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IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook
by Cyrille RossantIntended to anyone interested in numerical computing and data science: students, researchers, teachers, engineers, analysts, hobbyists... Basic knowledge of Python/NumPy is recommended. Some skills in mathematics will help you understand the theory behind the computational methods.
IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook, Second Edition: Over 100 hands-on recipes to sharpen your skills in high-performance numerical computing and data science in the Jupyter Notebook
by Cyrille RossantLearn to use IPython and Jupyter Notebook for your data analysis and visualization work. Key Features Leverage the Jupyter Notebook for interactive data science and visualization Become an expert in high-performance computing and visualization for data analysis and scientific modeling A comprehensive coverage of scientific computing through many hands-on, example-driven recipes with detailed, step-by-step explanations Book Description Python is one of the leading open source platforms for data science and numerical computing. IPython and the associated Jupyter Notebook offer efficient interfaces to Python for data analysis and interactive visualization, and they constitute an ideal gateway to the platform. IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook, Second Edition contains many ready-to-use, focused recipes for high-performance scientific computing and data analysis, from the latest IPython/Jupyter features to the most advanced tricks, to help you write better and faster code. You will apply these state-of-the-art methods to various real-world examples, illustrating topics in applied mathematics, scientific modeling, and machine learning. The first part of the book covers programming techniques: code quality and reproducibility, code optimization, high-performance computing through just-in-time compilation, parallel computing, and graphics card programming. The second part tackles data science, statistics, machine learning, signal and image processing, dynamical systems, and pure and applied mathematics. What you will learn Master all features of the Jupyter Notebook Code better: write high-quality, readable, and well-tested programs; profile and optimize your code; and conduct reproducible interactive computing experiments Visualize data and create interactive plots in the Jupyter Notebook Write blazingly fast Python programs with NumPy, ctypes, Numba, Cython, OpenMP, GPU programming (CUDA), parallel IPython, Dask, and more Analyze data with Bayesian or frequentist statistics (Pandas, PyMC, and R), and learn from actual data through machine learning (scikit-learn) Gain valuable insights into signals, images, and sounds with SciPy, scikit-image, and OpenCV Simulate deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems in Python Familiarize yourself with math in Python using SymPy and Sage: algebra, analysis, logic, graphs, geometry, and probability theory Who this book is for This book is intended for anyone interested in numerical computing and data science: students, researchers, teachers, engineers, analysts, and hobbyists. A basic knowledge of Python/NumPy is recommended. Some skills in mathematics will help you understand the theory behind the computational methods.
IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook Second Edition: Over 100 Hands-on Recipes To Sharpen Your Skills In High-performance Numerical Computing And Data Science In The Jupyter Notebook
by Cyrille Rossant<P><P>Learn to use IPython and Jupyter Notebook for your data analysis and visualization work <P><P>Key Features <P><P>Leverage the Jupyter Notebook for interactive data science and visualization <P><P>Become an expert in high-performance computing and visualization for data analysis and scientific modeling <P><P>Comprehensive coverage of scientific computing through many hands-on, example-driven recipes with detailed, step-by-step explanations <P><P>Book Description <P><P>Python is one of the leading open source platforms for data science and numerical computing. IPython and the associated Jupyter Notebook offer efficient interfaces to Python for data analysis and interactive visualization, and constitute an ideal gateway to the platform. <P><P>This second edition of IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook contains many ready-to-use, focused recipes for high-performance scientific computing and data analysis, from the latest IPython/Jupyter features to the most advanced tricks, to help you write better and faster code. You will apply these state-of-the-art methods to various real-world examples, illustrating topics in applied mathematics, scientific modeling, and machine learning. <P><P>The first part of the book covers programming techniques: code quality and reproducibility, code optimization, high-performance computing through just-in-time compilation, parallel computing, and graphics card programming. The second part tackles data science, statistics, machine learning, signal and image processing, dynamical systems, and pure and applied mathematics. <P><P>What you will learn <P><P>Master all features of the Jupyter Notebook <P><P>Code better: write high-quality, readable, and well-tested programs; profile and optimize your code; and conduct reproducible interactive computing experiments <P><P>Visualize data and create interactive plots in the Jupyter Notebook <P><P>Write blazingly fast Python programs with NumPy, ctypes, Numba, Cython, OpenMP, GPU programming (CUDA), parallel IPython, Dask, and more <P><P>Analyze data with Bayesian or frequentist statistics (Pandas, PyMC, and R), and learn from actual data through machine learning (scikit-learn) <P><P>Gain valuable insights into signals, images, and sounds with SciPy, scikit-image, and OpenCV <P><P>Simulate deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems in Python <P><P>Familiarize yourself with math in Python using SymPy and Sage: algebra, analysis, logic, graphs, geometry, and probability theory <P><P>Who This Book Is For <P><P>This book is for anyone interested in numerical computing and data science: students, researchers, teachers, engineers, analysts, and hobbyists. Basic knowledge of Python/NumPy is recommended. Some skills in mathematics will help you understand the theory behind the computational methods.
Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization
by Cyrille RossantA practical hands-on guide which focuses on interactive programming, numerical computing, and data analysis with IPython.This book is for Python developers who use Python as a scripting language or for software development, and are interested in learning IPython for increasing their productivity during interactive sessions in the console. Knowledge of Python is required, whereas no knowledge of IPython is necessary.
Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization - Second Edition
by Cyrille RossantGet started with Python for data analysis and numerical computing in the Jupyter notebookAbout This BookLearn the basics of Python in the Jupyter NotebookAnalyze and visualize data with pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, and seabornPerform highly-efficient numerical computations with Numba, Cython, and ipyparallelWho This Book Is ForThis book targets students, teachers, researchers, engineers, analysts, journalists, hobbyists, and all data enthusiasts who are interested in analyzing and visualizing real-world datasets. If you are new to programming and data analysis, this book is exactly for you. If you're already familiar with another language or analysis software, you will also appreciate this introduction to the Python data analysis platform. Finally, there are more technical topics for advanced readers. No prior experience is required; this book contains everything you need to know.What You Will LearnInstall Anaconda and code in Python in the Jupyter NotebookLoad and explore datasets interactivelyPerform complex data manipulations effectively with pandasCreate engaging data visualizations with matplotlib and seabornSimulate mathematical models with NumPyVisualize and process images interactively in the Jupyter Notebook with scikit-imageAccelerate your code with Numba, Cython, and IPython.parallelExtend the Notebook interface with HTML, JavaScript, and D3In DetailPython is a user-friendly and powerful programming language. IPython offers a convenient interface to the language and its analysis libraries, while the Jupyter Notebook is a rich environment well-adapted to data science and visualization. Together, these open source tools are widely used by beginners and experts around the world, and in a huge variety of fields and endeavors.This book is a beginner-friendly guide to the Python data analysis platform. After an introduction to the Python language, IPython, and the Jupyter Notebook, you will learn how to analyze and visualize data on real-world examples, how to create graphical user interfaces for image processing in the Notebook, and how to perform fast numerical computations for scientific simulations with NumPy, Numba, Cython, and ipyparallel. By the end of this book, you will be able to perform in-depth analyses of all sorts of data.Style and approachThis is a hands-on beginner-friendly guide to analyze and visualize data on real-world examples with Python and the Jupyter Notebook.
Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization Second Edition
by Cyrille Rossant<P><P>Get started with Python for data analysis and numerical computing in the Jupyter notebookAbout This BookLearn the basics of Python in the Jupyter NotebookAnalyze and visualize data with pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, and seabornPerform highly-efficient numerical computations with Numba, Cython, and ipyparallelWho This Book Is ForThis book targets students, teachers, researchers, engineers, analysts, journalists, hobbyists, and all data enthusiasts who are interested in analyzing and visualizing real-world datasets. If you are new to programming and data analysis, this book is exactly for you. If you're already familiar with another language or analysis software, you will also appreciate this introduction to the Python data analysis platform. Finally, there are more technical topics for advanced readers. No prior experience is required; this book contains everything you need to know.What You Will LearnInstall Anaconda and code in Python in the Jupyter NotebookLoad and explore datasets inter
Agile Project Management using Team Foundation Server 2015
by Joachim RossbergThis book will help you get started with agile project management using Microsoft's latest releases of its market-leading Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015, and Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). The book demonstrates agile concepts and how to implement them using TFS/VSTS. Many organizations are using agile practices today. Agility has become a key enabler for running better projects with more successful end results and high quality output. At the same time, adoption of TFS/VSTS has increased dramatically, from being just a new version control system in the very beginning to becoming the fully-featured market leader it is today. In order to benefit the most from agile practices you need an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) toolset that supports your way of working. With TFS/VSTS, Microsoft has provided a powerful tool that is very customizable. This book shows you how you can use TFS/VSTS to implement many agile practices and how they fit into a well-thought-out ALM implementation. The book also shows how an agile product owner can work with TFS/VSTS to setup an agile project from scratch and how to continue using TFS/VSTS throughout the whole project to track progress, create and refine the backlog, and work with Kanban and Scrum Task boards. Keeping track of progress is important in any project. TFS/VSO includes many tools which will help you to track key metrics in an agile project. Many useful reports are available out of the box, and the TFS extensibility offers several ways to further customize reporting to fit your needs. What you'll learn Agile Concepts and Processes How TFS/VSO supports agile processes end to end How you can customize TFS/VSO to better support your processes How to set up an agile project from scratch and manage it over its lifecycle Who this book is for Software Engineers, Software Product Owners, Project Managers, Scrum Masters,
Agile Project Management with Azure DevOps: Concepts, Templates, and Metrics
by Joachim RossbergRoll up your sleeves and jump into Agile project management to use and customize Microsoft Azure DevOps. Organizations adopt Agile practices because they are a key enabler to run better projects, get more successful end results, and achieve an overall higher quality output. To benefit the most from Agile, you need an Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) or DevOps toolset that supports your style and work environment. Agile Project Management with Azure DevOps teaches you how to use Azure DevOps to implement many Agile practices such as SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban, and it shows you how they fit into a well-planned Agile implementation. Agile product owners will learn how to work with Azure DevOps to set up a project from scratch, and to continue using Azure DevOps throughout. Keeping track of progress is important in any project. Author Joachim Rossberg teaches you about the tools in Azure DevOps that can help you track progress and key metrics, including those that are available right out of the box. You will learn how to create and refine the backlog, work with Kanban and Scrum task boards, and get exposed to valuable key concepts along the way. Finally, you will dive into Azure DevOps extensibility to learn about the many ways you can customize reporting to best meet your needsWhat You'll LearnUnderstand Agile product management concepts and processes for working with Azure DevOps Discover how Azure DevOps supports agile processes end-to-endImplement Agile processes in Azure DevOpsCustomize Azure DevOps to better support your processesComplete step-by-step setup of an Agile project from scratch and manage it through its life cycleWho This Book Is ForSoftware product owners, Agile leaders, Scrum masters, and software engineers who use Microsoft Azure DevOps. A basic understanding of Agile is helpful.
Beginning Application Lifecycle Management
by Joachim RossbergBeginning Application Lifecycle Management is a guide to an area of rapidly growing interest within the development community: managing the entire cycle of building software. ALM is an area that spans everything from requirements specifications to retirement of an IT-system or application. Because its techniques allow you to deal with the process of developing applications across many areas of responsibility and across many different disciplines, the benefits and effects of ALM techniques used on your project can be wide-ranging and pronounced. In this book, author Joachim Rossberg will show you what ALM is and why it matters. He will also show you how you can assess your current situation and how you can use this assessment to create the road ahead for improving or implementing your own ALM process across all of your team's development efforts. Beginning Application Lifecycle Management can be implemented on any platform. This book will use Microsoft Team Foundation Server as a foundation in many examples, but the key elements are platform independent and you'll find the book written in a platform agnostic way. In this book, you'll learn: What application lifecycle management is and why it matters. The steps necessary for implementing an ALM process. Tips and techniques you can use to gain control of your development efforts. How to implement an agile framework into your ALM processHow to achieve traceability and visibility in your projectsHow to automate your ALM process
Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment
