Internet Computing

Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Internet-Based Technologies

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This book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of contemporary, emerging and future technologies and services in Internet computing. It covers essential concepts such as distributed systems architectures and web technologies, contemporary paradigms such as cloud computing and the Internet of things, and emerging technologies like distributed ledger technologies and fog computing. The book also highlights the interconnection and recombination of these Internet-based technologies, which together form a critical information infrastructure with major impacts on individuals, organizations, governments, economies, and society as a whole.

Intended as a textbook for upper undergraduate and graduate classes, it features a wealth of examples, learning goals and summaries for every chapter, numerous recommendations for further reading, and questions for checking students’ comprehension. A dedicated author website offers additional teaching material and more elaborate examples. Accordingly, the book enables students and young professionals in IT-related fields to familiarize themselves with the Internet’s basic mechanisms, and with the most promising Internet-based technologies of our time.

Title
Internet Computing
Subtitle
Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Internet-Based Technologies
Author
Ali Sunyaev
Pages
413
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
eBook ISBN
978-3-030-34957-8
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-34957-8
Hardcover ISBN
978-3-030-34956-1

About the Author

Ali Sunyaev is Director of the Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) and a Professor of Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His research interests are reliable and purposeful software and information systems within the scope of of critical infrastructures, cloud computing services, information security solutions, trustworthy AI, commercial application of AI algorithms, auditing/certification of IT, and innovative health IT applications. His research work also accounts for the multifaceted use contexts of digital technologies with research on human behavior affecting IT applications and vice versa.