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Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications: 17th Iberoamerican Congress, CIARP 2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 3-6, 2012, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #7441)
by Luis Alvarez Marta Mejail Luis Gomez Julio JacoboThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition, CIARP 2012, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in September 2012. The 109 papers presented, among them two tutorials and four keynotes, were carefully reviewed and selected from various submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on face and iris: detection and recognition; clustering; fuzzy methods; human actions and gestures; graphs; image processing and analysis; shape and texture; learning, mining and neural networks; medical images; robotics, stereo vision and real time; remote sensing; signal processing; speech and handwriting analysis; statistical pattern recognition; theoretical pattern recognition; and video analysis.
Identification of Pathogenic Social Media Accounts: From Data to Intelligence to Prediction (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Hamidreza Alvari Elham Shaabani Paulo ShakarianThis book sheds light on the challenges facing social media in combating malicious accounts, and aims to introduce current practices to address the challenges. It further provides an in-depth investigation regarding characteristics of “Pathogenic Social Media (PSM),”by focusing on how they differ from other social bots (e.g., trolls, sybils and cyborgs) and normal users as well as how PSMs communicate to achieve their malicious goals. This book leverages sophisticated data mining and machine learning techniques for early identification of PSMs, using the relevant information produced by these bad actors. It also presents proactive intelligence with a multidisciplinary approach that combines machine learning, data mining, causality analysis and social network analysis, providing defenders with the ability to detect these actors that are more likely to form malicious campaigns and spread harmful disinformation. Over the past years, social media has played a major role in massive dissemination of misinformation online. Political events and public opinion on the Web have been allegedly manipulated by several forms of accounts including “Pathogenic Social Media (PSM)” accounts (e.g., ISIS supporters and fake news writers). PSMs are key users in spreading misinformation on social media - in viral proportions. Early identification of PSMs is thus of utmost importance for social media authorities in an effort toward stopping their propaganda. The burden falls to automatic approaches that can identify these accounts shortly after they began their harmful activities. Researchers and advanced-level students studying and working in cybersecurity, data mining, machine learning, social network analysis and sociology will find this book useful. Practitioners of proactive cyber threat intelligence and social media authorities will also find this book interesting and insightful, as it presents an important and emerging type of threat intelligence facing social media and the general public.
Applications of Computational Intelligence
by Alvaro David Orjuela-Cañón Juan Carlos Figueroa-García Julián David Arias-LondoñoThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the First IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2018, held in Medellin, Colombia, in May 2018. The 17 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on artificial neural networks; computational intelligence; computer science.
Applications of Computational Intelligence: Second IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2019, Barranquilla, Colombia, June 5-7, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1096)
by Alvaro David Orjuela-Cañón Juan Carlos Figueroa-García Julián David Arias-LondoñoThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2019, held in Barranquilla, Colombia, in June 2019. The 21 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The papers cover such topics as video processing; biomedical systems; image processing, etc.
Applications of Computational Intelligence: 6th IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2023, Bogota, Colombia, July 26-28, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1865)
by Alvaro David Orjuela-Cañón Jesus A Lopez Julián David Arias-LondoñoThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence, ColCACI 2023, held in Bogota, Colombia during July 2023.A total of 11 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Biomedical Applications, Biological Applications, Engineering Applications.
Applications of Computational Intelligence: Third IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2020, Cali, Colombia, August 7-8, 2020, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1346)
by Alvaro David Orjuela-Cañón Jesus Lopez Julián David Arias-Londoño Juan Carlos Figueroa-GarcíaThis book constitutes revised and extended selected papers of the Third IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2020, held in Cali, Colombia, August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on earth sciences applications; biomedical and power applications; alternative proposals and its applications.
Applications of Computational Intelligence: 5th IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2022, Cali, Colombia, July 27–29, 2022, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1746)
by Alvaro David Orjuela-Cañón Jesus Lopez Julian David Arias-Londoño Juan Carlos Figueroa-GarcíaThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence, ColCACI 2022, held in Cali, Colombia during July 27–29, 2022.The 7 extended papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Design of a segmentation and classification system for seed detection based on pixel intensity thresholds and convolutional neural networks.
Getting Started with Oracle Event Processing 11g
by Alexandre Alves Lloyd WilliamsThis getting started book will use practical chapters which follow logical and progressively more complex tasks and examples, which will impart the skills of how to use Oracle Complex Event Processing to the reader. This book is aimed at both those with some knowledge of java and SQL database experience, but it is also written so that if you are completely new to this topic you will understand this new technology domain no matter your background or industry.
