Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Electronic Voting, E-Vote-ID 2018, held in Bregenz, Austria, in October 2018.

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Cryprocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, CBT 2018, and the 13thInternational Workshop on Data Privacy Management, DPM 2018, on conjunction with the 23nd European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2018, held in Barcelona, Spain, in September 2018.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence, MDAI 2018, held in Mallorca, Spain, in October 2018.

The Routledge Handbook of Esports offers the first fully comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of esports, one of the fastest growing sectors of the contemporary sports and entertainment industries.

The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction provides a clear, concise, and well-grounded introduction to the concept of the Metaverse, its history, the technology, the opportunities, the challenges, and how it is having an impact on almost every facet of society.

This volume offers selected papers exploring issues arising from scientific discovery in the social sciences.

Ambient intelligence (AmI) is an element of pervasive computing that brings smartness to living and business environments to make them more sensitive, adaptive, autonomous and personalized to human needs.

This book addresses the topic of hyperconnectivity by building on, expanding, and critically examining issues that have to do with information communication technology (ICT) and networked societies.

This volume contains an Open Access ChapterOffering a comprehensive and research-oriented survey of the emergence of virtual reality (VR) into the gaming mainstream, Virtual Reality Gaming delves into the complexities of VR gaming, emphasising immersion, embodiment, and player presence.

Regulating Hate Speech Created by Generative AI explores the new hybrid space of Human Machine Interaction (HMI) in which hate speech is represented and computed through algorithms and AI generative systems.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary research and applied field targeted to studying people interacting with information technology and designing usable and efficient systems for them.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative force in smart healthcare.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, SBP-BRiMS 2017, held in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2017.

Communities of Computing is the first book-length history of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), founded in 1947 and with a membership today of 100,000 worldwide.

Communities of Computing is the first book-length history of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), founded in 1947 and with a membership today of 100,000 worldwide.

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In June 2011, Julian Assange received an unusual visitor: the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, arrived from America at Ellingham Hall, the country residence in Norfolk, England where Assange was living under house arrest.

Cypherpunks are activists who advocate the widespread use of strong cryptography (writing in code) as a route to progressive change.

An easy-to-follow guide that will help parents understand screen dependence at home.

Information is easy.

Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen.

These days, consumers have real power: they can research companies, compare ratings, and find alternatives with a simple tap.

Educators are increasingly using web sites in place of traditional content media and instructional approaches such as texts and lectures.

The two most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia - a Malaysian and a Singaporean - are on the run in the Philippines, but they manage to keep their friends and family updated on Facebook.

Imagine a world where your clothes sense your blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature.

This book seeks to understand emotions in the virtual world.

This book argues that identity and money are both changing profoundly.

This book argues that identity and money are both changing profoundly.

Biohackers explores fundamental changes occuring in the circulation and ownership of scientific information.

Biohackers explores fundamental changes occuring in the circulation and ownership of scientific information.

This book offers readers a holistic understanding of intelligent environments, encompassingtheir definition, design, interaction paradigms, the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and theassociated broader philosophical and procedural aspects.

Cyber Minds brings together an unrivalled panel of international experts who offer their insights into current cybersecurity issues in the military, business, and government.

A wakeup call that shows us how to live our best and longest lives through the power of AIKey FeaturesDiscover how the latest cutting-edge developments in health and AI are helping us live longer, healthier, and better livesPersonalize your health, wealth and well-being using technology best suited to help you plan and build up your assets for a multi-stage lifeUnderstand how we can live our best lives in a post-COVID-19 world and equip ourselves for the next pandemic using technologyBook DescriptionLive Longer with AI examines how the latest cutting-edge developments are helping us to live longer, healthier and better too.

We are told that the future of work will be increasingly automated.

This book provides research insights into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – 17 interconnected goals designed to address the world’s most pressing challenges by 2030.

Unlock the power of artificial intelligence with top Udemy AI instructor Hadelin de Ponteves.

While the metaverse is often marketed as a future utopia, the vision of the metaverse represents an attempt for private corporations to control the code of the real.

While the metaverse is often marketed as a future utopia, the vision of the metaverse represents an attempt for private corporations to control the code of the real.

Make the best of your test suites by using cutting-edge software architecture patterns in PythonKey FeaturesLearn how to create scalable and maintainable applicationsBuild a web system for micro messaging using concepts in the bookUse profiling to find bottlenecks and improve the speed of the systemBook DescriptionDeveloping large-scale systems that continuously grow in scale and complexity requires a thorough understanding of how software projects should be implemented.

Joining a thriving field of new media, this collective volume authored by global academics features important research by thought leaders within computer-mediated communication (CMC) and social media.

Joining a thriving field of new media, this collective volume authored by global academics features important research by thought leaders within computer-mediated communication (CMC) and social media.

Although the effort to involve women in engineering has risen in recent years with the creation of new initiatives and the promotion of inclusion in technical disciplines, the active participation of women in engineering professions is continuously lower than expected.

Unlock the power of artificial intelligence with top Udemy AI instructor Hadelin de Ponteves.

'I have fond memories of watching Hugo de Burgh handle the Chinese media and I can think of no one better qualified to tell us about a subject of ever-growing importance' Boris Johnson, Prime Minster, United Kingdom'An excellent, well-written and important survey which should be on the shelves of all those interested in China and in the media' Alan MacFarlane, Professor of Anthropology, University of Cambridge'Well written and a good access point particularly for students that have not previously been exposed to the Chinese media.

The information security arena is often vague and confusing for internet users, both young and old.

Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2018TechRepublic Top Books Every Techie Should ReadBook DescriptionHow will AI evolve and what major innovations are on the horizon?

A collection of in-depth conversations with leading developer advocates that reveal the world of developer relations todayKey FeaturesTop developer advocates reveal the work they're doing at the center of their tech communities and the impact their advocacy is having on the tech industry as a wholeDiscover the best practices of developer advocacy and get the inside story on working at some of the world's largest tech companiesFeatures contributions from noted developer advocates, including Scott Hanselman, Sally Eaves, Venkat Subramaniam, Jono Bacon, Ted Neward, and moreBook DescriptionWhat exactly is a developer advocate, and how do they connect developers and companies around the world?

Sensing a future beyond work lurking in an age of crisis, the 'post-capitalist' utopias of today spread the idea of a permanent escape from work aided by the automation of production, a universal basic income and the reduction of working hours to zero.