Considering the overall situation of the current pandemic and pertinent recommendations, this book focuses on the use of augmented reality (AR) applications for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks along with techniques, tools, and platforms to achieve social distancing.and sanitization. COVID-19 Public Health Measures: An Augmented Reality Perspective contains theoretical and practical knowledge of AR and remedies on how to cope with the pandemic, including multiple use cases along with a set of recommendations. This book illustrates application building using open-source software with an interactive interface to aid impaired users. The initial part of this book emphasizes the basic knowledge of AR, technology, devices, and rest of the relevant theories. This book is aimed at researchers, students of AR, technical healthcare professionals, and practitioners.

Key Features:

• Consists of an extensive introduction to the terminologies and components of AR

• Provides in-depth knowledge of various tools and techniques used in AR

• Introduces various platforms and software development kits (SDKs) such as Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, and Vuforia

• Gives a step-by-step guide for the development of an AR app

• Describes how AR can be used specifically by impaired users not only in the situation of current pandemic but also in normal situations thus simplifying day-to-day activities

Considering the overall situation of the current pandemic and pertinent recommendations, this book focuses on the use of augmented reality (AR) applications for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks along with techniques, tools, and platforms to achieve social distancing.and sanitization. COVID-19 Public Health Measures: An Augmented Reality Perspective contains theoretical and practical knowledge of AR and remedies on how to cope with the pandemic, including multiple use cases along with a set of recommendations. This book illustrates application building using open-source software with an interactive interface to aid impaired users. The initial part of this book emphasizes the basic knowledge of AR, technology, devices, and rest of the relevant theories. This book is aimed at researchers, students of AR, technical healthcare professionals, and practitioners.

Key Features:

• Consists of an extensive introduction to the terminologies and components of AR

• Provides in-depth knowledge of various tools and techniques used in AR

• Introduces various platforms and software development kits (SDKs) such as Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, and Vuforia

• Gives a step-by-step guide for the development of an AR app

• Describes how AR can be used specifically by impaired users not only in the situation of current pandemic but also in normal situations thus simplifying day-to-day activities

With the tremendous growth and availability of the data, this book covers understanding the data, while telling a story with visualization including basic concepts about the data, the relationship and the visualizations. All the technical details that include installation and building the different visualizations are explained in a clear and systematic way. Various aspects pertaining to storytelling and visualization are explained in the book through Tableau.

Features

This book will be helpful for professionals, graduate students and senior undergraduate students in Manufacturing Engineering, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Visualization.

With the tremendous growth and availability of the data, this book covers understanding the data, while telling a story with visualization including basic concepts about the data, the relationship and the visualizations. All the technical details that include installation and building the different visualizations are explained in a clear and systematic way. Various aspects pertaining to storytelling and visualization are explained in the book through Tableau.

Features

This book will be helpful for professionals, graduate students and senior undergraduate students in Manufacturing Engineering, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Visualization.

This book explains use of data science-based techniques for modeling and providing optimal solutions to complex problems in civil engineering. It discusses civil engineering problems like air, water and land pollution, climate crisis, transportation infrastructures, traffic and travel modes, mobility services, and so forth. Divided into two sections, the first one deals with the basics of data science and essential mathematics while the second section covers pertinent applications in structural and environmental engineering, construction management, and transportation.

Features:

This book aims at senior undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and Applied Data Science.

This book explains use of data science-based techniques for modeling and providing optimal solutions to complex problems in civil engineering. It discusses civil engineering problems like air, water and land pollution, climate crisis, transportation infrastructures, traffic and travel modes, mobility services, and so forth. Divided into two sections, the first one deals with the basics of data science and essential mathematics while the second section covers pertinent applications in structural and environmental engineering, construction management, and transportation.

Features:

This book aims at senior undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and Applied Data Science.

This book explores the growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in both industry and academia. It evaluates and justifies AI applications while enhancing trust in AI outcomes and aiding comprehension of AI feature development. Key topics include an overview of explainable AI, black box model understanding, interpretability techniques, practical XAI applications, and future trends and challenges in XAI.

Technical topics discussed in the book include:

This book explores the growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in both industry and academia. It evaluates and justifies AI applications while enhancing trust in AI outcomes and aiding comprehension of AI feature development. Key topics include an overview of explainable AI, black box model understanding, interpretability techniques, practical XAI applications, and future trends and challenges in XAI.

Technical topics discussed in the book include:

This book discusses the use of converged technology, a rapidly growing area that enhancements smart devices, communication, Internet of things (IoT), and augmented reality (AR). The book also explores the need for convergence of IoT and AR for various purposes, like personalized services, context awareness, and bridging the gap between the physical and digital world. Furthermore, it examines the implementation of IoT and AR in use cases to define pathways that allow application developers to design modern solutions to satisfy requirements like scalability, abstraction and security. Featuring an introduction, and covering sensing techniques, and effective architecture in AR-based IoT real-time use cases, the book also addresses the issues and challenges in designing standard architecture and middleware to support diverse applications. Given its scope, it is a valuable resource for teachers and students in engineering, as well as researchers, developers, and users working in multi-disciplinary areas.

