows how to use the powerful tool of Simulink® to investigate and form intuitions about the behavior of dynamical systems. Step by step, the author presents the basics of building a simulation in Simulink. He also offers overviews of some advanced topics, including the simulation of chaotic dynamics and partial differential equations. Written in an informal, accessible style, the text includes many diagrams, graphics, and exercises. It also draws on numerous examples from the science, engineering, and technology fields. Ancillary materials are available on the author’s website.

This volume provides a detailed description of the state of the art of particle swarm optimization (PSO) and quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization (QPSO) algorithms. The authors present the motivation, principles, and theoretical analysis of the algorithms. They discuss advanced topics such as the behavior of individual particles, global convergence, time complexity, and rate of convergence. The authors also present various examples and applications to show the applicability of QPSO algorithms. In addition, the book includes the source code of the algorithm.

Catalog no. K11000, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1897-8 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 332 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Catalog no. K11612, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3576-0 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 428 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Peer-to-Peer Computing

Applications, Architecture, Protocols, and Challenges Yu-Kwong Ricky Kwok The University of Hong Kong Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Randall L. Eubank Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

Ana Kupresanin Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA Series: Chapman &Hall/CRC The R Series

Computation

While people are now using P2P applications for processes such as file sharing, many research and engineering issues still need to be tackled in order to further advance P2P technologies. This book discusses problems arising from the different aspects of P2P computing and offers potential solutions. It covers theoretical and practical aspects of key P2P components, such as architecture, peer selection, and topology control. The author emphasizes incentives as the most fundamental component in a P2P system and proposes important research and development directions for even more successful P2P applications.

Parallel processing can be ideally suited for the solving of more complex problems in statistical computing. This book discusses code development in C++ and R, before going beyond to look at the valuable use of these two languages in unison. It covers linear equation solution with regression and linear models motivation, optimization with maximum likelihood and nonlinear least squares motivation, and random number generation. While the text does require a working knowledge of both the basic concepts in statistics and experience in programming, it does not require knowledge specific to C++ or R.

Catalog no. K10464, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0934-1 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 216 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. C6650, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6650-0 December 2011, 7 x 10, 556 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Performance Modeling in High Performance Computing The Convolution Method

Technological Advances in Interactive Collaborative Learning Edited by

Vassil Alexandrov

Allan Snavely

Statistical Computing in C++ and R

Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain

San Diego Supercomputer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Raul Ramirez Velarde

This book provides a practical introduction to performance modeling in high performance computing and the convolution method, which is faster than traditional cycle-accurate simulation, more sophisticated than performance estimation based on system peak-performance metrics, and yields insight into the factors that affect performance and scalability on parallel computers. The author describes how to design and customize benchmark suites, event tracers, and combining operators that result in accurate tractable performance models. He also discusses cases that can improve high performance computing time-tosolution via performance modeling, including workload characterization.

Nia Alexandrov

Catalog no. K10648, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1276-1 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 250 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

ITESM, Monterrey Technologico, Mexico University of Reading, UK

This book explores the integration of the latest technology, pedagogy, and management in Interactive Collaborative Learning. It focuses on how cuttingedge advances in technology, such as Web 2.0 technologies, computational science and engineering, Immersive Learning Environments, and mobile technologies can be used to enhance the learning process. The book also covers novel pedagogical approaches that facilitate and enhance collaborative learning, including the efficient use of games. It includes detailed examples throughout, along with an analysis of current studies and projects. Catalog no. K14419, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0208-6 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 200 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Scientific Computing with Multicore and Accelerators Edited by

Jakub Kurzak, David A. Bader, and Jack Dongarra

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The Tao of Computing Second Edition

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Henry M. Walker

By offering insight into the process of constructing and effectively using the technology, this volume provides a thorough and practical introduction to the area of hybrid computing. It discusses introductory concepts and simple examples of parallel computing, logical and performance debugging for parallel computing, and advanced topics and issues related to the use and building of many applications. The book focuses on the latest microarchitectures, including the STI Cell BE, and covers applications in high-performance multimedia and gaming, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, molecular modeling, computational biology, drug design, and biomedicine.

Grinnell College, Iowa, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

Catalog no. K11208, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2536-5 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 514 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

This text presents a broad, practical introduction to computers and computer technology. It uses a question and answer format to provide thoughtful answers to the many practical questions that students have about computing. The text offers a down-to-earth overview of fundamental computer fluency topics, from the basics of how a computer is organized to an overview of operating systems to a description of how the Internet works. The second edition includes new technological advances, new applications, examples from popular culture, and new research exercises. Catalog no. K14146, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9251-0 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 450 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $79.95 / £44.99

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Bayesian Analysis Made Simple

Sorin Draghici

An Excel GUI for WinBUGS

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Phil Woodward Pfizer, LTD, Sandwich, Kent, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics

From the very basics to linear models, this book provides a complete introduction to statistics, data analysis, and R for bioinformatics research and applications. It covers linear models, ANOVA, cluster analysis, visualization tools, and machine learning techniques. Suitable for self-study and courses in computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, and the life sciences, the text also presents examples of microarrays and bioinformatics applications. R code illustrates all of the essential concepts and is available on an accompanying CD-ROM.

From simple NLMs to complex GLMMs and beyond, this book describes how to use the GUI for WinBUGS—BugsXLA—an Excel add-in written by the author that allows a range of Bayesian models to be easily specified. With case studies throughout, the text shows how to routinely apply even the more complex aspects of model specification, such as GLMMs, outlier robust models, random effects Emax models, auto-regressive errors, and Bayesian variable selection. It provides brief, up-to-date discussions of current issues in the practical application of Bayesian methods. The author also explains how to obtain free software to get started immediately.

Catalog no. K14140, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9236-7 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 506 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Computation / Computational Biology

An Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis for Bioinformatics using R

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Analysis of Questionnaire Data with R Bruno Falissard INSERM U669, Paris, France

Addressing the problem of analysis of questionnaire data and interpretation of results, this book proposes a methodology that uses R software. The author takes a practical approach to the subject, presenting principles first followed by detailed examples of their application to real data. He discusses principles of data management and manipulation and covers descriptive statistics, statistical modeling, reliability, and missing data. The book focuses on R packages that are readily available and integrates discussion of their implementation and code throughout. All data sets and R code packages are provided on a website. Catalog no. K10917, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1766-7 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 280 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Bayesian Ideas and Data Analysis

An Introduction for Scientists and Statisticians Ronald Christensen, Wesley O. Johnson, Adam J. Branscum, and Timothy E. Hanson Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science

Emphasizing the use of WinBUGS and R to analyze real data, this text presents statistical tools to address scientific questions. It highlights foundational issues in statistics, the importance of making accurate predictions, and the need for scientists and statisticians to collaborate in analyzing data. The authors cover a large number of statistical models, explore numerical approximations via MCMC simulation, and include numerous exercises and real-world examples. The WinBUGS code provided offers a convenient platform to model and analyze a wide range of data. Code and other materials are available on the books’ website. Catalog no. K10199, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0354-7 July 2010, 7 x 10, 516 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99 Available in eBook

Statistical Analysis of Medical Data Using SAS Geoff Der

Bayesian Modeling in Bioinformatics Edited by

Dipak K. Dey, Samiran Ghosh, and Bani K. Mallick

University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Brian S. Everitt

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics

Retired from Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, UK

This new edition of a popular intermediate-level reference on the use of SAS for analyzing medical data presents a substantial update, geared toward topics useful to the medical statistician. The new chapter on visualizing data includes a detailed account of graphics for investigating data and smoothing techniques. There are also new chapters on measurement in medicine, epidemiology/observational studies, meta-analysis, Bayesian methods, and handling missing data. The book maintains its example-based approach, with SAS code and output included throughout and available online.

This volume discusses the development and application of Bayesian statistical methods for the analysis of high-throughput bioinformatics data arising from problems in molecular and structural biology and disease-related medical research. It presents a broad overview of statistical inference, clustering, and classification problems in two main high-throughput platforms: microarray gene expression and phylogenic analysis. Illustrating concepts using real-world data, the book covers a variety of recently developed Bayesian techniques along with applications in genome-wide studies, phylogenetics, breast cancer, expression genomics, and more.

Catalog no. K13087, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6797-6 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 480 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Bioinformatics

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High Performance Parallel Computer Architectures

Computational Biology

Edited by

Biostatistics: A Computing Approach

Bertil Schmidt

Stewart Anderson

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Series: Embedded Multi-Core Systems

University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics

Written by internationally renowned experts, this book introduces emerging parallel architectures, their corresponding programming paradigms, and their bioinformatics applications. Providing two introductory chapters to supply necessary background on sequential bioinformatics algorithms and parallel architectures—such as multi-cores, Cell B.E., GPUs, FPGAs—it then presents parallelization strategies and performance evaluations for numerous state-ofthe-art bioinformatics algorithms and tools. Topics include pairwise sequence alignment, multiple sequence alignment, BLAST, motif finding, and pattern matching. The book also covers sequence assembly, hidden Markov models, molecular dynamics, and evolutionary tree reconstruction.

Focusing on visualization and computational approaches with an emphasis on the importance of simulation, this book introduces modern and classical biostatistical methods and compares their respective usefulness. It covers essential topics in biostatistical science, including simple linear regression, multivariate regression, repeated measure, nonparametric analysis, survival analysis, sample size, and power calculations. Assuming only basic knowledge of probability and statistics, the text offers numerous practical applications and detailed worked examples taken from the medical area, all computed using R and SAS, as well as exercises with solutions.

Catalog no. K10768, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1488-8 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 370 pp. Suggested Price: $135.95 / £87.00

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Biological Computation Ehud Lamm

Cancer Systems Biology Edited by

Edwin Wang

Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Ron Unger Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Catalog no. C8342, ISBN: 978-1-58488-834-5 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £39.99

A unified overview of computer science ideas inspired by biology, Biological Computation presents the most fundamental and significant concepts in this area. In the book, readers discover profound ideas about computer science through biological examples, such as the use of DNA for performing computations and how evolution solves optimization problems. The text focuses on cellular automata, evolutionary computation, neural networks, and molecular computation. Each chapter explores the biological background, describes the computational techniques, gives examples of applications, discusses possible variants of the techniques, and includes exercises and solutions. Catalog no. C7959, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8795-6 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 343 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

National Research Council of Canada and McGill University Center for Bioinformatics, Montreal, Quebec Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

The unprecedented amount of data produced with high-throughput experimentation forces biologists to employ mathematical representation and computation to glean meaningful information in systems-level biology. Applying this approach to the underlying molecular mechanisms of tumorgenesis, cancer research is enjoying a series of new discoveries and biological insights. Unique in its dualistic approach, this book introduces the concepts and theories of systems biology and their applications in cancer research. It presents basic cancer biology and cutting-edge topics of cancer research for computational biologists alongside systems biology analysis tools for experimental biologists. Catalog no. K10596, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1185-6 May 2010, 7 x 10, 455 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Clustering in Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery

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BioMEMS

Science and Engineering Perspectives

John David MacCuish and Norah E. MacCuish

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Mesa Analytics & Computing, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Covering often overlooked areas in the field of bioMEMS, this volume spans topics associated with biomolecules and complex biological entities as well as subjects directly linked to the design, fabrication, and characterization of devices. Unlike other references, this text aids in the fundamental physiochemical understanding of biological processes relevant to the performance of various biosensing devices. Useful for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in engineering programs, the book includes problems in each chapter, in addition to case studies that provide real-life examples.

With a DVD of color figures, this book provides an expert guide to extracting the most pertinent information from pharmaceutical and biomedical data. It offers a concise overview of common and recent clustering methods used in bioinformatics and drug discovery. The authors cover the clustering of small and large data sets, parallelization of clustering algorithms, validation and visualization, asymmetric clustering, and clustering ambiguity. They provide many real-world examples from industrial settings, such as combinatorial library design and compound databases, and include exercises at the end of each chapter.

Catalog no. K10877, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1699-8 April 2011, 7 x 10, 368 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

Catalog no. K10863, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1678-3 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 244 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

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Simona Badilescu and Muthukumaran Packirisamy

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Dynamic Prediction in Clinical Survival Analysis

Forbes J. Burkowski

Hans van Houwelingen and Hein Putter

University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Leiden University, The Netherlands Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

This book emphasizes computer programs that analyze protein structural data with program output generating data files and visual feedback in the form of a molecular display. The theoretical part of the text considers both the mathematical models related to molecular structure and the computational strategies that work with these models to derive results. The practical part of the text presents UCSF Chimera as a “workbench” that provides a Python programming environment and the ability to see program output in the molecular display. The accompanying CD-ROM includes Python code, color figures, and session files for Chimera.

In the last twenty years, dynamic prediction models have been extensively used to monitor patient prognosis in survival analysis. Written by pioneers in this area, this book synthesizes these developments in a unified framework. It covers a range of models, including prognostic and dynamic prediction of survival using genomic data and time-dependent information. The text includes numerous examples using real data taken from the authors’ collaborative research. R programs are provided for implementing the methods.

Catalog no. K11654, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3661-3 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 256 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Epilepsy Data Clustering in C++

The Intersection of Neurosciences, Biology, Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics

Guojun Gan

Edited by

An Object-Oriented Approach

Manulife Financial, Toronto, Canada Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Using object-oriented design and programming techniques in C++, this book exploits the commonalities of all data clustering algorithms to create a flexible set of reusable classes that simplifies the implementation of any data clustering algorithm. The first part of the text reviews basic concepts of data clustering, the unified modeling language, object-oriented programming in C++, and design patterns. The second section develops the data clustering base classes. The third part of the text implements several popular data clustering algorithms. Additional topics such as data pre-processing, data visualization, cluster visualization, and cluster interpretation are briefly covered. Catalog no. K12884, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6223-0 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 520 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Ivan Osorio, Hitten Zaveri, Mark G. Frei, and Susan Arthurs Integrating the studies of epilepsy, neurosciences, computational neurosciences, mathematics, physics, engineering, and medicine, this volume provides the first means to a clear, structured, and enriching multidisciplinary perspective for developing students, researchers, and clinicians in the field of epilepsy. The text gives up-to-date information on the state of current research, possible future research, and clinical directions in the fields of epilepsy and seizure dynamics. Clear diagrams that illustrate the patterns of brain electrophysiology and behavioral manifestations are provided to aid comprehension. The editors include extensive references in each chapter to enhance further study. Catalog no. K11766, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3885-3 May 2011, 7 x 10, 546 pp. Suggested Price: $189.95 / £121.00 Available in eBook

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Data Mining in Biomedical Imaging, Signaling, and Systems Edited by

Event History Analysis with R Göran Broström

Sumeet Dua

Centre for Population Studies, Umeå University Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, USA

Rajendra Acharya U Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

Computational Biology

Computational and Visualization Techniques for Structural Bioinformatics using Chimera

This comprehensive volume demonstrates the broad scope of uses for data mining and includes detailed strategies and methodologies for analyzing data from biomedical images, signals, and systems. Written by experts in the field, it presents data mining techniques in the context of various important clinical issues, including diagnosis and grading of depression, identification and classification of arrhythmia and ischemia, and description of classification paradigms for mammograms. The book provides ample information and techniques to benefit researchers, practitioners, and educators of biomedical science and engineering.

With an emphasis on social science applications, this book presents an introduction to survival and event history analysis. It focuses on practical applications in the fields of demography, epidemiology, and econometrics. The text includes a wide range of real examples with data available online and supported by a dedicated R package for performing all of the analyses. Keeping mathematical details to a minimum, the author covers key topics, including both discrete and continuous time data, parametric proportional hazards, and accelerated failure times. He also describes how to use methods that are not available in other software for survival analysis.

Catalog no. K11798, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3938-6 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 440 pp. Suggested Price: $109.95 / £66.99

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Exploratory Multivariate Analysis by Example Using R

Computational Biology

Francois Husson, Sebastien Le, and Jerome Pages

Genome Annotation

AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Rennes, France Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis

Paul M.K. Gordon, Christoph W. Sensen, and Jung Soh Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Full of real-world case studies and practical advice, this book focuses on four fundamental methods of multivariate exploratory data analysis that are most suitable for applications. It covers principal component analysis when variables are quantitative, correspondence analysis and multiple correspondence analysis when variables are categorical, and hierarchical cluster analysis. The authors take a geometric point of view that provides a unified vision for exploring multivariate data tables. All of the data sets and code are available on the book’s website.

From individual tools to genome analysis, this book provides an overview of annotation strategies and toolkits currently in use. Presenting a combination of principles and practice, the authors elucidate database search engines and HTML-based annotation systems for specialists in computational biology and bioinformatics who use genome annotation in their work. They also introduce web service-based annotation pipelines. The text includes a CD-ROM with MAGPIE and Bluejay, genome annotation systems and viewers that are used in thousands of laboratories around the world.

Catalog no. K11614, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3580-7 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 240 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

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Feedback Control in Systems Biology Carlo Cosentino

Handbook of Chemoinformatics Algorithms Edited by

Jean-Loup Faulon University of Evry, France

University of Catanzaro, Italy

Andreas Bender

Declan Bates

Leiden University, The Netherlands Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

University of Exeter, UK

Catalog no. K11912, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4117-4 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 406 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Filling the need for a text on control theory for systems biologists, this selfcontained, easy-to-follow book explains how feedback control concepts can be applied to systems biology. Each chapter introduces key topics and case studies that explore applications in cellular and molecular biology. The authors cover tools and techniques for the analysis of linear and nonlinear systems; negative and positive feedback; robustness analysis methods; techniques for the reverseengineering of biological interaction networks; and the analysis of stochastic biological control systems. A valuable reference, this text offers a sound starting point for scientists entering this fascinating and rapidly developing field. Catalog no. K10870, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1690-5 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 296 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

This handbook provides an overview of the most common chemoinformatics algorithms in a single source. It explains how algorithms and graph theory are applied to chemical problems, such as structure–activity/property predictions. The book describes virtual screening techniques, docking methods, inverseQSAR methods, de novo design algorithms, sequence alignment algorithms, and classical machine learning algorithms. Along with reviewing open source software and databases, it also explores the development and validation of QSAR models and covers applications in combinatorial library design, synthesis design, biological network inference, and systems biology. Catalog no. C2922, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8292-0 April 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 454 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99 Available in eBook

Flexible Imputation of Missing Data Stef Van Buuren

Informatics in Medical Imaging Edited by

George C. Kagadis University of Patras, Rion, Greece

TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics

Steve G. Langer

A practical guide for handling missing data, this book provides a flexible and accessible framework for multiple imputation along with strategies for obtaining effective solutions to these problems. The text is supported by many examples using real data taken from the author’s vast research involving missing data. All of the analyses can be replicated in R using the dedicated package MICE, which was developed by the author. Topics covered include multiple imputation, multivariate and univariate missing data, as well as issues of measurement, selection, and longitudinal data.

This book is a comprehensive survey of the field of medical imaging informatics. In addition to radiology, it also addresses other specialties, such as pathology, cardiology, dermatology, and surgery, which have now adopted the use of digital images. The text discusses basic imaging informatics protocols, picture archiving and communication systems, and the electronic medical record. It also details key instrumentation and data mining technologies used in medical imaging informatics as well as practical operational issues such as procurement, maintenance, teleradiology, and ethics.

Catalog no. K13103, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6824-9 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 280 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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Peter N. Robinson and Sebastian Bauer

Latent Markov Models

Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Applications in Social Science and Economics Francesco Bartolucci, Alessio Farcomeni, and Fulvia Pennoni

Exploring the computational background of ontologies, this self-contained text helps readers understand ontological algorithms and their applications. It describes a host of bio-ontologies, including gene ontology and human phenotype ontology. The authors cover graph and inference algorithms and explain how these algorithms are used in biological and biomedical applications. They also offer overviews of the R programming language and the W3C standards of XML, RDF, and OWL. Along with extensive references and many exercises, the book provides software and data on a supporting website.

Exploring the theory and applications of latent Markov modeling in a common conceptual framework, this book presents a nontechnical overview of latent Markov models and their potential in socio-economic applications. The statistical approach of the text emphasizes inference and the use of models in applications. The book first describes the latent Markov model proposed by Wiggins, taking into account other models in the field, such as latent transition analysis and hidden Markov analysis. The authors then lead readers to the possibility of implementing, using, and calibrating the latest developments. They also provide ad hoc MATLAB® routines for fitting the proposed models.

Catalog no. K11656, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3665-1 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 517 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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Methods in Medical Informatics Introduction to Computational Proteomics

Fundamentals of Healthcare Programming in Perl, Python, and Ruby

Golan Yona

Columbia, Maryland, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Tackling the protocols and problems involved with protein analysis, classification, and meta-organization, this volume analyzes individual and complex entities and covers protein families, interactions, cellular pathways, and gene networks. The first part of the book presents methods for identifying the building blocks of the protein space, algorithms for assessing similarity between proteins, and mathematical models for representing protein families and classifying new instances. The second part covers methods that investigate higher-order structure in the protein space through the application of unsupervised learning algorithms. Catalog no. C5556, ISBN: 978-1-58488-555-9 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 767 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Jules J. Berman

A user-friendly, step-by-step practical guide for applying basic informatics algorithms to medical data sets, this book includes examples using Perl, Python, and Ruby. The author employs a minimal selection of commands for quick learning, and references only free, publicly available resources. This book demonstrates how easy it is to master the wide variety of data types encountered in a healthcare setting with just a few simple programming commands. It covers building blocks, medical data resources, primary tasks of medical informatics, and medical discovery. Catalog no. K11946, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4182-2 September 2010, 7 x 10, 413 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

Methods of Statistical Model Estimation

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Introduction to Statistical Limit Theory

Joseph M. Hilbe

Alan M. Polansky

Andrew Robinson

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science

Computational Biology

Introduction to Bio-Ontologies

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,USA and Arizona State University, Tempe, USA University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Helping readers develop a good understanding of asymptotic theory, this text provides a thorough yet accessible treatment of common modes of convergence and their related tools used in statistics. The author explains as much of the background material as possible and incorporates detailed proofs and explanations of the results. The text includes many end-of-chapter exercises and experiments that range in level of difficulty from easy to advanced. Numerous examples illustrate the application of asymptotic theory to modern statistical problems. A solutions manual is available upon qualified course adoption.

In many situations, standard statistical models may not be suitable for the data being studied; the researcher will need to construct a model that will provide appropriate parameter estimates. This book provides a step-by-step guide to estimating regression models using optimization, maximum likelihood, quadrature, and simulation. The text allows readers to develop their own R code for models relevant to the data they are studying. It begins with background material and basic models, building through to more complex situations, such as mixed effects models. It contains data from various disciplines, illustrating how the techniques can be applied to building models for real data problems.

Catalog no. C6604, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7660-8 January 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 645 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K12707, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5802-8 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Multiobjective Optimization Methodology A Jumping Gene Approach

Nonparametric Statistical Tests

Computational Biology

K. S. Tang, T. M. Chan, R. J. Yin, and K. F. Man

A Computational Approach

City University of Hong Kong Series: Industrial Electronics

Markus Neuhauser

Complex design problems are often governed by a number of performance merits. These markers gauge how good the design is going to be but can conflict with the performance requirements that must be met. The challenge is reconciling these two requirements. This book introduces a newly developed jumping gene algorithm, designed to address the multi-functional objectives problem, and supplies a viably adequate solution in speed. The text presents various multiobjective optimization techniques and provides the technical know-how for obtaining trade-off solutions between solution spread and convergence.

This book provides a modern and accessible overview of computationallyintensive nonparametric statistical methods. Presenting up-to-date and detailed information, the text focuses on the use of permutation and bootstrap methods to assess the significance of a statistic in a hypothesis test. It includes numerous real examples to illustrate the methods, and SAS programs are used throughout to apply them. In addition, a significant portion of the book is devoted to recent nonparametric tests for the comparison of independent groups with potentially unequal variances.

Catalog no. K14344, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9919-9 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 200 pp. Suggested Price: $139.95 / £89.00

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Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Remagen, Germany

Optimal Experimental Design with R Multiple Comparisons Using R Frank Bretz, Torsten Hothorn, and Peter Westfall

Dieter Rasch, Jurgen Pilz, L.R. Verdooren, and Albrecht Gebhardt

Controlling multiplicity in experiments ensures better decision making and safeguards against false claims. Adopting a unifying theme based on maximum statistics, this self-contained introduction describes the common underlying theory of multiple comparison procedures through numerous examples. It covers a range of multiple comparison procedures, from the Bonferroni method and Simes’ test to resampling and adaptive design methods. The book also presents a detailed description of available software implementations in R. The R packages and source code for the analyses are available at http://CRAN.R-project.org.

Optimal Experimental Design with R introduces experimenters to the philosophy of experimentation and the need for good design and data collection for experiments. It gives experimenters and statisticians guidance on how to construct optimum experimental designs and calculate the sample size needed using R programs. The book contains many detailed real-world examples that show how the R programs should be used. The authors discuss variations of the regression model, including linear and nonlinear regression models. They also provide a final chapter of theoretical details for interested mathematical statisticians.

Catalog no. C5742, ISBN: 978-1-58488-574-0 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 205 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

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Multivariate Survival Analysis and Competing Risks

Practical Statistical Methods

Martin J. Crowder

Lakshmi V. Padgett

Imperial College, University of London, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science, 92

A SAS Programming Approach Centocor, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA

Suitable for graduate students and researchers in statistics and biostatistics as well as those in the medical field, epidemiology, and social sciences, this book introduces univariate survival analysis and extends it to the multivariate case. It also covers competing risks and counting processes and provides many realworld examples, exercises, and R code. The text discusses survival data, survival distributions, frailty models, parametric methods, multivariate data and distributions, copulas, continuous failure, parametric likelihood inference, and non- and semi-parametric methods.

This book presents a broad spectrum of statistical methods useful for researchers without an extensive statistical background. Omitting mathematical details and complicated formulae, it provides SAS programs to carry out the necessary analyses and draw appropriate inferences for common statistical problems. The author describes methods used for quantitative data and continuous data following normal and non-normal distributions. She also focuses on simple linear regression, logistic regression, and the proportional hazards model. The final chapter briefly discusses such miscellaneous topics as propensity scores, misclassification errors, interim analysis, conditional power, bootstrap, and jackknife.

Catalog no. K13489, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7521-6 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Statistical Inference Christopher Hay-Jahans University of Alaska-Southeast, Juneau, USA

This work was prepared to serve as an R supplement for textbooks on linear statistical models. It provides computational and coding details on the use of R that textbooks do not. Topics covered include simple and multiple linear regression models, models for one- and two-factor fixed-effects designs, covariance models, and models for randomized complete block designs. The text can serve as both a course supplement and a fairly detailed self-help resource. The development of “grassroots” code alongside demonstrations of pre-packaged routines provides users with illustrations on how to develop their own programs with R. Catalog no. K13410, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7365-6 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 372 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

An Integrated Bayesian/Likelihood Approach Murray Aitkin University of Melbourne, Australia Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

Filling a gap in current Bayesian theory, this book presents a unified Bayesian treatment of parameter inference and model comparisons that can be used with simple diffuse prior specifications. This novel approach provides new solutions to difficult model comparison problems and offers direct Bayesian counterparts of frequentist t-tests and other standard statistical methods for hypothesis testing. The book discusses nonparametric Bayesian survey analysis, gives alternatives to current frequentist nonparametric methods, and includes new goodness-offit methods for assessing parametric models. It also covers normal regression, analysis of variance, two-level variance component models, and finite mixtures. Catalog no. C3436, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9343-8 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 254 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

Robust Nonparametric Statistical Methods Second Edition

Thomas P. Hettmansperger Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

Joseph W. McKean Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

Presenting an extensive set of tools and methods for data analysis, this second edition includes more models and methods and significantly extends the possible analyses based on ranks. It contains a new section on rank procedures for nonlinear models, a new chapter on models with dependent error structure, and new material on the development of computationally efficient affine invariant/equivariant sign methods based on transform-retransform techniques in multivariate models. The authors illustrate the methods using many real-world examples and R. Information about the data sets and R packages can be found at www.crcpress.com. Catalog no. K10449, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0908-2 December 2010, 7 x 10, 553 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

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Statistical Physics of Biomolecules An Introduction

Daniel M. Zuckerman University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

It is essential for modern students of molecular behavior to understand the physics at the heart of modern molecular science, but traditional presentations of this material are often difficult to penetrate. This volume brings down to earth some of the most intimidating but important theories of molecular biophysics. Students build understanding by focusing on topics such as probability theory, low-dimensional models, and the simplest molecular systems. The book’s accessible development of equilibrium and dynamical statistical physics makes this a valuable text for students with limited physics and chemistry backgrounds. Catalog no. 73788, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7378-2 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 356 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

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Simultaneous Inference in Regression Wei Liu University of Southampton, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

Computational Biology

An R Companion to Linear Statistical Models

Statistical Thinking in Epidemiology Yu-Kang Tu and Mark S. Gilthorpe University of Leeds, UK

With examples and MATLAB® programs that make it easy to apply the methods to your own data analysis, this book provides a thorough overview of the construction methods and applications of simultaneous confidence bands for various inferential purposes. Most of the text covers normal-error linear regression models, although the author also describes the logistic regression model to show how simultaneous confidence bands can be constructed and used for generalized linear regression models. The MATLAB programs, along with color figures, are available for download on the author’s website.

Addressing issues that have plagued researchers throughout the last decade, this book provides new insights into the many existing problems in statistical modeling and offers several alternative strategies to approach these problems. Emphasizing the importance of statistical thinking behind all analyses, the authors use specific examples in epidemiology to illustrate different model specifications that can imply different sets of causal relationships between variables. Each model is interpreted with regard to the context of implicit or explicit causal relationships. The authors also use vector geometry where applicable to provide an intuitive understanding of important statistical concepts.

Catalog no. K11385, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2809-0 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 292 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

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Statistics and Data Analysis for Microarrays using R and Bioconductor Second Edition

Structural Stability and Design Srikanta Sen TCG Life Sciences, Chembiotek, Kolkata, India

Sorin Draghici Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

Computational Biology

Richly illustrated in color, this best-selling text provides a clear and rigorous description of powerful analysis techniques and algorithms for mining and interpreting biological information. Omitting tedious details, heavy formalisms, and cryptic notations, the text takes a hands-on, example-based approach that explains the basics of R and microarray technology as well as how to choose and apply the proper data analysis tool to specific problems. Now using R and Bioconductor, this edition has been expanded with 14 new chapters and 600 more pages. R code is available on a CD-ROM. Catalog no. K10487, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0975-4 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 1036 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Lennart Nilsson Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden

This book covers the basic structural, thermodynamic and kinetic principles and molecular strategies for the adaptation to high temperatures revealed by structure analysis are delineated. The roles of fluctuations, hydration and internal packing are thoroughly discussed. Enzymes with a particular industrial importance, the subtilisin-like serine proteases, have been extensively studied by protein engineering. One extensive chapter is devoted to the present state of knowledge concerning structure-function relations and the origin of their structural stability. Last but not least, computational and experimental approaches for the design of proteins with increased thermal stability based on sequences or 3D structures are presented. Catalog no. K11781, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3913-3 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 187 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Time Series

Modeling, Computation, and Inference

Statistics of Medical Imaging Tianhu Lei

Thermostable Proteins

Raquel Prado University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Mike West

University of Pennsylvania & Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science

Statistical investigation into technology not only provides a better understanding of the intrinsic features of the technology (analysis) but also leads to an improved design of the technology (synthesis). Physical principles and mathematical procedures of medical imaging technologies have been extensively studied during past decades. However, less work has been done on their statistical aspect. Filling this gap, this book provides a theoretical framework for statistical investigation into medical technologies. Rather than offer detailed descriptions of statistics of basic imaging protocols of x-ray CT and MRI, the book presents a method to conduct similar statistical investigations into more complicated imaging protocols.

This text covers the major areas of modern time series models and theory, including time and spectral domain and univariate and multivariate time series methods. It also discusses recent techniques for modeling time series data, such as dynamic graphical models, SMC methods, and nonlinear/non-Gaussian dynamic models. Emphasizing model-based, computationally intensive analysis of structured time series, the authors present analyses of real-time series data in numerous examples and case studies to illustrate the flexibility and practical impact of the models and methods. Many of the data sets, R and MATLAB® code, and other material are available on the authors’ websites.

Catalog no. C8842, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8842-7 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 434 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Translational Bioinformatics

Stochastic Modelling for Systems Biology

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Second Edition

Jake Y. Chen Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA

Marciel G. Kann

Darren J. Wilkinson School of Mathematics and Statistics, Newcastle University, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

This book provides an accessible introduction to the use of stochastic processes for modelling biological systems, such as genetic and biochemical networks. Focusing on simulation, the text includes many examples, R and SBML code, and a number of computer-based exercises. Fully updated, this second edition includes improvements to the chapters on Markov processes, kinetics and approximate algorithms. It also greatly expands the coverage of statistical inference, using likelihood-free techniques. Updated computing aspects include a new R package and the use of the new SBML Level 3.

Translational bioinformatics is an emerging research field at the intersection of bioinformatics and clinical medicine. This book bridges the gaps among basic bioinformatics research, clinical informatics applications, and informatics practices in the biopharmaceutical and health management industries. It features the latest knowledge discovery advances while providing an interdisciplinary overview of translational bioinformatics concepts, techniques, and practices. Written by expert researchers, the text covers such fundamental concepts as applied systems biomedicine, computational diagnostics, integrative biomedical informatics, and predictive pharmacology.

Catalog no. K11715, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3772-6 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 363 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Nicholas J. Horton

Communication Architectures for Systems-on-Chip Edited by

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

José L. Ayala

Ken Kleinman

Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Series: Embedded Systems

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

This book presents an easy way to learn how to perform an analytical task in R without having to navigate through its extensive, idiosyncratic, and sometimes unwieldy software documentation and vast number of add-on packages. Showing how to efficiently use the powerful R system, the authors cover data management, descriptive summaries, inferential procedures, regression analysis, multivariate methods, and the creation of graphics. The text includes convenient indices organized by topic and R syntax and contains many example analyses. Data sets and code are available for download on the book’s website. Catalog no. K11360, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2755-0 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 297 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $62.95 / £39.99 Available in eBook

This book covers the current communication architectures that are implemented in manufactured systems-on-chip as well as those that are being proposed to overcome the existing limitations. The text addresses well-established communication buses and less-common networks on chip, along with modern technologies that propose the use of carbon nano tubes and optical links to speed up data transfer and increase both security levels and quality of service. Contributors address on-chip transaction security involving critical information and the mechanisms to protect from an external attack, examining different communication protocols and their impact on system performance. Catalog no. K11940, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4170-9 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 449 pp. Suggested Price: $109.95 / £69.99 Available in eBook

Using SAS for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics Ken Kleinman Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Nicholas J. Horton Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Computer Network Time Synchronization The Network Time Protocol on Earth and in Space, Second Edition David L. Mills University of Delaware, Newark, USA

This book presents an easy way to learn how to perform an analytical task in SAS without having to navigate through the extensive, idiosyncratic, and sometimes unwieldy software documentation. It covers data management, descriptive summaries, inferential procedures, regression analysis, multivariate methods, and the creation of graphics. The text includes convenient indices organized by topic and SAS syntax and contains many example analyses. Data sets and code are available for download on the book’s website. New users of SAS will find the simple approach easy to understand, while more expert SAS programmers will appreciate the invaluable source of task-oriented information.

Written by the original developer of Network Time Protocol (NTP), this book speaks to the technological infrastructure of time dissemination, distribution, and synchronization, specifically the architecture, protocols, and algorithms of the NTP. The NTP has been active in one form or another for three decades on the public Internet and numerous private networks. Just about everything today that can be connected to a network wire has support for NTP. The original 16 chapters of the first edition have been rewritten and updated with new material. Four new chapters have been added covering new algorithms and previously uncovered concepts including timekeeping in space missions.

Catalog no. K11361, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2757-4 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 305 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $62.95 / £39.99

Catalog no. K10753, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1463-5 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 494 pp. Suggested Price: $125.95 / £80.99

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Autonomic Networking-On-Chip Bio-Inspired Specification, Development, and Verification

Designing Network On-Chip Architectures in the Nanoscale Era Edited by

Jose Flich

Edited by

Technical University of Valencia, Spain

Phan Cong-Vinh

Davide Bertozzi

London South Bank University Series: Embedded Multi-Core Systems

University of Ferrara, Italy Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science

Written for researchers and scientists, this book presents advanced reference material for readers who already have a basic understanding of NoC and are now ready to learn how to specify, develop, and verify ANoC using rigorous approaches. Exploring the theoretical knowledge required to achieve this, the text also presents formal and practical aspects in a straightforward way by detailing elemental components and briefly touching on the more advanced ones. The authors demonstrate how to use formal ANoC methods while making sound judgments and allowing for reasonable justifications.

A stepping stone to the evolution of future chip architectures, this volume provides a how-to guide for designers of current NoCs as well as designers involved with 2015 computing platforms. It cohesively brings together fundamental design issues, alternative design paradigms and techniques, and the main design tradeoffs—consistently focusing on topics most pertinent to real-world NoC designers. The contributors draw on their own lessons learned to provide strong practical guidance on various design issues. They also explore the latest trends, such as vertical integration and variation-tolerant design.

Catalog no. K11431, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2911-0 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 273 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

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Computational Biology / Computer Engineering

Using R for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics

Multi-Core Embedded Systems Large-Scale Simulation

Models, Algorithms, and Applications Dan Chen, Lizhe Wang, and Jingying Chen

Computer Engineering

Organized to facilitate intuitive learning, this step-by-step manual includes basic and advanced models and algorithms and software architecture for the implementation of large-scale distributed simulation. An indispensible reference, it offers background information on performance evaluation, and it introduces new computing infrastructures such as Grids, SOA, and Clouds, with coverage of parallel and distributed computing technologies. The book also addresses middleware and software architecture, such as Decoupled Federate Architecture, and fault-tolerant mechanisms, grid-enabled simulation, and federation community. The book tackles simulation cloning methods and mechanisms that support quick evaluation of alternative scenarios as well as important applications used in business processes, social phenomenology, and neuroscience research. Catalog no. K13152, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6886-7 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 200 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

Georgios Kornaros TEI of Crete, Greece Series: Embedded Multi-Core Systems

With numerous case studies, this volume presents an introduction to the fundamental aspects of developing modern embedded systems with many cores. It begins with coverage of multi-core architecture, application of specific customizable embedded systems, and heterogenous multi-core embedded systems. It then explores multi-core interconnects and NoC, power optimization and reliability issues, and performance tools and benchmarks. The book also covers hardware and software resource management, multithreading, and multicore programming challenges. Catalog no. K10585, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1161-0 April 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 501 pp. Suggested Price: $145.95 / £93.00 Available in eBook

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Location-Based Information Systems Developing Real-Time Tracking Applications

Edited by

A Multidisciplinary Introduction to Information Security Edited by

Stig F. Mjolsnes

Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo J. Perez, and Pedro M. Wightman

Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science

Bringing together methods in pure mathematics, computer and telecommunication sciences, and social sciences, this book focuses on the security, privacy, and safety of information and communication technology. It begins with the basic components of hardware and algorithms, then covers integration and systems, and concludes with human factors in these systems. It discusses cryptography, hardware and software security, communication and network security, intrusion detection systems, access policy and control, risk and vulnerability analysis, and security technology management. Each chapter includes recommendations for further reading and websites that provide more in-depth information. Catalog no. C5905, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8590-7 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 348 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Drawing on the authors’ more than six years of R&D experience in location-based information systems as well as their participation in defining the Java ME Location API 2.0, this text describes the technical components needed to create locationbased services with an emphasis on nonproprietary, freely available solutions that work across different technologies and platforms. Each chapter presents a general real-time tracking system example that can be easily adapted to target any application domain and that can incorporate other sensor data to make the system “participatory sensing” or “human-centric sensing.” A companion website offers many supporting materials. Catalog no. K12176, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4854-8 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 287 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Microcontroller Programming An Introduction

Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers Second Edition

Syed R. Rizvi Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Charles Therrien and Murali Tummala

Written to help readers better understand the essentials of microcontroller programming, this textbook combines theory and practical examples to present concepts in a way that both students and professionals will find useful. It begins with the introduction of basic electronics, followed with coverage of microcontroller hardware and interfacing devices. It then addresses fundamental microcontroller programming techniques and advanced topics such as interfacing and programmable timer operations. Focusing on the Motorola 68HC11 microcontroller, numerous flowcharts illustrate step-by-step procedures, and full-length projects provide practical problem solving approaches with examples that portray real-life scenarios. An accompanying website provides video tutorials and additional information.

