Abstractions blog algorithms computer science All topics In life, we sometimes have to make decisions without all the information we want; that’s true in computer science, too. This is the realm of ...

Researchers at the University of Rochester have designed a computer algorithm that can recognize drunk tweets.

But a new proof shows that for the quintessential path-finding problem, one algorithm is close to ideal: Assuming worst-case traffic patterns, it’s the best approach on every possible street grid.

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

Computer scientists have written a network flow algorithm that computes almost as fast as is mathematically possible. This algorithm computes the maximum traffic flow with minimum transport costs ...

Toward a code-breaking quantum computer Date: August 23, 2024 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller ...