Java Distributed Computing

Java Distributed Computing offers a general introduction to distributed computing, meaning programs that run on two or more systems. It focuses primarily on how to structure and write distributed applications and discusses issues like designing protocols,...

 The Mathematics of Information Coding, Extraction and Distribution

High performance computing consumes and generates vast amounts of data, and the storage, retrieval, and transmission of this data are major obstacles to effective use of computing power. Challenges inherent in all of these operations are security, speed, ...

 Fundamentals of computing with C++

Master the fundamentals of computing with C++ with Schaum's-the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams and projects! Students love Schaum's Outlines because they ...

 Evolutionnary Computation in Data Mining

The series Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing contains publications on various areas within so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential reasoning, multivalued...

 Quantum Computing

This book is devoted to quantum computing, a new, multidisciplinary research area crossing quantum mechanics, theoretical computer science and mathematics. It contains an introduction to quantum computing as well as the most important recent results on th...

 The Brain: From Fuzzy Arithmetic to Quantum Computing

"The Brain- From Fuzzy Arithmetic to Quantum Computing" presents an original and astounding new understanding of the brain by taking into account novel achievements in Fuzziness and Quantum Information Theory. Bringing together Neuroscience, Soft Computin...

 Quantum Computing and Communications An Engineering Approach

Quantum computing devices can be classified according to the environment they work in: Quantum assisted equipment solves problems in traditional systems, such as signal demodulation in 4G mobile systems, or increases the efficiency of a network-planning t...

 First Course on Fuzzy Theory and Applications

The series Advances in Soft Computing contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential reasoning, multivalued logic, a...

 Between Human and Machine Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics

Today, we associate the relationship between feedback, control, and computing with Norbert Wiener's 1948 formulation of cybernetics. But the theoretical and practical foundations for cybernetics, control engineering, and digital computing were laid earlie...

 Pattern-oriented Software Architecture Volume 4 A Pattern Langage for Distributed Computing

The eagerly awaited Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture (POSA) Volume 4 is about a pattern language for distributed computing. The authors will guide you through the best practices and introduce you to key areas of building distributed software syst...

 Mathematical Structures for Computer Science

Computing Curricula 2001 (CC2001), a joint undertaking of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers/Computer Society (IEEE/CS) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), identifies the essential material for an undergraduate degree in ...

 An Introduction to Scientific Computing Twelve Computational Projects Solved with MATLAB

This book provides twelve computational projects aimed at numerically solving problems from a broad range of applications including Fluid Mechanics, Chemistry, Elasticity, Thermal Science, Computer Aided Design, Signal and Image Processing. For each proje...

  Symbolic Computing Signal and Image Processing

This book is a result of many years research carried out with the purpose of evolving a logico- mathematical framework for symbolic computing. It gives a first time exposure to certain ideas and concepts related to non-numerical signal and image processin...

 The Handbook of Mobile Middleware

Device miniaturization, wireless computing, and mobile communication are driving ubiquitous, pervasive, and transparent computing. Supporting these rapidly evolving technologies requires middleware solutions that address connectivity-level, location-depen...

 An Introduction to Quantum Computing

Assumes basic background in mathematics and computer science Emphasis on pedagogical presentation of concepts Clear, explanatory diagrams are provided throughout Contains numerous integrated exercises This concise, accessible text provides a tho...

 Advances in Information Technologies for Electromagnetics

The impressive growth in Information Technology (IT) is opening new challenging frontiers for computational electromagnetics (EM). Indeed, parallel and distributed computing play a relevant role in the solution of large or complex EM numerical problems. T...

 High-Performance Embedded Computing Architectures, Applications, and Methodologies

Over the past several years, embedded systems have emerged as an integral though unseen part of many consumer, industrial, and military devices. The explosive growth of these systems has resulted in embedded computing becoming an increasingly important di...

 Enterprise Grid Computing with Oracle Evolve Toward Enterprise Grid Computating in the Oracle Environment

"This book is an excellent source of pragmatic guidance on how users can realize real benefits from adopting Grid Computing today while addressing their pressing business needs and leveraging their current IT investments." Thomas Kurian, Senior Vice Pres...

 Perl Hacks Tips and Tools For Programming, Debugging and Surviving

With more than a million dedicated programmers, Perl has proven to be the best computing language for the latest trends in computing and business. While other languages have stagnated, Perl remains fresh, thanks to its community-based development model, w...

 Aesthetic Computing

In Aesthetic Computing, key scholars and practitioners from art, design, computer science, and mathematics lay the foundations for a discipline that applies the theory and practice of art to computing. Aesthetic computing explores the way art and aestheti...