Updated and written in a clear, concise style, this second edition offers an introduction to probability, random variables, and random processes, making the subject relevant and interesting for students in electrical and computer engineering. It features applications and examples that are also useful to anyone involved in other branches of engineering or physical sciences. Chapters focus on the probability model, random variables and transformations, inequalities and limit theorems, random processes, and queuing processes. The authors reinforce presentation of these and other topics using MATLAB® computer projects that are available on the CRC Press website.

Catalog no. K12313, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5077-0 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 546 pp. Suggested Price: $109.95 / £70.99

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Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA

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Real-Time Embedded Systems Design and Analysis with Open-Source Operating Systems Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti

Semiconductors

Integrated Circuit Design for Manufacturability

IEIIT - CNR, Italy

Gabriele Manduchi IGI - CNR, Italy Series: Embedded Systems, 3

Artur Balasinski

This book provides the reader with a hands-on knowledge about real-time operating systems and their possible application in the embedded system domain. Besides analyzing in detail one or a few realistic case studies, and using them as running examples while introducing the theoretical material, the book also discusses open-source operating systems, which are starting to gain popularity in this field but are often misunderstood because they lack comprehensive support in the scientific literature. Together, the topics covered by the book allow the average embedded system designer, without significant previous experience with real-time operating system, to understand their benefits and weaknesses and then decide whether it may be worth adopting one of them in his/her next project instead of relying on more traditional, but less powerful, techniques.

The direction of integrated circuit design (ICD) continues to gradually evolve. Focusing on economic rather than technical aspects, this book explains the concept of ICD for manufacturability and its major steps: product definition, design, layout, and manufacturing. Exploring the return-on-investment for ICD for manufacturing, the text presents realistic test cases of product challenges, examines possible solutions, and then demonstrates how to choose and implement the right strategy. The author carefully considers the technical and economical tradeoffs of ICD for manufacturing based on mature methodologies. He also addresses manufacturing techniques for physical, electrical, and logical design.

Catalog no. K11932, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4154-9 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 513 pp. Suggested Price: $149.95 / £95.00

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Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB® to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs Second Edition

Thad B. Welch, Cameron H.G. Wright, and Michael G. Morrow Cell phones, GPS receivers, and CD players are a few of the products that rely on real-time digital signal processing. This book bridges the growing divide between theory and practice using a step-by-step transition approach. It builds a practical framework that reinforces basic DSP theory using demonstrations, exercises, and projects that progress from theory to MATLAB to real-time DSP hardware. The authors provide downloadable access to all of the source code, example files, test signals, and executable programs needed for the examples, exercises, and projects in the text. They also offer solutions throughout the book and challenges at the end of each chapter. Catalog no. K13903, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8303-7 January 2012, 7 x 10, 440 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Second Edition Edited by

C.H. Chen University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA

Written by more than 50 world leaders in the field, this book covers major topics in signal and image processing for remote sensing. The second edition features new chapters on compressive sensing, the super-resolution method in the mixed pixel problem with hyperspectral images, sparse representation for target detection and classification in hyperspectral imagery, SAR image processing from autofocusing to change detection, and a critical review of pansharpening. Additional topics new to this edition include non-negative matrix and tensor factorization, ISAR imaging of targets, and applications of the Huang-Hilbert transform. The text presents a unique signal-processing point of view for image processing. Catalog no. K12625, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5596-6 February 2012, 7 x 10, 504 pp. Suggested Price: $159.95 / £82.00 Available in eBook

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Real-Time Embedded Systems

Optimization, Synthesis, and Networking Meikang Qiu and Jiayin Li

Spatial Decision Support Systems Principles and Practices

University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

Taking a systems-level approach, this book describes the three major trends in current embedded system design. It begins with an introduction to the overall state of the field before examining optimization in terms of scheduling algorithms in multi-core embedded systems, safeguards against inaccurate information, and the challenges of heterogeneous optimization. It describes synthesis-level scheduling algorithms for phase change memory and scratch pad memory as well as thermal-aware multiprocessor synthesis technology. The book concludes with a look at networking, focusing on scheduling in a wireless sensor network and cloud computing. Catalog no. K10914, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1760-5 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 231 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Signal and Image Processing for Remote Sensing

Computer Engineering

Cypress Semiconductor, San Diego, California, USA

Ramanathan Sugumaran and John Degroote University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the various aspects of SDSS evolution, components, architecture, and implementation. Integrating research from a variety of disciplines, it supplies a complete overview of SDSS technologies and their application. This groundbreaking reference provides thorough coverage of the roots of SDSS. It explains the core principles of SDSS, how to use them in various decision-making contexts, and how to design and develop them using readily available enabling technologies and commercial tools. Catalog no. 62093, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6209-0 November 2010, 6 x 9, 507 pp. Suggested Price: $125.95 / £80.99 Available in eBook

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Time-Triggered Communication Edited by

Computer Engineering / Computer Graphics

Roman Obermaisser

Theory and Practice

Vienna University of Technology, Austria Series: Embedded Systems

Francesco Banterle, Alessandro Artusi, Kurt Debattista, and Alan Chalmers

Addressing key concepts, properties, and algorithms, this book offers a conceptual foundation of time-triggered communication. Contributions from experts help readers understand the various time-triggered communication protocols, including their differences and commonalities. Communication protocols covered include TTP, FlexRay, TTEthemet, SAFEbus, TTCAN, and LIN. Protocols range from low-cost time-triggered fieldbus networks to ultra-reliable time-triggered networks for safety-critical applications. The text also presents information about the use of FlexRay in cars, TTP in railway and avionic systems, and TTEthemet in aerospace applications.

Traditionally, photography and computer graphics took different approaches to the high dynamic range problem. However, work over the last ten years has unified these disciplines and created powerful new tools for the creation of complex, compelling and realistic images. This book provides a practical introduction to the emerging new discipline of high dynamic range imaging that combines photography and computer graphics. By providing detailed equations and code, the book gives the reader the tools needed to experiment with new techniques for creating compelling images.

Catalog no. K12092, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4661-2 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 575 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

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The Art of Image Processing with Java

3D Engine Design for Virtual Globes

Kenny A. Hunt University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, USA

Patrick Cozzi and Kevin Ring Analytical Graphics, Inc., Exton, Pennsylvania, USA

Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging

While virtual globes have achieved widespread popularity, from Google Earth to NASA World Wind, no single book covers the topic of globe rendering. Filling this gap, 3D Engine Design for Virtual Globes presents an in-depth treatment of rendering algorithms utilized by virtual globes. The book illustrates how to accurately render real-world data sets through core rendering algorithms for globes, terrain, imagery, and vector data. Example code, the latest book-related news, and other resources are available on a companion website. Catalog no. K012936, ISBN: 978-1-56881-711-8 June 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 520 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £37.99

This introductory image processing text is ideal for college students studying computer science or software engineering. With an emphasis on software design, the text builds on an accessible mathematical foundation and on extensive sample Java code to teach students the fundamentals of image processing. The text is accompanied by rich illustrations that demonstrate the results of performing processing on famous art pieces. This approach gives readers real-world examples of ways they may use image processing. Each chapter includes problems for students, and an online supplement offers instructor resources. Catalog no. K00509, ISBN: 978-1-56881-717-0 November 2010, 9-1/4 x 7-1/2, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $69.00 / £45.99

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3D Graphics for Game Programming JungHyun Han Korea University, Seoul

Joaquim Armando Pires Jorge, Bruno Rodrigues de Araujo, Luciano Pereira Soares, Alberto Barbosa Raposo, Jose Miquel de Oliveira Dias, and Rafael Afonso Chiquelho Alves Bastos

In a presentation that balances theory and application, this text covers real-time graphics in video game development. Copiously illustrated with more than 300 figures, it allows readers to quickly understand the key aspects of real-time graphics. Authored by leaders in the field, the book explores concepts such as rendering, texturing, post-processing, and animation. Each chapter includes homework problems and boxed Math Notes that enable readers to access mathematical or theoretical content without interrupting the flow of the main text. A solutions manual is also available upon qualified course adoption.

Among virtual reality technologies, a multi-projection display is certainly the most attractive choice. Immersive multi-projection displays offer a range of benefits for scientists in any number of fields; however, building a multi-projection system is a complex integration task, challenging even VR specialists. This book looks at what should be considered when planning the installation of a multi-projection environment for researchers and professionals, not only in the computer graphics and virtual reality field, but also in any other area that wants to use multiprojection displays. The book takes a practical approach, offering guidance on how to create a multi-projection environment.

Catalog no. K11350, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2737-6 February 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 330 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Computational Photography Methods and Applications

Digital Image Processing and Analysis

Human and Computer Vision Applications with CVIPtools, Second Edition

Rastislav Lukac Foveon, Inc. / Sigma Corp., San Jose, California, USA Series: Digital Imaging and Computer Vision

Scott E. Umbaugh

Computational photography refers broadly to imaging techniques that enhance or extend the capabilities of digital photography. This new and rapidly developing research field has evolved from computer vision, image processing, computer graphics and applied optics. Elucidating cutting-edge advances and applications in digital imaging, camera image processing, and computational photography, with a focus on related research challenges, this book provides a strong, fundamental understanding of theory and methods and a foundation upon which to build solutions for many of today’s most interesting and challenging computational imaging problems.

An introduction for students as well as a tutorial to update practicing professionals, this new edition of Computer Imaging is retitled to reflect the field’s rapid growth. More comprehensive, and adding color throughout, this edition continues to take the engineering approach that sets it apart from other texts. It combines image processing and analysis into a unified framework, a useful paradigm for human and computer vision applications. Its applications-oriented nature is enhanced by coverage of new software tools: the CVIP Algorithm Test and Analysis Tool and the CVIP Feature Extraction and Pattern Classification Tool, which accompany the book on CD-ROM.

Catalog no. K10907, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1749-0 October 2010, 7 x 10, 564 pp. Suggested Price: $135.95 / £87.00

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Digital Imaging for Cultural Heritage Preservation

Computer Graphics Through OpenGL®

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA

From Theory to Experiments

Analysis, Restoration, and Reconstruction of Ancient Artworks

Sumanta Guha

Edited by

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, and Animation

Filippo Stanco, Sebastiano Battiato, and Giovanni Gallo

This comprehensive introduction to computer graphics uses an active learning style to teach key concepts. Equally emphasizing theory and practice, the book provides an understanding not only of the principles of 3D computer graphics but also the use of the OpenGL API to program 3D applications. It includes 140 programs with 200 experiments based on them as well as 600 exercises, 100 worked examples, and nearly 600 color illustrations. A solutions manual and test bank are available for qualifying instructors. Source code, installation guides, the book’s figures, and an interactive discussion forum can be found at www. sumantaguha.com.

This edition presents the most prominent topics and applications of digital image processing, analysis, and computer graphics in the field of cultural heritage preservation. The text assumes prior knowledge of digital image processing and computer graphics fundamentals. Each chapter contains a table of contents, illustrations, and figures that elucidate the presented concepts in detail, as well as a chapter summary and a bibliography for further reading. Well-known experts cover a wide range of topics and related applications, including spectral imaging, automated restoration, computational reconstruction, digital reproduction, and 3D models.

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Displays

Computer Graphics Jonas Gomes, Luis Velho, and Mario Costa Sousa This book focuses on conceptual aspects of computer graphics, covering the fundamental mathematical models as well as the inherent problems encountered in the implementation of those models. The approach assumes only a fundamental knowledge of calculus and linear algebra. The complete C source code for the implementation of all algorithms can be accessed from the book’s website. Together, the book and electronic portion enable readers to understand and practice with the basic techniques involved in the implementation of a 3D graphics system. Catalog no. K00376, ISBN: 978-1-56881-580-0 February 2012, 7-3/8 x 9-1/4, 553 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £56.99 Available in eBook

University of Catania, Italy Series: Digital Imaging and Computer Vision

Fundamentals & Applications

Theory and Practice

Computer Graphics

Edited by

Rolf R. Hainich Oliver Bimber This work provides technical insight into existing and future display technologies and techniques. It clearly explains fundamentals so that readers understand how particular types of displays work. The book presents the basics of wave optics, geometric optics, light modulation, visual perception, and display measures, along with the principles of holography. It covers projection displays, projectorcamera systems, stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays, computer-generated holography, and near-eye displays. The authors also discuss how real-time computer graphics and computer vision enable the visualization of graphical 2D and 3D content. Catalog no. K13064, ISBN: 978-1-56881-439-1 July 2011, 6 x 9, 598 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Experimental Design

Advanced Rendering Techniques

From User Studies to Psychophysics

Edited by

Douglas Cunningham and Christian Wallraven

Wolfgang Engel

Computer Graphics

Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Confetti Special Effects

This book explains the basic terminology used to discuss experiments and takes a brief look at its more than 150 year history in psychology. It covers how to generalize from a few people to the whole population. The largest part of the book is dedicated to the most flexible, and arguably the most central, aspect of an experiment: What do the participants do? Each chapter follows the same structure and includes two examples, one from traditional psychophysics and one using computer-animated facial expressions as stimuli.

This new book series covers essential tools and techniques for programming the graphics processing unit. Brought to you by Wolfgang Engel and the same team of editors who made the ShaderX series a success, this volume covers advanced rendering techniques, engine design, GPGPU techniques, related mathematical techniques, and game postmortems. A special emphasis is placed on handheld programming to account for the increased importance of graphics on mobile devices, especially the iPhone and iPod touch.

Catalog no. K00394, ISBN: 978-1-56881-468-1 November 2011, 6 x 9, 408 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £37.99

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Graphics Shaders

GPU PRO 3

Advanced Rendering Techniques Edited by

Theory and Practice, Second Edition Mike Bailey Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

Wolfgang Engel

Steve Cunningham

Confetti Special Effects

GPU Pro

Brown Cunningham Associates, Coralville, Iowa, USA

This book explores the latest developments in advanced rendering techniques in interactive media and games that run on the DirectX or OpenGL run-times or any other run-time with any language available. It covers geometry manipulation, handheld devices programming, effects in image space, shadows, 3D engine design, and environmental effects. A dedicated section on general purpose GPU programming focuses on CUDA, DirectCompute, and OpenCL examples. The book also provides tips on how to render real-time special effects and visualize data on common consumer software platforms.

Highly recommended by CHOICE (December 2009), the first edition of Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice has proven to be a popular choice for shaders courses at universities and conferences. Incorporating changes in the OpenGL syntax, this second edition provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the latest developments in graphics shaders. The authors thoroughly explain the concepts, use sample code to describe details of the concepts, and then challenge readers to extend the examples. Sample source code for many of the book’s examples is available on a companion website.

Catalog no. K14057, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8782-0 January 2012, 450 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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The Image Processing Handbook GPU Pro

Sixth Edition

John C. Russ

Wolfgang Engel

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

Confetti Special Effects

This book focuses on advanced rendering techniques that run on the DirectX and/or OpenGL run-time with any shader language available. It includes articles on the latest and greatest techniques in real-time rendering, including MLAA, adaptive volumetric shadow maps, light propagation volumes, wrinkle animations, and much more. The book emphasizes techniques for handheld programming to reflect the increased importance of graphics on mobile devices. It covers geometry manipulation, effects in image space, shadows, 3D engine design, GPGPU, and graphics-related tools. Catalog no. K00418, ISBN: 978-1-56881-718-7 February 2011, 9-1/4 x 7-1/2, 470 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

This sixth edition explores the tools used to acquire, process, and analyze data contained in images, for a wide variety of scientific fields. Using new examples and diagrams, it presents new sections on selecting a camera with resolution appropriate for use on light microscopes, the ability of current cameras to capture raw images with high dynamic range, and imaging in more than two dimensions. The book also discusses Dmax for x-ray images and combining images with different exposure settings to further extend the dynamic range. New coverage also includes shape measurements and developments in image file searching. Catalog no. K11875, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4045-0 April 2011, 7 x 10, 885 pp. Suggested Price: $169.95 / £108.00 Available in eBook

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Jayanta Mukhopadhyay

Second Edition Edited by

Ling Guan, Yifeng He, and Sun-Yuan Kung

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal

Series: Image Processing

Developing concepts from first principles, this book presents the fundamentals, properties, and applications of a variety of image transforms used in image and video compression. It introduces popular image and video compression algorithms, including JPEG2000 and MPEG-2, and elucidates the definitions and properties of various transforms, such as the DCT and DWT. The author discusses core image and video processing operations, such as filtering, color enhancement, and resizing. He also focuses on other facets of compressed domain analysis, including editing, indexing, steganography, and watermarking. MATLAB® codes are included on CD-ROM.

Substantially revised to reflect the rapid evolution of multimedia research, this second edition covers coding of video and multimedia content; multimedia search, retrieval, and management; multimedia security; multimedia communications and networking; hardware design and implementation for multimedia image and video processing; as well as multimedia systems and applications. The text features 21 new chapters addressing such topics as multimedia information mining, multimodal information fusion and interaction, and human-computer interaction. It also discusses issues in wireless multimedia communications, P2P streaming systems, and resource optimization for multimedia communications.

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Computer Graphics

Image and Video Processing in the Compressed Domain

Multimedia Image and Video Processing

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Interactive Data Visualization

Polygon Mesh Processing

Matthew O. Ward, Georges Grinstein, and Daniel Keim

Mario Botsch, Leif Kobbelt, Mark Pauly, Pierre Alliez, and Bruno Levy

Foundations, Techniques, and Applications This book covers the full spectrum of the field, including mathematical and analytical aspects. Sample programs are provided as starting points for building one’s own visualization tools. Numerous data sets have been made available that highlight different application areas and allow readers to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different visualization methods. Exercises, programming projects, and related readings are given for each chapter. The book concludes with an examination of several existing visualization systems and projections on the future of the field. Catalog no. K00427, ISBN: 978-1-56881-473-5 June 2010, 7 3/8 x 9 1/4, 513 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £59.99

Over the last several years, triangle meshes have become increasingly popular, as irregular triangle meshes have developed into a valuable alternative to traditional spline surfaces. This book discusses the whole geometry processing pipeline based on triangle meshes. The pipeline starts with data input, for example, a model acquired by 3D scanning techniques. This data can then go through processes of error removal, mesh creation, smoothing, conversion, morphing, and more. The authors detail techniques for those processes using triangle meshes. Catalog no. K00467, ISBN: 978-1-56881-426-1 October 2010, 6 x 9, 250 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £39.99 Available in eBook

Practical Rendering and Computation with Direct3D 11 The Magic of Computer Graphics Noriko Kurachi Starting from the basic behavior of light, Ms. Kurachi introduces the most useful techniques for global and local illumination using geometric descriptions of an environment in the first section. She then goes on to describe image-based techniques that rely on captured data to do their magic in the second section. In the final section, she looks at the synthesis of these two complementary approaches and what they mean for the future of computer graphics. Catalog no. K00706, ISBN: 978-1-56881-577-0 June 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 448 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99 Available in eBook

Jason Zink Matt Pettineo Jack Hoxley This guide provides a deep understanding of both the high and low level concepts related to using Direct3D 11. The first half of the book presents a conceptual introduction to Direct3D 11, discussing the Direct3D 11 rendering and computation pipelines, how they map to the underlying hardware, and all of the major components of the library. The second half of the text includes detailed examples of how to use Direct3D 11 in common rendering scenarios. Source code and sample programs are available on a supplementary website. Catalog no. K13207, ISBN: 978-1-56881-720-0 July 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 648 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Principles of Speech Coding Tokunbo Ogunfunmi Santa Clara University, California, USA

Madihally Narasimha Qualcomm, Inc., Santa Clara, California, USA, and Stanford University, California, USA

Computer Graphics

Understanding the basics of speech coding is necessary for the design of various modern devices that rely on speech interfaces such as cell phones and PDAs. Offering a detailed yet easily accessible introduction to the field, Principles of Speech Coding provides an in-depth examination of the underlying signal processing techniques that are used in speech coding. The authors present speech coding standards from various organizations, including the ITU. With a focus on applications such as Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony, this comprehensive text demonstrates the practical implementation of a popular standardized speech coder on a DSP processor and covers the most recent research findings. Catalog no. 7428, ISBN: 978-0-8493-7428-9 April 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 381 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

Elmar Eisemann Michael Schwarz Ulf Assarsson Michael Wimmer This book explains the basics as well as many advanced aspects related to the domain of shadow computation. It presents interactive solutions and practical details on shadow computation. The authors compare various algorithms for creating real-time shadows and illustrate how they are used in different situations. They explore the limitations and failure cases, advantages and disadvantages, and suitability of the algorithms in several applications. Source code, videos, tutorials, and more are available on the book’s website. Catalog no. K13063, ISBN: 978-1-56881-438-4 July 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 384 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

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Science for the Curious Photographer Production Volume Rendering

An Introduction to the Science of Photography Charles S. Johnson, Jr.

Design and Implementation

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Magnus Wrenninge

The introduction covers the history and science of photography and addresses questions about the principles of photography, such as why a camera needs a lens, how lenses work, and why modern lenses are so complicated. What limits resolution, what is “noise” in images? All of these questions and others concerning human perception of color and subjective image quality are treated in detail with some mathematics when appropriate. Finally, the creation and appreciation of art in photography is presented from the standpoint of modern cognitive science.

SONY Pictures Imageworks, Santa Monica, California. USA

Real-Time Shadows

Production volume rendering is a fairly isolated subset of volume rendering, and there is little overlap between it and the other volume rendering contexts. This text presents actively-used volume rendering techniques in visual effects production. It highlights the techniques with the most practical applications, limiting the scope to the rendering of true 3D volumes. The author provides enough details about how high-end production volume rendering is accomplished so that readers can write their own basic rendering software. Catalog no. K13409, ISBN: 978-1-56881-724-8 April 2012, 250 pp. Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99

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The Science of Imaging

R Graphics

Second Edition

Graham Saxby

Paul Murrell

University of Wolverhampton, UK (retired)

The University of Auckland, New Zealand Series: Chapman &Hall/CRC The R Series

Written by the foremost authority in the field, this book explains how to use R to produce high quality statistical graphics. Completely updated and revised, this second edition highlights new graphics-related packages that have been developed, such as the ggplot2 package. A number of new chapters cover these packages in detail. Other chapters new to this edition feature discussions of interactive graphics, 3D graphics, and importing graphics. The book also includes new examples as well as enhanced exercises for teaching or self-study.

Updated and expanded to keep pace with the digital revolution, the new edition of this critically acclaimed work provides a comprehensive exploration of imaging science. Extensively illustrated, the second edition covers the fundamental laws of physics as well as the cutting-edge techniques defining current and future directions in the field. This accessible introduction takes readers on a grand tour of imaging. Starting with the fundamentals of light and basic cameras, the author journeys through television and holography to advanced scientific and medical imaging. He highlights essential formulas, while keeping the complex mathematics to a minimum.

Catalog no. K11535, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3176-2 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 546 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Andrew Woo Pierre Poulin

Visual Perception from a Computer Graphics Perspective William Thompson, Roland Fleming, Sarah Creem-Regehr, and Jeanine Kelly Stefanucci

Digital shadow generation continues to be an important aspect of visualization and visual effects in film, games, simulations, and scientific applications. This resource offers a thorough picture of the motivations, complexities, and categorized algorithms available to generate digital shadows. From general fundamentals to specific applications, it addresses “out of core” shadow algorithms and how to manage huge data sets from a shadow perspective. The book also examines the use of shadow algorithms in industrial applications, in terms of what algorithms are used and what software is applicable.

This book provides an introduction to human visual perception suitable for readers studying or working in the fields of computer graphics and visualization, cognitive science, and visual neuroscience. It focuses on how computer graphics images are generated, rather than solely on the organization of the visual system itself; therefore, the text provides a more direct tie between image generation and the resulting perceptual phenomena. It covers such topics as the perception of material properties, illumination, the perception of pictorial space, image statistics, perception and action, and spatial cognition.

Catalog no. K13769, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8023-4 March 2012, 6 x 9, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K07000, ISBN: 978-1-56881-465-0 June 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 540 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £43.99

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Super-Resolution Imaging

Wavelet Subdivision Methods

Edited by

GEMS for Rendering Curves and Surfaces

Peyman Milanfar

Charles Chui

University of California, Santa Cruz, USA Series: Digital Imaging and Computer Vision

Stanford University, California, and University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA

Johan de Villiers

This book functions as the definitive overview of the field of super-resolution imaging. Written by the leading researchers in the field of image and video super-resolution, it surveys state-of-the-art techniques, and each detailed chapter covers the implementations and applications of super-resolution imaging. Its 14 sections span a wide range of modern super-resolution imaging methods and include variational, Bayesian, feature-based, multi-channel, learning-based, locally adaptive, and nonparametric methods. The book discusses, among others, medical, military, and remote-sensing applications. The book can be used as a reference, a basis for short courses on the subject, or as part of a graduate course on digital image processing.

Keeping mathematical derivations at an elementary level without sacrificing mathematical rigor, this book shows how to apply bottom-up wavelet algorithms to curve and surface editing. It covers both subdivision and wavelet analysis for generating and editing parametric curves and surfaces of desirable geometric shapes. The authors present their own novel wavelet subdivision schemes, cover subdivision schemes for parametric curve rendering, and extend curve subdivision to parametric surface rendering. Plenty of illustrative examples and over 300 endof-chapter exercises help explain the algorithms and concepts.

Catalog no. K11018, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1930-2 September 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 490 pp. Suggested Price: $145.95 / £93.00

Catalog no. K10613, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1215-0 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 479 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Access Control, Security, and Trust Ultra-Realistic Imaging

Advanced Techniques in Colour Holography

A Logical Approach

Shiu-Kai Chin and Susan Beth Older

Hans Bjelkhagen David Brotherton-Ratcliffe

Syracuse University, New York, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Cryptography and Network Security

Ultra-high resolution holograms are now finding commercial and industrial applications in such areas as holographic maps, 3D medical imaging, and consumer devices. This handbook provides complete coverage of real-time color holographic processes and applications. In addition to discussing the optics and theory behind these holographic systems, the book details laser technologies, recording devices, data acquisition and processing techniques, and materials for reproduction. Leading researchers in the field cover both digital and analog color holography as well as real-time displays, CW lasers, and digital holographic printing.

This book equips readers with an access control logic they can use to specify and verify their security designs. Throughout the text, the authors use a single access control logic based on a simple propositional modal logic. The first part of the book presents the syntax and semantics of access control logic, basic access control concepts, and an introduction to confidentiality and integrity policies. The second section covers access control in networks, delegation, protocols, and the use of cryptography. In the third section, the authors focus on hardware and virtual machines. The final part discusses confidentiality, integrity, and role-based access control.

Catalog no. K11379, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2799-4 June 2012, 7 x 10, 416 pp. Suggested Price: $149.95 / £95.00

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Computer Graphics / Cryptography & Coding Theory

Shadow Algorithms Data Miner

Algebraic and Stochastic Coding Theory Dave K. Kythe Ernst & Young LLP, Moorpark, CA, USA

Prem K. Kythe University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Cryptography & Coding Theory

Written for advanced readers, this book examines recent theoretical developments in coding theory. It covers technical topics and includes numerous examples to explain the underlying principles in coding theory. The text proves and illustrates the results with examples that detail that construction of the codes. The authors provide a clear, detailed description of each code and discuss its applications as well as advantages and disadvantages. In addition, they present historical developments and simplify mathematical theory, including exercises in most chapters of the text. Topics covered include belief propagation, distributions, finite fields, bounds, and Golay codes. Catalog no. K13864, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8181-1 February 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 500 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Lidong Chen National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

Guang Gong University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Cryptography and Network Security

Designed as a comprehensive introduction to the topic of communications system security, this text covers the basics of establishing trusted communications and common methods and mechanisms used in protecting transmitted and processed information. The authors present the principles and protocols in an accessible, easy-to-understand format. The main topics featured are cryptography, IKE, IPsec, and TLS. The book includes many examples to illustrate the concepts presented, and exercises provided in each chapter offer hands-on experience. Catalog no. K11870, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4036-8 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 512 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Algebraic Geometry in Cryptography San Ling, Huaxiong Wang, and Chaoping Xing Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Communications System Security

Systematically addressing the many applications of algebraic geometry to cryptography and coding theory, this book provides an introduction to important concepts and demonstrates how to facilitate the new and fruitful connections between the two exciting areas of algebraic geometry and cryptography. It expounds on a wide range of applications such as secret sharing, authentication codes, key distributions, frameproof codes, signatures, and broadcast encryption. Each chapter contains a section to show the connections between algebraic geometry and the specified cryptographic topic and to demonstrate how algebraic geometry is used. Catalog no. C7946, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7946-3 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 356 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Computational Number Theory Edited by

Abhijit Das Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

This text introduces the vast and fascinating area of computational number theory. It treats algorithms for common number-theoretic problems in an elementary fashion, eliminating the need for an extensive prerequisite of algebra and analysis. The GP/PARI calculator is used throughout to demonstrate the working of arithmetic algorithms. The book contains detailed examples illustrating almost every algorithmic concept discussed. It also includes practical applications of arithmetic algorithms in public-key cryptography. Every chapter ends with many exercises, and partial solutions are given in the appendix. Catalog no. K12950, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6615-3 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 500 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Handbook of Financial Cryptography and Security

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Basic Cryptography Richard E. Klima Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA

Neil P. Sigmon Radford University, Virginia, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Requiring only a basic understanding of algebra, statistics, and number theory, this text provides a general introduction to cryptography. It covers the topics, such as World War II ciphers, from cultural and historical contexts. The text presents many applications and uses the Maple™ package Maplets, allowing students to readily perform difficult calculations without first having to learn Maple programming. The book can also be read without the use of Maplets— to complete the exercises, a hand-held calculator can easily be substituted for Maplets. Catalog no. K13332, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7241-3 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 448 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Edited by

Burton Rosenberg University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Cryptography and Network Security

This useful handbook elucidates the theory and techniques of cryptography and illustrates how to establish and maintain security under the framework of financial cryptography. It applies various cryptographic techniques to auctions, electronic voting, micropayment systems, digital rights, financial portfolios, routing networks, and more. The book describes systems that work together to protect value or enable transactions; presents theories and technologies dealing with trust, risk, and privacy that establish the global identity of objects and users; and explores how human factors, law, and regulations are crucial to the successful deployment of financial cryptography. Catalog no. C5981, ISBN: 978-1-4200-5981-6 August 2010, 7 x 10, 631 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Alexander Stanoyevitch California State University–Dominguez Hills, Carson, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

This self-contained introduction provides a focused tour of the central concepts of cryptography. It delineates cryptographic concepts in chronological order, developing the mathematics as needed. The text includes numerous examples and exercises, along with computer implementation sections that guide readers through the process of writing their own programs. Detailed solutions to many of the exercises can be found in the appendices, while a solutions manual is available for qualifying instructors. A supporting website provides an extensive set of sample programs as well as downloadable platform-independent applet pages for some core programs and algorithms. Catalog no. K10916, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1763-6 August 2010, 7 x 10, 669 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £44.99

Multiple-Base Number System Theory and Applications

Vassil Dimitrov, Graham Jullien, and Roberto Muscedere Series: Circuits and Electrical Engineering

This book introduces the technique of computing with a recently introduced number representation and its arithmetic operations, referred to as the Multiple Base Number System (MBNS). The text introduces the technique and reviews the latest research in the field. The authors take the reader through an initial introduction to number representations and arithmetic in order to lay the groundwork for introducing the MBNS. They also deal with implementation issues of MBNS arithmetic processors targeted to selected applications in DSP and cryptography. Catalog no. K11497, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3046-8 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $139.95 / £89.00 Available in eBook

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Introduction to Cryptography with Open-Source Software

Noiseless Steganography

Alasdair McAndrew

Abdelrahman Desoky

Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

This text illustrates algorithms and cryptosystems using examples and the open-source computer algebra system of Sage. It enables students to run their own programs and develop a deep and solid understanding of the mechanics of cryptography. The author, a noted educator in the field, covers the methods, algorithms, and applications of modern cryptographic systems. He provides a highly practical learning experience by progressing at a gentle pace, keeping mathematics at a manageable level, and including numerous end-of-chapter exercises. Catalog no. K11232, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2570-9 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 461 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Lattice Basis Reduction

An Introduction to the LLL Algorithm and Its Applications Murray R. Bremner

The Key to Covert Communications

Cryptography & Coding Theory

Introduction to Cryptography with Mathematical Foundations and Computer Implementations

Consultant, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

This book introduces a novel Noiseless Steganography Paradigm (Nostega) that camouflages messages in a form of unquestionable data in generated cover. It presents several methodologies. The first is a novel cover type, while the second pursues popular games such as chess to conceal messages. The third methodology pursues the linguistics path to generate text-cover. The final methodology is also a linguistic steganography type that conceals messages by manipulating automatic summarization techniques to conceal data in textual summaries. The author discusses implementation and steganalysis validation of these methodologies. Catalog no. K12069, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4621-6 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99 Available in eBook

RC4 Stream Cipher and Its Variants Goutam Paul Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Subhamoy Maitra

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Series: Chapman & Hall Pure and Applied Mathematics

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

First realized in the 1980s by Lenstra, Lenstra, and Lovasz, the LLL algorithm was originally intended to factor polynomials with rational coefficients. It improved upon the existing lattice reduction algorithm in order to solve integer linear programming problems and was later adapted for use in crypanalysis. This book provides an introduction to the theory and applications of lattice basis reduction and the LLL algorithm. With numerous examples and suggested exercises, the text discusses various applications of lattice basis reduction to polynomial factorization, cryptography, number theory, and matrix canonical forms.

RC4 Stream Cipher and Its Variants is among the first books to fully cover the popular software stream cipher RC4. With extensive expertise in stream cipher cryptanalysis and RC4 research, the authors focus on the analysis and design issues of RC4. They also explore variants of RC4 and the eSTREAM finalist HC128. The text introduces basic concepts, such as private/public key cryptosystems and block/stream ciphers, before covering advanced material. It includes open research problems in each chapter and offers a comprehensive bibliography of RC4 literature.

Catalog no. K10358, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0702-6 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 332 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Visual Cryptography and Secret Image Sharing Edited by

Security and Policy Driven Computing Lei Liu

Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery

Oracle Corporation, Menlo Park, California, USA

Security and Policy Driven Computing covers recent advances in security, storage, parallelization, and computing as well as applications in engineering design, implementation, and deployment. It also looks to future research and technologies that will propel the innovation of next-generation systems. The author incorporates a wealth of practical information, including case studies on intrusion detection and key management, computer storage reduction policy, and transactional management. He provides usable code and artifacts for security and policy driven self-managed systems and highlights industrial best practices with real-world examples. Catalog no. K11236, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2579-2 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 290 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

Universita degli studi di Milano, Italy

Ching-Nung Yang National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan Series: Digital Imaging and Computer Vision

This book covers an extensive range of topics related to visual cryptography techniques and secure image sharing solutions. It addresses sharing multiple secrets and visual cryptography schemes based on the probabilistic reconstruction of the secret image, including pictures in the distributed shares, contrast enhancement techniques, visual cryptography schemes based on different logical operations for combining shared images, cheating prevention, and the alignment problem for image shares. The book also describes practical applications, steganography, and authentication. Case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the techniques. Catalog no. K11685, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3721-4 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 545 pp. Suggested Price: $139.95 / £89.00 Available in eBook

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Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography Harsh Kupwade Patil Stephen A. Szygenda

Stelvio Cimato

This book introduces new cross-layer design approaches for wireless sensor networks using identity-based cryptography. It starts with a review of the existing layered approach and then examines new attack vectors that exploit the layered approach to security. After providing the necessary background, the authors present a cross-layer design approach to address authentication, integrity, and encryption. They also examine new ID-based key management mechanisms using a cross-layer design perspective as well as secure routing and new intrusion detection techniques. Catalog no. K13162, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6901-7 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

Edited by

Michael J. Way, Jeffrey D. Scargle, Kamal Ali, and Ashok N. Srivastava Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 24

This book provides a comprehensive overview of various data mining tools and techniques that are increasingly being used by researchers in the international astronomy community. It explores this new problem domain, discussing how it could lead to the development of entirely new algorithms. Leading contributors introduce data mining methods and then describe how the methods can be implemented into astronomy applications. The last section of the book discusses the Redshift Prediction Competition, which is an astronomy competition in the style of the Netflix Prize. Catalog no. K11942, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4173-0 April 2012, 7 x 10, 672 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Theory and Applications of Higher-Dimensional Hadamard Matrices

Cloud Computing

Yi Xian Yang, Xin Xin Niu, and Cheng Qing Xu

Lizhe Wang, Rajiv Ranjan, Jinjun Chen, and Boualem Benatallah

Second Edition

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, China

Drawing on the authors’ use of the Hadamard-related theory in several successful engineering projects, this book explores the applications and dimensions of Hadamard matrices. It covers classical two-dimensional Walsh and Hadamard matrices as well as new Hadamard designs based on dyadic addition sets. After focusing on three-, four-, and six-dimensional Walsh and Hadamard matrices and transforms, the authors describe applications of the n-dimensional Hadamard matrices of order 2. In a new section of the book, they explore the applications of higher-dimensional Hadamard matrices to the areas of telecommunications and information security. Catalog no. K10942, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1807-7 March 2010, 7 x 10, 437 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

Methodology, Systems, and Applications Edited by

Designed for researchers, engineers, IT professionals, and graduate students in parallel and cloud computing, this volume covers the state of the art in cloud computing theory and practice. It spans the background, concepts, services, and middleware of cloud computing. A range of scientific researchers and professors in cloud computing, grid computing, high-performance computing, and Internet computing discuss enabling techniques, system implementation, service functionalities, and various applications. Numerous case studies are included throughout the text. Catalog no. K12651, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5641-3 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 844 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Clustering Boris Mirkin

SCSIS Birkbeck University of London, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis

Covering both classical and modern approaches such as divisive clustering, this book uses in-depth case studies to illustrate how clustering methods can be applied. The case studies have been expanded and improved in this second edition. The author also presents new material on variable selection and weighting, similarity/ relational data clustering, spectral clustering, and interpretation of clusters. This edition is also supplemented with a website that includes MATLAB® code and data sets for all of the examples presented in the text. Catalog no. K11742, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3841-9 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 416 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Data Mining for Bioinformatics Sumeet Dua and Pradeep Chowriappa Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, USA

Data Mining for Bioinformatics presents a unified documentary reference of algorithms and methodologies of data mining that have been proposed and applied to problems in the arena of bioinformatics. It covers key research outcomes in the area of data mining and their applications to bioinformatics, including discussions on the theories and principles of data mining, design methodology data-intensive computational challenges and presentation of algorithms. Taking discussion from journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, keynote presentations, and published books, it covers techniques that been successfully modeled for bioinformatics applications. Catalog no. 2801, ISBN: 978-0-8493-2801-5 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 340 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Customer and Business Analytics Applied Data Mining for Business Decision Making Using R Robert E. Krider Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

Daniel S. Putler

Data Mining with R Learning with Case Studies Luis Torgo

University of British Columbia, Canada Series: Chapman &Hall/CRC The R Series

University of Porto, Portugal Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

A practical hands-on guide, this book covers database marketing, surveys, and other data sources for businesses. Each chapter introduces a method or model and ends with a detailed tutorial that guides students through an analysis of a real case. The book takes a data mining approach yet readers are encouraged to consider the substantive business problem rather than taking a purely exploratory approach to customer analytics. The text is suitable for advanced undergraduate or Master’s courses on marketing studying customer analytics, data mining for marketing, database marketing, marketing analytics, or business intelligence.

