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What Every Engineer Should Know About Data-Driven Analytics provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical concepts and approaches of machine learning that are used in predictive data analytics. By introducing the theory and by providing practical applications, this text can be understood by every engineering discipline. It offers a detailed and focused treatment of the important machine learning approaches and concepts that can be exploited to build models to enable decision making in different domains. Utilizes practical examples from different disciplines and sectors within engineering and other related technical areas to demonstrate how to go from data, to insight, and to decis...
Emphasises an introduction and explanation of the practical methods used in reliability, and risk studies with a discussion of their uses and limitations Offers basic and advanced methods in reliability analysis that are commonly used in daily practice Provides methods that address unique topics such as dependent failure analysis, importance analysis, and analysis of repairable systems Presents a comprehensive overview of modern probabilistic life assessment methods such as Bayesian estimation, system reliability analysis, and human reliability Includes many ends of chapter problems, a tools website with computational codes, along with a solutions manual to support course adoptions
Ethical Engineering: A Practical Guide with Case Studies provides detailed and practical guidance in making decisions about the many ethical issues practicing engineers may face in their professional lives. It outlines a decision-making procedure and helps engineers construct an ethics toolkit consisting of professional models, a comprehensive set of ethical considerations and factors that help in weighing those considerations, and analyses of particular issues, such as reverse engineering a patented process. Illustrating case studies, both brief and detailed, are provided. Features: • Introduces the nature of ethical decision-making as applied to engineering values and issues. • Helps r...
Accessibility is a core quality of digital products to be deliberately addressed throughout the development lifecycle. What Every Engineer Should Know About Digital Accessibility will prepare readers to integrate digital accessibility into their engineering practices. Readers will learn how to accurately frame accessibility as an engineering challenge so they are able to address the correct problems in the correct way. Illustrated with diverse perspectives from accessibility practitioners and advocates, this book describes how people with disabilities use technology, the nature of accessibility barriers in the digital world, and the role of engineers in breaking down those barriers. Accessib...
Get ready to be at the forefront of the future of urban development! As cities continue to rapidly grow, the demand for sustainable and efficient infrastructure becomes more urgent. That’s where What Every Engineer Should Know About Smart Cities comes in, offering a comprehensive guide to the concepts and technologies driving the transformation of our cities. Delve into the world of smart cities and discover how information and communication technologies are revolutionizing urban environments. With clear definitions and a focus on real-world applications, this book explores the benefits and challenges of smart cities. It also highlights interdisciplinary topics such as smart buildings, aut...
This book showcases recent research advances in service science and related fields. Including selected papers from the 2022 INFORMS International Conference on Service Science, held in Shenzhen, China from July 2 to 4, 2022, the book presents new theories and empirical results in the emerging, interdisciplinary field of digital transformation and society. Incorporating research, education and practice alike, the respective chapters highlight a host of ways to approach these challenges in service science.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Canadian AI 2012, held in Toronto, Canada, in May 2012. The 23 regular papers, 16 short papers, and 4 papers from the Graduate Student Symposium presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book. The papers cover a broad range of topics presenting original work in all areas of artificial intelligence, either theoretical or applied.
Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.
Radical polymerization is one of the most widely used means of producing vinyl polymers, supporting a myriad of commercial uses. Maintaining the quality of the critically acclaimed first edition, the Handbook of Vinyl Polymers: Radical Polymerization, Process, and Technology, Second Edition provides a fully updated, single-volume source on t
Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics is a comprehensive guide to paediatrics. The textbook is comprised of three volumes, split into ten parts with over 600 chapters, and contributions from over 50 section editors and 725 authors, covering all paediatric disorders, descriptions of diseases and their management. Includes nearly 1500 images and illustrations in full colour, incorporating information on modern imaging techniques for neurological disorders in children. This is an ideal resource for postgraduate students to gain a firm grounding in, and retain and improve their knowledge of all areas of paediatric medicine.