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Conference Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering.

Title Frontiers of engineering : reports on leading-edge engineering from the 2007 symposium / National Academy of Engineering of the National Academy.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 195 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note "The 2007 symposium was held September 24-26, and was hosted by Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington"--Preface.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Engineering trustworthy computer systems: -- Introduction / Ana I. Anton and John Dunagan -- Privacy in a networked world / Rebecca N. Wright -- Unifying disparate tools in software security / Greg Morrisett -- Usable security: oxymoron or challenge? / Diana K. Smetters -- Control of protein conformations: -- Introduction / Donald J. Leo -- Evolutionary design of proteins / Rama Ranganathan -- Lighting up the mechanome / Matthew J. Lang -- Biotechnology for fuels and chemicals: -- Introduction / Richard T. Elander and Vijay Singh -- Corn-based materials / Sanjay V. Malhotra, Vineet Kumar, Anthony East, and Michael Jaffe -- Process review of lignocellulose biochemical conversion to fuel ethanol / Bruce S. Dien -- Sustainable biorefineries / Carina Maria Alles and Robin Jenkins -- Modeling and simulating human behavior:-- Introduction / Christian Lebiere and Robert Wray -- Computational cognitive neuroscience and its applications / Laurent Itti -- Barriers, bridges and progress in cognitive modeling for military applications / Kevin A. Gluck -- Modeling of culturally affected human behavior / Michael van Lent, Mark Core, Steve Solomon, Milton Rosenberg, Ryan McAlinden, and Paul Carpenter -- Safe water technologies: -- Introduction / Carol R. Rego and Paul K. Westerhoff -- Ultraviolet irradiation: an age-old emerging technology for water treatment / Karl G. Linden -- Membrane processes to address the global challenge of desalination / Amy E. Childress -- Biological treatments of drinking water / Jess C. Brown -- Distribution systems: the next frontier / Vanessa L. Speight.
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Subject Engineering -- Research -- Congresses.
Engineering -- Research.
Engineering -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Engineering -- Technological innovations.
Engineering.
Systems engineering -- Congresses.
Systems engineering -- Congresses.
Proteins -- Conformation -- Congresses.
Proteins -- Conformation.
Fuel -- Biotechnology -- Congresses.
Fuel.
Biotechnology.
Water -- Purification -- Congresses.
Water -- Purification.
Human behavior -- Computer simulation -- Congresses.
Human behavior -- Computer simulation.
Human behavior.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Other Form: Print version: Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering. Frontiers of engineering. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008 0309112532 9780309112536 (OCoLC)198756678
ISBN 9780309112543 (electronic book)
0309112540 (electronic book)
9780309112536
0309112532