Advances in Trefftz Methods and Their Applications (SEMA SIMAI Springer Series #23)
by Carlos Alves Andreas Karageorghis Vitor Leitão Svilen ValtchevIn this book we gather recent mathematical developments and engineering applications of Trefftz methods, with particular emphasis on the Method of Fundamental Solutions (MFS). These are true meshless methods that have the advantage of avoiding the need to set up a mesh altogether, and therefore going beyond the reduction of the mesh to a boundary. These Trefftz methods have advantages in several engineering applications, for instance in inverse problems where the domain is unknown and some numerical methods would require a remeshing approach.Trefftz methods are also known to perform very well with regular domains and regular data in boundary value problems, achieving exponential convergence. On the other hand, they may also under certain conditions, exhibit instabilities and lead to ill-conditioned systems. This book is divided into ten chapters that illustrate recent advances in Trefftz methods and their application to engineering problems. The first eight chapters are devoted to the MFS and variants whereas the last two chapters are devoted to related meshless engineering applications. Part of these selected contributions were presented in the 9th International Conference on Trefftz Methods and 5th International Conference on the MFS, held in 2019, July 29-31, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Full-Duplex Communications for Future Wireless Networks
by Hirley Alves Taneli Riihonen Himal A. SuraweeraThis book focuses on the multidisciplinary state-of-the-art of full-duplex wireless communications and applications. Moreover, this book contributes with an overview of the fundamentals of full-duplex communications, and introduces the most recent advances in self-interference cancellation from antenna design to digital domain. Moreover, the reader will discover analytical and empirical models to deal with residual self-interference and to assess its effects in various scenarios and applications. Therefore, this is a highly informative and carefully presented book by the leading scientists in the area, providing a comprehensive overview of full-duplex technology from the perspective of various researchers, and research groups worldwide. This book is designed for researchers and professionals working in wireless communications and engineers willing to understand the challenges and solutions full-duplex communication so to implement a full-duplex system.
Robotic Sailing 2016: Proceedings of the 9th International Robotic Sailing Conference
by José C. Alves Nuno A. CruzThis book contains selected papers that address a variety of topics related to the design, development and operation of unmanned and fully autonomous sailing boats. These papers were presented in the 9th International Robotic Sailing Conference, in association with the 9th World Robotic Sailing Championship that took place in Viana do Castelo, Portugal from the 5th to 10th of September 2016. The book is divided in three parts, each focusing on key aspects of robotic sailing. The first part addresses the design, construction and validation of autonomous sailboat platforms, including their rigs, appendages and control mechanisms. The second part is devoted to the development of sensors and algorithms to enhance the performance of robotic sailing boats, in terms of their speed, course control and manoeuvring ability. Finally, the papers in the last part are dedicated to the improvement of behaviours required for the accomplishment of complex autonomous missions. Robotic sailing is a relatively new multidisciplinary area of research, with a recognized great potential for persistent ocean observation. Using the wind for boat propulsion is something mankind has been doing for centuries. Automating and optimizing the sailing process in the harsh marine environment is an ever present challenge which is now promising to bear fruit.
Zabbix Performance Tuning
by Luciano AlvesThis book is aimed at Zabbix administrators who want to learn how to improve the performance of the Zabbix system. Basic knowledge of Zabbix's components and features is assumed.
Operational Research: IO 2018, Aveiro, Portugal, September 5-7 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #278)
by Maria João Alves João Paulo Almeida José Fernando Oliveira Alberto Adrego PintoThis book gathers selected contributions by top Portuguese and international researchers in the field of Operations Research, presented at the 19th Congress of APDIO (Portuguese Association of Operational Research). The papers address a broad range of complex real-world problems, which are approached using recent theoretical techniques. Of particular interest are the applications of e.g. linear, nonlinear and mixed-integer programming, multiobjective optimization, metaheuristics and hybrid heuristics, multicriteria decision analysis, data envelopment analysis, clustering techniques and decision support systems, in such varied contexts as: supply chain management, scheduling problems, production management, logistics, energy, finance and healthcare. This conference, organized by APDIO and held in Aveiro, Portugal in September 2018, offered an ideal opportunity to discuss the latest developments in this field and to build new bridges between academic researchers and practitioners. Summarizing the outcomes, this book offers a valuable tool for all researchers, students and practitioners who wish to learn about the latest trends in this field.
Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: 11th Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, BSB 2018, Niterói, Brazil, October 30 – November 1, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11228)
by Ronnie AlvesThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, BSB 2018, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October/November 2018. The 13 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers cover all aspects of bioinformatics and computational biology.
