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Wired/Wireless Internet Communications ; 6th International Conference, WWIC 2008 Tampere, Finland, May 28-30, 2008 Proceedings
This book is organized in topical sessions on performance analysis of wireless systems, resource and QoS management, implementation techniques, mobility, cross-layer design, and wireless sensor networks.
Vessel Health and Preservation : The Right Approach for Vascular Access
Presents a model and a new way of thinking applied to vascular access and administration of intravenous treatment, and shows how establishing and maintaining a route of access to the bloodstream is essential for patients in acute care today. Until now, little thought has been given to an intentional process to guide selection, insertion and management of vascular access devices (VADs) and by default actions are based on crisis management when a quickly selected VAD fails. The book details how VHP establishes a framework or pathway model for each step of the patient experience, intentionally guiding, improving and eliminating risk when possible. The evidence points to the fact that reducing fragmentation, establishing a pathway, and teaching the process to all stakeholders reduces complications with intravenous therapy, improves efficiency and diminishes cost. As such this book appeals to bedside nurses, physicians and other health professionals.
Verified Software: Theories, Tools, Experiments ; 1st IFIP TC 2/WG 2.3 Conference, VSTTE 2005, Zurich, Switzerland, October 10-13, 2005, Revised Selected Papers and Discussions
The book includes a general introduction to the area, which also presents the vision of a grand challenge project: the "verifying compiler". Most contributions are followed by a transcription of the vivid discussion that ensued between the author and the audience. The papers have been organized in topical sections on verification tools, guaranteeing correctness, software engineering aspects, verifying object-oriented programming, programming language and methodology aspects, components, static analysis, design, analysis and tools, as well as formal techniques.
Underwater Robots : Motion and Force Control of Vehicle-Manipulator Systems
Deals with the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed.
Transactions on Computational Systems Biology X
The first three papers describe the applicability of bio-inspired techniques in the technical domain of computing and communication. The following two papers focus on molecular communication and the properties of such communication channels. Two further papers demonstrate techniques for the analysis of genes, and these are followed by a paper outlining an evolutionary approach to the non-unique oligonucleotide probe selection problem. The final paper, which is a regular paper, describes a stochastic pi-calculus model of the PHO pathway.
Towards a Natural Social Contract : Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation for a Sustainable, Healthy and Just Society
This book states that the endemic societal faultlines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security and sustainability of our societies. It states that new ways of inhabiting and cultivating our planet are needed to keep it healthy for future generations. This requires a fundamental shift from the current anthropocentric and economic growth-oriented social contract to a more ecocentric and regenerative natural social contract. The author posits that in a natural social contract, society cannot rely on the market or state alone for solutions to grand societal challenges, nor leave them to individual responsibility. Rather, these problems need to be solved through transformative social-ecological innovation (TSEI), which involves systemic changes that affect sustainability, health and justice. The TSEI framework presented in this book helps to diagnose and advance innovation and change across sectors and disciplines, and at different levels of governance. It identifies intervention points and helps formulate sustainable solutions for policymakers, administrators, concerned citizens and professionals in moving towards a more just and equitable society.
Topics in cryptology - CT-RSA 2008 ; The cryptographers’ track at the RSA Conference 2008, San Francisco, CA, USA, April 8-11, 2008. Proceedings
This book includes : hash function cryptanalysis, cryptographic building blocks, fairness in secure computation, message authentication codes, improved aes implementations, public key encryption with special properties, side channel cryptanalysis, cryptography for limited devices, invited talk, key exchange, cryptanalysis, and cryptographic protocols.
Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems ; 25th International Conference, TACAS 2019, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, April 6–11, 2019, Proceedings, Part II
This is Part II: concurrent and distributed systems; monitoring and runtime verification; hybrid and stochastic systems; synthesis; symbolic verification; and safety and fault-tolerant systems.
Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication, and Cryptography ; 3rd Workshop, TQC 2008 Tokyo, Japan, January 30 - February 1, 2008. Revised Selected Papers
This book focus on theoretical aspects of quantum computation, quantum communication, and quantum cryptography, which are part of a larger interdisciplinary field that casts information science in a quantum mechanical
Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing - SAT 2007; 10th International Conference, SAT 2007, Lisbon, Portugal, May 28-31, 2007, Proceedings
Contains the papers presented at SAT 2007: 10th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing. The International Conferences on Theory and Applications of SatisfiabilityTesting (SAT) originated in 1996 as a series of workshops “on Satisfability.” By the third meeting in 2000, the workshop had attracted a mix of theorists and experimentalists whose common interest was the enhancement of our basic understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the Satisfiability problem as well as the development of scalable algorithms for its solution in a wide range of application domains. In 2002 a competition of SAT solvers was inaugurated to spur further algorithmic and implementation developments, and to create an eclectic collection of benchmarks.