Considering the overall situation of the current pandemic and pertinent recommendations, this book focuses on the use of augmented reality (AR) applications for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks along with techniques, tools, and platforms to achieve social distancing.and sanitization. COVID-19 Public Health Measures: An Augmented Reality Perspective contains theoretical and practical knowledge of AR and remedies on how to cope with the pandemic, including multiple use cases along with a set of recommendations. This book illustrates application building using open-source software with an interactive interface to aid impaired users. The initial part of this book emphasizes the basic knowledge of AR, technology, devices, and rest of the relevant theories. This book is aimed at researchers, students of AR, technical healthcare professionals, and practitioners.

Key Features:

• Consists of an extensive introduction to the terminologies and components of AR

• Provides in-depth knowledge of various tools and techniques used in AR

• Introduces various platforms and software development kits (SDKs) such as Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, and Vuforia

• Gives a step-by-step guide for the development of an AR app

• Describes how AR can be used specifically by impaired users not only in the situation of current pandemic but also in normal situations thus simplifying day-to-day activities

Considering the overall situation of the current pandemic and pertinent recommendations, this book focuses on the use of augmented reality (AR) applications for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks along with techniques, tools, and platforms to achieve social distancing.and sanitization. COVID-19 Public Health Measures: An Augmented Reality Perspective contains theoretical and practical knowledge of AR and remedies on how to cope with the pandemic, including multiple use cases along with a set of recommendations. This book illustrates application building using open-source software with an interactive interface to aid impaired users. The initial part of this book emphasizes the basic knowledge of AR, technology, devices, and rest of the relevant theories. This book is aimed at researchers, students of AR, technical healthcare professionals, and practitioners.

Key Features:

• Consists of an extensive introduction to the terminologies and components of AR

• Provides in-depth knowledge of various tools and techniques used in AR

• Introduces various platforms and software development kits (SDKs) such as Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, and Vuforia

• Gives a step-by-step guide for the development of an AR app

• Describes how AR can be used specifically by impaired users not only in the situation of current pandemic but also in normal situations thus simplifying day-to-day activities

With the tremendous growth and availability of the data, this book covers understanding the data, while telling a story with visualization including basic concepts about the data, the relationship and the visualizations. All the technical details that include installation and building the different visualizations are explained in a clear and systematic way. Various aspects pertaining to storytelling and visualization are explained in the book through Tableau.

Features

This book will be helpful for professionals, graduate students and senior undergraduate students in Manufacturing Engineering, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Visualization.

With the tremendous growth and availability of the data, this book covers understanding the data, while telling a story with visualization including basic concepts about the data, the relationship and the visualizations. All the technical details that include installation and building the different visualizations are explained in a clear and systematic way. Various aspects pertaining to storytelling and visualization are explained in the book through Tableau.

Features

This book will be helpful for professionals, graduate students and senior undergraduate students in Manufacturing Engineering, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Visualization.

This book explains use of data science-based techniques for modeling and providing optimal solutions to complex problems in civil engineering. It discusses civil engineering problems like air, water and land pollution, climate crisis, transportation infrastructures, traffic and travel modes, mobility services, and so forth. Divided into two sections, the first one deals with the basics of data science and essential mathematics while the second section covers pertinent applications in structural and environmental engineering, construction management, and transportation.

Features:

This book aims at senior undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and Applied Data Science.

This book explains use of data science-based techniques for modeling and providing optimal solutions to complex problems in civil engineering. It discusses civil engineering problems like air, water and land pollution, climate crisis, transportation infrastructures, traffic and travel modes, mobility services, and so forth. Divided into two sections, the first one deals with the basics of data science and essential mathematics while the second section covers pertinent applications in structural and environmental engineering, construction management, and transportation.

Features:

This book aims at senior undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and Applied Data Science.

This book explores the growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in both industry and academia. It evaluates and justifies AI applications while enhancing trust in AI outcomes and aiding comprehension of AI feature development. Key topics include an overview of explainable AI, black box model understanding, interpretability techniques, practical XAI applications, and future trends and challenges in XAI.

Technical topics discussed in the book include:

This book explores the growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in both industry and academia. It evaluates and justifies AI applications while enhancing trust in AI outcomes and aiding comprehension of AI feature development. Key topics include an overview of explainable AI, black box model understanding, interpretability techniques, practical XAI applications, and future trends and challenges in XAI.

Technical topics discussed in the book include:

This book discusses the use of converged technology, a rapidly growing area that enhancements smart devices, communication, Internet of things (IoT), and augmented reality (AR). The book also explores the need for convergence of IoT and AR for various purposes, like personalized services, context awareness, and bridging the gap between the physical and digital world. Furthermore, it examines the implementation of IoT and AR in use cases to define pathways that allow application developers to design modern solutions to satisfy requirements like scalability, abstraction and security. Featuring an introduction, and covering sensing techniques, and effective architecture in AR-based IoT real-time use cases, the book also addresses the issues and challenges in designing standard architecture and middleware to support diverse applications. Given its scope, it is a valuable resource for teachers and students in engineering, as well as researchers, developers, and users working in multi-disciplinary areas.