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Information Theoretic Security
by Anderson C.A. Nascimento Paulo BarretoThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings fo the 9th International Conference on Information Theoretic Security, ICITS 2016, held in Tacoma, WA, USA, in August 2016. The 14 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. They are organized around the following topics: secret sharing; quantum cryptography; visual cryptography; cryptographic protocols; entropy, extractors and privacy.
Information Theoretic Security: 10th International Conference, ICITS 2017, Hong Kong, China, November 29 – December 2, 2017, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10681)
by Junji ShikataThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Theoretic Security, ICITS 2017, held in Hong Kong, China, in November/December 2017.The 12 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. They are organized around the following topics: quantum cryptography; quantum information theory; post-quantum cryptography (e.g. lattices and cryptography); physical layer security; wiretap channels; adversarial channel models; cryptography from noisy channels; bounded storage models; network coding security; biometric security; randomness extraction; key and message rates; secret sharing; authentication codes; multiparty computations; information theoretic reductions; and implementation challenges.
Information Theory: An Exploration Across Disciplines
by Arieh Ben-Naim Claude DufourThis monograph explores the interdisciplinary applications of information theory, focusing on the concepts of entropy, mutual information, and their implications in various fields. It explains the fundamental differences between entropy and Shannon’s Measure of Information (SMI), presents the application of information theory to living systems and psychology, and also discusses the role of entropy in art. It critically overviews the definition of correlations and multivariate mutual information.These notions are used to build a new perspective for understanding the irreversibility of processes in macroscopic systems, while the dynamical laws governing the microscopic components are reversible. It also delves into the use of mutual information in linguistics, cryptography, steganography, and communication systems. The book details the theoretical and practical aspects of information theory across a spectrum of disciplines and is a useful tool for any scientist interested in what is usually called entropy.
Information Theory and Best Practices in the IT Industry
by Sanjay MohapatraThe importance of benchmarking in the service sector is well recognized as it helps in continuous improvement in products and work processes. Through benchmarking, companies have strived to implement best practices in order to remain competitive in the product- market in which they operate. However studies on benchmarking, particularly in the software development sector, have neglected using multiple variables and therefore have not been as comprehensive. Information Theory and Best Practices in the IT Industry fills this void by examining benchmarking in the business of software development and studying how it is affected by development process, application type, hardware platforms used, and many other variables. Information Theory and Best Practices in the IT Industry begins by examining practices of benchmarking productivity and critically appraises them. Next the book identifies different variables which affect productivity and variables that affect quality, developing useful equations that explaining their relationships. Finally these equations and findings are applied to case studies. Utilizing this book, practitioners can decide about what emphasis they should attach to different variables in their own companies, while seeking to optimize productivity and defect density.
Information Theory And Coding By Example
by Mark Kelbert Yuri SuhovThis fundamental monograph introduces both the probabilistic and algebraic aspects of information theory and coding. It has evolved from the authors' years of experience teaching at the undergraduate level, including several Cambridge Maths Tripos courses. The book provides relevant background material, a wide range of worked examples and clear solutions to problems from real exam papers. It is a valuable teaching aid for undergraduate and graduate students, or for researchers and engineers who want to grasp the basic principles.
Information Theory and Coding - Solved Problems
by Predrag Ivaniš Dušan DrajićThis book is offers a comprehensive overview of information theory and error control coding, using a different approach then in existed literature. The chapters are organized according to the Shannon system model, where one block affects the others. A relatively brief theoretical introduction is provided at the beginning of every chapter, including a few additional examples and explanations, but without any proofs. And a short overview of some aspects of abstract algebra is given at the end of the corresponding chapters. The characteristic complex examples with a lot of illustrations and tables are chosen to provide detailed insights into the nature of the problem. Some limiting cases are presented to illustrate the connections with the theoretical bounds. The numerical values are carefully selected to provide in-depth explanations of the described algorithms. Although the examples in the different chapters can be considered separately, they are mutually connected and the conclusions for one considered problem relate to the others in the book.
Information Theory for Complex Systems: An Information Perspective on Complexity in Dynamical Systems and Statistical Mechanics (Understanding Complex Systems)
by Kristian LindgrenThis book introduces a comprehensive framework tailored for dissecting complex systems across diverse disciplines. What defines a complex system? How can we harness information to quantify its order, structure, and intricacy? Delving into phenomena from the intricate processes in physical systems to the dynamic behaviours in cellular automata and pattern formation, readers will uncover the profound interplay between physics and information theory. This intricate relationship provides fresh insight into physical phenomena, reimagining them through the lens of information. Notably, the book demystifies how seemingly opposing forces—rising order and increasing disorder—coexist, ultimately shedding light on the second law of thermodynamics as an outcome of deterministic, reversible dynamics beneath the surface. Geared towards graduate students, this book presumes an undergraduate foundation in mathematics and physics, ensuring a deep, engaging exploration for its readers.
