- Provides a comprehensive, current, and interdisciplinary treatment of the field of Human Computation
- Gathers into one volume contributions from leading scientists, visionaries, authors, and practitioners
- Divided into nine comprehensive sections for easy reference
- Enriches understanding of the field through historical and visionary chapters that transcend the technical scope of competitive literature
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- About this book
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This volume addresses the emerging area of human computation, The chapters, written by leading international researchers, explore existing and future opportunities to combine the respective strengths of both humans and machines in order to create powerful problem-solving capabilities. The book bridges scientific communities, capturing and integrating the unique perspective and achievements of each. It coalesces contributions from industry and across related disciplines in order to motivate, define, and anticipate the future of this exciting new frontier in science and cultural evolution. Readers can expect to find valuable contributions covering Foundations; Application Domains; Techniques and Modalities; Infrastructure and Architecture; Algorithms; Participation; Analysis; Policy and Security and the Impact of Human Computation. Researchers and professionals will find the Handbook of Human Computation a valuable reference tool. The breadth of content also provides a thorough foundation for students of the field.
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From the book reviews:
“This 1,000-plus page volume attempts to categorize the various aspects of ‘human computation’ and its evolution. … Each chapter ends with a conclusion or summary and a well-constructed collection of references. The 20-page index reflects a concern for referencing material between chapters and should serve the reader well. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (J. Beidler, Choice, Vol. 51 (11), August, 2014)
- Table of contents (79 chapters)
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Foundations in Human Computation
Pages 3-4
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Patterns of Connection
Pages 5-12
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Human Computation and Divided Labor
Pages 13-23
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Ant Colonies as a Model of Human Computation
Pages 25-37
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Parallels in Neural and Human Communication Networks
Pages 39-49
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Table of contents (79 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Handbook of Human Computation
- Editors
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- Pietro Michelucci
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4614-8806-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-8806-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4614-8805-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-4815-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XLI, 1059
- Number of Illustrations
- 42 b/w illustrations, 209 illustrations in colour
- Topics
