Information theory

   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.

Automatic Complexity discusses a treatment of a computable form of Kolmogorov complexity, in which Turing machines are replaced by finite automata.

This book constitutes the revised selected papers from the 23rd International Conference on Mathematical Optimization Theory and Operations Research, MOTOR 2024, held in Omsk, Russia from June 30 to July 06, 2024.

This book focuses on the sustainable security practices in the domain of blockchain, quantum, and post-quantum technologies dealing with the real-time applications.

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.

Digital Libraries and Multimedia brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy, ACISP 2021, held in Perth, WA, Australia, in November 2021.

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

This is the first volume in a new, definitive, six-volume edition of the works of Joseph Stiglitz, one of today's most distinguished and controversial economists.

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 focuses on the design methods for reconfigurable computing processors for cryptographic algorithms.

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.

Contemporary epistemological and cognitive studies, as well as recent trends in computer science and game theory have revealed an increasingly important and intimate relationship between Information, Interaction, and Agency.

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.

Maximizing reader insights into the roles of intelligent agents in networks, air traffic and emergency departments, this volume focuses on congestion in systems where safety and security are at stake, devoting special attention to applying game theoretic analysis of congestion to: protocols in wired and wireless networks; power generation, air transportation and emergency department overcrowding.

Increased scrutiny on the part of the general public, media, and government has warranted a reexamination of corporate responsibilities, standards of accountability, the company's role in its local and extended community, and its ethical position in our society and culture.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the XV Multidisciplinary International Congress on Science and Technology (CIT 2020), held in Quito, Ecuador, on 26-30 October 2020, proudly organized by Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE in collaboration with GDEON.

Current developments in air pollution modeling are explored as a series of contributions from researchers at the forefront of their field.

In today's ever evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity professionals are in high demand.

Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice, Sixteenth Edition, offers criminal justice professionals the training they need to recognize the constitutional principles that apply to their daily work.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference, ICISC 2022, held in Seoul, South Korea, during November 30-December 2, 2022.

An unprecedented look at the evolution of American police, from filling their intended role as peacekeepers and guardians of citizen rights to calling themselves-and acting primarily as-"e;law enforcement officers.

This book constitutes extended, revised, and selected papers from the JSAI annual conference, JSAI 2022, and the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, JSAI-isAI 2022, held in Kyoto, Japan, in June 2022.

The three-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2021, which was held during June 25-27, 2021, in Nanjing, China.

This book presents recent advances towards the goal of enabling efficient implementation of machine learning models on resource-constrained systems, covering different application domains.

Based on extensive analysis of real-time, authentic crisis encounters collected in the UK and US, Crisis Talk: Negotiating with Individuals in Crisis sheds light on the relatively hidden world of communication between people in crisis and the professionals whose job it is to help them.

This book provides a guide for those looking to understand the potential of blockchain technology and its impact on various industries.

Digital Ultraviolet and Infrared Photography discusses the growing number of applications of ultraviolet and infrared photography.

Beginning T-SQL 2012 is the first step toward learning the T-SQL language that underlies Microsoft's SQL Server database engine.

This volume spans a wide range of technical disciplines and technologies, including complex systems, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, energy, telecommunications, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and computer science.

Medical Illustration in the Courtroom: Proving Injury, Causation, and Damages educates the reader on how to communicate science visually-in personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal, and forensic cases-by creating art that utilizes medical records, radiographs, and computer software.

Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen Einblick in die grundlegenden Verfahren, die für eine effiziente und sichere Übertragung von Information notwendig sind.

This fascinating new title offers an ethnographical investigation of contemporary police culture based on extensive field work across a range of ranks and units in the UK's police force.

This book gathers outstanding papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA 2024), organized by Soft Computing Research Society (SCRS) and Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India, from 17 to 19 July 2024.