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Digitalization is a long socio-historic process in which all areas of society s activities are reconfigured. In the first volume of Digitalization of Society and Socio-political Issues, there is an e …

Become empowered to build and maintain smarter cities At its core, a smart city is a collection of technological responses to the growing demands, challenges, and complexities of improving the qualit …

A pragmatic approach to project management Many projects fail to deliver on time or on budget, or even to deliver a workable product that satisfies the customer. While good project management goes a …

A pragmatic approach to Big Data by taking the reader on a journey between Big Data (what it is) and the Smart Data (what it is for). Today’s decision making can be reached via information (related t …

This book argues for a prospective turn in ergonomics to challenge the established fields of strategic design (SD) and management. Its multi-disciplinary outlook builds upon concepts derived from Man …

The aim of this book is to describe the methodology of conducting the THEDRE research ‘Traceable Human Experiment Design Research’. It applies to Research in Human Centered Informatics (RICH). These …

For 200 years, industry mastered iron, fire, strength and energy. Today, electronics shapes our everyday objects, integrating chips: computers, phones, keys, games, household appliances, etc. Data, s …

The definitive resource for understanding what coding is, designed for educators and parents Even though the vast majority of teachers, parents, and students understand the importance of computer sci …

Machine learning and optimization techniques are revolutionizing our world. Other types of information technology have not progressed as rapidly in recent years, in terms of real impact. The aim of t …

Starting with an updated description of Allen’s calculus, the book proceeds with a description of the main qualitative calculi which have been developed over the last two decades. It describes the co …