Algorithm-based strategy shows promise in reducing urban poverty

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, aid organizations worldwide struggled to identify vulnerable households quickly and fairly. Many people who needed help were left behind.

Thinking Machines challenges OpenAI's AI scaling strategy: 'First superintelligence will be a superhuman learner'

Thinking Machines Lab challenges OpenAI’s scaling-first approach to artificial intelligence, arguing that true ...
IEEE

Efficient Approximation Algorithms for Several Positive Influence Dominating Set Problems in Social Networks

Abstract: Identifying positive influence dominating set (PIDS) with the smallest cardinality can produce positive effect with the minimal cost on a social network. The purpose of this article is to ...
Wired

A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...
JSTOR Daily

Assessment of proposed maximum power point tracking–unity power factor algorithms for optimum operation permanent magnet synchronous generator–based wind turbine

Wind Engineering, Vol. 45, No. 2 (April 2021), pp. 381-399 (19 pages) It is very important to select proper maximum power point tracking algorithm in order to achieve best performance and low cost for ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Gabay, D. and Mercier, B. (1976) A Dual Algorithm for the Solution of Nonlinear Variational Problems via Finite Element Approximations. Computers & mathematics with ...

ABSTRACT: In this paper, an alternating direction nonmonotone approximate Newton algorithm (ADNAN) based on nonmonotone line search is developed for solving inverse problems. It is shown that ADNAN ...
pv magazine International

Quantum algorithm for photovoltaic maximum power point tracking

An international research team has developed a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm based on quantum computing for real-time maximum power point tracking (MPPT) implementation in PV systems.
Science Daily

Researchers develop fastest possible flow algorithm

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 for ...