This book introduces educational units with various recent trends in Computing and Information Sciences. Chapters include comprehensive information on different topics such as: l Evoultion of Processor Architecture l Hybrid Systems l Support Vector Machines l Paritioning Techniques for Reconfigurable Computing l Pattern Recongnition: Soft Computing Approach and Data Mining l Web-Based Information Storage, Processing and Retrieval l Intelligent Information Retrieval Systems l Web Intelligence l Computer Based Interfaces for People with Special Needs l Innovative Approach to Introduction of Computer Science to Very Small Domain l ‘Empty Space’: A Complementary Domain for Image Features l Mathematical Physics and Life l Post-Genomics Computational Biology

Preface / Evolution of Processor Architecture: V. Rajaraman / Hybrid Systems: An Overview of Analysis, Synthesis and Reachability Issues: R.K. Shyamasundar / An Introduction to Support Vector machines: P.S. Sastry / Partitioning Techniques for Reconfigurable Computing: L.M. Patnaik & Karthik S. / Pattern Recognition: Soft Computing Approach and Data mining: S. K. Pal / Web-Based Information Storage, Processing and Retrieval: S. M. Krishna, S. Chattopadhyay & R. Mall / Intelligent Information Retrieval Systems: M.T. Martin-Valdivia, L.A. Urena-Lopez, F. Martinez-Santiago & M. Garcia-Vega / From Computational to Wen intelligence: N. Cercone, L. Hou, V. Sekelj & Aijun An / Computer Based Interfaces for People with Special Needs: A. Basu / Introducing Computer Science to Very Small Children: An Innovative Approach: Marina Cicin-Sain / ‘Empty Space’: A Complementary Domain for Image Features: G. J. van Tonder & Y. Ejima / Mathematical Physics and Life: A. Patel / Current Status of Post-Genomics Computation Biology: H.A. Nagarajaram & S.E. Hasnain

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