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Wiley Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering, 6-volume set, includes over 450 A to Z articles addressing the latest advances and findings in computer science and engineering, in addition to important topics of interest to computer scientists and engineers, including standards, electronic commerce, financial engineering, and computer education. Each article is written by an expert in his or her particular specialty and is peer-reviewed by two other experts to ensure that it is clear and precise. References and website of related interest accompany every article.

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Benjamin W. Wah received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, in 1979. He is currently the Franklin W. Woeltge Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Professor of the Coordinated Science Laboratory of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Previously, he had served on the faculty of Purdue University (1979-85), and as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (1988-89).

Dr. Wah has served as editor of a number of jounals:

Knowledge and Information Systems (Honorary Editor-in-Chief: since 1998),
IEEE Trans. on Knowledge and Data Engineering (Editor-in-Chief: 1993-96; Associate Editor-in-Chief: 1989-92),
Information Science (Associate Editor: 1988-93, 2004-present; Senior Associate Editor: 1988-2003),
Int'l Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools (Editor: 1991-present),
Neural Processing Letters (Editor: 1999-present),
World Wide Web Journal (Editor: 2001-present),
Chinese Journal on Electronics (Editor: 1996-present),
IEEE Trans. on Software Engineering (Editor: 1985-88),
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Area Editor: 1985-95, Advisory Board: 1999-present),
Journal of VLSI Signal Processing (Editor: 1994-present),
Parallel Algorithms and Applications (Editor: 1997-2004),

He has served in the IEEE Computer Society as

Past President (2002),
President (2001),
President-Elect (2000),
Elected First Vice President for Publications (1999),
Elected Second Vice President for Publications (1998),
Treasurer and Executive Committee member (1997),
Elected Governing Board member (1989-93, 1996-98),
Publications Board (1989-1996),
Press Activities Board (1991-1996),
Membership Activities Board (1993),
Computer Society representative to IEEE Neural Network Council (1992-93, 1995-1998),
Fellow Evaluation Committee (member: 1993-95, vice chair: 1996, chair 1997),
Distinguished Visitor (1983-86, 1989-92).

Abstract Data Types
Active Contours: Snakes
Active Database Systems
Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Addressing: Direct and Indirect
Agent Technology
Agent-Oriented Software Engineering
Agile Software Development
Aircraft Computers
Algebraic Coding Theory
Algebraic Geometry
Algorithm Based Fault Tolerant Cryptography
Algorithmic Music
Analog-to-Digital Conversion in the Early 21st Century
Analytical Customer Relationship Management
Answer Set Programming
Approximation Theory
Artificial Intelligence Languages
Artificial Neural Networks
Aspect-Oriented Software Development: An Introduction
Assembly Language
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks
Authorization, Access Control, Information Flow
Automated Theorem Proving
Automatic Test Generation
Autonomous Decentralized Systems
Autonomous Surveillance Systems
Autonomy-Oriented Computing (AOC)
Backtracking
Bayesian Belief Networks
Behavioral Sciences and Computing
Bioinformatic Databases
Bioinformatics
Biologically Inspired Neural Computation
Biology Computing
Capability Maturity Models (CMM)
Carry Logic
CD-ROMs and Computer Systems
Cerebellar Model Arithmetic Computer
Choice Uncertainty Principle
Chomsky Hierarchy
Class and Object
Clusters and Grids
Cognitive Systems and Cognitive Architectures
Collaborative Virtual Environments: Applications
Collaborative Virtual Environments: System Architectures
Collaborative Virtual Environments: Web-based Issues
Color Models
Color Perception
Communication Processors for Wireless Systems
Communication-Induced Checkpointing Protocols and Rollback-Dependency Trackability
Component-Based Software Engineering
Computability
Computational Complexity Theory
Computational Intelligence
Computational Materials Physics
Computational Number Theory
Computer Animation
Computer Architecture
Computer Engineering Education
Computer Games
Computer Music Composition/Analysis
Computer Supported Asynchronous Learning: The Relevance of Communication and Facilitation
Computer-Aided Instruction
Computerized Dictionaries: Integrating Portable Devices, Translation Software and Web Dictionaries to Maximize Learning
Computing Accreditation: Evolution and Trends Associated with United States Accrediting Agencies
Computing Pre-University: Challenges in K-12 Computing Education
Computing Pre-University: Primary Computing Education
Computing Pre-University: Secondary Level Computing Curricula
Concurrent Programming
Content-Based Multimedia Retrieval
Contour Tracking
Convex Optimization
Cooperative Database Systems
Cooperative XML (CoXML) Query Answering
Coordination & Synchronization: Designing Practical Detectors for Large-Scale Distributed Systems
Crowd Simulation
Cryptography
Cybernetics
Data Analysis
Data Classification
Data Communication
Data Compression
Data Compression Codes, Lossy
Data Handling in Intelligent Transportation Systems
Data Mining
Data Privacy
Data Search Engine
Data Security
Data Storage on Magnetic Disks
Data Structures and Algorithms
Data Warehouse
Database Languages
Dataflow Computers: Their History and Future
Decision Support Systems: Foundations and Variations
Deductive Databases
Design Patterns
Digital Arithmetic
Digital Sound Synthesis for Multimedia Audio
Dimensionality Reduction
Discrete Event Systems: Untimed Models and their Analysis
Disk Storage
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