by Sander RosselGetting started with the processes and the tools to continuously deliver high-quality software About This Book • Incorporate popular development practices to prevent messy code • Automate your build, integration, release, and deployment processes with Jenkins, Git, and Gulp?and learn how continuous integration (CI) can save you time and money • Gain an end-to-end overview of Continuous Integration using different languages (JavaScript and C#) and tools (Gulp and Jenkins) Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who want to understand and implement Continuous Integration and Delivery in their daily work. A basic knowledge of at least JavaScript and HTML/CSS is required. Knowing C# and SQL will come in handy. Most programmers who have programmed in a (compiled) C-like language will be able to follow along. What You Will Learn • Get to know all the aspects of Continuous Integration, Deployment, and Delivery • Find out how Git can be used in a CI environment • Set up browser tests using Karma and Selenium and unit tests using Jasmine • Use Node.js, npm, and Gulp to automate tasks such as linting, testing, and minification • Explore different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects • Perform Continuous Delivery and Deployment using Jenkins • Test and deliver a web API In Detail The challenge faced by many teams while implementing Continuous Deployment is that it requires the use of many tools and processes that all work together. Learning and implementing all these tools (correctly) takes a lot of time and effort, leading people to wonder whether it's really worth it. This book sets up a project to show you the different steps, processes, and tools in Continuous Deployment and the actual problems they solve. We start by introducing Continuous Integration (CI), deployment, and delivery as well as providing an overview of the tools used in CI. You'll then create a web app and see how Git can be used in a CI environment. Moving on, you'll explore unit testing using Jasmine and browser testing using Karma and Selenium for your app. You'll also find out how to automate tasks using Gulp and Jenkins. Next, you'll get acquainted with database integration for different platforms, such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL. Finally, you'll set up different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects, and Jenkins pipelines to make branching easier. By the end of the book, you'll have implemented Continuous Delivery and deployment from scratch. Style and approach This practical book takes a step-by-step approach to explaining all the concepts of Continuous Integration and delivery, and how it can help you deliver a high-quality product.
Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control: Joint proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Advanced Production Management and Process Control, the AHFE International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, and the AHFE International Conference on Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #793)
by Emilio Rossi Massimo Di Nicolantonio Beata Mrugalska Stefan Trzcielinski Waldemar KarwowskiThis book discusses the latest advances in manufacturing and process control, with a special emphasis on digital manufacturing and intelligent technologies for manufacturing and industrial processes control. The human aspect of the developed technologies and products, their interaction with the users, as well as sustainability issues, are covered in detail. Development of new products using 3D printers, rapid prototyping systems, remote fabrication, and other advanced techniques, is described in detail, highlighting the state-of-the-art and current challenges. Other key topics include digital modeling systems and additive manufacturing, together with their applications in a number of fields, e.g in bioengineering/biomedicine, in the aerospace, maritime and military fields or for archeological and historical purposes, such as preserving structures, but not limited to this. The book is based on three AHFE 2018 affiliated conferences i.e. the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Advanced Production Management and Process Control, the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, and the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, which were held on July 21-25, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Advances in Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation, and Systems Chemistry: 11th Italian Workshop, WIVACE 2016, Fisciano, Italy, October 4-6, 2016, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #708)
by Federico Rossi Stefano Piotto Simona ConcilioThis book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 11th Italian Workshop on Advances in Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation and Systems Chemistry, WIVACE 2016, held at Fisciano, Italy, in October 2016. The 16 full papers together with 1 short papers presented have been thoroughly reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They cover the following topics: evolutionary computation, bioinspired algorithms, genetic algorithms, bioinformatics and computational biology, modelling and simulation of artificial and biological systems, complex systems, synthetic and systems biology, systems chemistry.
vtiger CRM Beginner's Guide
by Ian D. RossiThis book covers the basics of installing and using a CRM system, explaining how to implement vtiger's powerful features for your business, adding extensions, plug-ins, and theming. It provides a step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and customizing vtiger even at the code level, with practical advice and directions. This is book is written for IT professionals and business managers who have power-user computer skills and are looking to improve sales management processes and/or customer service processes.
Research Methodologies and Ethical Challenges in Digital Migration Studies: Caring For (Big) Data? (Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference)
by Luca Rossi Martin Bak Jørgensen Marie Sandberg Vasilis GalisThis Open Access book investigates the methodological and ethical dilemmas involved when working with digital technologies and large-scale datasets in relation to ethnographic studies of digital migration practices and trajectories. Digital technologies reshape not only every phase of the migration process itself (by providing new ways to access, to share and preserve relevant information) but also the activities of other actors, from solidarity networks to border control agencies. In doing so, digital technologies create a whole new set of ethical and methodological challenges for migration studies: from data access to data interpretation, privacy protection, and research ethics more generally. Of specific concern are the aspects of digital migration researchers accessing digital platforms used by migrants, who are subject to precarious and insecure life circumstances, lack recognised papers and are in danger of being rejected and deported. Thus, the authors call for new modes of caring for (big) data when researching migrants’ digital practices in the configuration of migration and borders. Besides taking proper care of research participants’ privacy, autonomy, and security, this also spans carefully establishing analytically sustainable environments for the respective data sets. In doing so, the book argues that it is essential to carefully reflect on researchers’ own positioning as being part of the challenge they seek to address.
