Quantum algorithm beats classical tools on complement sampling tasks

Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform ...
Dot Physics on MSN

Python physics lesson 19: Learn how Monte Carlo approximates pi

Explore Python Physics Lesson 19 and learn how the Monte Carlo method can approximate Pi with simple yet powerful simulations. In this lesson, we break down the Monte Carlo technique step by step, ...
The Stanford Daily

Stanford grads develop cryptocurrency for smartphone users to increase its accessibility

Though it began just this year, the Pi Network already has more than 500,000 users, and it aims to be accessible to everyone with a smartphone. Nicolas Kokkalis Ph.D. ’13, Chengdiao Fan Ph.D. ’14, ...
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 ...
IEEE

Approximation Algorithms for Constructing Steiner Forest with Specific Material with Fixed Length

Abstract: In this paper, we consider the problem of constructing Steiner forest with specific material with fixed length. Specifically, given a weighted undirected graph, where each edge has an ...
Privacy International

PI alerts regulator about the use of algorithms by the UK Government and their impact on migrants

UK Home Office’s uses two algorithms for immigration purposes seemingly without sufficient safeguards to protect the right to privacy and meet data protection standards. Migrants appear to be subject ...
GitHub

VortexOracle.efi - EDK2 DXE Driver for Resonant Pi Computation

VortexOracle.efi is a UEFI DXE (Driver Execution Environment) driver built for the EDK2 framework. It implements a hardware-oracle primitive that computes a resonant approximation of π using a ...