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Partitional Clustering Algorithms
by M. Emre CelebiThis book focuses on partitional clustering algorithms, which are commonly used in engineering and computer scientific applications. The goal of this volume is to summarize the state-of-the-art in partitional clustering. The book includes such topics as center-based clustering, competitive learning clustering and density-based clustering. Each chapter is contributed by a leading expert in the field.
Partitional Clustering via Nonsmooth Optimization: Clustering via Optimization (Unsupervised and Semi-Supervised Learning)
by Adil Bagirov Napsu Karmitsa Sona TaheriThis updated book describes optimization models of clustering problems and clustering algorithms based on optimization techniques, including their implementation, evaluation, and applications. The book gives a comprehensive and detailed description of optimization approaches for solving clustering problems; the authors' emphasis on clustering algorithms is based on deterministic methods of optimization. The book also includes results on real-time clustering algorithms based on optimization techniques, addresses implementation issues of these clustering algorithms, and discusses new challenges arising from very large data and data with noise and outliers. The book is ideal for anyone teaching or learning clustering algorithms. It provides an accessible introduction to the field and it is well suited for practitioners already familiar with the basics of optimization.
Partitional Clustering via Nonsmooth Optimization: Clustering via Optimization (Unsupervised and Semi-Supervised Learning)
by Napsu Karmitsa Sona Taheri Adil M. BagirovThis book describes optimization models of clustering problems and clustering algorithms based on optimization techniques, including their implementation, evaluation, and applications. The book gives a comprehensive and detailed description of optimization approaches for solving clustering problems; the authors' emphasis on clustering algorithms is based on deterministic methods of optimization. The book also includes results on real-time clustering algorithms based on optimization techniques, addresses implementation issues of these clustering algorithms, and discusses new challenges arising from big data. The book is ideal for anyone teaching or learning clustering algorithms. It provides an accessible introduction to the field and it is well suited for practitioners already familiar with the basics of optimization.
Partitions, Hypergeometric Systems, and Dirichlet Processes in Statistics (SpringerBriefs in Statistics #0)
by Shuhei ManoThis book focuses on statistical inferences related to various combinatorial stochastic processes. Specifically, it discusses the intersection of three subjects that are generally studied independently of each other: partitions, hypergeometric systems, and Dirichlet processes. The Gibbs partition is a family of measures on integer partition, and several prior processes, such as the Dirichlet process, naturally appear in connection with infinite exchangeable Gibbs partitions. Examples include the distribution on a contingency table with fixed marginal sums and the conditional distribution of Gibbs partition given the length. The A-hypergeometric distribution is a class of discrete exponential families and appears as the conditional distribution of a multinomial sample from log-affine models. The normalizing constant is the A-hypergeometric polynomial, which is a solution of a system of linear differential equations of multiple variables determined by a matrix A, called A-hypergeometric system. The book presents inference methods based on the algebraic nature of the A-hypergeometric system, and introduces the holonomic gradient methods, which numerically solve holonomic systems without combinatorial enumeration, to compute the normalizing constant. Furher, it discusses Markov chain Monte Carlo and direct samplers from A-hypergeometric distribution, as well as the maximum likelihood estimation of the A-hypergeometric distribution of two-row matrix using properties of polytopes and information geometry. The topics discussed are simple problems, but the interdisciplinary approach of this book appeals to a wide audience with an interest in statistical inference on combinatorial stochastic processes, including statisticians who are developing statistical theories and methodologies, mathematicians wanting to discover applications of their theoretical results, and researchers working in various fields of data sciences.
Partnering with HMS: A Guide For App Developers
by Yue Wang Xihai Wang Hailiang WuPartnering with HMS: A Guide for App Developers is the first book to introduce readers to the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) ecosystem. It gives developers a fundamental understanding of the ecosystem and how to leverage kit and tool capabilities to make their apps better. This book is also a quick start guide for kit integration and practical environment setup, detailing the functions and principles behind each kit. By demonstrating how to integrate kits, the authors teach these kits by action: Account Kit, IAP, Push Kit, Location Kit, Map Kit, Site Kit, Safety Detect, and FIDO. Readers are fully introduced to how they can use HMS open capabilities to develop quality apps, acquire users, and monetize their hard work. In addition, the ecosystem background – the business model and value chain that underpin the entire ecosystem as well as its privacy compliance framework – is crucial to operations and illustrated in this book.
Partnering with Microsoft: How to Make Money in Trusted Partnership with the Global Software Powerhouse
by Ted DinsmoreAdvance Praise for Partnering with Microsoft: 'Partnering with Microsoft is the first great book about the breathtaking culture, opportunity and roadmap for joining Microsoft's 850,000 partners cutting an impressive B swath in the marketpl
Partnering with Online Program Managers for Distance Education: Approaches to Policy, Quality, and Leadership
by Dawn M. Gilmore Chinh NguyenPartnering with Online Program Managers for Distance Education offers fresh insights into the practice, implications, and outcomes of partnerships between higher education institutions and for-profit online program managers (OPMs). As colleges and universities race to build effective, sustainable distance education programs, higher education administrators often rely on third-party OPMs for marketing and student recruitment, student support from orientation to graduation, course design and delivery, and other fee-based services. This edited collection provides a global knowledge base for understanding academic quality, policy, and management in university-OPM partnerships along with actionable strategies and frameworks for selection, evaluation, and improvement. Leaders, administrators, developers, and accreditors of digital distance learning programs in higher education will come away with evidence-based guidance and realistic perspectives into the opportunities and challenges of this fast-emerging resource.