This hands-on book uses practical examples to illustrate the power of R and data mining. Assuming no prior knowledge of R or data mining/statistical techniques, it covers a diverse set of problems that pose different challenges in terms of size, type of data, goals of analysis, and analytical tools. The main data mining processes and techniques are presented through detailed, real-world case studies. With these case studies, the author supplies all necessary steps, code, and data. Mirroring the do-it-yourself approach of the text, the supporting website provides data sets and R code.

Catalog no. K14501, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0396-0 May 2012, 7 x 10, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Data Mining and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity Sumeet Dua and Xian Du Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, USA

Foundations of Predictive Analytics James Wu and Stephen Coggeshall ID Analytics, Inc, San Diego, California, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

From basic concepts in machine learning and data mining to advanced problems in the machine learning domain, this book provides a unified reference for specific machine learning solutions to cybersecurity problems. It supplies a foundation in cybersecurity fundamentals, surveys contemporary challenges, and details cutting-edge machine learning and data mining techniques. This interdisciplinary resource includes technique review tables that allow for speedy access to common cybersecurity problems and associated data mining methods. Numerous illustrative figures and more than 40 case studies help readers visualize the workflow of complex techniques.

Written by industry experts, this book introduces the various concepts, theorems, and algorithms widely used in statistical data analysis and data mining. It covers important topics in data mining, machine learning, and statistical pattern recognition, including linear and nonlinear regression models, time series analysis, and variable selection. The text also explores key topics that are not extensively covered in similar books, such as copula functions, incremental regression, censored data models, Dempster-Shafer theory, survival data analysis, and GARCH.

Catalog no. K11801, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3942-3 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 256 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £54.99

Catalog no. K13186, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6946-8 February 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 339 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery

A Data Recovery Approach, Second Edition

Handbook of Educational Data Mining

Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery 30

Introduction to Privacy-Preserving Data Publishing

Edited by

Concepts and Techniques

Cristobal Romero, Sebastian Ventura, Mykola Pechenizkiy, and Ryan S.J.d. Baker

Benjamin C.M. Fung, Ke Wang, Ada Wai-Chee Fu, and Philip S. Yu

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

This handbook helps education experts understand what types of questions EDM can address and helps data miners understand what types of questions are important to educational design and educational decision making. The first part of the book includes nine surveys and tutorials on the principal data mining techniques that have been applied in education. The second part presents a set of 25 case studies that give a rich overview of the problems that EDM has addressed. With contributions by well-known researchers from a variety of fields, the book reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the EDM community.

A gentle introduction for those new to the area, this book presents state-of-the-art information sharing and data integration methods that take into account privacy and data mining requirements. Real-life case studies illustrate the practical challenges of information sharing. The book addresses the privacy issues of relational, transaction, trajectory, social network, and textual data. The authors discuss the assumptions and desirable properties of privacy-preserving data publishing, evaluate various approaches to privacy-preserving data publishing, and explore the differences in privacy-preserving data publishing from related research areas. They also cover applications and future trends.

Catalog no. K10250, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0457-5 October 2010, 7 x 10, 535 pp. Suggested Price: $115.95 / £73.99 Available in eBook

Catalog no. C9148, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9148-9 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 376 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

Intelligent Technologies for Web Applications

Knowledge Discovery from Data Streams

Priti Srinivas Sajja Rajendra Akerkar

Joao Gama

Western Norway Research Institute, Sogndal, Norway Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

University of Porto, Portugal Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

This reference presents both fundamental and advanced topics and related to Web operations. Using an integrated approach, the authors describe the basics as well as latest trends in the area. They cover agent-based Web, wrapper induction, Web mining, information retrieval, Web knowledge management, and social networks. The text includes a host of examples and over 100 illustrations that clarify complex material. It also contains many bibliographical notes, end-ofchapter exercises, glossaries, and practice questions with solutions/hints.

Exploring how to extract knowledge structures from evolving and time-changing data, this book presents a coherent overview of state-of-the-art research in learning from data streams. It covers the fundamentals that are imperative to understanding data streams and describes important applications such as TCP/IP traffic, GPS data, sensor networks, and customer click streams. It also explores advanced areas, such as ubiquitous data stream mining; addresses several challenges of data mining in the future, when stream mining will be at the core of many applications; and includes pseudo-code of more than 30 streaming-like algorithms.

Catalog no. K13281, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7162-1 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K11254, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2611-9 May 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 255 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

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Knowledge Science

Introduction to Ensemble Methods

Modeling the Knowledge Creation Process Edited by

Zhi-Hua Zhou Nanjing University, China Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Yoshiteru Nakamori Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa

This comprehensive book presents an in-depth and systematic introduction to ensemble methods for researchers in machine learning, data mining, and related areas. It helps readers solve modern problems in machine learning using these methods. The author covers the spectrum of research in ensemble methods, including such famous methods as boosting, bagging, and rainforest, along with current directions and methods not sufficiently addressed in other books. Chapters explore cutting-edge topics, such as semi-supervised ensembles, cluster ensembles, and comprehensibility, as well as successful applications.

Explaining how to improve our knowledge-based society, this book addresses problems in collecting, synthesizing, coordinating, and creating knowledge. It provides knowledge engineering tools and a framework for integrating knowledge creation, discovery, and management. The text covers knowledge technology, knowledge management, knowledge discovery and data mining, knowledge synthesis, knowledge justification, and knowledge construction. Experienced researchers in decision science, artificial intelligence, systems engineering, behavioral science, and management science present new methods for creating technological innovation from existing knowledge, such as IT techniques, organizational theory, and mathematical systems theory.

Catalog no. K11467, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3003-1 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 406 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K11740, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3836-5 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 189 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

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Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery for Engineering Systems Health Management Edited by

Music Data Mining

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA

Tao Li, Mitsunori Ogihara, and George Tzanetakis

Jiawei Han

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

This volume presents state-of-the-art tools and techniques for automatically detecting, diagnosing, and predicting the effects of adverse events in an engineered system. It emphasizes the importance of these techniques in managing the intricate interactions within and between engineering systems to maintain a high degree of reliability. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the book explains how the fundamental algorithms and methods of both physicsbased and data-driven approaches effectively address systems health management in application areas such as data centers, aircraft, and software systems. Catalog no. K11944, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4178-5 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 502 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Machine Learning Forensics for Law Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Jesus Mena Increasingly, crimes and fraud are digital in nature, occurring at breakneck speed and encompassing large volumes of data. To combat this unlawful activity, knowledge about the use of machine learning technology and software is critical. This volume integrates an assortment of deductive and instructive tools, techniques, and technologies to arm professionals with the tools they need to be prepared and stay ahead of the game. It is a practical guide on how to conduct forensic investigations using self-organizing clustering map (SOM) neural networks, text extraction, and rule generating software to “interrogate the evidence.” Catalog no. K12786, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6069-4 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 349 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Advances in digital music technology have created challenges for effectively accessing and interacting with large collections of music and associated data. This book explores how data mining addresses these challenges by mining useful information and using it to create novel ways of interacting with large music collections. Leading experts in data mining, machine learning, and music science examine fundamental issues of classification and audio signal processing and discuss social aspects of music mining. They also present new research in instrument recognition, mood and emotion classification, and hit song prediction science. Catalog no. K11597, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3552-4 July 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 384 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Music Emotion Recognition Yi-Hsuan Yang Homer H. Chen Series: Multimedia Computing, Communication and Intelligence

Providing a comprehensive review of existing work in music emotion developed in psychology and engineering, this book explains how to account for the subjective nature of emotion perception in the development of automatic music emotion recognition (MER) systems. Among the first publications dedicated to automatic MER, it begins with a complete introduction to the essential aspects of MER— including background, key techniques, and applications. This groundbreaking reference examines emotion from a dimensional perspective. It defines emotions in music as points in a 2D plane in terms of two of the most fundamental emotion dimensions according to psychologists: valence and arousal. Catalog no. K12296, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5046-6 February 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 261 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Mining Software Specifications Methodologies and Applications Edited by

Patterns of Data Modeling

David Lo, Siau-Cheng Khoo, Jiawei Han, and Chao Liu

Michael Blaha

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery

Edited by

Ashok N. Srivastava

OMT Associates, Inc. Placida, Florida, USA

Exploring existing and emerging work in the field, this volume shows how specification mining techniques can help find software bugs and improve program understanding. Top researchers in the software engineering community provide valuable insight on up-to-date case studies of various software systems, including open source programs and those used by Microsoft Research and IBM Research. The book focuses on mining both finite state machines and temporal rules/patterns of behavior. It presents approaches that use static analysis, dynamic analysis, and combinations of the two.

Helping readers avoid common mistakes and build better models, this is one of the first books to apply the popular patterns perspective to database systems and the data models that are used to design state-of-the-art, efficient database systems. Best-selling author and database expert Dr. Michael Blaha provides detailed data model patterns as a basis for expertly building data models. Since most commercial software is built around a database, he focuses on databases rather than programming. He emphasizes how database representation sets the path for the software, determines its flexibility, affects its quality, and influences whether the software succeeds or fails.

Catalog no. K10312, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0626-5 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 460 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Privacy-Aware Knowledge Discovery

Novel Applications and New Techniques Edited by

Francesco Bonchi

Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery

Practical Data Mining

Yahoo! Research, Barcelona, Spain

Monte F. Hancock, Jr.

University of Insubria, Italy Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Intended for those who need a practical guide to proven and up-to-date data mining techniques and processes, this book covers specific problem genres. With chapters that focus on application specifics, it allows readers to go to material relevant to their problem domain. Each section starts with a chapter-length roadmap for the given problem domain. This includes a checklist/decision-tree, which allows the reader to customize a data mining solution for their problem space. The roadmap discusses the technical components of solutions. Catalog no. K13109, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6836-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 304 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Covering research at the frontier of this field, this volume presents state-of-theart privacy-preserving data mining techniques for application domains such as medicine and social networks that face the increasing heterogeneity and complexity of new forms of data. Renowned authorities from prominent organizations not only cover well-established results, they also explore complex domains where privacy issues are generally clear and well-defined, but the solutions are still preliminary and in continuous development. The book focuses on intricate, realworld applications in medicine, biology, the web, social networks, and mobility observation systems. Catalog no. K10204, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0365-3 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 542 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

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Practical Graph Mining with R Edited by

Relational Data Clustering

Models, Algorithms, and Applications Bo Long, Zhongfei Zhang, and Philip S. Yu

Nagiza F. Samatova Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Elena Ferrari

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Integrating two important aspects of computer science, graph-based modeling and data mining techniques, this book provides a practical, do-it-yourself approach for extracting interesting patterns from graph data. The self-contained text requires no prerequisite knowledge of data mining and includes many worked examples, exercises with solutions, and real-world applications and data sets. Each algorithm is presented with accompanying R code. A supporting website features additional resources, including PowerPoint slides, R code, and data sets.

A culmination of the authors’ years of extensive research on the topic, this book provides a complete, self-contained introduction to advances in relational data clustering. It presents a novel theoretical framework as well as the most state-ofthe-art models for relational data clustering. The authors also describe a family of new algorithms for various relational clustering problems arising in a wide range of important applications. Concepts and theory are explained through detailed application examples, and the book includes a comprehensive reference list of related literature.

Catalog no. K12799, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6084-7 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 480 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. C7261, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7261-7 May 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 216 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

Spatial and Spatiotemporal Data Mining A Practitioner’s Guide to Resampling for Data Analysis, Data Mining, and Modeling Phillip L. Good Consultant, Huntington Beach, California, USA

Resampling methods—techniques for repeatedly resampling data to obtain results—are being used in virtually every research area. This practical guide discusses the applications of these methods in a wide variety of subject areas. Each chapter contains a wealth of examples along with R and Stata code for implementing the techniques. Written by a leading authority in the field, the text covers estimation, two-sample and k-sample univariate, and multivariate comparisons of means and variances, sample size determination, categorical data analysis, multiple hypotheses, and model building. Catalog no. K12588, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5550-8 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 224 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Edited by

Shashi Shekhar University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Ranga Raju Vatsavai Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

A collaborative effort between a leading academician who laid the foundation to spatial data mining and a research scientist from a prestigious national laboratory who has over a decade of interdisciplinary research experience, this book covers not only concepts and algorithms but also includes appropriate examples and exercises suitable for classroom teaching. Although an edited book with chapters written by eminent scholars or experts, the editors have carefully kept the flavor of a textbook. It covers the breadth and depth of the field, including theory and practice, with ample examples and exercises. Catalog no. K10726, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1418-5 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Zheng Zhao SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina, USA

Temporal Data Mining

Huan Liu

Theophano Mitsa

Arizona State University, Tempe, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 23

Software Consultant, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Spectral feature selection is a state-of-the-art technique based on spectral graph theory. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to spectra, including its theoretical foundations, connections to existing feature selection and extraction algorithms, and its applications in solving novel real-world problems in feature selection. It covers general feature selection and feature extraction concepts, the most popular existing algorithms, and recent research developments. The text also includes precise definitions, a number of illustrative figures, and plenty of examples, along with slides, source code, and data on a supporting website.

From basic data mining concepts to state-of-the-art advances, this book covers the theory of the subject as well as its application in a variety of fields. It discusses the incorporation of temporality in databases as well as temporal data representation, similarity computation, data classification, clustering, pattern discovery, and prediction. The book also explores the use of temporal data mining in medicine and biomedical informatics, business and industrial applications, web usage mining, and spatiotemporal data mining. Along with various state-of-the-art algorithms, each chapter includes detailed references and short descriptions of relevant algorithms and techniques described in other references.

Catalog no. K12877, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6209-4 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 217 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Statistical and Machine-Learning Data Mining Techniques for Better Predictive Modeling and Analysis of Big Data, Second Edition Bruce Ratner

TV Content Analysis

Techniques and Applications Edited by

Yiannis Kompatsiaris, Bernard Merialdo, and Shiguo Lian

DM STAT-1 Consulting, New York, New York, USA

Series: Multimedia Computing, Communication and Intelligence

Focusing on uniquely large-scale statistical models that effectively consider big data identifying structures (variables) with the appropriate predictive power in order to yield reliable, robust, relevant large scale analyses, this revised edition incorporates 13 new chapters as well as expanded explanations of the author’s own popular machine-learning GenIQ Model. The book highlights the needs of data analysts, regression modelers, non-regression modelers, and data miners across all industry sectors, delivering practical yet powerful, simple yet insightful quantitative techniques that reliably accommodate big data, as well as the small data implied within.

TV content is currently available through various communication channels and devices, including digital TV, mobile TV, and Internet TV. However, with the increase in TV content volume, both its management and consumption become more and more challenging. Thoroughly describing TV program analysis techniques, this book explores the systems, architectures, algorithms, applications, research results, new approaches, and open issues. Leading experts address a wide variety of related subject areas and present a scientifically sound treatment of state-of-the-art techniques for readers interested or involved in TV program analysis.

Catalog no. K12803, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6091-5 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 550 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K12594, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5560-7 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 576 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Statistical Data Mining Using SAS Applications

Understanding Information Retrieval Systems

George Fernandez

Edited by

Second Edition

University of Nevada, Reno, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Management, Types, and Standards Marcia J. Bates University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Compatible with SAS version 9, SAS Enterprise Guide, and SAS Learning Edition, this resource describes statistical data mining concepts and methods and includes 13 user-friendly SAS macro applications for performing complete data mining tasks. Along with many new features in the SAS-specific macro applications, this second edition now provides access to SAS macros directly from your desktop and offers the ability to create publication quality graphics. Each chapter emphasizes step-by-step instructions for using SAS macros and interpreting the results. Compiled data mining SAS macro files are available for download on the author’s website.

Information retrieval (IR) is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, information within documents, and metadata about documents, as well as searching relational databases and the World Wide Web. This book covers the management, types, and technical standards of these increasingly important systems. It discusses all types of information retrieval systems, including those used in medicine, geographic information, and music, as well as retrieval in computersupported collaborative work, Web mining, social mining, and the Semantic Web. Library and museum IR systems are also covered. Leading contributors in the field address digital asset management, piracy in digital media, records compliance, information storage technologies, and data transmission protocols.

Catalog no. K10535, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1075-0 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 477 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Catalog no. K14128, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9196-4 December 2011, 7 x 10, 755 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery / Discrete Systems

Spectral Feature Selection for Data Mining

Algebraic Number Theory

Combinatorics of Permutations

Richard A. Mollin

Miklos Bona

University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

University of Florida, Gainesville, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Bringing the material up to date to reflect modern applications, this second edition has been completely rewritten and reorganized to incorporate a new style, methodology, and presentation. It offers a more complete and involved treatment of Galois theory, a more comprehensive section on Pollard’s cubic factoring algorithm, and more detailed explanations of proofs to provide a sound understanding of challenging material. This edition also studies binary quadratic forms and compares the ideal and form class groups. The text includes convenient cross-referencing, a comprehensive index, and numerous exercises and applications.

A 2006 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, this text provides comprehensive coverage of permutations. The second edition features a new chapter on modeling genomes by using permutations. Along with new applications such as genome sorting, this edition includes a set of warm-up exercises to ease readers into a problem-solving mode as well as new sections addressing the growth rate of permutation classes, permutation tableaux, superpatterns, and alternating subsequences. The text also discusses pattern avoidance, inversions, and linear orders.

Second Edition

Discrete Systems

Catalog no. K12056, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4598-1 January 2011, 7 x 10, 442 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K12299, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5051-0 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 480 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Applications of Combinatorial Matrix Theory to Laplacian Matrices of Graphs

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Discrete Structures with Contemporary Applications Alexander Stanoyevitch

Jason J. Molitierno

California State University–Dominguez Hills, Carson, USA

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Reflecting many of the recent advances and trends in this area, this classroomtested text covers the core topics in discrete structures as outlined by the ACM and explores an assortment of novel applications, including simulations, genetic algorithms, network flows, probabilistic primality tests, public key cryptography, and coding theory. It presents algorithms in pseudo code and offers sample programs via the author’s website. The text also includes a wide variety of examples and exercises, with solutions in the appendices. In addition, computer exercises teach students how to write their own programs. A solutions manual is available for qualifying instructors.

This book presents results established over the past 30 years on the Laplacian matrix of graphs developed using combinatorial matrix theory. The author focuses on the spectrum of Laplacian matrices, the algebraic connectivity of graphs, associated eigenvectors of the Laplacian matrix, and submatrices of the Laplacian matrix. All of these topics illustrate how the properties of a matrix can give information about the associated graph and vice versa. The text also covers relevant parts of graph theory, Laplacian matrices, and combinatorial matrix theory and includes sources for each theorem. Catalog no. K12933, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6337-4 January 2012, 7 x 10, 433 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Bijective Combinatorics Nicholas Loehr Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Suitable for readers without prior background in algebra or combinatorics, this text presents a general introduction to enumerative and algebraic combinatorics that emphasizes bijective methods. It systematically develops the mathematical tools needed to analyze many combinatorial structures and solve enumeration problems. The book also delves into algebraic aspects of combinatorics, including formal power series, group actions, symmetric polynomials, and the combinatorial calculus of tableaux. It contains numerous worked examples and applications as well as nearly 1,000 exercises, many with solutions, hints, or partial answers. Catalog no. K12206, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4884-5 February 2011, 7 x 10, 612 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

Graphs & Digraphs Fifth Edition

Gary Chartrand, Linda Lesniak, and Ping Zhang This student-friendly, classroom-tested text remains the consummate introduction to graph theory. Nearly 50 percent longer than its bestselling predecessor, this edition reorganizes the material and presents many new topics, including graph minors, perfect graphs, chromatic polynomials, nowhere-zero flows, flows in networks, degree sequences, toughness, list colorings, and list edge colorings. It also contains new examples, figures, and applications; expanded historical discussions of well-known mathematicians and problems; and more than 300 new exercises, along with hints and solutions to odd-numbered exercises. A solutions manual is available for qualifying instructors. Catalog no. K11263, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2627-0 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 598 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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Theory and Applications

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Introduction to Combinatorics W.D. Wallis Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

David S. Gunderson

John George

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Gordon College, Barnesville, Georgia, USA Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

This comprehensive handbook presents hundreds of classical theorems and proofs that span many areas, including basic equalities and inequalities, combinatorics, linear algebra, calculus, trigonometry, geometry, set theory, game theory, recursion, and algorithms. It derives many forms of mathematical induction, such as infinite descent and the axiom of choice, from basic principles. Requiring only a modest amount of mathematical maturity to understand most results and proofs, the book contains more than 750 exercises—with complete solutions to at least 500. It also includes nearly 600 bibliographic references, numerous cross references, and an extensive index of over 3,000 entries.

Accessible to undergraduate students, this introduction presents approaches for solving counting and structural questions. It provides basic information on sets, proof techniques, enumeration, and graph theory. It covers important families of functions as well as coding theory and design theory. The authors also explore the interaction between linear algebra and combinatorics. They include exercises and problems in each chapter, with some solutions at the back of the book. Traditional problems are often illustrated with modern examples, such as digital music tracks, and Maple™, Mathematica®, and other technological tools are discussed where appropriate.

Catalog no. C3649, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9364-3 September 2010, 7 x 10, 921 pp. Suggested Price: $115.95 / £73.99

Catalog no. K10310, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0622-7 September 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 397 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

Handbook of Product Graphs Second Edition

Richard Hammack, Wilfried Imrich, and Sandi Klavžar Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

This handbook examines the dichotomy between the structure of products and their subgraphs. It also features the design of efficient algorithms that recognize products and their subgraphs and explores the relationship between graph parameters of the product and factors. Extensively revised and expanded, this second edition presents full proofs of many important results as well as up-to-date research and conjectures. It illustrates applications of graph products in several areas and contains well over 300 exercises. Supplementary material is available on the book’s website. Catalog no. K10662, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1304-1 June 2011, 7 x 10, 536 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Transcendental and Generalized Functions with Applications to Solids and Fluids Luis Manuel Braga de Costa Campos Instituto Superior Technico, Lisboa, Portugal Series: Mathematical and Physics for Science and Technology

Unifying applied mathematics, physics, and engineering, this book looks at how generalized functions are used in physics and engineering applications. It provides a comprehensive overview of numerous mathematical models in generalized functions with many applications to solids and fluids that are particularly relevant in aerospace and mechanical engineering. The author, one of Europe’s leading applied mathematicians, presents the laws of physics to formulate problems, mathematical methods to solve them, and examples of the interpretation of results. Catalog no. K11546, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3431-2 February 2012, 7 x 10, 877 pp. Suggested Price: $149.95 / £89.00 Available in eBook

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How to Count

An Introduction to Combinatorics, Second Edition R.B.J.T. Allenby and Alan Slomson University of Leeds , UK Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Completely revised, this text shows how to solve numerous classic and other interesting combinatorial problems. The authors take an easily accessible approach that introduces problems before leading into the theory involved. They present proofs of key results as well as numerous worked examples. This second edition includes seven new chapters that cover occupancy problems, Stirling and Catalan numbers, graph theory, trees, Dirichlet’s pigeonhole principle, Ramsey theory, and rook polynomials. It also contains 450 paired exercises, along with a full solution to one of the exercises in each pair. A solutions manual is available for qualifying instructors. Catalog no. C8260, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8260-9 August 2010, 7 x 10, 444 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £34.99 Available in eBook

250 Indie Games You Must Play Mike Rose A guide to the exciting and expanding world of indie gaming, this book presents 250 influential, fun, and often free indie video games. Whether you are a veteran of the indie game scene or have never played an indie game before, the book helps further your understanding of why indie games are so important in the entertainment industry. The games highlighted in the text encompass concepts and ideas that will change your perspective of what video games can be. Direct web links are provided so that users can play the games described. Catalog no. K13514, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7574-2 May 2011, 6 x 9, 280 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $29.95 / £17.99

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Discrete Systems / Game Development & Design/Design

Handbook of Mathematical Induction

Agents, Games, and Evolution Strategies at Work and Play

Incredible iPhone and iPad Games and the Stories behind Them

Steven Orla Kimbrough

Ryan Rigney

Game Development & Design/Design

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

RKR Freelance Writer, LLC, University, Mississippi, USA

Based on the author’s course at the University of Pennsylvania, this book explores a number of basic games using agent-based models. In these models, agents have fixed strategies. The author uses agent-based models to present a wide range of applications in which strategic interaction is present and for which design issues have genuine practical import. The text covers such games as the Prisoner’s Dilemma, Stag Hunt, Battle of the Sexes, and Interrogation. All computational methods are implemented in NetLogo, and the required mathematical background is included in an appendix.

If you own an iPhone, iPod, or iPad and are interested in gaming, then this book will be your absolute best resource. Written by an established video game journalist and with contributions from leading gamers, the book presents some of the most interesting iPhone and iPad games, along with stories of the people behind these games. It describes hundreds of titles, including well-known games and hidden gems. An excellent resource for serious gamers, the book provides insight into the development of games for the iOS platform.

Catalog no. K11564, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3470-1 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 557 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K14255, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9585-6 December 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 250 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $29.95 / £17.99

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On the Way to Fun

An Emotion Based Approach to Successful Game Design

Basics of Game Design Michael Moore

Buttonless

Basics of Game Design is for anyone wanting to become a professional game designer. Focusing on creating the game mechanics for data-driven games, it covers role-playing, real-time strategy, first-person shooter, simulation, and other games. Written by a 25-year veteran of the game industry, the guide offers detailed explanations of how to design the data sets used to resolve game play for moving, combat, solving puzzles, interacting with NPCs, managing inventory, and much more. Advice on developing stories for games, building maps and levels, and designing the graphical user interface is also included. Catalog no. K13070, ISBN: 978-1-56881-433-9 March 2011, 6 x 9, 400 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99

Roberto Dillon How can video games be fun and immerse players in fantastic worlds where anything seems possible? How can they be so engaging to have become the main entertainment product for children and adults alike? This book proposes a possible answer to these questions by going back to the roots of gaming and showing how early games and modern indie productions captivate generations of players, without fancy graphics and effects but relying on basic emotions and instincts instead. This book benefits aspiring and beginning game designers and anyone who wants a better understanding of human nature and how it relates to the design process of immersive video game experiences. Catalog no. K00670, ISBN: 978-1-56881-582-4 March 2010, 5-1/4 x 8, Soft Cover Suggested Price: $29.95 / £19.99 Available in eBook

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Game Development Tools Marwan Ansari

The Golden Age of Video Games The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry

WMS Gaming, Plainfield, IL, USA

Roberto Dillon

This book brings the insights of game professionals, DCC creators, hardware vendors, and current researchers together into a collection that focuses on the most underrepresented and critical part of game production: tools development. The first gems-type book dedicated to game tools, this volume focuses on practical, implementable tools for game development professionals. Topics range from asset tracking to improving remote version control performance to robust and efficient IO. Technical artists, as well as game play, audio, and graphics programmers will find new tools to improve work flow and help build games faster.

This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment. The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period. An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene.

Catalog no. K13066, ISBN: 978-1-56881-432-2 May 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, pp. Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99

Catalog no. K13396, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7323-6 April 2011, 6 x 9, 209 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $39.95 / £25.99

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Digipen Institute, Singapore

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Game Engine Gems 2

Gerard Christopher Klug Kevin Lee Allen

Eric Lengyel Terathon Software

This book explores how the principles of art directing devised in theater, film, and TV can better inform game design. It compares how a game is built, a film is constructed, a play is produced, and a TV show gets shot and examines the ways game design can learn from other fields. The authors cover scriptwriting, set design, costume design, and lighting design. They also offer specific guidelines for designing successful games and include interviews with experts from games, TV, film, and theater. Catalog no. K13292, ISBN: 978-1-56881-772-9 March 2012, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99 Available in eBook

This book, the second volume in the popular Game Engine Gems series, contains short articles that focus on a particular technique, describe a clever trick, or offer practical advice within the subject of game engine development. The 31 chapters cover three broad categories: graphics and rendering, game engine design, and systems programming. Professional game developers, students of game development and computer science, and anyone interested in learning how the pros tackle specific problems that arise during game engine development will find useful gems in this collection. Supplementary materials, including demos, source code, examples, specifications, and more can be found at www.gameenginegems.net. Catalog no. K13208, ISBN: 978-1-56881-437-7 February 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 532 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

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Unreal Game Development Ashish Amresh

Game Physics Pearls Edited by

Gino van den Bergen Dirk Gregorius

Arizona State University, Mesa, USA

Alex Okita Float Hybrid Entertainment, San Francisco, California, USA

Teaching the fundamentals of designing a computer game, this book mirrors the curriculum used at CampGame. Students enter with no prior knowledge of game-making whatsoever and, through the course of six weeks, finish as teams of budding game developers who have already completed fully functional games with their own designs, code, and art. To get the most out of the text, readers should gather up some friends and work through the book together as a team and with time limits. Catalog no. K00716, ISBN: 978-1-56881-459-9 August 2010, 9-1/4 x 7-1/2, 500 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £39.99

Game Development for iOS with Unity3d

Implementing physical simulations for real-time games is a complex task that requires a solid understanding of a wide range of concepts from the fields of mathematics, physics, and software engineering. The chapters cover topics such as collision detection, particle-based simulations, constraint solving, and softbody simulation. The contributors write based on their experience in developing tools and runtime libraries either in game companies or middleware houses that produce physics software for games on PCs and consoles. Catalog no. K00411, ISBN: 978-1-56881-474-2 July 2010, 6 x 9, 352 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £39.99 Available in eBook

3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development Second Edition Fletcher Dunn

Jeff Murray

Valve Software

Psychic Parrot Games, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ian Parberry

This hands-on guide delivers production-proven techniques and valuable tips and tricks needed to plan, build, test, and launch full 3D games for the iPhone, iPod, or iPad all the way to the Apple app store. It walks you through all the necessary procedures and features two iOS-ready games to explore, adapt, and play. The text presents all of the information necessary for beginning and intermediate users to build and publish iOS games using Unity Beginner. Topics covered include game design, 3D graphics, debugging, script optimization, and optimizing assets for file size and performance.

This engaging book presents the essential mathematics needed to describe, simulate, and render a 3D world. Reflecting both academic and in-the-trenches practical experience, the authors teach you how to describe objects and their positions, orientations, and trajectories in 3D using mathematics. The text provides an introduction to mathematics for game designers, including the fundamentals of coordinate spaces, vectors, and matrices. It also covers orientation in three dimensions, calculus and dynamics, graphics, and parametric curves.

Catalog no. K14133, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9219-0 June 2012, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 350 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99

Catalog no. K13210, ISBN: 978-1-56881-723-1 November 2011, 7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 846 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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University of North Texas, Denton, USA

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Game Development & Design/Design/Programming

Theater of Games

Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Edited by

Richard Pak

Vincent G. Duffy

Human Computer Interaction 38

Designing Displays for Older Adults Clemson University, South Carolina, USA

Purdue University, Indiana, USA Series: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Anne McLaughlin

This volume is concerned with digital human modeling: the design of systems reducing the need for physical prototyping and incorporating ergonomics and human factors earlier in design processes. Digital human models are representations of some aspects of a human that can be inserted into simulations or virtual environments to facilitate prediction of safety, satisfaction, usability and performance. These representations may consider the physical, physiological, cognitive, behavioral or emotional aspects. They are typically represented by some visualization with the math and science computed in the background.

A distillation of decades of published research, this book is a primer on agerelated changes in cognition, perception, and behavior organized into meaningful principles that improve understanding. It explores the complex set of mental and physical changes that occur during aging and that can affect technology acceptance, adoption, interaction, safety, and satisfaction. The authors open the way for designing with an understanding of these changes that results in better products and systems for users in all life stages.

Catalog no. K11584, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3511-1 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 662 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

Catalog no. K10089, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0139-0 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 211 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99 Available in eBook

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Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Edited by

Display and Interface Design

Gavriel Salvendy, David B. Kaber, Guy Boy, and Waldemar Karwowski

Kevin B. Bennett and John M. Flach

Subtle Science, Exact Art

Series: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA

The chapters in this book come from an international group of authors with diverse backgrounds. Specific topics include biometric systems development, military command and control, medical device design, driver processes, and performance of inspection tasks in manufacturing operations and extend to human-automation integration in aviation systems, training methods for mental models, and use of virtual reality for skill development. This book is of special value to practitioners involved in design process development, prototyping of systems, products, and services, as well as training process design for a range of markets.

The reason that good interfaces are few and far between is really quite simple: they are extremely difficult to design and build properly. While there are many books available that address display design, most of them focus on aesthetic principles but lack scientific rigor or are descriptive but not prescriptive. This book elucidates an overarching framework for design that can be applied to the broad spectrum of existing domains. The authors delineate analytical tools and principles of design that are general and powerful, but very abstract, accompanied by concrete examples of their use in a variety of domains of application. The book includes access to a website containing examples of the dynamic properties of displays.

Catalog no. K11573, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3491-6 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 910 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

Cross-Cultural Design for IT Products and Services

Catalog no. 6438X, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6438-4 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 510 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Pei-Luen Patrick Rau Tom Plocher Honeywell International, Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA

Yee-Yin Choong National Institute of Standards and Technology, Caithersburg, Maryland, USA Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Ergonomics

Foundational Principles, Applications and Technologies Pamela McCauley Bush University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

With the increase of globalization of business and industry, IT products and services are produced and marketed across geographical cultural boundaries without any consideration of culture. There is a high probability that IT products and services developed in one country may not be effectively used in another country, which may hinder market penetration and sales and use of IT products and services. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the psychological foundations of cross-cultural design. The text presents methodology for assessing similarities, differences, likes, dislikes, and difficulties with different information appliance products and information services.

A comprehensive introduction to the field of ergonomics, this text includes scientific principles, research, applications, and emerging trends in technology. It contains all the necessary elements for delivery of a quality ergonomics course including a sample course syllabus, PowerPoint® slides for instructors and students, homework assignments, class projects, instructor’s manual, suggested lab equipment, proposed lab exercises, and a student laboratory manual. This valuable resource provides allows readers to understand and improve the environments, equipment, and systems with which humans interact in the workplace, in a recreational environment, and at home.

Catalog no. K11760, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3873-0 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 344 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K10245, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0445-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 334 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design Second Edition

Human-Computer Interaction Handbook

Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition

Kim-Phuong L. Vu California State University, Long Beach, USA

Robert W. Proctor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

This second edition of a bestseller provides up-to-date knowledge of human factors issues in web design. It comprehensively treats human factors research methods, design guidelines, and processes for use in developing effective websites and web-based technologies. As the first edition included 38 chapters written by over 80 distinguished scholars and practitioners, the second edition has increased the number of contributors and added eight new chapters. The book covers new research and usability methods, accessibility and ISO guidelines, and discusses social networking and online gaming. Chapters also examine healthcare, data mining, mobile devices, and learning communities. Catalog no. K11245, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2594-5 April 2011, 8-1/2 x 11, 794 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

Edited by

Julie A. Jacko Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics, 35

This third edition continues to provide the most up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the most important research in the field of human-computer technologies, including insights that are directly applicable throughout the process of developing effective interactive information technologies. It features cuttingedge advances to the scientific knowledge base as well as visionary perspectives and developments that fundamentally transform the way in which researchers and practitioners view the discipline. Copiously illustrated with figure and tables, it contains nine new chapters covering topics such as creativity and cognition, social networking, human-robot interaction, and recommender systems. Catalog no. K11447, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2943-1 May 2012, 8-1/2 x 11, 1584 pp. Suggested Price: $149.95 / £95.00 Available in eBook

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Human-Computer Etiquette Cultural Expectations and the Design Implications They Place on Computers and Technology

Innovative Solutions

What Designers Need to Know for Today’s Emerging Markets Edited by

Edited by

Caroline C. Hayes University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Christopher A. Miller Smart Information Flow Technologies, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Series: Supply Chain Integration Modeling, Optimization and Application

Written by a panel of experts, this edited collection explores a wide range of issues pertaining to how computers evoke human social expectations. The book illustrates how socially acceptable conventions can strongly impact the effectiveness of human-computer interactions and how to consider such norms in the design of human-computer interfaces. Providing a complete introduction to the design of social responses to computers, the text emphasizes the value of social norms in the development of usable and enjoyable technology. It also describes the role of socially correct behavior in technology adoption and how to design human-computer interfaces for a competitive global market. Catalog no. AU6945, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6945-7 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 406 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Apala Lahiri Chavan Girish V. Prabhu Based on research and practice, this book comprehensively examines the elements of what is needed to be knowledgeable and creative when designing for emerging markets. It provides an in-depth look at research methods in emerging markets and underserved communities. The authors demonstrate how ecosystems mapping could become an essential tool to define the elements impacting design decisions. They discuss methods to develop solution spaces based on the output from user research studies. The book includes case studies and design examples that provide insights on how to avoid pitfalls in designing outside of the comfort zone and for emerging markets. Catalog no. K10523, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1049-1 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 260 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

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Human-Computer Interaction and Operators’ Performance

Optimizing Work Design with Activity Theory Edited by

Gregory Z. Bedny and Waldemar Karwowski University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

Directed to a broad and interdisciplinary audience, this book provides a complete account of what has been accomplished in applied and systemic-structural activity theory. It presents a new approach to applied psychology and the study of human work that has derived from activity theory. The selected articles demonstrate the basic principles of studying human work, and particularly computer-based work, in complex sociotechnical systems. The book includes examples of applied and systemic-structural activity theory to HCI and man-machine-systems, aviation, safety, design and optimization of human performance. Catalog no. K11640, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3626-2 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 461 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

Human Computer Interaction

Edited by

Practical Speech User Interface Design James R. Lewis Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Although speech is the most natural form of communication between humans, using speech to communicate with machines is anything but natural. Drawing from psychology, human-computer interaction, linguistics, and communication theory, this book provides a comprehensive yet concise survey of practical speech user interface design. The text presents research and practice-based guidance for the development of usable speech user interfaces, such as the interactive voice response applications designed to provide phone-based call routing and selfservice. The author, a leading human factors engineer, covers both high- and low-level decisions and also includes VoiceXML code examples. Catalog no. K10812, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1584-7 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 344 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

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Usability of Complex Information Systems

Evaluation of User Interaction

Human Computer Interaction / Intelligent Systems 40

Edited by

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Modeling, Control Design and Simulation Sabiha Wadoo

Michael L. Albers

New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, USA

East Carolina University, Greenville

Pushkin Kachroo

Brian Still

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

An exploration of cutting-edge approaches for evaluating the usability of complex user interaction, this book focuses on improving design and communicating content to the end user. The book continues the conversation about the evolution of usability, asking how we can design and evaluate these complex systems and the complex work they support. It describes and analyzes approaches to teaching, testing, analyzing, or managing usability studies — approaches that involve technical communicators making novel contributions to how we think about and evaluate increasingly complex systems.

