Includes bibliographical references and author index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The LNCS series reports state-of-the-art results in computer science research, development, and education, at a high level and in both printed and electronic form. Enjoying tight cooperation with the R&D community, with numerous individuals, as well as with prestigious organizations and societies, LNCS has grown into the most comprehensive computer science research forum available
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hot topics (introducing emergent topics to the broader community)
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In parallel to the printed book, each new volume is published electronically in LNCS Online. Book jacket
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More recently, several color-cover sublines have been added featuring, beyond a collection of papers, various added-value components; these sublines include
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post-proceedings (consisting of thoroughly revised final full papers)
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proceedings (published in time for the respective conference)
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research monographs (which may be based on outstanding PhD work, research projects, technical reports, etc.)
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state-of-the-art-Surveys (offering complete and mediated coverage of a topic)
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The scope of LNCS, including its subseries LNAI and LNBI, spans the whole range of computer science and information technology including interdisciplinary topics in a variety of application fields. The type of material published traditionally includes
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tutorials (textbook-like monographs or collections of lectures given at advanced courses)