Information Theory for Electrical Engineers (Signals And Communication Technology)
by Orhan GaziThis book explains the fundamental concepts of information theory, so as to help students better understand modern communication technologies. It was especially written for electrical and communication engineers working on communication subjects. The book especially focuses on the understandability of the topics, and accordingly uses simple and detailed mathematics, together with a wealth of solved examples.The book consists of four chapters, the first of which explains the entropy and mutual information concept for discrete random variables. Chapter 2 introduces the concepts of entropy and mutual information for continuous random variables, along with the channel capacity. In turn, Chapter 3 is devoted to the typical sequences and data compression. One of Shannon’s most important discoveries is the channel coding theorem, and it is critical for electrical and communication engineers to fully comprehend the theorem. As such, Chapter 4 solely focuses on it.To gain the most from the book, readers should have a fundamental grasp of probability and random variables; otherwise, they will find it nearly impossible to understand the topics discussed.
Information Theory, Mathematical Optimization, and Their Crossroads in 6G System Design (Springer Series in Wireless Technology)
by Shih-Chun Lin Tsung-Hui Chang Eduard Jorswieck Pin-Hsun LinThis book provides a broad understanding of the fundamental tools and methods from information theory and mathematical programming, as well as specific applications in 6G and beyond system designs. The contents focus on not only both theories but also their intersection in 6G. Motivations are from the multitude of new developments which will arise once 6G systems integrate new communication networks with AIoT (Artificial Intelligence plus Internet of Things). Design issues such as the intermittent connectivity, low latency, federated learning, IoT security, etc., are covered. This monograph provides a thorough picture of new results from information and optimization theories, as well as how their dialogues work to solve aforementioned 6G design issues.
Information Theory Tools for Visualization (AK Peters Visualization Series)
by Min Chen Miquel Feixas Ivan Viola Anton Bardera Han-Wei Shen Mateu SbertThis book explores Information theory (IT) tools, which have become state of the art to solve and understand better many of the problems in visualization. This book covers all relevant literature up to date. It is the first book solely devoted to this subject, written by leading experts in the field.
The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Transforms Our World
by Alexis Wichowski"A timely, compelling, and expertly researched passport to the tech companies that rule today's digital landscape."—Blake Harris, bestselling author of Console Wars and The History of the Future.In this provocative book about our new tech-based reality, political insider and tech expert Alexis Wichowski considers the unchecked rise of tech giants like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla—what she calls “net states”— and their unavoidable influence in our lives. Rivaling nation states in power and capital, today’s net states are reaching into our physical world, inserting digital services into our lived environments in ways both unseen and, at times, unknown to us. They are transforming the way the world works, putting our rights up for grabs, from personal privacy to national security. Combining original reporting and insights drawn from more than 100 interviews with technology and government insiders, including Microsoft president Brad Smith, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the former Federal Trade Commission chair under President Obama, and the managing director of Jigsaw—Google’s Department of Counter-terrorism against extremism and cyber-attacks—The Information Trade explores what happens we give up our personal freedom and individual autonomy in exchange for an easy, plugged-in existence, and shows what we can do to control our relationship with net states before they irreversibly change our future.
Information Visualization
by Robert SpenceInformation visualization is the act of gaining insight into data, and is carried out by virtually everyone. It is usually facilitated by turning data - often a collection of numbers - into images that allow much easier comprehension. Everyone benefits from information visualization, whether internet shopping, investigating fraud or indulging an interest in art. So no assumptions are made about specialist background knowledge in, for example, computer science, mathematics, programming or human cognition. Indeed, the book is directed at two main audiences. One comprises first year students of any discipline. The other comprises graduates - again of any discipline - who are taking a one- or two-year course of training to be visual and interaction designers. By focusing on the activity of design the pedagogical approach adopted by the book is based on the view that the best way to learn about the subject is to do it, to be creative: not to prepare for the ubiquitous examination paper. The content of the book, and the associated exercises, are typically used to support five creative design exercises, the final one being a group project mirroring the activity of a consultancy undertaking a design (not an implementation) for a client. Engagement with the material of this book can have a variety of outcomes. The composer of a school newsletter and the applicant for a multi-million investment should both be able to convey their message more effectively, and the curator of an exhibition will have new presentational techniques on their palette. For those students training to be visual/interaction designers the exercises have led to original and stimulating outcomes.
