Advances in Communications, Electronics, Networks, Robotics and Security Volume 13


Book Description

This book is the thirteenth in a series presenting research papers arising from MSc/MRes research projects undertaken by students of the School of Computing and Mathematics at Plymouth University. The publications in this volume are based upon research projects that were undertaken during the 2014/15 academic year. A total of 17 papers are presented, covering many aspects of modern networking and communication technology, including security, mobility, coding schemes and quality measurement. The expanded topic coverage compared to earlier volumes in this series reflects the broadening of our range of MSc programmes. Specifically contributing programmes are: Communications Engineering and Signal Processing, Computer and Information Security, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Network Systems Engineering, and Robotics.




Advances in Communications, Computing, Electronics, Networks, Robotics and Security Volume 12


Book Description

This book is the twelfth in a series presenting research papers arising from MSc/MRes research projects undertaken by students of the School of Computing and Mathematics at Plymouth University. The publications in this volume are based upon research projects that were undertaken during the 2013/14 academic year. A total of 17 papers are presented, covering many aspects of modern networking and communication technology, including security, mobility, coding schemes and quality measurement. The expanded topic coverage compared to earlier volumes in this series reflects the broadening of our range of MSc programmes. Specifically contributing programmes are: Communications Engineering and Signal Processing, Computer and Information Security, Computer Science, Computing, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Network Systems Engineering, and Robotics.




Information Technology Convergence


Book Description

Information technology and its convergence issue is emerging rapidly as an exciting new paradigm with user-centric environment to provide computing and communication services. This area will be the most comprehensive topics with various aspects of advances in information technology and its convergence services. This book covers all topics as computational science and applications, electronics engineering, manufacturing technology, services, technical skill to control the robot, automatic operation and application, simulation and testing communication and many more.




Advanced Mobile Robotics


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Mobile robotics is a challenging field with great potential. It covers disciplines including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, cognitive science, and social science. It is essential to the design of automated robots, in combination with artificial intelligence, vision, and sensor technologies. Mobile robots are widely used for surveillance, guidance, transportation and entertainment tasks, as well as medical applications. This Special Issue intends to concentrate on recent developments concerning mobile robots and the research surrounding them to enhance studies on the fundamental problems observed in the robots. Various multidisciplinary approaches and integrative contributions including navigation, learning and adaptation, networked system, biologically inspired robots and cognitive methods are welcome contributions to this Special Issue, both from a research and an application perspective.




Advances in Intelligent Systems and Applications - Volume 2


Book Description

The field of Intelligent Systems and Applications has expanded enormously during the last two decades. Theoretical and practical results in this area are growing rapidly due to many successful applications and new theories derived from many diverse problems. This book is dedicated to the Intelligent Systems and Applications in many different aspects. In particular, this book is to provide highlights of the current research in Intelligent Systems and Applications. It consists of research papers in the following specific topics: l Authentication, Identification, and Signature l Intrusion Detection l Steganography, Data Hiding, and Watermarking l Database, System, and Communication Security l Computer Vision, Object Tracking, and Pattern Recognition l Image Processing, Medical Image Processing, and Video Coding l Digital Content, Digital Life, and Human Computer Interaction l Parallel, Peer-to-peer, Distributed, and Cloud Computing l Software Engineering and Programming Language This book provides a reference to theoretical problems as well as practical solutions and applications for the state-of-the-art results in Intelligent Systems and Applications on the aforementioned topics. In particular, both the academic community (graduate students, post-doctors and faculties) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics; and the industrial community (engineers, engineering managers, programmers, research lab staffs and managers, security managers) will find this book interesting.




Security Issues and Privacy Concerns in Industry 4.0 Applications


Book Description

SECURITY ISSUES AND PRIVACY CONCERNS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 APPLICATIONS Written and edited by a team of international experts, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the security and privacy issues surrounding Industry 4.0 applications, a must-have for any library. The scope of Security Issues and Privacy Concerns in Industry 4.0 Applications is to envision the need for security in Industry 4.0 applications and the research opportunities for the future. This book discusses the security issues in Industry 4.0 applications for research development. It will also enable the reader to develop solutions for the security threats and attacks that prevail in the industry. The chapters will be framed on par with advancements in the industry in the area of Industry 4.0 with its applications in additive manufacturing, cloud computing, IoT (Internet of Things), and many others. This book helps a researcher and an industrial specialist to reflect on the latest trends and the need for technological change in Industry 4.0. Smart water management using IoT, cloud security issues with network forensics, regional language recognition for industry 4.0, IoT-based health care management systems, artificial intelligence for fake profile detection, and packet drop detection in agriculture-based IoT are covered in this outstanding new volume. Leading innovations such as smart drone for railway track cleaning, everyday life-supporting blockchain and big data, effective prediction using machine learning, classification of dog breed based on CNN, load balancing using the SPE approach and cyber culture impact on media consumers are also addressed. Whether a reference for the veteran engineer or an introduction to the technologies covered in the book for the student, this is a must-have for any library.




Federated Learning for Smart Communication using IoT Application


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The effectiveness of federated learning in high‐performance information systems and informatics‐based solutions for addressing current information support requirements is demonstrated in this book. To address heterogeneity challenges in Internet of Things (IoT) contexts, Federated Learning for Smart Communication using IoT Application analyses the development of personalized federated learning algorithms capable of mitigating the detrimental consequences of heterogeneity in several dimensions. It includes case studies of IoT‐based human activity recognition to show the efficacy of personalized federated learning for intelligent IoT applications. Features: • Demonstrates how federated learning offers a novel approach to building personalized models from data without invading users’ privacy. • Describes how federated learning may assist in understanding and learning from user behavior in IoT applications while safeguarding user privacy. • Presents a detailed analysis of current research on federated learning, providing the reader with a broad understanding of the area. • Analyses the need for a personalized federated learning framework in cloud‐edge and wireless‐edge architecture for intelligent IoT applications. • Comprises real‐life case illustrations and examples to help consolidate understanding of topics presented in each chapter. This book is recommended for anyone interested in federated learning‐based intelligent algorithms for smart communications.




Progress in Computing, Analytics and Networking


Book Description

The book focuses to foster new and original research ideas and results in three broad areas: computing, analytics, and networking with its prospective applications in the various interdisciplinary domains of engineering. This is an exciting and emerging interdisciplinary area in which a wide range of theory and methodologies are being investigated and developed to tackle complex and challenging real world problems. It also provides insights into the International Conference on Computing Analytics and Networking (ICCAN 2017) which is a premier international open forum for scientists, researchers and technocrats in academia as well as in industries from different parts of the world to present, interact, and exchange the state of art of concepts, prototypes, innovative research ideas in several diversified fields. The book includes invited keynote papers and paper presentations from both academia and industry to initiate and ignite our young minds in the meadow of momentous research and thereby enrich their existing knowledge. The book aims at postgraduate students and researchers working in the discipline of Computer Science & Engineering. It will be also useful for the researchers working in the domain of electronics as it contains some hardware technologies and forthcoming communication technologies.




Advances in Electronic Commerce, Web Application and Communication


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ECWAC2012 is an integrated conference devoted to Electronic Commerce, Web Application and Communication. In the this proceedings you can find the carefully reviewed scientific outcome of the second International Conference on Electronic Commerce, Web Application and Communication (ECWAC 2012) held at March 17-18,2012 in Wuhan, China, bringing together researchers from all around the world in the field.