Computational Morphologies: Design Rules Between Organic Models and Responsive Architecture
by Michela Rossi Giorgio BurattiThis book represents an invaluable and up-to-date international exchange of research, case studies and best practice to tackle the challenges of digital technology, computer-aided design, 3D modeling, prototyping machines and computational design. With contributions from leading experts in the field of industrial design and cultural heritage, it is split into three parts. The first part explores basic rules of design, design models and shape grammar, including the management of complex forms, and proves that innovative concepts may be derived from organic models using generative design. The second part then investigates responsive design, describing how to manage the changing morphologies of buildings through pre-programmed mechanisms of real-time response and feedback embedded in inhabitable spaces. Lastly, the third part focuses on digital heritage and its capability to increase the interaction and manipulation of object and concepts, ranging from augmented reality to modeling generative tools. The book gathers peer-reviewed papers presented at the eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer-Aided Architectural Design in Europe) Regional International Symposium, held in Milan, Italy, in 2015.
Finding New Ways to Engage and Satisfy Global Customers: Proceedings of the 2018 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) World Marketing Congress (WMC) (Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science)
by Patricia Rossi Nina KreyThis proceedings volume explores the new and innovative ways in which marketers find new global customers and build meaningful bridges to them based on their wants and needs in order to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. Customer loyalty is ensured through continuous engagement with an ever-changing and demanding customer base. Global forces are bringing cultures into collision, creating new challenges for firms wanting to reach geographically and culturally distant markets, and causing marketing managers to rethink how to build meaningful and stable relationships with evermore demanding customers. In an era of vast new data sources and a need for innovative analytics, the challenge for the marketer is to reach customers in new and powerful ways. Featuring the full proceedings from the 2018 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) World Marketing Congress (WMC) held in Porto, Portugal, this volume provides current and emerging research from global scholars and practitioners that will help marketers to engage and promote customer satisfaction. Founded in 1971, the Academy of Marketing Science is an international organization dedicated to promoting timely explorations of phenomena related to the science of marketing in theory, research, and practice. Among its services to members and the community at large, the Academy offers conferences, congresses, and symposia that attract delegates from around the world. Presentations from these events are published in this Proceedings series, which offers a comprehensive archive of volumes reflecting the evolution of the field. Volumes deliver cutting-edge research and insights, complementing the Academy’s flagship journals, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) and AMS Review. Volumes are edited by leading scholars and practitioners across a wide range of subject areas in marketing science.
Mindclone - Quando sei un cervello senza corpo, puoi ancora essere definito umano?: UN ROMANZO SULLA CONSAPEVOLEZZA DELLE ENTITÀ CIBERNETICHE
by Vittorio Rossi David T. WolfMarc Gregorio si risveglia paralizzato. Non riesce più a percepire il proprio corpo. Incidente? Infarto? Qualcuno gli ha fatto un'overdose di Botox? La risposta, scoprirà poi, è molto, molto peggiore. Lui è soltanto una copia di Marc, è un cervello digitale senza un corpo, dotato di tutti i ricordi umani di Marc, ma senza alcun accesso ai piaceri sensuali degli esseri umani. Ora deve trovare un motivo per continuare a "vivere". Adam il Mindclone incontra il vero Marc Gregorio... e la sua nuova ragazza, Molly Schaeffer. Anche Adam è innamorato di lei. Ma come può un'entità digitale sperimentare l'amore? Non può nemmeno gustare una pizza. L'unica sua consolazione: il suo potente cervello digitale. Spinto da Molly, si dedica così a scoprire trame terroristiche, attentati alle scuole, abusi dei membri del Congresso e imbrogli a Wall Street. Le sue buone azioni sollevano però l'interesse di un fornitore militare, assetato di potere, che non si fermerà davanti a nulla — furti, rapimenti e anche peggio — per ottenere il controllo della tecnologia. Senza un corpo, come potrà Adam salvare sè stesso – ed il mondo intero – da un terribile destino?
