Xanadu Develops Quantum Algorithm Closing in on Chemistry’s Toughest Challenge

Xanadu (Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc.), a world leader in photonic quantum computing, today announced the publication of a ...
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Why reinforcement learning breaks at scale, and how a new method fixes it

From autonomous cars to video games, reinforcement learning (machine learning through interaction with environments) can have an important impact. That may feel especially true, for example, when ...
Scientific Research Publishing

P. Grzegorzewski, “Trapezoidal Approximations of Fuzzy Numbers Preserving the Expected Interval—Algorithms and Properties,” Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Vol. 159, No. 11, 2008 ...

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we introduce a method to obtain the nearest trapezoidal approximation of fuzzy numbers so that preserving conditions expect interval and include the core of a fuzzy number.
IEEE

Approximation Algorithms for Computing Virtual Backbones Considering Routing Costs in Wireless Networks

Abstract: The strategy of constructing a virtual backbone (VB) to perform routing tasks is considered a mature method for addressing the broadcast storm problem in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). A ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
acm.org

Remark on algorithm 162: Near-minimax polynomial approximations and partitioning of intervals

A method of near-minimax polynomial approximation is described. As a by-product, this method provides a formula for an estimate of the maximum error associated with a ...
gc.cuny

Applications and algorithms for topologically correct approximations of curves

Abstract: In applied and numerical algebraic geometry, many problems are reduced to computing an approximation to a real algebraic curve. In order to elevate the results of such a computation to the ...
Quanta Magazine

Three Hundred Years Later, a Tool from Isaac Newton Gets an Update

Every day, researchers search for optimal solutions. They might want to figure out where to build a major airline hub. Or to determine how to maximize return while minimizing risk in an investment ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Zhao, X., Sun, Z. and Karniadakis, G.E. (2015) Second-Order Approximations for Variable Order Fractional Derivatives: Algorithms and Applications. Journal of Computational ...

ABSTRACT: Fractional-order time-delay differential equations can describe many complex physical phenomena with memory or delay effects, which are widely used in the fields of cell biology, control ...
Vogue

How ‘the algorithm’ became a scapegoat for bland style

Last year, fashion publications wrote extensively about the impact of the algorithm on personal style. (Vogue Business included.) In last year’s fashion conversation, ‘the algorithm’ surpassed its ...
Frontiers

Improving the convergence of an iterative algorithm for solving arbitrary linear equation systems using classical or quantum binary optimization

1 Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., Centro de Pesquisas Leopoldo Miguez de Mello, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Recent advancements in quantum ...
The New York Times

Amy Klobuchar Wants to Stop Algorithms From Ripping You Off

This week I interviewed Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, about her Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act. If you don’t know what algorithmic collusion is, it’s time to get educated, ...