Pass the PMP® Exam
by Sean WhitakerThis is a complete study guide for candidates wishing to sit and pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Pass the PMP Exam contains all the information you need to study for and pass the PMP®. In addition to all the information needed to pass the exam, you will also find tips to give insight into how to read and answer questions, and each chapter includes exercises and a multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the topics covered. A glossary of key terms is also provided, along with study aids such as mind maps. The author, Sean Whitaker, has managed complex projects in the construction, telecommunications, and IT industries, and shares real-world examples of theory in action from his own career. What you'll learn What is and how to handle integration, scope, time, cost, and quality management How to manage risk, procurement, and stakeholder risk How to manage or work with human resources, communications, and handle ethics and professional conduct How to become eligible for the PMP exam and how to study for it What are some PMP exam taking tips How to handle various PMP exam tasks and puzzle games Who this book is for This book is for experienced project managers looking to capstone their learning with the PMP certification.
Passenger List: The tie-in novel to the award-winning, cult-hit podcast
by John DrydenA missing plane.A cabin full of suspects.One woman's quest for the truth.When Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 disappears mid-flight between London and New York, the world is stunned. With the public clamouring for answers, authorities seem at a loss as to how to explain the plane's disappearance. There were 256 passengers on Flight 702, with many carrying dark secrets on board with them. Could one of them hold the truth behind the plane's disappearance? College student Kaitlin Le's beloved twin brother Conor was on that plane. She refuses to believe the official statements, or to join her parents in their blind acceptance of Conor's death. But as she journeys deeper into the murky heart of what really happened on board that plane, it becomes clear she's drawing attention to herself. And there are some people who would rather the truth behind the fate of Flight 702 stayed buried...
Passenger List: The tie-in novel to the award-winning, cult-hit podcast
by John Dryden'A first class, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Fast-paced, flawlessly executed and hugely entertaining, it'll leave you breathless.' Sara LotzA missing plane.A cabin full of suspects.One woman's quest for the truth.When Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 disappears mid-flight between London and New York, the world is stunned. With the public clamouring for answers, authorities seem at a loss as to how to explain the plane's disappearance. There were 256 passengers on Flight 702, with many carrying dark secrets on board with them. Could one of them hold the truth behind the plane's disappearance? College student Kaitlin Le's beloved twin brother Conor was on that plane. She refuses to believe the official statements, or to join her parents in their blind acceptance of Conor's death. But as she journeys deeper into the murky heart of what really happened on board that plane, it becomes clear she's drawing attention to herself. And there are some people who would rather the truth behind the fate of Flight 702 stayed buried...
Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games
by Michelle CloughHoping to add some steam and sex to your next game? Then this book is for you. This practical guide provides you with the foundational tools needed to write, design, and create healthy sexual content in video games in ways that are narratively compelling, varied, and hot! Challenging the assumptions that sex in games is superfluous, exploitative, or only of interest to straight guys, this book encourages designers to create meaningful, enjoyable sexual content for all audiences. Using examples from well-known AAA games (and some standout indie content!), each chapter provides a framework to guide game writers, designers, and developers through the steps of creating and executing sexual content in their games – from early concept, to setting it up in larger game narrative, and finally to executing specific sexual scenes and sequences. It also lays out a host of details and considerations that, while easily missed or forgotten, can have a major impact on the quality or theme of the scene. Offering expert insight and ideas for creating sex scenes in games, this book is vital reading for game designers, writers, and narrative designers who are interested in making games with sexual content. It will also appeal to artists, cutscene directors, audio engineers, composers, and programmers working on these games – or really, any game developer with an interest in the topic!
Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child
by Pernille RippHow do we inspire students to love reading and discovery? In Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child, classroom teacher, author, and speaker Pernille Ripp reveals the five keys to creating a passionate reading environment. You’ll learn how to… Use your own reading identity to create powerful reading experiences for all students Empower your students and their reading experience by focusing on your physical classroom environment Create and maintain an enticing, well-organized, easy-to-use classroom library; Build a learning community filled with choice and student ownership; and Guide students to further develop their own reading identity to cement them as life-long, invested readers. Throughout the book, Pernille opens up about her own trials and errors as a teacher and what she’s learned along the way. She also shares a wide variety of practical tools that you can use in your own classroom, including a reader profile sheet, conferring sheet, classroom library letter to parents, and much more. These tools are available in the book and as eResources to help you build your own classroom of passionate readers.
Passive and Active Measurement
by Yong Liu Jelena MirkovicThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2015, held in New York, NY, USA, in March 2015. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: DNS and Routing, Mobile and Cellular, IPv6, Internet-Wide, Web and Peer-to-Peer, Wireless and Embedded, and Software Defined Networking.
