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  Thinking as computation: a first course
Levesque H.,  The MIT Press, 2012. 328 pp. Type: Book (978-0-262016-99-5)

Can computers think? Well, some might ask if people can think... Is thinking a form of computation? Can mere symbolic processing be equated with thought? These questions have dogged the intellect as least since the days of von Neumann [1,2]....

May 18 2012  
  Two pioneering projects from the early history of computer-aided algorithmic composition
Ariza C.  Computer Music Journal 35(3): 40-56, 2011. Type: Article

Anyone interested in computer-aided algorithmic composition (CAAC) will likely be acquainted with Hiller’s remarkable contributions from his research publications as well as from his compositions. The latter inspired many independent...

May 17 2012  
  Windows 7 made simple
Otnes K., MSL Made Simple Learning .,  Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2011. 836 pp. Type: Book (978-1-430236-50-4)

Like other Apress books, this one presents high-quality information about new software products. Information about the main components of Windows 7 and how one can customize it is included. The book describes working with programs, files, music,...

May 17 2012  
  Multilingual use of twitter: social networks and language choice
Eleta I.  CSCW 2012 (Proceedings of the ACM 2012 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work Companion, Seattle, WA,  Feb 11-15, 2012) 363-366, 2012. Type: Proceedings

This short doctoral colloquium proposal summarizes the main goals and methodology of a research project focusing on the study of multilingual use of Twitter. Two research directions are proposed: one studying social networks and one studying...

May 17 2012  
  Collaborative indoor sensing with the SensorFly aerial sensor network
Purohit A., Mokaya F., Zhang P.  IPSN 2012 (Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks, Beijing, China,  Apr 16-20, 2012) 145-146, 2012. Type: Proceedings

This short paper introduces a dynamic sensor network formed by SensorFly mobile aerial autonomous platforms, which interact and collaborate with the purpose of routing all sensed data to a base station in a coordinated manner. The SensorFly...

May 16 2012  
  Middleware and cloud computing: Oracle on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Rackspace Cloud and RightScale
Munz F.,  munz & more publishing, Munich, Germany, 2011. 308 pp. Type: Book (978-0-980798-00-5)

Vivek Kundra, the former Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the US, identified cloud computing as a “light technology” that can be deployed rapidly and at substantial cost savings. As such, the cloud is a timely and relevant...

May 16 2012  
  The science of service systems
Demirkan H., Spohrer J., Krishna V.,  Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2011. 382 pp. Type: Book (978-1-441982-69-8)

This book is one of two related collections of papers in the Springer “Service Science” series on research and innovation in the service economy [1,2]. Best suited for academics, it presents research on the nature of service systems...

May 16 2012  
  Voice over IP security: a comprehensive survey of vulnerabilities and academic research
Keromytis A.,  Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2011. 96 pp. Type: Book (978-1-441998-65-1)

Talking over the Internet is probably the best way to describe voice over IP (VoIP). VoIP also includes video conferencing over the Internet. As the title suggests, the book is a survey of security-related publications about VoIP. The survey is...

May 16 2012  
  Service systems implementation
Demirkan H., Spohrer J., Krishna V.,  Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2011. 333 pp. Type: Book

This work is one of two related collections of papers in the Springer “Service Science” series on research and innovation in the service economy [1,2]. Best suited for practitioners, it presents research and case studies on...

May 15 2012  
  Handbook of scientific proposal writing
Oruç A.,  Chapman&Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. 243 pp. Type: Book (978-1-439869-18-5)

Unfortunately, many researchers are not well prepared on how to write a convincing proposal; often, this leads to the frustrating consequence of having their proposals rejected, even if the research ideas were worth exploring. This book is aimed...

May 15 2012  
 
 
 
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