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 Artificial intelligence engines: a tutorial introduction to the mathematics of deep learning
Stone J., Sebtel Press, Sheffield, UK, 2019. 216 pp. Type: Book (978-0-956372-81-9)
I teach several classes on machine learning (ML), at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. I am always looking for books that may provide new examples or ideas on how to teach ML to my students. The diversity in their knowledge o...
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Oct 16 2019 |
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Contactless 3D fingerprint identification
Kumar A., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. 123 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319676-80-7)
I am interested in machine learning (ML)-based image classification. Thus, I thought this book may be an interesting read about how ML techniques are applied to fingerprinting. As it turns out, the book is not about ML, but just plain ...
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Aug 13 2019 |
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Machine learning paradigms: advances in data analytics
Tsihrintzis G., Sotiropoulos D., Jain L., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2019. 370 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319940-29-8)
I have been in the eHealth field for several years, teaching and working with data mining and machine learning and especially topics related to ambient assisted living (AAL). We have developed various applications that can detect so-ca...
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Jan 28 2019 |
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Developing a comprehensive engagement framework of gamification for reflective learning
Silpasuwanchai C., Ma X., Shigemasu H., Ren X. DIS 2016 (Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Jun 4-8, 2016) 459-472, 2016. Type: Proceedings
Gamification is still one of the great hypes of recent years. Unfortunately, studies that really show positive effects are rare, especially in the area of teaching. The authors propose a new framework for gamification that takes more d...
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Oct 18 2016 |
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Data mining and predictive analytics (2nd ed.)
Larose D., Larose C., Wiley Publishing, Hoboken, NJ, 2015. 824 pp. Type: Book (978-1-118116-19-7)
For about one-and-a-half years, I’ve been working in the area of data mining based on sensor data produced by smartwatches and similar wearables. I am trying to find out from this data if apps can detect so-called activities ...
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May 9 2016 |
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Swift for programmers
Deitel P., Deitel H., Prentice Hall Press, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2015. 400 pp. Type: Book (978-0-134021-36-2), Reviews: (2 of 2)
Why Swift? Why another programming language? Those were the main questions I asked when I read that Apple published a new programming language for its various OS Xes, replacing Objective C. I only wrote one or two Objective C applicati...
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Sep 18 2015 |
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The gameful world: approaches, issues, applications
Walz S., Deterding S., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2014. 728 pp. Type: Book (978-0-262028-00-4)
Gamification is one of the great buzzwords of recent years, now somewhere on its way to the stage of the “trough of disillusionment.” This book was exciting, as it contains papers from 36 authors, all offering their...
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May 19 2015 |
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Professional Tizen application development
Jaygarl H., Luo C., Kim Y., Choi E., Bradwick K., Lansdell J., Wrox Press Ltd., Birmingham, UK, 2014. 526 pp. Type: Book (978-1-118809-26-6)
About two months ago, Samsung started selling its Tizen-based smartwatch Gear Solo. I bought one and immediately started developing some apps for it. I know how to write apps based on Cordova, which basically means Hypertext Markup Lan...
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Jan 28 2015 |
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Gamification at work: designing engaging business software
Kumar J., Herger M., The Interaction Design Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark, 2013. 168 pp. Type: Book (978-8-792964-07-6)
Gamification is one of the great buzzwords of recent years. In this electronic book (e-book), Kumar and Herger give a short and concise overview on how to apply the principles of gamification to business software. Business software is ...
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Dec 23 2014 |
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Instant Node.js starter
Teixeira P., Packt Publishing, Birmingham, UK, 2013. 48 pp. Type: Book (978-1-782165-56-9)
Node.js has become prominent as an easy and fast way to implement web services and web-related applications. This short book serves as a powerful introduction to Node.js development....
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Jul 7 2014 |
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