Handbook of Human Computation [Hardcover]

This volume addresses the emerging area of human computation, The chapters, written by leading international researchers, explore existing and future opportunities to combine the respective strengths of both humans and machines in order to create powerful problem-solving capabilities. The book bridges scientific communities, capturing and integrating the unique perspective and achievements of each. It coalesces contributions from industry and across related disciplines in order to motivate, define, and anticipate the future of this exciting new frontier in science and cultural evolution. Readers can expect to find valuable contributions covering Foundations; Application Domains; Techniques and Modalities; Infrastructure and Architecture; Algorithms; Participation; Analysis; Policy and Security and the Impact of Human Computation. Researchers and professionals will find the Handbook of Human Computation a valuable reference tool. The breadth of content also provides a thorough foundation for students of the field.

Foundations in Human Computation.- Patterns of Connection.- Human Computation and Divided Labor: The Precursors of Modern Crowdsourcing.- Ant Colonies as a Model of Human Computation.- From Neural to Human Communication.- The Psychopathology of Information Processing Systems.- Information and Computation.- Epistemological Issues in Human Computation.- Synthesis and Taxonomy of Human Computation.- Human Computation in the Wild.- Human Computation for Disaster Response.- The Virtuous Circle of the Quantified Self: A Human Computation Approach to Improved Health Outcomes.- Knowledge Engineering via Human Computation.- Human Computation in Citizen Science.- Human Computation as an Educational Opportunity.- Search and Discovery Through Human Computation.- Human Computation in Electronic Literature.- Human Computation for Information Retrieval.- Human Computation-Enabled Network Analysis for a Systemic Credit Risk Rating.- Innovation via Human ComputationlÓ"