Michele Samorani, an assistant professor at Santa Clara University and lead author of the study, explains exactly how a well-intentioned software program can make racially-biased scheduling decisions.

Scheduling algorithms lie at the heart of manufacturing systems optimisation by determining the order and allocation of tasks to resources. Their development is crucial for minimising production ...

Short Term vs. Long Term Scheduling. Most computer operating systems must multi-task. They use a scheduling algorithm that decides which of the many processes can be run at any given time. It puts ...

Toronto $17M scheduling system 'playing Russian roulette' with patient lives, this paramedic warns City paying for risk assessment, says 'frustrating' software glitches are not public safety risk ...

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