Sparsity: Graphs, Structures, and Algorithms (Algorithms and Combinatorics)

Semantic Web: Concepts, Technologies and Applications

Springer, 2006

Although the Web is growing at an astounding pace, surpassing the 8 billion page mark, most pages are still designed for human consumption and cannot be processed by machines. Computers are used to display the information, but human intervention is still required to interpret the results. The Semantic Web unleashes a revolution of new possibilities...

Privacy in Social Networks (Synthesis Lecutres on Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery)

Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2012

This synthesis lecture provides a survey of work on privacy in online social networks (OSNs). This work encompasses concerns of users as well as service providers and third parties. Our goal is to approach such concerns from a computer-science perspective, and building upon existing work on privacy, security, statistical modeling and...

Textile Werkstoffe für den Leichtbau: Techniken - Verfahren - Materialien - Eigenschaften (German Edition)

Springer, 2011

Textile Werkstoffe bergen ein extrem vielfältiges Potenzial an Eigenschaften. Daher sind sie häufig Träger und Treiber für innovative, ressourceneffiziente Leichtbau- und High-Tech-Anwendungen. Experten der Textiltechnik vermitteln in dem Band Grundlagen- und Spezialwissen über die Textil- und Konfektionstechnik,...

Practical IP and Telecom for Broadcast Engineering and Operations

Focal Press, 2004

What you need to know to survive, long term.

Interests between broadcasters and telecom people are blurring. Technical operations and design engineers in one field are increasingly required to deal with practices and techniques in the other. The problem is expectations and terminology differences aren't recognized until...

Rendering with mental ray & 3ds Max

Focal Press, 2007

Realize your vision with stunning renders of your 3ds Max projects that can only be achieved with a powerful engine like mental ray. Beginning with a concise review of the essential concepts, you proceed to step-by-step tutorials that teach you how to render scenes with

Indirect illumination options including Final Gather, Caustics,...

Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities (For Kids series)

Chicago Review Press, 2003

Darwin and Evolution for Kids traces the transformation of a privileged and somewhat scatterbrained youth into the great thinker who proposed the revolutionary theory of evolution. Through 21 hands-on activities, young scientists learn about Darwin’s life and work and assess current evidence of evolution. Activities...