Dipankar Das Gupta Knihy

Clearly, nature has been very effective in creating organisms that are capable of protecting themselves against a wide variety of pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and parasites. The powerful information-processing capabilities of the immune system, such as feature extraction, pattern recognition, learning, memory, and its distributive nature provide rich metaphors that researchers are finding very useful for the development of computational models. While some of these models are designed to give us a better understanding of the immune system, other models are being developed to solve complex real-world problems such as anomaly detection, pattern recognition, data analysis (clustering), function optimization, and computer security. Immunological Theory and Applications is devoted to discussing different immunological mechanisms and their relation to information processing and problem solving. This unique volume presents a compendium of up-to-date work related to immunity-based techniques. After presenting the general abstractions of immune elements and processes used in computational models, it then―The text goes further to describe a wide variety of applications, which include computer security, the detection and analysis of anomalies and faults, robotics, and data mining among others. To enhance understanding of this emerging field of study, each chapter includes a summary, review questions, and exercis

Evolutionary algorithms are general-purpose search procedures based on the mechanisms of natural selection and population genetics. They are appealing because they are simple, easy to interface, and easy to extend. This volume is concerned with applications of evolutionary algorithms and associated strategies in engineering. It will be useful for engineers, designers, developers, and researchers in any scientific discipline interested in the applications of evolutionary algorithms. The volume consists of five parts, each with four or five chapters. The topics are chosen to emphasize application areas in different fields of engineering. Each chapter can be used for self-study or as a reference by practitioners to help them apply evolutionary algorithms to problems in their engineering domains.

This book is dedicated to advances in the field of user authentication. The book covers detailed description of the authentication process as well as types of authentication modalities along with their several features (authentication factors). It discusses the use of these modalities in a time-varying operating environment, including factors such as devices, media and surrounding conditions, like light, noise, etc. The book is divided into several parts that cover descriptions of several biometric and non-biometric authentication modalities, single factor and multi-factor authentication systems (mainly, adaptive), negative authentication system, etc. Adaptive strategy ensures the incorporation of the existing environmental conditions on the selection of authentication factors and provides significant diversity in the selection process. The contents of this book will prove useful to practitioners, researchers and students. The book is suited to be used a text in advanced/graduate courses on User Authentication Modalities. It can also be used as a textbook for professional development and certification coursework for practicing engineers and computer scientists.

Offers the BPO industry a solution to not only hold its ground, but grow again by delivering exceptionally good customer experience. It takes the reader through the range of BPO processes and how each step can be imbues with concern for the needs of the customer. While offering no effortless silver bullet, the book delves into the various ways, Indian and Filipino contact centres can deliver world class customer experiences.The book digs deep to show that contact centers in this part of the world need to understand their audience from a cultural context, while improving their internal processes from hiring and training to service delivery. BPO Executives and those working on improving customer experience would find this book a treasure trove of best practices which could be implemented with ease. Management literature buffs too will find it a good read, replete with interesting insights into the working of the globalised outsourcing industry.Table of Contents• Hiring for BPMs• Voice and Accent Training• Bracing for a Flat World• Product and Process Training• The Millennial Makeover• Understanding the CSAT Challenge• Are You Being Served• The Newbies Email and Chat• A Word on Quality and Compliance• Life at the Call Center• A Word on Tech Horizon• Conclusion.

This is a pioneering work on the emerging field of artificial immune systems--highly distributed systems based on the principles of the natural system. Like artificial neural networks, artificial immune systems can learn new information and recall previously learned information

Gedichte aus einer fremden, geheimnisvollen Welt: Indien. Und doch auf magische Weise vertraut in den schillernden Wortbildern, die sie malen, im Flirren der Stimmung, die sie im Leser schaffen. Ja, ungewohnt, aber nicht fremd dem, der hinter die Spiegel der Worte zu schauen vermag. Und Schönheit findet. Hörbild Lass die Trauerweiden hängen, setz dich darunter, Goldkörperfrau. Ein farbiger Junge wird dir Gedichte vortragen und absichtlich zögern, deren Bedeutung zu erklären. Er ist fest davon überzeugt, dass seine hingebungsvollen Worte dich berühren werden über die Fremdheit der Sprache hinaus. … Dipankar Das Gupta: Mein Spielraum ist gering: Je mehr Freude an der Unzufriedenheit, desto länger die Irrfahrt.