This series consists of independent books, each including top quality papers in a selected area of information technology, mainly from Japanese sources. The book titles are selected by the International Publication Committee of the Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ). Each volume contains papers reporting original work and/or those updated from papers which have appeared in IPSJ journals and transactions or internationally qualified academic meetings. Survey papers to promote understanding of the state-of-the-art in the area of technology are also included.

Advances in Alzheimer's Disease brings together the latest insights in Alzheimer’s disease research in specific areas in which major advances have been made. This book series assembles and builds on work recently published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) and also includes further contributions to ensure comprehensive coverage of the topic. The emphasis is on the development of novel approaches to understanding and treating Alzheimer’s and related diseases.

Spectroscopic methods play an increasingly important role in studying the molecular details of complex biological systems in health and disease. However, no single spectroscopic method can provide all the desired information on aspects of molecular structure and function in a biological system. Choice of technique will depend on circumstance; some techniques can be carried out both in vivo and in vitro, others not, some have timescales of seconds and others of picoseconds, whilst some require use of a perturbing probe molecule while others do not. Each volume in this series will provide a state of the art account of an individual spectroscopic technique in detail. Theoretical and practical aspects of each technique, as applied to the characterisation of biological and biomedical systems, will be comprehensively covered so as to highlight advantages, disadvantages, practical limitations and future potential. The volumes will be intended for use by research workers in both academic and in applied research, and by graduate students working on biological or biomedical problems.

This international book series publishes peer reviewed proceedings, edited volumes and monographs on all aspects of energy research and development. Understanding the generation and usage of various sorts of energy is crucial for crafting and maintaining a sustainable habitable planet. Topics therefore include different methods of energy generation: fossil, biomass, hydrogen; nuclear, solar, wind and hydro; energy storage and conversion; energy grids; energy in buildings; energy management and balancing; integrated systems; island systems; renewable and green energy; energy efficiency and conservation; cooling; environmental and mechanical engineering issues relating to energy; economic and policy issues relating to energy; energy transition and energy data collecting and analysis. Interdisciplinary contributions covering technical, managerial, environmental and policy aspects of energy are encouraged as these match the questions our society asks and the solutions it demands from research.

Parallel processing is ubiquitous today, with applications ranging from mobile devices such as laptops, smart phones and in-car systems to creating Internet of Things (IoT) frameworks and High Performance and Large Scale Parallel Systems. The increasing expansion of the application domain of parallel computing, as well as the development and introduction of new technologies and methodologies are covered in the Advances in Parallel Computing book series. The series publishes research and development results on all aspects of parallel computing.

Advances in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ASMGE) is a peer-reviewed book series covering the developments in the key application areas of geotechnical engineering. ASMGE will focus on theoretical, experimental and case history-based research, and its application in engineering practice. The series will include proceedings and edited volumes of interest to researchers in academia, as well as industry. The series is published by Millpress/IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Transdisciplinary engineering is the exchange of knowledge about product, process, organization, or social environment in the context of innovation. The ATDE book series aims to explore the evolution of engineering, and promote transdisciplinary practices, in which the exchange of different types of knowledge from a diverse range of disciplines is fundamental. The series focuses on international collaboration and providing high-level contributions to the internationally available literature on the theme of the conference.

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) and Smart Environments (SmE) are two mutually complementary areas which are growing fast as multi-disciplinary fields with a huge potential to benefit society. A Smart Environment is a place that has been enriched with technology (sensors, processors, actuators, information terminals, and other devices interconnected through a network) to enhance the services that can provide to humans. The most widely realization of this idea are “Smart Homes” but equally hospitals, cars, classrooms, offices, streets and other places are being considered. Ambient Intelligence enhances the global behaviour of such a system by providing high level functionality which provides an added value to the typical services expected in a specific environment. Usually an analysis is performed in real-time over the events that are recorded within the smart environment which allows a timely interaction with the inhabitants of the environment to provide a service.

There is a wide range of assistance that an AmI system can aim to provide. Typical examples are actions aimed at preserving or increasing safety in a smart home inhabited by people of advanced age or with special physical or cognitive conditions which can increase their level of vulnerability or dependability. Smart Homes can be also used to encourage better life styles by comparing trends on the activities developed over a longer period of time against targets set by the house occupants. Economy (e.g., through a rational use of energy) and entertainment (e.g., by providing personalized T.V. or music services) depending on the types of activities and time of the day they are developed can be also considered. Equally cars can be transformed into a smart environment to assist drivers in difficult conditions, classrooms can be equipped to enhance the teaching-learning experience and offices can be supplemented with technology to support effective workgroup collaboration.

Volumes in this series are accepted in Clarivate's Conference Proceedings Citation Index, a Web of Science® database.