Highlighting the unique and difficult design and control problems related to autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), this book explains the impact of nonlinear dynamics, uncertain models, and unforeseeable environmental interferences and disturbances on AUV control. It emphasizes the importance of vehicle adherence to a precise trajectory and stabilization. Particularly valuable to researchers is the book’s detailed coverage of mathematical analysis as it applies to controllability, motion planning, feedback, modeling, robust control, and other concepts involved in nonlinear control design.

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Affective Computing

Beyond Knowledge Management

Theory, Methods, and Applications

What Every Leader Should Know

Eva Hudlicka

Edited by

Psychometrix Associates, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

In spite of the rapid growth that has made affective computing a highly active area of research and practice, no single volume exists that covers recent technological developments and provides the necessary background on relevant empirical research and theoretical foundations from psychology and neuroscience. Filling this need, this book is designed to be a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and an introductory practitioner guide for newcomers to the field. Its depth of coverage makes it suitable as reference for researchers and practitioners in the different subfields of affective computing. Catalog no. C8262, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8262-3 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Jay Liebowitz University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, USA

This concise and easy-to-read book examines 10 areas where knowledge management can help an organization gain a competitive advantage. Each chapter opens with an introduction to one of these promising areas, followed by case studies from industry, government, and not-for-profits. The case studies demonstrate how leaders at organizations such as The Coca-Cola Company, e-Bay, PricewaterhouseCoopers, University of Maryland University College, Northrop Grumman, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have used the concepts discussed to improve decision making. Catalog no. K12897, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6250-6 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 176 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Analysis and Synthesis of Fuzzy Control Systems

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Gang Feng

Sumit Ghosh

City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Series: Automation and Control Engineering

Tony S. Lee

A Model-Based Approach

Smart and Green Infrastructure Design, Second Edition University of Texas, Tyler, USA Yahoo, Palo Alto, California, USA Series: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Modeling fuzzy control has been a very active research and application area in control engineering. However, there are few books available that cover the area in any depth. Written by a well-known expert who has published more than 100 papers in top international journals, this book gives insight into the latest approaches for the analysis and synthesis of fuzzy systems. It systematically presents design techniques applied to the Takagi–Sugeno class of fuzzy controllers widely used in successful practical applications. The book covers issues of robustness, stability, and conformity along with other state-of-the-art control techniques, such as model predictive control.

The second edition of a bestseller, this book critically examines the successes and failures of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) during the course of the past decade. The new subtitle reflects this edition’s focus on meta-principles critical to moving ahead and successfully building ITS infrastructures that take advantage of smart/green technologies. The book identifies challenging problems that must be addressed in order to bring real quality-of-life improvements and to positively impact our environmental and civil infrastructure systems.

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Jay Liebowitz and Michael Frank

Real Life Applications of Soft Computing

University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, USA

Anupam Shukla, Ritu Tiwari, and Rahul Kala

Edited and written by authorities in the fields of knowledge management and e-learning, this groundbreaking reference examines the synergy between knowledge management (KM) and e-learning. It explains how knowledge capture, retention, transfer, and sharing can enhance e-learning. It includes case studies that illustrate applications in businesses, government agencies, and universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Europe, and Asia. The book also discusses the use of digital media engagement and social media in e-learning.

Rapid advancements in the application of soft computing tools and techniques have proven valuable in the development of highly scalable systems. Although many resources on the subject adequately cover the theoretic concepts, few provide clear insight into their practical application. Filling this need, this book explains such applications, including the underlying technology and its implementation. It covers the theoretical foundations of soft computing and supplies a concise explanation of various models, principles, algorithms, tools, and techniques, including artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms, and hybrid algorithms.

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A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation Second Edition

Reliable Control and Filtering of Linear Systems with Adaptive Mechanisms

Intelligent Systems

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Guang-Hong Yang and Dan Ye

Richard M. Murra, Zexiang Li, and S. Shankara Sastry

Northeastern University, Shenyang, China Series: Automation and Control Engineering

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation presents a unified formulation of the kinematics, dynamics, and control of robot manipulators. The authors use an elegant set of mathematical tools that emphasizes the geometry of robot motion and allows a large class of robotic manipulation problems to be analyzed within a unified framework. The foundation of the book is a derivation of robot kinematics using the product of the exponentials formula. The wealth of information, numerous examples, and exercises make this work valuable as both a reference for robotics researchers and a text for students in advanced robotics courses.

This book reports on a new method of fault tolerant control based on the authors’ research findings. The authors develop a theoretical framework for reliable control in linear systems with adaptive mechanisms. They also present guidelines for designing control systems with guaranteed stability and desired performance in the presence of actuator/sensor failures. The book contains valuable reference materials for researchers in reliable control as well as practicing engineers. It provides industrial case studies, including those involving flight tracking control systems design for F-16 fighter jets and redundant sensors for motors.

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Quantitative Process Control Theory

Sliding Mode Control of Switching Power Converters

Weidong Zhang

Techniques and Implementation

Shanghai Jiaotong University, People’s Republic of China Series: Automation and Control Engineering

Siew-Chong Tan, Yuk-Ming Lai, and Chi-Kong Tse

Presenting a unique control design approach for process engineering systems, this state-of-the-art book provides a systematic quantitative treatment of linear control design for multivariable systems and shows how it can be applied in paper malting, heat exchange systems, nuclear reactors, and various automative systems. The text develops simple no-weight, analytical, and quantitative optimal design procedures, placing equal emphasis upon theoretical and application aspects of the subject. It provides a rigorous treatment without extensively using advanced mathematics and includes numerous worked examples and exercises of varying difficulty.

This reference provides a complete understanding of sliding mode control principles, its application to power converters, and the practical realization of such controllers. Bridging the gap between power electronics and control theory, it presents a detailed description of the various theories, operating principles, and information that are relevant to the state of the art and the current development of sliding mode controllers and their applications to power converters. The book also reviews traditional and modern implementation techniques of sliding mode control for power converters, covering pulse-width modulation as well as conventional hysteresis modulation.

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon

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Intelligent Systems / Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition 42

Synchronization and Control of Multiagent Systems

Computational Intelligence Paradigms

Theory and Applications using MATLAB®

Dong Sun

S. Sumathi

City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Series: Automation and Control Engineering

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India

Multiple intelligent agent systems are commonly used in research requiring complex behavior. Synchronization control provides an advantage in solving the problem of multi-agent coordination. This book focuses on the use of synchronization control to coordinate the group behavior of multiple agents. The author includes numerous real-world application examples from robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing. Giving a detailed look at cross-coupling based synchronization control, the text covers such topics as adaptive synchronization control, synchronous tracking control of parallel manipulators, and minimization of contouring errors of CNC machine tools with synchronization controls.

Offering a wide range of programming examples implemented in MATLAB®, this book presents theoretical concepts and a general framework for CI approaches. It covers numerous intelligent computing methodologies and algorithms used in CI research. The text provides worked examples of neural networks, fuzzy systems, hybrid neuro-fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation, genetic algorithms and programming, and swarm intelligence, along with the associated MATLAB toolboxes. It also contains research projects, a survey of emerging commercial software packages, and numerous review questions.

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Surekha P.

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Bayesian Artificial Intelligence Second Edition

Computer Vision

From Surfaces to 3D Objects Edited by

Kevin B. Korb and Ann E. Nicholson Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis

The second edition of this bestseller provides a practical and accessible introduction to the main concepts, foundation, and applications of Bayesian networks. This edition contains a new chapter on Bayesian network classifiers and a new section on object-oriented Bayesian networks, along with new applications and case studies. It includes a new section that addresses foundational problems with causal discovery and Markov blanket discovery and a new section that covers methods of evaluating causal discovery programs. The book also offers more coverage on the uses of causal interventions to understand and reason with causal Bayesian networks. Supplemental materials are available on the book’s website. Catalog no. K10816, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1591-5 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 491 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Christopher W. Tyler Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA

Computer Vision is the first book to take a full approach to the challenging issue of veridical 3D object representation. It introduces mathematical and conceptual advances that offer an unprecedented framework for analyzing the complex scene structure of the world. Leading theorists cover full 3D scene reconstruction, instead of the simplistic 2D planar algorithms employed in the past. They explore cutting-edge research on computational algorithms for scene analysis and present an integrated, complementary treatment of neural, behavioral, mathematical, and computational approaches. The text includes numerous graphics of complex processes, with many in color. Catalog no. K10887, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1712-4 January 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 292 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Bayesian Programming

Cost-Sensitive Machine Learning Edited by

Pierre Bessiere, Juan-Manuel Ahuactzin, Kamel Mekhnacha, and Emmanuel Mazer

Balaji Krishnapuram, Shipeng Yu, and R. Bharat Rao

To create a complete computing Bayesian framework, a new modeling methodology is needed to build probabilistic models; new inference algorithms are required to automate probabilistic calculus; and new programming languages are sought to implement these models on computers; eventually, new hardware will also be necessary to run these Bayesian programs efficiently. This book describes the current first steps toward the ultimate goal of creating a Bayesian computer. Written by leading researchers, the text focuses on Bayesian programming and requires only basic knowledge of mathematics, making it accessible to nonexperts. It presents applications from various areas such as robotics.

The first comprehensive source on cost-sensitive learning, this reference focuses on various research domains in machine learning that attempt to solve costsensitive learning with simplifying assumptions. The book explicitly deals with tradeoffs between the various costs and benefits inherent in many domains of machine learning research, including semisupervised learning, active learning, active feature acquisition, and inductive transfer learning. It covers recently developed methods, along with several applications of cost-sensitive learning, including natural language processing, computer vision, medical applications, web ads, and marketing. Real-world applications aid with reader understanding.

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Siemens, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA

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A First Course in Machine Learning

Handbook on Soft Computing for Video Surveillance

Simon Rogers

Edited by

University of Glasgow, Scotland

Sankar K. Pal, Alfred Petrosino, and Lucia Maddalena

Mark Girolami

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Cryptography and Network Security, 6

University College London, United Kingdom

Requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites, this classroom-tested text covers the core mathematical and statistical techniques needed to understand some of the most popular machine learning algorithms, including classification, clustering, and projection algorithms. The MATLAB®/Octave scripts available online enable readers to recreate plots that appear in the book and investigate changing model specifications and parameter values. By experimenting with the various algorithms and concepts, readers see how an abstract set of equations can be used to solve real problems. A solutions manual is available for qualifying instructors. Catalog no. K11175, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2414-6 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 305 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £34.99

Visual surveillance has become a key technology to use for security and safety. This book presents novel soft computing-based solutions to video surveillance problems and future trends. In a unified manner, it describes the basic concepts, theories, and algorithms that demonstrate how and why soft computing methodologies can be used in the solution of different surveillance problems. The text covers video sensors and data fusion processing, detection and recognition, video analytics and behavior, video archival and retrieval, advanced visualization tools, and security and safety applications. Catalog no. K12673, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5684-0 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 336 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence Richard E. Neapolitan

Introduction to Semi-Supervised Learning Zenglin Xu and Irwin King The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

A thorough introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), this text provides a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the key concepts and techniques in AI. It also discusses the various areas and successes of the rational and emergent software approaches to AI. Throughout the text, theory is introduced via examples, giving readers the foundation to solve problems with logic that they can use later in AI-related research and other domains. The author also covers algorithms in sufficient detail, allowing readers to readily understand and implement them.

Including the historical background and recent advances in the field as well as theoretical perspectives and real-world applications, this book outlines a systematic framework for implementing semi-supervised learning methods. It provides a toolbox on semi-supervised learning algorithms, presenting illustrations and examples of each algorithm. The book defines and distinguishes supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, and other relevant learning tasks. It discusses important semi-supervised learning models, including generative models for semi-supervised learning, semi-supervised support vector machines, and graph-based semi-supervised learning methods.

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Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago

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Handbook of Natural Language Processing Second Edition

Knowledge-Driven Medicine

Edited by

A Machine Learning Approach

Nitin Indurkhya

Edited by

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

R. Bharat Rao, Glenn Fung, and Romer Rosales

Fred J. Damerau Goshen, Connecticut, USA

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

This comprehensive handbook presents practical tools and techniques for implementing natural language processing in computer systems. Along with removing outdated material, this edition offers greater prominence to statistical approaches and a broader multilingual scope to include Asian and European languages. It also contains a new applications section that covers many wellknown and emerging applications, including machine translation, biomedical text mining, and sentiment analysis. In addition, an actively maintained companion Wiki provides online resources, supplementary information, and current developments.

Focusing on several recent, novel machine learning automatic algorithms, this reference provides the first source on the use of machine learning methods in designing computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems. It proposes a framework for CAD problems, presents the technical issues involved when building classifiers, and provides the appropriate machine learning techniques to address these problems. The book also includes results and concrete examples for different diseases and imaging modalities. It provides a useful tool for researchers and students in the biomedical sciences and machine learning as well as for advanced courses on CAD and/or medical informatics.

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Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition

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Pattern Theory

The Stochastic Analysis of Real-World Signals David Mumford

Logo Recognition

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition

Theory and Practice

Jingying Chen, Lizhe Wang, and Dan Chen The first book to focus on logo recognition, this text presents a new logo recognition system based on line pattern features. To achieve the desired accuracy and efficiency, the system employs a conceptually simple three-stage hierarchy that includes polygonal approximation, indexing, and matching. In the first stage, raw logos are transformed into normalized line segment maps. In the second stage, effective line pattern features are used to index the database in order to generate a moderate number of likely models. In the third stage, an improved Line Segment Hausdorff Distance (LHD) measure screens and generates the best matches. Catalog no. K12122, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4775-6 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 192 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France

Pattern theory is a field in applied mathematics that analyzes all types of signals that the world presents to us. For each chapter, the authors present a real-world problem—a class of signals that we want to model. They then present the basic mathematical tools needed before moving into the model. Then, the model is compared with the original data. Each chapter ends with a set of exercises. Discussions of images include recognizing characters, textures, nature scenes, and human faces. Catalog no. K00462, ISBN: 978-1-56881-579-4 August 2010, 6 x 9, 375 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

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Manifold Learning Theory and Applications Yunqian Ma Yun Fu

Reinforcement Learning and Dynamic Programming Using Function Approximators Lucian Busoniu, Robert Babuska, Bart De Schutter, and Damien Ernst Series: Automation and Control Engineering

Incorporating state-of-the-art techniques, this book provides complete theoretical and practical treatment of manifold learning. An excellent entry point for readers new to the subject, it supplies a high-level introductory view of the topic as well as in-depth discussion of the key technical details. It summarizes up-to-date advances in manifold learning. The comprehensive range of topics include basic theoretical background, implementation, and practical applications in fields such as medical, biometrics, multimedia, and computer vision.

While Dynamic Programming (DP) has helped solve control problems involving dynamic systems, its value was limited by algorithms that lacked practical scaleup capacity. In recent years, developments in Reinforcement Learning (RL), DP’s model-free counterpart, have changed this. Focusing on continuousvariable problems, this unparalleled work provides an introduction to classical RL and DP, followed by a presentation of current methods in RL and DP with approximation. Combining algorithm development with theoretical guarantees, it offers illustrative examples that readers will be able to adapt to their own work.

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University of Buffalo, New York, USA

Agnès Desolneux

Mathematical Aspects of Logic Programming Semantics Pascal Hitzler Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Anthony Seda University College Cork, Ireland Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Studies in Informatics

Robot Development Using Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio Shih-Chung Kang, Wei-Tze Chang, Kai-Yuan Gu, and Hung-Lin Chi National Taiwan University, Taipei

Covering the authors’ own state-of-the-art research results, this book presents a rigorous, modern account of the mathematical methods and tools required for the semantic analysis of logic programs. It significantly extends the tools and methods from traditional order theory to include nonconventional methods from mathematical analysis that depend on topology, domain theory, generalized distance functions, and associated fixed-point theory. The authors closely examine the interrelationships between various semantics as well as the integration of logic programming and connectionist systems/neural networks.

The Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio (MSRDS) and LEGO® robots together offer a flexible platform for creating robotic systems. This book provides clear instructions on developing and operating robots. It includes an extensive array of examples and corresponding step-by-step tutorials, with MSRDS codes on a companion website. The top-down approach used in the text helps readers think of a robot as a system rather than an assemblage of parts. Readers gain an understanding of methods for integration, design trade-offs, and teamwork—all essential skills for building robots.

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Rough Fuzzy Image Analysis Foundations and Methodologies Edited by

Sankar K. Pal

Statistical Inference

The Minimum Distance Approach

James F. Peters University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical and Computational Imaging Sciences

Ayanendranath Basu, Hiroyuki Shioya, and Chanseok Park Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

Edited by two leading researchers and with contributions from some of the best in the field, this volume fully reflects the diversity and richness of rough fuzzy image analysis. It first explains how fuzzy, near, and rough sets provide the basis for the stages of pictorial pattern recognition. The text then discusses hybrid approaches that combine fuzzy sets and rough sets in image analysis, illustrates how to perform image analysis using only rough sets, and describes tolerance spaces and a perceptual systems approach to image analysis. It also presents a free, downloadable implementation of near sets and covers an array of applications, particularly in medical imaging.

This book gives a comprehensive account of density-based minimum distance methods and their use in statistical inference. It covers statistical distances, density-based minimum distance methods, discrete and continuous models, asymptotic distributions, robustness, computational issues, residual adjustment functions, graphical descriptions of robustness, penalized and combined distances, multisample methods, weighted likelihood, and multinomial goodnessof-fit tests. The book also introduces the minimum distance methodology in interdisciplinary areas, such as neural networks and image processing, as well as specialized models and problems, including regression, mixture models, survival and Bayesian analysis, and more.

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Statistical Learning and Data Science

Smoothing Splines

Edited by

Methods and Applications Yuedong Wang University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability

With many real-world examples, this book shows how to apply the powerful methods of smoothing splines in practice. It covers basic smoothing spline models as well as more advanced models, such as spline smoothing with correlated random errors. It also presents methods for model selection and inference. The author makes the advanced smoothing spline methodology based on reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) accessible to practitioners and students by keeping theory to a minimum. R is used throughout to implement the methods, with code available for download on the book’s webpage. Catalog no. C7755, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7755-1 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 384 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Mireille Gettler Summa, Leon Bottou, Bernard Goldfarb, Fionn Murtagh, Catherine Pardoux, and Myriam Touati Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis

Driven by a vast range of applications, data analysis and learning from data are vibrant areas of research. Various methodologies, including unsupervised data analysis, supervised machine learning, and semi-supervised techniques, have continued to develop to cope with the increasing amount of data collected through modern technology. With a focus on applications, this volume presents contributions from some of the leading researchers in the different fields of data analysis. Synthesizing the methodologies into a coherent framework, the book covers a range of topics, from large-scale machine learning to synthesis objects analysis. Catalog no. K13059, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6763-1 December 2011, 7 x 10, 229 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Sparse Modeling

Theory, Algorithms, and Applications Irina Rish IBM, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA

Genady Grabarnik The City University of New York, New York, USA

Sparse modeling is an important issue in many applications of machine learning and statistics where the main objective is discovering predictive patterns in data to enhance understanding of underlying physical, biological, and other natural processes. This book surveys recent advances in statistics, machine learning, and signal processing related to sparse modeling. It provides a comprehensive introduction to recent developments in sparse modeling research, including the theoretical basis for sparse modeling, algorithmic approaches, and applications to computational biology, medicine, neuroscience, graphical model selection, and compressed sensing. Catalog no. K11409, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2869-4 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 250 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Subspace Learning of Neural Networks Jian Cheng, Zhang Yi, and Jiliu Zhou Sichuan University, China Series: Automation and Control Engineering

Using real-life examples to illustrate the performance of learning algorithms and instructing readers how to apply them to practical applications, this work offers a comprehensive treatment of subspace learning algorithms for neural networks. The authors summarize a decade of high quality research offering a host of practical applications. They demonstrate ways to extend the use of algorithms to fields such as encryption communication, data mining, computer vision, and signal and image processing, to name just a few. The brilliance of the work lies with how it coherently builds a theoretical understanding of the convergence behavior of subspace learning algorithms through a summary of chaotic behaviors. Catalog no. K10786, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1535-9 September 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 248 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

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Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

Support Vector Machines and Their Application in Chemistry and Biotechnology Yizeng Liang, Qing-Song Xu, Hong-Dong Li, and Dong-Sheng Cao

A Basic Reference Manual for IT Professionals, Second Edition Renee Cobb

Computer Crime Investigation

Central South University, Changsha, China

Cobb Consultants, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Presenting a clear bridge between theory and application, this volume provides a thorough description of the mechanism of support vector machines (SVMs) from the point of view of chemists and biologists. Topics discussed include elements and algorithms of support vector classification (SVC) machines and support vector regression machines (SVR), the kernel function for solving nonlinear problems, ensemble learning of SVMs, applications of SVMs to nearinfrared data, SVMs and quantitative structure-activity/property relationships (QSAR/QSPR), quality control of traditional Chinese medicine by means of the chromatography fingerprint technique, and the use of SVMS in exploring the biological data produced in OMICS study.

This new edition of a practical manual is a basic reference for IT professionals developing criminal justice and public safety systems. Reviewing fundamental terms, definitions, and organizational structures, it explains the basic business processes used by criminal justice agencies and the systems used to manage those processes. Discussing the challenges to integration and standardization, it enlightens readers to federally sponsored efforts to promote integration and develop such standards as the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). The book cites and pulls together information from various criminal justice agencies as well as government publications.

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Support Vector Machines

Theory, Algorithms, and Extensions Yinjie Tian, Naiyang Deng, and Chunhua Zhang

Police and Public Safety Information Systems

Providing a comprehensive introduction to support vector machines (SVMs) from an optimization and operations research perspective, this book highlights the substantial and growing interest in machine learning within the optimization community. It describes the classification and regression problems that make up the two main components of SVMs and constructs SVMs for solving multi-class classification problems and handling multi-instance problems. Topics covered include probability for SVMs, twin-SVMs, SVMs with privileged information, multi-label SVMs, AVC maximizing SVMs, and kernel PCA. Catalog no. K12703, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5792-2 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Policing Neoliberal Societies

Governing Security in the Global Economy Edited by

Alison Wakefield, Bankole Cole, and Dilip K. Das Drawn from the proceedings at the 2009 IPES conference, this book examines comparative policing and how the socioeconomic changes in the world have affected policing practices. The editors analyze contemporary and international developments in policing in the context of the global economic and political transformations that are changing the security concerns of all countries. The book identifies and illuminates the global patterns linking the varied issues and frames the chapters as revealing commentaries, illustrations, and case studies of policing practices that restore order. Leading contributors discuss security challenges as well as the international political economy in which policing occurs. Catalog no. K11922, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4135-8 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 350 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

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Cyber Criminology

Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior Edited by

K. Jaishankar Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Power, National Security, and Transformational Global Events Challenges Confronting America, China, and Iran Edited by

Thomas A. Johnson

Victimization through the Internet is becoming more prevalent as cyber criminals have developed more effective ways to remain anonymous. This volume explores today’s interface of computer science, internet science, and criminology. Topics discussed include the growing menace of cyber crime in Nigeria; internet gambling and digital piracy; sexual addiction on the Internet, child pornography and online exploitation of children; terrorist use of the Internet; cyber stalking and cyber bullying; the victimization of women on social networking websites; malware victimization and hacking; the Islamic world in cyberspace and the propagation of Islamic ideology via the internet; and human rights concerns that the digital age has created.

The massive economic changes that have occurred as a result of the 2008 recession have impacted not only America but the entire world. This book identifies major challenges confronting America as a result of the major transformational global events occurring in China, Iran, and the Middle East. Expert contributors provide unique insights into current and future possibilities that can impact the United States. They also describe the immense policy problems and limited choices that America is facing.

Catalog no. K11450, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2949-3 February 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 461 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K13956, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8422-5 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £49.99

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University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, USA

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Concepts and Protocols in Civil and Criminal Cases

Automated Physical Database Design and Tuning

Dean A. Beers, CLI Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC, La Porte, Colorado, USA

Nicolas Bruno

This volume presents legal investigators with a step-by-step process that reveals how to methodically find and report evidence in every aspect of the investigative process. Similar to the scientific principle of using research to prove or disprove a theory, the author’s Investigative Protocol is designed to find the facts that prove or disprove criminal charges, civil allegations, or elements thereof. The book includes case studies that clearly detail how the process of the Investigative Protocol applies to every assignment of the case and to the case as a whole. Comprehensive and methodical, the system provides a map to the truth.

This book offers valuable insights on well-established principles and cuttingedge research results in automated physical design. It helps readers gain a deeper understanding of how automated tuning tools work in database installations as well as the challenges and opportunities involved in designing next-generation tuning tools. After introducing the necessary technical background, the author discusses automated physical design techniques, covering fundamental research ideas in the last 15 years that have resulted in a new generation of tuning tools. He also explores new advances in automated physical design.

Catalog no. K11990, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4484-7 February 2011, 7 x 10, 382 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K10805, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1567-0 February 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 253 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, USA

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Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime

Intelligence Gathering, Analysis and Investigations, Third Edition Michael R. Ronczkowski Major & Fusion Center Director, Retired, Miami, Florida, USA

Providing a methodical approach to analyzing homeland security needs, this volume enables the law enforcement community to understand the vital role it plays in the war on terrorism. It demonstrates how to recognize the indicators of an impending act, how to deter an attack, and how to transform information into intelligence to meet community demands for safety. New chapters in this third edition focus on source development and their use in investigations, fusion centers, terrorism financing, the handling of classified materials, and the National Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative. The book also discusses the radicalization process and behavioral traits associated with terrorism. Catalog no. K13056, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6759-4 September 2011, 7 x 10, 417 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Data Warehouse Designs

Achieving ROI with Market Basket Analysis and Time Variance Fon Silvers Data Warehouse Analyst and Developer, Tampa, Florida, USA

This book presents two data warehouse solutions that deliver significant ROI; market basket analysis, approached as a database design issue rather than a data model issue; and time variance or temporal data, which present past events in their historical context. The former is available to any enterprise with a data warehouse, while the latter provides a simple design that accommodates large data volumes. The text combines these two database designs into one design, which performs market basket analysis of transactions in their historical context. Catalog no. K13245, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7076-1 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 294 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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The Law of Cybercrimes and Their Investigations George Curtis Utica College, New York, USA

Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams Second Edition

Sikha Bagui and Richard Earp University of West Florida, Pensacola, USA Series: Foundations of Database Design

Presenting a broad-based analysis, this volume explores the many aspects of cybercrime as well as its investigation and prosecution. It begins with an overview of the use of computers and other digital devices to commit traditional computer crimes. Next, it examines cybercrimes against individuals, including those involving obscenity, child pornography, sexual predator conduct, online gambling, and cyberstalking. It also explores identify theft and fraud, data privacy crimes, and Ponzi schemes. The book includes a section on the investigation of cybercrimes and covers the applicable laws. Each chapter includes key words and phrases, review problems, and weblinks for further study.

With Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Second Edition, readers can quickly learn the ins and outs of ER diagramming. Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, this accessible text includes a new chapter on the relational model and functional dependencies. It also includes expanded chapters on Enhanced Entity Relationship (EER) diagrams and reverse mapping. It uses cutting-edge case studies and examples to help readers master database development basics and defines ER and EER diagramming in terms of requirements and specifications.

Catalog no. K12717, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5831-8 August 2011, 7 x 10, 414 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K12857, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6176-9 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 371 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Computer Crime Investigation / Database Design & Management

Practical Methods for Legal Investigations

IT Service Management

Enabling Context-Aware Web Services

Implementation and Operation

Methods, Architectures, and Technologies

Ahmad K. Shuja

Edited by

Internet & Web-Based Computing

Shuja Consulting, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Quan Z. Sheng, Jian Yu, and Schahram Dustdar

Filled with first-hand practitioner insights in implementing ITIL® in a number of large organizations across industries, this book discusses the key challenges organizations experience as they try to leverage ITIL V3 to achieve desired transformations and approaches that they adopted to address those challenges. The text explains the key components needed to successfully implement, operate, and optimize ITIL service management. It includes implementation patterns, detailed plans for each of the patterns, and templates and checklists to facilitate the implementation of your transformational efforts.

A groundbreaking work, this book translates pioneering concepts into practical information on the latest advances in context-aware web services, i.e., mobile internet applications that can read geographical locations and adjust output accordingly. It offers a comprehensive and systematic treatment of methodologies, along with various ways to model services to specifications. It discusses architectures including infrastructures, frameworks and standards, technologies such as Semantic Web, database usage, and artificial intelligence. It provides useful case studies and includes relevant datasets and replicable evaluation testbeds.

Catalog no. AU8939, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8939-4 August 2010, 7 x 10, 554 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £45.99

Catalog no. K10493, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0985-3 May 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 558 pp. Suggested Price: $115.95 / £73.99 Available in eBook

Oracle Embedded Programming and Application Development Lakshman Bulusu Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

Geared towards IT professionals developing Oracle-based web-enabled applications in PLlSQL, Java, C, C++, .NET, Perl, and PHP, this book focuses on best practices in Oracle-embedded programming and emphasizes their use in application development, design, and coding. It explains application development frameworks for embedding code segments across .NET, Java, and open source environments using SQL, PLlSQL, and Oracle RDBMS through version 11g. Concentrating on techniques and practices that facilitate efficient integration and interaction with the Oracle database, this book shows how to improve code compilation and execution.

Catalog no. K10845, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1644-8 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 372 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

End to End Adaptive Congestion Control in TCP/IP Networks Christos N. Houmkozlis and George A. Rovithakis Artistotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Series: Automation and Control Engineering

This book provides an adaptive control theory perspective on designing congestion controls for packet-switching networks. Relevant to a wide range of disciplines and industries, including the music industry, computers, image trading, and virtual groups, the text extensively discusses source-oriented, or endto-end, congestion control algorithms. The book empowers readers with clear understanding of the characteristics of packet-switching networks and their effects on system stability and performance. It provides schemes capable of controlling congestion and fairness and presents real-world applications to demonstrate the modeling and control techniques. Catalog no. K11881, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4057-3 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 400 pp. Suggested Price: $139.95 / £89.00 Available in eBook

Practical Guide to Clinical Data Management Third Edition

Foundations of Fuzzy Logic and Semantic Web Languages

Susanne Prokscha

Umberto Straccia

Redwood City, California, USA

Institute of Information and Science Technologies, CNR, Pisa, Italy Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Studies in Informatics

Clinical data management (CDM) has gone from predominantly relying on the collection of data on paper forms to using electronic data capture (EDC). Today, the assumption is that a trial will be conducted using EDC and that extenuating circumstances might lead to it being conducted using paper. This third edition emphasizes the EDC process. The chapters in the text are organized to represent the main elements of CDM: study startup, study conduct, and study closeout. In addition, a new chapter on the clinical trial process explains the high level flow of a clinical trial from creation of the protocol through the study lock and provides the context for the clinical data management activities that follow.

Providing a broad overview of the state of the art, this book presents mathematical methods and tools for representing fuzzy information and reasoning within Semantic Web languages. It covers the three main streams of Semantic Web languages: triple languages (RDF and RDFS), conceptual languages (OWL, OWL 2, and their profiles), and rule-based languages (SWRL and RIF). With a focus on practical/implementation issues and application examples, the text explores such key topics as Semantic-based decision making, multimedia information retrieval, matchmaking, formalization, optimization, and reasoning.

Catalog no. K12152, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4829-6 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 296 pp. Suggested Price: $149.95 / £95.00

Catalog no. K12469, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5347-4 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

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Handbook of Public Information Systems Third Edition Edited by

Programming Graphical User Interfaces with R John Verzani

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

G. David Garson North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

The handbook points the way to successful execution of IT projects by offering 39 contributed articles by experts in the field. Content includes introductory material that addresses 21st century public information systems, modern IT needs, and the development of e-government. It follows with an examination of the growth and use of information technology within and among government agencies and organizations. The book addresses current policy issues, offers case studies, and demonstrates successful public sector applications. Each section leads to a holistic approach that emphasizes communication, understanding, and participation from top management, technology teams, and end users. Catalog no. K10387, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0756-9 March 2010, 7 x 10, 520 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

CUNY/College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, USA

Michael Lawrence Series: Chapman &Hall/CRC The R Series

Focusing on graphic user interfaces (GUIs) within the R language, this book shows programmers and users how to develop their own GUIs, enabling them to interface with other languages. The text opens the possibilities of R’s huge and growing set of statistical methods. The authors cover four different packages for writing GUIs: gWidgets, RGtk2, Qt, and Tcl Tk. Supported by a package in CRAN that contains all of the code along with additional examples, the text is filled with numerous examples ranging from the very simple to detailed illustrations of how to code actual interfaces. Catalog no. K12672, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5682-6 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 352 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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Media Networks

Architectures, Applications, and Standards Edited by

Hassnaa Moustafa France Telecom Research and Development

Sherali Zeadally

Social Media, Crisis Communication, and Emergency Management

Leveraging Web 2.0 Technologies Connie White

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA

Research Fellow, Crisis Communications Research Project, School of Media Arts, Columbia College Chicago, Illinois, USA

With a focus on video and audio-visual services, this book considers different media network architectures along with related protocols and standards. It presents different digital TV technologies along with their deployment architectures, discussing promising media content delivery architectures, including future internet, content delivery networks, and content centric networks. The text addresses related technical challenges and standardization efforts. Chapters cover the management of media information and immersive technologies that account for advanced services personalization, immersive technologies architectures and applications, e-health, and e-learning.

Explaining how to use social media and Web 2.0 technologies to improve emergency planning, preparedness, and response capabilities, this book details a set of guidelines for using social media effectively across a range of emergency management applications. It supplies cutting-edge methods for leveraging these technologies to reduce information overload, inform the public, and save lives. Filled with real-world examples and case studies, it is an ideal self-study resource. Its easy-to-navigate structure and numerous exercises also make it suitable for courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Catalog no. K13577, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7728-9 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 496 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Optimal Resource Allocation for Distributed Video and Multimedia Communications

Catalog no. K12470, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5349-8 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 329 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Yifeng He, Ling Guan, and Wenwu Zhu

Socio-Technical Networks

Series: Multimedia Computing, Communication and Intelligence

Edited by

Science and Engineering Design

Focusing on resource optimization for distributed video and multimedia communications, this book examines four applications in optimal resource allocations with distributed algorithms, including problem formulation, theoretical analysis, and simulation results. Suitable for both industry practitioners and academics, it introduces the characteristics, recent advances, and current challenges in distributed systems as well as a solutions framework to tackle those challenges. Discussing cutting-edge topics such as the theory of convex optimization and the development of a distributed algorithm using dual decomposition, the book concludes with open issues to stimulate further learning.

There has long been a need for a book that addresses concrete socio-technical network (STN) design issues from algorithmic and engineering perspectives. Filling this need, this book provides a complete introduction to the fundamentals of STN—including its definition, historical background, and models. Covering basic STN architecture, it considers the system design process in a typical STN and includes three in-depth case studies that consider applications in healthcare, virtual communities, and power plant management.

Catalog no. K13485, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7514-8 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 256 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K10490, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0980-8 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 412 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Fei Hu, Ali Mostashari, and Jiang Xie

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Internet & Web-Based Computing

Christopher M Shea

Web 2.0 and Beyond Principles and Technologies Paul Anderson

Cost-Effective Strategies, Implementation, and Management

IT Management / Operations Management

Intelligent Content Limited, Nottingham, UK Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

Hubbert Smith

Google, blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and Twitter are just a few of the services that encompass the concept of Web 2.0, which has transformed the ways we interact and do business. This book provides a complete introduction to the services and technologies associated with Web 2.0. It outlines a model for understanding Web 2.0 through three conceptual areas: the big ideas and business/social implications, underlying technologies, and main applications and services. The text covers key concepts, such as the web’s architecture, foundational technologies and standards, the changing nature of software engineering, and the future of the web, including the emergence of “Web 3.0.”

This work provides a storage industry insider’s insight on how to properly scope, plan, evaluate, and implement storage technologies to maximize performance, capacity, reliability, and power savings. It covers all types of storage technology, including SAN, capacity-optimized drives, and solid-state drives. Written for IT managers, data center managers, and CIOs, the book offers strategies for minimizing risk and cost when implementing storage technology, including how to reduce air conditioning costs and overall power consumption. It also analyzes cloud technology and its effects on an organization’s storage strategies.

Catalog no. K11407, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2867-0 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking Greg Schulz StorageIO Group, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA

Written by noted author, blogger, industry analyst, and IT veteran, Greg Schulz, this book covers data storage networks for cloud and virtual environments, from a hardware, software, services, and best practices perspective. Filled with real-world insights, blueprints, and best practices, this vendor- and technology-neutral text provides the tools to achieve efficient, optimized, flexible, scalable, and resilient data storage networking infrastructures. Coverage includes public and private cloud, virtualization, and traditional IT environments.

Data Center Storage

Catalog no. K12375, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5173-9 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 400 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Sandy, Utah, USA

Catalog no. K11571, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3487-9 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 368 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

IT Release Management A Hands-on Guide Dave Howard National Business Technology Manager, Toyota Financial Services, California, USA

When implemented correctly, release management can help to ensure quality is integrated throughout the development, implementation, and delivery of services, applications, and infrastructure. Clearly illustrating the effective implementation of a release process, this hands-on guide examines the similarities and differences of release management and project management to clarify the distinctions between the two complementary processes. Shedding light on the day-to-day challenges that need to be overcome, it details the principles of effective implementation— including what to implement, how to do it, and when to do it. Catalog no. K13932, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8352-5 July 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 344 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Cloud Computing

Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center Brian J.S. Chee University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

Curtis Franklin, Jr. Gainesville, Florida, USA

Making Your Data Center Energy Efficient Gilbert Held 4 Degrees Consulting

As the first comprehensive overview of cloud computing for business, this book presents the critical strategies that IT professionals need in order to take advantage of this new technology. Leaders in the field, the authors first explain how cloud computing differs from the grid and from virtualization and then demonstrate how to develop tactics that best utilize the unique capabilities of the cloud. The text includes a comprehensive list of cloud computing providers and detailed tools for integrating cloud capabilities into a business IT structure. With a separate section covering how to secure the cloud perimeter, it also addresses various IT issues as well as compliance regulations.

Supplying you with powerful methods for reducing the energy costs associated with operating your data center, this book examines both equipment and building facilities. For those not well-versed in financial or energy terms, the first two chapters provide a detailed discussion of the terms associated with different types of energy and also explain how to compute the return on investment for your energy conservation efforts. The text includes tables of monthly expenses associated with operating equipment to help you convert problems into simple table lookup processes.

Catalog no. K10303, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0612-8 April 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 288 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Catalog no. K12590, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5553-9 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 286 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Kirk Hausman

Business Analysis for Business Intelligence

Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Bert Brijs

Providing guidance that can be applied to an enterprise of any scale, this book supplies IT practitioners with the tools needed to develop an architecture designed for long-term growth and maximum organizational value. Rather than focusing on a single governance framework, the text explains how to develop successful and sustainable enterprise deployments in any setting. Coverage includes general security practices, common threats, storage mechanisms, and the impact of virtualization. The author presents functional considerations for developing and maintaining extended enterprise networks using practices tested in large scale enterprise settings.

Aligning your business intelligence (BI) infrastructure with your strategy process can help to enhance your organization’s responsiveness to changing environments and create added value for investments in BI infrastructure and development. This book explains how to use business intelligence to improve your analysis activities and provides a framework for developing data models and solutions that fit your organization’s strategy. Offering the concepts, tools, and background required for success, the book details the infrastructure required for carrying out successful business intelligence activities.