 Dictionary of Computing Comprehensive Coverage for All Computer Users

This bestselling dictionary is compiled by a team of computer specialists, making it the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of computing available. It provides comprehensive coverage of computer applications in industry, the office, science, edu...

 Everyware The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing

Tom Cruise and the interactive advertisements in Minority Report. Bruce Willis and the GPS taxi tracking in The Fifth Element. Embedded computing isn't just celluloid fantasy technology. Computers have moved off the desktop and into mainstream life- affec...

 Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine

The mathematical genius Alan Turing (1912-1954) was one of the greatest scientists and thinkers of the 20th century. Now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, he was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the ...

 Delivering Utility Computing Business-driven IT Optimization

Learn how to design and deploy utility computing systems to save costs and improve the value that IT delivers. The economic downturn that occurred after the .com boom and bust has put the cost of IT in the spotlight. By following the principles of utili...

 Information Technology Control and Audit

As you know, today's complex computing environment and shrinking departmental budgets make it vital for IT auditors and security professionals to have practical guidance on conducting audits and ensuring security in today's stretched and quickly changing ...

 Mechanizing proof - Computing, risk, and trust

Most aspects of our private and social lives -- our safety, the integrity of the financial system, the functioning of utilities and other services, and national security -- now depend on computing. But how can we know that this computing is trustworthy? I...

 High Performance Computing Paradigm and Infrastructure

With hyperthreading in Intel processors, hypertransport links in next generation AMD processors, multi-core silicon in today's high-end microprocessors from IBM and emerging grid computing, parallel and distributed computers have moved into the mainstream...

 Distributed Data Management for Grid Computing

Discover grid computing-how to successfully build, implement, and manage widely distributed computing architecture With technology budgets under increasing scrutiny and system architecture becoming more and more complex, many organizations are reth...

 Researching Information Systems and Computing

With everything readers need to know about how to execute their research project, this book is written specifically for information systems (IS) and computing students. It introduces key quantitative and qualitative research methods, makes sense of underl...

 Dependable Computing Systems Paradigms, Performance Issues, and Applications

A team of recognized experts leads the way to dependable computing systems With computers and networks pervading every aspect of daily life, there is an ever-growing demand for dependability. In this unique resource, researchers and organizations w...

 Reconfigurable Computing Accelerating Computation with Field-Programmable Gate Arrays

This volume is unique: the first comprehensive exposition of the exciting new field of Reconfigurable Computing with FPGAs. By mapping algorithms directly into programmable logic, FPGA accelerators offer and deliver 10X-100X performance increases over mic...

 JavaTech An Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing with Java

JavaTech is a practical introduction to the Java programming language with an emphasis on the features that benefit technical computing. After presenting the basics of object-oriented programming in Java, it examines introductory topics such as graphical ...

 Nanotechnology Applications to Telecommunications and Networking

Be a part of the nanotechnology revolution in telecommunications This book provides a unique and thought-provoking perspective on how nanotechnology is poised to revolutionize the telecommunications, computing, and networking industries. The author...

 Imitation of Life How Biology is inspiring computing

As computers and the tasks they perform become increasingly complex, researchers are looking to nature -- as model and as metaphor -- for inspiration. The organization and behavior of biological organisms present scientists with an invitation to reinvent ...

 Grid Computing The Savvy Manager's Guide

A decade ago, the corporate world viewed grid computing as a curiosity. Today, it views it as an opportunity--a chance to reduce costs, improve performance, fund new projects, and take advantage of under-utilized capacity. The engineering behind this tran...

 Grammars and automata for string processing From mathematics and computer science to biology, and back

This book contains a collection of articles related to areas where Gheorghe Paun has made major contributions. The first section, Grammars and Grammar Systems, contains papers related to one of the fundamental concepts of the theory of formal languages, n...

 Anywhere Computing with Laptops Making Mobile Easier

The latest laptop computers running Microsoft Windows XP give you the freedom and flexibility to compute and connect anywhere, whether you're going wireless on the road or you just want to surf the Net in your living room. Anywhere Computing with Lapto...

 Scientific Parallel Computing

What does Google's management of billions of Web pages have in common with analysis of a genome with billions of nucleotides? Both apply methods that coordinate many processors to accomplish a single task. From mining genomes to the World Wide Web, from m...

 Inescapable Data Harnessing the Power of Convergence

As communications, computing, and data storage converge, data is becoming utterly ubiquitous...and that changes everything. In this book, two leading data management visionaries reveal how data transforms the way you do business, the technologies you use,...

 Peer to Peer Computing The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology

Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of Disruptive Technology takes a holistic approach to the affects P2P Computing has on a number a disciplines. Some of those areas covered within this book include grid computing, web services, bio-informatics, securi...