Information Science Reference

As consumer costs for multimedia devices such as digital cameras and Web phones have decreased and diversity in the market has skyrocketed, the amount of digital information has grown considerably...

As ubiquitous multimedia applications benefit from the rapid development of intelligent multimedia technologies, there is an inherent need to present frameworks, techniques and tools that adopt these...

Provides a comprehensive description and analysis into the use of music information retrieval, from the data management perspective.Author: Jialie ShenPublisher: Information Science...

Robotics is an ever-expanding field and intelligent planning continues to play a major role. Given that the intention of mobile robots is to carry out tasks independent from human aid, robot...

The increasing reliance upon networking and mobile networking devices in the modern world demands constant improvement of network Quality of Service (QoS). Intelligent Quality of Service Technologies...

As the applications of data mining, the non-trivial extraction of implicit information in a data set, have expanded in recent years, so has the need for techniques that are tolerable to imprecision,...

Intelligent systems are rapidly becoming a central focus of study for researchers as they have the ability to learn and adapt during their existence in order to achieve certain goals and objectives...

As the increased demand for high-speed communication creates an interest in the development of optical networks, intelligent all optical networks have emerged as the next generation for reliable and...

Sensor network data management poses new challenges outside the scope of conventional systems where data is represented and regulated. Intelligent Techniques for Warehousing and Mining Sensor Network...

Although recommendation systems have become a vital research area in the fields of cognitive science, approximation theory, information retrieval and management sciences, they still require...

Pervasive computing enables users to interact with information resources in their everyday lives. The development of computational technologies that can exist in ever smaller devices while...

Technology has great potential to assist seniors and others with special needs in better managing their health, maintaining active and productive lives, enabling independent living, reducing risk,...

As a special class of e-learning systems, intelligent tutoring systems support and improve the learning and teaching of domain-specific knowledge, respecting learner individuality as in traditional...

The field of intelligent user interfaces has received great attention from the research community in the last few years with the explosion of new applications and services designed to be executed in...

The advent of the World Wide Web has sparked renewed interest in the area of intelligent information technologies. There is a growing interest in developing intelligent technologies that allow users...

Changes in the availability, quality, and quantity of communication technologies are revolutionizing and fundamentally altering how individuals and organizations interact, communicate, and work...

Modern advancements in technology have changed the way that young people use interactive media. Learning from such methods was not even considered until recently. It is now slowly defining the...

This title presents innovative methods of promoting music and products for distance teaching and commerical and non-commercial purposes for both sighted and print-impaired consumers.Author: Kia...

Multimedia technology has the potential to evolve the paradigm of end user computing, from the interactive text and graphics model that has developed since the 1950s, into one more compatible with...

Interactive architecture is already a reality and an emerging phenomenon that will soon be part of our everyday environments. Interactive Textures for Architecture and Landscaping: Digital Elements...

With the emergence of the Java 3D API, the creation of high quality 3D animated graphics for Java applications and applets becomes a possibility. With numerous aspects of the business, science,...

Interactive learning technologies and multimedia resources in the classroom foster new educational curricula, while offering alternative roles for students and teachers. Interactive Whiteboards for...

In the past, interactivity has often been studied from the perspective of a particular subject area. Much effort has been expended on classifying and topologizing interactivity from the perspectives...

Understanding cultural differences and determining their relevance in a broader context are the key goals of any intercultural inquiry. Intercultural Rhetoric and Professional Communication:...

Gaming has long been a means for humans to share knowledge, learn new concepts, and escape the constraints of reality. Interdisciplinary Advancements in Gaming, Simulations and Virtual Environments:...

Information is becoming the raw material of modern society; it is the driving force of modern service industries. Our information spaces have been pervaded by technology and are characterized by...

Over the last few decades, the constant developments in the IT field have expanded into nearly every discipline and aspect of life. Interdisciplinary Advances in Information Technology Research...

Telecommunications plays a significant role in shaping modern information sharing and economic growth, as the global exchange of information and data has revolutionized modern business practices and...

With the advent and advancement of E-Collaboration tools, our way of social interaction and online social behavior has altered drastically. With new ways of communicating and working together, we...

An exciting and burgeoning new field, the study of serious games has grown from a collection of radical ideas to a recognized and unique tool to create an engaging learning environment...