This Gaming Life
by Jim Rossignol"In May 2000 I was fired from my job as a reporter on a finance newsletter because of an obsession with a video game. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. ” So begins this story of personal redemption through the unlikely medium of electronic games. Quake, World of Warcraft, Eve Online,and other online games not only offered author Jim Rossignol an excellent escape from the tedium of office life. They also provided him with a diverse global community and a job-as a games journalist. Part personal history, part travel narrative, part philosophical reflection on the meaning of play,This Gaming Lifedescribes Rossignol’s encounters in three cities: London, Seoul, and Reykjavik. From his days as aQuakegenius in London’s increasingly corporate gaming culture; to Korea, where gaming is a high-stakes televised national sport; to Iceland, the home of his ultimate obsession, the idiosyncratic and beguilingEve Online,Rossignol introduces us to a vivid and largely undocumented world of gaming lives. Torn between unabashed optimism about the future of games and lingering doubts about whether they are just a waste of time,This Gaming Lifealso raises important questions about this new and vital cultural form. Should we celebrate the "serious” educational, social, and cultural value of games, as academics and journalists are beginning to do? Or do these high-minded justifications simply perpetuate the stereotype of games as a lesser form of fun? In this beautifully written, richly detailed, and inspiring book, Rossignol brings these abstract questions to life, immersing us in a vibrant landscape of gaming experiences. "We need more writers like Jim Rossignol, writers who are intimately familiar with gaming, conversant in the latest research surrounding games, and able to write cogently and interestingly about the experience of playing as well as the deeper significance of games. ” -Chris Baker,Wired "This Gaming Lifeis a fascinating and eye-opening look into the real human impact of gaming culture. Traveling the globe and drawing anecdotes from many walks of life, Rossignol takes us beyond the media hype and into the lives of real people whose lives have been changed by gaming. The results may surprise you. ” -Raph Koster, game designer and author ofA Theory of Fun for Game Design "Is obsessive video gaming a character flaw? InThis Gaming Life,Jim Rossignol answers with an emphatic 'no,’ and offers a passionate and engaging defense of what is too often considered a 'bad habit’ or 'guilty pleasure. ’” -Joshua Davis, author ofThe Underdog "This is a wonderfully literate look at gaming cultures, which you don't have to be a gamer to enjoy. The Korea section blew my mind. ” -John Seabrook,New Yorkerstaff writer and author ofFlash of Genius and Other True Stories of Invention digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www. digitalculture. org.
Organizational Innovation and Change
by Cecilia Rossignoli Mauro Gatti Rocco AgrifoglioThis book explores a range of critical issues and emerging topics relevant to the linkages between information technologies and organizational systems. It encourages debate and opens up new avenues of inquiry in the fields of Information Systems, organization and management studies by investigating selected themes of growing research interest from multiple disciplinary perspectives such as organizational innovation and impact, information technology, innovation transfer, and knowledge management. The volume is divided into two sections, each of which focuses on a specific theme: ICT, organizational innovation and change; and ICT and knowledge management. The content of each section is based on a selection of the best papers (original double-blind peer-reviewed contributions) presented at the annual conference of the Italian chapter of the AIS, held in Genoa, Italy in November 2014.
Production Research: 10th International Conference of Production Research - Americas, ICPR-Americas 2020, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, December 9-11, 2020, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1407)
by Daniel Alejandro Rossit Fernando Tohmé Gonzalo Mejía DelgadilloThis two-volume set presents selected and revised papers from the 10th International Conference of Production Research - Americas, ICPR-Americas 2020, held in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held in a fully virtual format. The 41 full papers and 11 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 275 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on optimization; metaheuristics and algorithms; industry 4.0 and cyber-physical systems; smart city; intelligent systems and decision sciences; simulation; machine learning and big data.
Production Research: 10th International Conference of Production Research - Americas, ICPR-Americas 2020, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, December 9-11, 2020, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1408)
by Daniel Alejandro Rossit Fernando Tohmé Gonzalo Mejía DelgadilloThis two-volume set presents selected and revised papers from the 10th International Conference of Production Research - Americas, ICPR-Americas 2020, held in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held in a fully virtual format. The 41 full papers and 11 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 275 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on optimization; metaheuristics and algorithms; industry 4.0 and cyber-physical systems; smart city; intelligent systems and decision sciences; simulation; machine learning and big data.
