Jie Wang Books

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Annual International Conference on Computing and Combinatorics, COCOON 2001, held in Guilin, China, in August 2001.The 50 revised full papers and 16 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 97 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on complexity theory, computational biology, computational geometry, data structures and algorithms, games and combinatorics, graph algorithms and complexity, graph drawing, graph theory, online algorithms, randomized and average-case algorithms, Steiner trees, systems algorithms and modeling, and computability.

Exploring the evolution of astronomical observation, this book recounts the stories of 13 key ground-based observatories and 14 groundbreaking space probes. It chronicles significant milestones from the early Hooker Telescope to modern advancements like the JWST and FAST. The narrative covers a wide array of targets, including our solar system, the Milky Way, and cosmic phenomena such as dark matter. Written for curious readers of all ages, it presents complex discoveries in an engaging way, making the history of astronomy both fun and accessible.

Focusing on the responsibilities of Internet Service Providers regarding copyright infringement, this book explores the legal frameworks in the US, EU, and China. It critically analyzes existing responsibility rules and advocates for interpretations or revisions that would enhance the operational freedom of hosting ISPs across these regions. The comparative approach highlights the complexities of copyright law and its implications for internet governance.