Assistive Technology Research Series (ATR) aims to disseminate and archive assistive technology research summaries widely through publishing proceedings, monographs, and edited collective works. The series aspires to become the primary world-wide source of information in assistive technology research; through publishing state-of-the-science material across all continents. ATR defines assistive technology (AT) as any tool, equipment, system, or service designed to help develop, maintain or improve a person with a disability to function in all aspects of his or her life. Assistive technology helps people of all ages who may have a broad range of disabilities or limitations.

This series includes monographs, research reports and advanced level textbooks by leading international researchers and research teams. Special focus has been placed on publishing the results of work sponsored by leading agencies in the EU and the USA.

The series reflects a growing maturity in analysis, modeling and solutions of real-world problems through the use of safe and simple multi-threaded and distributed techniques.

The Cryptology & Information Security (CIS) series presents the latest research results in the theory and practice, analysis and design, implementation, application and experience of cryptology and information security techniques. It covers all aspects of cryptology and information security for an audience of information security researchers with specialized technical backgrounds:

cryptography, cryptanalysis, crypto hardware & implementations, security services, security protocols, provable security, formal security analysis, malicious crypto/codes and prevention, security in mobile/wireless/web/network/pervasive computing environments, privacy, security biometrics, security management, practice & experience, security economics and human factors, and information hiding, watermarking and steganology.

The CIS series includes the following types of publications:

• research monographs (based on high quality and significantly novel projects, PhDs, etc.)
• edited volumes (collection of chapters, surveys, tutorials, lectures by multiple qualified authors on a focus area, unconventional ideas, new notions or emerging technologies)
• proceedings (of refereed conferences on cryptology, information security, etc.)

Proposals for publication as a volume in the CIS series should be sent to the CIS Coordinating Editors, Email: cis@iospress.nl

Deltares is an independent Dutch research institute for water, subsurface and infrastructure issues. Its mission is to develop and apply top-level expertise to these issues for people, planet and prosperity. Worldwide, around 900 staff are working to find innovative solutions that make living in the world’s deltas, coastal areas and river basins safe, clean and sustainable. Since 2009 Deltares has been publishing the Deltares Select Series. Alongside peer reviewed proceedings of symposia organized by Deltares, this series publishes dissertations, edited volumes and monographs by Deltares employees. The editor-in-chief of the series is dr. Jaap Kwadijk, Chief Scientist of Deltares. For more information, see www.deltares.nl. Volumes 7, 8, 9 and 10 are not available through IOS Press. Please see: www.deltares.nl/nl/publicaties/deltares-select-series

The Digital Enlightenment Forum’s mission is to contribute to the innovation–driven and sustainable evolution of the digital ecosystem in a society respecting human values. To this end the Digital Enlightenment Forum organises multi-disciplinary cooperation, debate and policy development discussions. The results of the discussions and policy recommendations will be published in this Digital Enlightenment Series as separate reports.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing research areas in computer science with a strong impact on various fields of science, industry, and society. This series publishes excellent doctoral dissertations in all sub-fields of AI, ranging from foundational work on AI methods and theories to application-oriented theses.

Emerging Communication publishes state-of-the-art papers that examine a broad range of issues in communication technology, theories, research, practices and applications. It presents the latest development in the field of traditional and computer-mediated communication with emphasis on novel technologies and theoretical work in this multidisciplinary area of pure and applied research. Since Emerging Communication seeks to be a general forum for advanced communication scholarship, it is especially interested in research whose significance crosses disciplinary and sub-field boundaries.

The book series Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA) covers all aspects of theoretical and applied Artificial Intelligence research in the form of monographs, selected doctoral dissertations, handbooks and proceedings volumes. The FAIA series contains several sub-series, including 'Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases' and 'Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems'. It also includes the biennial European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) proceedings volumes, and other EurAI (European Association for Artificial Intelligence, formerly ECCAI) sponsored publications. The series has become a highly visible platform for the publication and dissemination of original research in this field. Volumes are selected for inclusion by an international editorial board of well-known scholars in the field of AI. All contributions to the volumes in the series have been peer reviewed. The FAIA series is indexed in ACM Digital Library; DBLP; EI Compendex; Google Scholar; Scopus; Web of Science: Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) and Book Citation Index - Science (BKCI-S); Zentralblatt MATH.

E-Governance is regarded as one of the most important subjects in the information society. Global e-governance for both public and private sectors is becoming extremely significant in an innovative and seamless world community. The global e-governance series is dedicated to publishing state of the art research in a broad range of subjects on e-governance.

The series Housing and Urban Policy Studies was founded by OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, Delft University of Technology. Experts from the Netherlands and from elsewhere in Europe contribute, often in collaboration. Central issues are housing investments, home ownership and housing quality; urban policy is represented through studies about megacorridors, polynuclear urban regions and urban revitalisation projects.

This series continues as "Innovation and the Public Sector" from volume 10.

The functioning of the public sector gives rise to considerable debate. Not only the efficiency and efficacy of the sector are at stake, but also its legitimacy. At the same time we see that in the public sector all kinds of innovations are taking place. These innovations are not only technological, which enable the redesign of all kinds of processes, like service delivery. The emphasis can also be put on more organizational and conceptual innovations. In this series we will try to understand the nature of a wide variety of innovations taking place in the public sector of the 21st century and try to evaluate their outcomes. How do they take place? What are relevant triggers? And, how are their outcomes being shaped by all kinds of actors and influences? And, do public innovations differ from innovations in the private sector? Moreover we try to assess the actual effects of these innovations, not only from an instrumental point of view, but also from a more institutional point of view. Do these innovations not only contribute to a better functioning of the public sector, but do they also challenge grown practices and vested interests? And what does this imply for the management of public sector innovations? This series is a continuation of “Informatization Developments and the Public Sector” (vols. 1-9)

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is a prestigious, unique, and global non-governmental organisation based in Brussels that specialises in the subject of governance and public administration at the national and international level. Its scope is broad and it can call upon experts from many fields and many countries. IOS Press has been publishing the IIAS Monographs series since 1996. These volumes combine high academic standing with practical relevance, and are a rich seam of insight, research and data. The series also includes reports and books by the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA), one of the specialized associations of the Institute.

This series deals with furthering understanding in the security of information and information systems, and communications nets. Computer networking capabilities are included, as well as content and usage of computer networks, such as, for example, distance learning or telemedicine. Among other topics covered are signal processing, cryptography, computer science, computer security, research and education networks and artificial intelligence.

This series deals with, for example, new challenges for global security, economic impact of terrorist actions, risk studies, management of science, science policy, security-related political science, and international relations in general. Also covered are management of science and technology in globally-oriented market economies, and policies for defence technology conversion in general, and displaced defence industry scientists in particular. Other areas include human resource management issues such as education, training, mobility and exchanges of personnel, as well as the redeployment of scientific and technical personnel from military to civilian facilities.

This series includes biology, agriculture and food sciences, medical sciences and the behavioural sciences. Before volume 323, the name of the series was” Life Sciences.

Broad range of computer related subjects such as generating data and free flow of information. Computer software is a pervasive factor in advancing the progress and increasing the efficiency of industry, science, commerce and communication.

The series covers new research technologies, scientific research training and technology transfer.

This series deals with furthering understanding in the security of information and information systems, and communications nets. Computer networking capabilities are included, as well as content and usage of computer networks, such as, for example, distance learning or telemedicine. Among other topics covered are signal processing, cryptography, computer science, computer security, research and education networks and artificial intelligence.

This series deals with, for example, new challenges for global security, economic impact of terrorist actions, risk studies, management of science, science policy, security-related political science, and international relations in general. Also covered are management of science and technology in globally-oriented market economies, and policies for defence technology conversion in general, and displaced defence industry scientists in particular. Other areas include human resource management issues such as education, training, mobility and exchanges of personnel, as well as the redeployment of scientific and technical personnel from military to civilian facilities.

The International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" was founded in 1953 by Societa' Italiana di Fisica (SIF) and consists of 3 advanced physics courses held every summer in Varenna (on lake Como) by eminent scientists. Its aim is to promote and disseminate up-to-date information on current developments in various topics of contemporary physics. Over the years it has built up a prestigious reputation as a high-quality international school. More than 40 Nobel prize winners presented their lectures in Varenna, out of which 13 had been awarded soon after lecturing there. The books in this series present the proceedings of the courses which are published by SIF and distributed in partnership with IOS Press.

Progress in Marine Science and Technology (PMST) is a peer-reviewed book series concerned with the field of marine science and technology. It includes edited volumes, proceedings and monographs dealing with research in pure or applied science and work of a high international standard on subjects such as: conceptual design; structural design; hydromechanics and dynamics; maritime engineering; production of all types of ships; production of all other objects intended for marine use; shipping science and all directly related subjects; offshore engineering as related to the marine environment; oceanographic engineering subjects related to the marine environment.

The book series Research in Architectural Engineering Series (RAES) covers all aspects of the engineering and technology of building design. Individual volumes deal with topics related to buildings such as analysis and design, construction and maintenance, planning and financing, preservation, conversion and renovation. Case studies and contributions that cover multidisciplinary aspects are welcomed. All publications go trough a stringent system of international peer review and are of a high reproduction quality.