Catalog no. K11142, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2154-1 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 304 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Advanced Geoinformation Science Edited by

Chaowei Yang, David Wong, Qianjun Miao, and Ruixin Yang George Mason University, Virginia, USA

With pioneering editors and expert contributors, Advanced Geoinformation Science explores how certain technical aspects of geoinformation have been used and could be used to address such global issues such as tsunamis, hurricanes, economic crises, epidemics, and emergency responses. Enhanced with color illustrations, live examples such as GOS and AirNow, and insights from NASA, EPA, and USGS, the book delineates the problems communities are likely to face and explains how advanced geoinformation science can be a part of their solution. Catalog no. K10530, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1060-6 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 525 pp. Suggested Price: $159.95 / £99.00 Available in eBook

Catalog no. K12718, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5834-9 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 256 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering Dimitris N. Chorafas Consultant for Major Corporations, France & Switzerland

This book supplies the understanding required to effectively manage an organization in today’s increasingly competitive global market. Using case studies, the book illustrates the principles, policies, and management practices used by some of the most successful companies around the world. The real-world case studies supply valuable insight into the range of issues that confront decision makers in business. By explaining how to develop effective strategies and business plans, the text supplies both the concepts and the tools to stay on track with those plans. Catalog no. K12141, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4806-7 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 439 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Applied Concept Mapping Capturing, Analyzing, and Organizing Knowledge

Cloud Computing Strategies

Edited by

Brian Moon, Robert R. Hoffman, Joseph Novak, and Alberto Canas Supported by case studies, this book describes the theory and methods underlying concept mapping. Developed as an educational strategy, concept mapping has been applied with increasing frequency to problems in the workplace. Concept maps differ from other diagrams by their morphology, content, and semantics. The book provides access to CmapTools, a knowledge modeling software kit that enables computer-based creation and sharing of concept maps. The text presents original work from the authors and others who have applied concept mapping in industry. Catalog no. K11403, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2860-1 February 2011, 6 x 9, 380 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99

IT Management / Operations Management

Sustainable Enterprise Architecture

Dimitris N. Chorafas Consultant for Major Corporations, France & Switzerland

This guide to managing cloud projects explains exactly what cloud computing is and what it has to offer. It calls attention to the important issues management needs to consider before passing the point of no return regarding financial commitments. Illustrated with numerous examples and case studies, the book examines security, privacy, data ownership, and data protection. It provides the unbiased understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of cloud computing needed to make informed decisions regarding its future in your organization. Catalog no. K11555, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3453-4 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 352 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

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Ethics in IT Outsourcing

Enterprise Agility

Integrating Lean Business-IT Value Streams

IT Management / Project Management

Steven C. Bell This book unifies the various IT sub-communities and disciplines, providing a collaborative value stream management approach that harnesses the principles and practices of Lean to deliver consistent and measurable value to the enterprise and its customers. It demonstrates how value stream management can help the disparate elements of IT align and complement each other, creating lasting value and stimulating innovation. Each contributor is a subject matter expert; their combined work in this volume supplies a shared vision for value creation. Catalog no. K14527, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0449-3 June 2012, 7 x 10, 225 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99 Available in eBook

Sanford, Florida, USA Series: Applied Software Engineering

Focusing on how to apply standards to business outsourcing programs, this book provides a one-stop source for the latest information on outsourcing ethics. It includes coverage of certification programs such as the online ethics training and certification offered by the Code of Ethics and Business Practice Standards for Outsourcing Professionals established by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. The text incorporates an easy-to-apply checklist in the context of ethical principles for outsourcing executives and managers. The author also defines a comprehensive set of ethical program components. Catalog no. K12305, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5062-6 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 196 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £54.99 Available in eBook

Green IT Strategies and Applications

Essential Project Management Skills

Using Environmental Intelligence Bhuvan Unhelkar Consultant, New South Wales, Australia Series: Advanced & Emerging Communications Technologies

Kerry R. Wills Southington, Connecticut, USA

Tandy Gold

Not only do project managers have to be diligent in project planning and execution, they also need to have skills in persuasion, self-management, communication, and relationship management. This volume empowers project managers to master the skills necessary to succeed in the current environment. It examines several trends within the project landscape, describes the challenges created by these trends, and provides case studies that elucidate each trend and its impact. The book offers techniques to help readers master the needed skills. It also includes additional case studies that illustrate how the techniques are used and discuss the outcomes.

Based on extensive research, literature review, experimentation, and the author’s practical experience, this book demonstrates what environmental intelligence is, how it can be used towards a greener environment, and how IT should be targeted to help achieve this end. It demonstrates how environmentally responsible business strategies can be implemented in an organization through specific phases of diagnosis, planning, enactment and review. The socio-political challenges of environmentally responsible businesses are also discussed together with strategies to ameliorate them. Figures, tables, case studies, and a PowerPoint presentation are included.

Catalog no. K11341, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2716-1 May 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 220 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Catalog no. K11719, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3780-1 June 2011, 7 x 10, 480 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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Green Project Management Ethics and Project Management Ralph L. Kliem, PMP President, LeanPM, LLC, Redmond, Washington, USA

Richard Maltzman David Shirley Graduate Faculty, New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire, USA

Written for project managers who may encounter ethical dilemmas, this book considers typical and atypical ethical issues that may occur in each phase of the project life cycle. Exploring the consequences of those issues and challenges on project performance, it examines the contents of the Project Management Institute’s code of ethics. The text covers key laws and regulations and explains how to balance the right level of control, promote progress of projects, and ensure lapses in ethical behavior are not encouraged or permitted.

Offering the latest in green techniques and methods, this book is designed to help project managers maximize limited project resources and get the most out of a finite budget. Winner of PMI’s 2011 David I. Cleland Project Management Award, it provides proven techniques and best practices in green project management, including risk and advantage assessments and the procurement of incentives such as grants, rebates, and tax credits. With illustrative case studies and insights from acknowledged leaders in green project management, this book is a crucial addition to any project manager’s library in this age of ecological awareness.

Catalog no. K12419, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5261-3 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 244 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K11466, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3001-7 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 296 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £45.99

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A Guide to IT Contracting Checklists, Tools, and Techniques Michael R. Overly Matt Karlyn

Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare Edited by

Stephan Jones and Frank M. Groom

Distilling critical business and legal lessons learned from decades of drafting and negotiating technology-related agreements, this highly accessible handbook allows readers to quickly access information on almost every type of agreement and immediately understand the intended and actual purpose. It includes key business and legal issues, tips and techniques for negotiating terms, and common pitfalls. Suitable for non-legal professionals, it offers checklists to organize concepts and a complete glossary to define key legal, business, and technical terms as well as Internet resources and online aids to assist in drafting contracts. Catalog no. K13556, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7657-2 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 275 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K12507, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5413-6 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 264 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Information Technology and Organizational Learning

Implementing the Project Management Balanced Scorecard

Managing Behavioral Change through Technology and Education, Second Edition Arthur M. Langer

Jessica Keyes New Art Technologies, Edgewater, New Jersey, USA

Business managers have long known the power of the Balanced Scorecard in executing corporate strategy. This volume shows project managers how they too can use this framework to meet strategic objectives. It supplies valuable insight into the project management process as well as detailed explanations on how to implement the Balanced Scorecard to effectively measure and manage performance and projects. It examines numerous sample scorecards, metrics, and techniques and includes a plethora of resources on the accompanying CD— including instructions for developing a measurement program, a full metrics guide, and a set of project management fill-in forms. Catalog no. K11342, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2718-5 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 447 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Since the publication of the groundbreaking first edition, the increasing rate of change in today’s business landscape has amplified the value of IT in driving adaptive responses. Focusing on the critical role IT plays in organizational development, this second edition shows how to employ action learning to improve the competitiveness of an organization. The text includes a chapter devoted to case studies and also details a dynamic model for effective IT management through adaptive learning techniques—supplying proven educational theories and practices to foster the required changes in staff and executives. Catalog no. Y106448, ISBN: 978-0-415-87583-7 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 384 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £36.99 Available in eBook

Internet Retail Operations

Integrating Theory and Practice for Managers Timothy M. Laseter

Improving Business Process Performance

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

Elliot Rabinovich John G. and Barbara A. Bebbling Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA Series: Supply Chain Integration Modeling, Optimization and Application

Gain Agility, Create Value, and Achieve Success Joseph Raynus

ShareDynamics, Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

IT Management / Project Management

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA

Demonstrating how improvements in information systems can lead to improved patient care, this book explains how to create a holistic medical records system as a core component to addressing the issues affecting the U.S. healthcare system. Examining the impact of our aging population on healthcare, it describes the range of systems that support key segments of the industry, including hospitals, physicians, imaging, and nursing. It considers patient records, the physician’s office, home-monitoring networks, the recording and information submitting process, and hospice/nursing home use.

With an abundance of improvement methodologies and frameworks quickly gaining momentum, many question where to begin. This book surveys and integrates the quantitative improvement approaches gaining popularity— including Goal Driven Measurements (GQM), Business Process Management (BPM), Lean Methodology, and the Balanced Scorecard—to show you exactly where to start. It details a practical methodology for building a measurements framework with the ability to monitor events and provide a feedback loop for analysis, goal, and strategy adjustments.

The rise of the Internet as the first choice for retail shoppers presents new challenges for retailers and suppliers. This book details how information technology evolved to play such a role in retail supply chain networks, how this has impacted supply chain networks, and how this has changed service operations. The first part of the text addresses information technology in relation to service and retail industries. The second part covers how the new supply chain dynamics impacts traditional service and retail delivery, the costs involved, the impacts on customer service, and customer expectations. The third part presents case studies of how different retailers meet challenges.

Catalog no. AU7249, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7249-5 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 345 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K10072, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0091-1 July 2011, 6 x 9, 268 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies Second Edition

David Frederick Ross

IT Management / Project Management

APICS National, Chicago, Illinois, USA Series: Resource Management

Thomas Juli Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The second edition of this popular resource reflects new technology in supply chain management (SCM). Providing a comprehensive review of business computing, it features new chapters on the fundamentals of computing and their enabling power as well as the basics of contemporary ERP/supply chain business solutions. This book remains a critical resource on the enabling power of today’s technologies and their impact on SCM. Focusing on the impact of the Internet on strategic elements of SCM, the author highlights integrative software tools that allow for new levels of collaboration, flexibility, and performance.

Filled with samples, templates, and guidelines that readers can immediately use in their projects, this practical guide covers the five principles of effective project leadership and how they can be applied in daily project work. Based on experience in project management and the literature on leadership, project management, business, systems, and complexity theory, the five principles include building vision, nurturing collaboration, promoting performance, cultivating learning, and ensuring results. The book explains these principles in simple, nontechnical language and shows how they can set up, manage, and align projects for success.

Catalog no. K11705, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3752-8 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 424 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

Catalog no. K11559, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3461-9 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 284 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

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Lean IT

IT Best Practices

Management, Teams, Quality, Performance, and Projects Tom C. Witt Nationwide Insurance, Freeport, Illinois, USA

Leadership Principles for Project Success

Enabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation Steven C Bell Michael A Orzen

This book examines the skills, knowledge, and human attributes required to be successful in bringing about large-scale changes in an organization. The author presents a holistic and strategic approach to change management by covering the many technical and business skills needed to achieve organizational change. The book includes coverage of management best practices, team building, quality, project methodology, resource allocation, and process engineering. It offers a realistic look at effecting change in the workplace and explains how to incorporate quality techniques into change management.

Information Technology is supposed to enable business performance and innovation, improve service levels, manage change, take advantage of emerging technologies, and maintain quality and stability, all while steadily reducing operating costs. Yet when an enterprise begins a Lean transformation, too often the IT department is either left out or viewed as an obstacle. What is to be done? This book shares practical tips, examples, and case studies to help you establish a culture of continuous improvement to deliver IT operational excellence and business value to your organization.

Catalog no. K13121, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6854-6 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 336 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K10912, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1756-8 September 2010, 6 x 9, 370 pp. Suggested Price: $51.95 / £32.99 Available in eBook

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IT’s All About the People

Technology Management That Overcomes Disaffected People, Stupid Processes, and Deranged Corporate Cultures Stephen J. Andriole

Managing Projects in Trouble Achieving Turnaround and Success Ralph L. Kliem, PMP President, LeanPM, LLC, Redmond, Washington, USA

Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA

This book explains how to achieve dramatic improvements in service and agility by enhancing the people, processes, and culture within your organization. It details the various roles within the technology management process and supplies insight into the realities of human behavior—including the range of best and worst behaviors from managers, executives, and corporate culture. Industry veteran Stephen J. Andriole provides a fresh perspective on the old basics of IT management through a twenty-first-century lens.

Based on the lessons learned by the author during a quarter of a century of leading projects to successful conclusions, this book unveils the five secrets to ensuring project success—even for those seemingly doomed to fail. Using numerous diagrams and checklists, it explains how to take action in ways that will increase the likelihood of success and minimize the possibility of failure. Supplying step-by-step guidance through each phase, the book explains how to spot the symptoms of troubled projects early on and arms you with time-tested techniques to address the problems that will inevitably emerge.

Catalog no. K13557, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7658-9 October 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 224 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K12412, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5246-0 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 210 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Program Management Complexity From Requirements to Value Delivery José López Soriano Series: Advanced & Emerging Communications Technologies

This book provides comprehensive guidelines on how to evaluate an accurate and feasible ROI throughout the iterative development cycle of a project, before the project has progressed to the point where it is already over-budget and over-run. It explains to how to evaluate the return and subsequent success of a project so that it is simpler to manage, on budget, on time, more efficient, and thus yields the expected return on investment estimated at the outset. Equations, tables, and figures are included within the text for better understanding. Catalog no. K11933, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4156-3 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

A Competency Model Ginger Levin

Project Management Consultant, Lighthouse Point, Florida, USA

J. LeRoy Ward ESI International, New York, New York, USA Series: ESI International Project Management

Written by two of the first professionals to obtain the Program Management Professional (PgMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), this book presents a competency model that follows the framework of PMI’s model for project managers. This model is divided into performance competencies and personal competencies. After presenting the model, along with detailed plans and guidelines for its implementation in a real-world setting, the book provides three questionnaires designed to help organizations, existing program managers, and aspiring program managers assess development plans. Catalog no. K12335, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5111-1 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 222 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Making IT Lean

Applying Lean Practices to the Work of IT Howard Williams Rebecca Duray Focusing on the application of Lean practices to IT, this book presents powerful tools and techniques for IT operations and IT service management. The authors provide a context for discussing several areas of application within this domain, allowing practitioners to gain insight into IT processes and activities as well as Lean principles. The text reviews the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) as a framework for best practices and explains how it can be used to accommodate Lean processes and operations. Using case studies, it offers solid evidence of the contribution that IT can make in service of the Lean enterprise. Catalog no. K13533, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7602-2 June 2012, 7 x 10, 225 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99 Available in eBook

Project Management Concepts, Techniques, and Methods Claude H. Maley Series: ESI International Project Management, 9

With a focus on the why, what, and how of project management, this book seeks to develop and improve the skills required for managing projects. It explains how to meet business goals, develop skills to achieve strategic objectives, overcome performance obstacles, and manage projects in a multi-disciplinary environment. Each topic presents a balanced blend of detailed explanatory texts, rich diagrams, and graphics for a complete understanding of the subject. This book is completely aligned with PMI’s PMBOK® guide. Catalog no. K14449, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0288-8 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 432 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Practical Risk Management for the CIO Mark Scherling M3P Consulting, Inc., Canada

IT Management / Project Management

Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management

Project Management for Healthcare David Shirley Graduate Faculty, New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire, USA Series: ESI International Project Management

Detailing procedures that will help your team perform better risk assessments and aggregate results into more meaningful metrics, Practical Risk Management for the CIO approaches information risk management through improvements to information management and information security. It provides easy-to-follow guidance on how to effectively manage the flow of information and incorporate both service delivery and reliability. Clarifying common misunderstandings about the risks in cyberspace, this book provides the foundation required to make more informed decisions and effectively manage, protect, and deliver information to your organization and its constituents.

This book explains how to apply the time-tested principles of project management to maximize limited resources and ensure the highest possible quality of care. It dissects the project process and provides the tools and techniques required to successfully plan, execute, and control any healthcare-based project. From identifying stakeholders to constructing a project plan, the text covers the spectrum of project planning activities. Complete with chapter summaries, exercises, helpful hints, review questions, and case studies, it illustrates applications across a range of healthcare settings.

Catalog no. K12655, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5653-6 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 399 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K11028, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1953-1 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 283 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Textbook

IT Management / Project Management 56

Project Management Theory and Practice

Projects and Complexity

Gary L. Richardson

Diego Centanni

Edited by

University of Houston, Texas, USA

Supreme Group, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Following and expanding on PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKR), this classroom-tested text provides a complete overview of project management theory. It translates the abstract model vocabulary and processes from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fourth Edition into accessible discussions. Filled with end-of-chapter questions, scheduling and budgeting problems, scoping projects, and sample worksheets illustrating various analytical tools and management decisions, the book is ideal for classroom use and essential reading for those seeking project management certification.

This book examines project management in the context of complexity theory and organizations. With the aim of increasing value to stakeholders and increasing project success rate, contributors explore a systemic and organic approach to projects, thereby widening the scope of a project manager’s role and the tools and capabilities needed. The text describes a paradigm that is complementary to traditional project management, providing combined insights from ethnography, philosophy, and complexity theory to show a broad view of project management.

Catalog no. K10496, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0993-8 January 2010, 7 x 10, 578 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £59.99

Catalog no. K14446, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0279-6 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success

Revenue Assurance

Expert Opinions for Communications Providers

Christine B. Tayntor

Eric Priezkalns

Independent Consultant, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Revenue Protected Limited, UK

Emphasizing the power of up-front planning techniques to prevent projects from imploding, this book explains the tools and concepts of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) in an easy-to-understand style. By adding a layer of statistical methods and tools to the front-end of a project, DFSS augments the standard Six Sigma process to ensure that a project fully meets the customers’ needs, so that delays caused by new requirements and rework after implementation are either eliminated or substantially reduced. Detailed case studies demonstrate project management fundamentals and common pitfalls to translate concepts into practical applications.

Drawing on the expertise of some of the leading minds in RA, this book supplies high-powered ideas and techniques for the effective management, planning, strategy formulation, and measurement of RA performance. Presented as a series of articles on current and emerging topics of interest, it provides extensive and multi-faceted guidance to help readers move up the scale from basic checks to optimizing performance. Complete with real-world tips and case examples, it facilitates the understanding to determine the most effective and efficient methods to achieve and maintain healthy revenue streams.

Catalog no. K10838, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1630-1 May 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 290 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Catalog no. K12358, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5150-0 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 373 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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The Project Manager’s Communication Toolkit Shankar Jha

Scrum Project Management Kim H. Pries and Jon M. Quigley

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Co-Founders, Value Transformation, LLC, Texas, USA

Describing the challenges and opportunities of communication in a project environment, this detailed guide highlights the range of tools available to the project manager and instructs on their effective use and application. Written from a practical standpoint, this book provides the tools and best practices needed for successful communication management. It deals primarily with written communication, including plans, reports, guidelines, procedures, messages, and presentations. Using easy to understand language, this book highlights the various project communication tools available for use including email and PowerPoint®.

Originally created for software development, Scrum provides project managers with the flexibility needed to meet ever-changing consumer demands. Presenting a modified version of the agile software development framework, Scrum Project Management introduces Scrum basics and explains how to apply this adaptive technique to effectively manage a range of programs and complex projects. It supplies proven planning methods for controlling project scope, includes Scrum tracking methods, and also explains how to use earned value management, critical path, and PERT in the context of Scrum.

Catalog no. K10497, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0995-2 March 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 200 pp. Suggested Price: $62.95 / £39.99

Catalog no. K11197, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2515-0 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 198 pp. Suggested Price: $51.95 / £32.99

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Second Edition

Web-Based and Traditional Outsourcing

J. Kent Crawford

Vivek Sharma, Varun Sharma, and K.S. Rajasekaran

Founder & CEO, Project Management Solutions, Inc. Series: PM Solutions Research

Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore, India Series: Infosys Press

The second edition of this award-winning reference provides step-by-step instructions for establishing and maturing a project management office (PMO). Concise and easy to read, the text covers the four primary areas of knowledge and practice regarding the PMO: governance and portfolio management, resource optimization, organizational change, and performance measurement. Winner of the 2001 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award, the first edition introduced the concept of PMO as a strategic resource. This edition adds reporting on cutting-edge research on the status and roles of today’s PMO, highlights best practices, and includes case studies of award-winning PMOs.

Project execution is often outsourced to external organizations possessing specialized expertise in planning, allocating resources, and completing projects in an integrated manner faster than the project owner can. Written by a team of authors from the world’s largest software outsourcer, this book explains how to: buy and sell outsourcing services, find the right outsourcing partner, effectively execute projects, and benefit from past project experience. It discusses how to leverage the web to manage and deploy geographically dispersed people, resources, and competencies. It includes two web-based business models and covers outsourced project management.

Catalog no. K11727, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3812-9 September 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 394 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K10526, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1055-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 416 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99

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Strategy and Business Process Management

Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays in Scientific Research

Techniques for Improving Execution, Adaptability, and Consistency Carl F. Lehmann BPMethods LLC, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA

This book describes best practices used by industry leaders to craft effective business strategies and structure and align resources to execute and defend them. Written as a strategic primer, the text helps prepare readers for an IT and managerial discipline gaining momentum in organizations of all sizes. This book identifies and explains the fundamental principles upon which successful business process improvement projects and continuous improvement programs are based, and it goes beyond strategy by precisely describing the crucial processes. Catalog no. K14106, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9023-3 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 264 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Hartmut F.-W. Sadrozinski University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Jinyuan Wu Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, USA

Focusing on resource awareness in field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design, this work covers the principle of FPGAs and their functionality. It provides an accessible overview of the use of FPGAs in data acquisition, signal processing, and transmission and contains many hands-on examples drawn from diverse fields, such as high-energy physics and radiobiology. The authors emphasize sound design practices that encourage the saving of limited silicon resources and power consumption. They also offer VHDL code, detailed schematics of selected projects, photographs, and more on a supporting website. Catalog no. K11921, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4133-4 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 167 pp. Suggested Price: $135.95 / £87.00 Available in eBook

A Tale of Two Transformations Bringing Lean and Agile Software Development to Life Michael K. Levine Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Designing Green Networks and Network Operations

Reducing Enterprises’ and Carriers’ Carbon Footprint and Saving Run-the-Engine Costs with Green Networks and Data Centers

Highlighting a critical yet often overlooked aspect of Lean implementation, this book discusses how to transform an organization from its current state to the desired state. Following the popular organizational approach of the prequel, A Tale of Two Systems, it presents two contrasting transformations based on polar opposites on the development spectrum: process-driven, compliance focused groups and chaotic groups. Synthesizing Lean manufacturing and Lean product development, it places agile software development in the context of Lean and examines the relative benefits of the Drive People versus the People Driven approach.

A clear and concise introduction to green networks and green network operations, this book examines analytical measures and discusses virtualization, network computing, and web services as approaches for green data centers and networks. It identifies some strategies for green appliance and end devices and examines the methodical steps that can be taken over time to achieve a seamless migration to Green IT.

Catalog no. K13742, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7975-7 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 326 pp. Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99

Catalog no. K10842, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1638-7 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 455 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Daniel Minoli Director, Terrestrial Systems Engineering, SES Engineering

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IT Management / Project Management / Networking

The Strategic Project Office

HSDPA/HSUPA Handbook Edited by

Fundamentals of EMS, NMS, and OSS/BSS

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

Syed A. Ahson

Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore, India

Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, USA Series: Internet and Communications

This complete guide to telecom resource and service management basics supplies an end-to-end understanding of telecom management layers. Each section starts with basics, details how the system fits into the telecom management framework, and concludes by introducing more complex concepts. The text includes chapters devoted to popular market products and contains case studies that illustrate reallife implementations. Supplying detailed references and lists of web resources, this book facilitates the understanding required to begin developing telecom management solutions tailored to your customer’s needs.

High–Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is a 3G mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) family that allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System to achieve higher data transfer speeds and capacities. This handbook provides technical information on all aspects of HSDPA/HSUPA. The topics covered range from basic concepts to research grade material, including future directions. This book is a valuable resource for those working on wireless communications networks.

Catalog no. AU8573, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8573-0 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 588 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £54.99

Catalog no. AU7863, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7863-3 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 494 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

Jithesh Sathyan

Networking

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Game Theory for Wireless Communications and Networking Edited by

Yan Zhang Simula Research Laboratory, Lysaker, Norway

Mohsen Guizani Professor & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Kuwait University Series: Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications

This comprehensive technical guide explains game theory basics, architectures, protocols, security, models, open research issues, and cutting-edge advances and applications. Describing how to employ game theory in infrastructurebased wireless networks and multihop networks to reduce power consumption, it facilitates quick and easy reference to related optimization and algorithm methodologies. The book explains how to apply the game theoretic model to address resource allocation, congestion control, attacks, routing, energy management, packet forwarding, and MAC.

Borko Furht

Catalog no. K10439, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0889-4 June 2011, 7 x 10, 585 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Intelligent Diagnosis and Prognosis of Industrial Networked Systems Chee Khiang Pang, Frank L. Lewis, Tong Heng Lee, and Zhao Yang Dong Series: Automation and Control Engineering

This reference uses linear systems theory and matrix operations to offer practical tool sets for intelligent diagnosis and prognosis in industrial networked systems. Giving an overview of diagnosis and prognosis, the book covers fundamental concepts of vectors, matrices, and linear systems. It develops mathematical machineries and decision software tools for real-world applications, including modal parametric identification (MPI) and probabilistic small-signal stability assessment. It also discusses future directions for intelligent diagnosis and prognosis. Written in a concise and accessible style, the book supplies the knowhow for engineers and managers making decisions about equipment maintenance, as well as researchers and students. Catalog no. K11794, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3933-1 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 332 pp. Suggested Price: $139.95 / £89.95 Available in eBook

Handbook on Mobile Ad Hoc and Pervasive Communications Edited by

Mieso K. Denko University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Laurence T. Yang St Francis University, Antigonish, Canada

Interactive Games in Heterogeneous Communication Networks

Resolving Interactive Situations Between Entities Seeking Conflicting Outcomes Josephina Antoniou and Andreas Pitsillides University of Cyprus

With contributions from prominent researchers, this is a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art architectures, protocols, technologies and applications in pervasive computing and wireless networking. It covers existing and emerging communications and computing models, design architectures, mobile and wireless applications, technologies, and research issues in ad hoc networking, pervasive computing, communications, and other related fields. The book illustrates the design, implementation, and deployment of mobile and ubiquitous systems and discusses a new trend towards intelligent systems that creates software that is constantly available for users everywhere.

Focusing on heterogeneous networks, this book addresses important resource management and security issues found in networks and uses theoretical tools to model them. Although it explores network design and management from the theoretical perspective of game theory and graph theory, the text also provides solutions for each mechanism that needs improvement by presenting a stepby-step approach. The accompanying CD-ROM includes simulation code, so practitioners can use some or all of the proposed models for better network planning. Topics covered include network selection, user-network interaction, network synthesis, and context-aware security provisioning.

Catalog no. K12066, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4616-2 April 2012, 7 x 10, 480 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

Catalog no. K12143, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4808-1 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 256 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00

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Mobile Opportunistic Networks Architectures, Protocols and Applications

Challenges, Models, and Engineering

Edited by

Mohamed Boucadair, Isabel Borges, Pedro Miguel Neves, and Olafur Pall Einarsson

Mieso K. Denko

Written to address the growth of IP telephony service offerings within the corporate and residential realm, this book discusses technical and regulatory issues related to IP Telephony Interconnection. It describes business and interconnection models and solutions and provides an overview of emerging architectures such as IMS and TISPAN. The authors offer a detailed overview of the SPPEERMINT activity and proposed architecture, the current work undertaken in DRINKS, the use of ENUM for interconnection, and ENUM implementation status, among others. This text is the first of its kind to offer information on inter-provider communications and interconnect IP telephony clouds.

From fundamentals to advanced concepts, this book provides comprehensive technical coverage of this rapidly emerging communications technology. The first section focuses on modeling, networking architecture, and routing problems. The second section examines opportunistic networking technologies and applications. Supplying detailed discussions of key research challenges and open issues, this comprehensive resource provides a clear understanding of industrial and professional standards, communication architectures, network algorithms and protocols, emerging applications, and the latest experimental studies—including simulation tools and implementation test beds.

Catalog no. K12380, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5178-4 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 390 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. AU8122, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8812-0 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 290 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

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Location Based Services Handbook

Mobile Web 2.0

Applications, Technologies, and Security Edited by

University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Networking

IP Telephony Interconnection Reference

Developing and Delivering Services to Mobile Devices Edited by

Syed A. Ahson

Syed A. Ahson Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, USA

Mohammad Ilyas Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

Research in Motion, Plantation, Florida, USA

Mohammad Ilyas Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

Meeting the demands of the rapid growth of wireless Internet subscribers and the development of the world Location Based Services (LBS) market, this volume introduces and comprehensively discusses various location based applications such as buddy finder and proximity and security services. The material is organized in three major sections: applications, technologies, and security. Written by experts from across the globe, the articles in each of the sections range from basic concepts to research grade material and include discussions of future directions. An extensive bibliography is included with each chapter.

From basic concepts to research grade material, this volume covers the range of technical topics related to Mobile Web 2.0. More than 50 pioneering experts identify the major challenges in Mobile Web 2.0 applications and provide authoritative insight into the latest advances in the field. The text details a conceptual framework that provides modeling facilities for context-aware, multichannel web applications. It compares various platforms for developing mobile services and explains how to use high-level modeling constructs to drive the application development process through automatic code generation.

Catalog no. 71963, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7196-2 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 327 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

Catalog no. K10067, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0082-9 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 617 pp. Suggested Price: $125.95 / £80.99 Available in eBook

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Near Field Communications Handbook Mobile Ad hoc Networks

Edited by

Syed A. Ahson

Current Status and Future Trends

Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, USA

Edited by

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA Series: Internet and Communications

Jonathan Loo, Jaime Lloret Mauri, and Jesús Hamilton Ortiz

Mohammad Ilyas

Though many of the issues involved in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) have been resolved from various points of view and for various types of application scenarios, many others still remain as open research issues. This book includes advance information of MANETs, current mechanisms and developments, and future expectations in the relevant areas. Valuable as a reference for researchers, industry professionals, and academics, the book could also be used as a text for graduate students as almost all the concerned areas will be covered.

Near Field Communication, or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology that enables the exchange of data between devices over about a decimeter. The technology is a simple extension of the ISO 14443 proximity-card standard (contactless card, RFID) that combines the interface of a smartcard and a reader into a single device with practical implications. A complete reference for NFC, this handbook provides technical information about all aspects of NFC as well as applications. It covers basic concepts as well as research grade material and includes a discussion of future directions.

Catalog no. K12654, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5650-5 November 2011, 7 x 10, 538 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

Catalog no. AU8149, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8814-4 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 380 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access Fundamentals and Applications Edited by

Tao Jiang, Lingyang Song, and Yan Zhang Series: Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications

Networking / Operating Systems

Supported by expert-level advice of pioneering researchers, this volume provides an accessible introduction to the foundations, applications, and design issues in OFDMA networks. It explores key techniques of effective resource management, highlighting open problems and supplying possible solutions. The text investigates radio channel modeling in OFDMA-based wireless communication systems and details detection strategies of frequency-domain equalization for broadband communications. Supplying a macro-level understanding of OFDMA, this is an ideal guide for those whose work is related to OFDMA application or other multiuser communication system projects. Catalog no. AU8824, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8824-3 April 2010, 7 x 10, 660 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Regulations, Standards, and Applications Edited by

Rashid Abdelhaleem Saeed International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Stephen J. Shellhammer Qualcomm, San Diego, California, USA

This book explains the TV White Spaces concept and looks at how these spaces can be used to bring new applications and uses to customers. The text provides an extensive survey of this new technology, exploring various application areas as well as open areas for research. In addition, it discusses business opportunities and addresses deployment challenges. The book also covers regulations and system requirements. Other topics discussed include collaborative sensing, spectrum sharing, and interoperability. Catalog no. K12203, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4879-1 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 516 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99 Available in eBook

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Wireless Sensor Networks A Practical Guide to Content Delivery Networks Second Edition

Principles and Practice Fei Hu

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

Xiaojun Cao Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Gilbert Held 4-Degree Consulting, Macon, Georgia, USA

TV White Space Spectrum Technologies

Providing an understanding of web architecture, along with an overview of the TCP/IP protocol suite, the second edition of this popular resource explains how to use the networks within the Internet, operated by various ISPs, as mechanisms for effectively delivering web server based information. Emphasizing a best-of-breed approach, it allows readers to build an effective CDN on practically any budget. This vendor-neutral reference explains how to code web pages to optimize the delivery of various types of media and includes examples of successful approaches, from outsourcing to do-it-yourself. Catalog no. K11618, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3588-3 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 304 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Written by award-winning engineers, this book provides an all-inclusive examination of wireless sensor network technology, standards, and applications. It includes a wealth of exercises, end-of-chapter reviews, and detailed case studies. It also contains practical sensor network design cases that touch on medical applications that clearly illustrate the steps of design and implementation needed to address real-world challenges. Using straightforward language, this authoritative resource addresses everything product developers and technicians need to know to navigate the field in 2010. Catalog no. AU9215, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9215-8 May 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 531 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Service Delivery Platforms

Developing and Deploying Converged Multimedia Services Edited by

Syed A. Ahson Research in Motion, Plantation, Florida, USA

Mohammad Ilyas

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Mastering Linux Paul S. Wang Kent State University, Ohio, USA

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

This book presents a rapid architecture solution that will enable readers to provide service delivery platforms (SDP) capable of improving the time-torevenue of value-added services. Supplying a comprehensive overview of the technical aspects of service and content delivery platforms, the text walks readers through the entire user experience. It examines content and media in modern networks, evaluates basic functions and feasibility, and covers the fundamental requirements of service delivery platforms in various applications, formats, and delivery mechanisms.

Encouraging hands-on practice, Mastering Linux provides a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to Linux concepts, usage, and programming. Through a set of carefully selected topics and practical examples, the book imparts a sound understanding of operating system concepts and shows how to use Linux effectively. It covers user interfaces, commands and filters, Bash Shell scripting, the file system, networking and Internet use, and kernel system calls. It presents many examples and complete programs ready to run on your Linux system. The companion website offers a host of ancillary materials, including appendices, links to resources, and an example code package for download.

Catalog no. K10071, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0089-8 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 406 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

Catalog no. K10350, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0686-9 September 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 439 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $51.95 / £32.99

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Operating System Design

Some Assembly Required

The Xinu Approach, Linksys Version

Assembly Language Programming with the AVR Microcontroller

Douglas Comer

Timothy S. Margush

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

The University of Akron, Ohio, USA

Removing the mystery from operating system design, this text guides readers through the construction of a traditional process-based operating system using practical, straightforward primitives. It reviews the major system components and imposes a hierarchical design paradigm that organizes the components in an orderly and understandable manner. The text begins with the underlying machine and proceeds step by step through the design and implementation of a small, elegant system. The text provides code for each piece of the system. Software and instructions for building a laboratory are available on the author’s website.

A comprehensive treatment of assembly language programming and computer organization, this text teaches the basic system capabilities of 8-bit AVR microcontrollers. It provides a foundation for understanding compilers, linkers, loaders, and operating systems in addition to the processors themselves. The book covers function call mechanisms and parameter passing techniques, explains how to use the XPLAIN Evaluation Kit, and describes data representation for integers, floating point, and character data. Along with many examples to illustrate the assembly language concepts, each chapter includes standard questions and programming exercises.

Catalog no. K13816, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8109-5 September 2011, 7 x 9, 629 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Catalog no. K11091, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2064-3 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 643 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Thin Air

How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives Dann Anthony Maurno

Adaptive Security Management Architecture

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Louis Sirico San Jose, California, USA

James S. Tiller

This volume proposes practices and paradigms to help readers integrate Lean’s culture of continuous process improvement with wireless technology. It discusses the application of a wide range of wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, RFID, wireless sensor networks, real-time location systems, and global positioning systems. It addresses the modernization of infrastructure, the elimination of costly hardware and redundant equipment, the facilitation of e-Kanban, and the provision of real-time visibility. Drawing on success stories from American Apparel, the US Postal Service, Ford, Boeing, and Motorola, the text includes access to a Lean Wireless ROI Calculator that readers can use to calculate estimated savings in labor and excess capacity. Catalog no. K10242, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0439-1 April 2010, 6 x 9, 251 pp. Suggested Price: $62.95 / £39.99 Available in eBook

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Introduction to Compiler Construction in a Java World Bill Campbell, Swami Iyer, and Bahar Akbal-Delibas

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

This volume enables security professionals to structure the best security program designed to meet the complex needs of an entire organization, taking into account the organization’s business goals as well as the surrounding controls, processes, and units already in existence. The book explains how an organization can develop an adaptive security program closely aligned to business needs, making it an enabling force that helps the organization achieve its goals and objectives. It presents the end product of a successful security management system and examines the finer points of how it can be accomplished. Catalog no. AU7052, ISBN: 978-0-8493-7052-6 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 482 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Asset Protection through Security Awareness Tyler Justin Speed

University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

Electronics International, Oregon, USA

This text uses compiler construction to teach Java technology and software engineering principles. It gives students a deeper understanding of the Java programming language and its implementation. Unlike other texts, the example compiler and the examples in the chapters focus on compiling Java. The book is designed for a hands-on course where students work with a real compiler, designing, implementing, and testing extensions. They also learn how to read existing code and write their own code. A supporting website features Java code and additional resources.

Supplying a high-level overview of how to protect your company’s physical and intangible assets, this book explains how to enlist the assistance of your employees as the first line of defense in safeguarding company assets and mitigating security risks. It reviews key topics surrounding computer security and provides detailed instruction on how to put together an effective security awareness team. Requiring no previous networking or programming experience, the book specifies managers’ and employees’ roles in establishing a company-wide culture of security awareness.

Catalog no. K12801, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6088-5 June 2012, 7 x 10, 400 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K10491, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0982-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 315 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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CISO’s Guide to Penetration Testing

Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems

A Framework to Plan, Manage, and Maximize Benefits

SCADA, DCS, PLC, HMI, and SIS

James S. Tiller

CISSIP, CISA, ISSPCS, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Tyson Macaulay

Security & Auditing

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Bryan Singer

Presenting the underlying methodologies and concepts required for successful penetration testing, this book discusses the process of penetration testing from both consultative and technical perspectives. It provides an overview of the common tools and exploits used by attackers along with the rationale for why they are used. It depicts attack scenarios to show the complete cycle of attack from the hacker’s perspective. The methodology detailed provides a comprehensive solution to meeting the objectives of penetration testing. The author covers the deliverables, including the final report, explaining how to use the information from the text.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems do not necessarily mesh well with standard IT security. Nevertheless, when combined, the two can create heightened levels of protection. Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: SCADA, DCS, PLC, HMI and SIS demonstrates how to develop a SCADA cyber security program. It also explores how to work with internal and external IT resources in order to properly implement the program. The technical level of this text provides sufficient detail and sophistication to comprehensively address areas of concern, yet the book remains readily accessible to a wide audience.

