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  • © 2021

Trends and Applications in Information Systems and Technologies

Volume 1

  • Presents recent research on information systems and technology
  • Features the proceedings of the 9th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'21) which took place at Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, on 30–31 March and 1–2 April 2021
  • Written by experts in the field

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC, volume 1365)

Conference series link(s): WorldCIST: World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies

Conference proceedings info: WorldCIST 2021.

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Table of contents (56 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Intelligent and Decision Support Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Using Kinect to Detect Gait Movement in Alzheimer Patients

      • David Castillo-Salazar, Laura Lanzarini, Cesar Guevara, Héctor Gómez Alvarado
      Pages 14-28
    3. Artificial Intelligence Based Strategy for Vessel Decision Support System

      • Andrius Daranda, Gintautas Dzemyda
      Pages 49-58
    4. Improved Multi-scale Fusion of Attention Network for Hyperspectral Image Classification

      • Fengqi Zhang, Lina Yang, Hailong Su, Patrick Shen-Pei Wang
      Pages 59-68
    5. Predictive Models in the Assessment of Tax Fraud Evidences

      • Fabíola Cristina Venturini, Ricardo Mattos Chaim
      Pages 69-79
    6. Mobile Manipulator Robot Control Through Virtual Hardware in the Loop

      • Byron S. Jorque, Jéssica D. Mollocana, Jessica S. Ortiz, Víctor H. Andaluz
      Pages 80-91
    7. Modelling a Deep Learning Framework for Recognition of Human Actions on Video

      • Flávio Santos, Dalila Durães, Francisco Marcondes, Marco Gomes, Filipe Gonçalves, Joaquim Fonseca et al.
      Pages 104-112
    8. Torque Control of a Robotic Manipulator Joint Using LQG and LMI-Based Strategies with LTR

      • José N. N. Júnior, Gabriel F. Machado, Darielson A. Souza, Josias G. Batista, Ismael S. Bezerra, Antônio B. S. Júnior et al.
      Pages 113-122
    9. Forecasting the Retirement Age: A Bayesian Model Ensemble Approach

      • Jorge M. Bravo, Mercedes Ayuso
      Pages 123-135
    10. Using Bayesian Dialysis and Tetrads to Detect the Persistent Characteristics of Fraud

      • Ignacio González García, Alfonso Mateos
      Pages 136-145
    11. Benchmark of Encoders of Nominal Features for Regression

      • Diogo Seca, João Mendes-Moreira
      Pages 146-155
    12. Optimizing Model Training in Interactive Learning Scenarios

      • Davide Carneiro, Miguel Guimarães, Mariana Carvalho, Paulo Novais
      Pages 156-165
    13. Early Prediction of student’s Performance in Higher Education: A Case Study

      • Mónica V. Martins, Daniel Tolledo, Jorge Machado, Luís M. T. Baptista, Valentim Realinho
      Pages 166-175
    14. Object Detection in Rural Roads Through SSD and YOLO Framework

      • Luis Barba-Guaman, Jose Eugenio Naranjo, Anthony Ortiz, Juan Guillermo Pinzon Gonzalez
      Pages 176-185
    15. Study of MRI-Based Biomarkers on Patients with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Using Artificial Intelligence

      • Fátima Solange Silva, Tiago Gil Oliveira, Victor Alves
      Pages 186-196

About this book

​This book is composed of a selection of articles from The 2021 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'21), held online between 30 and 31 of March and 1 and 2 of April 2021 at Hangra de Heroismo, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal.

WorldCIST is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences and challenges of modern information systems and technologies research, together with their technological development and applications.

The main topics covered are:  A) Information and Knowledge Management; B) Organizational Models and Information Systems; C) Software and Systems Modeling; D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools; E) Multimedia Systems and Applications; F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems; H) Big Data Analytics and Applications; I) Human–Computer Interaction; J) Ethics, Computers & Security; K) Health Informatics; L) Information Technologies in Education; M) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications; N) Technologies for Biomedical Applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • ISEG, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Álvaro Rocha

  • College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Hojjat Adeli

  • Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Gintautas Dzemyda

  • DCT, Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal

    Fernando Moreira

  • Department of Information Sciences, University of Sheffield, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ana Maria Ramalho Correia

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eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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