Software, Infrastructure, Labor: A Media Theory of Logistical Nightmares
by Ned RossiterInfrastructure makes worlds. Software coordinates labor. Logistics governs movement. These pillars of contemporary capitalism correspond with the materiality of digital communication systems on a planetary scale. Ned Rossiter theorizes the force of logistical media to discern how subjectivity and labor, economy and society are tied to the logistical imaginary of seamless interoperability. Contingency haunts logistical power. Technologies of capture are prone to infrastructural breakdown, sabotage, and failure. Strategies of evasion, anonymity, and disruption unsettle regimes of calculation and containment. We live in a computational age where media, again, disappear into the background as infrastructure. Software, Infrastructure, Labor intercuts transdisciplinary theoretical reflection with empirical encounters ranging from the Cold War legacy of cybernetics, shipping ports in China and Greece, the territoriality of data centers, video game design, and scrap metal economies in the e-waste industry. Rossiter argues that infrastructural ruins serve as resources for the collective design of blueprints and prototypes demanded of radical politics today.
Datenschutzaufsicht nach der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Neue Aufgaben und Befugnisse der Aufsichtsbehörden (DuD-Fachbeiträge)
by Alexander RoßnagelDas Buch enthält ein Rechtsgutachten, das im Auftrag der unabhängigen Datenschutzbehörden der Länder verfasst wurde. Es erläutert die durch die EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung veränderten Aufgaben und Befugnisse der Aufsichtsbehörden und ihre neue Verantwortung für den Grundrechtsschutz in der digitalen Welt. Um den Datenschutz in der Europäischen Union besser durchzusetzen und seine Anwendung zu harmonisieren, enthält die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung zahlreiche neue Instrumente, Institutionen und Verfahren. Diese beeinflussen die Aufgaben und Befugnisse der Aufsichtsbehörden, den Handlungsrahmen der Verantwortlichen und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Akteuren.
Die Zukunft von Privatheit und Selbstbestimmung: Analysen und Empfehlungen zum Schutz der Grundrechte in der digitalen Welt (DuD-Fachbeiträge)
by Alexander Roßnagel Michael FriedewaldDie in diesem Open-Access-Buch zusammengeführten interdisziplinären Untersuchungen des „Forums Privatheit“ gehen der Frage nach, wie sich die Verwirklichungsbedingungen von Privatheit und Selbstbestimmung durch die Digitalisierung aller Lebensbereiche radikal ändern. Nahezu jede Lebensregung hinterlässt Datenspuren, ermöglicht vielfältige und intensive Datensammlungen über Menschen, unterstützt Verhaltensbeeinflussungen und verstärkt Ungleichgewichte in der Informationsmacht. Es analysiert die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den rechtlichen und politischen Schutz der Grundrechte, die ökonomischen Beziehungen, die gesellschaftliche Integration und die individuelle Entfaltung. Das Buch zeigt aber auch auf, wie Digitalisierung und ihre gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen technisch, sozial, ökonomisch und rechtlich gestaltet werden können, um Privatheit und Selbstbestimmung zu schützen.
Software Testing Practice: Test Management
by Thomas Rossner Tilo Linz Mario Winter Andreas SpillnerAimed at experts who are dedicated to software testing, The Software Testing Process: Test Management addresses the major issues related to advanced, state-of-the-art test management. This book covers the syllabus required to pass the Certified Tester Examination - Advanced Level as defined by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB). Software developers, project managers, quality managers, and team leaders will benefit from the comprehensive coverage of risk oriented management and the way testing is shown to be an integral, though independent part of software development. Included are best practices in the field of testing, as well as detailed descriptions of involved tasks, roles, and responsibilities. Well suited for self-study, the reader is "taken by the hand" and guided through the key concepts and terminology of software testing in a variety of scenarios and case studies (as featured in the first book in this series, Software Testing Foundations). Not only will testers and test managers find this a must-read, but anyone requiring advanced professional knowledge and skills in this field, anyone wanting to become a true testing professional, will find this book a must for a successful, well-founded education in advanced test management. Topics include: Test process and test tools Testing in the software life cycle Test policy and test manual Test plan and test planning Test control Incident management Risk management/risk-based testing Staff qualifications Test metrics