Systems analysis and design

This volume brings together papers by experts in different areas of computer science, who have a common interest in the design and management of visual interfaces.

This volume contains three keynote papers and 51 technical papers from contributors around the world on topics in the research and development of database systems, such as Data Modelling, Object-Oriented Databases, Active Databases, Data Mining, Heterogeneous Databases, Distributed Databases, Parallel Query Processing, Multi-Media Databases, Transaction Management Systems, Document Databases, Temporal Databases, Deductive Databases, User Interface, and Advanced Database Applications.

This volume contains papers on formal system specification.

PDSIA '99 was the fourth in a series of international workshops on parallel symbolic computing, a basic yet challenging area with wide applications in high-performance computing.

This volume demonstrates that the key to the modeling, diagnosis and control of the next generation manufacturing processes is to integrate knowledge-based systems with traditional techniques.

This book discusses some applications of Generalized Nets (GNs).

SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS: Concepts and Methodology is intended to offer a systematic treatment of the theory and practice of designing and implementing system software.

SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS: Concepts and Methodology is intended to offer a systematic treatment of the theory and practice of designing and implementing system software.

This book covers the principles and recent research results in intelligent image database systems design.

The importance of formal methods in software engineering has been receiving greater acknowledgement.

Our understanding of real-time systems is rapidly approaching a level of maturity which calls for a consolidation of our present knowledge and experience.

Soft computing is a branch of computing which, unlike hard computing, can deal with uncertain, imprecise and inexact data.

The last few years have seen an explosive growth in multimedia computing, communications and applications.

This monograph deals with theoretical fundamentals and numerical methods of optimizing nondetermined models of systems.

The world in which classical positivistic science and technology obtained great success has vanished.

This book is a collection of articles on the technologies needed for the construction of intelligent and information systems, and particularly on the role of uncertainty.

This is the first book that renders a thorough discussion of systems science.

In architecting dependable systems, what is required to improve the overall system robustness is fault tolerance.

This book comprehensively introduces data deduplication technologies for storage systems.

The IoT topology defines the way various components communicate with each other within a network.

This book provides a comprehensive reference in large data center networking.

In today's workplace, computer and cybersecurity professionals must understand both hardware and software to deploy effective security solutions.

Perception of human beings has evolved from natural biosensor to powerful sensors and sensor networks.

The theoretical basis of membrane computing was established in the early 2000s with fundamental research into the computational power, complexity aspects and relationships with other (un)conventional computing paradigms.

The volume contains latest research on software reliability assessment, testing, quality management, inventory management, mathematical modeling, analysis using soft computing techniques and management analytics.

This book discusses accountability and privacy in network security from a technical perspective, providing a comprehensive overview of the latest research, as well as the current challenges and open issues.

This book systematically examines and quantifies industrial problems by assessing the complexity and safety of large systems.

Perception of human beings has evolved from natural biosensor to powerful sensors and sensor networks.

In today's workplace, computer and cybersecurity professionals must understand both hardware and software to deploy effective security solutions.

This book systematically examines and quantifies industrial problems by assessing the complexity and safety of large systems.

This book offers an accessible guide to ubiquitous computing, with an emphasis on pervasive networking.

This book presents the state-of-the-art work in terms of searchable storage in cloud computing.

Today, only having information is insufficient for a competitive advantage.

This book shares key insights into system performance and management analytics, demonstrating how the field of analytics is currently changing and how it is used to monitor companies' efforts to drive performance.

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Internetware, covering aspects ranging from the fundamental principles and engineering methodologies to operational platforms, quality measurements and assurance and future directions.

This book introduces condition-based maintenance (CBM)/data-driven prognostics and health management (PHM) in detail, first explaining the PHM design approach from a systems engineering perspective, then summarizing and elaborating on the data-driven methodology for feature construction, as well as feature-based fault diagnosis and prognosis.

This book is a study guide for Huawei (HCNA) certification.

This book investigates the cloud-based techniques of content distribution mainly for mobile Internet.

Cellular automata can be viewed both as computational models and modelling systems of real processes.

Most of the papers in this volume were presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop High Performance Computing: Technology and Application, held in Cetraro, Italy from 24 to 26 of June, 1996.

Parallel processing is seen today as the means to improve the power of computing facilities by breaking the Von Neumann bottleneck of conventional sequential computer architectures.

Adaptive Analog VLSI Neural Systems is the first practical book on neural networks learning chips and systems.

Architectural stress is the inability of a system design to respond to new market demands.

High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) devices have become widespread in communications, from the embedded to high-performance computing systems, and from on-chip to a wide haul.

Advanced Techniques in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering includes a set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts addressing and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in the areas of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Systems Engineering and Sciences.

As VLSI technology moves to the nanometer scale for transistor feature sizes, the impact of manufacturing imperfections result in large variations in the circuit performance.

Spatial Cognition brings together psychology, computer science, linguistics and geography, discussing how people think about space (our internal cognitive maps and spatial perception) and how we communicate about space, for instance giving route directions or using spatial metaphors.

This book aims to provide a systematic approach to the design, assessment, operation, and maintenance of safety barriers that are used for preventing accidents and protecting humans, equipment, and the environment.

In human factors and ergonomics, professionals play a key role in shaping the compatibility between tasks, products, and environments with the needs of individuals.