International Federation for Information Processing The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing. For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com. For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org.
Edited by:
Giorgio Ausiello, Juhani Karhumäki, Giancarlo Mauri, Luke Ong Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2008 ed. Volume: 273 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 2.140kg ISBN:9780387096797 ISBN 10: 0387096795 Series:IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Pages: 554 Publication Date:17 July 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active