Databases Books

New and Published Books

1. Intelligent Technologies for Web Applications

   By Priti Srinivas Sajja, Rajendra Akerkar

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series

   The Internet has become an integral part of human life, yet the web still utilizes mundane interfaces to the physical world, which makes Internet operations somewhat mechanical, tedious, and less human-oriented. Filling a large void in the literature, Intelligent Technologies for Web Applications...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
2. Web 2.0 and Beyond

   Principles and Technologies

   By Paul Anderson

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

   Web 2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies draws on the author’s iceberg model of Web 2.0, which places the social Web at the tip of the iceberg underpinned by a framework of technologies and ideas. The author incorporates research from a range of areas, including business, economics,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
3. Customer and Business Analytics

   Applied Data Mining for Business Decision Making Using R

   By Daniel S. Putler, Robert E. Krider

   Series: Chapman &Hall/CRC The R Series

   Customer and Business Analytics: Applied Data Mining for Business Decision Making Using R explains and demonstrates, via the accompanying open-source software, how advanced analytical tools can address various business problems. It also gives insight into some of the challenges faced when deploying...

   Published May 6th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
4. Machine-to-Machine Marketing (M3) via Anonymous Advertising Apps Anywhere Anytime (A5)

   By Jesus Mena

   In today’s wireless environment, marketing is more frequently occurring at the server-to-device level—with that device being anything from a laptop or phone to a TV or car. In this real-time digital marketplace, human attributes such as income, marital status, and age are not the most reliable...

   Published May 1st 2012 by Auerbach Publications
5. A Methodology for Processing Raw LIDAR Data to Support Urban Flood Modelling Framework

   UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

   By Ahmad Fikri Bin Abdullah

   The consequences of recent floods and flash floods in many parts of the world have been devastating. One way to improving flood management practice is to invest in data collection and modelling activities which enable an understanding of the functioning of a system and the selection of...

   Published April 14th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
6. Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy

   Edited by Michael J. Way, Jeffrey D. Scargle, Kamal M. Ali, Ashok N. Srivastava

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series

   Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy documents numerous successful collaborations among computer scientists, statisticians, and astronomers who illustrate the application of state-of-the-art machine learning and data mining techniques in astronomy. Due to the massive amount...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
7. TV Content Analysis

   Techniques and Applications

   Edited by Yiannis Kompatsiaris, Bernard Merialdo, Shiguo Lian

   Series: Multimedia Computing, Communication and Intelligence

   The rapid advancement of digital multimedia technologies has not only revolutionized the production and distribution of audiovisual content, but also created the need to efficiently analyze TV programs to enable applications for content managers and consumers. Leaving no stone unturned, TV Content...

   Published March 18th 2012 by Auerbach Publications
8. Foundations of Predictive Analytics

   By James Wu, Stephen Coggeshall

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series

   Drawing on the authors’ two decades of experience in applied modeling and data mining, Foundations of Predictive Analytics presents the fundamental background required for analyzing data and building models for many practical applications, such as consumer behavior modeling, risk and marketing...

   Published February 14th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
9. Manifold Learning Theory and Applications

   Edited by Yunqian Ma, Yun Fu

   Trained to extract actionable information from large volumes of high-dimensional data, engineers and scientists often have trouble isolating meaningful low-dimensional structures hidden in their high-dimensional observations. Manifold learning, a groundbreaking technique designed to tackle these...

   Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
10. Understanding Information Retrieval Systems

    Management, Types, and Standards

    Edited by Marcia J. Bates

    In order to be effective for their users, information retrieval (IR) systems should be adapted to the specific needs of particular environments. The huge and growing array of types of information retrieval systems in use today is on display in Understanding Information Retrieval Systems: Management...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Auerbach Publications