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A Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #436)
by George Chryssolouris Kosmas Alexopoulos Zoi ArkouliThis book investigates the rapid developments of Artificial intelligence (AI) as well as their capability to address efficiently and in a cost-effective manner issues of the manufacturing field. A number of manufacturing applications of AI related to manufacturing processes, robots, automation and manufacturing systems design and control, are presented and discussed. The book includes an outlook on a way forward to intelligent manufacturing, through AI. The real benefit from AI in manufacturing will not only derive through the automation of tasks but also through the provision of new levels of autonomy that will make entirely new applications possible and introduce new business processes in manufacturing.
Perspective Warps and Distorts with Adobe Tools: Putting a New Twist on Photoshop
by Jennifer HarderGain skills in image and logo manipulation that will enhance your designs and make them more appealing--either in your portfolio or for your client’s next graphic project.As Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator have evolved, new and unique features have been added to these programs that offer different options for warping and distorting graphics and shapes. For the beginner and intermediate student or graphic artist, choosing or knowing which distort or warp tool to use among so many available can become overwhelming and confusing.This book primarily focuses on teaching how to work with various warping tools and filters in Photoshop, though you will also be using graphics acquired from Adobe Illustrator. Knowing how to work between these two applications is a crucial part of understanding how to successfully manipulate your designs. In Photoshop, you'll see how to alter both raster images and vector graphics, and learn how to do this with layers in various non-destructive ways. Some of the filters mentioned in this book will be familiar to you, as you may have used them frequently. However, others are well hidden, are new, or perhaps you have never considered that you could use that tool, dialog box, or filter to warp or distort. What You Will LearnBecome proficient in using the warping and distorting tools and filters in Photoshop, as well as how to correct basic distortions in photos and add perspectiveGrasp transferring illustrations from Illustrator for use in PhotoshopDiscover how to warp and distort typeGenerate unique patternsWork with Smart Object Layers and Smart FiltersWork in combination with older tools and newer, enhanced ones Who This Book Is ForBeginner- and Intermediate-level readers interested in pursuing careers as graphic artists, photographers, or video artists/animators.
Perspective Warps and Distorts with Adobe Tools: Putting a New Twist on Illustrator
by Jennifer HarderGain skills in illustration and logo manipulation that will enhance your designs and make them more appealing--either in your portfolio or for your client’s next graphic project.As Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator have evolved, new and unique features have been added to these programs that offer different options for warping and distorting graphics and shapes. For the beginner and intermediate student or graphic artist, choosing or knowing which distort or warp tool to use among so many available can become overwhelming and confusing.This book primarily focuses on teaching how to work with various warping tools and effect filters in Illustrator, though you will also be using or comparing graphics from Adobe Photoshop. Knowing how to work between these two applications is a crucial part of understanding how to successfully manipulate your designs. In Illustrator, you'll see how to alter vector graphics, and learn how to do this with your Layers panel in various non-destructive ways. Some of the tools mentioned in this book will be familiar to you, as you may have used them frequently. However, others are well hidden, are new, or perhaps you have never considered that you could use that tool, dialog box, or filter effect to warp or distort. What You Will LearnBecome proficient in using the warping and distorting tools and effects in IllustratorDiscover how to add perspective to your design or make them look three dimensional Work with the Appearance panel, Graphic Styles, and SymbolsCombine older tools and newer, enhanced onesWho This Book Is ForBeginner- and Intermediate-level readers interested in pursuing careers as graphic artists, photographers, or video artists/animators.
Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology: Selected Papers from ICITED24, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #859)
by António Abreu João Vidal Carvalho Anabela Mesquita Agostinho Sousa Pinto Marcelo Mendonça TeixeiraThis book from the LNNS Series is composed of the best selected papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the 2024 International Conference in Information Technology & Education (ICITED’24). The ICITED is a multidisciplinary conference with a special focus on new Technologies and Systems in the Education sector and was held between July 11 and 13, 2024. The ICITED’24 was supported by the Pernambuco University, Recife, Brazil, and by IADITI—International Association for Digital Transformation and Technological Innovation. The International Conference in Information Technology & Education is an international forum for researchers and professionals in the education sector, which enables the discussion of the latest innovations, trends, and concerns in several areas, in the education sector, associated with information technologies and systems. It is an event for professionals in the sector, in search of technology solutions, where academics, IT experts, and business managers meet to discuss new ideas that help them maximize the potential of learning processes through technology. The ICITED’24 Scientific Committee is composed of a multidisciplinary group of 143 experts who assessed some 262 papers from 26 countries, received for each of the main topics proposed for the conference. The papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the conference are published by Springer and will be submitted for indexing by ISI, SCOPUS, EI-Compendex, Google Scholar, and SpringerLink.
Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology: Selected Papers from ICITED24, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #858)
by João Vidal Carvalho António Abreu Eusébio Ferreira da Costa Enrique Vázquez-Justo Hernán Viguera FigueroaThis book from the LNNS Series is composed of the best selected papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the 2024 International Conference in Information Technology & Education (ICITED’24). The ICITED is a multidisciplinary conference with a special focus on new Technologies and Systems in the Education sector and was held between July 11 and 13, 2024. The ICITED’24 was supported by the Pernambuco University, Recife, Brazil, and by IADITI—International Association for Digital Transformation and Technological Innovation. The International Conference in Information Technology & Education is an international forum for researchers and professionals in the education sector, which enables the discussion of the latest innovations, trends, and concerns in several areas, in the education sector, associated with information technologies and systems. It is an event for professionals in the sector, in search of technology solutions, where academics, IT experts, and business managers meet to discuss new ideas that help them maximize the potential of learning processes through technology. The ICITED’24 Scientific Committee is composed of a multidisciplinary group of 143 experts who assessed some 262 papers from 26 countries, received for each of the main topics proposed for the conference. The papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the conference are published by Springer and will be submitted for indexing by ISI, SCOPUS, EI-Compendex, Google Scholar, and SpringerLink.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 16th International Conference, BIR 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28–30, 2017, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #295)
by Björn Johansson, Charles Møller, Atanu Chaudhuri and Frantisek SudzinaThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2017, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August 2017. This year the BIR conference attracted 59 submissions from 23 countries. They were reviewed by 45 members of the Program Committee, and as a result, 17 full papers and 3 short papers were selected for presentation at the conference and publication in this volume. They are organized in sections on enterprise architecture, business process management, business analytics, information systems applications, and information systems development. In addition, the summaries of the two conference keynotes are also included. This year, the conference theme was the digital transformation, which will impact most businesses, organizations and societies and call for new and radical approaches to how we adopt, use and manage IT.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 19th International Conference on Business Informatics Research, BIR 2020, Vienna, Austria, September 21–23, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #398)
by Robert Andrei Buchmann Andrea Polini Björn Johansson Dimitris KaragiannisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2020. The conference was initially planned to be held in Vienna, Austria, during September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed to be held together with BIR 2021. The 14 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Digital Transformation and Technology Acceptance; Multi-perspective Enterprise Models and Frameworks; Supporting Information Systems Development; Literature and Conceptual Analysis; and Value Creation and Value Management.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 20th International Conference on Business Informatics Research, BIR 2021, Vienna, Austria, September 22–24, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #430)
by Robert Andrei Buchmann Andrea Polini Björn Johansson Dimitris KaragiannisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2021. The conference was held during September 22-24, 2021.The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Technology adoption and acceptance during COVID-19 times; conceptual modeling for enterprise systems; enterprise modeling methods and frameworks; compliance and normative challenges; and empirical investigations on digital innovation and transformation prerequisites.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 15th International Conference, BIR 2016, Prague, Czech Republic, September 15–16, 2016, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #261)
by Václav Řepa Tomáš BrucknerThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2016, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in September 2016. Overall, 61 submissions from 16 countries were rigorously reviewed by 42 members of the program committee representing 21 countries. The selected 21 full papers and 3 short papers are included in this volume together with 2 abstracts of invited talks. This year again, the papers presented at the conference cover many important aspects of the development, use, and application of management information systems. The papers have been organized in topical sections on Business Processes and Enterprise Modeling; Information Systems Development; Information Systems Management; Learning and Capability; and Data Analysis.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 23rd International Conference on Business Informatics Research, BIR 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, September 11–13, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #529)
by Václav Řepa Raimundas Matulevičius Emanuele LaurenziThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2024, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in September 2024. The central theme of BIR 2024 was “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Business Informatics: Opportunities and Challenges”. The 15 full papers and 1 short paper included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. They cover different aspects of the discipline and are organized in sections on AI opportunities and challenges; AI applications and use cases in business; business intelligence; business and information systems development; and knowledge and traceability management.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 22nd International Conference on Business Informatics Research, BIR 2023, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, September 13–15, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #493)
by Knut Hinkelmann Francisco J. López-Pellicer Andrea PoliniThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2023, which took place in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, in September 2023. The 20 full and 4 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. They cover different aspects of the discipline and are organized in sections on applied business informatics, ICT governance and management, AI applications and use cases in business, business and IS development, and new trends in data governance.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research
by Raimundas Matulevičius Marlon DumasThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2015, held in Tartu, Estonia, in August 2015. Overall, 49 submissions from 16 countries were rigorously reviewed by 47 members of the Program Committee representing 23 countries. The selected 16 full papers and 4 short papers are included in this volume. The conference theme was "making business information systems interoperable and adaptive in highly interconnected and changing contexts". The papers have been organized in topical sections on business information systems interoperability, business information system requirements and architecture, business process and decision management, business information systems development, and research in progress.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 21st International Conference on Business Informatics Research, BIR 2022, Rostock, Germany, September 21–23, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #462)
by Ērika Nazaruka Kurt Sandkuhl Ulf SeigerrothThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2022, which took place in Rostock, Germany, in September 2022. The central theme of BIR 2022 was “Business Informatics for Sustainable Innovation”. Achieving sustainability requires a multi-perspective approach taking organizational, economic, and technical aspects into account. In a world of cloud computing, social networks and big data, additional challenges for business informatics and the design of information systems architectures are introduced. To deal with these challenges, a close cooperation of researchers from different disciplines such as information systems, business informatics, and computer science is required.The 14 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Information system development; modeling methods and assistance; applications and technologies; and digital business.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 18th International Conference, BIR 2019, Katowice, Poland, September 23–25, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #365)
by Małgorzata Pańkowska Kurt SandkuhlThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2019, held in Katowice, Poland, in September 2019. This year’s theme was: Responsibilities of Digitalization – Responsible designing and shaping of future technology for digital preservation, global data storage and cost-effective management. The 17 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. This year the contributions focus on topics such as: responsibilities of digitalization; responsible designing and shaping the future of technology for digital preservation, global data storage and cost-effective management.
Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 17th International Conference, BIR 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, September 24-26, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #330)
by Jelena Zdravkovic Jānis Grabis Selmin Nurcan Janis StirnaThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, BIR 2018, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in September 2018. This year’s conference theme was “Business Resilience – Organizational and Information System Resilience in Congruence”. The 17 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: business, people and system resilience; resilient collaboration; digital transformation; information technology management; enterprise systems and data analytics; and business and information systems development.
Perspectives in Computational Complexity
by Manindra Agrawal Vikraman ArvindThis book brings together contributions by leading researchers in computational complexity theory written in honor of Somenath Biswas on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. They discuss current trends and exciting developments in this flourishing area of research and offer fresh perspectives on various aspects of complexity theory. The topics covered include arithmetic circuit complexity, lower bounds and polynomial identity testing, the isomorphism conjecture, space-bounded computation, graph isomorphism, resolution and proof complexity, entropy and randomness. Several chapters have a tutorial flavor. The aim is to make recent research in these topics accessible to graduate students and senior undergraduates in computer science and mathematics. It can also be useful as a resource for teaching advanced level courses in computational complexity.
Perspectives in Electronic Structure Theory
by Roman F. NalewajskiThe understanding in science implies insights from several different points of view. Alternative modern outlooks on electronic structure of atoms and molecules, all rooted in quantum mechanics, are presented in a single text. Together these complementary perspectives provide a deeper understanding of the localization of electrons and bonds, the origins of chemical interaction and reactivity behavior, the interaction between the geometric and electronic structure of molecules, etc. In the opening two parts the basic principles and techniques of the contemporary computational and conceptual quantum chemistry are presented, within both the wave-function and electron-density theories. This background material is followed by a discussion of chemical concepts, including stages of the bond-formation processes, chemical valence and bond-multiplicity indices, the hardness/softness descriptors of molecules and reactants, and general chemical reactivity/stability principles. The insights from Information Theory, the basic elements of which are briefly introduced, including the entropic origins and Orbital Communication Theory of the chemical bond, are the subject of Part IV. The importance of the non-additive (interference) information tools in exploring patterns of chemical bonds and their covalent and ionic components will be emphasized.
Perspectives in Finance and Digital Transformations in Business (Contemporary Management Practices)
by Satyajit Chakrabarti, Saikat Chakrabarti, Amit Kumar Bhandari, Dipak Saha and Rabin MazumderThis book presents different perspectives in finance and the adoption of digital tools in business in India.It discusses key issues in strategy, organisation, and management for businesses focussing on practical and actionable guidance and innovative tools which offer insights into the formulation and implementation of effective strategies and solutions. The book also looks at the adoption of new digital tools and strategies in different areas of business and management and ways in which these tools can be employed in business analysis, strategy, risk assessment, and management. It presents an overview of the application of new technologies in the industrial, banking, corporate, and agriculture sectors, among others, all aimed at increasing performance and profitability, assessing financial risk and volatility, and improving customer and employee experience.Part of the Contemporary Management Practices series, this book will be useful to practicing managers, researchers, and students who are interested in business and financial strategy, social inclusion, e-business, social entrepreneurship, information management, finance, and banking.