Formal Syntax and Semantics of Java (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #1523)
by Jim Alves-FossJava, undoubtedly, has its roots in embedded systems and the Web. Nevertheless, it is a fully functional high-level programming language that can provide users with a wide range of functionality and versatility. This thoroughly cross-reviewed state-of-the-art survey is devoted to the study of the syntax and semantics of Java from a formal-methods point of view. It consists of the following chapters by leading researchers: Formal Grammar for Java; Describing the Semantics of Java and Proving Type Soundness; Proving Java Type Soundness; Machine-Checking the Java Specification: Proving Type-Safety; An Event-Based Structural Operational Semantics of Multi-Threaded Java Dynamic Denotational Semantics of Java; A Programmer's Reduction Semantics for Classes and Mixins; A Formal Specification of Java Virtual Machine Instructions for Objects, Methods and Subroutines; The Operational Semantics of a Java Secure Processor; A Programmer Friendly Modular Definition of the Semantics of Java.
AI*IA 2019 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence: XVIIIth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, Rende, Italy, November 19–22, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11946)
by Mario Alviano Gianluigi Greco Francesco ScarcelloThis book constitutes the proceedings of the XVIIIth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AI*IA 2019, held in Rende, Italy, in November 2019. The 41 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Knowledge Representation for AI, AI and Computation, Machine Learning for AI, and AI and Humans.
The Science of Quantitative Information Flow (Information Security and Cryptography)
by Mário S. Alvim Konstantinos Chatzikokolakis Annabelle McIver Carroll Morgan Catuscia Palamidessi Geoffrey SmithThis book presents a comprehensive mathematical theory that explains precisely what information flow is, how it can be assessed quantitatively – so bringing precise meaning to the intuition that certain information leaks are small enough to be tolerated – and how systems can be constructed that achieve rigorous, quantitative information-flow guarantees in those terms. It addresses the fundamental challenge that functional and practical requirements frequently conflict with the goal of preserving confidentiality, making perfect security unattainable.Topics include: a systematic presentation of how unwanted information flow, i.e., "leaks", can be quantified in operationally significant ways and then bounded, both with respect to estimated benefit for an attacking adversary and by comparisons between alternative implementations; a detailed study of capacity, refinement, and Dalenius leakage, supporting robust leakage assessments; a unification of information-theoretic channels and information-leaking sequential programs within the same framework; and a collection of case studies, showing how the theory can be applied to interesting realistic scenarios.The text is unified, self-contained and comprehensive, accessible to students and researchers with some knowledge of discrete probability and undergraduate mathematics, and contains exercises to facilitate its use as a course textbook.
The Art of Modelling Computational Systems: Essays Dedicated to Catuscia Palamidessi on the Occasion of Her 60th Birthday (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11760)
by Mário S. Alvim Kostas Chatzikokolakis Carlos Olarte Frank ValenciaThis Festschrift was published in honor of Catuscia Palamidessi on the occasion of her 60th birthday.It features 6 laudations, which are available in the front matter of the volume, and 25 papers by close collaborators and friends. The papers are organized in topical sections named: concurrency; logic and constraint programming; security and privacy; and models and puzzles.These contributions are a tribute to Catuscia Palamidessi’s intellectual depth, vision, passion for science, and tenacity in solving technical problems. They also reflect the breadth and impact of her work. Her scientific interests include, in chronological order, principles of programming languages, concurrency theory, security, and privacy.
Statistical Inference and Machine Learning for Big Data (Springer Series in the Data Sciences)
by Mayer AlvoThis book presents a variety of advanced statistical methods at a level suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as for others interested in familiarizing themselves with these important subjects. It proceeds to illustrate these methods in the context of real-life applications in a variety of areas such as genetics, medicine, and environmental problems. The book begins in Part I by outlining various data types and by indicating how these are normally represented graphically and subsequently analyzed. In Part II, the basic tools in probability and statistics are introduced with special reference to symbolic data analysis. The most useful and relevant results pertinent to this book are retained. In Part III, the focus is on the tools of machine learning whereas in Part IV the computational aspects of BIG DATA are presented. This book would serve as a handy desk reference for statistical methods at the undergraduate and graduate level as well as be useful in courses which aim to provide an overview of modern statistics and its applications.
Statistical Methods for Ranking Data (Frontiers in Probability and the Statistical Sciences)
by Mayer Alvo Philip L.H. YuThis book introduces advanced undergraduate, graduate students and practitioners to statistical methods for ranking data. An important aspect of nonparametric statistics is oriented towards the use of ranking data. Rank correlation is defined through the notion of distance functions and the notion of compatibility is introduced to deal with incomplete data. Ranking data are also modeled using a variety of modern tools such as CART, MCMC, EM algorithm and factor analysis.This book deals with statistical methods used for analyzing such data and provides a novel and unifying approach for hypotheses testing. The techniques described in the book are illustrated with examples and the statistical software is provided on the authors’ website.