Information Warfare
by Daniel VentreCyberspace is one of the major bases of the economic development of industrialized societies and developing. The dependence of modern society in this technological area is also one of its vulnerabilities. Cyberspace allows new power policy and strategy, broadens the scope of the actors of the conflict by offering to both state and non-state new weapons, new ways of offensive and defensive operations. This book deals with the concept of "information war", covering its development over the last two decades and seeks to answer the following questions: is the control of the information space really possible remains or she a utopia? What power would confer such control, what are the benefits?
Information Warfare
by Daniel VentreThis book introduces policy, government, and security professionals to the concept of "information warfare," covering its evolution over the last decade and its developments among such economic and political giants as China, Russia, Japan, India, and Singapore. The text describes various conceptions of information warfare, along with how they function in military, diplomatic, political, and economic contexts. Recent notable cyber attacks are analyzed, the challenges faced by countries who fail to secure their cyberspace (Japan, the US, etc.) are enumerated, and ways to distinguish between cybercrime, cyberwarfare, and cyberterrrorism are discussed.
Information Warfare
by Matthew Warren William HutchinsonThis text introduces the concepts of information warfare from a non-military, organizational perspective. It is designed to stimulate managers to develop policies, strategies, and tactics for the aggressive use and defence of their data and knowledge base. The book covers the full gambit of information warfare subjects from the direct attack on computer systems to the more subtle psychological technique of perception management. It provides the framework needed to build management strategies in this area. The topics covered include the basics of information warfare, corporate intelligence systems, the use of deception, security of systems, modes of attack, a methodology to develop defensive measures, plus specific issues associated with information warfare. This book will be of interest to executives and managers in any public or private organization. Specifically, managers or staff in the areas of information technology, security, knowledge management, public relations, or marketing should find it directly useful.Its main purpose is to make readers aware of the new world of information saturation; thus decreasing the chance that they will become victims of those abusing the information age, whilst at the same time increasing their chances of benefiting from the new opportunities produced.
Informational Privacy for Service Design: An Ethical Framework for Designing Privacy-Oriented Services (Springer Series in Design and Innovation #52)
by Davide M. ParrilliThis open access book equips designers with a deeper understanding of informational privacy, emphasizing why and how designers should design services that respect and enhance people’s privacy. The solution to these issues is more important and challenging in our globalized service and design landscape. In their quest to understand the rationale for privacy in service design, authors embarked on an extensive journey through various disciplines and practices. Ultimately, author grounded their findings in ethics and philosophy from a designerly (thus pragmatic) and multicultural perspective. The next challenge has been to translate these ethical and philosophical principles into practical guidelines for designers: an easy to implement and global privacy ethical framework for service designers.
Informationsgesteuertes maschinelles Lernen: Data Science als Ingenieurdisziplin
by Gerald FriedlandDieses innovative Lehrbuch revolutioniert das maschinelle Lernen durch neue Informationsmessungsmethoden. Es basiert auf einem Seminar der UC Berkeley und zielt darauf ab, die Black-Box-Natur des maschinellen Lernens zu überwinden, indem es Datenqualitätsmessungen und A-priori-Schätzungen der Aufgabenkomplexität ermöglicht. Dies führt zu kleineren, erklärbareren und robusteren Modellen.Das Lehrbuch verbindet maschinelles Lernen mit Physik, Informationstheorie und Computertechnik und ist für ein breites Publikum verständlich. Es hinterfragt bestehende Branchenpraktiken und behandelt Themen wie Deep Learning und Datendrift. Geeignet für Akademiker und Industrieprofis, fördert es ein tiefgreifendes Verständnis von Data Science und lädt Leser ein, über konventionelle Ansätze hinauszudenken. Anstatt sich ausschließlich auf das „Wie“ zu konzentrieren, bietet dieser Text Antworten auf die „Warum“-Fragen, die das Fachgebiet durchdringen, und beleuchtet die zugrunde liegenden Prinzipien maschineller Lernprozesse und ihre praktischen Auswirkungen. Indem dieses Buch systematische Methoden bevorzugt, die auf physikalischen Grundprinzipien basieren, stellt es Branchenpraktiken in Frage, die oft aus ideologischen oder gewinnorientierten Motivationen entstanden sind. Es behandelt eine Reihe von Themen, darunter Deep Learning, Datendrift und MLOps, und nutzt ausgiebig grundlegende Konzepte wie Entropie, Kapazität und hohe Dimensionalität.Dieses Buch ist sowohl für Hochschul- als auch für Industrieprofis geeignet und dient als wertvolles Werkzeug für diejenigen, die ihr Verständnis von Data Science als Ingenieurdisziplin vertiefen möchten. Der zum Nachdenken anregende Inhalt regt die intellektuelle Neugier an und richtet sich an Leser, die mehr wollen als nur Code oder vorgefertigte Formeln. Der Text lädt die Leser dazu ein, über konventionelle Standpunkte hinauszuforschen und bietet eine alternative Perspektive, die eine umfassende Sichtweise für die Integration von Theorie und Praxis fördert. Dieses Buch eignet sich für Kurse im Grund- und Hauptstudium und kann auch praktizierenden Ingenieuren und Wissenschaftlern verschiedener Disziplinen zugute kommen, indem es ihr Verständnis der Modellierung vertieft und die Datenmessung effektiv verbessert.