Perspectives in Shape Analysis
by Michael Breuß Alfred Bruckstein Petros Maragos Stefanie WuhrerThis book presents recent advances in the field of shape analysis. Written by experts in the fields of continuous-scale shape analysis, discrete shape analysis and sparsity, and numerical computing who hail from different communities, it provides a unique view of the topic from a broad range of perspectives. Over the last decade, it has become increasingly affordable to digitize shape information at high resolution. Yet analyzing and processing this data remains challenging because of the large amount of data involved, and because modern applications such as human-computer interaction require real-time processing. Meeting these challenges requires interdisciplinary approaches that combine concepts from a variety of research areas, including numerical computing, differential geometry, deformable shape modeling, sparse data representation, and machine learning. On the algorithmic side, many shape analysis tasks are modeled using partial differential equations, which can be solved using tools from the field of numerical computing. The fields of differential geometry and deformable shape modeling have recently begun to influence shape analysis methods. Furthermore, tools from the field of sparse representations, which aim to describe input data using a compressible representation with respect to a set of carefully selected basic elements, have the potential to significantly reduce the amount of data that needs to be processed in shape analysis tasks. The related field of machine learning offers similar potential. The goal of the Dagstuhl Seminar on New Perspectives in Shape Analysis held in February 2014 was to address these challenges with the help of the latest tools related to geometric, algorithmic and numerical concepts and to bring together researchers at the forefront of shape analysis who can work together to identify open problems and novel solutions. The book resulting from this seminar will appeal to researchers in the field of shape analysis, image and vision, from those who want to become more familiar with the field, to experts interested in learning about the latest advances.
Perspectives in Urban Ecology
by Wilfried EndlicherThis book gives an interdisciplinary overview on urban ecology. Basic understanding of urban nature development and its social reception are discussed for the European Metropolitan Area of Berlin. Furthermore, we investigate specific consequences for the environment, nature and the quality of life for city dwellers due to profound changes such as climate change and the demographic and economic developments associated with the phenomena of shrinking cities. Actual problems of urban ecology should be discussed not only in terms of natural dimensions such as atmosphere, biosphere, pedosphere and hydrosphere but also in terms of social and cultural dimensions such as urban planning, residence and recreation, traffic and mobility and economic values. Our research findings focus on streets, new urban landscapes, intermediate use of brown fields and the relationships between urban nature and the well-being of city dwellers. Finally, the book provides a contribution to the international discussion on urban ecology.
Perspectives of System Informatics: 12th International Andrei P. Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2019, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 2–5, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11964)
by Nikolaj Bjørner Irina Virbitskaite Andrei VoronkovThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Andrei P. Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2019, held in Novosibirsk, Russia, in July 2019.The 18 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers cover various topics related to the Mathematics of Computing, Information Systems, Formal Languages, dependable and fault-tolerant Systems and Network, Automata Theory, and much more.
Perspectives of System Informatics
by Manuel Mazzara Andrei VoronkovThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, held in Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, in August 2015. The 2 invited and 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers cover various topics related to the foundations of program and system development and analysis, programming methodology and software engineering and information technologies.
Perspectives of System Informatics
by Alexander K. Petrenko Andrei VoronkovThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th International Andrei Ershov Memorial Conference, PSI 2006, held in Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, Russia in June 2006. The 30 revised full papers and 10 revised short papers presented together with 5 invited papers address all current aspects of theoretical computer science, programming methodology, and new information technologies.
Perspectives of System Informatics
by Andrei Voronkov Irina VirbitskaiteThis book contains the thoroughly refereed papers from the 9th International Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2014, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in June 2014. The 17 revised full papers, 11 revised short papers, and 2 system and experimental papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The volume also contains 5 keynote talks which cover a range of hot topics in computer science and informatics. The papers cover various topics related to the foundations of program and system development and analysis, programming methodology and software engineering and information technologies.
Perspectives on Culture and Agent-based Simulations
by Virginia Dignum Frank DignumThis volume analyses, from a computational point of view, how culture may arise, develop and evolve through time. The four sections in this book examine and analyse the modelling of culture, group and organisation culture, culture simulation, and culture-sensitive technology design. Different research disciplines have different perspectives on culture, making it difficult to compare and integrate different concepts and models of culture. By taking a computational perspective this book nevertheless enables the integration of concepts that play a role in culture, even though they might originate from different disciplines. Culture is usually regarded as something vague and qualitative and thus difficult to deal with in a computational and formal setting. Taking a computational approach to culture thus encompasses a twofold risk: taking a too simplistic approach to cultural influence on behaviour; or trying to capture too much, hence not leading to useful computational tools. However, the approaches and insights in this collection show how different perspectives by leading researchers described in thirteen chapters still can form a coherent picture. The book thus illustrates the potential of using computing systems to better understand culture. By describing methods, theories and concrete application results about the integration of cultural aspects into computer systems, this book provides inspiration to researchers of all disciplines alike and presents the start of an interdisciplinary dialogue on culture.