New computational tool could help design futuristic turbines for jet engines
Will it be possible to design materials that are unfazed by extreme temperatures in the near future?
Apr 15, 2021
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News tagged with mathematical algorithms
Computer Sciences
Classic math problem solved: Computer scientists have developed a superb algorithm for finding the shortest route
One of the most classic algorithmic problems deals with calculating the shortest path between two points. A more complicated variant of the problem is when the route traverses a changing network—whether this be a road network ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Using math to study paintings to learn more about the evolution of art history
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in Korea and one in Estonia has found a way to use math to study paintings to learn more about the evolution of art history in the western world. In their paper ...
Machine learning & AI
A-level results: Why algorithms get things so wrong, and what we can do to fix them
The scale of public anger over the automated downgrading of thousands of students' A-level results highlights how much social and political power algorithmic decision-making now has. As well as students' grades, algorithms ...
Aug 20, 2020
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The most human algorithm
It is now possible to predict who the best candidate for receiving an organ transplant is, know whether clients of a bank will return the loans they request, choose the films that best coincide with the interests of consumers, ...
Jan 31, 2020
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Security
Critical flaw demonstrated in common digital security algorithm
Cryptographic experts at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the French national research institute for digital sciences INRIA in Paris, have demonstrated a critical security flaw in a commonly ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Defining blameworthiness to help make AI moral
Say 100 people live near a lake. If at least 10 of them overfish this year, the entire fish population will die out. Each assumes at least 10 others will overfish, and there won't be anything left to fish in the coming years.
Mar 28, 2019
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Team develops mathematical solver for analog computers
Your computer performs most tasks well. For word processing, certain computations, graphic arts and web surfing, the digital box on your desk is the best tool for the job. But the way your computer works, with its style of ...
Dec 12, 2018
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