Authors:AlpeshKumar Ranchordas, Hélder J. Araújo, Joao Madei
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: computer, madeira, portugal, january, science, information, funchal, conference, graphics, vision, theory, applications, international, visigrapp
Number of Pages: 277
Published: 2009-12-18
List price: $84.00
ISBN-10: 3642102255
ISBN-13: 9783642102257

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference, VISIGRAPP 2008, the Joint Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP) and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP), held in Funchal-Madeira, Portugal, in January 2008. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 374 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on geometry and modeling, rendering, interactive environments, image formation and processing, image analysis, image understanding, as well as motion, tracking and stereo

Authors:João Goes, João C. Vital, José E. Franca,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: series, engineering, computer, science, international, springer, design, optimisation, pipelined, adcs, systematic
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2001-02-28
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 0792372913
ISBN-13: 9780792372912

This excellent reference proposes and develops new strategies, methodologies and tools for designing low-power and low-area CMOS pipelined A/D converters. The task is tackled by following a scientifically-consistent approach. The book may also be used as a text for advanced reading on the subject.

Author: Joao P. Hespanha
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: theory, systems, linear
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2009-08-24
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0691140219
ISBN-13: 9780691140216

Linear systems theory is the cornerstone of control theory and a well-established discipline that focuses on linear differential equations from the perspective of control and estimation. In this textbook, João Hespanha covers the key topics of the field in a unique lecture-style format, making the book easy to use for instructors and students. He looks at system representation, stability, controllability and state feedback, observability and state estimation, and realization theory. He provides the background for advanced modern control design techniques and feedback linearization, and examin

Author: Joao S. Campari
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Keywords: myths, dispelling, amazon, deforestation, economics
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 2005-09-30
List price: $140.00
ISBN-10: 1843768798
ISBN-13: 9781843768791

This provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully observing the changing character of human settlements and their association with deforestation over such a prolonged period, the author is able to reject much of the ‘perceived wisdom’. He skillfully dissects various models of deforestation and provides hard evidence on what is myth and what is reality. The book begins by challenging a hypothesis used by many scholars to explain deforestation. The ‘turnover hypothesis’ states that small farmers ‘cause’ deforesta

Author: João Branquinho
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: science, cognitive, foundations
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-11-08
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0198238908
ISBN-13: 9780198238904

Written by a stellar group of internationally renowned scholars, this work gathers thirteen new essays on key topics in the lively, interdisciplinary field of cognitive science. Philosophers, psychologists, and neurologists come together to investigate such fascinating subjects as the neural basis of language, cognition, and emotion; consciousness; vision; rationality; artificial life; and the relations between mind and world.

Author: Joao Gama
Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
Keywords: knowledge, data, discovery, mining, series, crc, chapman, streams, amp, hall
Number of Pages: 255
Published: 2010-05-25
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 1439826110
ISBN-13: 9781439826119

Since the beginning of the Internet age and the increased use of ubiquitous computing devices, the large volume and continuous flow of distributed data have imposed new constraints on the design of learning algorithms. Exploring how to extract knowledge structures from evolving and time-changing data, Knowledge Discovery from Data Streams presents a coherent overview of state-of-the-art research in learning from data streams. The book covers the fundamentals that are imperative to understanding data streams and describes important applications, such as TCP/IP traffic, GPS data, sensor netwo

Author: Joao Cruz
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: energy, prespectives, technology, future, current, wave, ocean, status
Number of Pages: 431
Published: 2010-11-02
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 3642094317
ISBN-13: 9783642094316