Passive and Active Measurement
by Mohamed Ali Kaafar Steve Uhlig Johanna AmannThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2009, held in Seoul, Korea, in April 2009. The 22 revised full papers and 2 revised demo papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The papers focus on research and practical applications of routing and forwarding, topology and delay, methods for large-scale measurements, wireless, management tools, audio and video traffic, peer-to-peer, traffic measurements, and measurements of anomalous and unwanted traffic.
Passive and Active Measurement
by Thomas Karagiannis Xenofontas DimitropoulosThis bookconstitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Passive andActive Measurement, PAM 2016, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in March/April2016. The 30 full papers presented in this volume werecarefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They are organized intopical sections named: security and privacy; mobile and cellular; the lastmile; testbeds and frameworks; web; DNS and routing; IXPs and MPLS; andscheduling and timing.
Passive and Active Measurement: 18th International Conference, PAM 2017, Sydney, NSW, Australia, March 30-31, 2017, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10176)
by Mohamed Ali Kaafar, Steve Uhlig and Johanna AmannThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2017, held in Sydney, Australia, in March 2017.The 20 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 87 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on IPv6, Web and applications, security, performance, latency, characterization and troubleshooting, and wireless.
Passive and Active Measurement: 19th International Conference, Pam 2018, Berlin, Germany, March 26-27, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10771)
by Robert Beverly Georgios Smaragdakis Anja FeldmannThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2018, held in Berlin, Germany, in March 2018.The 20 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers demonstrate the import and extent to which measurements pervade systems – from protocols to performance to security. They are organized in the following topical sections: models and inference; security and privacy; CDNs; DNS; certificates; interdomain routing; and analyzing protocols.
Passive and Active Measurement: 20th International Conference, PAM 2019, Puerto Varas, Chile, March 27–29, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11419)
by David Choffnes Marinho BarcellosThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2019, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, in March 2019. The 20 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of important networking measurement and analysis topics from low layers of the network stack up to applications, using measurements at scales large and small, and covering important aspects of the network ecosystem such as routing, DNS, privacy, security, and performance. They are organized in the following topical sections: mobile networks; measurement at Internet scale; measuremen at other scales; domain names; failures; security and privacy; and Web.
Passive and Active Measurement: 21st International Conference, PAM 2020, Eugene, Oregon, USA, March 30–31, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12048)
by Burkhard Stiller Alberto Dainotti Anna SperottoThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2020, held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, in March 2020. The 19 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: active measurement; security; best practices and conformance; domain names; topology and routing; topology - alias resolution; and Web.
Passive and Active Measurement: 22nd International Conference, PAM 2021, Virtual Event, March 29 – April 1, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12671)
by Dave Levin Oliver Hohlfeld Andra LutuThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2021, which was planned to be held in Cottbus, Germany, in March 2021. Due to the Corona pandemic, the conference was organized as a virtual meeting. The 33 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: COVID-19; web security; video streaming; TLS; staying connected; DoS; performance; network security; DNS; capacity; and exposing hidden behaviors. Due to the Corona pandemic, PAM 2021 was held as a virtual conference.
Passive and Active Measurement: 23rd International Conference, PAM 2022, Virtual Event, March 28–30, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13210)
by Oliver Hohlfeld Giovane Moura Cristel PelsserThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2022, held in March 2022. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held virtually. The 15 full papers and 15 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers present emerging and early-stage research in network measurements – work that seeks to better understand complex, real-world networked systems and offer critical empirical foundations and support to network research.
Passive and Active Measurement: 24th International Conference, PAM 2023, Virtual Event, March 21–23, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13882)
by Anna Brunstrom Marcel Flores Marco FioreThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference, PAM 2023, held as a virtual event, March 21–23, 2023.The 18 full papers and 9 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: VPNs and Infrastructure; TLS; Applications; Measurement Tools; Network Performance; Topology; Security and Privacy; DNS; and Web.
Passive and Active Measurement: 25th International Conference, PAM 2024, Virtual Event, March 11–13, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14537)
by Philipp Richter Vaibhav Bajpai Esteban CarisimoThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2024, held as a virtual event from March 11–13, 2024.The 14 full papers and 13 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Applications, IPv6, Machine Learning, and Measurement Tools.
Passive and Active Measurement: 25th International Conference, PAM 2024, Virtual Event, March 11–13, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14538)
by Philipp Richter Vaibhav Bajpai Esteban CarisimoThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2024, held as a virtual event from March 11–13, 2024.The 14 full papers and 13 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Network Security, Routing, Satellite Networks, Topology, Transport Protocol and User Privacy.
Passive and Active Measurement: 26th International Conference, PAM 2025, Virtual Event, March 10–12, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15567)
by Burkhard Stiller Cecilia Testart Roland van Rijswijk-DeijThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2025, held as a virtual event, during March 10–12, 2025. The 13 full papers and 7 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. These papers cover a diverse range of topics, from 5G to IPv6, and from Web to Fraud. These papers have been categorized under the following topical sections: IPv6; Measurement Platforms; Web / HTTP; Connectivity; Routing; Anycast; Phishing and Fraud; 5G.