Almost weekly a friend or an acquaintance asks me, “I want to learn to code; which language should I start with?” More or less bi-weekly I get a DM on LinkedIn starting with, “My son should start ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We consider the optimal stopping problem for g(Zn), where Zn, n = 1,2,..., is a homogeneous Markov sequence. An algorithm, called forward ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The paper discusses the solution of a resource allocation problem and a new method for solving a special case of the problem. An algorithm for ...

Algorithms solve problems. But which algorithm is best suited to which problem? During his doctoral research, Diederick Vermetten developed methods to ...

One of the most difficult problems in the field of genomics is assembling short "reads" of DNA into complete chromosomes. Now an interdisciplinary group of genome and computer scientists has solved ...

The mathematician and the mayor have little in common, but each would like to bridge the gap. Mayors are absorbed by the idea that data can anticipate traffic jams and crowded trains. Mathematicians ...

Of the many skills leaders need to be effective, research consistently shows that complex problem solving is paramount. For most of us, however, solving difficult problems and selling the solutions ...

We have met our match at the genteel pastime of jigsaw puzzles. It seems an algorithm can now whiz through 10,000 pieces in 24 hours. The speedy solver could also help piece together shredded ...