Informationssicherheit: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen
by Thomas LiedtkeDieses Buch erklärt die wichtigsten Fachbegriffe und Inhalte und ordnet diese den entsprechenden Bereichen zu. Einbezogen werden auch scheinbare Randgebiete, die für die Informationssicherheit ebenfalls eine Rolle spielen. So wird der Themenkomplex Safety und Privacy hinsichtlich seiner Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede beleuchtet. Das Buch zeigt aktuell verwendete Angriffsmuster und wie man sich dagegen schützen kann. Schutz muss dabei sowohl auf technischer Ebene (z. B. durch den Einsatz von Kryptographie) als auch auf organisatorischer und personeller Ebene (z. B. durch entsprechende Managementsysteme und Awareness-Schulungen) erfolgen. Wie lässt sich feststellen, wie sicher Daten sind? Wie lassen sich relevante Bedrohungen finden, gegen die man sich schützen muss? Wie verlaufen Risikoanalysen?
Informationssicherheit und Datenschutz systematisch und nachhaltig gestalten: Eine kompakte Einführung in die Praxis (essentials)
by Inge HanschkeIn diesem Buch werden die Anforderungen der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (EU-DSGVO ) und des Informationssicherheitsmanagements eingeführt. Es wird aufgezeigt, welche wesentlichen Bestandteile für ein integriertes, einfaches und effektives Management-Instrumentarium erforderlich sind. Durch die Kombination mit Enterprise Architecture Management, IT-Servicemanagement und weiteren Disziplinen in ein integriertes Managementsystem kann die Wirksamkeit noch erhöht werden. Neben einer Einführung erhält der Leser Tipps und Tricks für die typischen Fallstricke in der Praxis sowie unmittelbar anwendbare Leitfäden und Empfehlungen – und dies kurz und prägnant.
Informationssicherheit und Datenschutz systematisch und nachhaltig gestalten: Eine kompakte Einführung in die Praxis (essentials)
by Inge HanschkeIn diesem Buch werden die Anforderungen der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (EU-DSGVO) und des Informationssicherheitsmanagements eingeführt. Es wird aufgezeigt, welche wesentlichen Bestandteile für ein integriertes, einfaches und effektives Management-Instrumentarium erforderlich sind. Durch die Kombination mit Enterprise Architecture Management, IT-Servicemanagement und weiteren Disziplinen in ein integriertes Managementsystem kann die Wirksamkeit noch erhöht werden. Neben einer Einführung erhält der Leser Tipps und Tricks für die typischen Fallstricke in der Praxis sowie unmittelbar anwendbare Leitfäden und Empfehlungen – und dies kurz und prägnant. In der 2. Auflage wurden kleinere Fehler korrigiert.
Informationstechnologie für Ingenieure
by Torsten Gilz Martin Eigner Fabrice Mogo Nem Florian GerhardtTechnische Produkte sind heute komplexe Systeme, die von mehreren Ingenieurdisziplinen gemeinsam entwickelt werden. Deshalb gehört die Informationstechnologie zum Ausbildungscurriculum von Ingenieuren. In dem Buch werden technische Anwendungssysteme für die Entwicklung (Computer Aided Design), die Berechnung und Simulation (Computer Aided Engineering), die Administration (Product Lifecycle Management) und die Visualisierung vorgestellt. Auch der mechatronische Produktentwicklungsprozess und die Softwareerstellung werden detailliert erläutert.
