Signal and Information Processing, Networking and Computers


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The First International Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Networking and Computers (ICSINC) focuses on the key technologies and challenges of signal and information processing schemes, network application, computer theory and application, etc. Topics in this conference include:Information TheoryThe work contains state-of-th




Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response


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In this present internet age, risk analysis and crisis response based on information will make up a digital world full of possibilities and improvements to people‘s daily life and capabilities. These services will be supported by more intelligent systems and more effective decisionmaking. This book contains all the papers presented at the 4th Inter




Financial Institution Advantage and the Optimization of Information Processing


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A PROVEN APPROACH FOR CREATING and IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE for DATA and ANALYTICS Financial Institution Advantage and the Optimization of Information Processing offers a key resource for understanding and implementing effective data governance practices and data modeling within financial organizations. Sean Keenan—a noted expert on the topic—outlines the strategic core competencies, includes best practices, and suggests a set of mechanisms for self-evaluation. He shows what it takes for an institution to evaluate its information processing capability and how to take the practical steps toward improving it. Keenan outlines the strategies and tools needed for financial institutions to take charge and make the much-needed decisions to ensure that their firm's information processing assets are effectively designed, deployed, and utilized to meet the strict regulatory guidelines. This important resource is filled with practical observations about how information assets can be actively and effectively managed to create competitive advantage and improved financial results. Financial Institution Advantage and the Optimization of Information Processing also includes a survey of case studies that highlight both the positive and less positive results that have stemmed from institutions either recognizing or failing to recognize the strategic importance of information processing capabilities.










Strategic Information Management


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Today there are few organizations that can afford to ignore information technology and few individuals who would prefer to be without it. As managerial tasks become more complex, so the nature of the required information systems changes from structured, routine support to ad hoc, unstructured, complex enquiries at the highest levels of management. As with the first three editions, this fourth edition of Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information Systems presents the many complex and inter-related issues associated with the management of information systems. This book provides a rich source of material reflecting recent thinking on the key issues facing executives in information systems strategic management. It draws from a wide range of contemporary articles written by leading experts from North America, Asia, and Europe. Designed as a course text for MBA, Master's level students, and senior undergraduate students taking courses in information management, it also provides a wealth of information and references for researchers. New to this edition are updated readings addressing current issues and the latest thinking in information management.




Neural Information Processing


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The two volumes LNCS 5863 and 5864 constitute the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2009, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2009. The 145 regular session papers and 53 special session papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 466 submissions. The papers are structured in topical sections on cognitive science and computational neuroscience, neurodynamics, mathematical modeling and analysis, kernel and related methods, learning algorithms, pattern analysis, face analysis and processing, image processing, financial applications, computer vision, control and robotics, evolutionary computation, other emerging computational methods, signal, data and text processing, artificial spiking neural systems: nonlinear dynamics and engineering applications, towards brain-inspired systems, computational advances in bioinformatics, data mining for cybersecurity, evolutionary neural networks: theory and practice, hybrid and adaptive systems for computer vision and robot control, intelligent data mining, neural networks for data mining, and SOM and related subjects and its applications.




Process Mining in Healthcare


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What are the possibilities for process mining in hospitals? In this book the authors provide an answer to this question by presenting a healthcare reference model that outlines all the different classes of data that are potentially available for process mining in healthcare and the relationships between them. Subsequently, based on this reference model, they explain the application opportunities for process mining in this domain and discuss the various kinds of analyses that can be performed. They focus on organizational healthcare processes rather than medical treatment processes. The combination of event data and process mining techniques allows them to analyze the operational processes within a hospital based on facts, thus providing a solid basis for managing and improving processes within hospitals. To this end, they also explicitly elaborate on data quality issues that are relevant for the data aspects of the healthcare reference model. This book mainly targets advanced professionals involved in areas related to business process management, business intelligence, data mining, and business process redesign for healthcare systems as well as graduate students specializing in healthcare information systems and process analysis.







Mining in the New Millennium - Challenges and Opportunities


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This text concentrates mainly on the Polish mining industry. It involves mining of a significant quantities of lignite, coal, copper, sulphur and many industrial minerals, which are all discussed in this book.