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1. Handbook of Energy-Aware and Green Computing - Two Volume Set

   Edited by Ishfaq Ahmad, Sanjay Ranka

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Implementing energy-efficient CPUs and peripherals as well as reducing resource consumption have become emerging trends in computing. As computers increase in speed and power, their energy issues become more and more prevalent. The need to develop and promote environmentally friendly computer...

   Published January 23rd 2012 by Chapman & Hall
2. Energy-Aware Memory Management for Embedded Multimedia Systems

   A Computer-Aided Design Approach

   Edited by Florin Balasa, Dhiraj K. Pradhan

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Energy-Aware Memory Management for Embedded Multimedia Systems: A Computer-Aided Design Approach presents recent computer-aided design (CAD) ideas that address memory management tasks, particularly the optimization of energy consumption in the memory subsystem. It explains how to efficiently...

   Published November 15th 2011 by Chapman & Hall
3. Location-Based Information Systems

   Developing Real-Time Tracking Applications

   By Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo J. Perez, Pedro M. Wightman

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Drawing on the authors’ more than six years of R&D in location-based information systems (LBIS) as well as their participation in defining the Java ME Location API 2.0, Location-Based Information Systems: Developing Real-Time Tracking Applications provides information and examples for creating...

   Published October 20th 2010 by Chapman & Hall
4. Methods in Algorithmic Analysis

   By Vladimir A. Dobrushkin

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Explores the Impact of the Analysis of Algorithms on Many Areas within and beyond Computer ScienceA flexible, interactive teaching format enhanced by a large selection of examples and exercises Developed from the author’s own graduate-level course, Methods in Algorithmic Analysis presents numerous...

   Published November 2nd 2009 by Chapman & Hall
5. Energy Efficient Hardware-Software Co-Synthesis Using Reconfigurable Hardware

   By Jingzhao Ou, Viktor K. Prasanna

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Rapid energy estimation for energy efficient applications using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) remains a challenging research topic. Energy dissipation and efficiency have prevented the widespread use of FPGA devices in embedded systems, where energy efficiency is a key performance metric....

   Published October 13th 2009 by Chapman & Hall
6. Vehicular Networks

   From Theory to Practice

   Edited by Stephan Olariu, Michele C. Weigle

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   In spite of their importance and potential societal impact, there is currently no comprehensive source of information about vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). Cohesively integrating the state of the art in this emerging field, Vehicular Networks: From Theory to Practice elucidates many issues...

   Published March 16th 2009 by Chapman & Hall
7. Introduction to Network Security

   By Douglas Jacobson

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Unlike data communications of the past, today’s networks consist of numerous devices that handle the data as it passes from the sender to the receiver. However, security concerns are frequently raised in circumstances where interconnected computers use a network not controlled by any one entity or...

   Published November 17th 2008 by Chapman & Hall
8. Performance Analysis of Queuing and Computer Networks

   By G.R. Dattatreya

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   Performance Analysis of Queuing and Computer Networks develops simple models and analytical methods from first principles to evaluate performance metrics of various configurations of computer systems and networks. It presents many concepts and results of probability theory and stochastic processes....

   Published June 8th 2008 by Chapman & Hall
9. Handbook of Parallel Computing

   Models, Algorithms and Applications

   Edited by Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, John Reif

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

   The ability of parallel computing to process large data sets and handle time-consuming operations has resulted in unprecedented advances in biological and scientific computing, modeling, and simulations. Exploring these recent developments, the Handbook of Parallel Computing: Models, Algorithms,...

   Published December 19th 2007 by Chapman & Hall
10. High Performance Computing in Remote Sensing

    Edited by Antonio J. Plaza, Chein-I Chang

    Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer & Information Science Series

    Solutions for Time-Critical Remote Sensing Applications The recent use of latest-generation sensors in airborne and satellite platforms is producing a nearly continual stream of high-dimensional data, which, in turn, is creating new processing challenges. To address the computational requirements...

    Published October 17th 2007 by Chapman & Hall