The book series Research in Design Series (RIDS) covers the discipline of design methodology and is intended for those who are involved in the methodology and technology of design from a scientific, practitioner or educational point of view. Individual volumes deal with historical, philosophical, engineering, and scientific aspects of design methodology and may cover implications for the training of engineers and in technology education. Contributions from various disciplines are welcomed. All publications go trough a stringent system of international peer review and are of a high reproduction quality.

RiUS is a scientific series that deals with dynamics, planning, and design in contemporary urban areas. It provides an outlet for investigation, analysis, and exploration in the overlapping fields of urban design, urban planning, regional planning, metropolitan design, spatial planning, urban renewal, urban management, landscape architecture, environmental design, sustainability, urban technology, urban mobility, cultural heritage. RiUS is aimed at designers, researchers, planners, consultants, decision-makers, and politicians. It pays special attention to design, research, techniques, methodology and theory. RiUS laboratory facilitates a dialogue between the community and society at large through high quality publications focusing on transformation and sustainability.

This series is published in cooperation with Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conferences and covers topics in the field of Biochemistry and Medicine.

This series deals with recent developments in the growing field of electromagnetics, both theoretical and practical

Internationally, health informatics is driven by developments in biomedical technologies and medical informatics research that are advancing in parallel and form one integrated world of information and communication media and result in massive amounts of health data. These components include genomics and precision medicine, machine learning, translational informatics, intelligent systems for clinicians and patients, mobile health applications, data-driven telecommunication and rehabilitative technology, sensors, intelligent home technology, EHR and patient-controlled data, and Internet of Things.

The series Studies in Health Technology and Informatics (HTI) series was started in 1990 in collaboration with EU programmes that preceded the Horizon 2020 to promote biomedical and health informatics research. It has developed into a highly visible global platform for the dissemination of original research in this field, containing more than 250 volumes of high-quality works from all over the world.

The international Editorial Board selects publications with relevance and quality for the field. All contributions to the volumes in the series are peer reviewed.

Volumes in the HTI series are submitted (for evaluation) for indexing by MEDLINE/PubMed; Web of Science: Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) and Book Citation Index - Science (BKCI-S); Google Scholar; Scopus; EMCare.

The aim of this series is to publish innovative works related to probability theory, optimization methods and statistics, with the intention of covering a broad domain from advanced theory to applications. Particular focus will be on applications in engineering, economics, finance, operations research, biology and environment. Uncertainties and risk have become prevalent everywhere and decision-making must take this development into account. This is particularly the case when we consider decision-makers, either acting as a team or non-cooperating. Decision-making is a matter of technical systems as well as social systems. Fortunately, the scientific community provides many interesting developments in the concepts, methods and algorithms in this context. Studies in Probability, Optimization and Statistics aims at encouraging this trend and at providing convenient and rapid publishing opportunities to all scholars contributing to the field. The scope ranges from advanced mathematical theory to computational techniques. More empirical and applied work is welcome, provided new ideas and models are presented.

Semantic Web has grown into a mature field of research. Its methods find innovative applications on and off the World Wide Web. Its underlying technologies have significant impact on adjacent fields of research and on industrial applications.

This book series reports on the state-of-the-art in foundations, methods and applications of Semantic Web and its underlying technologies. It is a central forum for the communication of recent developments and comprises research monographs, textbooks and edited volumes on all topics related to the Semantic Web.

Volumes in this series are co-published by IOS Press and Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft AKA, with a short publication time and world-wide distribution.

Proposals for publishing excellent PhD theses in this series are welcome. Please see www.semantic-web-studies.net.

The series Sustainable Urban Areas contains studies about the built environment, partly carried out by the multidisciplinary Delft Centre for Sustainable Urban Areas. These studies, about sustainable building and renovation, and the social consequences of urban restructuring, offer initiations to integral solutions for social issues of today and tomorrow. The studies are carried out by OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobiliy Studies, the faculty of Architecture, the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management and the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, all part of Delft University of Technology.

Learning is becoming more and more important as one of the indispensable tools to ensure future prosperity and well-being. This is the case not only for the individual, alone or as a member of a group, but also for organisational structures of all kinds. New learning paradigms and pedagogic principles, new learning environments and conditions, and new learning technologies are being tested in order to find the right combination of parameters that can optimise the outcome of the learning process in a given situation.
This book series presents to all stakeholders the latest advances in this important area, based on a sound foundation. Schools, higher education, industrial companies, public administrations and other organisational structures, including providers of learning and training services, including life-long learning, plus all the individuals involved, researchers, students, pupils, citizens, teachers, professors, instructors, politicians, decision makers etc., contribute to and benefit from this series. Pedagogic, economics, structural and organisational aspects, the latest technologies, and the influence from changing attitudes and globalisation are treated in this series, providing sound and updated information, which can be used to further improve the learning process in both formal and informal contexts.