Catalog no. K13771, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8027-2 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 389 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K10111, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0196-3 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 192 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Cybersecurity Computer Security Literacy

Public Sector Threats and Responses

Douglas Jacobson and Joseph Idziorek

Kim Andreasson

Staying Safe in a Digital World Iowa State University, Ames, USA

Edited by

DAKA Advisory AB, Varberg, Sweden Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

Traditional computer security books typically focus on the implementation or theory of security controls and mechanisms at the application, operating system, network, and physical layers. Breaking the traditional model, this book educates readers at the user layer. It helps you better understand the practical aspects of computer security. The authors cover such popular security topics as social networking, social engineering (phishing), and online shopping. They also address situation awareness, including the security risks of using wireless Internet at a university and the risks of using a public computer.

Written as a reference, but easily adaptable for classroom use, this book explains the importance of cyber security, why readers should care, and what threats to watch for. It also offers information on how to improve an operating environment and better safeguard the constituents organizations serve. Based on research that claims that cyber security policy is often set at less senior levels of corporations, and left to IT security professionals, this book explains why security should be addressed by senior level management.

Catalog no. K12637, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5618-5 June 2012, 6 x 9, 200 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99

Catalog no. K12093, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4663-6 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 383 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99

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Cyber Security Essentials Edited by

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James Graham, Ryan Olson, and Rick Howard

Cyberspace and Cybersecurity

Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services, Dulles, Virginia, USA

A collection of intelligence and security articles, this book covers common security terms and vulnerabilities that security and IT personnel need to know in order to guard their systems. Topics discussed include Stack Based Buffer Overflows, Malware_Naming, Fast-Flux, SQL Injection, and Format_String_ Vulnerability. The book explains more than 75 common security vulnerabilities clearly and concisely in short, well-illustrated, descriptions that are easy to read and comprehend. The articles provide actionable advice on how to mitigate each vulnerability, helping to enable a proactive response to threats and attacks. Catalog no. K12343, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5123-4 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 341 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

George Kostopoulos Based on related courses and research of the cyber environment in areas such as Europe, America, and Asia, this book provides comprehensive coverage of cyberspace and cybersecurity. It features abundant resources for instructors and students, including exercises with solutions, updated references, electronic presentations, evaluation criteria for projects, guidelines to project preparations, and teaching suggestions. The author not only emphasizes technologies but also pays attention to human factors and organizational perspectives. Topics include addressing vulnerabilities, building a secure enterprise, blocking intrusions, as well as ethical and legal issues. Catalog no. K14391, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0133-1 June 2012, 6 x 9, 450 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £48.99

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Data Mining Tools for Malware Detection

The Effects of Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, and Corruption on the World’s Financial Infrastructure

Mehedy Masud, Latifur Khan, and Bhavani Thuraisingham

Maximillian Edelbacher, Peter C. Kratcoski, and Michael Theil

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA

Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice

Presenting theoretical concepts, practical techniques, and experimental results, this book provides a step-by-step illustration of how data mining tools are developed for malware detection. Focusing email worms, malicious code, remote exploits, and botnets, the authors describe the step-by-step systems development for each of the four applications. They also discuss experimental and performance results, unique contributions of the system and the limitations. The appendices include information on data management, data mining, data security, and the design and implementation of data mining tools. Catalog no. K12530, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5454-9 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 450 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Encyclopedia of Information Assurance - Four Volume Set Edited by

Rebecca Herold Rebecca Herold, LLC, Van Meter, Iowa, USA

Marcus K. Rogers Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Information Assurance (IA) professionals are charged with protecting the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and delivery of an entity’s data. The Encyclopedia of Information Assurance is a comprehensive, fully searchable collection of articles and references that cover the wide range of subjects found within the field. This four-volume set is a reliable resource that presents new methods, techniques, and strategies. The entries and illustrations address every meaningful topic in information assurance including risk management, privacy, legal and regulatory compliance, auditing, and digital forensics. Live links are present throughout the online version, enabling in-depth research on any topic covered in the encyclopedia. Catalog no. AU6620, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6620-3 December 2010, 8-1/2 x 11, 3860 pp. Suggested Price: $1195.00 / £765.00

Providing information from United Nations presentations and experts in the field of international security, this volume describes the influence that organized crime, white collar crime, and corruption have on the world financial systems, examining what can be done to prevent the collapse of these financial systems and how to prevent future crises. The end goal is to determine how the world can experience a higher standard of living and security without destroying the financial infrastructure. These issues are discussed within the framework of the concepts of comprehensive security and human security. The text reflects outcomes from the October 2010 UN meeting on Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, and Corruption. Catalog no. K13172, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6922-2 April 2012, 6 x 9, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $129.95 / £82.00 Available in eBook

Information Security Governance Simplified

From the Boardroom to the Keyboard Todd Fitzgerald, CISSP, CISA, CISM Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Security practitioners must be able to build a cost-effective security program, while at the same time meet the requirements of government regulations. This book lays out these regulations in simple terms and explains how to use the control frameworks to build an effective information security program and governance structure. It discusses how an organization ensures that the information is protected—from the Board of Directors to the keyboard, or end user, delineating the role of each. Catalog no. K10586, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1163-4 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 427 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

FISMA Principles and Best Practices

Textbook

Patrick D. Howard

Concepts and Practice

Information Security Management

Beyond Compliance

Security & Auditing

Global Security and the Financial Crisis

Chief Information Security Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA

Bel G. Raggad

Detailing a proven approach for establishing and implementing a comprehensive information security program, this book integrates compliance review, technical monitoring, and remediation efforts to explain how to achieve and maintain compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements. Based on the author’s experience developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise FISMA-based information technology security programs at three major federal agencies, the book provides workable solutions for establishing and operating an effective security compliance program. It delineates the processes, practices, and principles involved in managing the complexities of FISMA compliance.

An authoritative and practical classroom resource, Information Security Management: Concepts and Practice provides a general overview of security auditing before examining the various elements of the information security life cycle. It explains the ISO 17799 standard and walks readers through the steps for conducting a nominal security audit that conforms to the standard. The text also provides detailed guidance for conducting an in-depth technical security audit leading to certification against the 27001 standard. Topics addressed include cyber security, security risk assessments, privacy rights, HIPAA, SOX, intrusion detection systems, security testing activities, cyber terrorism, and vulnerability assessments.

Catalog no. AU8291, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7829-9 March 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 345 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. AU7854, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7854-1 January 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 871 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

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Pace University, Pleasantville, New York, USA

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Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition Available in print or on CD-ROM Harold F. Tipton, CISSP

Information Security Risk Analysis

HFT Associates, Villa Park, California, USA

Third Edition

Mickie Krause Nozaki, CISSP

Thomas R. Peltier

Security & Auditing

Laguna, California, USA

Thomas R. Peltier Associates, Wyandotte, Michigan, USA

Considered the gold-standard reference on information security, the full contents of the sixth edition of the Information Security Management Handbook is available in print or on CD-ROM. Organized under the CISSP® Common Body of Knowledge domains, this handbook has become the standard on which all IT security programs and certifications are based. It provides a compilation of the fundamental knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools required by all IT security professionals. Now in its sixth editon, the 3200-page print version consintues to be updated yearly. Each new volume reflects the latest changes to the CBK in response to new technologies and new laws in different countries and regions.

Authored by renowned security expert and certification instructor Thomas Peltier, this authoritative reference provides readers with the knowledge and the skill-set needed to achieve a highly effective risk analysis assessment in a matter of days. Peltier demonstrates how to identify threats and then determine if those threats pose a real risk. Supplemented with online access to user-friendly checklists, forms, questionnaires, sample assessments, and other documents, this work is truly a one-stop, how-to resource for industry and academia professionals.

Sixth Edition, Volume 6

Catalog no. K14176, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9313-5 March 2012, 7 x 10, 392 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

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Sixth Edition, Volume 5

Catalog no. K12468, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5345-0 September 2011, 7 x 10, 558 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Internet Searches for Vetting, Investigations, and Open-Source Intelligence Edward J. Appel iNameCheck LLC, Bethany Beach, Delaware, USA

Sixth Edition, Volume 4

Catalog no. K11003, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1902-9 June 2010, 7 x 10, 529 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

Virtual activities made possible by high-bandwidth internet connectivity have changed societal behavior. As a result, employers, investigators, and intelligence analysts must adopt better strategies for internet searching in order to protect information assets. Addressing legal, policy, privacy, and management issues, this book provides a procedural framework for effective internet searching in investigations and intelligence. The text describes the proper use of internet vetting, investigations, and open-source intelligence and offers solutions to common stumbling blocks that prevent the adoption of appropriate defenses against those who misuse information systems. Catalog no. K11359, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2751-2 January 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

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Information Security Management Handbook 2012 CD-ROM

This annually-updated CD-ROM provides a compilation of the fundamental knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools required by IT security professionals. It covers the CISSP® Common Body of Knowledge (CBK®) that forms the standard on which all IT security programs and certifications are based. Topics covered include access control, physical (environmental) security, cryptography, application security, and operations security. This new edition features the latest developments in information security and the (ISC)2 CISSP CBK, including advanced persistent threats, new HIPAA requirement, social networks, virtualization, and SOA. The CD-ROM contains the complete contents of every annual edition since 1997. Visit www.crcpress.com for more information on prior editions. Catalog no. K14130, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9209-1 June 2012, CD-ROM Suggested Price: $199.95 / £127.00 Available in eBook

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Introduction to Security and Network Forensics William J. Buchanan Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Explaining the fundamentals of cyber security and digital forensics, this text covers the basic principles of intrusion detection systems, encryption, and authentication. Beginning with an overview of general concepts in security, it addresses hashing and digital certificates, enhanced software security, and network security. It introduces the concept of risk, threat analysis, and network forensics and covers data hiding, obfuscation, web infrastructures, and cloud and grid computing. Simulators, test questions, labs, online lectures, and related material are made available on the book’s website. Catalog no. AU3568, ISBN: 978-0-8493-3568-6 June 2011, 7 x 10, 502 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £36.99 Available in eBook

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How Hackers Get In and the Evidence They Leave Behind

Managing the Insider Threat

Jesse Varsalone

Nick Catrantzos

Elkridge, Maryland, USA

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, USA

In the age of the Internet, hackers rob banks and other financial instructions without having to fire a weapon or know how to drive a car. Security professionals need to understand how hackers are getting into their critical systems and what artifacts they leave behind. This book details the steps hackers take to get in, maintain access, and hide their presence from the computer security team. It details the artifacts that can be left behind during an intrusion, including Windows® registry artifacts, scheduled tasks, logs, and evidence within volatile data; and provides a blueprint to properly secure systems.

The first book to treat insider threat defense as a management challenge, this book offers practical tips on how to develop a positive ears-to-the-ground work culture, utilize metrics, improve personnel assessments, and identify warning indicators. It also explains how to utilize a host of other techniques to combat potential internal dangers. Addressing the area that the Secret Service, FBI, and NSA termed the number-one security threat to organizations and enterprises, the author combines theory with real-world practices to counter insider threat. Chapters cover IT/information security but also focus on other internal threats to security.

Catalog no. K13482, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7510-0 May 2012, 7 x 10, 416 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

No Dark Corners

Catalog no. K13375, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7292-5 May 2012, 7 x 10, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Investigations in the Workplace Second Edition

Eugene F. Ferraro, CPP, CFE, PCI Business Controls, Inc., Golden, Colorado, USA

Workplace investigations are complex affairs requiring a variety of skills and a knowledge of criminal, civil, and employment law. This volume examines industry best practices in this challenging discipline. Completely updated, this edition includes new sections on investigative policy, policy developments, credibility determinations, the use of workplace hotlines, neuro-linguistic interviewing, court judgments, and judgment enforcement. New flowcharts and diagrams are included to illustrate concepts. Security professionals, lawyers, investigators, and human resources professionals will find a wealth of knowledge as to the tips and traps associated with workplace investigations. Catalog no. K10762, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1480-2 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 664 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Managing an Information Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Program Second Edition

Mobile Device Security

A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Your Information in a Moving World Stephen Fried Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Demonstrating how mobile devices can create a backdoor to security threats, this book details actions that can be taken to defend against these threats. It defines the concepts essential to understanding the security threats to contemporary mobile devices and takes readers through the policy, process, and technology decisions that must be made. Highlighting the risks inherent when mobilizing data, the text supplies a proven methodology for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating these risks. It examines the methods used to store and transport mobile data and illustrates how the security of data changes as it moves from place to place. Catalog no. K11063, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2016-2 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 302 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CAP® CBK® Second Edition

Patrick D. Howard

Rebecca Herold, LLC, Van Meter, Iowa, USA

Chief Information Security Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA Series: (ISC)2 Press

Named one of the Best Privacy Advisers in the World by Computerworld magazine and a Top 13 Influencer in IT Security by IT Security Magazine, Rebecca Herold provides authoritative coverage of what it takes to create an effective information security and privacy awareness training program. She details a proven framework for creating a training program that is compliant with applicable laws and supplies case studies from a range of businesses and industries. Complete with 250 awareness activities ideas and 42 helpful tips for trainers, this all-in-one resource provides the holistic understanding needed to identify and implement the training and awareness methods best suited to an organization.

Providing an overview of certification and accreditation, the second edition of this officially sanctioned guide demonstrates the effectiveness of C&A as a risk management methodology for IT systems in public and private organizations. It enables readers to document the status of their security controls and learn how to secure IT systems via standard, repeatable processes. The text describes what it takes to build a certification and accreditation program at the organization level and analyzes various C&A processes and how they interrelate. A case study illustrates the successful implementation of certification and accreditation in a major U.S. government department.

Catalog no. K10793, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1545-8 August 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 568 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K11099, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2075-9 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 400 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £33.99

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Rebecca Herold

Security & Auditing

Intrusions

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Official (ISC) Guide to the CSSLP® 2®

Edited by

Security & Auditing

Mano Paul

Harold F. Tipton

Express Certifications, Pflugerville, Texas, USA Series: (ISC)2 Press

HFT Associates, Villa Park, California, USA Series: (ISC)2 Press

The Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CSSLP® is the first comprehensive guide to the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) CBK. It facilitates the required understanding of the seven CSSLP domains to assist candidates for certification and beyond. The text allows readers to learn about software security from a renowned security practitioner who is the appointed software assurance advisor for (ISC)2. Complete with numerous illustrations, it makes complex security concepts easy to understand. A robust appendix makes this book a timesaving resource for anyone involved in secure software development.

Preparing professionals for certification and job readiness, the Official (ISC)²® Guide to the ISSMP® CBK® supplies a complete overview of the management topics related to information security. It provides for an expanded enterprise model of security and management that delves into project management, risk management, and continuity planning. Facilitating the mastery of the five ISSEP domains required for certification, this book will not only help you prepare for the CISSP-ISSMP certification exam but will also provide a solid foundation to enhance your career path.

Catalog no. K11251, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2605-8 June 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 572 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £41.99

Catalog no. AU9443, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9443-5 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 468 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Official (ISC)2® Guide to the SSCP® CBK® Second Edition Edited by

Harold F. Tipton HFT Associates, Villa Park, California, USA Series: (ISC)2 Press

Having helped thousands of people obtain the distinguished (ISC)²® Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP®) certification, this bestselling guide has quickly become the book that many of today’s security practitioners depend on to attain and maintain the required competence of the seven domains of the (ISC)2® CBK®. Picking up where the popular first edition left off, the second edition brings together leading IT security tacticians from around the world to discuss the critical role that policy, procedures, standards, and guidelines play within the overall information security management infrastructure.

Official (ISC)2® Guide to the ISSMP® CBK®

Catalog no. K10267, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0483-4 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 467 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Official (ISC)2® Guide to the ISSAP® CBK®

Policies, Procedures, and Technologies to Defend Against the Insider Threat Gennaro Scalo Information Security, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Securing information from insider threats need to start early. Policies and procedures need to be in place to mitigate the risks associated with an insider prior to establishing trust. Once trust is established, expectations must be set. Laying out policies, procedures, and technologies necessary to effectively prevent, detect, and react to insider threats, this book is an indispensable reference for those interested in taking a best practice approach to securing against the insider threat. Focusing on technology, the text takes a holistic approach to ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of information. Catalog no. K12757, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6024-3 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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Practical Information Security Metrics

Harold F. Tipton

W. Krag Brotby

HFT Associates, Villa Park, California, USA Series: (ISC)2 Press

Enterprise Security Architect, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Candidates for the ISSAP certification need to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the six domains of the ISSAP® CBK® as well as the ability to apply this in-depth knowledge to develop detailed security architectures. Supplying an authoritative review of key concepts and requirements of the ISSAP® CBK®, this official guide provides the practical understanding required to implement the latest security protocols. Encompassing all of the knowledge elements needed to create secure architectures, the text covers requirements analysis, access control, cryptography, physical security, BCP/DRP, and telecommunications and network security.

Covering information security metrics, this book provides practical advice on how to specify, develop, use, and maintain a more meaningful and useful system of metrics. It explains how to use metrics to identify problem areas and drive security improvements. With a focus on measurement, the author discusses metrics that support an information security management system that complies with ISO/IEC 27001. The text introduces capability maturity metrics that can be used to measure and drive continuous improvement in information security. It also introduces the PRAGMATIC mnemonic to help practitioners choose better metrics.

Catalog no. K10073, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0093-5 October 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 521 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K13838, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8152-1 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 224 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Gary Hinson

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Security Patch Management

Bhavani Thuraisingham

Felicia M. Nicastro

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA

BT Global Services, Colorado, USA

Focusing on confidentiality, privacy, trust, and integrity management for web services, Secure Semantic Service-Oriented Systems considers applications of these technologies across multiple domains. The author lays the groundwork with discussions of concepts in trustworthy information systems and security for service-oriented architecture. Next, she covers secure web services and applications—discussing their use in secure interoperability, defense, and medical applications. The book describes the various aspects of secure service oriented information systems; including confidentiality, trust management, integrity, and data quality.

Helping readers figure out exactly what to patch and which patches to use, Security Patch Management provides detailed guidance through the process of creating and implementing an effective and efficient patch management process. It uses a format that is easy-to-understand and applicable regardless of the operating system, network device, or patch deployment tool. The author illustrates the proper implementation of patches on devices and systems within various infrastructures to provide the insight required to stay one step ahead of the exploits on the horizon.

Catalog no. AU7331, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7331-7 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 463 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

Catalog no. K11189, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2499-3 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 284 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Security Strategy Security and Privacy in Smart Grids

From Requirements to Reality

Edited by

Eric Oksendahl

Security & Auditing

Secure Semantic Service-Oriented Systems

Bill Stackpole Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, USA

Yang Xiao The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

This versatile reference details state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies for communication networks and security in smart grids. It examines contemporary grid security and discusses how it’s being developed and deployed. The chapters cover direct attacks and smart meters as well as attacks via the networks—providing actionable suggestions for preventing such attacks. The chapters work together to provide a framework for how security should be implemented throughout this growing system. Figures, illustrations, graphs, and charts are included to aid with comprehension. Catalog no. K13608, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7783-8 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 416 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Port Orchard, Washington, USA

Clarifying the purpose and place of strategy in an information security program, this book explains how to select, develop, and deploy the security strategy best suited to an organization. It focuses on security strategy planning and execution to provide a comprehensive look at the structures and tools needed to build a security program that enables and enhances business processes. Divided into two parts, the first part considers business strategy, and the second part details specific tactics that support the implementation of strategic planning initiatives, goals, and objectives. Catalog no. K11348, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2733-8 October 2010, 7 x 10, 346 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Smart Grid Security Security De-engineering Solving the Problems in Information Risk Management Ian Tibble

An End-to-End View of Security in the New Electrical Grid Gilbert Sorebo Chief Cybersecurity Technologist, SAIC, McLean, Virginia, USA

Michael Echols Public Utility Security Professional

CTO, Seven Stones, Jakarta Seletan, Indonesia

With organizations facing growing security challenges from both automated and manual attacks, these incidents now represent more of a threat to the bottom line than ever before. This book explains the problems in corporate information security and how to solve them. Based on more than a decade of global experience, the author explains how the industry has changed for the worse and how the loss of analytical skills has led the corporate world on a collision course with fiends who seek unlawful financial gain from hacking.

Written for those responsible for network security, this book addresses all the major issues in the field, particularly cybersecurity of the smart grid. It offers expertise from industry professionals that’s accessible to the layperson—covering traditional power grids as well as the emergence, development, and integration of smart grid technology. With practical examples and step-by-step instructions, the authors offer a new perspective to the security of critical infrastructures through the explanation of how smart grids work and how network and cybersecurity plays a significant role.

Catalog no. K13108, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6834-8 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 328 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K12610, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5587-4 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 316 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Targeted Violence

A Statistical and Tactical Analysis of Assassinations, Contract Killings, and Kidnappings Glenn P. McGovern

Unauthorized Access

The Crisis in Online Privacy and Security Robert Sloan University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Investigation, San Jose, California, USA

Richard Warner

Drawn from case examples spanning the last 60 years, this book examines incidents of targeted violence, including contract killings, assassinations, and planned kidnappings. Complete with 35 case studies, the text explores numerous attack methodologies employed around the world and regionally. The author, a former SWAT and JTTF team member, analyzes the modus operandi of individual assailants and groups to highlight the commonalities between targeted victims and explain why certain groups tend to target specific types of individuals. The book concludes with a chapter on victimology.

This book provides an overview of non-governmental threats to privacy from private businesses and corporations. The authors explore the concept of informational privacy and suggest rules to limit the distribution of public information from private businesses. They discuss how computers, database technology, and the Internet enable mass surveillance. The text includes a nontechnical introduction to the types of malware that are typically used to illegally access information, along with strategies for defending against such attacks. It also presents possible market, legal, and technical solutions to these challenges.

Catalog no. K11195, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2512-9 April 2010, 7 x 10, 331 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Catalog no. K11474, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3013-0 June 2012, 6 x 9, 300 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £38.99

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Terrorism and Homeland Security Perspectives, Thoughts, and Opinions Edited by

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois, USA

Vein Pattern Recognition A Privacy-Enhancing Biometric Chuck Wilson

Dale L. June Henley-Putnam University, Los Angeles, California, USA

This volume brings together the work of academic researchers and law enforcement and intelligence personnel to present a sober appraisal of the issues surrounding the current state of our security infrastructure. Topics discussed include the history of terrorism and the rise of transnational anti-Western Islamism, progress made in protecting nations and individuals from terrorism, an analysis of a captured al-Qaeda training manual, suicide bombing, political and strategic warfare and propaganda, cooperative antiterrorism efforts among nations, insider threats, intelligence gathering by means of interpersonal contact, terrorist threats south of the border, and tools for locating bomb makers and clandestine labs. Catalog no. 93061, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9306-3 September 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 395 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

The Security Risk Assessment Handbook

A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments, Second Edition

ii2P, Southlake, Texas, USA

Biometric technologies vary in capability, performance, and reliability. One of the most promising emerging technologies, vein pattern recognition (VPR), is more accurate than many other biometric methods, offers greater resistance to spoofing, and focuses on people. Exploring privacy issues and the general concept of personal identity, this book delves into real-world biometrics applications and discusses the emergence of this reliable but underutilized technology. The author, an industry veteran, presents the myriad applications of VPA technology and its current implementations — including its widespread use in the Japanese banking industry for accessing cardholder accounts. Catalog no. K11132, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2137-4 March 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 307 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99 Available in eBook

.NET 4 for Enterprise Architects and Developers Sudhanshu Hate and Suchi Paharia

Lantego, LLC, Austin, Texas, USA

Infosys Ltd., Hyderabad, India Series: Infosys Press

Picking up where the bestselling first edition left off, this second edition explains how to conduct an effective risk assessment. Supplying wide-ranging coverage that includes security risk analysis, mitigation, and risk assessment reporting, it provides the tools needed to solicit and review the scope and rigor of risk assessment proposals with competence and confidence. Trusted to assess security for leading organizations and government agencies, including the CIA, NSA, and NATO, Douglas Landoll unveils the little-known tips, tricks, and techniques used by savvy security professionals in the field.

This book supplies in-depth coverage of the various server-side features of Microsoft .NET Framework 4 that can be leveraged in enterprise application development. It provides a fundamental understanding of the technical aspects of implementation and details a step-by-step approach for real-life implementation using specific .NET 4 features. Useful to architects, developers, students, and technology enthusiasts who wish to learn more about .NET 4, it illustrates specific features with code snippets to help you understand the technical aspects of implementation.

Catalog no. K11138, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2148-0 May 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 495 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £48.99

Catalog no. K12921, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6293-3 November 2011, 7 x 10, 432 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Douglas Landoll

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Antipatterns

The Art of Practicing Agile

Colin J. Neill, Philip A. Laplante, and Joanna F. DeFranco

A Practical Guide for Applying Agile to Real Projects

Pennsylvania State University, Malvern, USA Series: Applied Software Engineering

Bhuvan Unhelkar

Using real and hypothetical case studies, this book illustrates poor management approaches, unpleasant work environments, and bad manager traits that lead to failure. For each antipattern, the text describes the situation and symptoms, gives examples, and offers a refactoring solution. The authors provide real-world anecdotes that illustrate key concepts. They also include thought-provoking exercises that describe a situation and ask which antipatterns are present as well as how to refactor the situation. Coverage includes leadership principles, environmental antipatterns, group patterns, management antipatterns, and team leadership.

Written to address the growing popularity of Agile software development, this book explains the methodologies in practice. The book begins by identifying current challenges faced by organizations in terms of their development and maintenance approaches to display the need for Agile methodologies. It presents a comprehensive Composite Agile Method and Strategy (CAMS) as a carefully constructed combination of process elements. The reference creates and applies relevant metrics and measurements to the entire CAMS lifecycle, which opens up the possibility of improving estimations by project managers. Overall, the book offers the potential for improvement of overall productivity and quality in the organization.

Catalog no. K12863, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6186-8 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 353 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K12339, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5118-0 June 2012, 352 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Building Enterprise Systems with ODP

Applied Semantic Web Technologies

An Introduction to Open Distributed Processing

Edited by

Vijayan Sugumaran Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

Jon Atle Gulla

Peter F. Linington, Zoran Milosevic, Akira Tanaka, and Antonio Vallecillo

NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development

Integrating theory with case studies, this book illustrates the history, current state, and future direction of the Semantic Web. It maintains an emphasis on real-world applications and examines the technical and practical issues related to the use of semantic technologies in intelligent information management. Using case studies, it highlights valuable lessons learned by the contributors. The text explains how to create social ontologies and present examples of the application of semantic technologies in building automation, logistics, ontology-driven business process intelligence, decision making, and energy efficiency in smart homes.

This book presents a systematic approach to the design of large, complex distributed systems using the concepts and mechanisms defined by the Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP). Focusing on the key choices that make an architectural design robust and durable, the authors illustrate the benefits of using a viewpoint-based approach and help readers understand the concepts, mechanisms, and problems involved in the design of complex enterprise systems. Complete UML models and more are available on a supporting website.

Catalog no. K10096, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0156-7 August 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 476 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K12956, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6625-2 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 284 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Applying Resource Oriented Architecture

Using ROA to Build RESTful Web Services G. Lakshmanan, S.V. Subrahmanya, S. Sangeetha, and Kumar M. Pradeep Infosys Technologies, LTD, Bangalore, India Series: Infosys Press

Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide David Garmus, Janet Russac, and Royce Edwards

Resource Oriented Architecture (ROA) is an architectural style based on the principles of Representational State Transfer (REST). ROA is quickly becoming the technology of choice for developing and designing applications for the web for large scale users. This book highlights the importance of ROA and how it complements SOA, covering cloud computing, mobile Internet, and QoS, among other topics. It explains how to build Web services using ROA and discusses the various frameworks and technologies that are most suitable. Using case studies and examples to illustrate ROA in practice, the text covers various platforms, tools, and technologies that support ROA.

Written by active members of the Counting Practices Committee and a past president of the IFPUG, this book provides a complete review of the rules and guidelines prescribed in version 4.3 of the Function Point Counting Practices Manual (CPM). It supplies a fundamental understanding of the IFPUG Functional Size Measurement method and includes helpful tips on how to use the CPM manual during the exam. Complete with two sample exams and detailed examples throughout, this is the ideal study guide for the CFPS examination. Following certification, this is a valuable reference for applying the IFPUG method for sizing proficient software design, development, and deployment.

Catalog no. K13690, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7886-6 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 200 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. AU7637, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7637-0 July 2010, 8-1/2 x 11, 244 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $46.95 / £30.99

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Software Engineering & Systems Development

Managing Software Organizations and People, Second Edition

COSMIC Function Points Certified ScrumMaster The CSM Study Guide

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Theory and Advanced Practices Edited by

Reiner Dumke

James Schiel

University of Magdeburg, Germany

Founder, Artisan Software Consulting Series: Applied Software Engineering

Alain Abran

Examining the questions usually asked by students attending Certified Scrum Master (CSM) training, this book is a compilation of the insights of the author gained through teaching nearly 100 CSM classes. It starts by introducing the concepts of Agile development and Scrum. Next, it explains how to create Scrum teams and how to assess their productivity. Considering how to sell Agile development to upper management and to customers, the book illustrates the implementation of Agile development in an organization—addressing the roles and responsibilities of various team players.

Designed to conform to the ISO/IEC standard 14143, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) Function Point method has become the major estimation technique based on international standards for building software-intensive systems. This book supplies a cutting-edge look at current and emerging practices in the international software measurement community. The editors have assembled an international panel of experts who detail the steps for measuring the functional size of software and developing project estimates with improved accuracy. They explain how to evaluate and compare systems to improve software reuse and development.

Catalog no. K12736, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5991-9 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 232 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99 Available in eBook

Cloud Computing and Software Services

Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada

Catalog no. K11991, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4486-1 February 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 356 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

Theory and Techniques Edited by

Syed A. Ahson Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, USA

Mohammad Ilyas Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

Design and Safety Assessment of Critical Systems

Whether you’re already in the cloud, or determining whether or not it makes sense for your organization, Cloud Computing and Software Services: Theory and Techniques provides you with the technical understanding needed to develop and maintain state-of-the-art cloud computing and software services. From basic concepts and recent research findings to future directions, it gathers the insight of 50 experts from around the world to present the most up-to-date global perspective on the broad range of technical topics related to cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS). Written in a manner that makes this complex subject easy to understand, this is an ideal one-stop reference for anyone interested in the technical aspects cloud computing.

Explaining how to improve safety-critical systems to reduce risks to people and the environment, this book introduces fundamental concepts and reviews issues related to the design, development, and assessment of safety-critical systems. The text covers the most well-known notations, techniques, and procedures, and supplies many in-depth examples from a range of industrial sectors. It also provides access to a website with additional information and code for the examples presented.

Catalog no. K10175, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0315-8 July 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 458 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99

Catalog no. K10186, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0331-8 November 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 297 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

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The Cloud of Things

Encyclopedia of Software Engineering

Connecting Objects to Clouds

Marco Bozzano and Adolfo Villafiorita Bruno Kessler Foundation, Italy

Two-Volume Set

Honbo Zhou

Edited by

The Internet of Things is a group of technologies and applications that provides means to access all kinds of ubiquitous devices, facilities, and assets. This book presents a comprehensive introduction of the Internet of Things and its development worldwide and particularly in China. It describes and categorizes the many facets of Internet of Things and proposes a number of paradigms and classifications about Internet of Things’ mass and niche markets and technologies. It is the first text of its kind published in China, based on the author’s extensive search of relevant materials worldwide.

Phillip A. Laplante

Catalog no. K14173, ISBN: 978-1-4398-9299-2 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £60.99 Available in eBook

The Pennsylvania State University, Malvern, USA

The two volumes of the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering cover the multidisciplinary scope of this important field. More than 200 expert contributors and reviewers from industry and academia provide easy-to-read entries that cover software requirements, design, construction, testing, maintenance, configuration management, quality control, and software engineering management tools and methods. Editor Phillip A. Laplante uses the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK®) as a template for organizing the material. Catalog no. AU5977, ISBN: 978-1-4200-5977-9 November 2010, 8-1/2 x 11, 1522 pp. Suggested Price: $800.00 / £510.00

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Flexible, Reliable Software

Using Patterns and Agile Development

How to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing

Henrik B. Christensen

Edited by

University of Aarhus, Denmark Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

Matthew Heusser Govind Kulkarni

This text presents innovative Agile methods and guides readers through the software development process. By describing practical stories, explaining the design and programming process in detail, and using projects as a learning context, the author helps readers understand why a given technique is required and why techniques must be combined to overcome the challenges facing software developers. He discusses the benefits and liabilities of each approach, provides a collection of design patterns, and includes projects that represent real-world tasks. The book also contains review questions, exercises, and selected solutions. Source code and other resources are available on the author’s website.

A series of essays written by some of the leading minds in software testing, How to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing provides tips, tactics, and techniques to help readers accelerate the testing process, improve the performance of test teams, and lower costs. Detailing strategies that testers can immediately put to use to reduce costs, the book explains how to make testing nimble, how to remove bottlenecks in the testing process, and how to locate and track defects efficiently and effectively.

Catalog no. C3622, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9362-9 May 2010, 7 x 10, 527 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

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Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers John Knight University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development, 4

The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement Edited by

IFPUG

This book provides proven techniques and strategies for developing dependable software. It gives a concise overview of how to develop and implement dependable software while examining key issues and usable techniques. The author addresses why dependability matters, what it means for a system to be dependable, how to build a dependable system, and how to assess whether a system is adequately dependable. He helps software engineers understand why the software is being asked to do what it is being asked to do as well as why the software is made to operate on the particular platform specified.

Leading software measurement experts to share their insight and expertise on topics such as measurement programs, function points in measurement, measurement and new technologies, and metrics analysis. Edited by IFPUG’s Management and Reporting Committee, the text is intended for IT project managers, process improvement specialists, measurement professionals, and business professionals interacting with IT. Topics covered include cloud computing, agile development, quantitative project management, process improvement, measurement as a tool in accountability, measuring project ROI, metrics for the CIO, value stream mapping, and benchmarking.

Catalog no. K12901, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6255-1 January 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 429 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99

Catalog no. K13177, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6930-7 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 744 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Handbook of Mobile Systems Applications and Services Edited by

Anup Kumar

Implementing and Developing Cloud Computing Applications

University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Bin Xie University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Series: Mobile Services and Systems, 1

David E. Y. Sarna Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co., Inc., Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

An investigation of the evolution of mobile services technologies, this book provides a complete understanding of these technologies, from theoretic concept to implementation protocols, from fundamentals to real applications. It contains chapters written by internationally recognizes researchers who discuss concepts, theory, algorithms, implementations, and new applications. The three sections cover: Building Blocks for Mobile Services Architecture, Middleware for Mobile Services, and Applications, Standards and Performance Evaluation of Mobile Services. It provides a comprehensive reference for students, instructors, researchers, engineers, and other professionals, building their understanding of mobile service computing.

Filled with comparative charts and decision trees, this book explains exactly what it takes to build robust and highly scalable cloud computing applications in any organization. Covering the major commercial offerings currently available, it provides authoritative guidance through the implementation process. It puts cloud computing into historical context and considers how cloud computing affects project management, budgeting, and lifecycle management. From software and testing tools to best practices, this book considers the entire cloud application environment. It also includes case studies that illustrate the latest technologies, implementation issues, and recently developed solutions.

Catalog no. K10094, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0152-9 March 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 608 pp. Suggested Price: $119.95 / £76.99

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Software Engineering & Systems Development

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Process Improvement and CMMI for Systems and Software Ron S. Kenett

Software Engineering & Systems Development 72

Product Release Planning

KPA, Ltd., Raanana, Israel

Methods, Tools and Applications

Emanuel Baker

Guenther Ruhe

Process Strategies, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA

University of Calgary , Alberta, Canada

Process Improvement and CMMI for Systems and Software provides readers with a workable approach for achieving cost-effective process improvements for systems and software. It details a methodology for assessing the status of a development or maintenance process and also lays out an effective plan for achieving process improvements. This practical resource supplies examples of measures and metrics that can be useful for establishing baselines and for monitoring process improvement projects. The text concludes with a realistic case study that illustrates how the methods, tools, and techniques discussed fit together.

Authored by renowned expert Gunther Ruhe, this book presents methods and tools to apply sound planning for product development and product management. It covers aspects of supporting product release decisions ranging from foundations to methods, tools, and applications. Equal parts art and science, the actual decision making is described as a process of combining rigorous methods with the intuition and experience of the human experts. Ruhe provides a guided tour through the release planning, starting with technology and market needs, proceeding to product planning and finally to development projects.

Catalog no. AU6050, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6050-8 March 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 435 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Catalog no. 2620, ISBN: 978-0-8493-2620-2 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 339 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

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Process-Centric Architecture for Enterprise Software Systems Parameswaran Seshan Infosys, Bangalore, India Series: Infosys Press

Supplying an accessible introduction, this book details the analysis and design principles in process-centric architecture. Illustrative examples demonstrate how to architect and design enterprise systems based on business processes central to your organization. The text covers the architectural aspects of business process management, the evolution of IT systems, the importance of a business process focus, the role of workflows, business rules, enterprise application integration, and business process modeling languages such as WS-BPEL and BPML. This forward-looking resource explains how to architect enterprise systems using a BPMS technology platform, J2EE components, and web services. Catalog no. K10837, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1628-8 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 333 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99

Scrum Software Development Jagdish Bhandarkar and J. Srinivas Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore, India Series: Infosys Press

Scrum is an agile development methodology that is quickly gaining pace as a mainstream method in the software industry. This book highlights its practice and interweaves project experience with mandatory Scrum methods. Each chapter illustrates a particular aspect of Scrum and its application. Using a case study throughout, the authors detail how to implement agile practices in a corporation. They also discuss the need for a different kind of contract mechanism, which needs to be put in place with different metrics and estimation techniques. The book concludes with guidelines on how to convert a mainstream methodology to agile. Catalog no. K11330, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2699-7 April 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 275 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $49.95 / £31.99 Available in eBook

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Process-Driven SOA

Patterns for Aligning Business and IT Carsten Hentrich Uwe Zdun

Secure and Resilient Software Development Mark S. Merkow Technical Security Strategy, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Lakshmikanth Raghavan PayPal, San Jose, California, USA

This book provides guidance on how to design and build software architectures that follow principles of business-IT alignment. The authors illustrate the design process step-by-step, using proven patterns that address complex business/technical scenarios, where integrated concepts of SOA, business process management, and event-driven architectures are required. Providing a hands-on guide to processdriven SOA, the text describes how to manage the complexity of business-aligned IT architecture with examples and industry cases.

Many of the software books available clearly highlight the problems with current software development but don’t provide comprehensive, easily actionable, groundlevel solutions. Covering the entire secure software development life cycle that ties all development together, this book presents quality software development strategies and practices stressing resilience requirements with precise, actionable, and ground-level inputs that connect directly with their creators. The text helps developers understand fundamental problems and provides them with best practices, principles, design methodology, programming guidance, and testing practices.