Informatique Durable et Gestion Énergétique
by Ajit SinghL’informatique durable est l’effort de réduction de la consommation d’énergie des ordinateurs par l’efficacité. Elle suit l’idéal de développement durable : le progrès sans compromettre le futur. Même si les ordinateurs n’utilisent que 3% de l’énergie aux Etats-Unis, les solutions informatiques permettent d’avoir une plus grande influence sur l’informatique durable. Les termes informatique durable, informatique verte, numérique responsable et éco-TIC peuvent être utilisés de manière interchangeable. Lorsqu’ils sont activement mis en œuvre, ils répondent à la responsabilité éthique de protéger l’environnement en soutenant l’efficacité énergétique. Pour les sociétés, l’informatique durable fait partie du programme de responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE). Trois motivations de l’informatique durable sont le profit, les règlementations et l’éthique.
Informatorische Assistenzsysteme in der variantenreichen Montage: Theorie und Praxis
by Manfred Bornewasser Sven HinrichsenIn diesem Buch werden die Herausforderungen bei der Einführung von informatorischen Assistenzsystemen in der Montage erörtert und umfangreiche Gestaltungsempfehlungen vermittelt.Die industrielle Montage ist in Deutschland nach wie vor von hoher volkswirtschaftlicher Bedeutung. In der Industrie existieren zehntausende Montagearbeitsplätze. Diese verändern sich. Infolge hoher Wettbewerbsintensität und Innovationsdynamik entstehen immer mehr Produktvarianten, die zu einer Zunahme der Komplexität der Montagearbeit beitragen. Es stellt sich daher die Frage, wie mit dieser gestiegenen Komplexität umzugehen und wie diese seitens der Beschäftigten zu bewältigen ist, ohne dass es zu Überbeanspruchungen und einem Verfehlen von Produktivitätszielen kommt. Während Montage bislang vornehmlich als energetische Arbeit begriffen wurde, rücken künftig die kognitiven Anteile der Montagearbeit in den Vordergrund. In diesem Zusammenhang kommt dem Komplexitäts- und Informationsmanagement eine entscheidende Rolle zu: Während früher Strategien des Vereinfachens, z. B. durch fortschreitende Arbeitsteilung, im Vordergrund standen, gewinnen heute Strategien des Beherrschens der Komplexität an Bedeutung. Im Zentrum dieses Paradigmenwechsels stehen informatorische Assistenzsysteme, die den Beschäftigten im Montageprozess mit Informationsangeboten unterstützen und so die wachsende Komplexität sicher beherrschbar machen.
Informed Urban Environments: Data-Integrated Design for Human and Ecology-Centred Perspectives (The Urban Book Series)
by Katia Perini Michael U. Hensel Ata ChokhachianThis book collects ground-breaking works on the actual and potential impact of big data and data-integrated design for resilient urban environments, including human- and ecology-centred perspectives. Comprehending and designing for urban social, demographic and environmental change is a complex task. Big data, data structuring, data analysis (i.e. AI and ML) and data-integrated design can play a significant role in advancing approaches to this task. The themes presented in this book include urban adaptation, urban morphology, urban mobility, urban ecosystems, urban climate, urban ecology and agriculture. Given the compound nature of complex sustainability problems, most chapters address the correlation between several of these themes. The book addresses practitioners, researchers and graduate students concerned with the rapidly increasing role of data in developing urban environments.
Informing Energy and Climate Policies Using Energy Systems Models
by George Giannakidis Maryse Labriet Brian Ó Gallachóir Giancarlo TosatoThis book highlights how energy-system models are used to underpin and support energy and climate mitigation policy decisions at national, multi-country and global levels. It brings together, for the first time in one volume, a range of methodological approaches and case studies of good modeling practice on a national and international scale from the IEA-ETSAP energy technology initiative. It provides insights for the reader into the rich and varied applications of energy-system models and the underlying methodologies and policy questions they can address. The book demonstrates how these models are used to answer complex policy questions, including those relating to energy security, climate change mitigation and the optimal allocation of energy resources. It will appeal to energy engineers and technology specialists looking for a rationale for innovation in the field of energy technologies and insights into their evolving costs and benefits. Energy economists will gain an understanding of the key future role of energy technologies and policy makers will learn how energy-system modeling teams can provide unique perspectives on national energy and environment challenges. The book is carefully structured into three parts which focus on i) policy decisions that have been underpinned by energy-system models, ii) specific aspects of supply and end-use sector modeling, including technology learning and behavior and iii) how additional insights can be gained from linking energy-system models with other models. The chapters elucidate key methodological features backed up with concrete applications. The book demonstrates the high degree of flexibility of the modeling tools used to represent extremely different energy systems, from national to global levels.