Theory and Applications of Models of Computation ; 5th International Conference, TAMC 2008, Xi’an, China, April 25-29, 2008. Proceedings
This book cover current issues of all major areas in computer science, mathematics (especially logic) and the physical sciences - computation, algorithms, complexity and computability theory in particular. With this crossdisciplinary character the conference is given a special flavor and distinction.
The power of humility in leadership : Influencing as a role model
To many people, the words ‘leader’ and ‘humble’ are not natural bedfellows. Yet once they have grasped the definition most employees desire a humble leader, while a majority of managers believe they already are one. What appears deceptively simple is trickier than expected. Narcissism, lack of perception, fixed mindsets, and neuronal default settings are only a few of the stumbling blocks on the path to humility.
The Basel II Risk Parameters : Estimation, Validation, and Stress Testing
Focuses on the estimation and validation of the three key Basel II risk parameters, probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD), and ex- sure at default (EAD). Since the new regulatory framework will become operative in January 2007 (at least in Europe), many banks are in the final stages of imp- mentation. Many questions have arisen during the implementation phase and are discussed by practitioners, supervisors, and academics.
Testing of software and communicating systems ; 20th IFIP TC 6/WG 6.1 International Conference, TestCom 2008 8th International Workshop, FATES 2008 Tokyo, Japan, June 10-13, 2008 Proceedings
This book covers new approaches, concepts, theories, methodologies, tools, and experiences in the field of testing of communicating systems and general software. They are organized in topical sections on general software testing, testing continuous and real-time systems, network testing, test generation, concurrent system testing, and applications of testing.
Supercomputing Frontiers ; 5th Asian Conference, SCFA 2019, Singapore, March 11–14, 2019, Proceedings
Covers a range of topics including memory fault handling, linear algebra, image processing, heterogeneous computing, resource usage prediction, and data caching.
Structure for Dependability : Computer-Based Systems from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Breaks new ground by presenting an interdisciplinary approach to a crucial problem – system dependability. Computer-based systems include hardware, software and people. Achieving dependability for such systems requires an interdisciplinary approach. In Structure for Dependability: Computer-Based Systems from an Interdisciplinary Perspective, computer scientists, sociologists, statisticians and psychologists bring together their latest research on the structure of dependable computer-based systems. The result is a highly readable overview of ways to achieve dependability in large computer-based systems with practical advice on designing dependable systems. This book is one of the outcomes of a six year Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration. Topics covered include fault tolerance, system evolution, determining software specifications, HCI, architecture, certification, dependability arguments, organisations, diagrams, time and procedures.
Structural Information and Communication Complexity ; Vol. 4056 ; 13th International Colloquium, SIROCCO 2006, Chester, UK, July 2-5, 2006, Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity, SIROCCO 2006, held in Chester, UK, in July 2006. The 24 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The papers address issues such as topics in distributed and parallel computing, information dissemination, communication complexity, interconnection networks, high speed networks, wireless and sensor networks, mobile computing, optical computing, autonomous robots, and related areas. The papers are organized in topical sections on robots, routing, distributed algorithms, fault tolerance, radio networks, and self-stabilizing alorgithms.
Statistical Design
Although statistical design is one of the oldest branches of statistics, its importance is ever increasing, especially in the face of the data flood that often faces statisticians. It is important to recognize the appropriate design, and to understand how to effectively implement it, being aware that the default settings from a computer package can easily provide an incorrect analysis. The goal of this book is to describe the principles that drive good design, paying attention to both the theoretical background and the problems arising from real experimental situations. Designs are motivated through actual experiments, ranging from the timeless agricultural randomized complete block, to microarray experiments, which naturally lead to split plot designs and balanced incomplete blocks.
Static Analysis ; 15th International Symposium, SAS 2008, Valencia, Spain, July 16-18, 2008. Proceedings
The book addresses all aspects of static analysis including abstract domains, abstract interpretation, abstract testing, compiler optimizations, control flow analysis, data flow analysis, model checking, program specialization, security analysis, theoretical analysis frameworks, type based analysis, and verification systems.
Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems ; 9th International Symposium, SSS 2007 Paris, France, November 14-16, 2007 Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2007, held in Paris, France, November 14-16, 2007. The 27 regular papers presented together with the extended abstracts of 3 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers address all aspects of self-stabilization, safety and security, recovery oriented systems and programing, from theoretical contributions, to reports of the actual experience of applying the principles of self-stabilization to static and dynamic systems.
