Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and Inference

With minimal prerequisites, the book starts from the basics of probability and model fitting and works up to real examples that the reader can implement and modify to build useful vision systems. Primarily meant for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the detailed methodological presentation will also be useful for practitioners of computer vision.

Title Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and Inference
Author(s) Simon J. D. Prince
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 31, 2012)
Hardcover 632 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107011795
ISBN-13:978-1107011793
eBook: http://www.computervisionmodels.com/

Voice Communication with Computers: Conversational Systems

 An overview of the operating theory and practical applications of voice processing technology. From the basics of telephonics, to speech recognition and coding and language processing, all the essential concepts are explored, with an emphasis on applied science.

Title Voice Communication with Computers: Conversational Systems
Author(s) Christopher Schmandt
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Computer (September 1993)
Paperback 319 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0442239351
ISBN-13: 978-0442239350
eBook: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences

Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guideliness

 Although recent findings show the public increasingly interacting with government Web sites, a common problem is that people can’t find what they’re looking for. In other words, the sites lack usability. The Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines aid in correcting this problem by providing the latest Web design guidance from the research and other forms of evidence. This unique publication has been updated from its earlier version to include over 40 new or updated research guidelines, bringing the total to 209. Primary audiences for the book are: Web managers, designers, and all staff involved in the creation of Web sites. Topics in the book include: home page design, page and site navigation, graphics and images, effective Web content writing, and search. A new section on usability testing guidance has been added. Experts from across government, industry, and academia have reviewed and contributed to the development of the Guidelines. And, since their introduction in 2003, the Guidelines have been widely used by government, private, and academic institutions to improve Web design.

Title Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines
Author(s) Health and Human Services Dept. (U.S.)
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (August 15, 2006); Usability.gov (2010)
Paperback 294 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0160762707
ISBN-13: 978-0160762703
eBook: http://guidelines.usability.gov/

User Interfaces

 Bringing together the results of more than 300 new design studies, an understanding of people, knowledge of hardware and software capabilities, and the author’s practical experience gained from 45 years of work with display-based systems, this book addresses interface and screen design from the user’s perspective. You will learn how to create an effective design methodology, design and organize screens and Web pages that encourage efficient comprehension and execution, and create screen icons and graphics that make displays easier and more comfortable to use. 

Title User Interfaces
Author(s) Rita Matrai
Publisher: IN-TECH (May 2010)
Paperback 270 pages
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-953-307-084-1
eBook: http://www.intechopen.com/books/user-interfaces