Cybernetics and systems theory

This comprehensive book is primarily intended for researchers, engineers, mathematicians and computer security specialists who are interested in multimedia security, steganography, encryption, and related research fields.

Nonlinear Model Predictive Control is a thorough and rigorous introduction to nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for discrete-time and sampled-data systems.

Describes ways of assessing forensic science evidence and the means of communicating the assessment to a court of law.

This book complements the authors' monograph Cellular Automata and Groups [CAG] (Springer Monographs in Mathematics).

During the past ten years, there has been intensive development in theoretical and experimental research of solitons in periodic media.

This text provides an examination of the aetiological development of forensic criminology in the UK.

This book provides a gentle introduction to equilibrium statistical mechanics.

The scope of this book is cyber-physical systems used for the sustainable development and productivity of the agricultural sector.

This book provides valuable information and recommendations for current and future officers and correctional system employees, introducing them to civil liability and federal law, as well as recommending strategies that can be taken to minimize risks.

Many forensic pathologists and death investigators would agree that infant deaths have historically been poorly investigated.

This collection covers new aspects of numerical methods in applied mathematics, engineering, and health sciences.

Forensic engineers often specialize in a particular area such as structures, fires, or accident reconstruction.

Over the past years the field of synergetics has been mushrooming.

Advances in our ability to analyse information from skeletal remains and subsequent developments in the field of forensic anthropology make it possible to identify more victims of homicides, mass-fatality disasters, and genocide.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, HPCSE 2017, held in Karolinka, Czech Republic, in May 2017.

Chemistry/Forensic ScienceForensic chemistry is a subdiscipline of forensic science, its principles guide the analyses performed in modern forensic laboratories.

This book examines recent developments in Operations Management, and focuses on four major application areas: dynamic pricing, assortment optimization, supply chain and inventory management, and healthcare operations.

This book presents an in-depth study of the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation (DNLSE), with particular emphasis on spatially small systems that permit analytic solutions.

This book presents up-to-date results on abstract evolution equations and differential inclusions in infinite dimensional spaces.

Nonlinear Dynamics of Complex Systems describes chaos, fractal and stochasticities within celestial mechanics, financial systems and biochemical systems.

This book is based on the 18 tutorials presented during the 28th workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design.

In this era of ever more complex policing issues and the changing nature of policing itself, senior police officers face a never-ending challenge to keep up not only with the latest reforms, but also with the latest research.

This book presents the proceedings of the 2020 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2021), online conference, on 30 October 2021.

This book gathers papers presented at the International Conference "e;Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region"e;, held on December 2018 at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to evolve and integrate more deeply into various industries, the IoTCIT 2024 conference is emerging as a critical platform for sharing insights and advancements in IoT and its symbiotic technologies.

This textbook for courses in Embedded Systems introduces students to necessary concepts, through a hands-on approach.

The present book is devoted to problems of adaptation of artificial neural networks to robust fault diagnosis schemes.

This book presents the proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Dependability of Computer Systems, showcasing recent advancements in this broad area.

   This book aims to provide readers with up-to-date knowledge on how to make these technologies smarter.

Remarkably little has been written about the theory and practice of applied police research, despite growing demand for evidence in crime prevention.

This book presents selected papers from the Fifteenth International Conference on Dependability of Computer Systems (DepCoS-RELCOMEX), which illustrate the diversity of theoretical problems in analysis of performability, reliability and security of contemporary computer systems.

This book reports on the latest findings concerning nonlinear control theory and applications.

Forensic Examination of Signatures explains the neuroscience and kinematics of signature production, giving specific details of research carried out on the topic.

This book presents several novel constructive methodologies for global stabilization and H-infinity control in switched dynamic systems by using the systems' structure information.

The formation and evolution of complex dynamical structures is one of the most exciting areas of nonlinear physics.

This book presents a systematic study of an emerging field in the development of multi-agent systems.

A classic in the field, Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past, Eighth Edition, presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation and provides a sound method for reconstructing a crime based on three major sources of information: people, physical evidence, and records.

'Stop and search' is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to the relationship between police and public.

This book focuses on fractional calculus, presenting novel advances in both the theory and applications of non-integer order systems.

Discrete-time systems arise as a matter of course in modelling biological or economic processes.

This book introduces characteristic features of the protein structure prediction (PSP) problem.

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the stability of modern power systems through advanced nonlinear analysis frameworks.

This book deals with an effect in celestial mechanics that has become quite important in exoplanet research.

This book provides a concise overview of VR systems and their cybersickness effects, giving a description of possible reasons and existing solutions to reduce or avoid them.

This book offers a thought-provoking exploration of dynamic geometry and its connections to self-reference and theoretical biology.

Parametric Resonance in Dynamical Systems discusses the phenomenon of parametric resonance and its occurrence in mechanical systems, vehicles, motorcycles, aircraft and marine craft, along micro-electro-mechanical systems.

This book, published in honor of Professor Laurent Praly on the occasion of his 65th birthday, explores the responses of some leading international authorities to new challenges in nonlinear and adaptive control.

This book examines the phenomenon of Community Justice Centres and their potential to transform the justice landscape by tackling the underlying causes of crime.