Catalog no. K14093, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8929-9 January 2012, 7 x 10, 352 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K11327, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2696-6 June 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 392 pp. Suggested Price: $83.95 / £53.99

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Secure and Resilient Software Requirements, Test Cases, and Testing Methods

Textbook

Mark S. Merkow

An Open Source Approach

Technical Security Strategy, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Allen Tucker, Ralph Morelli, and Chamindra de Silva

Lakshmikanth Raghavan

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development

PayPal, San Jose, California, USA

Detailing a comprehensive set of requirements for secure and resilient software development and operation, this book supplies documented test cases for those requirements as well as best practices for testing nonfunctional requirements. It offers ground-level, already-developed software nonfunctional requirements and corresponding test cases and methods to help ensure software meets its nonfunctional requirements for security and resilience. The accompanying CD filled with helpful checklists, and reusable documentation provides the tools needed to integrate security into the requirements analysis, design, and testing phases of the software development lifecycle. Catalog no. K12954, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6621-4 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 278 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Written by experienced software developers and educators, this text immerses readers directly into an agile-free and open source software (FOSS) development process. It focuses on the methodologies and goals that drive the development of FOSS, combining principles with real-world skill building such as debugging, refactoring, and writing. The authors highlight the value of collaboration as a fundamental paradigm for software development and provide hands-on projects using real open source software. Numerous supporting materials are available on the book’s website. Catalog no. K10655, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1290-7 January 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 398 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99 Available in eBook

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Secure Java

For Web Application Development Abhay Bhargav B.V. Kumar

Software Engineering Design Theory and Practice Carlos E. Otero Series: Applied Software Engineering

Encapsulating security requirements for web development with the Java programming platform, this book covers secure programming, risk assessment, and threat modeling—explaining how to integrate these practices into a secure software development lifecycle. From the risk assessment phase to the proof of concept phase, it details a secure web application development process. The authors provide in-depth implementation guidance and best practices for access control, cryptography, logging, secure coding, and authentication and authorization in web application development. Discussing the latest application exploits and vulnerabilities, they examine various options and protection mechanisms for securing web applications against multifarious threats. Catalog no. K11172, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2351-4 September 2010, 7 x 10, 308 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Taking a learn-by-doing approach to software design, this text offers a blend of theory and practice to provide students and practitioners with key concepts relevant to today’s software designers. The book contains examples, review questions, lab exercises, and case studies in order to illustrate real-world problems. Each topic begins with the exploration of the issue, the step-by-step execution of the design solution using a modern design tool, and the evaluation, discussion, and justification for using a particular solution. Also included are course notes, exercises with answers, an online course, and instructor’s manual. Catalog no. K12371, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5168-5 May 2012, 7 x 10, 272 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £60.99 Available in eBook

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Social Software Engineering Development and Collaboration with Social Networking

Software Engineering Reviews and Audits

Jessica Keyes

Boyd L. Summers

New Art Technologies, Edgewater, New Jersey, USA

The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA

Social Software Engineering examines the field through the spectrum of social activities that now compose it. Supplying an up-to-date look at this ever-evolving field, coverage includes security, legal, and privacy issues in addition to workflow and people issues. Jessica Keyes, former managing director of R&D for the New York Stock Exchange, details the methodology needed to bring missioncritical software projects to successful conclusions. She provides readers with the understanding and tools required to develop infrastructures capable of supporting the collaborative applications that today’s users require.

This book offers authoritative guidance for conducting and performing software first article inspections, and functional and physical configuration software audits. It provides best methods for conducting reviews and audits for aerospace companies, defense contractors, and software organizations. The author includes checklists, sample forms, and a glossary of industry terms and acronyms to help ensure formal audits are successful the first time around. The text will help readers increase service quality, generate cost reductions, and improve individual and team efforts.

Catalog no. K12482, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5375-7 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 481 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £49.99

Catalog no. K12356, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5145-6 January 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 260 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £49.99

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Software Engineering & Systems Development

Software Development

Textbook

Software Engineering The Current Practice

Software Project Management

Vaclav Rajlich

Software Engineering & Systems Development 74

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development

A Process-Driven Approach

With a focus on current software engineering practice, this text integrates realworld processes, methods, and tools into the traditional software engineering curriculum. It presents an overview of how various recent developments fit together and fit into the contemporary software engineering mosaic. The text covers state-of-the-art software topics, including techniques that change software in response to change requests, and the role of software changes in iterative processes of software development. It also describes iterative, agile, and traditional software engineering techniques.

Written for practitioners and students of software testing and quality assurance, this book covers all of the necessary concepts and techniques. The first part deals with software testing, while the second part covers software quality assurance. It covers standards issued by the IEEE, the ISO, and the Software Engineering Institute. The author details all of the processes, metrics, techniques, and standards for testing and quality assurance. To add practical knowledge, the book includes case studies showing applications and real-world use. It also includes challenging practice questions and solutions.

Catalog no. K11915, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4122-8 December 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 309 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. K12087, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4655-1 December 2011, 7 x 10, 458 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Ashfaque Ahmed SCM Consulting, Bhilai, Chattisgarh, India

Systems Engineering Principles for Software Engineers Software Maintenance Success Recipes Donald J. Reifer President, Reifer Consultants LLC, Prescott, Arizona, USA

Software Maintenance Success Recipes identifies actionable formulas for success based on in-depth analysis of more than 200 real-world maintenance projects. It details the set of factors that are usually present when effective software maintenance teams do their work and instructs on the methods required to achieve success. Donald J. Reifer, an award winner for his contributions to the field of software engineering, provides step-by-step guidance on how to structure the job to complete all of the work related to the task. Catalog no. K12367, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5166-1 November 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 344 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

Ray J. Madachy University of Southern California, San Diego, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development

This book’s holistic approach to developing complex systems clarifies the overall context of where the critical software resides, helping software engineers create more effective systems. It examines proven quantitative and qualitative systems engineering principles for those working on large-scale software systems. The text shows how to use systems engineering methods based on the fundamentals of probability/statistics, decision analysis, modeling and simulation, cost estimation, and systems architecting heuristic approaches. Catalog no. K11994, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4492-2 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Software Metrics

User Interface Software

Norman Fenton

Manuel Perez-Quinones, Pardha Pyla, and Manas Tungare

A Rigorous and Practical Approach, Third Edition Queen Mary University of London, UK

James Bieman Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

Principles and Technologies

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

This book provides an up-to-date and rigorous framework for controlling, managing, and predicting software development processes. Emphasizing realworld applications, the authors apply basic ideas in measurement theory to quantify software development resources, processes, and products. The text offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to software metrics. It features extensive case studies in addition to worked examples and exercises. This new edition covers current research and practical applications of cost estimation methods in practice.

A timely contribution to the literature of human-computer interaction, this text explains how to build interactive software applying principles from the fields of human-computer interaction, psychology, and software engineering. The book’s primary emphasis is on how to build interactive software, with a secondary emphasis on what makes systems easy to use. It uses several different styles of user interfaces (desktop, mobile, web) to illustrate the principles behind building interactive software and employs several languages and technologies throughout. The coverage includes new technologies, such as mashups and RSS feeds, and a discussion of social software principles.

Catalog no. K11732, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3822-8 June 2012, 6 x 9, 652 pp. Suggested Price: $69.95 / £44.99

Catalog no. C8252, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8252-4 May 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $79.95 / £49.99

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Systems Engineering Focus on Business Architecture

Edited by

Models, Methods, and Applications

Nagabhushana Prabhu

Sandra L Furterer

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Series: Industrial and Systems Engineering

Holy Cross Hospital, Coral Springs, Florida, USA Series: Engineering Management

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the game-changing technologies of the 21st century. This book explores the prospects of RFID and its transformative impact on the design and operation of complex systems governing human and computer interactions. The text examines the informatics challenges involved in integrating the physical and cyber worlds and in analyzing large volumes of raw data to derive decision-aiding information, particularly in the context of largescale, globally distributed infrastructures. It also details the near- and long-term potential of this technology, including its expanding role in the service sector. Case studies illustrate the role of RFID.

Written to provide business architecture models, methods, and an application for developing business architecture that connects the business to information technology, this book provides a methodology for how to elicit the information to create business architecture. The book includes a business architecture UML profile that enables the connectivity to the application and information architecture domains to the application solution. It describes the evolution of business architecture and how business architecture enables an enterprise Lean Six Sigma program and process improvement.

Catalog no. K10376, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0741-5 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 300 pp. Suggested Price: $99.95 / £63.99 Available in eBook

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Testing Complex and Embedded Systems

Textbook

Design of Enterprise Systems Theory, Architecture, and Methods Ronald E. Giachetti Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Specifically written for graduate and undergraduate courses, this book provides the knowledge and skills necessary to lead enterprise engineering projects. The book describes a systematic methodology to design an enterprise system and presents an enterprise architecture that has three views of process, information, and organization. The text includes methods to analyze and design each view and then demonstrates how to integrate them to arrive at the overall enterprise design. The author also includes enterprise project templates in MS Word® and Excel®, a business process analyzer in Excel, PowerPoint® slides for each chapter, and solutions for the 200 problems that are presented in the book. Catalog no. K10955, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1823-7 January 2010, 7 x 10, 447 pp. Suggested Price: $104.95 / £66.99

Kim H. Pries Stonebridge Electronics North America, El Paso, Texas, USA

Jon M. Quigley Co-Founder, Value Transformation, LLC, Texas, USA

Using combinatorial approaches, this book aims to motivate testers and testing organizations to perform meaningful testing. The text details essential planning activities prior to testing and describes how to scope the work and how to achieve a successful conclusion. Rather than presenting the entire continuum of testing for a particular product or design attribute, this volume focuses on boundary conditions. The authors provide various techniques that can be used to streamline testing and help identify problems before they occur, including turbocharged testing methods from Six Sigma. Coverage includes material on simulation and emulation. Catalog no. K11134, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2140-4 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 319 pp. Suggested Price: $94.95 / £59.99 Available in eBook

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Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB® Second Edition

Textbook

Wendy L. Martinez, Angel Martinez, and Jeffrey Solka

Systems Architecting

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis

A Business Perspective Gerrit Muller

Embedded Systems Institute, The Netherlands

Focusing on systems architecting for business enterprises, this practical, scenariodriven guide is derived from industry-training classes taught by the author at the Embedded Systems Institute in Norway. Suitable for graduate students and practicing engineers in the industry, the book places the processes of systems architecting in a broader context by juxtaposing the relationship of the systems architect with enterprise and management. Written in an approachable style, it includes end-of-chapter exercises and offers ancillary material online. Catalog no. K12115, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4762-6 September 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 263 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

Like its bestselling predecessor, this second edition again uses numerous examples and applications to show how EDA methods are used in practice. This edition covers many innovative approaches for dimensionality reduction, clustering, and visualization, including non-negative matrix factorization, linear discriminant analysis, curvilinear component analysis, and independent component analysis, as well as smoothing splines, probabilistic latent semantic analysis, spectral-based clustering, a rangefinder boxplot, scatterplots with marginal histograms, biplots, and Andrews’ images method. MATLAB® codes are available for download on the book’s website. Catalog no. K10616, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1220-4 December 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 530 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99 Available in eBook

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Design and Management of RFID-enabled Enterprises

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General References

Graphics for Statistics and Data Analysis with R

Textbook

Kevin J Keen University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science

Pierre-Andre Cornillon, Arnaud Guyader, Francois Husson, Nicolas Jegou, Julie Josse, Maela Kloareg, Eric Matzner-Lober, and Laurent Rouviere

This text presents the basic principles of sound graphical design and applies these principles to engaging examples using the graphical functions available in R. The author emphasizes the fundamentals of statistical graphics and describes the strengths and weaknesses of each graphical display. He also presents technical theoretical details on topics such as the estimation of quantiles, kernel density estimation, locally weighted polynomial regression, and splines. The book includes examples of real-world data, end-of-chapter exercises, and many illustrations, some in color. R code is available for download on the book’s website.

This text explores the use of R for classical statistical analysis. The first half of the book introduces R, data manipulation and visualization, statistical models, graphics, and R programming. The second half presents various statistical analysis techniques by first introducing the data example, then describing the problem to solve, and finally conducting the analysis using R. This examplebased approach enables readers to replicate the analyses using their own data. Some of the techniques covered include simple regression, multiple regression, ANOVA, logistic regression, principal component analysis, and clustering.

Catalog no. C0756, ISBN: 978-1-58488-087-5 April 2010, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 489 pp. Suggested Price: $72.95 / £45.99

Catalog no. K13834, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8145-3 June 2012, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 320 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $59.95 / £34.99

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Mathematics Education for a New Era

Video Games as a Medium for Learning Keith Devlin

The R Primer Claus Thorn Ekstrom University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Stanford University, California, USA

R for Statistics

Mathematics Education for a New Era: Video Games as a Medium for Learning helps mathematicians and educators stay ahead of the development curve in math education. In the book, Stanford mathematician and NPR’s “Math Guy” Keith Devlin explains why, fun aside, video games are the ideal medium to teach middleschool math. Game developers also learn exactly what is involved in designing and producing successful math educational video games that foster the innovative mathematical thinking skills necessary for success in a global economy.

This primer provides a collection of concise examples and solutions to R problems frequently encountered by new users of this statistical software. Numerous examples illustrate a specific situation, topic, or problem, including data importing, data management, classical statistical analyses, and high-quality graphics production. Each example is self-contained and includes R code that can be run exactly as shown, enabling results from the book to be replicated. Additional topics and R code are available from the book’s supporting website.

Catalog no. K13065, ISBN: 978-1-56881-431-5 February 2011, 6 x 9, 218 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $29.95 / £25.99

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Multivariate Generalized Linear Mixed Models Using R Damon M. Berridge and Robert Crouchley

The Universal Computer

Lancaster University, UK

The Road from Leibniz to Turing

In medical and social science research, MGLMMs help disentangle state dependence from incidental parameters. Focusing on these sophisticated data analysis techniques, this work presents robust and methodologically sound models for analyzing large and complex data sets—enabling readers to answer increasingly complex research questions. It applies the principles of modeling to longitudinal data from panel and related studies via the Sabre software package in R. Many examples throughout the text illustrate the analysis of real-world data sets. Supporting materials are available on a Sabre-dedicated website.

This book chronicles the fascinating lives of seven remarkable people, their ideas, and their discoveries. These are the people who investigated the why and how of logical reasoning. The book chronicles the exhilaration and the pitfalls of trying to come to grips with the infinite. It also covers Alan Turing’s radically new understanding of the nature of algorithmic processes and their potential, which led to the development of a machine that could be programmed to carry out any process—the precursor of the modern computer.

Catalog no. K10680, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1326-3 April 2011, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 304 pp. Suggested Price: $89.95 / £57.99

Catalog no. K14553, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0519-3 December 2011, 6 x 9, 240 pp., Soft Cover Suggested Price: $29.95 / £19.99

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Martin Davis

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.NET 4 for Enterprise Architects and Developers.............68 250 Indie Games You Must Play.......................................35 3D Engine Design for Virtual Globes...............................20 3D Graphics for Game Programming...............................20 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development, Second Edition..................................................................37 Access Control, Security, and Trust: A Logical Approach...25 Adaptive Security Management Architecture.....................61 Advanced Geoinformation Science....................................51 Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging: Theory and Practice..........................................................20 Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling.................38 Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics...................................38 Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy...................................................................28 Affective Computing: Theory, Methods, and Applications..................................40 Agents, Games, and Evolution: Strategies at Work and Play...............................................36 Algebraic and Stochastic Coding Theory...........................26 Algebraic Geometry in Cryptography...............................26 Algebraic Number Theory, Second Edition.......................34 Analysis and Synthesis of Fuzzy Control Systems: A Model-Based Approach.................................................40 Analysis of Questionnaire Data with R...............................9 Antipatterns: Managing Software Organizations and People, Second Edition...............................................69 Applications of Combinatorial Matrix Theory to Laplacian Matrices of Graphs........................................34 Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays in Scientific Research........................................................57 Applied Concept Mapping: Capturing, Analyzing, and Organizing Knowledge...............................................51 Applied Medical Statistics Using SAS..................................9 Applied Semantic Web Technologies.................................69 Applying Resource Oriented Architecture: Using ROA to Build RESTful Web Services......................69 Art of Image Processing with Java.....................................20 Art of Practicing Agile: A Practical Guide for Applying Agile to Real Projects....................................69 Asset Protection through Security Awareness.....................61 Automated Physical Database Design and Tuning.............47 Autonomic Networking-On-Chip: Bio-Inspired Specification, Development, and Verification....................17 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Modeling, Control Design and Simulation........................................40

B Basic Cryptography...........................................................26 Basics of Game Design......................................................36 Bayesian Analysis Made Simple: An Excel GUI for WinBUGS..............................................9 Bayesian Artificial Intelligence, Second Edition.................42 Bayesian Ideas and Data Analysis: An Introduction for Scientists and Statisticians...................................................9 Bayesian Modeling in Bioinformatics..................................9 Bayesian Programming......................................................42 Beyond Knowledge Management: What Every Leader Should Know....................................................................40

Bijective Combinatorics....................................................34 Bioinformatics: High Performance Parallel Computer Architectures.....................................................................10 Bio-Inspired Computing and Networking..........................4 Biological Computation....................................................10 BioMEMS: Science and Engineering Perspectives.............10 Biostatistics: A Computing Approach...............................10 Building Enterprise Systems with ODP: An Introduction to Open Distributed Processing..............69 Building Projection-Based VR Systems.............................20 Business Analysis for Business Intelligence........................51 Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering.....................................................51 Buttonless: Incredible iPhone and iPad Games and the Stories behind Them............................................36

C Cancer Systems Biology....................................................10 Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide....69 Certified ScrumMaster: The CSM Study Guide................70 Circular and Linear Regression: Fitting Circles and Lines by Least Squares..................................................3 CISOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to Penetration Testing: A Framework to Plan, Manage, and Maximize Benefits....62 Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking....................50 Cloud Computing and Software Services: Theory and Techniques.....................................................70 Cloud Computing Strategies.............................................51 Cloud Computing: Methodology, Systems, and Applications......................................................................28 Cloud Computing: Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center....................................................50 Cloud of Things: Connecting Objects to Clouds..............70 Clustering in Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery.............10 Clustering: A Data Recovery Approach, Second Edition...29 Combinatorial Scientific Computing..................................4 Combinatorics of Permutations, Second Edition...............34 Combinatory Logic: Pure, Applied and Typed....................3 Communication Architectures for Systems-on-Chip.........17 Communications System Security.....................................26 Computability Theory, Second Edition...............................3 Computational and Visualization Techniques for Structural Bioinformatics using Chimera.....................11 Computational Intelligence Paradigms: Theory & Applications using MATLAB...........................42 Computational Methods in Plasma Physics.........................5 Computational Number Theory.......................................26 Computational Photography: Methods and Applications.................................................21 Computational Quantum Mechanics for Nuclear Physics..............................................................5 Computer Graphics Through OpenGL: From Theory to Experiments............................................21 Computer Graphics: Theory and Practice.........................21 Computer Network Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol on Earth and in Space, Second Edition..................................................................17 Computer Security Literacy: Staying Safe in a Digital World.........................................62 Computer Vision: From Surfaces to 3D Objects...............42

Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation..........5 Concise Introduction to Programming in Python...............5 COSMIC Function Points: Theory and Advanced Practices.........................................70 Cost-Sensitive Machine Learning......................................42 Cross-Cultural Design for IT Products and Services..........38 Customer and Business Analytics: Applied Data Mining for Business Decision Making Using R................................................................29 Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior......................................................46 Cyber Security Essentials...................................................62 Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: SCADA, DCS, PLC, HMI, and SIS.................................62 Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses..........62 Cyberspace and Cybersecurity...........................................62

D Data Center Storage: Cost-Effective Strategies, Implementation, and Management...................................50 Data Clustering in C++: An Object-Oriented Approach...11 Data Mining and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity......29 Data Mining for Bioinformatics........................................29 Data Mining in Biomedical Imaging, Signaling, and Systems.............................................................................11 Data Mining Tools for Malware Detection........................63 Data Mining with R: Learning with Case Studies.............29 Data Warehouse Designs: Achieving ROI with Market Basket Analysis and Time Variance.......................47 Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Second Edition..................................................................47 Design and Management of RFID-enabled Enterprises....75 Design and Safety Assessment of Critical Systems.............70 Design of Enterprise Systems: Theory, Architecture, and Methods.....................................................................75 Design of Low-Power Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Architectures.......................................................................5 Designing Displays for Older Adults.................................38 Designing Green Networks and Network Operations: Saving Run-the-Engine Costs............................................57 Designing Network On-Chip Architectures in the Nanoscale Era...................................................................17 Desktop Grid Computing...................................................5 Digital Image Processing and Analysis: Human and Computer Vision Applications with CVIPtools, Second Edition..................................................................21 Digital Imaging for Cultural Heritage Preservation: Analysis, Restoration, and Reconstruction of Ancient Artworks..............................................................21 Discrete Structures with Contemporary Applications........34 Display and Interface Design: Subtle Science, Exact Art...38 Displays: Fundamentals and Applications.........................21 Dynamic Prediction in Clinical Survival Analysis..............11

E Enabling Context-Aware Web Services: Methods, Architectures, and Technologies........................................48 Encyclopedia of Information Assurance - 4 Volume Set (Print Version)...................................................................63 Encyclopedia of Software Engineering - Two-Volume Set....70

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Title Index

End to End Adaptive Congestion Control in TCP/IP Networks.............................................................48 Energy-Aware Memory Management for Embedded Multimedia Systems: A Computer-Aided Design Approach.................................3 Enterprise Agility: Integrating Lean Business-IT Value Streams....................................................................52 Epilepsy: The Intersection of Neurosciences, Biology, Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics.............................11 Ergonomics: Foundational Principles, Applications and Technologies...............................................................38 Essential Project Management Skills..................................52 Ethics and Project Management........................................52 Ethics in IT Outsourcing..................................................52 Event History Analysis with R...........................................11 Experimental Design: From User Studies to Psychophysics..................................22 Explorations in Computing: An Introduction to Computer Science...............................6 Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB, Second Edition..................................................................75 Exploratory Multivariate Analysis by Example Using R.....12

Feedback Control in Systems Biology...............................12 First Course in Machine Learning.....................................43 FISMA Principles and Best Practices: Beyond Compliance..........................................................63 Flexible Imputation of Missing Data.................................12 Flexible, Reliable Software: Using Patterns and Agile Development....................................................................71 Foundations of Fuzzy Logic and Semantic Web Languages..................................................48 Foundations of Predictive Analytics...................................29 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelliegence............................43 Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers......................................................71 Fundamentals of EMS, NMS and OSS/BSS.....................58 Fundamentals of Multicore Software Development.............6

G Game Development for iOS with Unity3d.......................37 Game Development Tools.................................................36 Game Engine Gems 2.......................................................37 Game Physics Pearls..........................................................37 Game Theory for Wireless Communications and Networking................................................................58 Garbage Collection Handbook: The Art of Automatic Memory Management......................3 Genome Annotation.........................................................12 Global Security and the Financial Crisis: The Effects of Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, and Corruption on the World’s Financial Infrastructure....63 Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry......................36 GPU Pro 2........................................................................22 GPU PRO 3: Advanced Rendering Techniques.................22 GPU Pro: Advanced Rendering Techniques......................22 Graphics for Statistics and Data Analysis with R...............76 Graphics Interface 2011....................................................22 Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice, Second Edition....22

Graphs & Digraphs, Fifth Edition....................................34 Green Computing: Large-Scale Energy Efficiency...............6 Green IT Strategies and Applications: Using Environmental Intelligence.....................................52 Green Project Management...............................................52 Guide to IT Contracting: Checklists, Tools, Handbook of Chemoinformatics Algorithms....................53

H Handbook of Chemoinformatics Algorithms....................12 Handbook of Educational Data Mining............................30 Handbook of Energy-Aware and Green Computing - Two Volume Set................................................................6 Handbook of Financial Cryptography and Security..........26 Handbook of Finite State Based Models and Applications.................................................................3 Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design, Second Edition..................................................................39 Handbook of Mathematical Induction: Theory and Applications...................................................35 Handbook of Mobile Systems Applications and Services...71 Handbook of Natural Language Processing, Second Edition..................................................................43 Handbook of Product Graphs, Second Edition.................35 Handbook of Public Information Systems, Third Edition....................................................................49 Handbook on Mobile Ad Hoc and Pervasive Communications...............................................58 Handbook on Soft Computing for Video Surveillance......43 High Performance Computing: Programming and Applications.................................................................6 How to Count: An Introduction to Combinatorics, Second Edition..................................................................35 How to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing....................71 HSDPA/HSUPA Handbook.............................................58 Human-Computer Etiquette: Cultural Expectations and the Design Implications They Place on Computers and Technology.................................................................39 Human-Computer Interaction and Operators’ Performance: Optimizing Work Design with Activity Theory.........................................................39 Human–Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition..............................39

I IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement..............71 Image and Video Processing in the Compressed Domain....23 Image Processing Handbook, Sixth Edition......................22 Implementing and Developing Cloud Computing Applications......................................................................71 Implementing the Project Management Balanced Scorecard............................................................53 Improving Business Process Performance: Gain Agility, Create Value, and Achieve Success................53 Informatics in Medical Imaging........................................12 Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare.....................................................................53 Information Security Governance Simplified: From the Boardroom to the Keyboard..............................63

Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition.....................................................................64 Information Security Management Handbook, 2012 CD-ROM................................................................64 Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition, Volume 4...................................................64 Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition, Volume 5....................................................64 Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition, Volume 6....................................................64 Information Security Management: Concepts and Practice.......................................................63 Information Security Risk Analysis, Third Edition............64 Information Technology and Organizational Learning: Managing Behavioral Change through Technology and Education...................................................................53 Innovative Solutions: What Designers Need to Know for Today’s Emerging Markets...........................................39 Intelligent Diagnosis and Prognosis of Industrial Networked Systems...........................................58 Intelligent Technologies for Web Applications...................30 Intelligent Transportation Systems: Smart and Green Infrastructure Design, Second Edition..............................40 Interactive Data Visualization: Foundations, Techniques, and Applications............................................23 Interactive Games in Heterogeneous Communication Networks: Resolving Interactive Situations Between Entities Seeking Conflicting Outcomes.............................58 Internet Retail Operations: Integrating Theory and Practice for Managers...................53 Internet Searches for Vetting, Investigations, and Open-Source Intelligence...........................................64 Introduction to Bio-Ontologies.........................................13 Introduction to Combinatorics.........................................35 Introduction to Compiler Construction in a Java World...61 Introduction to Computational Proteomics......................13 Introduction to Contextual Processing: Theory and Applications.....................................................6 Introduction to Cryptography with Mathematical Foundations and Computer Implementations...................27 Introduction to Cryptography with Open-Source Software......................................................27 Introduction to Elementary Computational Modeling: Essential Concepts, Principles, and Problem Solving...........7 Introduction to Ensemble Methods..................................30 Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers.................................................7 Introduction to Privacy-Preserving Data Publishing: Concepts and Techniques..................................................30 Introduction to Security and Network Forensics...............64 Introduction to Semi-Supervised Learning........................43 Introduction to Statistical Limit Theory............................13 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis for Bioinformatics using R........................................................9 Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies, Second Edition...........................................54 Introduction to the Simulation of Dynamics Using Simulink..................................................7 Intrusions: How Hackers Get In and the Evidence They Leave Behind................................65 Investigations in the Workplace, Second Edition...............65

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K/L Knowledge Discovery from Data Streams.........................30 Knowledge Management and E-Learning.........................41 Knowledge Science: Modeling the Knowledge Creation Process.............................................30 Knowledge-Driven Medicine: A Machine Learning Approach..........................................................................43 LabVIEW: A Developer’s Guide to Real World Integration...................................................7 Large-Scale Simulation: Models, Algorithms, and Applications...............................................................18 Latent Markov Models: Applications in Social Science and Economics...........................................13 Lattice Basis Reduction: An Introduction to the LLL Algorithm and Its Applications..................................27 Law of Cybercrimes and Their Investigations....................47 Leadership Principles for Project Success...........................54 Lean IT: Enabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation.................................................54 Location-Based Information Systems: Developing RealTime Tracking Applications..............................................18 Location-Based Services Handbook: Applications, Technologies, and Security................................................59 Logo Recognition: Theory and Practice............................44

m Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery for Engineering Systems Health Management........................31 Machine Learning Forensics for Law Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence...................................................31 Magic of Computer Graphics............................................23 Making IT Lean: Applying Lean Practices to the Work of IT.......................55 Making Your Data Center Energy Efficient.......................50 Managing an Information Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Program, Second Edition.............65 Managing Projects in Trouble: Achieving Turnaround and Success.......................................................................54 Managing the Insider Threat: No Dark Corners...............65 Manifold Learning Theory and Applications.....................44 Mastering Linux................................................................60 Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet.....................................................................4 Mathematical Aspects of Logic Programming Semantics...44 Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation, Second Edition..................................................................41 Mathematics Education for a New Era: Video Games as a Medium for Learning...........................76 Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management: From Requirements to Value Delivery...............................55

Media Networks: Architectures, Applications, and Standards....................................................................49 Methods in Medical Informatics: Fundamentals of Healthcare Programming in Perl, Python, and Ruby.........13 Methods of Statistical Model Estimation...........................13 Microcontroller Programming: An Introduction...............18 Mining Software Specifications: Methodologies and Applications......................................................................31 Mobile Ad hoc Networks: Current Status and Future Trends.............................................................59 Mobile Device Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Your Information in a Moving World.................65 Mobile Opportunistic Networks: Architectures, Protocols and Applications................................................59 Mobile Web 2.0: Developing and Delivering Services to Mobile Devices.............................................................59 Multi-Core Embedded Systems.........................................18 Multidisciplinary Introduction to Information Security....18 Multimedia Image and Video Processing, Second Edition..................................................................23 Multiobjective Optimization Methodology: A Jumping Gene Approach...............................................14 Multiple Comparisons Using R.........................................14 Multiple-Base Number System: Theory and Applications...................................................27 Multivariate Generalized Linear Mixed Models Using R....76 Multivariate Survival Analysis and Competing Risks.........14 Music Data Mining...........................................................31 Music Emotion Recognition.............................................31

n/O Near Field Communications Handbook...........................59 Noiseless Steganography: The Key to Covert Communications..............................................................27 Nonparametric Statistical Tests: A Computational Approach..............................................14 OFFICIAL (ISC)2 GUIDE to the CAP CBK, Second Edition..................................................................65 Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CSSLP®..............................66 Official (ISC)2® Guide to the ISSAP® CBK......................66 Official (ISC)2® Guide to the ISSMP® CBK®...................66 Official (ISC)2® Guide to the SSCP CBK®, Second Edition..................................................................66 On the Way to Fun: An Emotion Based Approach to Successful Game Design...............................................36 Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach, Linksys Version.................................................................61 Optimal Experimental Design with R...............................14 Optimal Resource Allocation for Distributed Video and Multimedia Communications...................................49 Oracle Embedded Programming and Application Development....................................................................48 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access Fundamentals and Applications........................................60

p Particle Swarm Optimisation: Classical and Quantum Perspectives.........................................................................7 Pattern Theory: The Stochastic Analysis of Real-World Signals...............................................................................44 Patterns of Data Modeling................................................31

Peer-to-Peer Computing: Applications, Architecture, Protocols, and Challenges...................................................8 Performance Modeling in High Performance Computing: The Convolution Method...............................8 Performance Tuning of Scientific Applications....................4 Police and Public Safety Information Systems: A Basic Reference Manual for IT Professionals, Second Edition..................................................................46 Policies, Procedures, and Technologies to Defend Against the Insider Threat....................................66 Policing Neoliberal Societies: Governing Security in the Global Economy.....................................................46 Polygon Mesh Processing..................................................23 Power, National Security, and Transformational Global Events: Challenges Confronting America, China, and Iran.................................................................46 Practical Data Mining.......................................................32 Practical Graph Mining with R.........................................32 Practical Guide to Clinical Data Management, Third Edition....................................................................48 Practical Guide to Content Delivery Networks, Second Edition..................................................................60 Practical Information Security Metrics..............................66 Practical Methods for Legal Investigations: Concepts and Protocols in Civil and Criminal Cases........47 Practical Rendering and Computation with Direct3D 11.... 23 Practical Risk Management for the CIO...........................55 Practical Speech User Interface Design..............................39 Practical Statistical Methods: A SAS Programming Approach..........................................................................14 Practitioner’s Guide to Resampling for Data Analysis, Data Mining, and Modeling.............................................32 Principles of Speech Coding..............................................24 Privacy-Aware Knowledge Discovery: Novel Applications and New Techniques.........................................................32 Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers, Second Edition...............................18 Process Improvement and CMMI® for Systems and Software............................................................................72 Process-Centric Architecture for Enterprise Software Systems...............................................................72 Process-Driven SOA: Patterns for Aligning Business and IT...............................................................................72 Product Release Planning: Methods, Tools and Applications...............................................................72 Production Volume Rendering: Design and Implementation..............................................24 Program Management Complexity: A Competency Model.......................................................55 Programming Graphical User Interfaces with R................49 Project Management Concepts, Techniques, and Methods....55 Project Management for Healthcare..................................55 Project Management Theory and Practice.........................56 Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success.....56 Project Manager’s Communication Toolkit.......................56 Projects and Complexity...................................................56

Q/R Quantitative Process Control Theory................................41 R Companion to Linear Statistical Models........................15 R for Statistics...................................................................76

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IP Telephony Interconnection Reference: Challenges, Models, and Engineering................................59 IT Best Practices: Management, Teams, Quality, Performance, and Projects.................................................54 IT Release Management: A Hands-on Guide....................50 Iterative Splitting Methods for Differential Equations.........7 ITIL® Service Management: Implementation and Operation...................................................................48 IT’s All about the People: Technology Management That Overcomes Disaffected People, Stupid Processes, and Deranged Corporate Cultures...................................54

Title Index

R Graphics, Second Edition..............................................24 R Primer...........................................................................76 RC4 Stream Cipher and Its Variants.................................27 Real Life Applications of Soft Computing.........................41 Real Time Embedded Systems Design and Analysis with Open-Source Operating Systems...............................19 Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB速 to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs, Second Edition...........19 Real-Time Embedded Systems: Optimization, Synthesis, and Networking...............................................19 Real-Time Shadows...........................................................24 Reinforcement Learning and Dynamic Programming Using Function Approximators.........................................44 Relational Data Clustering: Models, Algorithms, and Applications...............................................................32 Reliable Control and Filtering of Linear Systems with Adaptive Mechanisms...............................................41 Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers...............................................56 Robot Development Using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio..............................................................44 Robust Nonparametric Statistical Methods, Second Edition..................................................................15 Rough Fuzzy Image Analysis: Foundations and Methodologies..................................................................45

Science for the Curious Photographer: An Introduction to the Science of Photography...............24 Science of Imaging, Second Edition..................................24 Scientific Computing with Multicore and Accelerators.......8 Scrum Project Management..............................................56 Scrum Software Development...........................................72 Secure and Resilient Software Development......................72 Secure and Resilient Software: Requirements, Test Cases, and Testing Methods.......................................73 Secure Java: For Web Application Development................73 Secure Semantic Service-Oriented Systems........................67 Security and Policy Driven Computing.............................28 Security and Privacy in Smart Grids..................................67 Security De-engineering: Solving the Problems in Information Risk Management.........................................67 Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography............................................28 Security Patch Management..............................................67 Security Risk Assessment Handbook: A Complete Guide for Performing Security Risk Assessments, Second Edition.............................................68 Security Strategy: From Requirements to Reality...............67 Semiconductors: Integrated Circuit Design for Manufacturability.............................................................19 Service Delivery Platforms: Developing and Deploying Converged Multimedia Services.......................60 Shadow Algorithms Data Miner........................................25 Signal and Image Processing for Remote Sensing, Second Edition ................................................................19 Simultaneous Inference in Regression...............................15 Sliding Mode Control of Switching Power Converters: Techniques and Implementation.......................................41 Smart Grid Security: An End-to-End View of Security in the New Electrical Grid.................................................67

Smoothing Splines: Methods and Applications.................45 Social Media, Crisis Communication, and Emergency Management: Leveraging Web 2.0 Technologies...............49 Social Software Engineering: Development and Collaboration with Social Networking..............................73 Socio-Technical Networks: Science and Engineering Design...........................................................49 Software Development: An Open Source Approach..........73 Software Engineering Design: Theory and Practice...........73 Software Engineering Reviews and Audits.........................73 Software Engineering: The Current Practice......................74 Software Maintenance Success Recipes..............................74 Software Metrics: A Rigorous and Practical Approach, Third Edition....................................................................74 Software Project Management: A Process-Driven Approach...............................................74 Some Assembly Required: Assembly Language Programming with the AVR Microcontroller....................61 Sparse Modeling: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications...45 Spatial and Spatiotemporal Data Mining..........................32 Spatial Decision Support Systems: Principles and Practices.....................................................................19 Spectral Feature Selection for Data Mining.......................33 Statistical Analysis of Medical Data Using SAS...................9 Statistical and Machine-Learning Data Mining: Techniques for Better Predictive Modeling and Analysis of Big Data, Second Edition..............................................33 Statistical Computing in C++ and R...................................8 Statistical Data Mining Using SAS Applications, Second Edition..................................................................33 Statistical Inference: An Integrated Bayesian/Likelihood Approach..........................................................................15 Statistical Inference: The Minimum Distance Approach...45 Statistical Learning and Data Science................................45 Statistical Physics of Biomolecules: An Introduction.........15 Statistical Thinking in Epidemiology................................15 Statistics and Data Analysis for Microarrays using R and Bioconductor, Second edition ...................................16 Statistics of Medical Imaging.............................................16 Stochastic Modelling for Systems Biology, Second Edition..................................................................16 Strategic Project Office, Second Edition............................57 Strategy and Business Process Management: Techniques for Improving Execution, Adaptability, and Consistency................................................................57 Subspace Learning of Neural Networks.............................45 Super-Resolution Imaging.................................................25 Support Vector Machines and Their Application in Chemistry and Biotechnology...........................................46 Support Vector Machines: Theory, Algorithms, and Extensions.........................................................................46 Sustainable Enterprise Architecture...................................51 Synchronization and Control of Multiagent Systems........42 Systems Architecting: A Business Perspective.....................75 Systems Engineering Focus on Business Architecture: Models, Methods, and Applications..................................75 Systems Engineering Principles for Software Engineers.....74

Tao of Computing, Second Edition....................................8 Targeted Violence: A Statistical and Tactical Analysis of Assassinations, Contract Killings, and Kidnappings......68 Technological Advances in Interactive Collaborative Learning..............................................................................8 Temporal Data Mining.....................................................33 Terrorism and Homeland Security: Perspectives, Thoughts, and Opinions...................................................68 Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis and Investigations, Third Edition......47 Testing Complex and Embedded Systems.........................75 Theater of Games..............................................................37 Theory and Applications of Higher-Dimensional Hadamard Matrices, Second Edition.................................28 Thermostable Proteins: Structural Stability and Design....16 Thin Air: How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives..........................................................................61 Time Series: Modeling, Computation, and Inference........16 Time-Triggered Communication......................................20 Transcendental and Generalized Functions with Applications to Solids and Fluids......................................35 Translational Bioinformatics..............................................16 TV Content Analysis: Techniques and Applications..........33 TV White Space Spectrum Technologies: Regulations, Standards, and Applications..............................................60

U Ultra-Realistic Imaging: Advanced Techniques in Colour Holography.......................................................25 Unauthorized Access: The Crisis in Online Privacy and Security......................................................................68 Understanding Information Retrieval Systems: Management, Types, and Standards..................................33 Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB-Java Programming.....4 Universal Algebra: Fundamentals and Selected Topics.........4 Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing....76 Unreal Game Development...............................................37 Usability of Complex Information Systems: Evaluation of User Interaction...........................................40 User Interface Software: Principles and Technologies........74 Using R for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics.....................................................................17 Using SAS for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics.....................................................................17

