The human brain, still in 2024 the great beyond of biological engineering, operates with a complexity that has long inspired technological advancements. In the ethos of Web4, comprising the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Computing, and self-healing hardware, we observe remarkable parallels to the brain’s functionality. This section explores these similarities, positing that insights from neuroscience can inform and enhance the development of Web4 technologies. Through a detailed comparison, we illustrate how the brain’s mechanisms of decision-making, self-repair, and resilience can be mirrored in these cutting-edge emerging technologies.

Water Bears, or tardigrades, are microscopic animals renowned for their extreme resilience and adaptability. Their ability to withstand harsh conditions such as extreme temperatures, radiation, and desiccation makes them a versatile subject of study in various scientific fields. This paper offers the hypothesis how the biological mechanisms of tardigrades can serve as a comparative baseline for developing Web4 technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and self-healing hardware. Equally, the paper will equally challenge the same assumptions, with the intent of further validation, via the scientific method.

The book focuses on the integration of intelligent communication systems, control systems, and devices related to all aspects of engineering and sciences. It includes high-quality research papers from the 3rd international conference, ICICCD 2018, organized by the Department of Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Engineering at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun on 21–22 December 2018. Covering a range of recent advances in intelligent communication, intelligent control and intelligent devices., the book presents original research and findings as well as researchers’ and industrial practitioners’ practical development experiences of.

Class-tested and coherent, this textbook teaches classical and web information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. It gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections. All the important ideas are explained using examples and figures, making it perfect for introductory courses in information retrieval for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science. Based on feedback from extensive classroom experience, the book has been carefully structured in order to make teaching more natural and effective. Slides and additional exercises (with solutions for lecturers) are also available through the book's supporting website to help course instructors prepare their lectures.

Sabine Niederer. Networked Content Analysis: The Case of Climate Change. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2019.

Foreword. A transformed scientific method. Earth and environment. Health and wellbeing. Scientific infrastructure. Scholarly communication.

This book, in conjunction with the volume CCIS 49, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second World Summit, WSKS 2009, held in Chania, Crete, Greece, in September 2008. The 62 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are deal with information technologies - knowledge management systems - e-business and business, organizational and inter-organizational information systems for the Knowledge Society, knowledge, learning, education, learning technologies and e-learning for the Knowledge Society, social and humanistic computing for the Knowledge Society – emerging technologies for the society and the humanity, culture and cultural heritage - technology for culture management - management of tourism and entertainment - tourism networks in the Knowledge Society, e-government and e-democracy in the Knowledge Society, innovation, sustainable development and strategic management for the Knowledge Society, service science, management, engineering, and technology, intellectual and human capital development in the Knowledge Society, advanced applications for environmental protection and green economy management, future prospects for the Knowledge Society: from foresight studies to projects and public policies, technologies and business models for the creative industries.