Social Networks and the Life Course: Integrating the Development of Human Lives and Social Relational Networks (Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research #2)
by Duane F. Alwin Diane H. Felmlee Derek A. KreagerThis volume engages the interface between the development of human lives and social relational networks. It focuses on the integration of two subfields of sociology/social science--the life course and social networks. Research practitioners studying social networks typically focus on social structure or social organization, ignoring the complex lives of the people in those networks. At the same time, life course researchers tend to focus on individual lives without necessarily studying the contexts of social relationships in which lives are embedded and “linked” to one another through social networks. These patterns are changing and this book creates an audience of researchers who will better integrate the two subfields. It covers the role of social networks across the life span, from childhood and adolescence, to midlife, through old age.
Progress in Cryptology – LATINCRYPT 2023: 8th International Conference on Cryptology and Information Security in Latin America, LATINCRYPT 2023, Quito, Ecuador, October 3–6, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14168)
by Abdelrahaman Aly Mehdi TibouchiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Progress in Cryptology, LATINCRYPT 2023, held in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2023. The 19 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Symmetric-Key Cryptography; Multi-Party Computation; Isogeny-Based Cryptography; Discrete Logarithm Problem; Cryptographic Protocols; Real-World Cryptography; and Zero-Knowledge Proofs.
Hands-On Enterprise Automation with Python.: Automate common administrative and security tasks with Python
by Bassem AlyInvent your own Python scripts to automate your infrastructureAbout This BookMake the most of Python libraries and modules to automate your infrastructureLeverage Python programming to automate server configurations and administration tasksEfficiently develop your Python skill setWho This Book Is ForHands-On Enterprise Automation with Python is for system administrators and DevOps engineers who are looking for an alternative to major automation frameworks such as Puppet and Chef. Basic programming knowledge with Python and Linux shell scripting is necessary.What You Will LearnUnderstand common automation modules used in PythonDevelop Python scripts to manage network devicesAutomate common Linux administration tasks with Ansible and FabricManaging Linux processesAdministrate VMware, OpenStack, and AWS instances with PythonSecurity automation and sharing code on GitHubIn DetailHands-On Enterprise Automation with Python starts by covering the set up of a Python environment to perform automation tasks, as well as the modules, libraries, and tools you will be using.We'll explore examples of network automation tasks using simple Python programs and Ansible. Next, we will walk you through automating administration tasks with Python Fabric, where you will learn to perform server configuration and administration, along with system administration tasks such as user management, database management, and process management. As you progress through this book, you'll automate several testing services with Python scripts and perform automation tasks on virtual machines and cloud infrastructure with Python. In the concluding chapters, you will cover Python-based offensive security tools and learn how to automate your security tasks.By the end of this book, you will have mastered the skills of automating several system administration tasks with Python.Style and approachThis book will follow a practical approach to help you script and automate tasks using Python.
Hands-On Enterprise Automation with Python.: Automate common administrative and security tasks with Python
by Bassem AlyInvent your own Python scripts to automate your infrastructureAbout This BookMake the most of Python libraries and modules to automate your infrastructureLeverage Python programming to automate server configurations and administration tasksEfficiently develop your Python skill setWho This Book Is ForHands-On Enterprise Automation with Python is for system administrators and DevOps engineers who are looking for an alternative to major automation frameworks such as Puppet and Chef. Basic programming knowledge with Python and Linux shell scripting is necessary.What You Will LearnUnderstand common automation modules used in PythonDevelop Python scripts to manage network devicesAutomate common Linux administration tasks with Ansible and FabricManaging Linux processesAdministrate VMware, OpenStack, and AWS instances with PythonSecurity automation and sharing code on GitHubIn DetailHands-On Enterprise Automation with Python starts by covering the set up of a Python environment to perform automation tasks, as well as the modules, libraries, and tools you will be using.We'll explore examples of network automation tasks using simple Python programs and Ansible. Next, we will walk you through automating administration tasks with Python Fabric, where you will learn to perform server configuration and administration, along with system administration tasks such as user management, database management, and process management. As you progress through this book, you'll automate several testing services with Python scripts and perform automation tasks on virtual machines and cloud infrastructure with Python. In the concluding chapters, you will cover Python-based offensive security tools and learn how to automate your security tasks.By the end of this book, you will have mastered the skills of automating several system administration tasks with Python.Style and approachThis book will follow a practical approach to help you script and automate tasks using Python.
Hands-on Enterprise Automation with Python: Automate Common Administrative And Security Tasks With Python
by Bassem AlyIn the coming years Python programming has developed massively in terms of automation. Enterprise automation with Python will teach you how simple Python programming can make your life easier with automating your infrastructure