Software systems surround us. Software is a critical component in everything from the family car through electrical power systems to military equipment. As software plays an ever-increasing role in our lives and livelihoods, the quality of that software becomes more and more critical. However, our ability to deliver high-quality software has not kept up with those increasing demands. The economic fallout is enormous; the US economy alone is losing over US$50 billion per year due to software failures. This book presents new research into using advanced artificial intelligence techniques to...
Software systems surround us. Software is a critical component in everything from the family car through electrical power systems to military equipmen...
As became apparent after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, terrorist groups are increasingly using the Internet as a communication and propaganda tool where they can safely communicate with their affiliates, coordinate action plans, raise funds, and introduce new supporters to their networks. This is evident from the large number of web sites run by different terrorist organizations, though the URLs and geographical locations of these web sites are frequently moved around the globe. The wide use of the Internet by terrorists makes some people think that the risk of a major cyber-attack...
As became apparent after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, terrorist groups are increasingly using the Internet as a communication and propagan...
This book provides a fundamentally new approach to pattern recognition in which objects are characterized by relations to other objects instead of by using features or models. This 'dissimilarity representation' bridges the gap between the traditionally opposing approaches of statistical and structural pattern recognition. Physical phenomena, objects and events in the world are related in various and often complex ways. Such relations are usually modeled in the form of graphs or diagrams. While this is useful for communication between experts, such representation is difficult to combine and...
This book provides a fundamentally new approach to pattern recognition in which objects are characterized by relations to other objects instead of by ...
The field of biometrics utilizes computer models of the physical and behavioral characteristics of human beings with a view to reliable personal identification. The human characteristics of interest include visual images, speech, and indeed anything which might help to uniquely identify the individual. The other side of the biometrics coin is biometric synthesis -- rendering biometric phenomena from their corresponding computer models. For example, we could generate a synthetic face from its corresponding computer model. Such a model could include muscular dynamics to model the full gamut of...
The field of biometrics utilizes computer models of the physical and behavioral characteristics of human beings with a view to reliable personal ident...
This is the first comprehensive book dedicated entirely to the field of decision trees in data mining and covers all aspects of this important technique.Decision trees have become one of the most powerful and popular approaches in knowledge discovery and data mining, the science and technology of exploring large and complex bodies of data in order to discover useful patterns. The area is of great importance because it enables modeling and knowledge extraction from the abundance of data available. Both theoreticians and practitioners are continually seeking techniques to make the process more...
This is the first comprehensive book dedicated entirely to the field of decision trees in data mining and covers all aspects of this important techniq...
A guide to the fundamentals of robotics, which is set to enhance our lives in revolutionary ways. It covers practical knowledge in understanding, developing and using robots as equipment to automate a variety of industrial processes, and also examines the future possibilities for robotics.
A guide to the fundamentals of robotics, which is set to enhance our lives in revolutionary ways. It covers practical knowledge in understanding, deve...
A guide to the fundamentals of robotics, which is set to enhance our lives in revolutionary ways. It covers practical knowledge in understanding, developing and using robots as equipment to automate a variety of industrial processes, and also examines the future possibilities for robotics.
A guide to the fundamentals of robotics, which is set to enhance our lives in revolutionary ways. It covers practical knowledge in understanding, deve...
This book is a collection of scientific papers published during the last five years, showing a broad spectrum of actual research topics and techniques used to solve challenging problems in the areas of computer vision and image analysis. The book will appeal to researchers, technicians and graduate students.
This book is a collection of scientific papers published during the last five years, showing a broad spectrum of actual research topics and techniques...
Researchers from various disciplines such as pattern recognition, statistics, and machine learning have explored the use of ensemble methodology since the late seventies. Thus, they are faced with a wide variety of methods, given the growing interest in the field. This book aims to impose a degree of order upon this diversity by presenting a coherent and unified repository of ensemble methods, theories, trends, challenges and applications.
The book describes in detail the classical methods, as well as the extensions and novel approaches developed recently. Along with algorithmic...
Researchers from various disciplines such as pattern recognition, statistics, and machine learning have explored the use of ensemble methodology since...
This 2nd edition is an update of the book Wavelet Theory and Its Application to Pattern Recognition published in 2000. Three new chapters, which are research results conducted during 20012008, will be added. The book consists of two parts the first contains the basic theory of wavelet analysis and the second includes applications of wavelet theory to pattern recognition. The new book provides a bibliography of 170 references including the current state-of-the-art theory and applications of wavelet analysis to pattern recognition.
This 2nd edition is an update of the book Wavelet Theory and Its Application to Pattern Recognition published in 2000. Three new chapters, which are r...