V/W Vein Pattern Recognition: A Privacy-Enhancing Biometric........................................68 Visual Cryptography and Secret Image Sharing.................28 Visual Perception from a Computer Graphics Perspective........................................25 Wavelet Subdivision Methods: GEMS for Rendering Curves and Surfaces.........................................25 Web 2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies............50 Web-Based and Traditional Outsourcing...........................57 Wireless Sensor Networks: Principles and Practice............60

T Tale of Two Transformations: Bringing Lean and Agile Software Development to Life . ...............................57

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Beers, CLI; Dean A...........................................................47

Chan; T.M........................................................................14

Abran; Alain......................................................................70

Bell; Steven C..............................................................52, 54

Chang; Wei-Tze................................................................44

Acharya U; Rajendra.........................................................11

Benatallah; Boualem.........................................................28

Chartrand; Gary................................................................34

Adl-Tabatabai; Ali-Reza.......................................................6

Bender; Andreas . .............................................................12

Chavan; Apala Lahiri........................................................39

Ahmad; Ishfaq.....................................................................6

Bennett; Kevin B...............................................................38

Chee; Brian J.S..................................................................50

Ahmed; Ashfaque..............................................................74

Bergman; Clifford...............................................................4

Chen; C.H........................................................................19

Ahson; Syed A.................................................58, 59, 60, 70

Berman; Jules J..................................................................13

Chen; Dan..................................................................18, 44

Ahuactzin; Juan-Manuel...................................................42

Berridge; Damon M..........................................................76

Chen; Homer H...............................................................31

Aitkin; Murray..................................................................15

Bertolotti; Ivan Cibrario....................................................19

Chen; Jake Y......................................................................16

Akbal-Delibas; Bahar........................................................61

Bertozzi; Davide................................................................17

Chen; Jingying............................................................18, 44

Akerkar; Rajendra ............................................................30

Bessiere; Pierre..................................................................42

Chen; Jinjun.....................................................................28

Albers; Michael.................................................................40

Bhandarkar; Jagdish..........................................................72

Chen; Lidong....................................................................26

Alexandrov; Nia..................................................................8

Bhargav; Abhay.................................................................73

Cheng; Jian.......................................................................45

Alexandrov; Vassil...............................................................8

Bieman; James...................................................................74

Chernov; Nikolai ...............................................................3

Ali; Kamal.........................................................................28

Bimber; Oliver..................................................................21

Chi; Hung-Lin..................................................................44

Allen; Kevin Lee................................................................37

Bimbó; Katalin....................................................................3

Chin; Shiu-Kai..................................................................25

Allenby; R.B.J.T................................................................35

Bjelkhagen; Hans..............................................................25

Choong; Yee-Yin...............................................................38

Alliez; Pierre......................................................................23

Blaha; Michael..................................................................31

Chorafas; Dimitris N........................................................51

Altman; Yair M...................................................................4

Bona; Miklos.....................................................................34

Chowriappa; Pradeep........................................................29

Amresh; Ashish.................................................................37

Bonchi; Francesco.............................................................32

Christensen; Henrik B......................................................71

Anderson; Paul..................................................................50

Borges; Isabel....................................................................59

Christensen; Ronald............................................................9

Anderson; Stewart.............................................................10

Botsch; Mario...................................................................23

Chui; Charles....................................................................25

Andreasson; Kim J............................................................62

Bottou; Leon.....................................................................45

Cimato; Stelvio.................................................................28

Andriole; Stephen J...........................................................54

Boucadair; Mohamed........................................................59

Cobb; Renee.....................................................................46

Ansari; Marwan.................................................................36

Boy; Guy...........................................................................38

Coggeshall; Stephen..........................................................29

Antoniou; Josephina..........................................................58

Bozzano; Marco................................................................70

Cole; Bankole....................................................................46

Appel; Edward J................................................................64

Braga de Costa Campos; Luis Manuel...............................35

Comer; Douglas................................................................61

Arthurs; Susan...................................................................11

Branscum; Adam J. ............................................................9

Conery; John S...................................................................6

Artusi; Alessandro.............................................................20

Bremner; Murray R...........................................................27

Cong-Vinh; Phan..............................................................17

Assarsson; Ulf....................................................................24

Bretz; Frank......................................................................14

Cooper; S. Barry.................................................................3

Ayala; José L......................................................................17

Brijs; Bert..........................................................................51

Cornillon; Pierre-Andre....................................................76

Brooks; Roger.....................................................................5

Cosentino; Carlo...............................................................12

Broström; Göran...............................................................11

Costa Sousa; Mario...........................................................21

Babuska; Robert................................................................44 Bader; David A...................................................................8 Badilescu; Simona.............................................................10 Bagui; Sikha......................................................................47 Bailey; David H..................................................................4 Bailey; Mike......................................................................22 Baker; Emanuel.................................................................72 Baker; Ryan S.J.d..............................................................30 Balasa; Florin......................................................................3 Balasinski; Artur................................................................19

Brotby; W. Krag................................................................66

Cozzi; Patrick....................................................................20

Brotherton-Ratcliffe; David..............................................25

Crawford; J. Kent..............................................................57

Brumfield; Anne.................................................................7

Creem-Regehr; Sarah........................................................25

Bruno; Nicolas..................................................................47

Crouchley; Robert . ..........................................................76

Buchanan; William J.........................................................64

Crowder; Martin J.............................................................14

Bulusu; Lakshman.............................................................48

Cunningham; Douglas......................................................22

Burkowski; Forbes J..........................................................11

Cunningham; Steve...........................................................22

Busoniu; Lucian................................................................44

Curtis; George...................................................................47

Buuren; Stef Van...............................................................12

Banterle; Francesco...........................................................20

Damerau; Fred J................................................................43

Bartolucci; Francesco.........................................................13

Campbell; Bill...................................................................61

Das; Abhijit.......................................................................26

Bastos; Rafael Afonso Chiquelho Alves.............................20

Canas; Alberto..................................................................51

Das; Dilip K......................................................................46

Basu; Ayanendranath........................................................45

Cao; Dong-Sheng.............................................................46

Davis; Martin....................................................................76

Bates; Declan....................................................................12

Cao; Xiaojun.....................................................................60

De Schutter; Bart..............................................................44

Bates; Marcia J..................................................................33

Catrantzos; Nick...............................................................65

de Silva; Chamindra..........................................................73

Battiato; Sebastiano...........................................................21

Centanni; Diego...............................................................56

de Villiers; Johan...............................................................25

Bauer; Sebastian................................................................13

Cerin; Christophe...............................................................5

Dean; David J.....................................................................5

Bedny; Gregory Z.............................................................39

Chalmers; Alan.................................................................20

Debattista; Kurt................................................................20

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Author Index 82

DeFranco; Joanna F...........................................................69

Franklin Jr.; Curtis............................................................50

Hate; Sudhanshu...............................................................68

Degroote; John..................................................................19

Frei; Mark G.....................................................................11

Hausman; Kirk.................................................................51

Deng; Naiyang..................................................................46

Fried; Stephen...................................................................65

Hayes; Caroline C.............................................................39

Denko; Mieso K..........................................................58, 59

Fu; Ada Wai-Chee.............................................................30

Hay-Jahans; Christopher...................................................15

Der; Geoff...........................................................................9

Fu; Yun.............................................................................44

He; Yifeng...................................................................23, 49

Desoky; Abdelrahman.......................................................27

Fung; Benjamin C.M........................................................30

Held; Gilbert...............................................................50, 60

Desolneux; AgnĂ¨s . ...........................................................44

Fung; Glenn......................................................................43

Hentrich; Carsten ............................................................72

Devlin; Keith....................................................................76

Furht; Borko.....................................................................58

Herold; Rebecca..........................................................63, 65

Dey; Dipak K......................................................................9

Furterer; Sandra L.............................................................75

Hettmansperger; Thomas P...............................................15

Dias; Jose Miquel de Oliveira . .........................................20

Heusser; Matthew.............................................................71

Dillon; Roberto.................................................................36

Gallo; Giovanni................................................................21

Hilbe; Joseph M................................................................13

Dimitrov; Vassil................................................................27

Gama; Joao.......................................................................30

Hinson; Gary....................................................................66

Dong; Zhao Yang..............................................................58

Gan; Guojun.....................................................................11

Hitzler; Pascal ..................................................................44

Dongarra; Jack....................................................................8

Garmus; David.................................................................69

Hjorth-Jensen; Mortin........................................................5

Draghici; Sorin..............................................................9, 16

Garrido; Jose M..................................................................7

Hoffman; Robert R...........................................................51

Du; Xian...........................................................................29

Garson; G. David..............................................................49

Horton; Nicholas J............................................................17

Dua; Sumeet...............................................................11, 29

Gebhardt; Albrecht...........................................................14

Hosking; Antony.................................................................3

Duffy; Vincent G..............................................................38

Geiser; Juergen....................................................................7

Hothorn; Torsten..............................................................14

Dumke; Reiner.................................................................70

George; John.....................................................................35

Houmkozlis; Christos N...................................................48

Dunn; Fletcher..................................................................37

Ghosh; Samiran .................................................................9

Howard; Dave...................................................................50

Duray; Rebecca.................................................................55

Ghosh; Sumit....................................................................40

Howard; Patrick D......................................................63, 65

Dustdar; Schahram...........................................................48

Giachetti; Ronald E..........................................................75

Howard; Rick....................................................................62

Gilthorpe; Mark S.............................................................15

Hoxley; Jack......................................................................23

Earp; Richard....................................................................47

Girolami; Mark . ..............................................................43

Hu; Fei........................................................................49, 60

Echols; Michael.................................................................67

Gold; Tandy......................................................................52

Hudlicka; Eva....................................................................40

Edelbacher; Maximillian...................................................63

Goldfarb; Bernard.............................................................45

Hunt; Kenny A.................................................................20

Edwards; Royce . ..............................................................69

Gomes; Jonas....................................................................21

Husson; Francois.........................................................12, 76

Einarsson; Olafur Pall.......................................................59

Gong; Guang....................................................................26

I/J

Eisemann; Elmar...............................................................24

Good; Phillip L.................................................................32

Idziorek; Joseph.................................................................62

Ekstrom; Claus Thorn.......................................................76

Gordon; Paul M.K............................................................12

IFPUG..............................................................................71

Engel; Wolfgang..........................................................22, 37

Grabarnik; Genady...........................................................45

Ilyas; Mohammad.................................................59, 60, 70

Ernst; Damien...................................................................44

Graham; James..................................................................62

Imrich; Wilfried................................................................35

Eubank; Randall L..............................................................8

Gray; Michael A..................................................................7

Indurkhya; Nitin...............................................................43

Everitt; Brian S....................................................................9

Gregorius; Dirk.................................................................37

Iyengar; S. Sitharama..........................................................6

Grinstein; Georges............................................................23

Iyer; Swami.......................................................................61

Fairweather; Ian..................................................................7

Groom; Frank M..............................................................53

Jacko; Julie A.....................................................................39

Falissard; Bruno..................................................................9

Gu; Kai-Yuan....................................................................44

Jacobson; Douglas.............................................................62

Farcomeni; Alessio............................................................13

Guan; Ling..................................................................23, 49

Jaishankar; K.....................................................................46

Faulon; Jean-Loup.............................................................12

Guha; Sumanta.................................................................21

Jardin; Stephen....................................................................5

Fedak; Gilles.......................................................................5

Guizani, Mohsen...............................................................58

Jegou; Nicolas...................................................................76

Feng; Gang.......................................................................40

Gulla; Jon Atle..................................................................69

Jha; Shankar......................................................................56

Feng; Wu-chun...................................................................6

Gunderson; David S.........................................................35

Jiang; Tao..........................................................................60

Fenton; Norman ..............................................................74

Guyader; Arnaud..............................................................76

Johnson, Jr.; Charles S.......................................................24

Fernandez; George............................................................33

Johnson; Mark J..................................................................5

Ferrari; Elena.....................................................................32

Hager; Georg......................................................................7

Johnson; Thomas A...........................................................46

Ferraro; Eugene F..............................................................65

Hainich; Rolf R.................................................................21

Johnson; Wesley O. . ..........................................................9

Fitzgerald; Todd................................................................63

Hammack; Richard...........................................................35

Jones; Richard.....................................................................3

Flach; John M...................................................................38

Han; Jiawei.......................................................................31

Jones; Stephan...................................................................53

Fleming; Roland...............................................................25

Han; JungHyun................................................................20

Jorge; Joaquim Armando Pires..........................................20

Flich; Jose..........................................................................17

Hancock, Jr.; Monte F.......................................................32

Josse; Julie.........................................................................76

Frank; Michael..................................................................41

Hanson; Timothy E............................................................9

Juli; Thomas......................................................................54

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Maley; Claude H...............................................................55

June; Dale L......................................................................68

Lamm; Ehud.....................................................................10

Mallick; Bani K...................................................................9

Landoll; Douglas...............................................................68

Maltzman; Richard ..........................................................52

Kaber; David B.................................................................38

Langer; Arthur M..............................................................53

Man; K. F..........................................................................14

Kachroo; Pushkin..............................................................40

Langer; Steve G.................................................................12

Manduchi; Gabriele..........................................................19

Kagadis; George C............................................................12

Laplante; Philip A.......................................................69, 70

Margush; Timothy S.........................................................61

Kala; Rahul.......................................................................41

Laseter; Timothy M..........................................................53

Martinez; Angel................................................................75

Kang; Shih-Chung............................................................44

Lawrence; Michael............................................................49

Martinez; Wendy L...........................................................75

Kann; Marciel G...............................................................16

Le; Sebastien ....................................................................12

Masud; Mehedy................................................................63

Karlyn; Matt.....................................................................53

Lee; Tong Heng.................................................................58

Matzner-Lober; Eric..........................................................76

Karwowski; Waldemar................................................38, 39

Lee; Tony S.......................................................................40

Maurno; Dann Anthony...................................................61

Keen; Kevin J....................................................................76

Lehmann; Carl F...............................................................57

Mazer; Emmanuel.............................................................42

Keim; Daniel.....................................................................23

Lei; Tianhu.......................................................................16

McAndrew; Alasdair..........................................................27

Kenett; Ron S...................................................................72

Lengyel; Eric.....................................................................37

McCauley Bush; Pamela....................................................38

Keyes; Jessica...............................................................53, 73

Lesniak; Linda .................................................................34

McGovern; Glenn P..........................................................68

Khan; Latifur....................................................................63

Levesque; John....................................................................6

McKean; Joseph W............................................................15

Khoo; Siau-Cheng.............................................................31

Levin; Ginger....................................................................55

McLaughlin; Anne............................................................38

Kim; Yoonjin.......................................................................5

Levine; Michael K.............................................................57

Mekhnacha; Kamel...........................................................42

Kimbrough; Steven Orla...................................................36

Levy; Bruno......................................................................23

Mena; Jesus.......................................................................31

King; Irwin ......................................................................43

Lewis; Frank L..................................................................58

Merialdo; Bernard.............................................................33

Klav탑ar; Sandi...................................................................35

Lewis; James R..................................................................39

Merkow; Mark S.........................................................72, 73

Kleinman; Ken..................................................................17

Li, Zexiang........................................................................41

Miao; Qianjun..................................................................51

Kliem, PMP; Ralph L.................................................52, 54

Li; Hong-Dong.................................................................46

Milanfar; Peyman..............................................................25

Klima; Richard E..............................................................26

Li; Jiayin...........................................................................19

Miller; Christopher A........................................................39

Kloareg; Maela..................................................................76

Li; Tao...............................................................................31

Mills; David L...................................................................17

Klug; Gerard Christopher.................................................37

Lian; Shiguo......................................................................33

Milosevic; Zoran...............................................................69

Knight; John.....................................................................71

Liang; Yizeng....................................................................46

Minoli; Daniel..................................................................57

Kobbelt; Leif.....................................................................23

Liebowitz; Jay..............................................................40, 41

Mirkin; Boris....................................................................29

Kompatsiaris; Yiannis........................................................33

Ling; San...........................................................................26

Mitsa; Theophano.............................................................33

Korb; Kevin B...................................................................42

Linington; Peter F..............................................................69

Mjolsnes; Stig F.................................................................18

Kornaros; Georgios...........................................................18

Liu; Chao..........................................................................31

Molitierno; Jason J............................................................34

Kostopoulos; George.........................................................62

Liu; Huan.........................................................................33

Mollin; Richard A.............................................................34

Kotiadis; Kathy...................................................................5

Liu; Lei.............................................................................28

Moon; Brian.....................................................................51

Kratcoski; Peter C.............................................................63

Liu; Wei............................................................................15

Moore; Michael.................................................................36

Krause Nozaki; Micki........................................................64

Lloret Mauri; Jaime . ........................................................59

Morelli; Ralph...................................................................73

Krider; Robert E...............................................................29

Lo; David..........................................................................31

Morrow; Michael G..........................................................19

Krishnapuram; Balaji........................................................42

Loehr; Nicholas.................................................................34

Moss; Eliot..........................................................................3

Kulkarni; Govind..............................................................71

Long; Bo...........................................................................32

Mostashari; Ali..................................................................49

Kumar; Anup....................................................................71

Loo; Jonathan...................................................................59

Moustafa; Hassnaa............................................................49

Kumar; B. V......................................................................73

Lucas; Robert F...................................................................4

Mukhopadhyay; Jayanta....................................................23

Kung; Sun-Yuan................................................................23

Luccio; Fabrizio...................................................................4

Muller; Gerrit....................................................................75

Kupresanin; Ana.................................................................8

Lukac; Rastislav.................................................................21

Mumford; David...............................................................44

Kurachi; Noriko................................................................23

Murra, Richard M.............................................................41

Kurzak; Jakub.....................................................................8

Ma; Yunqian.....................................................................44

Murray; Jeff.......................................................................37

Kwok; Yu-Kwong Ricky......................................................8

Macaulay; Tyson...............................................................62

Murrell; Paul.....................................................................24

Kythe; Dave K..................................................................26

MacCuish; John David.....................................................10

Murtagh; Fionn.................................................................45

Kythe; Prem K..................................................................26

MacCuish; Norah E..........................................................10

Muscedere; Roberto..........................................................27

Madachy; Ray J.................................................................74

Labrador; Miguel A...........................................................18

Maddalena; Lucia..............................................................43

Nakamori; Yoshiteru.........................................................30

Lai; Choi-Hong..................................................................7

Mahapatra; Rabi N.............................................................5

Narasimha; Madihally.......................................................24

Lai; Yuk-Ming...................................................................41

Maitra; Subhamoy.............................................................27

Naumann; Uwe...................................................................4

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Jullien; Graham.................................................................27

Author Index 84

Neapolitan; Richard E.......................................................43

Pilz; Jurgen........................................................................14

Rouviere; Laurent..............................................................76

Neill; Colin J.....................................................................69

Pitsillides; Andreas............................................................58

Rovithakis; George A........................................................48

Neuhauser; Markus...........................................................14

Plocher; Tom.....................................................................38

Ruhe; Guenther................................................................72

Neves; Pedro Miguel.........................................................59

Polansky; Alan M..............................................................13

Russ; John C.....................................................................22

Nicastro; Felicia M............................................................67

Poulin; Pierre....................................................................25

Russac; Janet.....................................................................69

Nicholson; Ann E.............................................................42

Prabhu; Girish V...............................................................39

Nilsson; Lennart................................................................16

Prabhu; Nagabhushana ....................................................75

Sadrozinski; Hartmut F.-W................................................57

Niu; Xin Xin.....................................................................28

Pradeep; Kumar M............................................................69

Saeed; Rashid Abdelhaleem...............................................60

Novak; Joseph...................................................................51

Pradhan; Dhiraj K. . ...........................................................3

Salvendy; Gavriel..............................................................38

Nozaki; Mickie Krause......................................................64

Prado; Raquel....................................................................16

Samatova; Nagiza F. .........................................................32

Pries; Kim H...............................................................56, 75

Sangeetha; S......................................................................69

Obermaisser; Roman.........................................................20

Priezkalns; Eric..................................................................56

Sarna; David E. Y. ............................................................71

Ogihara; Mitsunori...........................................................31

Proctor; Robert W.............................................................39

Sastry; S. Shankara............................................................41

Ogunfunmi; Tokunbo.......................................................24

Prokscha; Susanne.............................................................48

Sathyan; Jithesh.................................................................58

Okita; Alex........................................................................37

Putler; Daniel S.................................................................29

Saxby; Graham..................................................................24

Oksendahl; Eric................................................................67

Putter; Hein......................................................................11

Scalo; Gennaro..................................................................66

Older; Susan Beth.............................................................25

Pyla; Pardha......................................................................74

Scargle; Jeffrey D...............................................................28

Olson; Ryan......................................................................62

Q/R

Schenk; Olaf.......................................................................4

Ortiz; Jesús Hamilton ......................................................59

Qiu; Meikang....................................................................19

Scherling; Mark ...............................................................55

Orzen; Michael A..............................................................54

Quigley; Jon M...........................................................56, 75

Schiel; James.....................................................................70

Osorio; Ivan......................................................................11

Rabinovich; Elliot.............................................................53

Schmidt; Bertil..................................................................10

Otero; Carlos E.................................................................73

Raggad; Bel G...................................................................63

Schulz; Greg......................................................................50

Overly; Michael R.............................................................53

Raghavan; Lakshmikanth............................................72, 73

Schwarz; Michael..............................................................24

Rajasekaran; K.S...............................................................57

Seda; Anthony...................................................................44

Packirisamy; Muthukumaran............................................10

Rajlich; Vaclav...................................................................74

Sen; Srikanta.....................................................................16

Padgett; Lakshmi V...........................................................14

Ranjan; Rajiv....................................................................28

Sensen; Christoph W.........................................................12

Pages; Jerome....................................................................12

Ranka; Sanjay......................................................................6

Seshan; Parameswaran.......................................................72

Pagli; Linda.........................................................................4

Rao; R. Bharat............................................................42, 43

Sharma; Varun..................................................................57

Paharia; Suchi....................................................................68

Raposo; Alberto Barbosa...................................................20

Sharma; Vivek...................................................................57

Pak; Richard......................................................................38

Rasch; Dieter....................................................................14

Shea; Christopher M.........................................................49

Pal; Sankar K...............................................................43, 45

Ratner; Bruce....................................................................33

Shekhar; Shashi.................................................................32

Paneerselvam; Surekha......................................................42

Rau; Pei-Luen Patrick........................................................38

Shellhammer; Stephen J....................................................60

Pang; Chee Khiang............................................................58

Raynus; Joseph..................................................................53

Sheng; Quan Z.................................................................48

Pankratius; Victor...............................................................6

Reifer; Donald J................................................................74

Shioya; Hiroyuki...............................................................45

Parberry; Ian.....................................................................37

Richardson; Gary L...........................................................56

Shirley; David.............................................................52, 55

Pardoux; Catherine...........................................................45

Rigney; Ryan.....................................................................36

Shuja; Ahmad K................................................................48

Park; Chanseok.................................................................45

Ring; Kevin.......................................................................20

Shukla; Anupam...............................................................41

Patil; Harsh Kupwade.......................................................28

Rish; Irina.........................................................................45

Sigmon; Neil P..................................................................26

Paul; Goutam....................................................................27

Rizvi; Syed R.....................................................................18

Silvers; Fon........................................................................47

Paul; Mano.......................................................................66

Robinson; Andrew............................................................13

Singer; Bryan....................................................................62

Pauly; Mark.......................................................................23

Robinson; Peter N.............................................................13

Sirico; Louis......................................................................61

Pechenizkiy; Mykola.........................................................30

Robinson; Stewart . ............................................................5

Sloan; Robert....................................................................68

Peltier; Thomas R..............................................................64

Rodrigues de Araujo; Bruno . ...........................................20

Slomson; Alan...................................................................35

Pennoni; Fulvia.................................................................13

Rogers; Marcus K..............................................................63

Smith; Hubbert.................................................................50

Pereira Soares; Luciano . ...................................................20

Rogers; Simon...................................................................43

Snavely; Allan......................................................................8

Perez; Alfredo J..................................................................18

Romero; Cristobal.............................................................30

Soh; Jung..........................................................................12

Perez-Quinones; Manuel...................................................74

Ronczkowski; Michael R...................................................47

Solka; Jeffrey.....................................................................75

Peters; James F...................................................................45

Rosales; Romer..................................................................43

Song; Lingyang.................................................................60

Petrosino; Alfred...............................................................43

Rose; Mike . .....................................................................35

Sorebo; Gilbert..................................................................67

Pettineo; Matt...................................................................23

Rosenberg; Burton............................................................26

Soriano; José López ..........................................................55

Phoha; Vir V. .....................................................................6

Ross; David Frederick.......................................................54

Speed; Tyler Justin.............................................................61

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Varsalone; Jesse..................................................................65

Xie; Jiang..........................................................................49

Vatsavai; Ranga Raju.........................................................32

Xing; Chaoping.................................................................26

Srivastava; Ashok N. ............................................28, 31, 32

Velarde; Raul Ramirez.........................................................8

Xu; Cheng Qing...............................................................28

Stackpole; Bill...................................................................67

Velho; Luis........................................................................21

Xu; Qing-Song..................................................................46

Stanco; Filippo..................................................................21

Ventura; Sebastian.............................................................30

Xu; Zenglin.......................................................................43

Stanoyevitch; Alexander..............................................27, 34

Verdooren; L.R..................................................................14

Yang; Chaowei..................................................................51

Steel; Graham ....................................................................4

Vert; Gregory .....................................................................6

Yang; Ching-Nung............................................................28

Stefanucci; Jeanine Kelly ..................................................25

Verzani; John.....................................................................49

Yang; Guang-Hong...........................................................41

Still; Brian.........................................................................40

Villafiorita; Adolfo............................................................70

Yang; Laurence T...............................................................58

Straccia; Umberto.............................................................48

Vu; Kim-Phuong L...........................................................39

Yang; Ruixin.....................................................................51

Subrahmanya; S. V............................................................69

W/X

Yang; Yi Xian....................................................................28

Sugumaran; Ramanathan..................................................19

Wadoo; Sabiha..................................................................40

Yang; Yi-Hsuan.................................................................31

Sugumaran; Vijayan..........................................................69

Wagenbreth; Gene..............................................................6

Ye; Dan.............................................................................41

Sumathi; S........................................................................42

Wakefield; Alison..............................................................46

Yi; Zhang..........................................................................45

Summa; Mireille Gettler....................................................45

Walker; Henry M................................................................8

Yin; R. J............................................................................14

Summers; Boyd L..............................................................73

Wallis; W.D.......................................................................35

Yona; Golan......................................................................13

Sun; Dong........................................................................42

Wallraven; Christian.........................................................22

Yu; Jian.............................................................................48

Sun; Jun..............................................................................7

Wang; Edwin....................................................................10

Yu; Philip S.................................................................30, 32

Szygenda; Stephen A.........................................................28

Wang; Huaxiong...............................................................26

Yu; Shipeng.......................................................................42

Wang; Jiacun.......................................................................3

Zaveri; Hitten...................................................................11

Tan; Siew-Chong..............................................................41

Wang; Ke..........................................................................30

Zdun; Uwe.......................................................................72

Tanaka; Akira....................................................................69

Wang; Lizhe..........................................................18, 28, 44

Zeadally; Sherali................................................................49

Tang; K. S.........................................................................14

Wang; Paul S. . .................................................................60

Zhang, Weidong...............................................................41

Tayntor; Christine B.........................................................56

Wang; Yuedong.................................................................45

Zhang; Chunhua .............................................................46

Theil; Michael...................................................................63

Ward; J. LeRoy..................................................................55

Zhang; Ping......................................................................34

Therrien; Charles..............................................................18

Ward; Matthew O.............................................................23

Zhang; Yan..................................................................58, 60

Thompson; William..........................................................25

Warner; Richard . .............................................................68

Zhang; Zhongfei...............................................................32

Thuraisingham; Bhavani.............................................63, 67

Way; Michael J..................................................................28

Zhao; Zheng.....................................................................33

Tian; Yinjie.......................................................................46

Welch; Thad B..................................................................19

Zhou; Honbo....................................................................70

Tibble; Ian........................................................................67

Wellein; Gerhard.................................................................7

Zhou; Jiliu........................................................................45

Tichy; Walter......................................................................6

West; Mike........................................................................16

Zhou; Zhi-Hua.................................................................30

Tiller; James S.............................................................61, 62

Westfall; Peter...................................................................14

Zhu; Wenwu.....................................................................49

Tipton; Harold F.........................................................64, 66

White; Connie .................................................................49

Zink; Jason........................................................................23

Tiwari; Ritu......................................................................41

Wightman; Pedro M.........................................................18

Zuckerman; Daniel M......................................................15

Torgo; Luis........................................................................29

Wilkinson; Darren J..........................................................16

Touati; Myriam . ..............................................................45

Williams; Howard.............................................................55

Tse; Chi-Kong...................................................................41

Williams; Samuel ...............................................................4

Tu; Yu-Kang......................................................................15

Wills; Kerry.......................................................................52

Tucker; Allen.....................................................................73

Wilson; Chuck..................................................................68

Tummala; Murali..............................................................18

Wimmer; Michael.............................................................24

Tungare; Manas.................................................................74

Witt; Tom C.....................................................................54

Tyler; Christopher W.........................................................42

Wong; David ...................................................................51

Tzanetakis; George . .........................................................31

Woo; Andrew....................................................................25

U/V

Woodward; Phil..................................................................9

Umbaugh; Scott E.............................................................21

Wrenninge; Magnus . .......................................................24

Unger; Ron.......................................................................10

Wright; Cameron H.G......................................................19

Unhelkar; Bhuvan.......................................................52, 69

Wu; James.........................................................................29

Vallecillo; Antonio............................................................69

Wu; Jinyuan......................................................................57

van den Bergen; Gino.......................................................37

Wu; Xiao-Jun......................................................................7

Van Der Zee; Durk-Jouke...................................................5

Xiao; Yang.....................................................................4, 67

van Houwelingen; Hans....................................................11

Xie; Bin . ..........................................................................71

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Srinivas Sajja; Priti ...........................................................30 Srinivas; J..........................................................................72

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Taylor & Francis Bookpoint 130 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4SB Tel: +44 (0) 1235 400 524 Fax: +44 (0) 1235 400 525 e-mail (UK): uktrade@tandf.co.uk e-mail (international): international@tandf.co.uk

Standing Orders

If you would like to receive books on our improved preselective standing order system, or if you would like to have further information about this service, please contact your area manager or Customer Services Department.

South Asia, Middle East and Africa Enquiries Adrian Riddock International Sales Support Coordinator Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6114 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: adrian.riddock@tandf.co.uk

Caribbean and The West Indies

Australia and New Zealand

Middle East and North Africa

Jasmina Basic Area Sales Manager Milton Park Sales Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6187 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: jasmina.basic@tandf.co.uk

CRC Press and Marcel Dekker only Libraries may wish to order from their local bookseller, Palgrave Macmillan or DA Information Services Pty Ltd 648 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham Victoria, Australia Tel: +61 3 9210 7804 Fax: +61 3 9210 7788 www.dadirect.com.au

Jasmina Basic Area Sales Manager – Middle East and Africa Milton Park Sales Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6187 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: jasmina.basic@tandf.co.uk Zoe Kaviani IPS (Middle East) Ltd P.O. Box 27533 Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 238 4001 Fax: +971 4 238 4005 e-mail: itpme@emirates.net.ae Website: http://www.ipsme.com

Australasia Joanne Blackford Milton Park Sales Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6053 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: joanne.blackford@tandf.co.uk

Australia Palgrave Macmillan Level 1, 15-19 Claremont Street, South Yarra Melbourne, Vic 3141, Australia Tel: +61 3 9825 1111 Fax: +61 3 9825 1010 e-mail: palgrave@macmillan.com.au www.palgravemacmillan.com.au

Australia Europa Publications (non-exclusive) James Bennett 3 Narabang Way, Belrose, NSW 2085 Australia Tel: +02 9986 7064 Fax: +02 9986 7030 www.bennett.com.au

Rest of Africa Jasmina Basic Area Sales Manager – Middle East and Africa Milton Park Sales Office

East and Southeast Asia

Shanghai Region

Julian Russ Tula Publishing Ltd Aristotle House Aristotle Lane Oxford OX2 6TR Tel: +44 (0) 1865 553606 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 517999 e-mail: julian@tulapublishing.co.uk

For all Taylor & Francis Group imprints please order from our Singapore Sales Office Singapore Sales Office Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific 240 MacPherson Road #08-01 Pines Industrial Building Singapore 348574 Tel: +65 6741 5166 Fax: +65 6742 9356 e-mail: sales@tandf.com.sg

Chris Ye, Senior Sales Executive Room 1410, Jinjiang Xiangyang Tower 993 Nanjing West Road Shanghai 200041 P.R. China Tel: +86 21 22111595 e-mail: chris.ye@tandf.com.sg

Botswana

Hong Kong

Vietnam

Arthur Oageng Book Promotions/Horizon Books Botswana Gaborone International Finance Park Plot 113-114, Unit 33, Kgale Mews 2, Suite 3 Gaborone, Botswana Tel: +267 393 1194 Fax: +267 392 4908 e-mail: arthur.oageng@online.co.bw

South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland Michelle Symington Book Promotions/Horizon Books PO Box 6836 Roggebaai 8012 South Africa Tel: +27 21 469 8900 Fax: +27 21 469 8903 Fax2Email: 0865314387 e-mail: enquiries@bookpro.co.za

South Asia Ryan Cooper Area Sales Manager Milton Park Sales Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6113 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: ryan.cooper@tandf.co.uk

India Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt Ltd. 912 Tolstoy House 15-17, Tolstoy Marg New Delhi 110 001 Tel: +91 (0) 11 2371 2131 +91 (0) 11 2335 1453 Fax: +91 (0) 11 2371 2132 e-mail: inquiry@tandfindia.com

Pakistan M. Anwer Iqbal Book Bird Mian Chambers, 3 Temple Road PO Box 518, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: +92 42 636 7275 Fax: +92 42 636 1370 e-mail: bookbird@brain.net.pk

Japan United Publishers Services Limited 1-32-5 Higashi-shinagawa Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 Tel: +81 (0) 3 5479 7251 Fax: +81 (0) 3 5479 7307 e-mail: info@ups.co.jp Editorial Office

Korea Se-Yung Jun ICK (Information & Culture Korea) 473-19 Seokyo-dong, Mapo-ku Seoul, Korea 121-896 Tel: +82 2 3141-4791 Fax: +82 2 3141-7733 e-mail: cs.ick@ick.co.kr

Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific 23/F., China Online Centre 333 Lockhart Road Wanchai Hong Kong Tel: +852 3966 7000 Fax: +852 3966 7181 Jeffrey Lim, Books Sales Director Singapore Sales Office e-mail: jeffrey.lim@tandf.com.sg Jolly Chan, Account Manager e-mail: jolly.chan@tandf.com.sg

Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia

Francis Chua, Sales Manager Singapore Sales Office e-mail: francis.chua@tandf.com.sg

Thailand

Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific Jeffrey Lim, Books Sales Director e-mail: jeffrey.lim@tandf.com.sg Nonglak Sawaithong, Account Manager Tel: & Fax: +66 2639 1333 ext. 3612 Mobile: +66 81925 3537 e-mail: s.nonglak@tandf.com.sg

Malaysia and Brunei

Taylor & Francis Publishing Services Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific No. 23-2, Jalan PJS 8/18 Dataran Mentari 46150 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel: +60 (3) 5630 1361 Fax: +60 (3) 5630 1732 David Yeong General Manager Mobile: +60 (0)16 331 9912 e-mail: david.yeong@tandf.com.sg

Taiwan

Guangdong Region

Cherry Wang, Sales Executive e-mail: cherry.wang@tandf.com.sg Jeffrey Lim, Books Sales Director Singapore Sales Office e-mail: jeffrey.lim@tandf.com.sg

Israel and the Palestinian Territories Ryan Cooper Area Sales Manager Milton Park Sales Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6113 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: ryan.cooper@tandf.co.uk and Rodney Franklin Franklin’s International PO BOX 3772 7, Tel Aviv 61376, Israel Tel: +972 356 00724 Fax: +972 356 00479 e-mail: rodneyf@netvision.net.il

Europe Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Luxembourg Liza Walraven Area Sales Manager Taylor & Francis P.O. Box 447 2300 AK Leiden The Netherlands Tel. 0031 (0) 715243084 F: 0031 (0) 71 523 4571 Mobile: 0031 (0)623849668 e-mail: liza.walraven@informa.com

Greece Ryan Cooper Area Sales Manager Milton Park Sales Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 6113 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 6748 e-mail: ryan.cooper@tandf.co.uk

Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific Room 629, 6F, No. 6, Sec. 4, Hsinyi Road Da-an District Taipei 106 Taiwan (R.O.C.) Jeffrey Lim, Books Sales Director e-mail: jeffrey.lim@tandf.com.sg Jason Lin, Sales Manager Tel: +886 (2) 2551 1266 ext. 6275 E-mail: jason.lin@tandf.com.sg

Nordic Countries

China

Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific Room 1108B, Culture Square No. 59 Jia, Zhongguancun St. Haidian District Beijing 100872 P.R. China Tel: +86 10 82502670 Fax: +86 10 82502566 Jeffrey Lim, Books Sales Director e-mail: jeffrey.lim@tandf.com.sg Cynthia Ji, Sales Manager e-mail: cynthia.ji@tandf.com.sg

Eva Nyika Sales Representative (Maternity cover for Lisa Hetherington) Taylor & Francis Scandinavia Kungsbroplan 3 A, 1st Floor P.O Box 3255 SE-103 65 Stockholm Sweden E-Mail eva.nyika@tandf.co.uk Gabriela Mauch Area Sales Manager

Taylor & Francis Group (Books Ltd)

Karlshofstr. 22 70599 Stuttgart Germany Tel: +49 (0)711 7207231 Fax: +49 (0)711 7220668 Mobile +49 (0)173 9059469 e-mail: gabriela.mauch@tandf.co.uk

Spain, Portugal, and Italy Philip Veysey Area Sales Manager Príncipe de Vergara 109, 28002 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 700 0688 Fax: +34 91 141 2304 Mobile: +34 68 777 3678 e-mail: philip.veysey@informa.com

Eastern Europe Marek Lewinson (Humanities and Social Sciences) Bohaterewicza 3/45 03-982 Warsaw, Poland Tel/fax: +48 (0) 22 6714819 Mobile: +48 (0) 602 707 037 e-mail: mlewinso@it.com.pl Radek Janousek (Science and Technology) Pod Nouzovem 972/21 197 00 Prague, Czech Republic Tel: +42 (0) 28 658 49888 Mobile: +42 (0) 602294014 e-mail: radek@mareklewinson.com

England and Wales London and Eastern England James Whittle Area Representative Mobile: 07802 536233 e-mail: james.whittle@tandf.co.uk

Sales Agents

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa and Botswana)

West Midlands, Southern England, the South West and South Wales John Blake Area Representative Mobile: 07889 263 857 e-mail: john.blake@tandf.co.uk

North and Northwest England, East Midlands and North Wales Lucy Greaves Area Representative Mobile: 07860 633156 e-mail: lucy.greaves@tandf.co.uk

North of England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland Nick Pepper Area Representative Mobile: 07825 748476 e-mail: nick.pepper@tandf.co.uk

Library Supply Nigel Berkeley Library Supply and London Key Accounts Manager Mobile: 07795 968206 e-mail: nigel.berkeley@tandf.co.uk

Online Retailers Rod Abraham Assistant UK Sales Manager Mobile: 07860 380 814 Fax: 01372 273 744 e-mail: rod.abraham@tandf.co.uk

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